Project Inspiration {So Happy For You}

Hello friends! I've been clinging onto the last few bits of summer vacation with my kids so I've been a bit MIA around here lately, but I'm back today with this weekend's Project Inspiration feature for Papertrey Ink! Weddings are never out of season, so I'll be sharing step-by-step photos and steps  on how I created this floral wedding design. 

I used so many new products from the latest release that worked perfectly for this wedding card.

This card comes together in six easy steps!

Step 1: Cut a panel of Pinefeather cardstock measuring 4 by 5 1/4 inches and add some black ink around the edges for depth.

Step 2: Cut the frame using the Rooted in Love Frame Die three times and glue them together with liquid glue. Attach it to the background and then adhere the panel to a Vintage Cream card base using foam squares.

Step 3: Cut the middle size mat from Sweet Blush cardstock using the Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops Die. Attach it to the background using foam squares. Cut the bow and glue it together and add it to the bottom of the frame with additional foam squares.

Step 4: Cut the flowers and foliage from Vintage Cream cardstock with the Into the Blooms: Gardenia Die. Assemble them using liquid glue and foam squares. Attach them to the focal mat.

Step 5: Cut the YOU three times from white cardstock using the This is Big Sentiments: You Die. Stamp one and stack the other three using liquid glue. Heat emboss the "So Happy For" portion with gold powder onto a strip of Sweet Blush cardstock.

Step 6: Add glitter and a trio of sparkling clear sequins for sparkle and shine!

This card could be used for more than just a wedding, but that is how I will be using it with an upcoming wedding next month.

Thanks for fluttering by!

 

The Greetery {Coastal Summer Tiles}

 

Hello friends! I'm over on The Greetery blog today, but wanted to share my projects here as well.  I’m still having fun using some of the products I didn’t get a chance to use during the release! I have been itching to use the Coastal Cuttings Die in a different colorway, so that was the springboard for today’s projects! 

To begin, I die cut 2 of all of the pieces included in the Coastal Cuttings Die; I accidentally ripped one of the main “bouquet” pieces, so I decided to pull it apart the rest of the way and just use some “sprigs” on the second card. I cut all of the pieces from white and then colored them with dye ink and blender brushes. I used liquid glue and small foam squares to assemble the flowers/bouquet. I set the flowers aside and got to work on the backgrounds.

The first card uses the full bouquet with a border of tiles created using the Checks Out Stencil and the Tile Style Stamp Set . Confession time: I can’t even begin to tell you how many “experiments” I did with these cute little tiles for my countdown projects and every single one ended up in the garbage. I felt really frustrated, but told myself to just wait to see how Betsy used them so I would know how they SHOULD look! Haha! Of course, she didn’t disappoint and I fell in love with her card using the colorful tiles, so that was the direction I headed with these tiles. I chose to use colors that I used on the flowers for continuity. Both cards use the same border, but I chose different stamps in different colors to add some variety.

I wanted to add a little bit more interest behind the large bouquet, so I cut a piece of white cardstock and then embossed it using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Embossing Folder. I added a bit of the same yellow that I used on the stenciled tiles for some depth. I layered it onto the background using foam squares and then added the bouquet using additional foam squares. The sentiment is from the new Simple Everyday Sentiments and is heat embossed in white and then cut using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Labels Die. I tucked it near the bottom and is attached with a double layer of foam squares.

My next card uses the same border as I mentioned earlier, but stamped in different tile images. I created a panel of yellow cardstock stamped with the Tile Style Background Stamp and layered that in the middle. Next, I die cut a piece of Canyon Clay cardstock using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Labels Die and then heat embossed the sentiment using the Simple Everyday Mini Sentiments Stamp Set. My old eyes didn’t realize how much stray powder there was until I edited my photos on my big computer screen (woops!), but I actually like how it looks, otherwise I would have ripped it apart and started over! Haha! Sometimes those “mistakes” can turn out okay! I embossed the tile piece using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Tiles Embossing Folder and then added it using foam squares.

I tucked the flower sprigs here and there until I was satisfied with the arrangement. I layered this card onto an A2 panel of Pure Poppy cardstock for some additional depth and to ground the card a bit more. In the end, the tile borders made me think of a patchwork quilt that has seen its fair share of summer picnics, campouts, beach days, fireworks, etc.

I had so much fun putting these two cards together and I hope it gives you some additional inspiration for all of your new goodies! Thanks for fluttering by!

Project Inspiration {Sweet as Pie}

Hello friends! It's my turn for this weekend's Project Inspiration feature for Papertrey Ink! There's something so wonderful about the sweet summer harvest and celebrating the delights of the season! This card was created with that in mind; juicy raspberries, sweet cream, and the shimmer of foil make this card look good enough to eat! 

I've chosen quite a potpourri of products to bring this card to life!

I will be sharing steps and detailed instruction on how I put this card together!

Step 1: Foil an A2 panel of Raspberry Fizz cardstock with champagne foil and the Merry Motifs Hot Foil Plate. Ad some Raspberry Fizz and Scarlet Jewel ink around the corners with a blender brush.

Step 2: Adhere the background to an A2 white card base using liquid glue. Add the Scalloped Ovals to the center with foam squares.

Step 3: Cut and color the pie using the Sweet as Pie Die. Glue it together and add it to the center of the background using foam squares.

Step 4: Cut and color the berries and leaves. The berries are from the Build-a-Teapot Die and the leaves are from the Into the Blooms: Spring Basket Die.

Step 5: Cut and color the flowers. Add the with liquid glue and foam squares.

Step 6: Stamp the sentiment using the Feathered Friends Mini 3 Stamp Set. Cut it using the Just Tags Die and attach it to the card using foam squares.

Step 7: Add glitter to the berries, flowers, and leaves for some sparkle and shine!

I like using three shades of ink on the berries to create realism: Pale Peony, Raspberry Fizz, and Scarlet Jewel.

I like using a 2-Way Glue pen to adhere the glitter, but make sure you clean it off after you swipe anything with red ink, because it will transfer to the other things like leaves and the flowers. Thank goodness it doesn't happen with the other colors.

This card was so much fun to put together! Thanks for fluttering by!