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!
First and foremost I wanted to announce one more BIG 5th Anniversary surprise!
All orders placed between10pm EST, tonight, February 15th, through 9:59pm EST, February 16th can use the coupon code below in order to receive 5% off your entire order.
Here's your coupon code:
PTIANN2012
There is no order minimum, no other requirements. Every order placed within the first 24 hours of the release will get 5% off their entire order (excluding shipping charges) when using the coupon code above! Enjoy the discount and thank you once again for celebrating our 5th Anniversary with us these past two weeks!
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 or CLICK HERE.
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.
Anniversary Set Reveal, just scroll below or CLICK HERE.
We have revealed the new Anniversary Set, Pretty Peonies below. Be sure to check out all of the designers projects using this beautiful new set which is only available by redeeming customer rewards points. Check out all the detail in the post.
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 February Release!
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.
February 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!
February 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.
February Release Winners. Be sure to stop by our February 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 are anticipating a possible small die delivery today. We will update this post when we get final word.
If anything else is brought to my attention as they make preparations in the warehouse, I will certainly let you know here.
Other things of note. We have decided to delay the release of the entire Global Greetings collection. We are going to take customer feedback that we have received into account and re-work these sets with the minor adjustments that have been mentioned. They will be released in the near future, as we are very excited about this concept and know that they fill a gap in everyone's stamping collection. Just let me know if you have any questions.
Our shipment of DVD cases for stamp storage arrived recently and did not meet our quality control standards. At this time we are seeking out an alternative case and hope to bring you this storage solution within the next few months.
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!
The February 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 February 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!
Now that you have had a chance to see all of this eye candy, how about a chance to win ALL of the new February stamps used in the projects? All you have to do to enter to win is to leave a comment answering the question below...
Congratulations, Rachel V! Please be sure to email customer service with your shipping information! A big thank you to each and every one of you who have stopped by to enjoy the release festivities today. We appreciate you all so much! Thank you, from all of us at Papertrey Ink!
Here is a full reveal of all our new products for the February Release. They will all be available for purchase in our store beginning tonight at 10pm EST.
Beautiful Butterflies die collection: $10
Framed Out #1 die: $3
Frilly Flowers die collection: $22
Heart-2-Heart #1 die: $3
Lighten Up die: $4
Scrambled Eggs die collection: $4
Movers & Shakers: Poppers die collection: $16
Movers & Shakers: Sliders die collection: $26
Movers & Shakers: Spinners die collection: $6
Movers & Shakers: Zippers die collection: $14
Aqua Mist Pattern Pack (36 sheets, 6 sheets each of 6 patterns): $12
also available....
Aqua Mist Polka Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
Aqua Mist Bitty Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
Aqua Mist Damask Singles (18 sheets): $6
Aqua Mist Leaves Singles (18 sheets): $6
Aqua Mist Gingham Singles (18 sheets): $6
Aqua Mist Stripes Singles (18 sheets): $6
Raspberry Fizz Pattern Pack (36 sheets, 6 sheets each of 6 patterns): $12
also available....
Raspberry Fizz Polka Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
Raspberry Fizz Bitty Dot Singles (18 sheets): $6
Raspberry Fizz Damask Singles (18 sheets): $6
Raspberry Fizz Leaves Singles (18 sheets): $6
Raspberry Fizz Gingham Singles (18 sheets): $6
Raspberry Fizz Stripes Singles (18 sheets): $6
Updated Cardstock Sampler Pack (70 sheets, 2 sheets each of 35 colors): $14
Color Swatch Flip Book Insert (with updates): $11
Color Swatch Flip Book 2011 Update Pack (updated index sheet & Autumn Rose, Canyon Clay inserts): $2
Today I get the opportunity to introduce you to our anniversary set for this year, Pretty Peonies. This set will be available on our website beginning tonight at 10pm EST and will be available until February 14th, 2013. This set will not be available for purchase, it will only be available with the redemption of 24 Customer Rewards Points.
Pretty Peonies is a versatile set that has a little something for everyone. There are peonies for solid stamping and for those that love to color. The peony images have been applies to the large "happy" word and the butterfly to add a touch of beautiful & unique detail. There is also a large variety of sentiments to use to complement the images. A true classic beauty that you can definitely turn to again and again!
I created a little card with the set using one of my favorite color combinations of all time, OCean Tides, Spring Moss & Ripe Avocado.
I stamped the outlined versions of the flower and leaves using Noir Black Palette ink. I then colored them with Copic markers and carefully cut them out with scissors.
The frame is stamped onto Spring Moss cardstock with Ripe Avocado ink and cut out by hand as well. The sentiment was added with True Balck ink.
The background was stamped with Background Basics: MEdallions using Ripe Avocado ink on Ripe Avocado cardstock. The decorative strip down the center is Ocean Tides cardstock stamped with the outlined flower using Enchanted Evening ink. A simple card, but definitely elegant.
Here are some of the creations that the design team has created using Pretty Peonies...
I hope you have enjoyed the projects that we have all created using this new set. It truly is a joy to work with! Thank you for allowing us to share all of this with you! We hope Pretty Peonies is a set you can see yourself adding to your collection!
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY CARD
STAMPS: Pretty Peonies, Background Basics: Medallions (Available February 15th)
INK: Enchanted Evening, Ripe Avocado, True Black, Noir Black
PAPER: Ocean Tides, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Stamper's Select White
Welcome to Day 10 of our anniversary celebration! We've really been shaking things up around here, and today is no exception. We have got one spectacular lineup today to cap off our Anniversary festivities, so let's get right to it!
