Papertrey Ink October Release Countdown Day 1

Hello and welcome, sweet friends! I'm so thrilled to be here today sharing a few projects using products being featured for day 1 of the Papertrey Ink October release countdown! It's been so fun to dive into Christmas crafting and creating, especially knowing these cards will be delivered to family and friends in a little over a month! While I love autumn, I can't help but feel excited for the upcoming Christmas season; there's so much to love and celebrate! I've been preparing my heart for all of the tender feelings that Christmas brings as well, and I hope you get a chance to do the same...it's never too early for that!

I have always loved Christmas bells, so when I saw this beautiful new Build-a-Bell Die/Stencil, it stole my heart! I couldn't wait to get started creating with this beautiful new set. To begin, I die cut all of the pieces for the main bell; one bottom piece and three top pieces. I knew I was going to be using some kind of paste over the top with the stencils, so I wanted it thick so it wouldn't warp. For the red bell, I cut it from Pure Poppy cardstock and added Scarlet Jewel ink around the edges. I glued the three top pieces together and then added the design with the stencils. I thought I had Nuvo paste, but it was dried out since I don't use it regularly enough, so I pulled out the matte texture paste and then poured Rocky Candy glitter over the top. 

I repeated the same process for the Coastal Blue bell, but switched stencil designs so each one would have a different pattern. I set the bells aside to allow the paste to dry and got to work on the flowers, leaves, and berries.

I die cut them from white cardstock and then colored them with dye inks. Once the blending was done, I gave everything a spritz of Hickory Smoke Distress Spritz. I used a foam mat and the end of a stylus to shape the poinsettias and then glued them together.

For the background, I foiled a panel of Sweet Blush cardstock using the Merry Motifs Hot Foil Plate with champagne foil. I trimmed it down and then mounted it onto an A2 panel of Coastal Blue cardstock using liquid glue. I added a mat to the middle using the new Love to Layer: Fancy That Die (this has gotten a workout) cut from white cardstock and layered using foam squares. From there, I added the assembled bells (silver cardstock for the "ringer" in the middle) and then had fun adding the poinsettias, foliage, and berries.

The bow is cut from Sweet Blush cardstock and then assembled using liquid glue and foam squares for dimension. The sentiment, which is from the Merry Motifs Stamp Set, is heat embossed in gold, and then cut using the Merry Motifs Die. This sentiment gave this card the perfect finishing touch I was hoping for! The entire background is mounted onto a top-folding A2 card base using liquid glue. I'm pleased that I have been adding sentiments to the inside of all of my cards, too! I always regret not doing it when I make the card, especially when it comes time to write them out!

My next card features the new Into the Blooms: Wagon Wheel! I had so much fun creating this card, so let's dive into the process! To begin, I die cut the wheel from white woodgrain cardstock and then added Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel ink. I glued the two pieces together with liquid glue and set it aside to dry.

Next, I die cut all of the berries and leaves from white cardstock and colored them with dye inks and blender brushes. The bow is cut from Coastal Blue cardstock and then assembled with liquid glue and foam squares to give it realistic dimension.

The background was created using the Fresh Greens Hot Foil Plate on Ocean Tides cardstock and champagne foil. I trimmed it down and mounted it to a top-folding A2 white card base with liquid glue.

I used the new Love to Layer: Fancy That die for the mat and then arranged the wagon wheel and accents to decorate it.

The sentiment, which is from the Winter Globes Sentiments Mini Stamp Set, is stamped in Walnut Stain Distress Oxide ink onto Vintage Cream cardstock. I cut it using the Hold That Thought Die; I really love the rustic feel it adds to the country-Christmas design!

I had so much fun creating these projects to share with you today and I hope you enjoy them as well! Join me tomorrow for even more beautiful holiday inspiration for day 2 of the countdown! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

The Greetery {District Twelve 25 Collection} The Evergreen Collective

Hello and welcome to week 2 of festivities for the District Twelve 25 Collection from The Greetery! You all had so much fun with week 1 and I'm certain you'll fall in love with everything being showcased for week two included in the beautiful Evergreen Collective Suite of products! Make sure to head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" for each of today's featured products. Also, make sure to leave a comment here, and on each of the designers' blogs, for a chance to win one of two product bundles!

My first project for today features the new Bow-tique Holiday Stamp/Die set. This is such a fun and beautiful set that can be used for accents, like I've done, or for focal points using the tree included in the set. I thought most of the designers might use the tree, so I opted to use these beautiful and versatile corners; there is also a beautiful swap option (just like the swag on the giveaway graphic). I stamped a few of those as well and hoped to use them on something to share today, but they are still waiting for me to put them to use!

This card also features the darling new Teeny Tags Stamp Set and Teeny Tags Die; all of my projects today use these as well and they are oh, so cute! As you can see, I used a lot of favorites from last year's Holiday releases. To begin this card, I die cut and stamped the corners using the Bow-tique Stamp/Die set. There are also a cluster of bows that you can simply die cut, no stamping required, so I cut those out and added them to the bows on each of the corners using liquid glue. I set those aside and got to work on rest of the card elements.

