Bowl Of Sunshine - Day 5

Well, here we are, Friends. It's Day 5 of the June Papertrey Ink new release countdown. Nichole and the Design Team are featuring Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th) today, so make sure to visit everyone for their take on this new set. I have a photo-heavy post for you, so settle in and enjoy!

My first project today is a set of kitchen tags. We seem to have several friends in need of a homemade meal, treat, or surprise lately. I thought it might be handy to make some tags to have ready for the next time we make a delivery. These tags make it easy to give a few simple instructions, brief recipes, or notes for the recipient.

I began by die cutting several tags from Classic Kraft, Spring Moss, and white cardstocks. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment (from Bowl Of Sunshine) onto each colored tag and then followed up with the stitched line strip from Ombre Builders to give a bit of texture.

I die cut bowl and fruit shapes to embellish the front of each tag.

I die cut two upper case "J"s from wood veneer using the Smooth Alphabet to create spoon handles for the soup bowls. I also stained them with Dark Chocolate ink to make them stand out a bit better.

Then, I stamped the white tags with the lines from Journal Accessories using inks that coordinated with the front of each tag. I adhered the white lined tags to the back of each decorated tag to make it easy to write clear, orderly notes.

These tags can be easily tied to casseroles, jars of soup, bottles of juice, drink mixes, etc. for a thoughtful gift for a friend in need (or just because).

You can even include an ingredients list for those folks that are health or allergy conscious. There's nothing better than the gift of something fresh and delicious when you don't have the time to take care of yourself (by the way, this recipe makes more juice than the jar could hold, but it was the first jar I found in our cupboard so I went with it).

My last project today is a welcome to the neighborhood card for someone new on the block.

I began by die cutting and stamping the bowls from Bowl Of Sunshine. Then I heat embossed my sentiment onto a Terra Cotta Tile card front and adhered it to a white card base.

Next, I created a moving box by doing a little creative cutting and folding with a piece of Classic Kraft cardstock. I sponged all of the folds and edges with Classic Kraft ink to create a little depth. Then, I took a piece of packing paper (that's right, the stuff that comes in our boxes every month) and stamped it with Background Basics Newsprint using Smokey Shadow ink. I crumpled the faux newsprint and attached one piece to my card front (only in the center to keep the edges from flattening too much) and another, smaller piece inside my moving box.

I adhered my bowls to a piece of Aqua Mist cardstock using flat and foam adhesives and then mounted my box over top them using narrow strips of foam tape along the edges. I used more foam tape (again, only in the center) to attach the focal panel to the card front. The finished product is so much fun!

Alrighty, friends. That's all for me for this countdown. I hope you've enjoyed my projects this time around. Make sure to check in with Nichole, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Laura, Laurie, Maile, and Melissa for their inspiring projects today. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again soon!

Recipes:
Kitchen Tags
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Ombre Builders (available June 15th), Comfort Food, Journal Accessories - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Spring Moss, Classic Kraft - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, Limeade Ice, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Lavender Moon, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Classic Kraft, Fresh Snow, New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Canyon Clay, Terra Cotta Tile - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko; Rich Cocoa - Memento
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th), Smooth Alphabet, Tag Sale #2 Die, Burlap, Summer Sunrise Twill Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; White Detail Embossing Powder - Fiigree; Copic Markers; Wood Veneer; Fresh Juice

Moving Box Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Background Basics Newsprint, Putting Down Roots - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Terra Cotta Tile, Classic Kraft, Aqua Mist, Packing Paper - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Classic Kraft, Smokey Shadow, Terra Cotta Tile, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th) - Papertrey Ink; White Detail Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch

Bowl Of Sunshine - Day 4

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Day 4 of the June Papertrey Ink new release countdown! I'm back again today with a couple of projects featuring my new set, Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th). I know it's a group post day and you have plenty to hop around to see, so let's get right to it!

My first card today would be a nice, have-a-great-day sort of card.

