Papertrey Ink Project Inspiration {Happy Holidays}

Hello friends, and welcome! I'm back again with another Project Inspiration feature for Papertrey Ink. I paired some older favorites with new products from the latest release!  I have a really bad habit of leaving the sentiments on my projects as an afterthought. Often times I will reach for a sentiment and realize it doesn’t make any sense with the card I have just created! Ha ha! Has that ever happened to you? During the latest release, I really wanted to use this particular accent sentiment, but noticed how cute it would be with a card featuring a Christmas present! So, for today’s card, I let the sentiment take center stage and relate directly to the subject matter on the card! This was such a fun card to create, and my challenge to you is to carefully select a sentiment that will send your project in a specific direction and don’t leave it as an afterthought, like me (wink)!

Here is a step-by-step visual of all of the  steps in one place. There are more steps than usual, but not anything will take a long time to create or do, just some fun extra details!

Step 1: cut an A2 panel of Pure Poppy card stock and hot foil it using champagne foil. Attach it to an A2 card base. I used the  beautiful new Merry Motifs Hot Foil Plate.

Step 2: Cut the focal layer using the largest die included in the Love to Layer: Garnished Edges Die from Rustic White cardstock.

Step 3: cut all of the pieces you will need for the  Present and bow assemble it using liquid glue and foam squares. Add some shading to the edges with the same color ink as card stock. Attach it to the card using additional foam squares.

Step 4: cut the tag from Rustic Cream card stock and loop some metallic thread through the hole and knot it. Adhere it to the gift around the bow and secure with a foam square.

Step 5: cut and color foliage and berries using the Tag Creations: Modern Gift Die and attach it around the present.

Step 6: Die cut and stamp the larger sentiment. Heat emboss the accent sentiment and attach to the gift. Both sentiments are from the new This is Big Sentiments: Happy Holidays. 

Step 7: add adhesive pearls in the corners on the foiled design

Step 8: add glitter to the foliage and berries

I forgot to add some Scarlet Jewel ink around the edges of the background panel before I did the foiling, so I did it after. I don't like doing it that way though because I got red ink on the foiling and then had to wipe it away. So, if you want to recreate this card, do the ink around the corners before the foiling!

If you don't want such a large sentiment, you could always try just adding something smaller and then maybe an accent on the tag.

I love how beautifully this particular plate foils, but if you get any over-foiling, simply remove it with a sand eraser.

This could easily be changed into a birthday card; just swap sentiments, colors, and foliage!

This was such a fun card to create! Thanks for fluttering by!