I embossed an A2 panel of Pure Poppy cardstock using the beautiful Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder and then rubbed a pigment gold ink pad over the raised areas for a vintage look (currently obsessed). I added the stamped corners using foam squares. The focal piece is one of the charming prints included in the Capsule Christmas Gallery Prints. I cut it out using the Capsule Basics Die and then glued the beautiful Capsule Filigree Border that is cut from Antique Gold cardstock over the top. I layered this inside the Capsule Fixed Border that is cut from white woodgrain cardstock and then colored with sponge daubers and distress oxide ink. 

I absolutely adore the vintage feeling I was able to achieve with these beautiful new Bow-tique corners and the beautiful Teeny Tags (the fonts and messages are perfection).

Next up is a fun project using the new Brimming Baskets Die/Embossing Folder and the new Berry Bouquet Builder Die. These little pockets are exactly like the ones I made for Valentine's Day that you can see HERE and the Easter ones that you can see HERE. The shape of the basket made me think of making some Christmas ones; I have enjoyed filling these with treats for the different holidays and these will be no exception. You could also use them as gift card holders as well!

The Brimming Baskets Die/Embossing Folder includes a few different sizes of baskets, so I decided to make a few tags using the smaller ones. I simply used the different pieces of greenery on their own rather than gluing them to the larger bouquet. 

Believe it or not, but everything is cut from white (with the exception of the blue treat holder) and then I colored the pieces with dye inks and blender brushes. 

Of course, the Teeny Tags are the perfect addition to the baskets as well! I also used one of the bows from the Bow-tique die on the larger basket and then used crochet thread on the tags.

This larger basket includes a few details you can add to the bottom and the curved top to give it even more detail and dimension! These baskets will be perfect year-round; I'm especially looking forward to spring and Easter!

I actually made three tags, but decided to use it as a focal point on this card. I was still obsessing over gold ink over the embossing....haha!

This is another one of the cute basket shapes and then there's a larger one included in this same style!

I had so much fun creating with these new products! Everything will be available for purchase tomorrow at 10 am EDT! Don't forget to visit the other designers' blogs to see their gorgeous creations and make sure to leave a comment here, and on their blogs, for a chance to be eligible to win one of the two bundles! Thanks for fluttering by!

Caly Person

Dana Kirby

Dawn McVey

Kelly Lunceford (you are here)

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess

 

The Greetery {District Twelve25 Collection} Noel Needleworks

Hello and welcome to week one of the District Twelve25 Collection from The Greetery! This week the team will be showcasing the beautiful products from the Noel Needleworks suite of products! This is one of those suites that completely captured my heart and I can see myself reaching for it all year long! Before I dive into the details of my projects, make sure you head to The Greetery Blog for all of the details on each of the products within the Noel  Needleworks suite. Also, be sure to leave a comment here, and on each of the designers' blogs, for a chance to win one of two Noel Needleworks bundles.

My first project for today uses the new 

• Capsule Quilt Shop embossing folder
• Capsule Quilt Shop stencil
• Capsule Quilt Shop die
• Capsule Quilt Shop Elements stamp set. To begin this card, I stenciled an A7 panel of Vintage Cream cardstock using the Capsule Quilt Shop stencil. Once that was done, I embossed it using the Capsule Quilt Shop Embossing Folder. I cut out the main focal piece using the Capsule Quilt Shop Die along with two corner pieces that I ended up using on the bottom right/upper left corners.
  

I set the pieces aside to get to work on the capsule frame. Please note: I did NOT cut the frame first, but rather did selective stenciling with the Capsule Quilt Shop stencil on a piece of Vintage Cream cardstock and then cut it using the Capsule Fixed Borders Large Die. 

Next, I selectively stenciled a panel of Sweet Blush cardstock to include the portion inside the frame and then cut it using the Capsule Basics Die and then embossed it with the Capsule Basics Embossing Folder. I layered the frame over the top with foam squares and then added the focal stenciled/embossed star portion with foam squares as well.

The sentiment, which is from the Capsule Quilt Shop Elements Stamp Set, is heat embossed in gold onto Scarlet Jewel cardstock and cut using the Capsule Quilt Shop Elements Die. This is the die I cut the star portion from as well as the corner details.

The final step was to stencil just the corners onto a 5 by 7 Vintage Cream card base and then layering everything on top using foam squares. I had the cute bow left over from details I was creating for my next card that I didn't end up using. It is included in the Ornamental Tag Die and I cut it from Antique Gold cardstock and adhered it with a small piece of foam tape.

This next project features the new 

• Quilt Block Builder stamp set
• Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Quilt Blocks embossing folder. I had a lot of fun with this card using some older favorites as well.

To begin, I cut out the individual "quilt blocks" using the previously released Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Die from white cardstock. Next, I stamped each block using the Quilt Block Builder Stamp Set. I will be the first to admit that it seems intimidating, but I was more than pleasantly surprised to see how easily these blocks come together! I was having a ball creating each one within the color combo I had chosen. Once the blocks were stamped, I strategically placed them one by one into the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Quilt Blocks Embossing Folder. This is when the magic happens and they start to look like they are actually quilted!

