Hi there! So glad you could join me for day 4 of the
Papertrey Ink January Countdown. Today, for the 1st Design Team group post, we bring you the
Mat Stack 5 Collection stamp set (available January 15th). This set comes with two "full-size" mat stacks and is packed full of additional building images. For our projects, we've put all it all to use! I've got a lot to share with you today, including both traditional and non-traditional ideas, so let me get started...
First up, a traditional use for this mat stack image. I stamped the mat stack in Smoky Shadow ink onto a kraft card base. Die cut, stamped and attached a flourish from the
Fancy Flourishes set. Then layered an oval (stamped with lace from the
Lace Bouquet stamp set) onto a Melon Berry scalloped oval and adhered to the card base.
Stamped and attached a sentiment strip (sentiments from
Celebrations stamp set) using Canyon Clay and True Black inks. Then finished the card off with a couple Melon Berry buttons strung with white embroidery floss.
Veering slightly from the typical use of the mat stack image, but still keeping to its traditional look, I've created a super fun and perfectly flat card. I started by stamping the mat stack image onto a white card base, in a color combo of Raspberry Fizz, Canyon Clay and Summer Sunrise.
Within the mat stack opening I stamped cupcakes from the
Cupcake Collection set. Finished the card of with a "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the
Think Big Favorites #12 set and "Wishing you...." from the
Mat Stack 5 Collection set, stamped in True Black.
Thinking outside of the box... I came upon a very non-traditional use for pretty much any mat stack image. After playing around a bit, I ended up stamping and rotating the mat stack image in a rainbow of colors. What do you think?!
I punched out the center with a 2" circle punch, stamped with a sentiment and wrapped with ribbon. Before mounting onto the True Black card base, I trimmed a white cardstock block, die cut a 5 and attached both directly to the card base. Then, with dimensional adhesive, I attached the mat stack stamped panel.
Up next, I did some fooling around with a few of the building images to create a couple more almost perfectly flat cards (depends on if you count the embellishments). I stamped a beautiful border using two of the building images, in a color combo of Spring Moss and Canyon Clay.
Finished the card off with a bit of ribbon and a sentiment from the
Script Sentiments set.
This last card features two other building images, this time stamped in Fresh Snow onto a Simply Chartreuse card base.
Stamped a sentiment from the
Happily Ever After set. Then finished the card off with a few scored lines, a bit of ribbon and a few rhinestones.
Well, that concludes my look into the wonderful
Mat Stack 5 Collection stamp set. Be sure to see what the rest of the
Papertrey Ink design team has in store for you today. I know I can't wait to see!...
Thanks for stopping by!
Maile
Celebrate:
Happy Birthday:
Hurray:
With Heartfelt Thanks:
For The Happy Couple:
I started by stamping a Rustic White cardstock panel with Make Your Own cling stamp in Dark Chocolate. Then colored the dresses in with Copic Markers (V91, Y21 & Y32). Stamped a journaling circle in Vintage Touch Chai and a sentiment in Dark Chocolate, both are from the Journaling Circle stamp set. Then attached the panel, with dimensional adhesive, to a Fine Linen card base.
Here's How: To make the yellow strip appear to wrap around the card... I started by die cutting a Fillable Frames #9 tag and trimmed a small cardstock strip to the same width, both from Harvest Gold cardstock. Attached the die cut tag to the left side of the Make Your Own stamped panel, with dimensional adhesive, and the small strip was tucked under and attached to the right side. Here's A Note: The houndstooth stamp I used is no longer available, but Background Basics: Houndstooth makes the perfect alternative. Then finished the card off with a Dark Chocolate button strung with Rustic Jute Button twine.
