Polka Dot Parade #2 - Day 4

Hi there! I apologize for the delay in my posting. I have a few cards to share using Polka Dot Parade #2 today. I'll have more projects for you tomorrow using Background Basics: Birthday Fun. Let's get right to the cards...

**Both of these new sets will be available starting March 15th on the Papertrey Ink website.**

Todays cards are all HELLO cards...you can never have enough of those. I started by stamping a bunch of 1" strips using the flower images in Polka Dot Parade #2 as well as the polka dots from the Polka Dot Basics stamp set. All of my cards measures 3.5 x 5 so these 1" strips layer perfectly, one right over the other. I added a little embellishment to each card. On this first one I die cut the butterfly from Love Lives Here and then added a die cut flower from Polka Dot Parade #2.  The leaves are from Heart-2-Heart #7.

The embellishement on this next card was created with a flower die from the Beautiful Blooms ll #2 die collection as well as the flower die from Flower Fusion #10. The polka dot brad is one I've had in my stash for quite some time...I think it's from Making Memories. Again, the leaves are from Heart-2-Heart #7.  

And on this one more flowers and leaves from Heart-2-Heart #7. I also added a white Rickrack strip to the top of each card.

And here is the last card for today. I cut 3 strips of cardstock...Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry and Spring Moss. Each strip was stamped with the HELLO stamp in it's matching color. I also stamped each one with a polka dot flower. The leaves are from Everyday Button Bits. And lastly, I added 'How are you?' ...from Heart-2-Heart #4.

I'll see you all tomorrow for one last post before the big release. Here is the rest of the design team and links to their projects...

 

• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Heather Nichols
• Lexi Daly
• Maile Belles

 

Have a great day!
~Melissa

 

*ALL SUPPLIES ARE PAPERTREY INK UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE*

HELLO BUTTERFLY:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Heart-2-Heart #7, Polka Dot Basics

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss

INK: Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss

ACCENTS: black brad (Making Memories)

TOOLS: Polka Dot Parade #2 die collection (available March 15th), Love Lives Here die collection,  Heart-2-Heart #7 die collection

 

HELLO LAYERED BLOOM:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Heart-2-Heart #7, Polka Dot Basics

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss

INK: Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss

ACCENTS: polka dot brad (Making Memories)

TOOLS: Beautiful Blooms ll #2 die collection,  Heart-2-Heart #7 die collection, Flower Fusion #10 die collection

 

HELLO DOTTED FLOWERS:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Heart-2-Heart #7, Polka Dot Basics

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss

INK: Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss

ACCENTS: black brads (Making Memories)

TOOLS:  Heart-2-Heart #7 die collection

 

HELLO HELLO HELLO:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Everyday Button Bits

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Spring Moss

INK: Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Spring Moss, Smokey Shadow

ACCENTS: black brads (Making Memories)

 

Comments

[Chris K]

Missed you early this morning! Love these cards. You have such a great eye for combining colors and the new Polka Dot Parade set is adorable. Thanks for the ideas. Can't wait to order.

[Debra Miller]

What a great set and I love the colors you used - so fun. Deb

[Elizabeth S.]

Oh I love these cards!

[Gabby]

Absolutely LOVE all four of these cards! Using the stamped, paper strips for the base and addng some delightful trim and embellishments is grand! Your white butterfly w/the foral is so unique. I've never seen that done before and I LIKE it a lot! I'm sure this set will be another best-seller for you, Mel! :)

[Cynthia Clark]

I love the polka dot series of stamps. All your examples are gorgeous! Can't wait to get these sets.