Due to some technical difficulties, Make It Monday #51 will be slightly delayed. We hope to have it up for you tomorrow morning. Thanks for your patience and understanding!
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- Ali Edwards
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January 2012 Blog Hop
Welcome everyone to the January Papertrey Blog Hop! We are so thrilled to see you here! First, the challenge...
This month, in honor of the New Year, we are challenging you to pick your favorite project from 2011 and share it with all of us. To take it a step further, you are challenged to create a second card that is inspired by the favorite project you select. Your new version of an old favorite could carry over the color scheme, the layout or the stamp sets. We look forward to seeing your best creations from 2011, as well as your first projects from 2012!
I have included an inlinkz list below for you to add your link to your blog hop project. This new type of link list will allow you to select a thumbnail to go along with your link, making it easy to go back and find a project later that might have perked your interest.
You have until 11:30pm EST tonight (January 25th) to add your link to this list. THREE random participants will be selected to win a FREE Papertrey Ink stamp set of their choice. They will be announced and highlighted here, on my blog, tomorrow morning. We look forward to seeing all of your creations!
EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNERS:
Shelly S. created this beautiful card using the anniversary set Round & Round along. I love the pretty color scheme ad well as the way she added a decorative edge to the bottom portion of her mat. Makes me yearn for spring!
Kristen:) used Mehndi Medallion to create this simple single layer card. I love the way she stair-stepped the medallions rather than stamping them in a perfect horizontal row. It adds so much character and style to the project!
Ginger put together this show-stopper with Tag-its #10 and patterned paper from the Funky Town collection. I just love the simplicity of it and the way she hung the cute little banner over the cupcake!
Congratulations to all the winners! Please be sure to email Customer Service with your FREE stamp set selection along with your shipping information! Thanks to everyone who played along! There were so many beautiful uses of Papertrey products! You should all be very proud of your contributions!
January Blog Hop Tomorrow!
Tomorrow we are excited to present the BIG monthly Blog Hop that Papertrey Ink hosts for all of its talented customers to show off their skills! The Blog Hop is an ALL DAY EVENT! A Mister Linky list will be posted here on my blog at 10am EST and you can add your link anytime up until 11pm EST. And don't worry if you aren't going to get a chance to make a project and play along, there will be a contest for non-participants as well over in our forum in the designated thread. I hope that I will see many of your familiar faces over here tomorrow! I look forward to seeing all of your creativity!
All of our customers who enjoy sharing inspiration & artwork with their peers through their personal blogs.
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The actual Blog Hop will take place tomorrow, January 25th, beginning @ 10am EST.
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You will explore individual blogs through a thread here, on my blog, beginning at 10am EST tomorrow.
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A day dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products.
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This month, in honor of the new year, we are challenging you to pick your favorite project from 2011 and share it with all of us! To take it a step further, you are also challenged to create a second card that is inspired by the favorite project you select. Your new version of an old favorite could carry over the color scheme, the layout or the stamp sets. We look forward to seeing your best creations from 2011 as well as one of your first projects for 2012!
-Participating bloggers can add their link to the appropriate list here anytime between 10am EST and 11pm EST on January 25th within the Mister Linky list that will be posted.. The title of your post should be "Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge".
-Customers & participants alike can peruse all of the links and absorb all of the amazing inspiration that will be shared!
-After you have made your way through the list, simply return to our forum and participate in all of the fun!
-You can chit chat with everyone in the Blog Hop forum! Take this time to praise your peers efforts, discuss anything new you might have learned and which projects really offered something unique!
-The three random blogger participant winners will be announced at midnight EST on our forum and highlighted here on my blog!
-You can enter our Blog Hop Forum contest. There will be a special thread posted in our forum specifically for this purpose asking a question. Please only post once, as the winner will be picked via the Random Number Generator. The forum contest will end at midnight EST and the winner announced tomorrow morning in the thread.
-Create a project while you are here, using the new inspiration you have gathered from the Blog Hop. You can post your projects in the gallery, even if you do not have a blog! We are looking forward to all the fun tomorrow and we hope to see you there!
Make It Monday #50: Shaker Card
It's just a few weeks before Valentine's Day, have you started making your cards yet? Even if you have, you might want to make one more. Heather shows us how fun shaker cards can be. And they are perfect for the holiday. Click play to find out how to make your own.
Stills of Heather's project:
If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.
--A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.
--Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and features a shaker element.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to our --->InLinkz List HERE<---
--You will have until 7am, Monday, January 30th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. The tweets/Facebook postings no longer have any special merit regarding the actual contest.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, January 30th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get to select a FREE Papertrey stamp set of their choice!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
Editted to add our winner: Sadie, #30, congratuations! You're our random winner with your cheerful double shaker card. Please contact customer service with your information and stamp set choice. Thanks, too, for all the inspiring shaker cards!
Make It Monday #49: Ghost Masking
That Betsy! Here she goes again. We've got to watch the video to figure out just how she does this "ghost masking technique". If you want to add it to your stamping arsenal, click on play and learn all her tricks.
Stills of her project:
If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.
--A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.
--Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and features the ghost masking technique.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to our --->InLinkz List HERE<---
--You will have until 7am, Monday, January 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. The tweets/Facebook postings no longer have any special merit regarding the actual contest.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, January 23rd, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get to select a FREE Papertrey stamp set of their choice!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
Editted to add: This week's winner is #26, Kristen. Congrats, Kristen - and thank you to all of you for your inspiring creations!
January 2012 Release in Review & Release Contest
The January Release has been full of many amazing projects by the team! Today I am sharing a few of my favorites with you! Click on each of their links to see more details about the project I showcased along with the remainder of their creations for the January Release. And you definitely want to be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the post to see the details about this months Release Contest and leave a comment to be entered to win BIG!
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Ashley Cannon Newell.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Betsy Veldman.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Danielle Flanders.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Dawn McVey.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Debbie Olson.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Erin Lincoln.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Heather Nichols.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Jessica Witty.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Lisa Johnson.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Maile Belles.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Melissa Phillips.
CLICK HERE to see all of the January Release projects from Michelle Wooderson.
Now that you have had a chance to see all of this eye candy, how about a chance to win ALL of the new January stamps used in the projects along with the Classic Kraft Color Collection? All you have to do to enter to win is to leave a comment answering the question below...
Congratulations to Sue! Please be sure to email customer service with your shipping information so we can get that out to you! And thanks to everyone for stopping by tonight. We hope you enjoyed the January Release week!
January 2012 Product Preview
Here is the full reveal of our new products for January 2012...
Block Alphabet Upper die collection: $16
Block Alphabet Numbers die collection: $10
Celebrations Frame die: $8
Fancy Flourishes die collection: $24
Flower Fusion #12 die collection: $4
Front & Center #2 die: $20
Layerz Mat Stack 5 die: $9
Mega Mat Stack 5 die: $14
Limitless Layers 2.25" Oval die collection: $20
Lace Impressions die: $16
Simply Jane die collection: $12
Dearest Jane 8-1/2" x 11" patterned paper pad (36 sheets): $12
Classic Kraft Color Collection:
- Classic Kraft buttons
- Classic Kraft felt
- Classic Kraft ribbons
- Classic Kraft ink pads, ink cubes & reffills
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT KRAFT FELT:
We have received our shipment of Kraft felt from our manufacturer, but we would like to let you know that the color is remarkably similar to Fine Linen. In the interest of full disclosure, we would like to make those of you who have already purchased our Fine Linen felt know that our new Kraft felt may be a bit of a redundant purchase. Because of the similarities, we are revisiting the Fine Linen felt with the manufacturer. It is possible that we will be making changes to Fine Linen in the future, but we will make sure to let you know if that occurs.
Other new inks:
- Pinefeather
- Berry Sorbet
- Dark Chocolate
- Orange Zest
Introducing Simply Jane
If there is one author that is read time and time again by many, it's Jane Austen. Her classic views of love and family have stood the test of time. Her masterpieces have spawned interpretations on screens both big and small, as well as a whole genre of post-Austen novels. We all have our favorite Austen novel, but up until now, we didn't have much to use in our paper-crafting that reflected that Jane Austen style.
Simply Jane is a beautiful set that pays tribute to Jane Austen and the wonderful contributions she made to the literary world. With delicate silhouettes, a beautiful scrolled frame and other regency touches, you will never tire of the possibilities. All of the quotes were thoughtfully selected to represent important occasions that are celebrated often through card making.
The details:
- Simply Jane will be available for sale on January 15th.
- It will retail for $24.
- The oval frame measures 2-1/4" x 3". The large cameo silhouette measures 1-1/8" x 1-3/4". The small cameo silhouette measures 3/4" x 1-1/8". The female friend pair measures 1-1/4" x 2". The "There is nothing I would not do..." sentiment measures 2-3/4" x 1". The "Every moments has its pleasures..." sentiments meaures 2" x 5/8".
- A coordinating die collection will be available for sale separately, retailing for $12. The die collection contains a total of 5 dies.
The final introduction for today is the patterned paper collection called Dearest Jane by Dawn McVey. This patterned paper introduces a new chapter (forgive the pun, I couldn't resist!) in Papertrey Ink patterned paper. Dearest Jane features two different papers, one script and one book print, straight from the pages of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. It is Dark Chocolate words printed on Vintage Cream paper, and it's 8-1/2" x 11". We know this paper will become a staple in our paper crafting, and expect that you will come to feel exactly the same way!
The details.
- The Dearest Jane patterned paper pad will be available for sale on January 15th.
- It will retail for $12.
- The Dearest Jane patterned paper pad contains a total of 36 (8-1/2" x 11") sheets, 18 sheets of book print and 18 sheets of script.
Now for the fun part, the projects!
I thought I would start off today with a bold card that uses one of my very favorite Jane Austen quotes from Pride & Prejudice.
I started by stamping this couples silhouette in Dark Chocolate ink onto the new Dearest Jane script paper which was die-cut with the Limitless Layers 2.25" Oval die. The frame was die-cut from Smokey Shadow cardstock and heat embossed with Black Filigree Embossing Powder. A Dark Chocolate button was added to each side of the frame.
