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Rustic Branches Revisited

July is a fantastic month...the 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, we usually have great weather and this month we, the Papertrey Ink Senior DT are revisiting the fabulous Rustic Branches Stamps set!

I was chatting on the phone with a girlfriend about blueberry picking next month and this card's concept came to mind.

I created a patchwork element on the side and then did a zig-zag stitch on the seams. I used elements from Rustic Branches as well as Text Style.

After stamping the "berries", I used a white gel pen to add little highlights. The sentiment is from Out On The Limb Sentiments. SUCH a great sentiment set!

As I look at the finished card I love the country feel that is pulled together. The blueberry fields are out in the country north of here.. where the fair is held. So there is definitely sentimentality in this card.

The rest of the Sr. Dt have some fantastic projects to share... make sure to head over to their blogs to see what they've created.

Thanks for poppying by friends!

Stamps- Rustic Branches, Background Basics: Text Style, On The Limb Sentiments
Paper- Enchanted Evening, Rustic Cream, Blueberry Sky, Spring Moss
Ink- Enchanted Evening, Landscape, Reflection Blue, Tea Dye Duo
Other- White Gel Pen, Sewing Machine, Button Jute, Simply Chartreuse Button,

June 30, 2011 at 08:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (13) | TrackBack (0)

June 2011 Papertrey Ink release

Just a quick post to share with you my June Papertrey Ink projects...I know it's a little late... but Graduation and all that fun family stuff was keeping me away from blog land. I'll try to share more on that later. :)

OK... first off... Daydreamer!

I really love the curves in this set! The retro font is really fun too.

Tag-its #5...

There is a real sweetness to this installment. This is for an upcoming wedding we will be attending.

Flower Fusion #5 is just SO darling!Aren't the stitchy flowers adorable!

Think Big favorites 5 and Mendhi Medallion...
Two of my new most favorite $5 sets of all time! These sets are BEYOND versatile!

It's a Jungle Out There...
These Giraffes stamp so well... the whole set is just cutie patootie!

And lastly, Rhythm & Soul...

A really great music themed set... perfect for my girls who take piano!

Hope you've enjoyed this quick peek! Check out the gallery for detailed photos and supply lists!

Thanks for poppying by friends!

June 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (10) | TrackBack (0)

Stamp-a-faire!

In case you hadn't heard... Something exciting is right round the corner!

I will be so fun to be a part of this creative retreat! Check out Nichole's blog for all of the details. It's going to be SO much fun to get to meet and stamp with some of you!

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, June 17 at Papertrey Ink. These are limited, so don't hesitate if you want to go!

Thanks for poppying by friends!

June 16, 2011 at 01:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

Happy Trails

It's time again for another Papertrey Ink group post! Today we are all showcasing one of Nichole's new sets, Happy Trails! It's a set that's just packed full of possibilities!

I think that the butterfly in this set is really lovely, so I chose to focus on that for today's card... along with Aqua Mist and Spring Moss.

I adore the new Damask patterned paper; the elegance is a perfect companion with the butterfly image.

I love the small lines that are used to add depth on the butterfly image. The dies are so nice to have too! I wanted to play on the trail image a little, so I stamped it twice and broke up the lines with the placement of the butterflies.
The Rock-N-Roll technique is one of my old stand by favorites to use with solid images. It was exciting to see how it translated with semi-solid images.

I used cubes on these to get into the corners really well. (Water Lilly Green & Reflection Blue Palette Inks) People often think that they need one or the other... Ink Cubes or Ink Pads... but in reality, both are needed because they make your supplies even more versatile!

Little green Zva crystals are so perfect for the centers of these too.

So, you can see how wonderfully this sentiment ties the card's concept together. Another thing that ties them together is the green crystals with the Score-Tape glitter strip. I am so excited to give this card to someone special!!!

Want to learn how to do some Rock-n-Roll stamping? Here is my Make It Monday Video for this week on this tried and true technique! There are some other tips in there too!

Try it yourself! Head over to Nichole's Link list to add your own R-n-R project and enter to win. Make sure you read the rules on her blog too.

