Welcome to the final day of this months Papertrey Ink countdown. WOOHOO! Thank you all so much for sharing your excitement with me over the past week. Tonight is the night where you can see all of the sets that have been previewed in full, including both of mine...Sending You and Flower Fusion #2. Before we get into todays projects I thought I'd give you a little run down of both sets again....
Sending You
- 23 images (7 flower images, 6 leave images, 1 frame, 9 sentiments)
- it will retail for $24
- there are coordinating dies for the frame & two of the leaves which will retail for $7
- it will be available for purchase on the Papertrey Ink website starting tonight at midnight EST
Flower Fusion #2
- there are 7 images - 2 large flowers, 2 small flowers, 1 leave/stem image, 2 sentiments
- it will retail for $5
- there is a coordinating flower die which will retail for $3
- it will be available for purchase on the Papertrey Ink website starting tonight at midnight EST
OK - are you ready for more flowers! :) I'm really excited about today's cards! I started by pulling out my Distressed Dots patterned paper collection and ran a piece of each color through my Cuttlebug with the frame die that coordinates with the frame image from Sending You.
After they were all die cut I stamped the frame image in Dark Chocolate ink.
I knew each of my cards were going to include the leaves from Sending You so I went ahead and die cut them all ahead of time with the coordinating leave die. I really love how both sizes of leaves are on one die.
A shot of my first 3 cards!
The flowers on this first card are a mix of a couple of different dies. The larger turquoise and white flowers were created out of tissue paper using the Beautiful Blooms ll #2 flower dies. The smaller flower was made out of cork using the Flower Fusion #2 die. 'I appreciate you' is from Flower Fusion #2.
For the second card I used the Flower Fusion #2 die once again. This time doing something a bit different.....
I first started by running a piece of Harvest Gold felt & my die through my die machine two times.
You'll want to leave the first flower as is but on the second one you will want to cut out one of the stems. Don't throw it out though because we're going to use that little piece.
Next, you'll want to fold one of the stems over the other and adhere it. I use my glue gun for this. You just need a little dab to hold it in place.
Now this is where that little piece comes in. You will need to add another dab of glue and fold it in the center of the folded flower. Then you are going to adhere that over the very first flower so they look like they do below...
I love making these flowers! Just another way to use those flower dies!
Beautiful Blooms ll #2 flower dies again here as well as the Flower Fusion #2 die. The white flowers were made with tissue paper and the blue with Blueberry Sky felt. I made a little cut in between each petal for this one.
A shot of my next 3 cards for today.
The smaller flower from the Delightful Dahlia collection was used to create this flower.
For this next one the large red flower was created with the Beautiful Blooms ll #1 die collection. The white flower was made with one of the Cuttlebug flower dies and was stamped in Pure Poppy ink with the medium sized flower from Sending You.
And last but not least...these cute little flowers were made again with the Flower Fusion #2 die. I used Aqua Mist cardstock and then stamped the outline flower image in Pure Poppy.
Well, that completes my projects for this months countdown! I have had so much fun using these two new sets and I hope I've inspired you just a smidge ;) ! I hope to see you all tonight at the release party. Don't forget it starts at 10PM EST in the Papertrey forum!
Don't forget to check out the amazing projects Nichole, Heather and Maile have to share with you today as well!
Have a great day everyone!
This a totally wonderful set of cards and I love your little felt flower!
Posted by: Laura | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:14 AM
More amazing inspiration, be still my heart! You make the greatest little flowers.
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:18 AM
Love your cards - stunning! Love the sending you and flower fusion #2 sets, just awesome.
Posted by: Aussie Emma | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:50 AM
More wonderful cards, Melissa. I especially
love the little yellow buttercups....so sweet!
Looking forward to tonight!
Posted by: Sherry in MI | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 02:25 AM
Love the flower tutorial! Love the versatility of the sets! So much fun! FF#2 here I come!
Posted by: Jill Norwood | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 03:29 AM
Gorgeous cards ..love all your ideas!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 05:54 AM
So much fun - great colors, great designs. I love these flowers. Can't wait until tonight.
Posted by: Chris K | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 08:40 AM
Outrageously cute!! I cannot believe these cards. Melissa, your work is fabulous!!
Posted by: Kathy H | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 09:01 AM
Melissa - you are the flower queen. Oh - those little yellow felt flowers - amazing!
Posted by: see mary stamp | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 09:05 AM
These flower cards are all amazing, I can't even pick a favorite they are all so great. You did an excellent job showcasing your sets this month. Hope this will be a wonderful year for all your sets, thank you.
Posted by: Janet S | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 09:59 AM
Darling flowers on the cutest cards! Love it all!
Posted by: Vicki B | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 10:45 AM
These cards make me so happy. You have an amazing talent for design and color placement. I could look at these all day. I cannot wait to get these sets and dies tonight. Thank you for all the time you put into your cards to give us inspiration.
Posted by: Diana | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Your set is just so cute and versatile. Thanks for that and all the how to's. Really great job.
Posted by: BeverlyBL | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 12:46 PM
I love, love, love all of your designs. Can't wait to try the 3D felt flowers! My head is spinning with ideas!!!
Posted by: Debbie Sheffield | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Awesome designs on your cards! And great flowers too!
Posted by: jan metcalf | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:10 PM
How come so many of your sets move in with me? They're all just so amazing, that's why :)
I love that you're doing a monthly series too! I hope to see more!
Posted by: Barbara | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:22 PM
These cards are all just so beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration! Can't wait to get my hands on your products this month. ;-)
Posted by: Allyson | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:44 PM
Absolute fantastic projects, Melissa! Wonderful flowers and great mix and match of colors and papers! LOVE THEM ALL! Just can't wait to get these stamp sets! :)
Posted by: Gabby | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 01:57 PM
I love this series of stamps and dies Melissa. Thanks for the tutorial on the flowers, they make the cards look really special. I can't wait to see what you do in the future.
Posted by: Karen c/ny/fl | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 03:55 PM
Love, love, love the projects you created with this! Also the use of the gorgeous dotted paper, convinced me in ordering! hi hi! And also my friend is getting up very early (here in the Netherlands it's early in the morning for the new release....) to try to get the new goodies right now, ha ha! Love this new release!! And your gorgeous projects have helped me loving it!!
Hugs, Wendy
Posted by: Wendy ten Hove | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 05:52 PM
Great projectt.... I really love the little felt flower... so easy to do !!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Carole Pillon | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 03:55 AM
Loving these cards (and the flowers)! I especially love the yellow felt flowers...so sweet!
Posted by: Jocelyn | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 09:16 PM
Hey Melissa, have loved all your samples... they make me smile!
Posted by: Katie Renz | Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 01:35 AM
These are SO gorgoeus Melissa! LOVE each and every one!!!
Posted by: Jodi Collins | Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 03:26 PM
ALL OF YOUR CARDS & DESIGNS ARE FABULOUS!!! AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THOSE LITTLE YELLOW FELT FLOWERS...TOO CUTE! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO LOOK AT TODAY! :D
Posted by: diane mcvey | Monday, April 11, 2011 at 05:00 PM