May Release Projects

And another month has flown by with Papertrey Ink. Impending deadlines tend to do that to a person. HA!

Seriously, it is always a joy every month that we, as design team members, get to do this. I wrap up this final blog post with a smile on my face, eager to do it all again next month.

So without further adieu, the rest of my projects.

Side by Side Sentiments and Butterfly Kisses Die. I've been waiting for this die forever! Yes! Three butteflies flitter between two leaf sprays from Turning a New Leaf. I accent the leaves with Copics and itsy bitsy little expoxy dots from Michaels. I embossed with clear powder a border stamp from BB: Retro. A sentiment from Maile's set is stamped below.

A close up to show some detail of the butterfly die and stamp set it action. I stamped the solid butterfly directly on my white cardstock panel. I stamped the more linear butterfly on the die and then just glued one wing down, allowing the opposing wing to fold up and show off the image below.

Wonderful Words: Baby. Just a lovely excuse to use the Baby Button Bits dies and Tremendous Tags. Blocks are from Strawberry Patch. I liked that I was able to use three supportive words with the "baby" die to make a longer sentiment.

Boutique Borders: Baby. I am in love with this card. So very vintage. Has to do with the colors. I found a new combo that I like...Ocean Tides and Pinefeather on Aqua Mist cardstock. A Sweet Life roses and sentiment from Stylish Sentiment: Birthday (embossed in gold) help support my 1940's vibe. 

I created corner accents using only one side of Dawn's Boutique Borders: Baby set for the month. Just another idea for you. 

Red, White, and Blue. Being a 4th of July baby, I particularly like this set. Last month's Star Gazer dies are a perfect match for the trailing streamers of fireworks. 

Polka Dot Parade #4. I think all teddy bears need to arrive with heart balloons, don't you? All the better if they are holding up an adorable basket from Vintage Picnic.

Tiny Triangles. A very masculine card. I used the Triangle Cover Plate to place my rows of triangles in Blueberry Sky, Orange Zest, and New Leaf. In the spaces in between,  the triangle strip from last month's Sketched Shapes stamped in Dark Chocolate on Dark Chocolate cardstock add a little interest.

And that is all folks. More inspiration is just a click away. Thanks for joining me this month.

Maile Belles

Jessica Witty
Dawn McVey
Melissa Phillips
Heather Nichols
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalcyzk
Danielle Flanders
Ashley Cannon Newell

Supplies 


Get Well Butterfly Card
Stamps: Side by Side Sentiments, Butterfly Kisses, Turning a New Leaf, BB: Retro
Cardstock: True Black and Stamper's Select White
Dies: Butterfly Kisses
Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Melon Berry, Winter Wisteria, Raspberry Fizz, True Black
Copics
Clear Embossing Powder
Accents from Michaels

Baby Boy
Stamps: Wonderful Words: Baby, Strawberry Patch, Baby Button Bits
Dies: Baby Button Bits, Tremendous Tags, Star Border
Cardstock: Blueberry Sky, Kraft, Spring Rain, Lemon Tart, and Spring Moss
Ink: Spring Rain, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky
Spring Rain Striped Patterned Paper, Blueberry Sky Bitty Dot
Blueberry Sky, Simply Chartreuse, and Harvest Gold Vintage Button Collections
Cream Rustic Button Twine

Boutique Borders
Stamps: Boutique Borders: Baby, A Sweet Life, Stylish Sentiments: Birthday
Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream
Ink: Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold
Melon Berry Bitty Dot Patterned Paper
Gold Filigree Embossing Powder
Dies: A Sweet Life Collection

Oh Snap
Stamps: Red, White, & Blue
Carstock: True Black, Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, PUre Poppy, Enchanted Evening
Dies: Star Gazer Collection
Red, Turquoise, and Royal Blue gems
True Black Ink

