Hey everyone! It’s Papertrey Ink March release time and it’s all about the bright Spring colors for me this month! In my first two cards I’m using the Border Bling: Scalloped Frame. This frame is so charming and I can totally see me using this a ton. It has the look of cotton eyelet lace and it’s so cute!
This card pairs the Border Bling: Scalloped Frame with the new Vase 16 Collection stamps and dies. Daisies are my birth flower and I love them in all their variations. I really wanted a bright and happy card, so I went for pink, orange, and yellow. To lighten the look, I also went with a glass look vase with the stems stamped inside the vase. Love how the frame looks in gingham!
For this next card, I used just the long end of the frame to create edges/stripes in rainbow colors (of course). I added the sentiment from the new Just Sentiments: Family stamps on a label die cut using the new Love to Layer: Lovely Bracket dies. The final details are the flowers (Into the Blooms: Clover) in white and vellum and the card base (Cover Plate: Quilted).
This next card uses the new Beauty in Motion set. This stamp and die set is so beautiful! It has a flowy abstract flower design and I knew I wanted to go with a watercolor kind of look. To achieve this look, I stamped the colors one by one to the stamp and then sprayed it with water before stamping. For this technique, I use watercolor paper. If you’re wondering this is Master’s Touch watercolor paper from Hobby Lobby. This paper is not the best for actual watercoloring, but it’s great for cards and has a really cool texture. To go with the abstract look, I die cut the panel using the Love to Layer: Torn Edges die. The sentiment is from the new Just Sentiments: Family stamps set. For the card base, I used cardstock in Soft Stone to accent the white watercolor paper. Such a fun card to make!
My last card today uses the new Bright Future set. This graduation set has an elegant flower frame and some wonderful bold sentiments. The set has some frame stamps and dies, so I went straight for shaker card! This one has a bunch a layers, but I will try to walk you through. The bottom layer has the sentiment and the frame stamp (inside the shaker). The next layer has the flower frame stamped on white and colored with Copics (top layer of shaker). The next layer is Bright Buttercup cardstock die cut with Cover Plate: Quilted (for texture) and also die cut with the flower frame die. This allows you to overlay a yellow layer over the flower frame on white. This is a great way to add color to a layer that would normally just be white because of the stamped image. The final layer is the skinny outer frame. I love these kind of cards that really stretch your dies!
To see more, jump over to the PTI Blog for more peeks for Countdown Day 1 and Day 2! I’ll see you later this week with more peeks at the new release!
Aloha, jj
Papertrey Ink March 2023 Release
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