Woodgrain continues to be a popular design motif popping up on everything from gift wrap to home decor, clothing to toys, and even stylish foods such as wedding cakes. Today's first stamp set introduction continues that trend in true Papertrey style and after that, you're going to love the darling stamp set that will make creating adorable cards and tags for little boys, a cinch!
Heather Nichols has done it again with another fabulous addition to her Framed Out series. This is the sixth in a series of frames that coordinate with a center cut out frame die cut. The center cut out can also be used with a coordinating image included in the set. Use the frames by themselves or combine both as well as the sentiments to add just the right detail to your paper crafting projects. Framed Out #6 features a woodgrain textured frame that will coordinate with so many different types of projects. Build your collection and build the possibilities!
The Details:
- Framed Out #6 will be available for purchase on July 15th.
- It will retail for $5.
- Framed Out #6 contains a total of 7 images. The larger frame measures 1 3/4” square. The smaller frame is just over 1” square. The “happiest birthday wishes” sentiment is just over 3/4” wide and is just under 3/4” tall.
- A coordinating die will be available for sale separately, retailing for $3. This die measures 1-5/8" x 1-5/8".
Melissa Bickford has designed an adorable transportation set that is geared towards all of the little boys in your life entitled Little Hot Rod. With a variety of transportation images and sentiments to choose from you will be able to create fun cards, party invitations, scrapbook pages and more. There is also a coordinating die for all of the images which will make creating with this set quick and easy. Any card or gift created with this set is sure to put a smile on any little boy's face!
The Details:
- Little Hot Rod will be available for purchase on July 15th.
- It will retail for $15.
- Little Hot Rod contains a total of 19 images. The airplane image measures approximately 1-3/5” wide x 9/10” tall. The train image measures approximately 1-1/10” wide x 9/10” tall. The bus image measures approximately 1” wide x 1” tall. ‘My little hot rod!’ measures approximately 1-9/10”wide x 3/20” tall. ‘Zooming by to wish you a happy birthday!’ measures approximately 2-1/2” wide x 2/5” tall. ‘Choo Choo’ measures approximately 1” wide x 2/5” tall.
- A coordinating die will be available for sale separately, retailing for $6. This die measures 3-1/8" x 3-1/2" (individually, each vehicle is about 1" tall).
We're happy to be bringing you a new sans-serif alphabet die set. The Modern Alphabet, Modern Alphabet Upper, and Modern Numbers die collections feature clean and simple letters and numbers that are a little on the wider side, giving you more space to use as a canvas for stamping patterns or featuring patterned papers.
The Details:
- Modern Alphabet Upper die collection will be available for purchase on July 15th.
- It will retail for $16.
- Modern Alphabet Upper die collection contains a total of 26 dies. Each letter measures 3/4" tall.
The Details:
- Modern Alphabet die collection will be available for purchase on July 15th.
- It will retail for $16.
- Modern Alphabet die collection contains a total of 30 dies. Each letter measurs 1/2" to 3/4" tall.
The Details:
- Modern Numbers die collection will be available for purchase on July 15th.
- It will retail for $10.
- Modern Numbers die collection contains a total of 17 dies. Each number measures 3/4" tall.
Now that I've made all of the formal introductions, let's get onto the projects!
My first project showcases the fabulous new Framed Out #6 stamp set & die. I love how versatile it is and I am looking forward to incorporating it into lots of different types of projects.
I die-cut the frame from Classic Kraft cardstock and popped out the center. I stamped it with the coordinating woodgrain frame image using Classic Kraft ink. I stamped the stitched interior frame with Aqua Mist ink and added the sentiment from Framed Out #6 with Charcoal Palette ink. I then stamped the sentiment a second time on a scrap of white cardstock using Winter Wisteria ink and trimmed out just the banner. I adhered it onto the original sentiment with a bit of foam tape. The frame was tied in place with twine.
For the focal point I stamped a vase from the new Mega Gracious Vases in Aqua Mist. I built the bouquet with elements from Daydreamer. I used Hibiscus Burst, Winter Wisteria & Spring Moss inks, stamping each image twice without re-inking to add a bit of a shadow effect.
This was all adhered to an Aqua Mist card base.
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My next project is actually a little set of cards perfect to keep on hand for all the special little boys that may be in your life. I decided to pair up the new Little Hot Rod set with elements from the previously released Super Stars & desktop File: Inspiration sets.
I die-cut the Desktop File Card from Vintage Cream cardstock and stamped it with the graph paper block from the coordinating Desktop File: Inspiration stamp set, using Spring Rain ink. I added some stars using Enchanted Evening ink and labeled the "tab" with Simple Alphabet & Pure Poppy ink.
I die-cut a letter using the Modern Alphabet Upper dies from Pure Poppy cardstock and adhered it as an accent. I stamped the circle frame from Desktop File: Inspiration in Pure Poppy around it.