Polka Dot Parade
Stamps: Polka Dot Parade #4, Vintage Picnic, Strawberry Patch, Heart-2-Heart #2
Dies: Polka Dot Parade #4, Vintage Picnic, Heart-2-Heart #3, Clouds
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Fine Linen, Stamper's Select White
Ink: Lavendar Moon, Dark Chocolate, Classic Kraft, Plum Pudding
Patterned Paper Collections: Lavendar Moon, Sweet Blush, and Lemon Tart
Cream Button Twine

Triangles
Stamps: Tiny Triangles, Sketched Shapes, Stylish Sentiments: Birthday
Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Blueberry Sky, Stamper's Select White
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky
Triangle Cover Plate

Introducing Ruby Rose

Welcome back to the second day of group posts for Papertrey Ink. Today we are featuring Dawn's beautiful  Ruby Rose set and dies. I'm really pleased with how my projects turned out, which is really a testament to how nicely Dawn designed them. They have all the right elements of whimsy, beauty, and ease. I'm sure you'll find them to be every bit as enchanting and a joy to work with as I do.


I choose an inspiration piece for both projects. I was inspired by the combination of black and pastels on this print.

Click here for the original source. 

First up, I have this striking card in pastel tones set off nicely against True Black. I'm loving this color combination--Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Soft Blush, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, and just a wee touch of Pure Poppy. The leaves and flower centers are some of the favorites that I've ever seen and I'm sure to be pulling them out to mix and match with other sets. Just the right amount of personality.

A close up of my focal point. I stamped the Mat Stack 5 stamp from Modern Wood Mats directly on my Aqua Mist background in Ocean Tides ink. Black leaves and "Baby's Breath" (from Peaceful Garden) set off my flowers nicely. The black really pulls it all together.

For my second inspiration piece, I picked this one. I like the use of blues (Blueberry Sky and Aqua Mist) with just a touch of pink (Hibiscus Burst).

Looks like the link to where this one was originally posted is a bit hard to find. So here's the Pinterest link instead. 

We were challenged to make a stamped background with the elements. I did just that in shades of Blueberry Sky, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, and Hibiscus Burst. I stamped all over that with a pattern from BB: Tin Types in Enchanted Evening. Sort of pulls everything together and balances out my Enchanted Evening card base and sentiment.

And speaking of sentiments, how about the angle on this one? There are some design possibilities there. The first one that came to mind was to put in a corner and angle the panel with the same lines. So easy and effortless.

Thanks for joining me today! See you back tomorrow with the rest of my projects. In the meantime, check out some more Ruby Rose projects on the rest of the PTI  blogs.


Maile Belles
Nichole Heady
Jessica Witty
Dawn McVey
Melissa Phillips
Heather Nichols
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalcyzk
Danielle Flanders
Ashley Cannon Newell

Supplies


Black Rose Card
Stamps: Ruby Rose, Modern Wood Mats, Love & Marriage, Boutique 
Borders: Birthday, Peaceful Garden
Cardstock: True Black, Aqua Mist, Soft Blush, Berry Sorbet
Ink: True Black, Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry, Ocean Tides
Dies: Ruby Rose


Corner Birthday Sentiment Card
Stamps: Ruby Rose, BB: Tin Types
Dies: Ruby Rose
Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist,  Spring Moss, Soft Blush
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus  Burst, Aqua Mist, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky
Patterned Paper: Hibiscus Burst Simple Stripe
Gem

Introducing Pedal Pusher

Oh fellow stampers...this is the set I've been waiting so long for! Bicycles by Papertrey Ink. It's like the heavens have parted, brilliant sunshine is shining down, and angels are singing. I'm so very happy. I almost want to say that I no longer need another stamp set for the rest of my life. But we all know I would be lying. But when I'm in the moment and using it on a project, it's what I believe. Pedal Pusher is perfect for the type of fun and whimsy I always want on a card. Let me show you what I mean with the first two of the many cards I'm going to be making with it.

