Ink to Paper Countdown - Day 3

Hello, sweet crafty friends! Welcome to Day 3 of the Ink to Paper Release Countdown. Before I jump into today's post I just want to take a minute and thank those of you who have left comments and sent messages to me about designing stamp sets again. I appreciate your kindness and support so very much!

There have been some pretty amazing introductions so far, haven't there? We have a few more sets to share before everything you've seen over the past few days will be available. Today we have a new mountain set that I designed, a sentiment set that's all about dad and a fun brick background.

**All of the new products you see will be available on the new Ink to Paper website on May 15th at 10pm EST!**

My first card for today features the first set in a series that I designed … Simply Sweet: YOU is a clean and simple mountain set filled with a variety of images and sentiments perfect for building your own mountain scene.

I used the masking technique to build my card, and then die-cut a few extra mountains to add above the masked ones to give my card a little dimension. I'll list all of the colors I used below.

I stamped the sunburst image above three of the mountains and filled in more of the empty white space with the heart arrow!

Let's go on an adventure together was stamped in white onto black cardstock and then attached with dimensional foam.

I went one layer for my next card. I used that heart arrow once again to create a border around my white card base. I filled in each of the outlined hearts with a rainbow of colors.

In the center of my card front I stamped a single mountain and the sunburst just above. In the center of the sunburst I added a tiny die-cut heart.

And lastly, I added my sentiment. I think positive, uplifting words are so important in life and tried to add many to this new series. I'm very excited to share each of these new sets with you over the coming months!

My last card for today features World's Best Dad and Rustic Brick Background. I'm going to be honest here … masculine cards intimidate me a bit. I don't have many sets geared towards men in my crafty stash. These two new additions are very welcome and much needed in my life! 

I started by trimming down five strips of cardstock in the following colors … Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet and Simply Chartreuse. After cutting them all, I stamped them with the Rustic Brick Background. They were all attached to my white card base and then I moved onto my sentiment.

I used the Nesting Basics: Oval Die Collection to die-cut the base for father, paper and dad. I added those to the front of my card with dimensional foam and then added the rest of my sentiment just below. To complete my card, I added three die-cut hearts from the Simply Sweet: YOU Die Collection.

There is still so much more to see from the other ladies. Be sure to pop on over to the Ink to Paper Blog to have a peek!

Thanks so much for visiting today, friends!

xo,

Melissa

ADVENTURE TOGETHER -

STAMPS: Simply Sweet: YOU

INK: Sweet Blush, Hibiscus, Vintage Jadeite, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, Bright Buttercup, Lilac Grace, Pale Peony, Green Parakeet, Fresh Snow

PAPER: Stampers Select White, True Black

DIES: Simply Sweet: YOU

OTHER: sequins

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN - 

STAMPS: Simply Sweet: YOU

INK: Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Bright Buttercup, Green Parakeet, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Lilac Grace, Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Hibiscus, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, True Black

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Berry Sorbet

DIES: Simply Sweet: YOU

FATHER PAPA DAD - 

STAMPS: World's Best Dad

INK: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Simply Chartreuse, True Black, Fresh Snow

PAPER:Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Simply Chartreuse

DIES: Nesting Basics: Oval, Simply Sweet: YOU

OTHER:

Ink to Paper Countdown - Day 2

Welcome back for Day 2 of the Ink to Paper Release Countdown! Today we have 3 more amazing new sets to share with you ... You Are My Happy, Frame It Out: Wishes and Celebrating You. All three of these sets are jam packed with so many stamping possibilities!

**All of the new products you see will be available on the new Ink to Paper website on May 15th at 10pm EST!**

Up first is a set that I designed … You Are My Happy! I'm so happy to be back to designing and what better set to kick off this new release with then one filled with lots of happy! It's filled with a mix of fun sentiments, both big and bold and script. And flowers, lots of sweet flowers!

I chose the following colors to use on my first card … Melon Berry, Hibiscus, Orange Zest and Hawaiian Shores. I stamped the large HAPPY, in each of those colors, down the center of my card. Along the left side, I stamped 'wishing you a' vertically, in black. To finish my sentiment, I stamped 'BIRTHDAY' underneath, also in black.

Around my sentiment I added flowers that I had stamped and die-cut using the coordinating You Are My Happy Die Collection. Those were popped up with dimensional foam.

I added a few die-cut leaves and die-cut circles for my flower centers to complete my first card!

Up next is Frame It Out: Wishes. 

I started by die-cutting the two leave bundles in the set and stamped the outline in black. I then went back and filled each leave in with the following colors … Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet and Simply Chartreuse. 

I arranged those around my white card base, leaving room for my sentiment in the center. I love that this set comes with a sentiment shadow die!

To complete my second card I simply added a few orange sequins around my wreath! 

My final card for today features the new Celebrating You set. There are so many fun elements to this set. I chose the heart balloon to use on my card!

Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores are the colors on this one. I simply cut down a white card panel and stamped the balloon outline across the front. I filled in each of those with the colors I just mentioned and then stamped the strings.

To create polka dot balloons, I stamped the two circle images in Fresh Snow ink. I added die-cut bows to each of the balloons and the large Happy Birthday sentiment. That was stamped on an oval I die-cut with the Nesting Basics: Oval Die Collection.

I hope you enjoyed my projects for today. Is anything standing out to you so far this month? I would love to know! 

Pop on over to the Ink to Paper Blog for more details on all of these wonderful new sets!

