After making a major move to a new home, Alli Miles is joining us again as she introduces two new stamp sets to you this month; Communique (pronounced come-you-na-kay) Curves and Communique Curves Sentiments. Communique Curves would be considered a holiday set upon first glance, but when you really start to look at the amazingly versatile graphics she has included in it, you'll see how it can be used for SO many occasions. Which is always a good thing!
- Communique Curves will be available for purchase on November 15th
- It will retail for $24.
- Communique Curves contains a total of 23 stamps (9 images and 14 sentiments)
To give you the flexibility and versatility that you have come to know Papertrey ink for, Alli has created a companion sentiment set. At only $5, it is a good investment that will carry the graphics in the original set throughout the year.
The details.
- Communique Curves Sentiments will be available for purchase on November 15th
- It will retail for $5 (please note, this does not include a CD case or label).
- Communique Curves Sentiments contains a total of 8 stamps (7 sentiments and 1 image).
I am SO incredibly excited to show you some of the things I have created with these sets! Let's begin, shall we! To showcase the versatility you will discover between these two sets, I created a few holiday cards with Communique Curves, then a second card using the same layout that utilizes one of the sentiments from the coordinating $5 set, turning it into something that has a year-round application.
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This first card uses one of my FAVORITE images from Alli's set, a funky modern tree ornament. I wanted to have something to hang the ornaments from, and what better to use than one of the branch images from Turning a New Leaf (available November 15th as well)! They are stamped in Ripe Avocado, while the ornaments themselves are stamped in Pure Poppy. I did a bit of paper piercing to "hang" the ornaments from the branch.
The sentiment is stamped in the lower corner using True Black ink. Do you not LOVE the fonts Alli selected for the sentiments in these sets? They just make me SO incredibly happy! I used a ruler and pen to draw a 1/2-inch border around the Vintage Cream block. Notice a little bit of that pretty pattern peeking out from underneath the focal point? That's more of the FABULOUS Background Basics: Diamonds (also available November 15th), my new favorite background set! It is stamped with Versamark ink onto Pure Poppy cardstock.
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Now let's change up the colors and turn that design into a thank you card with Asian influences. I got inspired to do this because to me, those ornaments can totally pass as paper lanterns! To switch things up, I stamped the leaves in Smokey Shadow and the *lanterns* in Summer Sunrise. The sentiment is from the small $5 companion set and stamped in True Black ink, just like the original card.
Black rhinestones were added to accent the branches and help create visual balance. A different leaf image from Turning a New Leaf was stamped in Versamark onto Smokey Shadow cardstock to create a decorative mat layer. I am just giddy over how this card has turned out! Definitely will be making more of these!
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This simple holiday card uses a striped square that Alli included in Communique Curves. When I was experimenting, I found that it looked really pretty to have several squares lined up, forming almost a variegated pattern. It also helped that this striped square image coordinates with our 3/4" square punch! I stamped my squares in alternates of Enchanted Evening and Spring Rain. All of the squares were adhered in place with foam dimensionals.
As a special accent to break up all the right angles, I punched a snowflake (marvy yellow extra jumbo) from white cardstock, ran it through my Xyron Sticker Maker and coated it with our Prisma Glitter. I really like how it turned out when it was adhered in place. A perfect, simple touch.
One other little tidbit that I did when creating this project was the "trough" I created for glitter between two scored lines. After the lines were scored, it was very easy to run my 2-way glue pen between them and then sprinkle on some glitter, shaking off the excess. The score lines contained everything and made for a nice & neat accent strip.
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Here's the "flipped" version of the card, this time adapted as an everyday hello card. The hello coming from the $5 mini set. I used my classic rainbow color scheme with the squares this time; (from L to R) terracotta tile, pure poppy, summer sunrise, ripe avocado, and ocean tides. The sentiment is stamped in True Black.
Instead of a glittered snowflake, I added a glittered star (x-large Fiskars). I repeated the same scored & glittered border at the bottom of the card and rounded the corners as well. Love, love, love it when I can use this rainbow scheme. It always makes for such a happy and cheerful card!
To showcase even MORE of the versatility you will discover between these two sets, I have challenged the design team to create a holiday card with Communique Curves, then a second card using the same layout that utilizes on of the images from Communique Sentiments that is an example of a year-round application. Trust me. You aren't going to want to miss one morsel of this!
CLICK HERE for more from Melissa Phillips.
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CLICK HERE for more from Dawn McVey.
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CLICK HERE for more from Geny Cassady.
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CLICK HERE for more from Debbie Olson
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CLICK HERE for more from Heather Nichols.
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CLICK HERE for more from Lisa Johnson.
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CLICK HERE for more from Betsy Veldman.
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CLICK HERE for more from Michelle Wooderson.
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CLICK HERE for more from Lauren Meader.
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CLICK HERE for more from Niki Estes.
There you have it! I don't know about you, but I am BEYOND inspired by all of these amazing ideas. I mean really, how easy is it to just make a couple more cards after you already have the design planned out? What a great way to build up a card stash!
I hope you have enjoyed today's presentation! So what do you think about Communique Curves & Sentiments sets? They are a pretty cool concepts, and we owe them to Alli! Did you learn anything new today? See something you want to try for yourself? Just for taking the time to do so, we are offering up an AMAZING prize package...
- Communique Curves stamp set
- Communique Curves Sentiments stamp set
- Borders & Corners Circle stamp set
- Green Tea Leaves patterned paper
You have until 7am EST, Friday, November 13th to leave a comment and be eligible to win. Please play nice, only one comment per person. One winner will be randomly selected and announced the same day no later than noon EST. The winning announcement will be made on our November Release Winners page.
Alli Miles is showcasing more from her set, Communique Curves.
Dawn McVey has more to show you with Signature Greetings!
Tiffany Pastor stamped another project to share with you using her new set, Christmas Friends.
Lauren Meader has a few more peeks at the November Timeless Templates.
Complete supply lists for all of today's projects can be found HERE.
