PTI Reveal Day #3

It's day three of reveals for the February release at Papertrey Ink with products becoming available for sale on the 27th at 10pm EST. Today, we are introducing you to Elegant Eggs dies + Feathered Friends Mini 20 stamp set and dies + Inside Greetings: Spring Blessings. I have three cards that showcase these new products!

I wanted to place these sweet new chicks in the middle of lots of blooms to portray spring bursting forth, so I used Into the Blooms II dies along with the nest image from an older stamp set (Hello Pumpkin).

I used the Border Bling: Tin Stitch die for the background and sponged Harvest Gold ink along the edges.  Nuvo embellishment mousse works well when you add water to a small portion of it on an acrylic block. You can pick it up with a small brush and splatter it onto the background. It gives a hint of sheen without being too glittery.

I stamped the chicks in Harvest Gold then added more dimension by flicking Copic markers (Y11 and YR12) along the edges and at shadowed areas and also on the legs. Prismacolor pencils were used to add details to the flowers.

I clear embossed the nest and gold embossed the sentiment.

STAMPS: Feathered Friends Mini 20, Hello Pumpkin
INK: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Honey Nut, Orange Zest, True Black, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate
PAPER: Bristol Smooth Surface, White
DIES: Into the Blooms II, Feathered Friends Mini 20, Hello Pumpkin, Mix & Mat: Postal, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Pattern Party
OTHER: Nuvo Embellishment Mousse gold, Prismacolor pencils, Clear embossing powder

These elegant egg dies are another favorite from this release!

I had a panel of pink and orange alcohol inks in my leftover stash and decided to go with that color combo for this mini slimline card.I color blended matching dye inks - Raspberry Fizz from PTI and Apricot from Pinkfresh Studios - onto Bristol Smooth Surface paper. It's my go to choice for color blending!

Here's a photo of all the elements I used...including an inside sentiment. I am trying to do better with adding some details to the inside of my cards and love that PTI has great sentiments for inside greetings! I try to coordinate it with the card front in some way and here I used Bitty Big: Raspberry Fizz patterned paper. I love that there is a tiny butterfly die you can layer over the one egg to add dimension!

I couldn't resist using moonshine sequins for embellishments and they are available from PTI! I love that they come in three different sizes.

STAMPS: Inside Greetings: Spring Blessings
INK: Raspberry Fizz, Apricot, Alcohol inks
PAPER: White, Bristol Smooth Surface, Yupo, Bitty Big: Raspberry Fizz
DIES: Elegant Eggs, Layerz Mat Stack 1
OTHER: Mini Slimline Essential Bundle

My last card features an elegant version of the largest egg in the Elegant Eggs set. I wanted to keep it clean and simple. 

Gold Mirror card stock was used as the egg background and also for the butterfly. The filigree die part was cut from an alcohol ink panel that also has gold alloy ink along with the blue ink. 

I smooshed the leafy die into Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Cracked Pistachio distress inks. After it dried, I splattered Mowed Lawn and watered down Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in gold. Inside of card is on the left <---.

STAMPS: Spring Greetings, Floral Delicacies
INK: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Cracked Pistachio distress inks; Alcohol inks + Gold alloy.
PAPER: Yupo, Mirror Gold, White.
DIES: Elegant Eggs, Border Bling: Tin Stitch, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Floral Delicacies

 

SUPPLIES

 

That's all for today! One more day of reveals before the release goes live on the 27th. I hope you are enjoying these new items as much as I enjoyed creating with them!   ~Wanda

 

PTI Reveal Day #2

 

Welcome back to day two of reveals for the February release at Papertrey Ink! Today, we are introducing you to Easter Egg-stravagance stamps and dies + Picket Fence dies + Spring Carrots dies + Just Sentiments: Spring Blessings stamp set. I've created three cards to showcase these items!

I fell in love right away with these gorgeous floral eggs and love this stand alone sentiment with the beautiful font!
 

My favorite PTI floral colors were used here: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony and Berry Sorbet. 

STAMPS: Easter Egg-stravagance
INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, New Leaf, Ocean Tides, Simply Chartreuse, True Black
PAPER: Sweet Blush, White, Bitty Big: Sweet Blush
DIES: Easter Egg-stravagance, Shape Shifters: Oval 2
OTHER: Sheer ribbon, Moonshine sequins

My second card uses the Picket Fence die and I mistakenly added the wrong eggs (you will see more of them tomorrow) which is why I had to make the first card for today's reveal. I stenciled some clouds plus added die cut clouds in the sky.

I started with die cutting the fence from kraft card stock then covered it with distress texture crackle paste. After dry, I stamped the weathered wood background stamp over it with Cocoa Bean ink. I also sponged some kraft ink lightly over the fence. The eggs all have colored strips adhered together for the backgrounds.

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Spring Blessings, Weathered Wood Background
INK: True Black, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf, Ocean Tides; Tumbled Glass distress
PAPER: White, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Green Parakeet, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores
DIES: Picket Fence, Grassy Edge, Elegant Eggs
OTHER: Cloud stencil, Cloud die, Distress Texture Paste Crackle

Lastly, check out these really fun carrot dies! I had this washi tape background completed and decided to create some matching carrots for a fun spin with the spring sentiment. 