The sentiment was added to a strip of Classic Kraft cardstock that protrudes from the left of the frame. This unique card base was created with two pieces of Canyon Clay cardstock that are held together with a spine made from Smokey Shadow cardstock that has been stamped with Background Basics: Gingham in True Black ink. I also added some stitching up either side.
The edge of the front cover is cut with the Edgers #3 die and also impressed with the Lace Impressions die.
My next project showcases how many of the sentiments were specifically selected for card making occasions from the broad collection of Jane Austen quotes available.
The frame was die-cut from Aqua Mist cardstock and stamped with VersaMark. The smaller cameo silhouette was die-cut from Aqua Mist cardstock as well.
Three Harvest Gold buttons were added to the top of the frame with rustic cream button twine.
A decorative strip was added under the frame made from white cardstock and stamped with Background Basics: Gingham using Aqua Mist ink. A bit of the Pinking Shears border die in Aqua Mist was added at the bottom edge. The sentiment (another one of my favorites) was added using True Black ink.
The Harvest Gold background was impressed with the Lace Impressions die and stitched around the border.
This card & sentiment are perfect for sending a girlfriend who may live far away or any other recipient you can think of.
The frame was stamped onto the Fine Linen card front with Fresh Snow ink. Layers cut with Limitless Layers 2.25" Oval dies were added on top of that. Stamped with the large cameo image in Haystack Palette ink. The rose was die-cut from Vintage Cream cardstock and stamped with the coordinating image in Sweet Blush & Spring Moss. I added a bit of 1/8" silk ribbon underneath the rose for added texture.
The sentiment was stamped in Smokey Shadow and the decorative accents on either side in Spring Moss. I finished them off with a small adhesive pearl.
All of this was adhered to a Sweet Blush card base.
I have something a bit more bright and bold for this birthday card.
I impressed the Cover Plate: Quatrefoil die into Simply Chartreuse cardstock for the cover. The frame was die-cut from Classic Kraft cardstock and stamped with VersaMark. The sentiment, another one of Jane Austen's famous quotes, was stamped in Smokey Shadow & Summer Sunrise.
I added these roses in two layers, stamped in Summer Sunrise & Simply Chartreuse.
Summer Sunrise Swiss Dot Ribbon was wrapped around the card and tied at the side to keep it closed.
The remarkable design team has put together some fantastic projects for you. Just take a look!
CLICK HERE to see more from Ashley Cannon Newell.
CLICK HERE to see more from Betsy Veldman.
CLICK HERE to see more from Danielle Flanders.
CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey.
CLICK HERE to see more from Erin Lincoln.
CLICK HERE to see more from Heather Nichols.
CLICK HERE to see more from Jessica Witty.
CLICK HERE to see more from Lisa Johnson.
CLICK HERE to see more from Maile Belles.
CLICK HERE to see more from Melissa Phillips.
I hope you have enjoyed all of the gorgeous projects today. We would love to hear your initial thoughts on the new products we introduced today. Take a moment to share them with us today and have a chance at winning this amazing prize package!
- Simply Jane stamp set
- Simply Jane die collection
- Dearest Jane patterned paper collection
- Background Basics: Gingham stamp set
- Vintage Cream cardstock (24 pack)
- Fine Linen cardstock (24 pack)
- Fine Linen Vintage Buttons
You have until 7am EST, January 15th to add your comment and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be announced on our January Release Winners page no later than noon the same day. Thanks for stopping by today and best of luck with the contest!
Melissa Bickford is sharing more with Flower Fusion #12.
Heather Nichols is showcasing Tag-its #12.
Dawn McVey is showcasing her new Celebrations set.
ADMIRE & LOVE YOU CARD
- STAMPS: Simply Jane (available January 15th) Background Basics: Gingham
- INK: True Black, Dark Chocolate, VersaMark
- PAPER: Smokey Shadow, Canyon Clay, Classic Kraft
- OTHER: Simply Jane dies, Edgers #3 die, Black Filigree Embossing Powder, Dark Chocolate buttons, sewing machine
- FINISHED SIZE: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"
THANK YOU CARD
- STAMPS: Simply Jane (available January 15th) Background Basics: Gingham
- INK: True Black, Aqua Mist, VersaMark
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist
- OTHER: Simply Jane dies, Pinking Shears Border die, Lace Impressions die, Harvest Gold buttons, Rustic Cream Button Twine, sewing machine
- FINISHED SIZE: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"
MISSED YOU SO MUCH CARD
- STAMPS: Simply Jane (available January 15th)
- INK: Fresh Snow, Haystack Palette, Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, Tea Dye Duo
- PAPER: Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush, Fine Linen
- OTHER: Simply Jane die, Limitless Layers 2.25" Oval dies, pearls (KaiserCraft), 1/8" silk ribbon
- FINISHED SIZE: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD
- STAMPS: Simply Jane (available January 15th)
- INK: Smokey Shadow, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, VersaMark
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Simply Chartreuse, Smokey Shadow
- OTHER: Simply Jane dies, Summer Sunrise Swiss Dot Ribbon
- FINISHED SIZE: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"
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