Papertrey Ink April Release Countdown Day 3

I can't believe we're halfway through the Papertrey Ink April release countdown! It's been a whirlwind and I hope you're loving this beautiful new release! I have quite a bit to share with you today using the gorgeous new Into the Blooms: Pressed Flowers Die and I can't seem to stop with the Regal Flourish Hot Foil Plate or the ladybugs and bees; I knew they were going to be fast-favorites! 

To begin, I added the foiling to a panel of Vintage Cream cardstock with champagne foil. I love this foil the most because it's gold, but not super yellow! I used the smallest die included in the new Reflections: Exodus 14 Die and anchored it in the middle of the foiled design using foam squares. 

I cut all of the flowers and leaves from white cardstock and then colored them with blender brushes. I glued them together with foam squares and liquid glue. I die cut the small and medium-sized ladybugs from black cardstock (legs, body, and spots) and the outer shell from white and then colored it with Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel ink. I added some yellow ink to a scrap of cardstock and then die cut the yellow portions for the side of the head. I glued them together and then gave them, and the flowers and leaves, a spritz or two of fossilized amber distress oxide spray.

I arranged the flowers and leaves and then placed the ladybugs. The sentiment, which is from the Just Sentiments: Bloom Mini Stamp Set, is stamped in black onto a mat cut using the Just Tags Die. I added it to the bottom right corner using foam squares and then added some sequins and gems.

If you look closely, you can see that I added the gems over the top of the larger sequins for something different. I seem to get stuck in ruts and so this was a fun alternative to some of my ruttish behavior! ha ha! I added glitter to the leaves and flowers for additional sparkle and shine!

I layered the foiled panel to an A2-sized piece of Pure Poppy cardstock using foam squares and then attached it to a top-folding A2 card base using liquid glue.

My next card features the new Reflections: Exodus 14 Stamp Set, Die, and Outline Die paired with the Pressed Flowers. Of course the foiling and bee had to make an appearance as well!

I heat embossed the scripture verse in gold and then cut it out using the ouline die. The two Spring Moss mats are cut from both sizes included in the Reflections: Exodus 14 Die and are layered together for depth. The flowers and leaves are colored the same as the previous card, along with the bee.

The largest mat fits nicely in the foiling, which I'm so excited about! I can't seem to stop with this combination!

My next card was inspired by a bouquet of real pressed flowers in an antique frame. I chose a few of the flowers included in the set and then a few stems to attach them to. You really can have fun mixing and matching things to suit your needs! 

I cut the flowers from white and then colored them with ink and blender brushes. I spritzed everything with fossilized amber distress oxide spray for added detail.

The largest die included in the new Reflections: Exodus 14 is the perfect size and shape to mimic the look of the antique frame the flowers were in. I cut it from Antique Gold cardstock and then added the black oval in the middle using foam squares. It is cut using the middle-sized die included in the Love to Layer: Ovals Die and then I added the flowers using liquid glue and foam squares.

I foiled a large A7 sized panel of Spring Rain cardstock using the new Regal Flourish Frame Hot Foil Plate and champagne foil. I trimmed it down to fit under the FRAME that was cut from woodgrain cardstock. I glued everything together and added it to an A7 sized card base using liquid glue.

I heat embossed the sentiment, which if from the Just Sentiments: Belated Birthday Mini Stamp Set, onto a strip of black cardstock using gold powder.

The new foil plate and flowers are some of my absolute favorites from this release!

I've got another A7 sized card to finish off today's post! I really wanted to create these tiny floral vignettes and this size worked well to execute the design.

The mat on the bottom left side is from the new Love to Layer: Top Notch Die, the other pink one is from the Just Tags Die, and the other two are from the Oval set I linked for the previous card.

I cut the sentiment using the This is Big Sentiments: Strength and then stamped it in black. The companion sentiment is heat embossed with white detail powder.

I layered the different clusters using liquid glue and foam squares. Black ink splatter and sequins finish off this floral design! Join me tomorrow for the 4th and final day of the countdown; I have quite a bit to share tomorrow, too! Thanks for fluttering by!