PTI May Release Day 1

It's hard to believe it's time again for a new release from Papertrey Ink! Seems like we just had one. There are some really fun new things with items to create for summer! Today we are introducing you to Adorable Outfits stamps and dies + Adorable Outfits stencils + Little One stamps and dies + Night Sky Background Stencils + Border Bling: Skinny Star Frames dies. I really needed to ramp up my stash for making baby cards and this is the perfect assortment to get that done!

My first card started with stenciling some clouds for the background using Aqua Mist ink. I then inked up an ombre rainbow with Sweet Blush, Pale Peony and Berry Sorbet inks. The tiny stars were accented with a Clear Star Gelly Roll pen for some added sparkle.

I added only one side of the larger Skinny Star frame and lined it with black paper to tie it in with the sentiment color. The clouds and rainbow were all popped with foam tape for added dimension.

STAMPS: Little One
INK: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Lemon Tart, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, True Black
PAPER: Bitty Big: Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet (inside), White, True Black
DIES: Little One, Mix & Mat: Snowflakes, Border Bling: Skinny Star
OTHER: Clear Star Gelly Roll pen

My next card started with created a patterned background of rainbows using a stencil with Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart and Vintage Jadeite inks. I die cut with the Border Bling: Tin Stitch die which is my go-to for texture frames. 

The backgrounds on both onesies were stenciled. I wanted to add a pleated "tutu" to the pink one, so I took 1/2" tulle ribbon with flocked polka dots and pleated it over 1/4" score tape. Some narrow satin ribbon was then glued along the top of the pleats.

I decided to stamp the sentiment onto a small envelope die from the With Love stamp set. I took a yellow Prismacolor pencil to highlight the folds and sponged the edges with yellow ink.

STAMPS: Adorable Outfits
INK: Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Vintage Jadeite, Limeade Ice, Green Parakeet, True Black
PAPER: White
DIES: Adorable Outfits, With Love, Shape Shifters: Oval 2, Border Bling: Tin Stitch
OTHER: Adorable Outfits Stencils, Tulle ribbon, 1/8" satin ribbon

SUPPLIES 

 

That's it for the first day of reveals! See you back tomorrow for more new posts!  ~Wanda

Grad Time!

 

I needed a graduation card and thought I'd go with this fun Go-To Gift Card Holder: Congratulations Graduate released last year from Papertrey Ink. I used the grad's school colors in my design.

Here you can see all parts...inside and out. I should have lowered the sentiment a bit but it can still be read OK - just not at this angle - lol!
 

STAMPS: Congratulations Graduate, Inside Greetings: Graduation, Treasured Teacher (Papertrey Ink).

PAPER: Pure Poppy, White (PTI).

INK: Pure Poppy, True Black (PTI).

DIES: Go-To Gift Card Holder: Congratulations Graduate (Papertrey Ink)

OTHER: Black twine.

 

Tomorrow we start the four days of reveals to release day on the 24th at Papertrey Ink. This is another fabulous release!!   ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #693

 

It's time once again for a new Color Throwdown challenge! Broni is hosting and has some awesome colors for us: aqua, lime green and navy! I'm smitten with that gorgeous top that inspired these colors.

I just received some newly released goodies from Reverse Confetti and decided to build up my birthday card stash for the littles.

That cover plate die has such beautiful texture and the Circle of Waves die set is so fun to inlay different colors. Options are endless!

STAMPS: Birthday Buddies, Birthday Buddies Banter (Reverse Confetti).

INK: Dark Indigo (Papertrey Ink); Memento Tuxedo Black.

PAPER: Iced Aqua, Navy (Reverse Confetti); Sour Apple (My Favorite Things); White (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Birthday Buddies, Folklore Cover Panel, Circle of Waves (Reverse Confetti); Blueprints 27 Die-Namics (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Moonshine sequins, Copics. 

 

That's all for now. Hope to see your entry in the CTD gallery!  ~Wanda

Freshly Made Sketches

I love playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge which pushes me to create a CAS design. This week's sketch was perfect to use the adorable bee with the fun sentiment from Reverse Confetti's new release. It has lots of images for little ones and I needed some new ideas for the grands.

I colored with Copics and added Clear Star Gelly Roll pen highlights to the wings.

STAMPS: Birthday Buddies, Birthday Buddies Banter (Reverse Confetti).

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.

PAPER: True Friends 6x6" pad by Carta Bella; White (Papertrey Ink); X-Press It Blending Card.

DIES: Birthday Buddies (Reverse Confetti); Blueprints 27, Stitched Rectangle and Circle STAX, Flag STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda
 

Fusion Card Challenge - At the Movies

It's time again for another Fusion Card Challenge! I used the sketch (in a flipped version) and was inspired by the movie theme of the photo. I went wayyy back into my stamping stash to when I was a guest designer for The Cat's Pajamas in January 2016. I used their stamp set "Just Let It Happen" and paired it with a brass filmstrip stencil. 

I colored the image with Copics and highlighted the necklace with a Clear Star Gelly Roll pen. The popcorn was highlighted with a white Gelly Roll pen. 

COPICS: R24, R27, R29, R20, YR0000, Y13, Y19.

STAMPS: Just Let It Happen (The Cat's Pajamas). 

INK: Amalgam Ink by Gina K Designs.

PAPER: Soft Stone, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink); X-Press It Blending Card. 

DIES: Elegant Rectangle STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

We'd love to have you play along with us and hope to see you in the gallery!   ~Wanda

Color Throwdown #692

 

Happy hump day crafty friends! It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and the colors are pink, lavender and gold. I not only went with the colors, but was inspired by the photo to use this awesome butterfly from Papertrey Ink's Flying By stamp set. I heat embossed in gold then added distress ink colors: Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord.

 

I smooshed the distress inks onto watercolor paper for the base layer behind the Cover Plate: Decorative Circles. I then layered the largest frame die from the Pierced Feature Frames die set. The card base is Lilac Grace card stock (all products from Papertrey Ink).

We would love to have you play along in the challenge! Hope to see you in the gallery...Happy stamping!   ~Wanda
 

The Great Cover Up

I'm on the Papertrey Ink blog today for the newest Great Cover-Up challenge! We are highlighting black and white with a pop of color so you know I didn't blink before choosing the newest Into the Bloom set of tulip dies.

Here is the process for creating my card...

I have a really large scrap/leftover pile and I try to whittle it down each time I create. I chose three different black and white patterned papers and added a trio of blocks to cover the background.

The tulip dies can be somewhat overwhelming until you organize them into rows with the pieces lined up in the order of assembly. Call me OCD but this step is really helpful!

I like to cut out all my floral pieces from white card stock (Bristol Smooth Surface is my choice when I’m going to color blend). I use blending brushes combined with sponge daubers to add a touch of color to a small area. I added a hint of Pale Peony and Summer Sunrise inks to give more depth to some of the petals. I used New Leaf and Ripe Avocado for the leaves and highlighted with some Lemon Tart ink. If you examine leaves in real life, you will often find a yellowish hint with the greens.

 

Now it’s time for arranging the florals!

 

Next comes the finishing touches: a white embossed sentiment tag with brad and twine and rain drop embellishments. Popping up some of the tulip petals and the sentiment tag also adds depth and dimension.

Here are some views of the completed card... 

We would love to have you play along in the challenge. Just link up your entry on the Papertrey Ink blog! Happy stamping!   ~Wanda