As you probably have seen by now with Nichole's post, there are lots of dies with this set. A bevy of layering possibilities. I took that option and ran with it, creating five bikes in a spectrum of rainbow colors to be stacked one on top of the other. Sort of as if they are all parked at a bike stand. A row of bikes makes me happy.

To showcase the rainbow, I kept the left side of my card a bit dark with using Smokey Shadow Polka Dot Patterned Paper. The polka dots add too he whimsy. A sentiment from Mat Stack 3 is added on a banner cut using the Stitched Sentiment dies and tacked down with red brads.

We were challenged to come up with alternative fillers for the basket. How about doing away with it all together and adding something else? I cut the basket portion off the bike die cut and added letters from the Block Alphabet Uppers in matching colors. Unexpected, but fun.

Next up, a card featuring the adorable puppy. Who wants to be the cute girl riding this bike with a cute puppy down the street? I do! Imagine the happiness it would bring the people you passed?

This card features a new favorite color combo of mine--Soft Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Spring Rain, and Enchanted Evening. I've said it more than once, I'm finding the Soft Blush to be a fun "neutral" to play off of, having used it a lot in this capacity.

I did a few things to the bike stamp and die cut to show you how you can personalize it even more. I'm sure you have a gazillion embellishments in your stash that can be used to accent the axles on the tires. These are flower buttons by Pebbles. I made sure I used a different color floss (orange) for added interest.

Instead of stamping the basket, I die cut a pattern paper one and trimmed it away so I could put it where you would normally stamp a basket. A flower stamp from Green Thumb plays off the flower buttons. I did the same to the seat. Die cut, trim, and place. Just ways of adding more color to that adorable cruiser style bike.

That's it for me. More tomorrow with Ruby Rose. My projects aren't done yet, so I'm the one likely anticipating the most what the end result will be! HA!

For more Pedal Pusher inspiration, click on over to the following blogs. Sure to make you happy.


Maile Belles
Nichole Heady
Jessica Witty
Dawn McVey
Melissa Phillips
Heather Nichols
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalcyzk
Danielle Flanders
Ashley Cannon Newell


Supplies

Rainbow Bikes
Stamps: Pedal Pusher, Mat Stack 3
Dies: Pedal Pusher Collection, Uppercase Block Alpha, Stitched Sentiments
Ink: Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, and Blueberry Sky
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, and Blueberry Sky
Patterned Paper: Smokey Shadow Polka Dot

Puppy in the Basket
Stamps: Pedal Pusher, Green Thumb
Ink: Enchanted Evening
Patterned Paper Collections: Soft Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening
Cardstock: Orange Zest, Hibiscus Burst, and Stamper's Select White
Dies: Pedal Pusher

Flowers for Mother's Day

Just popping in here real quick to share a gift that I gave to both my mother and mother-in-law tonight at our Mother's Day Dinner that we hosted. (Matt makes some mean kabobs...yum!)

Instead of picking through and paying through the nose for flowers, I decided to make some of my own using  the Mom's Garden Gifts  kit from www.svgcuts.com and a matching card. All out of paper. Which just amazes me the things you can make with such a basic supply. The card is 4.25 inches tall, so you can just imagine what sort of an impact the pail of flowers made. Well over a foot tall.

A close up of the flowers. They are glued onto dowels wrapped in floral tape. Very simple to make, believe it or not. I'm going to be making dozens of these in the upcoming years I think. Just a lovely gift. I think they look very realistic.

Time intensive? Not so much when you are doing other things. I pretty much have to be in the same room as three children 13 to 14 hours a day. My secret is that I cut everything out at night and work on it here and there when the kids are playing happily and independently. Keeps my hands occupied.

Here's a close up of the card. I used Papertrey Ink's Year of Flowers: Roses and matching dies (!!!!) to carry over my rose theme. Copics gave some shading to the leaves and flowers. I had textured cardstock to match the roses, but have to say I'm not the biggest fan of using Copics on it. Live and learn, then pass it on so ya'll don't make the same mistake. The sentiment it from My Mother, My Friend.

