Sunday, July 10, 2011

Introducing Background Basics Day Two

Hey all! It's day two of the Papertrey Ink countdown and so far, from your wonderful comments yesterday, sounds like some of you are almost as excited as I am about Background Basics: Vines. I love how this set is not only geared for creating hand stamped backgrounds, but it also makes show stopping focal patterns and focal images that really take center stage. Here's a couple colorful examples that feature the third image in this stamp set....Using my current favorite color combo (one I can't seem to stop using these days for some reason) of Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise and Orange zest, I stamped the solid leafy border image across the front of a Rustic White card base, making sure to leave room for the sentiment. To keep thing simple and really let this pattern shine, I embellished with only a few coordinating buttons and a tiny ribbon bow.Next up, is more of a detailed focal panel. To create this panel I combined the solid leaf border image (same as above) along with the single leafy vine image (one I featured in yesterdays post). I purposely designed these two images to fit and work perfectly together, giving you yet another fun option when using Background Basics: Vines set. I do love a set that gives you a ton of options and more bang for your buck!!!Here's How: To create this panel, I started by stamping the single leafy vine image onto Lavender Moon cardstock in Plum Pudding ink, Spring Moss in Ripe Avocado ink and Lemon Tart with Summer Sunrise ink.Then stamped the solid leaf border directly over, in Versamark, and embossed using clear embossing powder. This way you can still see the pattern underneth.Trimmed the edges and cut each strip into 1" pieces.Assembled and attached the pieces onto a piece of kraft cardstock, cut to the propper finished size.Then adhered this panel to a kraft card base, over a die cut sentiment strip, using dimensional adheisve. And that was it!

So, I hope you've enjoyed these last two days of Background Basics: Vines. If you can't wait to get your hands on this set just remember it becomes available starting July 15th, for $15, at Papertrey Ink. And even though this set technique includes three actual stamp images, with the combonation I've share with you today a forth option can be counted as well. It's like including and additonal stamp images for free. Wouldn't you say?!

Anyways, be sure to check out the rest of the Papertrey Ink happening for today. Nichole Heady, Heather Nichols and Erin Lincoln will be featuring a few new goodies you won't want to miss. Lisa Johnson and Melissa Bickford have more of thier own set to share with you as well. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maile


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16 comments:

  1. another set of AMAZING cards!! i am totally love the great button accents on the first and the layout on the second and the stamping layers is fabulous! :D

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  2. Love this latest take on your new set!! It is gorgeous!!

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  3. Brilliant!! Love these cards...thanks for the inspiration :), and keep up the fantastic stamp sets!!!

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  4. Wauw, Maile! These are soooo cool!! Love the leaves blocks that you used on the first card, in these colors, they are awesome! and the double stamped pattern on your second card is awesome!! Soooo pretty!!!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  5. More fun and clever uses of this set...love background sets that can also be the focal point!

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  6. You definitely have an engineer's mind, Maile. You always seem to know exactly how to place those stamps perfectly!! Love the cards and the color combos:)

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  7. Oh wow, this is soooo cool!!! Those stamps go on my must have list! Fab job.
    Jose

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  8. Thank the stars for you! Almost nothing makes me happier than seeing new Maile cards. These are so great. And I'm with you on that pink/orange/yellow combination. So juicy and summery!

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  9. Great cards, I really like how you did the second one.
    Eveline.

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  10. Beautiful cards! I love the second one especially.

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  11. I like the second one as well, although the first is nice too, great to see the set in other colors!

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  12. Fabulous, bright, awesome cards. This stamp from your new set is so neat! Can't wait to see the other stamps in the set used! :)

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  13. Amazing cards, very bright and juicy! :)
    Thank you for the inspiration!

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  14. I'm in love with the last card! Wonderful ideas to mix color combos!

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  15. Very cute and clever. I am totally in LOVE with this set. TFS.

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