Lucky Break - Day 2

Good morning and welcome back for Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink August countdown! I'm back today with a few more projects featuring my new set, Lucky Break. Nichole and Amy Sheffer are also introducing this set today, too, so make sure to check in with them to see more of it in action. Let's get on to some projects, shall we?

Let's start with a traditional Thanksgiving project. I wanted to show how elegant this set can be, so I set about using a simple cream, brown, and gold color palette.

I began by heat embossing the herringbone pattern onto a Vintage Cream card base using gold powder. Next, I die cut the wishbone from a Dark Chocolate panel and heat embossed the sentiment, also with gold powder.

Then, I carefully taped off the center of the panel and painted just the edges with gold watercolor. It gives such a luxe appearance without adding the bulk of a mat layer. Once my edges were dry I removed the tape and added that panel to the card base with foam tape. Simple and sophisticated.

Next up is a card that's so incredibly easy it's almost embarrassing. But it's a great masculine design and it can be dressed up with sequins, rhinestones, or baker's twine for a more ladylike version.

I began by stamping the wishbones onto a Classic Kraft card base using Fresh Snow ink. I added the sentiment in True Black and then textured the front of the card with the Linen & Canvas Impression Plate. And then I talked myself in and out of adding embellishments for an hour. Ta da!

But really, you could easily do this same design in other colors or you could whip this baby together on your way out the door to an "oops-I-forgot-about-that-graduation-party" get together. Because who hasn't been there at least once, right?

I have one last project for today. It's a quirky spin on a birthday card and would be perfect for November birthdays.

I began by heat embossing the wishbone onto watercolor paper using white embossing powder. Then, I painted around it using Hawaiian Shores ink. Once the initial layer of color was dry, I speckled on additional Hawaiian Shores and Tropical Teal inks. I also added white flecks using Opaque White Pigment from Copic.

After all that had dried, I stamped my sentiment in True Black and trimmed the panel down a smidge. I mounted it to a white card base with foam tape and added a handful of Sunshine & Rainbows sequins. I'm going to be very sad when that little baggie is empty. I love those sequins.

There you have it folks! Thank you so much for joining me today! I'll see you back here tomorrow with more of the August release. In the meantime, make sure to pop in on Nichole, Amy, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Heather, Kay, Melissa, Erin, Lexi, and Maile for more peeks at this month's releases. See you soon!

Recipes:
Happy Thanksgiving Card
Stamps: Lucky Break, Background Basics: Herringbone - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink
Ink: VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Lucky Break Die - Papertrey Ink; Gold Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch; Gold Watercolor Paint - Gansai Tambi

Best Of Luck Card
Stamps: Lucky Break - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Classic Kraft - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Fresh Snow, True Black - Papertrey Ink
Other: Linen & Canvas Impression Plate - Papertrey Ink

Make A Wish Card
Stamps: Lucky Break - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Watercolor Paper - Ranger; white
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, True Black - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Sunshine & Rainbows Sequins - Papertrey Ink; Opaque White Pigment - Copic; Foam Tape - Scotch; White Embossing Powder - Filigree