My daughter loves to garden and planted some red and purple carrots last summer. So...why not "plant" some pink and orange carrots on my card?! 😂

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Spring Blessings
INK: True Black, New Leaf
PAPER: White, Green Parakeet, light orange and light pink in leftover pile - ? source
DIES: Spring Carrots, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles
OTHER: Washi tape, twine

SUPPLIES 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to tune in again tomorrow for more awesome eggs and some great new feathered friends!  ~Wanda

PTI Reveal Day #1

Can you believe another month has rolled around and we are beginning the reveals of the February release at Papertrey Ink? I think I may have squealed when my package arrived and I saw the awesome new stamps and dies! So...let's get this party started! Today, we are introducing you to Weave a Basket dies + Grassy Edge dies + Spring Greetings stamps set + Vase Collection 7 stamps and dies + Thank You Florals stamps and dies + Delicate Circles dies.

Check out this gorgeous basket die where you literally weave the strips yourself! I also love the new grassy border die that can be added to ground the basket.

I color blended over a stencil for the card base using Prize Ribbon, Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers distress inks and a hexagon stencil.
The grassy filler was die cut from vellum.

STAMPS: Spring Greetings
INK: Prize Ribbon, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough distress inks; Versamark
PAPER: Vellum, Bristol Smooth Surface, White, Family Ties patterned paper (Pebbles)
DIES: Jar Accessories, Pattern Party, Weave A Basket, Grassy Edges
OTHER: Gold embossing powder, Hexagon stencil, Glitter enamel dots

The new vase is my new favorite in the collection plus I love the fun new florals that pair with it so well! How about that elegant new doily die layered over a Pattern Party circle from last month's release?!

I'm trying to use some of my older embossing folders since I love to add texture to my cards. Adding a button is also a "blast from the past" which seemed like a great accent for an added pop of color.
 

STAMPS: Thank You Florals, Vase Collection 7, Pattern Party.
INK: Misty Coast, Rocky Slope, Warm Buff, Gathered Twigs; True Black; Versamark.
PAPER: X-Press It Blending Card, White, Stone.
DIES: Delicate Circles, Vase Collection 7, Thank You Florals, Pattern Party.
OTHER: Square Lattice embossing folder, Copics, White gel pen, Clear embossing powder, Button/thread.

SUPPLIES 

 

That's all for day one. Stop by tomorrow for some really unique spring and Easter stamps and dies!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #681

 

It's hump day again which means it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. Amy Rysavy is hosting and has picked these gorgeous colors which I thought would work well with this favorite stencil/stamp/die set from The Greetery. I needed something that would be fairly quick to throw together and this fit the bill. I even got to dig into my "archives" of old discontinued Stampin' Up paper to find this Marvelous Magenta color!

Here is what I used...

STAMPS: Print Shop: Floral Frame, Comforting Commands (The Greetery).

INK: Ballet Slipper, Candy Violet, Mint, Meadow (Pinkfresh Studio).

PAPER: White (PTI), Marvelous Magenta (SU).

DIES: Print Shop: Floral Frame, Comforting Commands (The Greetery); Border Bling: Skinny Heart Frames (Papertrey Ink). 

 

We would love to have you join us and create something with these colors. Have a great day!  ~Wanda

Sneak Peeks

I am sharing a couple of sneak peek photos that were posted on Instagram yesterday and today. You get a wee glance of what will be in the February release at Papertrey Ink this week! Reveal posts will start tomorrow. 😊

Stay tuned!   ~Wanda

Fusion Card Challenge

It's that time again...a new Fusion Card Challenge where you can use just the sketch, or just the photo, or you can fuse the two which is what I did. I went with a pair of bird stamps using the Feathered Friends Mini 18 set released recently at Papertrey Ink.

I cut out four of the leafy heart wreaths so I could stack two together to give them a sturdier more dimensional look. The birds were die cut from Bristol Smooth Surface paper and inked with PTI dye inks.

STAMPS: Feathered Friends Mini 18, Just Sentiments: Happy Hello (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Harvest Gold, Cocoa Bean, Green Parakeet, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Soft Stone, True Black, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Bitty Big: Spring Rain, White, Green Parakeet (Papertrey Ink); Bristol Smooth Surface.

DIES: XO Heart Frames, Border Bling: Skinny Heart Frames, Feathered Friends 18 (Papertrey Ink).

OTHER: Moonshine sequins (PTI).

 

We would love to have you play along with this challenge (it runs for two weeks). Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #680

 

It's time again for a new Color Throwdown challenge and this week, yours truly is hosting. I was inspired by this masculine woodsy cake to choose light blue, dark blue, forest green and brown for the colors. It was perfect to create with the Reflections stamp set from The Greetery. I seldom make a one layer card, so this was certainly outside my usual box. The edges of the crimped frame were lightly sponged with Spring Rain ink.

STAMPS: Reflections (The Greetery). 

INK: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pinefeather, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink). 

PAPER: Enchanted Evening, White (PTI).

DIES: Crimped Frames (The Greetery).

OTHER: Rain drops (PTI). 

 

We hope you will be able to join us and play along! Happy stamping!                                                                      ~Wanda