Papertrey Ink February Release Countdown Day 4

It's the 4th and final day of the Papertrey Ink February release countdown! I have quite a few projects to share with you today and up first are three cards using the new Into the Blooms: Bag of Blossoms Die.

This is such a fun set featuring the bag base (plus dies to create a dimensional bag, which I didn't use) and a wonderful assortment of flowers and foliage. I can already tell these flowers are going to be used quite a bit, with or without the bag.

I've been feeling like some of my older favorites have been neglected, so I used the beautiful Cover Plate: Ornate Die and Border Bling: Skinny Embossed Frame to create the background. I cut everything from Enchanted Evening cardstock and glued it together using liquid glue. The bag is cut from Fine Linen and Vintage Cream cardstock with a Cocoa Bean handle. My favorite detail is the little gold grommets which are cut from gold cardstock and carefully glued down using a fine-tip Zig 2-Way glue pen. The die leaves small impressions to serve as a guide for placement.

I cut the flowers and foliage from white and then colored them with dye inks and blender brushes. I tucked them here and there until I was satisfied with the arrangement.

The sentiment is from the This is Big Sentiments: Happy Everything which has been getting a workout this release! It really is perfect for almost everything...ha ha!

Since I've been on a roll making cards I don't normally have in my stash, I thought it would be fun to create a shower card. I think this could work for a bridal shower OR a shower for a baby girl. How about you....do you make cards specifically themed for showers? I usually just make a wedding-type card or a baby card for showers, but this was fun to make and I think it will be fun to take to the next shower I'm invited to.

I was getting dinner started and looked down at my kitchen rug and realized the flowers in this set are almost identical to the ones on my rug, so I took that as my inspiration. I had a bit of fun creating different combinations of flowers using the rug as my guide.

This bag features one of the different handle options; this one is a rope style. I also added a bow to give a more feminine look, just perfect for a shower!

I used the In Frames: Big & Tall Rectangles Die as the base for my design. I cut the frame from Scarlet Jewel and the inner portion from Sweet Blush. I layered one of the new Love to Layer: Laced Oval die cuts over the top of the blush panel using liquid glue and then had fun adding the bag and flowers.

I used one of the other "happy" options stamped in black with a gold embossed companion sentiment. I slipped it through the loop in the Y for a playful look.

I added some black ink splatter, making sure to cover up the bag and flowers with a post-it note, and some gold photo corners. A touch of glitter finishes off this card.

As I mentioned earlier, these flowers are so beautiful, I decided to use them to accent the smaller laced oval cut from glitter cardstock.

To begin, I used the new Filigree Frame Hot Foil Plate with champagne foil on a panel of Lilac Grace cardstock. I rounded the corners with a corner rounder punch and added a touch of Lilac Grace ink around the corners. I used the Love to Layer: Rectangles Die for the background to add the oval. I added some speckled egg distress oxide ink to the center and some additional splatter.

I arranged the flowers and leaves along with a bow, because I just love them. The sentiment, which is from the Such a Treasure Stamp Set that was showcased on day 1, is stamped in Weathervane cardstock. 

I can't seem to stop with the pearls, so I added a few of those as well along with some glitter on the flowers and leaves.

My final card for today AND for the release countdown features the cute new Build-an-Emoji Die and once again, the new This is Big Sentiments: Happy Everything! This sentiment set already feels like an old favorite because it has been used so much over the past few days! I love all of the companion sentiments to accent "happy"! There are also two smaller images that say "happy" and "happily", but I haven't use those yet!

To begin this card, I cut strips of Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Pale Peony, Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain, and Hawaiian Shores cardstock. I adhered them to a scrap of typing paper and then cut it using the In Frames: Big & Tall Rectangles. I only used the outer frame, as you can see, but I have the center portion to use for another project.

I cut all of the pieces I needed for the two emojis and then got to work assembling them. I wanted to add Glossy Accents and glitter to the sunglasses, so I cut them out 4 times (2 per emoji) and glued them together. I added the Glossy Accents carefully and then sprinkled glitter over the top and set them aside to dry.

I added some Harvest Gold ink around the edges of the circles. I cut the teeth from white and added some Aqua Mist ink at the corners for some added shading and detail. I set all of that aside so I could work on the sentiment.

Before I added anything to the card base, I stamped the "looks good on you" portion of the sentiment in black and then added the "happy" portion using foam squares. It is stamped once, but stacked onto two other diecuts for a sturdy piece. Once the glasses were dry, I added them to the circles using foam squares, along with the teeth. I adhered them using double-thick foam squares so they would pop up further than the frame. I toyed around with making a shaker card and in the end nixed the idea because I didn't want to use that many sprinkles, sequins, fillers, etc. so I opted to just add a variety of sizes across the front of the card to give it some playfulness.

Everything will be available for purchase tomorrow at 10 am ET! What's your favorite new product from the release? I'm particularly loving the Bag of Blossoms, the Love to Layer: Laced Ovals, and the new This is Big Sentiments: Happy Everything! Thanks for all of your sweet support! Thanks for fluttering by!