So, I finished painting my kitchen Tropical Lagoon this afternoon. . . That's a far cry from its fourteen years in pure white! I'm still trying to decide if I like it or not; but since it took me two days to paint, I think I'll keep it for a while anyway. :-) Of course I felt like making a bright card to follow up that bright kitchen! I needed a cheery card for a friend who is facing some serious health issues. PTI's Bigger Blooms stamp set seemed like just the ticket, along with a sentiment from Healing Touch Sentiments.
For ink colors I used Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunshine, Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse, and True Black. I cut a few accent blossoms with the Bigger Blooms die and added glitter to the flower centers. The background paper is from the Hibiscus Burst Pattern Pack, and I used the Spiral Notebook Page die to cut both the focal image and a Hibiscus Burst mat layer. I used a length of pink bakers twine to tie a bow at the top. I hope it will give my friend a bit of encouragement!
Welcome! Today I have several cards to share from Papertrey Ink's June 2013 release. The stamp sets used herewill be available tonight at 10pm, EST, at Papertrey Ink.
First up is Vegetable Garden. I *love* this set! I finished just one card with it, but I have an idea knocking around for some sweet little stamped vegetable magnets. I paired this set with an older set, Garden Variety 2. All supplies--dies, inks, papers--are listed below. I used a Copic B12 marker and airbrush system to airbrush a bit of sky color on my focal image. Those Chevron Cover Plates are pretty fun too!
Artichokes, Anyone?
Stamps: Vegetable Garden, Garden Variety 2 Cardstock: Rustic White, Royal Velvet, Winter Wisteria Ink: Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Royal Velvet Patterned Paper: PTI Royal Velvet Pattern Pack Tools: PTI Garden Variety 2 Seed Pack, Vegetable Garden dies, Chevron Vertical Cover Plate; Spellbinders Standard Circle die; Copic B12 marker and Copic Airbrush System Accessories: Cream Rustic Twine, Ripe Avocado Vintage Button, foam tape
I used the Back to School stamp set for this card. Just a note: I knew that the stamp image was a book, but this particular book image reminded me of a crayon, with that oval left for the "Crayola." I decided to turn them into crayons by stamping the image twice, and then trimming the second end image into a triangular point and gluing it on. I hope that makes sense. :-)
Crayon Appreciation
Stamps: Back to School Cardstock: Stampers Select White, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse Ink: Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, Hawaiian Shore, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria, Versamark Accessories: Detail White Embossing Powder; Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, and Summer Sunrise Vintage Buttons; cotton string
If you need teacher cards, you can't go wrong with Wonderful Words: Teacher. I die-cut several cardstock layers of "teacher," glue them together and glittered them, and then paired it with some October Afternoon Sidewalks paper.
A Great Teacher
Stamps: Wonderful Words: Teacher Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy Ink: Pure Poppy, Chamomile Distress Cube Patterned Paper: October Afternoon Sidewalks 8" x 8" pad Tools: Wonderful Words: Teacher die, sewing machine Accessories: red glitter, seam binding
Finally, the Boutique Borders: Thanks stamp set and coordinating die are clean and elegant--perfect to pair with a small formal pattern for a quick thank you card. I colored in part of the scrollwork with a Copic T2 marker and layered some looped Smokey Shadow Grosgrain behind the sentiment. I stitched around the edges too, but you can certainly skip that part if you are in a hurry.
If you would like to see some gorgeous projects with the Papertrey Ink June 2013 release sets, be sure to browse the following blogs! As a reminder, since the sets used in this post are from the June release, they will be available tonight at 10pm, EST, at Papertrey Ink. Thanks for visiting!
Hello. Remember me? Yes, I used to blog here frequently! Seriously, I have been cranking out the designs, but it's all been for WORK. Tonight I finally stopped to just make a card--not for anything other than just to Make. A. Card. . . Actually I will have four more cards to post first thing Saturday morning for Papertrey's June release. But for tonight, I started with an old favorite, Rosie Posie, and a sheet of Berry Sorbet cardstock. I grabbed a Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight die template because I love its shape and wanted to try a round sentiment tag nested in that bottom curve (Standard Circles Small).