I added Super Stars to the Classic Kraft card base using Classic Kraft ink.
Adorable little sentiments from Little Hot Rod were added to the lower right corner in True Black ink.
I created my own custom accent strips with Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky & Pure Poppy cardstocks. I allowed the left side to overhang and notched the end. A Pure Poppy button tied with Pure Poppy Baker's Twine finishes the accent.
I love how the Desktop File Cards almost take on a unique version of an old-school flashcard.
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I know many of you are always asking for inspiration when it comes to projects for little boys, and I hope this collection provides a few ideas for you.
I was inspired to create my own version of a customized speed limit sign for this next project, perfect for a pre-teen. They will love seeing something like this customized with their very own age.
I die-cut the letters using the Modern Alphabet Upper dies and True Black cardstock. The numbers were die-cut using the By the Numbers dies. The white cardstock background was impressed with the Simple Stripes Impression Plate.
I die-cut the car from white cardstock and stamped it with the coordinating image from Little Hot Rod using Terracotta Tile ink. I added "Birthday Boy" from Enjoy the Ride suing True Black ink. Smokey Shadow cardstock was added to the bottom of the card to ground the car and achieve the look of a pave road. I used a small strip of Summer Sunrise striped paper to the center of the road to represent the "yellow line".
For my next project I wanted to do a bit of color blocking. I cut blacks of Blueberry Sky, New Leaf & Enchanted Evening. I rounded all of their corners with a corner rounder punch and stamped them with various stars from Super Stars using VersaMark ink.
I die-cut the vehicles from white cardstock and stamped the coordinating images from Little Hot Rod using Charcoal Palette ink. They were all adhered with foam tape.
The Enchanted Evening block in the lower corner was heat embossed with a sentiment from Super Stars using White Filigree Embossing Powder. Everything is adhered to a Smokey Shadow card base.
For my last card, I wanted to use a bright & bold color scheme of Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, , Sweet Blush and a touch of Berry Sorbet.
I kept the Modern Alphabet dies wired together and I was able to use it in one piece to impress the Hibiscus Burst background. I swiped the edges with Fresh Snow ink to help accent the impressed pattern.
I die-cut Modern Alphabet from Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Sweet Blush & Berry Sorbet cardstocks. Each of the letters was adhered with foam tape. I pieced together the sentiment block stamped in different colors, from an image found in Framed Out #6. Everything was matted with Summer Sunrise cardstock and then mounted on a Pure Poppy card base.
I hope you have enjoyed all the creations that I have shared with you today! Have your creative wheels started turning with the possibilities that today's new products offer? Are you still loving woodgrain as a design motif? Is there a little boy in your life that you could use some of today's products to create cards and tags for? We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced! Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think of the new products and you will be eligible to win big!
$75 Papertrey Ink Gift Certificate
to spend however you choose!
You have until 7am EST, July 12, 2012 to leave your comment and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be announced on our July Release Winners Page before noon EST the same day. Thank you for stopping by today and best of luck with the contest!
Heather Nichols will be showcasing more of Framed Out #6 as well as Little Hot Rod.
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TO MY FRIEND CARD
- STAMPS: Framed Out #6, Mega Gracious Vases (available July 15th) Daydreamer
- INK: Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss, Winter Wisteria, Classic Kraft, Charcoal Palette
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Classic Kraft
- OTHER: Framed Out #6 die, Rustic Jute Button Twine
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
TRANSPORTATION TRIO
- STAMPS: Little Hot Rod (available July 15th) Desktop File: Inspiration, Super Stars, Simple Alphabet
- INK: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, True Black, Classic Kraft, Tea Dye Duo
- PAPER: Vintage Cream, Blueberry Sky, Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, Classic Kraft
- OTHER: Little Hot Rod dies, Desktop File Card die, Modern Alphabet Upper dies, Pure Poppy button, Pure Poppy Baker's Twine
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
SPEED LIMIT BIRTHDAY BOY CARD
- STAMPS: Little Hot Rod (available July 15th) Enjoy the Ride
- INK: Terracotta Tile, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, True Black, Smokey Shadow, Summer Sunrise Pattern Pack (stripes)
- OTHER: Little Hot Rod dies, Modern Alphabet Upper dies, By the Numbers dies, Simple Stripes Impression Plate
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
BE A STAR CARD
- STAMPS: Little Hot Rod (available July 15th) Super Stars
- INK: VersaMark, Charcoal Palette
- PAPER: Smokey Shadow, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, New Leaf, Stamper's Select White
- OTHER: Little Hot Rod dies, White Filigree Embossing Powder
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
YEAH! BIRTHDAY CARD
- STAMPS: Framed Out #6 (available July 15th)
- INK: Fresh Snow, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet
- OTHER: Modern Alphabet dies
- FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