I began by stamping a panel of Pure Poppy with the largest polka dot from Polka Dot Basics III using the matching ink. Then, I went back and overstamped a few of the dots randomly with the crosshatched overlay using Dark Chocolate ink. I adhered that to a white card base and set it aside. Next, I die cut an apples (no leaves) shape and bowl from white cardstock. I stamped them with the coordinating images and adhered them together with flat adhesive.

Then, I die cut a Mat Stack 3 shape from Classic Kraft cardstock and stamped it with the shadow and leaves. I mounted my bowl of apples to the Mat Stack shape and then mounted the whole focal point to my card base with a bit of foam tape. Next, I die cut the banner shape from Tag Sale #10 from white cardstock and stamped it with the sentiment and two Pure Poppy dots. Finally, I mounted the sentiment banner to the card front and embellished with small dots of Stickles.

My second card is another using the "make lemonade" sentiment.

I began by texturing the front of a Spring Moss card base with the Linen & Canvas impression plate. Then, I stamped my patterned panel using Simply Chartreuse and Lemon Tart inks and attached an Aqua Mist Loop De Loop Border Die shape to the back. I adhered that whole piece to the front of my card base. Next, I die cut the sentiment flag from Simply Chartreuse cardstock before stamping and heat embossing my sentiment.

Then, I die cut the lemons (with leaves) and a bowl shape and stamped them with Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, and Aqua Mist inks. I adhered my sentiment flag to the card front then attached the bowl and fruit dies with foam tape. I finished up by using a bit more of the tape to adhere the dies to the card front.

Thank you for joining me today! I'll see you back here again tomorrow with one more day of inspiration using Bowl Of Sunshine. Until then, Nichole, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Laura, Laurie, Maile, and Melissa have projects to share with you today. Enjoy and I'll see you tomorrow!

Recipes:
Sweet Apples Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Polka Dot Basics III - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Fresh Snow, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening - Papertrey Ink
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th), Mat Stack 3 Die, Tag Sale #10 Die - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; Xmas Red Stickles - Ranger

Make Lemonade Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Background Basics Retro, Polka Dot Basics - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Spring Moss, Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th), Linen & Canvas Impression Plate, First Place Die Collection, Loop De Loop Border Die - Papertrey Ink; White Detail Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch

Bowl Of Sunshine - Day 3

Hello again, friends, and welcome back for Day 3 of the June Papertrey Ink new release countdown! I am so excited to hear that you're all enjoying Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th). It's such a fun, versatile set that will work with just about any sentiments you already have in your collection. How about I show you, eh?

My first project is another little "thinking of you" card. I wanted to show how easy it is to create simple projects with plenty of dimension.

I began by stamping the outline bowl onto the back of a piece of Harvest Gold Leaves paper. I did the stamping on the back to keep from having an outline on my finished piece. I fussy cut the bowl and heat embossed it with a couple of layers of clear embossing powder. The result looks like glazed ceramic! I adhered that to a die cut bowl for a little stability and to make sure the bowl was fully opaque (the lighter colors of patterned paper can get a tiny bit translucent when you apply this much VersaMark/embossing powder).

Next, I stamped the shadow, limes (one simple color switch makes the lemons into limes!), leaves, and sentiment onto a white card base. I mounted my bowl to the card front with foam tape to finish it off. Quick and clean...my favorite kind of card.

My second project uses one of the bowl stripes to create a rainbow pattern.

I began by stamping the rainbow stripes onto a narrow piece of cardstock. When I had finished my stamping I cut the rainbow panel in half to give me two strips. Next, I mounted the strips to a Classic Kraft card base with foam tape.

Then, I created my sentiment banner. I die cut the banner shape from vellum cardstock using the First Place Die Collection. I stamped the sentiment, from Dawn's new Thank You Kindly set, and heat embossed using white detail powder. I adhered the banner to the rainbow strips using vellum tape and embellished the rainbow pattern with a few matching sequins. Another simple card that packs a punch.

That's all for me for now. Thank you so much for stopping by today! Make sure to check in with Nichole, Ashley, Danielle, Dawn, Erin, Heather, and Melissa for even more inspiration with this month's new stamps. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again tomorrow!

