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Thanks for all your well wishes for my first television appearance.  It went well.  I will be sure to do another post about that subject soon!

Here is today's little sneak peek of one of the NEW stamp sets to be release on October 15th from Papertrey Ink!  This project was inspired by the Eat Cake digital kit available through the Paper Crafts Magazine website.  I love the cake theme because it can be used for a variety of occasions, such as birthday, wedding or anniversary.

First, here is the three-tiered cake.  Notice the scalloped edge to each layer.  (Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE scallops?!?!?)

One of the super clever design elements for this cake is this floral image (if I do say so myself!) .  It allows you to easily add floral embellishments to all three tiers perfectly, every time!

Remember when doing this type of technique that it is best to start with your lightest color (the cake) and then work to your darkest color (the flowers).

If you look real close at the floral accents, you will notice that they all have open centers.  I don't know about you, but whenever I see a flower image I want to add something FUN to the middle!  These particular flowers are begging for it!  Whether you add mini rhinestones (as I did here), Stickles, brads, pearls, beads, liquid applique or anything else you dream up, the added detail will be just the perfect finishing touch!

The sentiments in this set are VERY innovative and I just LOVE them!  Almost all of them come in two pieces.  Here is an example of one.  You might see this part of the image and think that this sentiment makes no sense.  The truth is that it is only part of the overall result.

The "How" and "it is" are perfectly spaced to allow room for "sweet" to be inserted.  You may be wondering why this is so significant.  I have found that when designing a card, there have been many times when I needed to be able to integrate two key ink colors into my sentiment to achieve visual balance.  I would always end up using markers to ink the different area of the stamp, which ended up being messy and unreliable, not to mention difficult to do when mass-producing cards.  Since the sentiments are separate in this set, the look is quick & easy, allowing you to expand your design capabilities with hardly any extra effort.  I hope that this is a design element you will find inspiring and useful!

And here is my final project! I love it's simplicity.  I love how by just changing the sentiment, this exact card be used for an anniversary or wedding.  Notice the one rounded corner as well.  If you are familiar with my work, you would have noticed that this is something that I do often.  A single rounded corner can really help break up any redundancy that you may have with straight edges within your design.  In this particular case, it helps to draw the eye down to the sentiment as well.  Another reason why I like this design element is because it can be the solution to any "just needs a little something" dilemma because it has no style or color boundaries.  It can be added to virtually any project without being "too much".

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another sneak peek!

SUPPLIES:

INK- Toile Pink & Boudoir Blush Palette Ink

STAMPS- Papertrey Ink

CARDSTOCK- Prism

OTHER- Ribbon from American Crafts, Rectangle Nestabilties Dies 

Comments

[Melanie W]

Love the card. Very verstile for many uses.

[Andrea Hays]

Oh my goodness! I just LOVE this card and cake! You rock! Thanks for sharing. I'll definitely be back tomorrow! Glad the tv went well!

[Carol]

Indeed, how sweet it is! Lovely design and a very pretty card!

[Carol W]

I am loving how with this set and "Take A Bough" you've created a 2nd stamp that allows for perfect placement of the images. The speed and accuracy that offers is just great.
Just had to add: I think 2 new releases is just SUPER, especially after you did 4 last month! Waiting until Nov. for the corrected "Bloom" set is no trouble at all. What's far more important, in my opinion, is Papertrey maintaining its brand image -- perfection and attention to detail. I must respectfully disagree with the posters who feel the error was unimportant. If choosing just the right shade of ink and paper matters, then surely spelling does too. I join those who applaud you for tackling a simple mistake (these things HAPPEN!) in a professional and responsible manner.

[Carol W]

Oh and I forgot to add -- fantastic tip about the one rounded corner. You see? Attention to detail makes all the difference!!! You are the Queen of Detail!

[Marie]

Oooh - I love love love the look of this set! And I'm always looking for new birthday card ideas. Can't wait!

[Lolita]

This set is absolutely amazing! It is stunning, elegant, versatile. Well to put it simply - it's a must have!!! Beautiful work. I can't wait until the 15th!

[Niki]

Love this card! Simple is my style, too, and I love getting ideas from your work. Hope I can come up with my own ideas some day like you! lol

[Colleen]

TV appearance? How did I miss that? Details please.

Looks like another must have set in this next release. Thanks for a wonderful sample.

Hugs,
Colleen
http://kroppykat.blogspot.com/

[Jolene]

PERFECT!!! I was REALLY hoping that this was going to be a set based off of the digi pack that you designed. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! It's going to be a MUST HAVE for me, FOR SURE!!!

[Becky]

UM...GULP!!! I don't even know what to say. Genius comes to mind.

[Melanie Muenchinger]

This is my favorite of the 3 sets(which you may already know from heavily weighted digital gallery) I have been waiting for "just the right cake" set of stamps forever! My mind has been working to predict what other images you have planned to go with this set, hopefully we think alike! Love the pinks, can't wait to make my own flavors and fillings!

[Christine Villacarlos]

that is such a lovely cake, Nichole! beautiful card, as always!

[Nicole S.]

Another wonderful Papertrey set! Love it! I've been looking for the perfect 'cake' set and this is IT!! Can't wait for the 15th!!

[Rachel V.]

Love the peek at this set. Everything about it is gorgeous!! And I made sure to turn on my tv at 11AM. Just wish they'd given you more air time. The whole show would have been fine with me. You did a great job!

[Mandy]

WOW! I think I'm going to need this one, Nichole! It's just perfect, and I can't wait to see the rest of it!

[Aimee]

I know I am in for it now... I download eat cake and loved it and now their are stamps tooo...

[Starla (star)]

I think that this is the first cake stamp that comes close to what I've been wanting!! I can't wait to see the rest of the set!!

[Donna Baker]

this is awesome! I love the rounded corner-you have such a flair for those details. I can wait patiently for the release of the first set with the corrected sentiment-y'all are so professional and I expected nothing less.

[Terria]

I love it ! It is beautiful.

[Terria]

I love it ! It is beautiful.

[Jane]

Wow...this is stunning! Great job. Amazing how just those little flower centers just make the card shine. May have to buy some of those!

Jane

[Korin Sutherland]

Love it--gotta have it :)!! Counting down the days!

~Korin
www.inkydoodle.blogspot.com

[Becky Rusher]

You think of everything, girl! This is absolutely darling, and I love how you separated the sentiment! Sheer genius, I say! :)

[Rose Ann]

I love the cake & flowers, and the idea of an interchangeable sentiment is perfect! I am always looking for just the right words, and looks like this may be the answer.