Mat Stack 5 Collection

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!...

• Nichole Heady
• Betsy Veldman
• Dawn McVey
• Heather Nichols
• Lisa Johnson
• Melissa Phillips
• Erin Lincoln
• Jessica Witty
• Danielle Flanders
• Ashley Newell

Thanks for stopping by!

Maile

Celebrate:

• Stamps: Mat Stack 5 Collection, Lace Bouquet, Fancy Flourishes & Celebration
• Ink: Canyon Clay and Smoky Shadow
• Cardstock: Kraft & White
• Accessories: Melon Berry Buttons, White Embroidery Floss, Fancy Flourishes Die Collection & Limitless Layers: 2 1/4" Oval Die Collection

Happy Birthday:

• Stamps: Mat Stack 5 Collection, Cupcake Collection & Think Big Favorites #12
• Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Canyon Clay, Summer Sunrise & True Black
• Cardstock: White

Hurray:

• Stamps: Mat Stack 5 Collection & Celebrations
• Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Raspberry Fizz & True Black
• Cardstock: White & True Black
• Accessories: 1/4" White Silk Ribbon, 2" Circle Punch & By The Numbers Die Collection

With Heartfelt Thanks:

• Stamps: Mat Stack 5 Collection & Script Sentiments
• Ink: Spring Moss, Canyon Clay & True Black
• Cardstock: White
• Accessories: 1/4" White Silk Ribbon

For The Happy Couple:

• Stamps: Mat Stack 5 Collection & Happily Ever After
• Ink: Fresh Snow & True Black
• Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse
• Accessories: 1/4" White Silk Ribbon & Clear Rhinestones