Eventually I pulled out four more stamps sets: Wildflower Garden (for the sentiment), Rosie Posie Step 2 (for the darker lines in the flowers and leaves), Background Basics: Text Style, and Background Basics: Sheet Music. Inks that I used were Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, and Ripe Avocado, as well as some Chamomile Distress Ink for the edges of the cardstock. I dyed off white seam binding with Copic R22 and R27 reinkers to get a multicolored effect. Well, that pretty much sums it up or tonight--thanks for visiting!
Welcome! I know--it's been a few days. . . We're remodeling our kitchen, among other things. I'm down to about 1/4 of a floor and about 1/3 of my cabinets. The other cabinets and drawers are scattered throughout the house. Spatula? Corner of the family room. Utensils? Doorway outside the kitchen. Potato peeler? That's easy--in my son's bedroom. You get the picture, right? Yesterday and today I finally had a chance to work on a few projects, most of them to been seen later. Tonight, however, I needed to make a card for a wedding reception that we have coming up soon. That means that I can use a BIG silk bow, right? :-) I started with one of last month's JustRite stamp sets, Birthday Vintage Labels Four, paired with one of this month's background sets, Leafy Background. I knew that I wanted a larger format card, so I chose a Spellbinders 5" x 7" Enchanted Labels Twenty Eight for that pink mat layer on the bottom. Next I chose a Grand Labels Four to cut a cream piece of cardstock that I had stamped with the Leafy Background.
I used the smaller die from 5" x 7" Enchanted Labels Twenty Eight to cut a cream mat layer, then added the focal image (from Birthday Vintage Labels Four), cut with JRP's Vintage Labels Four die template. I found that little "love" sentiment in the Get Well Labels Twenty stamp set, and trimmed it with a Charmed I'm Sure die template. The pink silk ribbon is from May Arts--ties beautifully and feels luscious! That's it for my wedding reception card. . . or it will be as soon as I finish the inside. ;-) Thanks for visiting!
Welcome! Today I have a get well card to share. The Sweet Lace Background stamp below is supposed to be today's JustRite June release set, but I had to combine it with another one of yesterday's sets, Chicken Soup Labels Four, because that soup label was just begging to be paired with the lace background--they're both about comfort, right?
Here is the Sweet Lace background. I used a dark red ink on red cardstock this time, but I'm thinking I should try it in white pigment ink on cardstock weight vellum next time. :-)
When I saw the chicken soup label, I pulled out a can of Campbell's soup from my pantry to try to get some visual cues from that. Did you know that there is a LOT of gold on a chicken soup label? I tried embossing the label in gold first and carefully coloring it with my Copic markers, but I didn't love it that way. So I restamped it in red, but cut out that spoon and mounted it on foam tape. I liked that better! Besides Spellbinders Labels Four, I also used the Gold Labels Four and Charmed I'm Sure for the tag. (Labels Four is on sale for 20% off here through June 10.)
I heat embossed the floral layer with detail white embossing powder, using the largest stamp in the set and Versamark ink. I hand-trimmed that blue-green layer from an image in the Get Well Labels Twenty set stamped on a pretty new pad of Crate Paper Little Bo Peep 6" x 6" paper. My finished card size is approximately 5-1/2" x 4" when folded.
Would you like to see more projects with the Get Well Labels Twenty set? Then be sure to browse the following blogs, and thank you for visiting!
In the spirit of full disclosure, I currently work as a freelance designer in some capacity for the following companies: Imagination International, Inc. (Copic Markers), JustRite Papercraft, Lockhart Stamp Company, Papertrey Ink, Perfect Layers, and Spellbinders Paper Arts. While I am compensated by these companies, either monetarily or in product, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of their products. I will never recommend something that I don't personally use and enjoy.
