Papertrey Ink July Release - Day One!

CORNER ADORNER: JULY STAMP/DIE COLLECTION +

FENCE LINE: SUMMER STAMP/DIE COLLECTION+
NEVER ENOUGH: THANKS

Good morning and welcome to Papertrey Ink's July 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 we have the pleasure of introducing Lizzie Jones' beautiful addition to the Corner Adorner series... the July edition! Betsy Veldman has more beautiful designs in the new Fence Line: Summer collection too!. Oh.... and a fabulous sentiment set from Dawn McVey, the Never Enough: Thanks stamps!

All of the new stamp sets and products will be available to purchase on July 15th at 10PM ET, on the Papertrey Ink website.

Such pretty embellished edges in the sixth set in the Corner Adorner series! This month's edition includes two delicate lace designs, although I've used just one of the lace-y beauties to create this trio of tags.

Pair these images with the included sentiment or any of the greetings already in your collection to give your cards a graceful elegance. This trio, in Simply Chartreuse, Dark Indigo and Berry Sorbet will be perfect for decorating a few of those wedding gifts (or cards) some time this summer! Are you noticing a new Bitty Big color??

My second project incorporates beautiful images from the new Fence Line: Summer and the new Never Enough: Thanks sentiment set. Such a pretty combination....... delicate seaside vignette and the perfect 'THANKS' greeting.

Soothing colors, in Blueberry Sky and Prairie Grass help to create this subtle palette. Kinda makes me wish we were enjoying a little beach time about now!

The new Never Enough: Thanks set contains a variety of words and phrases that you can mix and match to create a wide variety of customized sentiments for cards, tags, wraps, and more. I've chosen the beautiful font of the 'Thanks' sentiment to accompany this seaside card.

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 Betsy, Dawn, Heather, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa Phillips, Melissa Bickford, and Stephanie to see how they've used these great new July products. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!

CAS(E) this Sketch #279

Welcome to CAS(E) this Sketch #279 AND another of our throw-back/'Retro' Sketches.... a timeless design by the fabulous Chrissy Larson. See the originals from March 2016 HERE. You'll surely find lots of inspiration from both 2016 AND 2018, so please play along!

Lots of lovely white space here.... with some beautiful Fabriano card stock, a cute orange umbrella, dainty raindrops, a petite sentiment and a polka dot lined envelope - clean a simple all the way! 

There are many wonderfully designed creations from the DT, so be sure to take a peek and then join in at CAS(E) this Sketch #279!

P.S.- Happy belated 4th of July greetings to all of those celebrating in the US!!

Fusion Card Challenge - Cactus Door

Welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge -'Cactus Door'. The soothing inspiration photo is a wonderful starting point. But that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you try??
The soft and subtle hues of the fabulous photo helped to create this card.... with a beautiful arrangement of plants (from The Stamp Market) in shades of green/soft teal and a neutral brown, along with a classic stripe patterned paper. The crisp clean sentiment is the finishing touch.
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
Wanda Cullen

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 - Transformation Tuesday!

Papertrey Ink's transformation tuesday!

Good morning, friends, and welcome to this week's Papertrey Ink Transformation Tuesday. This week I thought it would be fun to take bold/bright/graphic project that I created waaaay back in May of 2012 and give it a softer, more feminine makeover.

Here's my original card (click HERE to see the original post):

Although I still love the original Simply Chartreuse/Pure Black combination, I thought that I'd lighten things up a bit by using a palette of Pale Peony and Smokey Shadow. Clearly, this 4.75" square card remains very CAS, with a pretty Flower Power bloom as the focal point.

Once again, I've used a coordinating combination of patterned papers.... this time from the Bitty Big: Pale Peony collection. The sweet sentiment is from Kimberly Crawford's Envelope Envy Kit.

The floral focal point is a pretty bloom from the Flower Power set and is stamped in Smokey Shadow.  I've added a bit of dimensional tape in order to highlight this little polka dotted flower. 

Thank you so much for joining me for this week's Transformation Tuesday! I hope you'll head over to the Papertrey Ink Blog to link up your own project for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate!

Papertrey Ink - Bold Basics Stamp Set and Color Block Stencils

 bold basics STAMP SET
+color block stencils 
+ more PAPERTREY INK: SUMMER PERKS!! 

Happy Saturday and welcome to a bit more of Papertrey Ink’s June release! Today we are highlighting the newest designs from the oh-so-talented Kimberly Crawford: the Bold Basics stamp set and the coordinating Color Block Stencils!
In addition, Papertrey Ink is introducing the third in their Summer promotion series - 'Summer Perks'!  With today's Bold Basics/Color Block Stencils release you can purchase this beautiful bundle as part of this special promotion (for a limited time)! 

Now..... on to the projects! The first is bright and bold, using beautiful yellows, greens, corals and pinks to stencil and create this petite 4.75" card. The sentiments from the Bold Basics stamp set are so versatile and cover all of the bases - birthday, anniversary, thinking of you, etc. and could be considered a great basic 'kit' (much like the Simple Impressions: Celebrations)! AND there's a trio of little stars to accent those clean and simple sentiments.

My second project is a little bit more feminine, using the great diamond image - stamped in Pure Poppy and Berry Sorbet, creating a stylish argyle pattern. The pretty blooms from Botanical Bounty II and the perfect sentiment, embossed in white, finish off this lovely 'thank you' card. 

Project #3 incorporates the single triangle stencil, ink blended in a blue/green/yellow palette to create this simple 'I Love You' greeting (with a tiny Spring Rain heart). 

           

And here are a few more miscellaneous projects using the Bold Basics stamps and Color Block stencils! Bright, modern and graphic OR soft and pretty...... Kimberly's designs can do it all! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and helping to celebrate Kimberly Crawford's fabulous NEW Bold Basics/Color Block stencil release! Be sure to check in over at the Papertrey Ink BLOG to see more fabulous creations using these great new June Papertrey products AND take a peek at Kimberly's amazing video, highlighting these new stamps and stencils!

The 12 Kits of Occasions - June 2018

Welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions! Michele Ferguson is our hostess with the most-est for June and she has put together a beautiful 'Sum Sum Summertime' themed kit.... with a nod to those lovely languid months, when we would all like to relax at the nearest pool or beach, collect a few pretty shells or, perhaps, catch a star spangled parade! With an array of pretty patterned papers in some of my favorite dots and stripes, adorable beach kids (and lady!) and even a marching parade, you are sure to get all of those summertime feels.

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! The fabulous kit supplies can be found here.
Thanks so much for joining us today for the June 2018 edition of The 12 Kits of Occasions!

CAS(E) this Sketch #278

Happy Thursday and welcome to CAS(E) this Sketch #278..... and another amazing sketch created by Donna Mikasa! Such a great, versatile look that can be interpreted in so many ways. You'll surely find lots of inspiration from the DT, so please take a peek and then play along!
Lots of white and bright here..... with a cute little 'HAPPY' die/sentiment from Reverse Confetti and my favorite polka dots. Yay..... another unisex b'day card for my stash!
There's a fabulous array of wonderfully designed creations from the DT ladies, so be sure to take look and then join us at CTS #278. Can't wait to see what you've created!
P.S. - Please welcome out Guest Designer, Lilian!!