Text Block: Party Time - Day 5

Good morning, Friends! Welcome back for Day 5 of the Papertrey Ink January Countdown. I'm back today with one final project featuring the Text Block: Party Time Die and I can't wait to share!

I wanted to incorporate vellum to give the balloons a transparent look, so I went with a window card for today.

I began by die cutting a Text Block: Party Time shape and traced the balloon outlines onto the back of a piece of vellum lightly with a pencil. Then, I colored in those spaces with Copic markers on the front side of the vellum. The result is a little bit streaky and spotty, almost like transparent watercolor. I went back and erased my pencil lines and used a colorless blender to clean up any areas that went outside the lines. The mistakes remove easily from the vellum, making this step super no-fuss. I adhered the Text Block: Party Time shape to the vellum and set them aside.

Next I stamped a piece of Melon Berry cardstock with Background Basics: Diagonals using watermark ink. I die cut a window in the center of that piece as well as the front of a white card base. I adhered the vellum piece to the underside of the Melon Berry piece and then mounted the whole thing to the card base with foam tape. I finished it off by using Scor Tape to create a glittered frame over the seams in the front panel. Easy!

That's all for me for this countdown. Thank you so much for joining me these past few days! Make sure to check in with Nichole, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Laura, Laurie, Maile, Melissa Phillips, Lexi, and Melissa Bickford for more of this month's release. There's still so much great stuff to see! Take care and I'll see you again soon!

Recipe:
Stamps: Background Basics Diagonals - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Melon Berry, Vellum - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Text Block: Party Time Die (available January 15th) - Paperrtey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; Markers - Copic; Scor Tape; Fine Sugar Cube Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts

Text Block: Party Time Die - Day 4

Good morning, All! Welcome back to Day 4 of the Papertrey Ink January Countdown. I have another project to share with you featuring the new Text Block: Party Time Die. Let's get to it!

The other day I made a card for a tween girl, but today I wanted to try my hand at a card for a tween boy.

I began by building a focal point by die cutting the Text Block: Party Time shape from Enchanted Evening and Summer Sunrise cardstocks as well as Striped Spring Rain Patterned Paper. I stamped stars onto the balloons of the Summer Sunrise layer with Orange Zest ink and then used Heather Nichols' DIY Epoxy Embellishments technique to make them super dimensional and glossy. That technique is awesome, but it does take a significant amount of time to dry, so this isn't a whip-it-together-on-your-way-out-the-door-to-the-birthday-party sort of card.

Once everything was nice and dry I assembled my focal point onto a scrap of white cardstock. That just serves as a nice, sturdy base. I mounted that to a white card base using foam adhesive and then added a few narrow stripes of cardstock to give the focal point a bit of additional visual weight. Plus, it's just a fun detail.

Thank you so much for joining me today! Check back tomorrow for one more project featuring this great new die. In the meantime, make sure to visit Nichole, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Laura, Laurie, Maile, Melissa Phillips, Lexi, and Melissa Bickford for more of this month's release. See you tomorrow!

Recipe:
Stamps: Bitty Background Blocks II - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Limeade Ice, Orange Zest, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise, Striped Spring Rain Patterned Paper, Clear Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Orange Zest - Papertrey Ink
Other: Text Block: Party Time Die (available January 15th) - Papertrey Ink; Glossy Accents - Ranger; Xyron

Text Block: Party Time - Day 3

Good morning, All! Welcome back to Day 3 of the Papertrey Ink January Countdown. I'm excited to be back today with another project featuring my new Text Block: Party Time die!

I wanted to share a project showing the die dressing up an invitation.

I began by stamping a piece of white cardstock with the gift strip from Background Basics: Birthday Fun in Simply Chartreuse ink. I also stamped the gifts on scrap white cardstock in Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, and Aqua Mist. I trimmed out a few of the gifts from the scrap stock and affixed them over the presents on the invitation. Next, I stamped the invitation text and lines onto the invitation's face using Smokey Shadow and Berry Sorbet inks.

