Papertrey Ink October Release Countdown Day 1

Welcome to day one of the Papertrey Ink October release countdown! Things are oh, so very merry and I hope you enjoy these fabulous new products as much as I do! I have quite a bit to share with you today, so get cozy and let's dive into the projects, shall we? Up first is probably my most favorite stamp/die sets of the entire release and it's called Skating Into the Holidays! I have been wanting an ice-skate set like this for quite some time, so you can see why I'm so excited! I love the look of the skates and the ease of use with this set! I've paired it with the previously released Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs dies for a country Christmas feeling!

I wanted to mimic the look of skates hanging from a weathered door or a vintage sled! I was watching the Winona Ryder version of Little Women on Sunday and this card gives me those homespun vibes! I hate when Amy falls through the ice, but I love how Jo and Amy mend their quarrel after that! 

To begin this card, I die cut the skates, bow, laces, and brass "hanger" using the Skating Into the Holidays die set and then stamped them out. One tip I found to be helpful....stamp the skates from the bottom to the top for perfect placement. When I was stamping the blade portion of the skate I kept saying "toe pick".....does anyone else know what show I am referring to? Ha ha! That is another one of my favorite shows! Leave a comment with the title if you know what I am referencing! LOL!

I wanted my skates to be white, but not just stark white, so I stamped off the boot portion once using Soft Stone ink and then full strength for the detail portion! There are two bow options for the skates, but I'm particularly smitten with this big, plaid bow! I show the other option on another project so you can decided which is your favorite!

I die cut all of the pieces for the greenery using the Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs die and then colored them using finger daubers and assorted Distress Oxide inks. The background was created by stamping the Weathered Wood Background stamp onto a panel of Soft Stone cardstock using Weathered Wood Distress Oxide ink. I am finding that if I apply the ink to my background stamps with a brayer, I get really nice results with even coverage! I stamped the sentiment in black, which is from the new Christmas Your Way stamp set, underneath the weathered wood portion using black ink. I arranged the skates and greenery until I was happy with the arrangement. I added white puff embossing powder and glitter to really give this card some authentic snowy glisten!

My second card uses the skates again, but this time I chose Fine Linen ink for the skates using the same technique as I did on the first card. I chose a big, bold black and white bow for these skates.....I just love how it looks! The Skating Into the Holidays stamp set comes with greenery and berries to tuck up inside the skates. I'm also in love with the two sentiments that you can stamp along the bottom edge of the boot...I chose Season's Greetings for this card, but on my next card I chose Happy Holidays!

This card also features the fabulous new Border Bling: Candy Cane Frames 2....I will be showcasing the other style on two more projects today. This particular sentiment is from the new Very Merry Christmas Sentiments that will be showcased in a few days, but I couldn't resist using it on this card! It comes with a coordinating die set, which I absolutely LOVE...it just makes it easier to add a sentiment in an otherwise impossible location!

I added some glitter to the skates and the foliage for sparkle and shine!

I die cut the larges oval from the Love to Layer: Ovals and then lightly stamped the Weathered Wood Background on it using Fine Linen ink.

I layered everything onto a top-folding A2 white cardbase using liquid glue and foam squares. 

My third card using this set is more bold and I tried making some black skates this time.  As I mentioned earlier, I was watching Little Women and while their skates aren't this style, I still wanted to try something darker than white skates. 

This card features the Border Bling: Candy Cane Frames 1....more traditionally "candy cane" than the other. Also, I forgot to note: both styles come with three different sizes so you have lots of options!

I chose the "Believe" sentiment from the Christmas Your Way stamp set and tucked a few more Christmas Sprigs along the bottom!

My final project for today completely switches gears, but I LOVE how it turned out! This card features the new Fancy Snowflake Frame die and yet another sentiment from the Christmas Your Way stamp set. I pulled in some older favorites to bring this snowy design to life!

You can see the Border Bling: Candy Cane Frames 1 die in the background, but this time for a tone-on-tone look...lots of Rapberry Fizz layers on this one!

I added some Into the Blooms: Poinsettia Die to the center of the snowflake and the JOY to you and yours sentiment.

I had so much fun working on all of these cards for today! Join me again tomorrow for day 2 of the countdown...more things to fall in love with! Thanks for fluttering by!