Forget Me Not Notes

Good morning, friends! Welcome back to Day 5 of the Papertrey Ink June countdown. Today we're introducing Betsy's new Forget Me Nots stamp set and the Noted and Double-Ups dies. So much good stuff coming your way!

This new set is so lovely it even makes creating for somber reasons a little bit easier. Not only that, but Betsy included thoughtful sentiments that you can use for those occasional, everyday memory lapses, too. And you're going to love the vintage style font paired with the clusters of petite flowers! Let's get on to the project details, shall we?

Sympathy cards tend to be some of the most challenging to make. The Forget Me Nots set truly makes a difficult task a little bit easier. It's full of simple, thoughtful sentiments that convey a heartfelt message without getting too flowery.

I began by sponging a Rustic White card base with Aqua Mist ink starting at the top left and ending at the bottom right. I stamped the clusters of flowers along that same line using Lovely Lady, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel, and Ripe Avocado inks. Then I went back with a small stipple brush and added Aqua Mist speckles around the flowers. I found the reinker the best way to do this. You don't get quite enough ink by just pouncing the brush against the ink pad.

Next, I die cut the Noted: Scalloped Square die from vellum and trimmed it at the score line. I heat embossed the sentiment with white detail powder and adhered the vellum to the card base with vellum tape. I like keeping my sympathy cards on the simple side. There's no need for bells and whistles when you're consoling someone after a loss.

My next card uses the belated birthday sentiment from Forget Me Nots. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I've been known to miss a birthday on occasion. Now I can make up for those lapses in style!

I began with the frame. I die cut a piece of white cardstock using the straight edge rectangles included in the Noted: Scalloped A2 die collection. I used Lemon Tart and Harvest Gold inks to sponge on color and then stamped the plaid using Background Basics: Super Stripes and Harvest Gold ink.

Next, I die cut the card base using that same die and sponged the edges lightly with Spring Rain ink. I stamped my sentiment onto the card base using Spring Rain and sponged Blueberry Sky before adhering the frame into place. Here's a tip: when I want dimension but not bulk, I use strips of coaster board instead of foam tape. That's what I did here with the frame.

I tied a white crochet thread bow around the card base before adding die cut flower clusters from the set with foam tape. Another tip: when I want a color, but I don't want it to be quite as intense I sponge on the color rather than ink an image directly from the ink pad. That's what I did with the Blueberry Sky flower centers and they turned out great. I finished the card off by embellishing the flower centers with just a touch of crystal glitter. It's subtle, but I love that tiny bit of sparkle.

Well, that's all for me today! I'll see you back here tomorrow for the monthly wrap-up. In the meantime, Nichole, Amy, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Heather, Kay, Laurie, and Melissa to see more of these fabulous new products. Maile are also sharing another peek, so make sure to visit her, too! See you tomorrow!

Recipes:
Never Forgotten Card
Stamps: Forget Me Nots - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Rustic White, Vellum - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Lovely Lady, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Noted: Scalloped Square Die - Papertrey Ink; White Embossing Powder - Filigree; Vellum Tape - Scotch

Belated Birthday Card
Stamps: Forget Me Nots, Background Basics: Super Stripes - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: white
Ink: Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Green Parakeet - Papertrey Ink
Other: Noted: Scalloped A2 Die Collection, Forget Me Nots Die, Coaster - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; Crystal Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Crochet Thread