Next, I die cut three white Text Block shapes and one striped Aqua Mist patterned paper shape. I adhered them together and placed them on the invitation front so I could see where to stamp the "April 4th" sentiment in Simply Chartreuse and Summer Sunrise inks. Once that was stamped, I adhered the Party Time shape to the invitation. It's a fun and brightly colored invitation that's perfect for my niece's upcoming 1st birthday!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I'll be back tomorrow with another project featuring the Text Block: Party Time die. In the meantime, make sure to visit Nichole, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Laura, Laurie, Maile, Melissa Phillips, Lexi, and Melissa Bickford for more of this month's release. See you tomorrow!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Alphabet, By Invitation, Monthly Moments: Tabbed, Background Basics: Birthday Fun - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Aqua Mist Patterned Paper - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist, Smokey Shadow - Papertrey Ink
Other: Text Block: Party Time Die (available January 15th) - Papertrey Ink

Text Block: Party Time - Day 2

Good morning and welcome back to Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink January Countdown! I'm so happy to hear that you're all excited about the Text Block: Party Time die. It's already become one of my favorites in the series! Nichole and Maile are featuring this die on their blogs today and I'm absolutely certain you don't want to miss that!

Today I thought I would try my hand at a birthday card for a tween girl. It has the added fun of being a shaker card with seven shaker elements!

I began by adhering a piece of striped Soft Stone patterned paper to a piece of white cardstock and impressed it with the Text Block Party Time Die. I did this to give myself a bit of a template to work from while building my shaker box. Then, I die cut the Text Block from swiss dot Winter Wisteria, Limeade Ice, and Aqua Mist patterned papers as well as a piece of fun foam (with adhesive on both sides thanks to my Xyron) and a piece of white cardstock. I knew I wanted to cut out the overlap details (to give more space for the shakers) so I trimmed those details from the foam and white cardstock shapes as well as the word sections from the foam layer. I filled in the spaces on the Soft Stone layer with the appropriate sections of patterned paper. In the areas where there would have been overlap or word details I just filled in with the patterned paper bits to make the balloons whole.

Once the patterned paper was adhered I stuck down the foam layer, giving myself little cubbies for the glitter. I shook in little piles and then removed the adhesive backing of the foam layer which allowed me to easily stick on my acetate window. I adhered the white shape in place to complete the shaker box. Next I stamped a piece of Winter Wisteria cardstock with Polka Dot Basics III. I randomly overstamped some of the polka dots with the ring detail and heat embossed them with holographic embossing powder for an extra bit of sparkle. I adhered that piece to a white card base and then added my shaker box to the card front with flat adhesive. Then, I die cut the small banner shape from Tag Sale #10 from Aqua Mist cardstock. I heat embossed my sentiment with white detail powder and mounted it to the shaker box with foam adhesive. The finished thing is so sparkly and pretty!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I'll be back again tomorrow with another project featuring the new Text Block: Party Time die. In the meantime, make sure to check in with Nichole, Ashley, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Maile, Lexi, and Melissa Bickford for more of this month's release. See you tomorrow!

Recipe:
Stamps: Phrase Play #11, Polka Dot Basics III - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Winter Wisteria, Limeade Ice, Soft Stone Patterned Papers, Winter Wisteria, Clear - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Winter Wisteria - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Text Block: Party Time Die (available January 15th), Tag Sale #10 - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; Fun Foam; Xyron; Fine Aquamarine Crystal, Golden Beryl, Purple Sapphire Glitters - Martha Stewart Crafts; Holographic Embossing Powder - Ranger

Introducing The Text Block: Party Time Die

Good morning, Friends, and welcome to the first day of the Papertrey Ink January Countdown! This month I have the great pleasure of getting to introduce you to a brand new Text Block die. This fun new die is all about party time! It also features a bundle of balloons that you can color block, use to highlight a particular day, or paper piece. The possibilities are endless!

Today I've used the new Text Block: Party Time die to create a colorful birthday card with tons of playful pattern!

I began by die cutting my die shape out of white cardstock. I adhered that to an Aqua Mist layer and then die cut and stamped the individual balloons. I used images from Bitty Background Blocks and Bitty Background Blocks II to give each balloon (or balloon section) a unique pattern.