Oh... and if you are wondering about the green and blue on the flower that I mentioned in the video... think about a brand new flowers, especially ones that are white and blue/green. They retain some of that green until the flower is in full bloom! I noticed that one day and thoughts it was so cool!

OK, Want to see more fun sneak peeks of Happy Trails? Here are the other Papertrey Ink DT blog links...

Make sure to really read Nichole's post and see what other creative clicks she has to share with you!

Thanks for poppying by friends!

June 12, 2011 at 10:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (10) | TrackBack (0)

Sweet Baby Inspiration

This month Melissa Bickford has created two sweet baby sets for Papertrey Ink... We are showcasing them tonight... and you are in for some fun and refreshing ideas that the Design Team has come up with

My post is extra long today so sit tight! I've had some serious fun creating for this assignment.

A new baby was born into the Johnson family a few months ago. I've been waiting for his parents to finish relocating before sending off a gift... and taking my time buying it. They just got to their new home and I can now send something... so, I thought I would make a sibling gift set.Fun huh! What's the surprise inside? Well... first off, for the big sister, some magnets!

I Used the Sweet Baby die to die cut the magnet sheet (recycled) as well as the score-tape sheet. It's a great product that makes this SUPER quick and easy! Normally I would use liquid glue, but this is so much cleaner than that.

After that I die cut and stamped my felt with the Giraffe, Lion and Elephant images. Putting together was a snap! I did remove the advertisement from the magnet sheet before adhering them though.

Here they are all finished (In Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides & Harvest Gold felt) and sticking to something metal! LOL!

And here is the little packaging that I created for them. A cute tag with the Lion from Sweet Baby tied to a glassine bag pulls it all together...

and her name stamped out with the Alpha-blocks stamp set personalizes it!

Sibling gifts, to be, go together in some way... I find that when my daughters got them they enjoyed playing together with them and it created bonding opportunities.

So, the similar gift I created for the new little guy is one that his mom will need to help him with for a little while... animal finger puppets!

I die cut the Harvest Gold felt and stamped it, then I took a small strip of the felt and adhered it to the back with Zip-dry. I did use a fat sharpie, not the metal one, to make sure that I saved some finger room.

Here they all are!
Once he gets past that "everything in the mouth" phase he can play with these while he's at church or something like that.

Here is his packaging...

I wanted something that would keep these safe for storing, as well as being portable, so I created a little tin. The strip going around the tin is stamped to match the felt animals... tying it all together. I used the Tag Sale # 3 die to create the personalized tag along with the alphabet.

Here is a peek again at the set. I used fairly gender neutral colors for too. I can just imagine them playing with these! I won't see it though, since they are in Germany now. :)

Next is a Sweet Boy card...

I thought of a baby quilt when I created with one. I really like the color combination of the papers in the Road Trip paper pack and used that to bring it all to life.

I love that this little Elephant image has an open space for the ear.... perfect for paper piecing! I also used the Numbers impression plate, but it's not showing up here... even though it's really well impressed in person. Camera lens tricks I think. :)

Next of is a gentle, more feminine card using Bundle of Joy.

This stork was really easy to paper piece too.

The baby's wrapping was a little more intricate because I did it in three parts so I could sponges the edges to add depth. (The bow, side piece and main piece in the front. The baby is colored in with a very light pink Copic marker.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed today's post with all the baby love! Here are the links to the other DT blogs so you can quickly hop over to see what they've made!

Thanks for poppying by friends!

Stamps- Sweet Baby, Alpha-Blocks
Ink- Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado
Paper- Kraft, Rustic White
Other- Large Square Tin, Tag die,Sweet Baby Die, Glassine Medium bag, Harvest Gold Bitty Dot Ribbon, Ripe Avocado Twill, Ocean tides Buttons, Button Twine,

Stamps- Sweet Baby
Ink- Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado
Paper- Kraft, Rustic White, Road Trip patterned paper, Orange Zest
Other- Ocean tides Twill, Orange Zest Buttons, Button Twine, Button Die Collection, Sewing machine, Numbers Impression Plate