Saturday Showcase - Hello Sunshine

Popping in this morning to share a card for this weeks Saturday Showcase with Ink to Paper. Beachy Keen is the star of the show...the perfect set to highlight as we are in the midst of sunny summer weather!

I started by creating a tropical colored background using the Bold Border: Polka Dots Die. I used the die as a stencil and colored the dots in with Distress Oxide inks.

I then attached a Geometrix: Oval die-cut as a base for my tree and sentiment. I stamped one of the sandy images in the set along the bottom and then stamped the sentiment just above. My tree and sun were die-cut using the coordinating Beachy Keen Die Collection.

A few clear sequins were added to complete it!

Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy your Saturday!

Melissa

STAMPS: Beachy Keen

INK: Limeade Ice, Green Parakeet, Fine Linen, Bright Buttercup, True Black

PAPER: Stampers Select White, Hibiscus, Kraft

DIES: Beachy Keen, Geometrix Oval, Bold Borders: Polka Dots

OTHER: Distress Oxide Inks, sequins

Saturday Showcase - Sending Love To

It's time for Saturday Showcase with Ink to Paper, friends. Today we are highlighting the beautiful newly released set, Pleasing Envelopes: Special Delivery! Did you happen to add this to your cart on release night? It is truly such a beautiful set. I love decorating my envelopes to match my cards, so I was very excited when I saw this set was being released.

I created a one layer card for today. I started by stamping the lines in four different colors … Bright Buttercup, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest and Hawaiian Shores. Around those lines I stamped a few of the flowers and leaves included in the set. Next, I stamped one of the scripty sentiments in black.

I stamped the same sentiment on my matching envelope and just underneath stamped the lines in Hawaiian Shores. Along the bottom I stamped more of those beautiful flowers and leaves!

Here's a close up of the two together. Such a happy and colorful combo, don't you think?! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Melissa

STAMPS: Pleasing Envelopes: Special Delivery
INK: Bright Buttercup, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores, True Black
PAPER: Stampers Select White
OTHER: sequins

Ink to Paper Release Countdown - Day 4

Hey, friends! Welcome to the final day of this month's Ink to Paper Release Countdown. Tomorrow is the big day when all of these fabulous new products will be available to you. Until then, we have a few more goodies to share that I know you are going to just love.

Up first is a card created with the gorgeous new die, On the Border: Floral Bliss! Love this die sooo much! 

I started by die-cutting two of the borders, one out of Melon Berry and one out of Spring Moss. I attached just the borders to my card front and then die-cut two more borders out of Pale Peony and Sweet Blush. Using the inlaid technique I filled in the flowers and leaves!

Last I stamped the sentiment, from Just Sentiments: Birthday, and added a few colorful sequins.

Up next is Pleasing Envelopes: Special Delivery. Another gorgeous set that I know will get a lot of love from me. This set is perfect for envelopes, just like it says in the stamp set name, but it's also wonderful for cards.

There are two large banners in the set. I stamped one of them, once on white cardstock and once on Bitty Big: Smokey Shadow. I cut the banner ends out of the polka dots and the main banner out of the white. I attached the ends to my card base, but before adding the main banner, I stamped a few pretty flowers around it. I then added the main banner with dimensional foam and finished it off with more colorful sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping during the countdown. I look forward to seeing what you all create with these wonderful new products!

Melissa

Today is your day -

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Birthday

INK: True Black

PAPER: Melon Berry, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Stampers Select White

DIES: On the Border: Floral Bliss

OTHER: sequins

Loving wishes for -

STAMPS: Pleasing Envelopes: Special Delivery

INK: Harvest Gold, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, True Black

PAPER: Stampers Select White

PATTERN PAPER: Bitty Big: Smokey Shadow

OTHER: sequins

Ink to Paper Release Countdown - Day 3

Happy weekend, friends! Welcome to Day 3 of the Ink to Paper Release Countdown. Today is filled with palm trees, pretty flowers and must have sentiments. As always, everything you see will be available on July 15th at 10pm EST!

Up first is Beachy Keen, the perfect set for this time of year, as I'm sure many of us are spending some much needed time with our toes in the sand this summer. I definitely wanted a tropical feel to my card and started by adding a border of Bitty Big: Pale Peony along the outer edge of my card base. 

I stamped and die-cut multiple trees and attached those across the front of my card. I'll list all of the colors I used in my supply list below. In the center of two of the trees I added one of the fun sentiments included in the set. Just love this one … hope your day feels like a day at the beach!

To finish it off, I simply added clear rhinestones to the centers of the tree tops.

Up next is Simply Sweet: Hello! This is the third set in the Simply Sweet series. It is filled with a variety of floral images and sentiments perfect for sending a happy hello. I chose one of the floral images and stamped and die-cut it multiple times to create a quilt of sorts.

Along the left side I added one of the sentiments included in the set, 'have a happy day' . And underneath I stamped one of the sentiments from Inside Greetings: Endearing Birthday. A strip of Hibiscus cardstock along the bottom and a few sequins complete card #2.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Enjoy your Saturday!

Melissa

Day at the beach -

STAMPS: Beachy Keen

INK: Pale Peony, Hibiscus, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Fine Linen, True Black

PAPER: Stampers Select White

PATTERN PAPER: Bitty Big: Pale Peony

DIES: Beach Keen

OTHER: sequins, Tea Dye Distress ink

Have a happy day - 

STAMPS: Simply Sweet: Hello, Inside Greetings: Endearing Birthday

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, Hibiscus, Pale Peony, True Black

PAPER: Stampers Select White

DIES: Simply Sweet: Hello

OTHER: sequins

Ink to Paper Release Countdown - Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the July Ink to Paper Release Countdown. Today we have more wonderful new products to share with you ... Bon Voyage, Gift Card Holder: Pencil and To Die for Sentiments!

**All of the new products you see will be available July 15th at 10pm EST!**

Up first is Bon Voyage. Are these planes not the cutest?! I kept my card pretty clean and simple. I started with a white card base and stamped the outline images along the right side. I then went back over and stamped them with the solid images in the following colors ... Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Green Parakeet, Aqua Mist and Simply Chartreuse.

Using the coordinating Bon Voyage Die Collection I stamped and die-cut two of the images (the green plane and red plane carrying the message) and attached those above the ones I had stamped.

I also die-cut the banner and attached that with dimensional foam.

Up next is the new oh so sweet die collection … Gift Card Holder: Pencil. I mixed this with flowers and leaves from It's A Sign: Beautiful and the new large sentiment die, To Die for Sentiments! I used the large 'thanks', but there are many more to choose from!

Here's a peek of it with a gift card inside. This is a breeze to put together. Just love this collection so much!

Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

Melissa

Missing you -

STAMPS: Bon Voyage
INK: Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Green Parakeet, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, True Black
PAPER: Stampers Select White
DIES: Bon Voyage

Thanks -

STAMPS: It's A Sign: Beautiful
INK: Pale Peony, Pure Poppy, Spring Moss
PAPER: Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, Pale Peony, Kraft, True Black, Stampers Select White
DIES: Gift Card Holder: Pencil, To Die For Sentiments, It's A Sign: Beautiful
OTHER: sequins