Once my focal point was assembled, I impressed a piece of Pure Poppy cardstock with the Center Stage Cover Plate and adhered it to a white card base. I wrapped baker's twine around the base a couple of times and tied it in a bow. I mounted the Text Block shape to the card front with foam tape and called it a day. I just love how cheerful the multicolored balloons make this card!

Thank you for stopping by today! I'll see you again tomorrow with another project featuring the Text Block: Party Time Die. In the meantime, make sure to check in with Nichole, Betsy, Dawn, Erin, Heather, Melissa Phillips, Lexi, and Melissa Bickford for even more projects featuring this month's release. Have a wonderful day!

Recipe:
Stamps: Bitty Background Blocks, Bitty Background Blocks II - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Limeade Ice, Blueberry Sky, Plum Pudding, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Tropical Teal - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Limeade Ice, Blueberry Sky, Plum Pudding, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Tropical Teal - Papertrey Ink
Other: Text Block: Party Time Die (available January 15th), Center Stage Cover Plate - Papertrey Ink; Lemon Baker's Twine - Divine Twine; Foam Tape - Scotch; Xyron

Grandma's Brooch

Good morning, all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today I wanted to share a gift I made to give Sean's Grandma for this past Christmas. I love how easy my Papertrey dies and felt made this project!

I used the Doodlie-Do die collection to cut two Simply Chartreuse floral clusters and the Vintage Cream flowers. The Harvest Gold flower was cut with the Lovely Layers die collection.

I embroidered the flowers and leaf veins onto one of the flower clusters, adding in Melon Berry buttons and glass seed beads. Then I stitched both flower clusters (down the stems) to one of the Aqua Mist Stitched Circles. I blanket stitched (my first time! Don't look too closely!) around the leaves. That provides stability and hides the not-so-pretty back of the leaves and flowers.

I finished off the brooch by punching holes in a second Stitched Circle that I stuck the pin through. I used a few stitches to keep the pin securely fastened into place and added a tiny bit of polyfill (about the size of 1/2 a cotton ball) before stitching the two Aqua Mist pieces together.

Grandma seemed to really like it when she opened it and I hope she'll love wearing it in the Spring. Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful week and I'll see you again soon!

Recipe:
Felt: Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, Vintage Cream, Harvest Gold - Papertrey Ink
Dies: Doodlie-Do Die Collection, Lovely Layers Die Collection, Stitched Circles Die - Papertrey Ink
Other: Melon Berry Buttons - Papertrey Ink; Embroidery Floss - DMC; Brass Bar Pin; Polyfill; Glass Seed Beads

January Color Play

Good morning, Friends! Can you believe that it's the beginning of a brand new year? I can't wait to see what 2015 has in store. Anyway, the beginning of a new month means another Papertrey Ink Color Play feature has arrived and I'm here with a fresh color scheme for you to use in your post-holiday crafting. Let's get to it!

When I saw this photo, I fell in love with both the color palette and the texture of the knit gloves. I wanted to try and incorporate that texture in my project this month along with the inspired color scheme as a little extra challenge for myself.

I began by stamping a piece of white cardstock using one of the linear images from Ombre Builders with the ink colors in the inspired palette. I stamped on an angle in one direction and then stamped over everything a second time in the other direction to achieve a crosshatching pattern. I love how this sort of blends in the colors a bit so there are areas where pops of color are more vibrant or visible. It really adds to the visual texture of the pattern. I trimmed three strips of cardstock from the larger patterned piece and adhered them to a Soft Stone card base. I added a Wet Paint die cut and a sentiment banner that I'd heat embossed using white detail powder. It's always nice to have a few extra thank you notes around this time of year and I'm sure this one will get used in no time!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you've enjoyed this month's Color Play project and I'm looking forward to seeing how you use this month's colors for yourself. Have a wonderful New Year's Day and I'll see you again soon!

Recipe:
Stamps: Ombre Builders, Thanks All Ways - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Soft Stone, Simply Chartreuse - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, Hawaiian Shores, Blueberry Sky - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Wet Paint Cuts Die Collection, Tag Sale #10 Die - Papertrey Ink; White Detail Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch