Papertrey Ink April Release - Day One

text & texture: Agate + geode layers dies

glorious globes: april+

sentiment staples: congratulations

Good morning and welcome to Papertrey Ink's April release- Day 1! Oh.... SO much to show you, and just wait until you see what the rest of the amazing Papertrey Ink team has created!

Today I have the pleasure of introducing Betsy Veldman's beautifully designed Text & Texture: Agate and the Geode Layers die collection. And... Lizzie Jones has some new Glorious Globes designs for April, in addition to another great Sentiment Staples: Congratulations!

All of the new stamp sets and products that I am sharing today will be available to purchase on April 15th at 10PM ET, on the Papertrey Ink website.

Lots of pretty layers of Soft Stone, a few sparkle-y layers of lavender and silver glitter paper, silver embossing, some chunky glitter and the amazing Geode Layers die help to create a fabulously dimensional card! 

This Honey Nut/Dark Indigo/Blueberry Sky combinations works so well with the newest Glorious Globes: April and the white embossed greeting from Sentiment Staples: Congratulations.

Thank you so much for joining me today! Be sure to check out today's introductory post over on the Papertrey Ink blog and then check in on Amy, Betsy, Dawn, Heather, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa Phillips, Melissa Bickford, and Stephanie to see how they've used these great new products. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!

Papertrey Ink MIM #318

Make it monday #318: 

'simple stitched stems'

I'm over on the Papertrey Ink Blog with my very first Make It Monday video (....please forgive my nervous bumbling)! Hopefully, you will be inspired to add a bit of simple stitching to your cards! To create this Mother's Day project, I've used a piercing mat/guide that's been in my stash forever, although a piece of fun foam and a ruler would achieve the very same goal. And.... those stems certainly don't need to be straight. A petite, free-form bouquet would be so pretty!

This 'simple stitching' inspired a few more creations:

Love this Pure Poppy/ Green Parakeet color combination with my favorite polka dots!

The Amethyst Allure stripes are so pretty with the Tropical Teal leaves/stitching and Royal Velvet die cut flowers. 

Many thanks for joining me today! I hope that you'll have time to play along with Make It Monday #318......  where there's a $25 Papertrey Ink gift certificate up for grabs!!

The 12 Kits of Occasions - March 2018

Welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions! Jessica is our hostess extraordinaire for March and she has put together a beautiful 'Many Thanks' themed kit! With a mixture of images and sentiments from MFT, Mama Elephant, Paper Smooches, and Concord and 9th and some cool watercolor papers from Hobby Lobby, this bright and cheery kit is sure to inspire. All of the fabulous kit supplies can be found here.

Surely the lovely projects from the talented 12 Kits Team will inspire a bit of ooh-ing, aaah-ing and CASE-ing. Please be sure to hop around to see ALL of the crafty inspiration!
My apologies for being a bit late to the 12 Kits party ......  and many thanks for your patience.
Thank you for joining us today for the March 2018 edition of The 12 Kits of Occasions!

CAS(E) this Sketch #265

Yay! It's Thursday.... so, welcome to CAS(E) this Sketch #265 (and my third post of the day!). It's time for another clever one, courtesy of the talented N@Ali. This incredibly versatile sketch has lots of possibilities and many beautiful interpretations by the DT -  so please take a peek, and then join in!!
A few bright colors and the perfect Concord & 9th sentiments help to create this incredibly CAS congratulatory greeting. I did resist the urge to add flowers/sequins/ribbon/twine, as I determined that a few more unisex/masculine cards were in order. Berry Sorbet isn't too girly is it?? 
We hope that you will be inspired by the sketch, the gallery and/or the DT creations and will play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #265!

Fusion Card Challenge - 'Easter Bunny'

Welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge - 'Easter Bunny'. The amazing inspiration photo is a wonderful starting point. But that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you try??
Both the lovely photo and the fabulous sketch  have helped to create this card. Although there's no bunny in sight, I was inspired by the lovely pinks and greens, my favorite polka dots and trio of petite blooms (and sentiment) from Pinkfresh Studio.
And...the DT has provided some amazing inspiration! SO, be sure to HOP on over and join the party.
When playing along you may use the sketch OR the photo as you jumping off point. OR, if you are feeling super duper clever, you can fuse 'em together!

We hope that you'll join in at the Fusion Card Challenge and will enjoy all of the loveliness from the DT and the always amazing gallery!

Becca Cruger
Betty J
Barb Ghigliotty
Jeanne Jachna
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Lyndal Higgins 

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

PROCEDURES:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

Papertrey Ink Throwback Thursday - 'All Booked Up'

THROWBACK THURSDAY / 'all booked up'

Welcome to this week's Throwback Thursday with Papertrey Ink! Today, Ashley, Betsy and I are here to show you some fabulous new takes on the previously released set, 'All Booked Up', which inspires you to create not only beautiful bookplates, gift tags, bookmarks, etc., but also endearing cards.

I combined this 're-visited' set with one of the new die/stamp sets that just released this March, Stitch In Time Borders. Lots of dots (of course!), some pops of color courtesy of the Kuretake Gansai Tambi waterclors and a bit of dimension (Versamark watermark/white embossing powder) help to create this friendship card.

Oh.... I forgot about that little bookmark! Remember when the giant paperclip crafting fad was sweeping the nation? Remember? Yup, I still had a stash of those tucked away. So, I made a matching accessory for my friend card.

Many thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to take a peek at the Papertrey Ink Blog for more inspiration using the 'All Booked Up' set! 

CAS(E) this Sketch #264

Happy Thursday and welcome to CAS(E) this Sketch #264. It's time for another great one,  courtesy of the amazing Chrissy Larson! It's an incredibly versatile sketch .....with a bit of a graphic/contemporary feel. There are many beautiful interpretations by the DT -  so please take a peek, and then join in!!
I've kind of followed the sketch.... with lots of bright colors, a bit of stamped patterning, a pair of cute apples and the beautiful multi-colored pen helping to create this little 'hello' card!
We hope that you will be inspired by the sketch, the gallery and/or the DT creations and will play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #264!!