Fall Florals

Hi there! Welcome to day one of the August Papertrey Ink countdown.  

So glad you could join me!  Today I bring you a look at one of Dawn McVey's new sets. Fall Florals... A gorgeous new floral set that's perfect for fall, and honestly... all year around!  Create some unique floral accents with this set of products. Play with layering for lots of options. Give it an autumn look with oranges and yellow, or experiment with pinks and purples for looks appropriate for other seasons.

My first sample is perfectly suited for fall.  It's muted color combo of tropical teal, true black, autumn rose and gold inks look perfectly cozy on a sweet blush card base.

A few black rhinestones and a sentiment from the Scripted stamp set finish the card off perfectly.

Today entire ensemble sticks to an overall color theme of pinks, oranges, and teals.  Yet, it lends itself to two completely different looks.  Proving just how versatile the Fall Florals stamp set truly is.

My first card yields a softer look, these two are a bold contrast. They feature a color combo of black, tropical teal, Hawaiian shores, hibiscus burst, and orange zest that pops off of the white card base.

As for the ink application, this one features a bit of stamping with water.  Here's How:  I inked up the solid flower bases, sprayed it with a bit of water, and then stamped.  Over that I stamped the dots in the same color.

Here's How: I embossed the sentiment in black and then simply stamped the solid circles over that.  Here's a Tip:  To prevent smearing, press a paper towel onto the embossing to pickup the excess ink.

Well, that concludes today's look at Fall Florals. Just remember... all that you have seen today will be available for purchase through Papertrey Ink, beginning August 15th. 

Now, be sure to visit Papertrey Ink blog for more details on today's featured new product.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Maile




Hello There Card
Stamps: Fall Florals and Scripted
Ink: Tropical Teal, True Black, Autumn Rose, and Gold
Cardstock: Sweet Blush
Other: Black Rhinestones

Bold Birthday Duo
Stamps: Fall Florals
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, True Black, Tropical Teal and Hawaiian Shores
Cardstock: White
Other: Black Embossing Powder and Black Rhinestones

Teach & Inspire Revisited

Thanks for joining me today for the August Papertrey Ink Senior DT Challenge. This time around we are bringing back Teach & Inspire!

It's hard to believe that the start of school is almost upon us.  Today's revisit will help you be well prepared for sending a bit of love on that first day back or on one of those days where you feel the teacher needs a little note of thanks.

Today's card duo features a dreamy color combo of soft stone, pure poppy, berry sorbet and canyon clay.  Colors inspired by one of the pattern paper sheets from the new Vintage Linens paper pad.

This little one layer card features a row of pencils stamped in soft stone, creating a subtle backdrop for the sentiment.

The banner sentiment was rocked-n-rolled in both pure poppy and canyon clay inks.  The tiny apples were stamped to coordinate.

When creating this card I followed the angle of the "teachers" stamp.  I stamped both the top and bottom portion, trimmed them by hand, and mounted them onto the card front with dimensional adhesive. 

After those were in place I lined up the "thank you" strip accordingly.

Well, that's it from me today. Hope you enjoy this month feature! Now be sure to visit the other Papertrey Ink senior design team girls for more Daydreamer goodness...

• Dawn McVey
• Betsy Veldman
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillips

Thanks for stopping by today!

Maile




A Dream Begins Card
Stamps: Teach & Inspire
Ink: Pure Poppy, Canyon Clay and Soft Stone
Cardstock: White

Thank You Teacher Card
Stamps: Teach & Inspire
Ink: Pure Poppy and True Black
Cardstock: White
Pattern Paper: Vintage Linens
Other: Black Rhinestones

Playing With Paint

Thanks for joining me today for this weeks Papertrey Ink Design Team Tip!

Today I'm featuring a not so typical paper crafting medium... metallic acrylic paint.  I've been having fun exploring with a medium I have never used before and I came up with a trio of cards, each one featuring a different way to use this versatile paint.  I hope today's feature leaves you inspired and excited to try something new yourself.

I first tried my hand at the good old dip, dab, and stamp.  It worked quite well.  I just needed to have a gentle hand when loading up with paint. Here's How: Quirt a small amount of paint onto a paper towel, and spread paint out with the handle end of a paint brush.  Dab, dab, dab, your stamp for an even coat, and stamp.

The image dries quickly too!  Important Note: So quickly in fact that you'll need to place your paint covered stamps into a cup of water immediately. But, no worries if the paint dries on your stamps, it comes off with a bit of rubbing under running water. 

I love the goopy effect that's acheived with this technique.  Here I've used the yellow gold Martha Stewart craft paint.  The shimmer is divine! 

Next, I pulled out my paint brush.  Using a slightly wet paint brush I painted a swash of rose chrome colored paint directly onto a white cardstock panel.  

I build up a few layers of paint before stamping/impressing my stamp image into the paint. Here's a Tip: Have your desired stamp image all ready to go, so you can move quickly.  Also, if you mess up you can brush out the mistake with a bit more paint and stamp again. 

My last technique of the day simply involves painting your die cuts. Here's a Tip: Play around with the dampness of your paint brush, a wet brush will give you lots of saturation and a dry brush will give you a lighter and carefree look.

I've created a airy dip dyed look by simple painting (with a mostly dry brush) the bottom edge of these die cut So Striking clouds with sterling colored acrylic paint. The sun... yep, it was stamped in ink.

So what do you think?!  You gonna give this one a try?   I sure do hope so! Well, that's it from me today.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Maile





So Happy For You Card
Stamps: Vintage Linens and Scripted
Ink: True Black
Cardstock: White
Pattern Paper: Black & White All Over
Other: Black Baker's Twine and Yellow Gold Martha Stewart Acrylic Craft Paint

Just Because Card
Stamps: Morning By Morning and Perfect Pairing
Ink: True Black
Cardstock: White
Pattern Paper: Black & White All Over
Other: Black Baker's Twine and Rose Chrome Martha Stewart Acrylic Craft Paint

Have A Striking Birthday Card
Stamps: So Striking
Ink: True Black
Cardstock: White and Black
Pattern Paper: So Striking
Other: So Striking Dies, Black Rhinestones, and Yellow Gold and Sterling Martha Stewart Acrylic Craft Paint

Papertrey Ink July Release Projects

The Papertrey Ink July countdown is about to come to an end and I'm here to share my final projects with you today. But, before I do, let me remind you that everything you've seen peeks of will be available for purchase through Papertrey Ink beginning 10 pm EST tonight.

Now, let me get right to it!...

Enclosed: Sun by Dawn McVey, combined with a sheet from the So Striking paper pad.

L'Shanah Tovah by Lizzie Jones.

Petite Places: Main Street by Betsy Veldman and Keep It Simple: Just Because by Nichole Heady.

A little bit of Vintage Linen pattern paper along the side.

Morning By Morning by Betsy Veldman and Embroidered Borders by Nichole Heady.

Well, that about covers it.  Be sure to check out the rest of the design teams fabulous projects as well...

• Nichole Heady
• Betsy Veldman
• Heather Nichols
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Amy Sheffer
• Laura Bassen
• Danielle Flanders
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Laurie Willson

Thanks for stopping by!

Maile

Vintage Linens

Hello and welcome to day 5 of the Papertrey Ink July countdown! 

Hooray!!!  For today's group post we are paying homage to all of the beautiful vintage linens and hankies from an era past.  Vintage Linens is a gorgeous set!  It's easy to work with too! These bold and beautiful flowers and pattern papers make creating an elegant card a cinch. I hope you'll enjoy what I have for you today.

After that, I'll have for you a peek at the next design in my Stamping Simply line up... So Striking!  Hang in there until the end, you won't want to miss it. 

Take a look...

Up first, my inspiration piece found here.  I usually prefer to not use another card as a starting point, but these just spoke to me.  Watercolor floral done cleanly and simply. 

This is my super simple take.  I used a single sheet from the Vintage Linens paper collection as the card front.

The white on white layers (card on top of envelope) in the inspiration piece inspired my sentiment treatment. 

A crisp, clean, and white one layer card are hands down my favorite cards to make. They can be challenging, but with such great inspiration the hardest part for me was the two tone inking technique used. This card is a bit more involved then my first one. 

A great color combo of pure poppy, hibiscus burst, new leaf, ripe avocado, and summer sunrise was drawn from the inspiration piece too. 

And now this is where I move on to one more sample, featuring So Striking.  I pulled out a pattern paper sheet from the So Striking paper pad and die cut a small cloud opening.

I rocked and rolled the sun into summer sunrise and orange zest inks. Then layered it among the clouds and a sentiment. 

Well, that concludes today's look at the new Vintage Linens. Just remember... all that you have seen today will be available for purchase through Papertrey Ink, beginning July 15th.  More details on these products can be found at the Papertrey Ink blog.

Now, be sure to see what the rest of the Papertrey Ink design team has in store for you today...

• Nichole Heady
• Betsy Veldman
• Heather Nichols
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Amy Sheffer
• Laura Bassen
• Danielle Flanders
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Laurie Willson

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Maile

Lovely Birthday Card
Stamps: Vintage Linens
Ink: True Black
Cardstock: White
Pattern Paper: Vintage Linens
Other: Black Rhinestones and Green Baker's Twine

Grateful For You Card
Stamps: Vintage Linens
Ink: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Summer Sunrise, and True Black
Cardstock: White

Get Well Soon Card
Stamps: So Striking
Ink: True Black, Summer Sunrise and Orange Zest
Cardstock: White
Pattern Paper: So Striking
Other: So Striking Dies

Calling All Bibliophiles

Hello and welcome to day 4 of the Papertrey Ink July countdown! 