Have a wonderful Sunday and Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful moms, stepmoms grandmas, sisters, aunts and friends!

xo,

Melissa 

Ink to Paper Countdown - Day 1

Hi there, crafty friends! It's been awhile, but I'm happy to be back and am excited to share some new products that will be coming soon. You've all been so patiently waiting for this big day and we thank you so much. Ink to Paper is a new brand of Papertrey Ink and we have a whole lot of goodness coming soon for the very first release! Today, we have three new sets to announce … Nature's Backgrounds, Essential Sentiments and Watercolor Backgrounds!

**All of the new products you see will be available on the new Ink to Paper website on May 15th at 10pm EST!**  

I just love each of these new sets and loved mixing them together to create this bright and cheerful card. To begin, I chose one of the background images from Watercolor Backgrounds and stamped it repeatedly on a white A2 card panel. I used the following colors … Hibiscus, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest and Sweet Blush. After I finished stamping, I die-cut the center out using the Nesting Basics: Rectangle Dies.

I attached that card panel to the front of my white card base and then set it aside so I could focus on my flowers from Nature's Backgrounds. Those were all stamped on Aqua Mist cardstock and then die-cut using the coordinating dies. 

I attached them all to my card front, some using dimensional foam and then tucked a few leaves underneath some of them.

And last, but not least, I added a sentiment from Essential Sentiments. 

I just barely scratched the surface of these beautiful new sets. I'm really looking forward to inking them up again and showing them more love. Be sure to visit the new Ink to Paper Blog for more inspiring projects!

Thank you so much for visiting with me. I'll see you right back here tomorrow with more new product announcements and projects!

xo,

Melissa

STAMPS: Nature's Backgrounds, Essential Sentiments, Watercolor Backgrounds (available May 15th)

INK: Hibiscus, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist, Green Parakeet, True Black

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Aqua Mist, Green Parakeet

DIES: Essential Sentiments, Nature's Backgrounds (available May 15th)

OTHER: sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Design Team Tips - Uplifting Card Set

Happy Friday, crafty friends! It's time for a Design Team Tip with Papertrey Ink. Today, I'm sharing a tip on creating one of my favorite things ... flat, uplifting note cards. Most of the time we create folded A2 cards, but sometimes I like to create postcard style cards, where you don't need anything written on the inside, because the front says exactly what you need it to. You could place these anywhere you feel they could bring a smile to someone!

The Words to Live By series was perfect for creating this set. Here are the links to each one I used....

Words to Live By: Happiness

Words to Live By: Smile

Words to Live By: Inspire

Words to Live By: Kindness

Words to Live By: Caring

Words to Live By: Courage

For the base of my note card I used the Scallop Stackers: Medium Die. I die-cut six different colors … Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Hibiscus, Green Parakeet, Melon Berry and Bright Buttercup.

I then die-cut six white rectangles using the Nesting Basics: Rectangles Dies. On those I stamped my sentiments, mixing up the colors between each of the cards. 

I just love the Together Forever Blooms Stamp Set and thought one of the flowers in that would be the perfect accent around my sentiment.

After each of my panels were stamped, I attached them to the colorful scallop rectangles and added sequins around the bottom of each one.

And here is a peek of them all together. So happy and cheerful!

Thanks so much for visiting. Have a happy Friday!

xo,

Melissa

 
STAMPS: Words to Live By: Inspire, Words to Live By: Happiness, Words to Live By: Smile, Words to Live By: Kindness, Words to Live By: Caring, Words to Live By: Courage, Together Forever Blooms
INK: Bright Buttercup, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry, True Black
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Bright Buttercup, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry
DIES: Scallop Stackers: Medium Die, Nesting Basics: Rectangles Die
OTHER: sequins

Transformation Tuesday - Happy Easter

Good morning, friends! Welcome to Transformation Tuesday with Papertrey Ink. Today, I'm taking a design I created last fall and transforming it into a card for Easter. This design was a bit different for me, but I was so  happy with the end result that I wanted to create it again!

Here is my original card. You find the full post right HERE!

Here is my transformed card. I started with a piece of Bitty Big: Harvest Gold paper and attached that at an angle on the front of my white card base. After attaching it, I thought it needed a bit more color, so I added a strip of Hibiscus along the bottom and side.

Using both Nesting Basics: Ovals and Nesting Basics: Pierced Ovals Dies, I created a base for my sentiment. 'Happy Easter' is from the Huggables: Bunny & Chick Mini Stamp Set. 

I added flowers from Lilies of the Field around my sentiment. Those were all stamped in pinks, yellows and purples and die-cut with the coordinating Lilies of the Field Die Collection. I wanted to add a few more leaves and ended up using a few I had stamped and die-cut from a previous project. Those are from the Botanical Bounty collection.

I popped the whole thing up with dimensional foam and added a few colorful sequins to complete it!

Thank you for visiting with me today. I hope you enjoyed and hope you have a wonderful day!

xo,

Melissa

STAMPS: Lilies of the Field, Botanical Bounty, Huggables: Bunny & Chick Mini
INK: Harvest Gold, Hibiscus, Orange Zest, Lovely Lady, Lilac Grace, Lavender Moon, Green Parakeet, Simply Chartreuse, True Black
PAPER: Stampers Select White, Hibiscus, Hawaiian Shores
PATTERN PAPER: Bitty Big: Harvest Gold
DIES: Lilies of the Field, Botanical Bounty, Botanical Bounty ll, Nesting Basics: Ovals, Nesting Basics: Pierced Ovals
OTHER: sequins