That's it. I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day. We are getting a swing set installed on Monday, so I think I'm going to be doing some yard work. Next week I'll take a break. I think. Or maybe even squeeze in a nap sometime tomorrow afternoon. It's the simple things. A nap sounds delicious to me. :)

Supplies

Paper: K&Company
Stamps: My Mother, My Friend,  and Year of Flowers: Roses
Dies: Year of Flowers: Roses
Cut files for flower pail and roses: www.svgcuts.com Mom's Garden Gifts kit

A Vanity Project

Here's a card share that was just pure whim indulgence for me. Just trying to amuse myself mainly. I succeed and learned a few new tricks.

I made seven of these little gems to send out to my girlfriends for Mother's Day. It's full of sass and spunk and absolutely intended to make them laugh. I think my favorite line is "Gotta go, the kids chewed through their straps again."  Of course, everybody is very much a devoted mother, but sometimes we let similar thoughts be voiced when the kids and the hubbies are out of earshot.

I was faced with a bit of a challenge in that I didn't want to fully color the lady seven different times. I took the easy way out and just highlighted certain places with light aqua Copics. I like to think it keeps it looking a bit retro.

I relied heavily on the Silhouette Cameo on this project. I'm sitting here trying to intelligently, precisely, and eloquently explain how I did it, but I'm drawing a blank. It's been a long day. How about we just leave it at laughs tonight?


Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes Clear Stamps Domestic Goddess, Papertrey Ink's On the Couch Additions, Birthday Bash Sentiments
Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz and Aqua Mist cardstock
Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot Patterned Paper

Ahead of the Game

For once, I feel like I'm ahead of the game with homemade holiday gifts. Drumroll please...I have a Mother's Day gift done!!! Can hardly believe it considering it is still almost two weeks away. Hopefully by posting it, you get a little Mother's Day mojo of your own.

It is a set of stamped cards in a decorated box. Here's the box which I cut on my Silhouette. The front Kraft colored panel was altered by me to match the cards. Just lined up the squares and cut them out so I could stamp the quilt blocks below on the Aqua Mist box base.

There are eight cards inside. Once again, I cut the Kraft panels on my Silhouette, knowing that I wanted to use the negative spaces to place my quilt blocks. Sentiments from Mega Mixed Messages or Mixed Messages (all depended on the size) were stamped in the middle square and accented with a Scarlet Jewel heart die cut. There are four different sentiments used, so two of each card for a total of eight.

And a close up. I know a good thing when I see it with the Simple Needle and Thread die by Memory Box. Perfect accent. The needle was cut out of Papertrey Ink's Silver Shimmer cardstock for a realistic touch.

OK. Go create! Get those gifts done so you can relax yourself on Mother's Day!

Supplies

Stamps: Papertrey Ink's Quilter's Sampler, Mega Mixed Messages, Mixed Messages, Sew Simple Borders
Dies: Papertrey Ink's Countdown Details, Clear and Simple Stamps Hearts, Memory Box Needle and Thread, and Simon Says Stamps Mini Hearts
Ink: Scarlet Jewel, Blueberry Sky, Dark Chocolate
Silver Shimmer Cardstock
Silhouette Cut File
Cardstock: Kraft, Aqua Mist

Thank You Quilt Card

My mom finished Sully's baby quilt. It's gorgeous. I tried my best to create a thank you that honored such a gift.

The needle and thread die is from Memory Box. A nice compliment to all the sewing themed stamp sets I own. If you look close, you can see that it is "piercing" the vellum overlay. Just a fun little detail.


Supplies

Stamps: WPlus9 Quilt Prints, PTI's Think Big Favorites #1, Button Up
Dies: Memory Box Needle and Thread (linked above) and Plain Buttons by Papertrey Ink
White embossing powder
Vellum