Lighten Up & Heart-2-Heart #1 - Day 2

Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to day 2 of the  Papertrey Ink  February release countdown. I'm so happy to hear that you are enjoying the peeks of Lighten Up and Heart-2-Heart #1. I have more to share with you today so lets jump right in.

Up first is this little number. I love these colors together. Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Kraft and white...so out of my norm but I know I will be using them often. I started with my Hawaiian Shores card base and then layered a piece of white cardstock on top that I had stamped using the Background Basics: Chevron Stripes.

I then die cut my lamp pieces and stamped them with the coordinating images in Lighten Up. I added glitter to the shade and then attached it all to an oval Nestability. I added my sentiment, some Summer Sunrise ribbon and a button to finish it.

For my second card I started by die cutting a bunch of the Heart-2-Heart coffee cups. I used the 3 cozy images from the set and stamped the middles of three of them and then used other Papertrey Ink sets for some of the others... Chevron Stripes, Background Basics: Gingham and Little Bitty Bird. I also used Bitty Dot Basics patterned paper on a couple of them.

I added a strip of Bitty Dot Basics paper to the bottom of my card base and then a strip of glitter above that.

I stamped my sentiment 'Let's get together for tea!' on the piece of white cardstock, adhered that over a piece of Kraft and then trimmed the side with my pinking shears. I used two of the die cut coffee cups that I created above and added those above my sentiment and a button to complete it!

Short and sweet for today but I will be back with lots more tomorrow. Nichole is highlighting both of my new sets on her blog today and these ladies all have more to share so you won't want to miss it!

• Maile Belles
• Lisa Johnson
• Heather Nichols
• Lizzie Jones
• Tiffany Pastor
• Erin Lincoln
• Ashley Cannon Newell

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you all enjoy your Saturday!

 

It's your day to shine!

Stamps: Lighten Up, Lighten Up Sentiments (available Feb. 15th), BB: Chevron Stripes

Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, Summer Sunrise, white

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate

Accents: Summer Sunrise ribbon, Dark Chocolate button, glitter

Tools: Lighten Up die collection (available Feb. 15th)

 

Let's get together for tea!

Stamps: Heart-2-Heart #1 (available Feb. 15th)

Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, white

Patterned Paper: 2008 Bitty Dot Basics

Accents: glitter, Dark Chocolate button

Tools: Heart-2-Heart #1 die (available Feb. 15th), pinking shears

Comments

[Tracey C]

Cute - and a fun color combo! Out of my comfort zone too - and I love bright! lol. Love the ribbon on the first one, I like how the stitching makes that look so easy to accomplish :) Thanks for sharing!!

[Kathy H]

Oh so very cute and delightful! Your style is uplifting and fun and just happy all the time. I know i keep saying it but your creationsjust do bring a smile to my face!!

[Karen Rose]

Hi Melissa, I love both of your sets and I look forward to the series of small stamps and dies. The take-out cup is PERFECT for me to use for friends and your lamp set is so unique. LOVE your style and glad to see you hear for another PTI year!!

[Diane Jaquay]

Hi Melissa! Both of your new sets are ADORABLE! I particularly LOVE the cute little coffee cups. I haven't been buying anything lately, but I'm going to have to pick up your coffee set and die for sure :)

[Robin Orewiler]

Great cards Melissa. I love how you always show making a bunch of things and then using them on a series of cards - usually so quick and easy (plus the colors are always so fun).

[Chris K]

The coffee cups are adorable! Can't wait to make them mine.

[Jill Norwood]

Love your cards today...and everyday! Both of these sets are so fun and versatile! Must haves!

[Holly Saveur]

Great cards LOVE the lampstamps and what the other team design members made with them too!

[Wendy ten Hove]

Hi Melissa!
Yup! These are waaaay too cute!!! Love those lamps, but even more your new heart-2-heart series!! And the cuppa's are just perfect!!!!
Hugs, Wendy

[jan m]

The sentiments are great! And I love the chevron stripes on your coffee cup!

[Pat Gasko]

I love both sets and sentiments and dies. I can hardly wait until the 15th so I can order them. Cute and Adorable.

[Allyson Andersen]

Girl, you could make ANY color combo look spectacular, I swear! Love these cards. But how did you get that ribbon all scrunchy like that? Did you just pull the stitching on the sides to scrunch it up? Or is this a specialty ribbon? I love it and must know how you did it. (If you feel like sharing it, of course...) ;-)

[Tracey McNeely]

Holy Cow these sets are fantastic! I am in awe of how you create such incredible and incredibly useful sets all the time. Your inspiration of what to do with your sets also amazing. Love how you gathered your sandle stick ribbon. Very CASEable!

[MaryAnn N]

cute cards with fun colours. gorgeous!

[Jeanne]

So excited to see such bright and cheerful cards. Love the lamps! The coffee cups are really cute....a great way to plan a coffee exchange.

[Gabby]

Lordy bee, that "let your light shine" card is ADORABLE! Just love it! The colors and design and that groovy scrunched ribbon. Rockin! Great coffee cups! Like all those patterns and colors. Cute "tea" card, too. I am "secretly" hoping in your new Heart2Heart series, you might have a tea cup coming. :)