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Make It Monday #51-Dimensional Sentiment Banner

Ever wonder just how to achieve the perfect balance between sentiment and focal piece? Nichole is here this week to show you how to create a beautiful dimensional sentiment banner. This technique will make your cards really stand out! Let's find out how it's done.

 Here's a closer look at Nichole'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 dimensional sentiment banner. 

--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, February 6th, 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, February 6th, 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!

Our winner for the week is #16, SentSue! Congrats, Sue. Please contact customer service with your stamp set choice and mailing information. Thanks to all of our participants for the unique takes on this banner technique - once again, you've inspired us!

Slight Delay in Make It Monday #51

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!

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!

 

Papertrey Radio #18

We've got a great episode today to conclude our year long podcast series. Erin gets the hot skinny on Operation Write Home from the president and founder Sandy Allnock. Listen and find out how you can get involved in this amazing program to support our troops abroad. 

Play Papertrey Radio - Episode 18

or you can download the mp3 file below to save it to your iPod or mp3 player

-for Mac, right click on link below, select "download linked file"

-for PC, right click on link below, select "save target as"

Download Papertrey Radio 18

Thanks for all your support and participation over the last year for Papertrey Radio. We really appreciate it! And if you ever need a fix, remember that all eighteen episodes are available online here on the blog. 

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!

Today Is The Day!

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW SCHEDULING INFORMATION BELOW

The day we have all been waiting for is finally here!  Can't you just feel the anticipation in the air!  Now is your chance to be one of the FIRST to get to play with all of the amazing paper crafting goodness that we are offering up this month!!!  I wanted to let you know a few things about the day today so you can know what to expect!

The release party begins right now, at 7am EST on our forum.
Be sure to stop by our forum and enjoy the camaraderie and chit chat about all of our new products.  It's entertaining and a super duper way to pass the time until you can begin filling your cart.

Stamp Set & Die Reveal NOW @ 7am EST, just scroll below.

I have revealed all of the stamp sets in their entirety below, as well as all the dies.  This way you can have everything in one place and make informed decisions about your purchases.

You can't have a party without a contest.
Scroll below to find the "Release in Review & Release Contest" post with a question for you to answer.  Share your answer with us and you will be eligible to win:

Our "I Want It All" package
this includes all of the stamps from the January Release along with the new additions to the Classic Kraft Color Collection!

The contest will close at 9:30pm EST and the winner will be chosen via the Random Number Generator.  I will announce the lucky winner here before 10pm EST!

Release Ordering 101

I have added a page of information that will tell you all about the details of ordering during the release, procedures & policies you should be aware of and more.  Whether your new here or a regular, I think you will all find this information helpful.  You can find this information HERE.

As a reminder, which is noted on the Release Ordering 101 page, if you have trouble accessing the front page of the store after 10pm EST, you can try going in the "back door" by using this link:

http://www.papertreyink.com/index.html

January Quick Picks/Collections!

For those of you who want it all with just one click!  You can see the full list of quick picks as well as all of the other new merchandise that will be available tonight, HERE!

January in a Nutshell!

You can always see a linked review list for each release on my Previous Countdown page, HERE.  But I have also added the list below, so it's easy to navigate while you are making your shopping decisions tonight.

DAY 1: Lace Bouquet, Think Big Favorites #12 & Handmade Hodgepodge

DAY 2: Tag-Its #12, Happily Ever After & Celebrations

DAY 3: Flower Fusion #12 & Script Sentiments

DAY 4: Mat Stack 5 Collection

DAY 5: Simply Jane

January Release Winners.
Be sure to stop by our January Release Winners Page to see if you were one of the lucky folks to win a new release prize package!

Release Night Inventory Report.
We have already updated all of our inventory with the latest die shipment just a few days ago.  No stamp shipments have arrived in the interim, so there will not be any other items placed back in stock tonight.

We are currently looking into the full-size Fresh Snow ink pads inventory status and will report on them right here a bit later today.  (The shipment might possibly have arrived, but we are waiting for confirmation from the warehouse)

If anything else is brought to my attention as they make preparations in the warehouse, I will certainly let you know here.

Don't forget: 10pm EST NEW Product Release Time.
Just a friendly reminder that the new products will be released tonight at 10pm EST on our website.

Thank you so much for visiting throughout this exciting countdown and we look forward to seeing all of you throughout the day and later tonight!  

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