Today's group post is all about books!  What a great collection of book themed products!  I look forward to surprising my fellow book loving friends and family with project made especially for them.  You're gonna love it all too!  

My first card features the use of the Bibliophile stamps & dies and the Fancy Bookends dies.  The books were die cut and assembled from canyon clay, sweet blush and limeade ice cardstock.  The stamping was done in smokey shadow ink as well as the bookend too.

"Happy Birthday" from the previously released Stacked Sentiment tops the card off perfectly.  I touched up the accents with matching Copic makers. 

The second card features the Book Cover Card dies and Book Cover Details stamps to create a fairy tale card front.  This sunny scene was stamped using images from the soon to be release So Striking.

The butterfly from the previously released Quilted: Summer stamp set sweetens up this book cover card, making it perfect for celebrating a little girls birthday. 

I'll end today's post with a simple card duo featuring So Striking.  Both cards feature a striking image and sentiment, stamped front and center. 

Done up in a color combo of harvest gold, summer sunrise and true black.

Well, that concludes today's look at the new Bibliophile stamps & dies, the Fancy Bookends dies, Book Cover Card dies and Book Cover Details stamps. Just remember... all that you have seen today will be available for purchase through Papertrey Ink, beginning July 15th.  More details on these products can be found at the Papertrey Ink blog.

Now, be sure to see what the rest of the Papertrey Ink design team has in store for you today...

• Nichole Heady
• Betsy Veldman
• Heather Nichols
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Amy Sheffer
• Laura Bassen
• Danielle Flanders
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Laurie Willson

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Maile




Happy Birthday Book Card
Stamps: Bibliophile and Stacked Sentiments
Ink: Smokey Shadow
Cardstock: White, Canyon Clay, Sweet Blush, Limeade Ice and Smokey Shadow
Other: Copic Markers, Bibliophile die, Fancy Bookends die, Stacked Sentiments Die, and Black Rhinestones

Once Upon A Time Card
Stamps: So Striking and Book Cover Details
Ink: Spring Rain, Summer Sunrise, True Black, and Soft Stone
Cardstock: Melon Berry and White
Other: Grey Rhinestone and Book Cover Card dies

Simply Striking Card Duo
Stamps: So Striking
Ink: Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, and True Black
Cardstock: White
Other: Black Rhinestones

Weather Trends

Hello and welcome to day 3 of the Papertrey Ink July countdown! 

Today is the first group post and it's all about everything weather!  I forsee a rise in temps today.  The weather theme is becoming very hot these days and it's taking over Papertrey Ink for the day.  Here are the new items I'm showcasing today...

• So Striking pattern paper, stamps and dies
• Rainy Day Sentiments stamps
• Sunshine die

Today's theme is one that can surprisingly cover many different occasions.  Check it out!...

First up, a rainy version.  This card design is perfect for either a birthday, graduation or congratulations. Using the Triangle Trio die I die cut triangles from both black cardstock and a sheet of So Striking pattern paper. Then mounted them onto a soft stone card base. 

The So Striking pattern paper was made to be layered upon, just like I did here with an extra cloud and lightning bolt.  Makes life a whole lot easier. With the stamp set and die combo "awesome" can either be stamped or die cut, I chose the latter. It gives the card a bit more of a pop when attached with dimensional adhesive. 

Here's my sunshine version. Perfect for cheering someone up. 

I stamped a few sun rays (from Hello Sunshine) directly onto one of the So Striking pattern paper sheets. Stamped a sentiment from the Rainy Day Sentiments stamp set, attached a die cut "Sunshine" and finished the card off with a strip of gold cardstock along the bottom edge. 

A shot of the inside for you, which was embellished with a few So Striking clouds and a Tucked In: Thinking of You sentiment. 

Well, that concludes today's look at the So Striking collection, Rainy Day Sentiments stamps, the Sunshine die, and Tucked In: Thinking of You. Just remember... all that you have seen today will be available for purchase through Papertrey Ink, beginning July 15th.  More details on these products can be found at the Papertrey Ink blog.

Now, be sure to see what the rest of the Papertrey Ink design team has in store for you today...

• Nichole Heady
• Betsy Veldman
• Heather Nichols
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Amy Sheffer
• Laura Bassen
• Danielle Flanders
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Laurie Willson

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Maile




Be Awesome Card
Stamps: So Striking
Ink: True Black and Harvest Gold
Cardstock: Soft Stone and True Black
Pattern Paper: So Striking paper pad
Other: So Striking die, Triangle Trio die, and Black Rhinestones

Sunshine Card
Stamps: Hello Sunshine, Rainy Day Sentiments, So Striking, and Tucked In: Thinking of You
Ink: Summer Sunrise, Spring Rain, and True Black
Cardstock: White and Gold Luxe
Pattern Paper: So Striking paper pad
Other: So Striking die, Triangle Trio die, Sunshine die, and Black Rhinestones