Once that was done, I used the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Die to cut out the grid portion using Pure Poppy cardstock. I trimmed it down so it would accommodate the 6 quilt blocks and then added them with foam squares. I mounted this onto a panel of Ripe Avocado cardstock and then again onto Spring Moss.

The background was created using the previously released Checks Out Stencil on a panel of white cardstock and Spring Moss ink. I lightly stenciled the square pattern and then had fun adding in the different images into the squares using the Quilt Block Builder Stamp Set. This is similar to the Tile Style Stamp Set but this one has the cute quilt patterns....so, so cute!

The sentiment, which is from the Simple Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set that was released last year, is heat embossed in gold and then cut using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Labels Die. I layered it over the top of the quilt squares with a double-thick layer of foam strips.

The foliage sprigs are cut using the Ornamental Tags Die from white cardstock and then colored using the same green inks as I used on the quilt blocks. I assembled them using liquid glue and then added some red "berries" for a festive touch.

Before I added the focal panel, I trimmed the stenciled background so it would fit on a 5 by 7 panel of Pure Poppy cardstock to ground the entire design.

This was such a fun card to create and I can't wait to explore this set of products even more! Sooooooo many possibilities!

My final project for today is an everyday card using the same supplies as the previous card. I used the stamping guide that comes with the Quilt Block Builder Stamp Set (I made this card first, so I was just getting my feet wet). I love the colors and it was so fun to make each block. I embossed them one at a time, just like I did on my previous card. It seems intimidating, but I PROMISE, it's not! I was having so much fun and it's actually addictive! ha ha!

Once I had the blocks all stamped and embossed, I got the background prepared. I cut a panel of Sweet Blush cardstock using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Die and then embossed it with the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Quilt Blocks embossing folder. I cut another panel from Ocean Tides cardstock, embossed it, and then used an exacto knife to remove the center portion so I would only have the outer frame. I added some white pigment ink to the raised portions and then glued it over the pink piece.

From there I was able to mount the quilt blocks with foam squares. The sentiment, which was created just like the previous card, but the stamp set is the Simple Autumn Sentiments Stamp Set. I thought this particular sentiment was perfect for this quilt card!

Next, I cut an A2 panel of Ripe Avocado cardstock and layered it onto an A2 card base with liquid glue. From there, I mounted the main focal panel using foam squares.

I had SO MUCH FUN creating with this suite and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have! Thanks for fluttering by!

P.S. Don't forget to leave a comment here, and on each of the designers' blogs, for a chance to win one of two Noel Needlworks Bundles! 

Caly Person

Dana Kirby

Dawn McVey

Kelly Lunceford (you are here)

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess

Project Inspiration {Welcome to the World}

 

Hello friends! I'm happy to be here today with this weekend's Project Inspiration feature for Papertrey Ink! A sweet little bundle of joy was born this past week and I decided to combine my need for a baby boy card and this week's project! I had so much fun creating it and I will be taking you step-by-step through the process!

The gift I bought has a lot of blue tones, plaid, and stripes, so that was the starting point for my card. You all know how much I love a coordinating card with the gift! 

This card comes together is seven steps, including the inside! 

Step 1: prepare a 5 by 7 white card base. Attach the frame using foam squares. The frame was cut once from white and then again from Spring Rain cardstock using the In Frames: Big and Tall Rectangles Die. I glued the two frames together for a sturdy piece.

Step 2: Adhere the center portion, which is cut from gingham pattern paper, using liquid glue. The paper I used is quite thin, so I glued it to a piece of white cardstock for stability. This is why I had an extra white frame for the first step! ha ha! This is all cut using the same die as in step 1.

Step 3: Cut the mat from white cardstock using the Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops Die and adhere it to the gingham panel using foam squares.

Step 4: cut and assemble the baby shoes using the Baby Steps Die.  “Hang” them near the top of the center mat using foam squares, with a die cut button, which is included in the Into the Blooms: Cute as a Button Die, as an anchor for the string. I die cut all three sizes of buttons included in the set and you will see how I used the others further down.

Step 5: cut the sentiment three times using the Line it Up: Baby Die from Blueberry Sky cardstock and glue them together. Adhere it underneath the baby shoes using liquid glue.

Step 6: cut and color foliage and flowers using the Into the Blooms: Wild Wood Die and tuck them here and there until you’re satisfied with the arrangement. Cut the buttons three times for each size and glue them together. Arrange them to accent the foliage. Add the pacifier to the bottom with foam squares.

Step 7: decorate the inside with a stamped sentiment and pacifier. I used the Just Tags Die and then used Blueberry Sky ink for the sentiment included in the Just Sentiments: Welcome Mini Stamp Set. I added the pacifier with foam squares.

This would be such a fun design for a baby girl card, as well! I'm thinking lots of flowers and fun colors!

I love stacking the buttons like this because they give the illusion of real buttons! I also love stacking the sentiment as well!

Thanks for fluttering by!