Introducing Splits: Way To Go

Good morning, Papertrey Ink fans! Today is the kickoff for the June countdown and I have the great pleasure of featuring Maile's new Splits: Way To Go set (just a note: all of the new products you see over the next few days will be available on the Papertrey Ink site at 10pm on the 15th)! I love this fabulous little mini set. The geometric design is so versatile, chic, and modern. I'm sure I'll be pulling it out again and again. Let's get to some projects!

Today's first card also includes a sneak peek of Dawn's new set, The Skinny.

I began by sponging a panel of Fresh Snow linen stock with Spring Rain ink. I stamped the large geometric image from the set onto that same panel using Stormy Sea ink. Then I filled in the open spaces with the smaller, solid images in the set using Winter Wisteria, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist and a new color you'll be hearing more about soon. I adhered that panel to a Spring Rain card base before embellishing the colorful bits with glitter.

Next, I trimmed a Fresh Snow linen strip and stamped the sentiment from Splits: Way To Go in Spring Rain before adding the sentiment from The Skinny in Stormy Sea. I added the sentiment strip with foam tape to give it a little dimension and sprinkled on a few sequins from the Sunshine & Rainbows kit. Wouldn't this card be great for a teenage girl?

Next up is a card with a very different feel. The moment I saw this set the first things that popped into my head were black & white, the 1980s, and neon.

I started by stamping and die cutting the large frame shape in black ink on white cardstock. I used the solid images to fill in the geometric frame and set that piece aside. Next, I heat embossed the geometric frame onto vellum and cut that out.

I layered the cardstock and vellum pieces with foam tape and adhered them to a white card base with scoring details. Then, I white embossed the sentiment onto a First Place banner and attached it atop the Splits image. This design would be great for young dudes. Simply substitute the pink for a color scheme more befitting a fella.

For my last project today, I used the frame images to depict modern mountains. I paired them with a sentiment from These United States to create a graduation card.

I began by masking off a rectangle on the front of a white card base. I sponged that area with "sunrise colors" and then flicked on some clean water to add texture. Next, I die cut and stamped the frame from Monthly Moments: Travel Plans and mounted it to the front of my card. Then, I stamped and die cut the "mountains" and adhered them in the frame opening.

Next, I sponged a piece of white cardstock with Aqua Mist ink and die cut it with the banner in the Jar Bonnet Collection (I turned it around and ran it through a second time to get the "V" on both ends). I stamped the banner with the sentiment from These United States using Tropical Teal ink. I added that to the card front with a little foam tape to finish it off.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Make sure to join Nichole, Betsy, Dawn, Heather, Erin, and Maile for more peeks at this month's release. See you again soon!

Recipes:
So Proud Of You Card
Stamps: Splits: Way To Go, The Skinny - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Fresh Snow Linen - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Stormy Sea, Winter Wisteria, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Spring Rain, Pale Peony - Papertrey Ink
Other: Sunshine & Rainbows Sequins - Papertrey Ink; Sugar Cube Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Foam Tape - Scotch

Way To Go Card
Stamps: Splits: Way To Go - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: True Black, Vellum - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Neon Blue, Neon Green, Neon Orange, Neon Pink - Hero Arts; VersaMark - Tsukineko; Onyx Black - Versafine
Other: Splits: Way To Go Die, First Place Die - Papertrey Ink; White Embossing Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch

Wherever You Go Card
Stamps: Splits: Way To Go, These United States, Monthly Moments: Travel Plans - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Pale Peony, Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Pale Peony, Harvest Gold, Stormy Sea, Berry Sorbet, Tropical Teal, Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink
Other: Splits: Way To Go Die, Jar Bonnet Collection Die, Simply Framed Die - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch