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Introducing Background Basics: Birthday Fun & Polka Dot Parade #2

 

Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. Here we are for the March Papertrey Ink countdown. I have two sets to share with you for this months release...Polka Dot Parade #2 and a new background set, Background Basics: Birthday Fun.

 Let's start with the new birthday set... 

Background Basics: Birthday Fun:

• features 2 background strips and 2 background blocks
• will retail for $18
• will be available for purchase starting March 15th on the Papertrey Ink website

This birthday card features one of the background blocks in the Background Basics: Birthday Fun set. I stamped my 3 gifts one on top of the other using Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist and Simply Chartreuse.

 

 The sentiment is from Think Big Favorites #12.

 

 

Polka Dot Parade #2:

• features 8 images - 1 stem/leave image, 1 cluster of outlined flowers, 3 polka dot flowers, 2 sentiments including a large polka dot 'HELLO', 1 butterfly
• will retail for $5
• will be available for purchase starting March 15th on the Papertrey Ink website
• has coordinating dies 

Here is a sweet hello card featuring the polka dot posies in the new Polka Dot Parade #2 set. The flower stems/leaves are one image, making it super quick and easy when creating. There is also a cluster of four outlined flowers in the set that stamp perfectly above the stems. I didn't use that image on this card but instead just used the individual polka dot flowers.  

'Just wanted to say' is from Heart-2-Heart #4. A strip of lace and a Pure Poppy button complete this.

I created a cute one layer card using a few different sets on this next card. I stamped my stems and flowers from Polka Dot Parade #2 across the front of my card. I then pulled out Hanging Out and stamped the grass image beneath the flowers. The sun is from Back Pocket Basics and then little bird is from Tweet Talk.

'Sending you a happy' is one of the sentiments and is separate from 'HELLO'.

Here is a bright and cheery card that was stamped with all three of the polka dot flowers in the set. I also used images from Everyday Button Bits for the leaves.




I added a strip of Hawaiian Shores cardstock, that I had stamped with the Sew Simple Borders mini set, and a few buttons.  'Sweet friend' is from Heart-2-Heart #4.

 

For this last card I stamped the tree trunk from Tree Tops onto the front of my card and then used one of the polka dot flowers from PDP #2 to create my tree. I stamped two tiny butterflies and added a bit of twine to complete it.

That completes day 1 for me. Nichole, Betsy and Erin all have projects to share with you using both of my new sets. Plus, these ladies all have projects for you using their new products...

 

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

 

Thanks for stopping by! Until tomorrow...

~Melissa

 

 

*ALL SUPPLIES ARE PAPERTREY INK UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Think Big Favorites #12

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White

INK: Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, True Black

 

JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #1 (available March 15th), Heart-2-Heart #4

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White

PATTERNED PAPER: 2008 Bitty Dot Basics

INK: True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise

ACCENTS: Pure Poppy button, lace (Michaels)

 

SENDING YOU A HAPPY HELLO:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Hanging Out, Tweet Talk, Back Pocket Basics

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White

INK: Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, True Black

 

SENDING YOU A HAPPY HELLO SWEET FRIEND:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Heart-2-Heart #4, Sew Simple Borders

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Hawaiian Shores

ACCENTS: Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy & Summer Sunrise button

INK: Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, True Black

 

HELLO:

STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #2 (available March 15th), Tree Tops

CARDSTOCK: Stampers Select White, Hawaiian Shores

ACCENTS: Pure Poppy bakers twine

INK: Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, True Black

Floral Foliage Friend

Well hello everyone! It's been awhile since my last post and thought I would check in and say hello. I hope you are all having a fabulous summer. We've been keeping busy here and just enjoying what is left of these warm months. It won't be long now before school will be starting back up.

I've also been spending quite a bit of time in my studio which has been wonderful. Trying to make more time for myself in there...not just during release week but every week. Over the weekend I created this little number...

I used Floral Foliage (released last month) and die cut my tree out of My Mind's Eye patterned paper.

My little birds are from Tweet Talk and of course I added all of my favorite things...glitter, ribbon, stitching and a lace doily! :)

Thanks to my extra stamping time I have been having I will be back again tomorrow with another card for you (and maybe even a little giveaway)! I hope you all enjoy your day.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Tweet Talk & Heart-2-Heart #3 - Day 5

Happy Saturday everyone! This is day five of the Papertrey Ink countdown and I have another card set to share with you. I created this set using Tweet Talk when I was creating the set for Day 1 using Heart-2-Heart #3 but I never posted it. But before I share it let me recap both sets...

 

• features 35 images - 6 outlined birds, 6 solid bird bodies, 2 solid birds, a row of small birds, 6 bird tails, 13 sentiments, 1 bird wire
• will retail for $24
• will be available for purchase starting April 15th on the Papertrey Ink website
• has coordinating dies

• features 7 images - 4 patterned hearts, 1 small solid heart and 2 sentiments
• will retail for $5
• will be available for purchase starting April 15th on the Papertrey Ink website
• has a coordinating heart die

 

The release party starts at 7am EST tomorrow morning, April 15th on the Papertrey Ink forum. Tweet Talk & Heart-2-Heart #3 as well as all of the other products you've been seeing on Nichole's blog will be available starting tomorrow night at 10pm EST on the Papertrey Ink website.

 

This card set was so simple to make...so simple. Not much to them at all which is a bit out of my norm but they were still super fun to create. To start this set I cut all of my white cardstock as well as my case bases and rounded all of the corners on each one.

The same colors were used on all of these cards...same as on day 1...Hibiscus, Summer Sunrise and Hawaiian Shores. This first card was stamped using the row of four little birds...one of top of the other. After stamping them I added my die cut birds over top of them. I added my sentiment and stamped the solid tail image to each birdie to finish this one.

Here is the large outlined bird with the large outlined tail.  

And the two large outlined birds.

Again the large outlined bird with flowers and the large outlined tail.

The large bird again with the medium sized outlined bird image. 

And last but not least is the bird wire that is included in the Tweet Talk set along with birds created using the smallest outlined bird image.

All of the sentiments that you see are part of the Tweet Talk set. 'A little birdie told me' is one sentiment and can be stamped separately from the rest of the sentiments.

That does it for me for this release countdown. I want to thank each and every one of you again for all of your comments and e-mails. You all know how to put a smile on my face and it is so appreciated! I have been sooo extremely busy this week that I haven't been able to e-mail any of you back and I'm sorry for that...I normally do but just wanted you to know that I do appreciate YOU!!

And of course don't forget about these ladies...

 

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

 

I'm off to host a baby shower today! My cooking is just about done but I have lots of decorating to do. Hopefully I'll remember to snap some photos and share them with you next week. :)

Until next time...have a wonderful weekend!

 

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th)

Cardstock: Hibiscus, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Stampers Select white

Ink: True Black

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th)

 

Tweet Talk - Day 4

Good morning! Are your ready for more projects using Tweet Talk? I have two more cards for you using that set and will have more tomorrow using Heart-2-Heart #3.

I'm going to jump right in...

I purchased a pack of Martha Stewart patterned paper not to long ago and decided to use it on these cards. I added a strip along the side of my card and also die cut my little bird out of it. I die cut a rick rack border strip out of Pure Poppy cardstock and adhered that along the side of my patterned paper. 

I stamped my sentiment on a strip of white cardstock in Pure Poppy ink and then added a strip of glitter just underneath it. It's a bit hard to see in the photo but it is there. To finish this card I added a Pure Poppy button and a tail on my bird that was die cut out of Bitty Dot Basics patterned paper. 

For this second card I used more Bitty Dot Basics patterned paper. I added a strip down the side and then added another strip of glitter. My birds were die cut again out of the Martha Stewart paper and attached to my card front. My sentiment was stamped in black ink.

To give my card a finishing touch I die cut a few tails and attached them to my birds. I love these little tails because they allow you to either use them alone or do what I did above and create a peacock effect. So fun!

I'm keeping it short and sweet for today! I will be back tomorrow with one final project before the release. Thank you all for taking the time to stop by and visit me today. There is more to see from the rest of the PTI gang... 

 

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

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

 

UNDER THE WEATHER

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th)

Cardstock: Kraft, Pure Poppy, white

Patterned Paper: Martha Stewart

Ink: Pure Poppy, True Black

Accents: Pure Poppy button, Glitter

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th), Rick Rack border die

 

GETTING MARRIED

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th)

Cardstock: Kraft, New Leaf, white

Patterned Paper: Bitty Dot Basics, Martha Stewart

Ink: Pure Poppy, True Black

Accents: Glitter, pearls

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th)

Tweet Talk & Heart-2-Heart #3 - Day 3

Hello again everyone! Before we get started I just want to thank you all for your kind comments and e-mails. I love hearing from you all and so appreciate you taking the time to let me know what you think of my projects and stamp sets. :)

We are midway through this months Papertrey Ink countdown and I have a few more cheery cards to share. All three cards have images from both of my newest sets...Heart-2-Heart #3 and Tweet Talk. They will both be available starting April 15th on the Papertrey Ink website.

I have a very springy color combo for you today...

Let's jump right in to todays projects...

Up first is a birthday card using one of the large birds in the Tweet Talk set along with the double heart image from Heart-2-Heart #3. I used the balloon string from Heart-2-Heart #2 and attached one of my hearts above to create something cute for my little bird to hold on to. My sentiment 'Happy Birthday' is also from Heart-2-Heart #2.

I added one of the smaller tails in the set to my bird and did a little stitching along the top and bottom of my hearts.

Next up is this card using a few images from Tweet Talk. I started by stamping the large solid tail in the set along the side of my card. I then added some Bitty Dot Basics patterned paper and a strip of Lemon Tart cardstock. I added my sentiment and then did my stitching.  

I punched a circle out of white cardstock and then used the smallest tail in the set and stamped around the border. The sentiment is from Heart-2-Heart #3. I added my bird, glittery tail and ribbon to finish it.

And last but not least for today. I used more Bitty Dot Basics patterned paper and trimmed my edges with pinking shears and then stitched it to my cardbase. I've had a handful of Heidi Swapp chipboard letters stashed away and used those to add 'tweet heart'.

I added my birdies and my sentiment, both from Tweet Talk...

and my hearts to complete it!!

 

That's all for day 3. I'll be back with more for tomorrow and I swear there will be NO PINK!! :) I promise! I didn't realize til I started uploading my pictures for this post that I had used pink all 3 days. Now I LOVE pink...you all know that but I'm ready for something different, how about you?!

There is still a lot to see from the rest of the PTI gang...

 

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

 

Til tomorrow...enjoy your day!

 

 

Happy Birthday

Stamps: Tweet Talk, Heart-2-Heart #3 (available April 15th), Heart-2-Heart #2

Cardstock: Lemon Tart, Hibiscus, Spring Rain, Sweet Blush, white

Ink: Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus

Tools: Heart-2-Heart #3 die, Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th)

 

Thank You

Stamps: Tweet Talk, Heart-2-Heart #3 (available April 15th), Heart-2-Heart #2

Cardstock: Lemon Tart, white

Patterned Paper: Bitty Dot Basics

Ink: Hibiscus

Accents: Sweet Blush satin ribbon, Sweet Blush button

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th), EK Success 1.75" circle punch

 

Tweet heart

Stamps: Tweet Talk, Heart-2-Heart #3 (available April 15th), Heart-2-Heart #2

Cardstock: Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus, white

Patterned Paper: Bitty Dot Basics

Ink: Hibiscus, Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart

Accents: Sweet Blush button

Tools: Tweet Talk dies, Heart-2-Heart #3 die (available April 15th)

 

Introducing Tweet Talk - Day 2

 

Welcome to day two of this months Papertrey Ink countdown. Yesterday I shared a card set using my newest set in the Heart-2-Heart series and today I'm going to share the second set I have coming out...Tweet Talk! Both Nichole and Betsy showcased this set in their posts yesterday.

• features 35 images - 6 outlined birds, 6 solid bird bodies, 2 solid birds, a row of small birds, 6 bird tails, 13 sentiments, 1 bird wire 
• will retail for $24
• will be available for purchase starting April 15th on the Papertrey Ink website
• has coordinating dies

 

A shot of all of the dies that coordinate with Tweet Talk.

I started by die cutting a plateful of cheery colored birds! Colors for today....Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest and Sweet Blush. After die cutting them all I stamped each one with one of the coordinating images in the set.  

Card #1 is a cute card to welcome a new baby girl. I stamped my birds onto a piece of white cardstock and then just adhered my die cut birds over those.

'A little birdie told me' is one image and then 'you have a new baby' is another. I added 'girl' to the end of it using the 'It's a girl' image in the Bundle of Love set. I was just careful not to ink up the 'I'ts a'. I added a few pearls and some pink lace to finish it.

For card #2 I used the row of birds. The image contains 4 birds...one on top of the other and I just repeated them until I reached the top of my cardstock. I then went back over and adhered all of my die cut birds over the stamped images.  

The base for my large bird was created using the Limitless Layers Circle die collection. After die cutting it I took one of the sentiments in the Tweet Talk set, 'i'm so happy for you', and manipulated it so it would fit around my circle. I then added my large bird in the center...a perfect fit!  

Card #3 was created using the Sending You die as a base for my sweet little birds. Underneath that I stamped the solid bird tail on either side. I also punched a hole in the top of my frame and added some Hibiscus Bitty Dot ribbon.

This sentiment is two separate images...'congratulations' is one and 'from both of us' is another.  

And lastly for today is this little number. The scallop border along the top was created using the medium scallop border die. After running it through my die machine I punched a hole in the center of each of the scallops. I stamped all of my bird images across the front of my white cardstock and then adhered all of my die cut birds over those.  

My sentiment was stamped on a double ended banner. Again this is two sentiments...'A little birdie told me' being one and 'it's your special day' being another.

 

That wraps up day two for me. I hope you've enjoyed my projects using Tweet Talk. I'll have more to share with you all tomorrow. Dawn McVey is sharing a few projects using my new Heart-2-Heart #3 set and her new Tagged Sentiments and these ladies all have more to share as well... 

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

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

 

New Baby Girl

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th), Bundle of Love

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush, Orange Zest, Hibiscus, white

Ink: Hibiscus

Accents: Sweet Blush ribbon, pearls, lace

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th)

 

I'm so happy for you

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th)

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush, Orange Zest, Hibiscus, white

Ink: Hibiscus

Accents: pearls, twine

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th), Limitless

Layers Circle die

 

Congratulations

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th)

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush, Orange Zest, Hibiscus, white

Ink: Hibiscus, Simply Chartreuse

Accents: Hibiscus Bitty Dot ribbon, pearls

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th), Sending You die

 

Your special day

Stamps: Tweet Talk (available April 15th)

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush, Orange Zest, Hibiscus, white

Ink: Hibiscus

Accents: Hibiscus Bitty Dot ribbon, Orange Zest button

Tools: Tweet Talk dies (available April 15th), double ended banner die, medium scallop border die