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Friday, April 5, 2019

Papertrey Ink - DT Tips

                       PAPERTREY INK - DESIGN TEAM TIPS

Happy Fri-yay!! I'm here with another Design Team Tip for Papertrey Ink. Today it's all about CAS Fabulous Florals/ aka Stocking Your Card Stash!! When I am wanting or needing to add to my cache, I usually begin with a very CAS design.... in this case a crisp white base, a bit of embossed texture and a plethora of vibrant florals. 


For me, less is definitely more when it comes to creating multiples! For all of these examples I used just one stamp set for the images (Seasonal Borders: Spring) and one for the sentiments (Circle of Love).  A bit of texture is provided by embossing with the Nesting Basics: Pierced Ovals, helping to create a center focal point around which the floral bouquets are arranged.


Once I'd decided on a design, I cut and scored all of my 4 x 5.5" card bases and embossed the oval centers using two of the dies from Nesting Basics: Pierced Ovals. Then.... it was off to the races, die cutting all of the pretty floral bouquets. As you can see, I tend to overdo it a bit when I'm doing multi-step stamping - because I am never quite sure how I'm going to like the color layering and/or the color combinations. And, in this case, I needed to stamp in pairs so that I'd have a matching upper and lower image for my card front.








And...... a few 'bonus tags' in more pastel-y shades, using the individual flowers from Seasonal Borders: Spring, a petite sentiment from Gift Card Cozy, a bit of embossing from Nesting Basics: Pierced Circles and the Tag Sale #4 die.



Many thanks for joining me! Hope that I've brought a bit of springtime inspiration and color your way. My messy crafting table certainly looks a little brighter today!!

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12 comments:

Marcia Hill said...

Your cards and tags are CAS perfection Michelle...absolutely lovely!! :0)

Luanne Ford said...

Just love your design and I’m patiently waiting for those dies to come back in stock! Goodness, the white really makes those blooms pop. Just stunning!!

Cindy H. said...

Michelle, your cards are all so lovely! I'm inspired for sure!

blaze said...

Michelle, your cards are all DELIGHTFUL! As luck would have it, I do have the stamps (AND dies), so I need to get busy casing your wonderful designs.

Lisa Elton said...

These are Delightful with a capital D!! Love those tags to bits!

Joyously Noelle said...

Wow! Look at those colors pop. How lovely!

Cindy C said...

Those are great! Thanks for the morning eye candy!

Kathy Mc said...

Spectacular, Michelle! I need to try embossing ovals and circles to highlight the sentiment lime you did.

merryf said...

Michelle, these are absolutely stunning! They speak to my CAS and colorful heart! Thanks so much for this gorgeous inspiration!

Kristen Snoozy said...

I just love your tags, they are so bright and cheerful!

Kari D said...

I have been so BURIED at work that I have not had time to play. I took a minute this morning and looked at the PTI blog and saw your post. EH GAH! I LOVE this stamp set and your artistry with it is SWOON WORTHY! THANK YOU for a great idea to crank out some birthday and Easter cards. YOU.SO.ROCK.

Betty Neville said...

Sooooo beautiful! Thank you for the great ideas!