Recipes:
Thinking Of You Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Over Under Easy - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Harvest Gold Leaves Patterned Paper - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th) - Papertrey Ink; Clear Detail Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch

Rainbow Thank You Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Thank You Kindly (available June 15th) - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Vellum Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Pure Poppy, Terra Cotta Tile, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, Spring Rain - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: First Place Die Collection - Papertrey Ink; White Detail Embossing Powder - Filigree; Vellum Tape, Foam Tape - Scotch

Bowl Of Sunshine - Day 2

Good morning and welcome back to Day 2 of the June Papertrey Ink new release countdown! Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm for Bowl Of Sunshine! I can't wait to share more of this great new set with all of you, so let's get started!

My first card today is a little "thinking of you" number.

I began by texturing a white panel with the Rustic Burlap impression plate and adhering it to a white card base. Next, I die cut a Tag Sale #10 die shape from Classic Kraft cardstock. I cut the frame, using that same die collection, from white cardstock and adhered it to my tag. I stamped the sentiment (from Bowl Of Sunshine) using Dark Chocolate ink and embellished the tag with Pure Poppy saddle stitched ribbon, a Spring Moss button, and some Rustic Jute Button Twine. Next, I mounted the tag to the crd front using foam tape.

Then, I die cut the apples with leaves shape and bowl shape from white cardstock. I stamped those with the coordinating images and adhered them to the tag shape. I wanted to give the bowl a little dimension, but I didn't want the thickness of foam tape, so I layered excess die cuts and strips of cardstock to get more subtle depth.

My second card would be perfect for a beginning of the year teacher gift (I thought I'd jump ahead to fall since I know most of you are finished with your end of year gifts already).

I began by layering a four inch square of striped Aqua Mist cardstock with a square of white cardstock (for stability). I then mounted that piece with foam tape to a white card base that I had stamped with a sentiment. Next, I die cut and stamped several apples (with leaves) and bowls. I arranged them in a grid pattern and adhered them to the striped patterned layer on the card. Then, I Xyroned some white cardstock and die cut three of the Wonderful Words: Teacher shape. I layered them together to create a little stability and depth and adhered the word shape to the front of the card. Simple!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope you'll pop back in tomorrow to see even more of Bowl Of Sunshine. In the meantime, Nichole, Dawn, Erin, Heather, and Maile all have projects to share with you today. Go check them out and I'll see you again soon. Have a great day!

Recipes:
On My Mind Card

Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th) - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Classic Kraft - Papertrey Ink; white

Ink: Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink

Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th), Tag Sale #10, Rustic Burlap Impression Plate, Spring Moss Button, Rustic Jute Button Twine - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch

Apples For Teacher Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Teach & Inspire - Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: Aqua Mist Stripe Pattern Paper - Papertrey Ink; white

Ink: Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko

Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th), Wonderful Words: Teacher Die - Papertrey Ink; White Detail Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch; Xyron

Introducing Bowl Of Sunshine

Good morning, friends, and welcome to the first day of the Papertrey Ink June new release countdown! I have a fun new set to debut this month and I can't wait to share. Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th) was inspired by the bowls my grandma used to use in her own kitchen. A little research led me to include three vintage-inspired patterns, solid and outline bowls (perfect for paper piecing), and a colander in the set. There is also a variety of fruit images to keep your bowls full of sunshine. I've been having so much fun with these images and I truly believe you'll love them, too. Shall we get on to a couple of projects?

My first card today uses a sentiment that I used to hear from Grandma whenever things weren't quite going my way.

I began by die cutting and stamping the colander image onto a piece of Aqua Mist cardstock. I heat embossed with white detail powder and set that aside for a moment. Then, I die cut the lemons with leaves shape (you're going to love this die collection - so many possibilities) and stamped it with the coordinating images using Harvest Gold and New Leaf inks. Next, I created my card front. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto Classic Kraft cardstock. Once that had cooled for a moment, I stamped it with Background Basics: Woodgrain and adhered it to a white card base.

Then, I cut a piece of Aqua Mist cardstock into "rays." I sponged three of the rays with white ink to soften the color of the cardstock and then adhered them to the card base. I attached the fruit to the colander with a strip of foam tape and then attached the whole piece to the card front just over the intersection of my rays. I finished the card off with a yellow baker's twine bow.

My next card could be used for all sorts of occasions.

I began by stamping a Spring Rain card front with Background Basics: Tin Types in the same color ink and adhered it to a white card base. Next, I die cut a bowl and the oranges only shape from white cardstock and stamped them with the coordinating images. The bowl was first stamped with the solid image and then with the dotted border thereafter. I continued by stamping the grounding oval, leaves, and sentiment onto white cardstock. I wanted a little variation in the color of the shadow, so I stamped the second generation of Spring Rain first and then rolled the edges of the oval in Spring Rain again and stamped it a second time. I matted the focal image with a piece of Summer Sunrise cardstock and mounted it to the card front with foam tape.

Next, I took my oranges die cut and textured it with the Linen & Canvas impression plate a couple of times. Doing so gives the oranges a realistic, bumpy finish. Then I attached a strip of clear cardstock to the back of the die cut. I taped the ends of the clear cardstock to the focal panel in a slight "U" shape which gives the die cut a subtle, rounded appearance (and it smooshes flat for easy mailing). I mounted the bowl atop the fruit with foam tape to finish off the card.

Well, that's all for me today. Thank you so much for joining me! I hope you'll stop by again tomorrow as I share a bit more with Bowl Of Sunshine. In the meantime, Nichole, Betsy, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Laurie, and Melissa all have projects to inspire you up on their blogs. Enjoy and I'll see you tomorrow!

Recipes:
Make Lemonade Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Background Basics Woodgrain - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Fresh Snow, Harvest Gold, New Leaf - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th) - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; Lemon Baker's Twine - Divine Twine

Sweet Oranges Card
Stamps: Bowl Of Sunshine (available June 15th), Background Basics Tin Types - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Spring Rain, Summer Sunrise - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Spring Rain, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Summer Sunrise - Papertrey Ink
Other: Bowl Of Sunshine Die Collection (available June 15th), Linen & Canvas Impression Plate - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch

Papertrey Ink June Sneak Peek

Hello, all! I just wanted to pop in quickly with a sneak peek that Nichole shared over on her blog today.

This set includes vintage-inspired bowls and a variety of fruity fillers for your stamping pleasure. I hope you'll stop by in a few days to see what I have up my sleeve. See you soon!

June Color Play

Good morning, friends, and welcome to this month's Papertrey Ink Color Play feature! This month we're playing with a palette pulled from a photo of a vibrant flamingo strolling on the beach.

I loved the  contrast of the bold bird against the coastal tones of the beach and couldn't wait to find a fun way to play with them.

I began by texturing a Classic Kraft card base with the Linen & Canvas impression plate. I set that aside while I stamped my focal panel. I used a handful of sets (listed below) to create the raindrops. They were stamped using Spring Rain, Aqua Mist, and Hawaiian Shores inks before being embellished with a bit of Glossy Accents here and there. Next, I stamped my sentiment using Hawaiian Shores ink. I matted that panel with some Aqua Mist cardstock and added the whole piece to the card front with foam adhesive. Then, I die cut some clouds from white cardstock and used a mix of flat and foam adhesives to add them atop my raindrops.

Next, I die cut an umbrella shape and stamped it with the coordinating imagery from Scattered Showers using Pure Poppy and True Black inks. I embellished the umbrella with a strip of Aqua Mist striped paper and coated the strip with fine crystal glitter for some sparkle. That was then mounted to the raindrop panel with more foam tape. Just a sweet note to have handy when I want to spring a little extra love on my fella. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with this month's Color Play on the Inspiration Archive on Nichole's blog. I'd love to see what you create!

Thanks again and have a wonderful day!

Recipe:
Stamps: Feather Finery, Holiday Cheer, Foodie Fun - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Aqua Mist, Aqua Mist Striped Paper - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Spring Rain, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, True Black - Papertrey Ink
Other: Linen & Canvas Impression Plate, Scattered Showers Die Collection, Cloud 1 & 2 Die Collection - Papertrey Ink; Glossy Accents - Ranger; Fine Crystal Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Foam Tape - Scotch