I've long been fond of interactive paper crafts, and I'm thrilled to be able to add the Movers & Shakers series to our Papertrey Ink lineup. Now everyone is going to be able to create fun interactive cards that will really make the recipient stand up and take notice. It's an easy way to take your papercrafting to a whole new level!
The details:
Movers & Shakers: Poppers will be available for sale on February 15th.
They will retail for $16.
Movers & Shakers: Poppers contains three dies. The Spiral die measures 2-1/2" across. The Pop Up die measures 2-3/8" wide and just over 3" high. The Happy die 4-13/16" wide and 1-15/16" high.
Movers & Shakers: Sliders are a great, innovative way to create an unique looking card. Designed to work together, A&B create a more horizontally oriented sliding mechanism, and C&D create a more vertically oriented one.
The details:
Movers & Shakers: Sliders will be available for sale on February 15th.
They will retail for $26.
There are four dies in this set. A measures just over 3-3/4" wide by just over 2-3/4" high. B measures 3-3/16" wide and 3-1/8" high. A & B work together. C measures 2-1/4" wide by 4-1/4" high. D measures 2-7/8" wide by 3-3/4" high. C & D work together.
Spinner cards have been around for a while, but we've come up with a way to make them quick and easy! Moving your boat along the ocean or having your Tag It image spin along is going to be a breeze with these dies.
The details:
Movers & Shakers: Spinners will be available for sale on February 15th.
It will retail for $6.
The die collection contains three dies. The straight slot measures 4-5/8" wide x 1/2" high. The wavy slot measures 4-5/8" wide x 1/2" high. The discs measure 1-7/8" wide x 1-3/8" high.
Have you noticed the fun trend of Zippers in papercrafting lately? These two dies are going to enable you to capture that easily - and will make the person receiving your card wonder how in the world you accomplished that!
The details:
Movers & Shakers: Zippers will be available for sale on February 15th.
It will retail for $14.
Zippers A measures 4" wide x 2-3/4" high. Zippers B measures 2-3/4" wide x 4" high.
Movers & Shakers Sentiments stamp set is a perfect compliment to our new line of Movers & Shakers dies. You will love how the two-part sentiments allow you to add a little extra surprise to the interactive elements you can now create with ease. The arrows and small instructional phrases will help lead your recipient to get even more enjoyment from these types of creative projects!
The details:
Movers & Shakers Sentiments will be available for sale on February 15th.
It will retail for $24.
The set comes divided between two 4x6 acetate sheets. The 'Beyond the clouds...' sentiment block measures 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". The 'Every Single Day' sentiment measures 1-3/8" x 1-5/8". The word 'surprise' measures 1-3/4" x 3/4". The 'Celebrating your birthday' sentiment measures 2-1/4" x 7/8". The numbers measure 1/8" x 1/4" each. The small arrows meaures 1/4" x 1/2".
The Simply You stamp set is a perfect complement to our new line of Movers & Shakers dies for creating interactive cards, but versatile enough for dozens of other uses as well. You will love how the two-part sentiments allow you to add a little extra surprise to the interactive elements you can now create with ease. Not to mention how the style of the sentiments over all can add so much to any type of project.
The details:
Simply You will be available for sale on February 15th.
It will retail for $15.
This set comes on a single 4x6 acetate sheet. The bold script 'You' measures 2-1/8" x 1". The flourished small script 'You' measures 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". The bold text 'You' with the circular label "o" meausre 2-1/4" x 5/8". The 'are my moon, my stars...' sentiment measures 2-1/8" x 1/8".
Now that I've gone over all the details, I would love to share what fun myself along with the rest of the team have had with these.
I have put together a short video tutorial to show you how this die collection works and how to best achieve the easy assembly.
And here are some project examples using the new Movers & Shakers: Zippers die collection.
I decided to create a project using the longer horizontal zipper. I die-cut the top layer from Ocean Tides and cut the back layer for the zipper component from Simply Chartreuse cardstock.
I pulled out Blooming Button Bits to create a focal point. I stamped the leaf image onto Simply Chartreuse cardstock using Pinefeather ink and cut it out with scissors. I then stamped the flowers, once on Summer Sunrise cardstock with Orange Zest ink, once on Terracotta Tile cardstock with VersaMark and once on Canyon Clay cardstock with Terracotta Tile ink. The flowers were also trimmed out with scissors. I stitched Canyon Clay buttons to the centers of all three flowers with dark brown embroidery floss.
The main sentiment, "Wishing You", was stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with White Filigree Embossing Powder. The sentiment is from the Movers & Shakers Sentiments stamp set.
Along the perforated strip I stamped a dotted line from Faux Ribbon, also heat embossed. I added the "Pull Here" arrow from Movers & Shakers Sentiments with Ocean Tides ink.
When the zipper is "unzipped", the remainder of the sentiment is exposed.
The companion sentiment (also from Movers & Shakers Sentiments) is stamped onto the Simply Chartreuse cardstock with Pinefeather ink.
It's a bit hard to tell in the photo, but the Dark Chocolate layer is impressed with the Woodgrain Impression plate. All of this is affixed to a white cardbase.
Here are a few things that Betsy & Lisa created using these dies as well.
CLICK HERE to see more from Betsy Veldman and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Zippers dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Lisa Johnson and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Zippers dies.
Here is another tutorial, this time to show you how the Movers & Shakers: Spinners die collection works.
And here are some project examples using the new Movers & Shakers: Spinners die collection.
CLICK HERE to see more from Danielle Flanders and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Spinners dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Jessica Witty and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Spinners dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Heather Nichols and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Spinners dies.
Another video for you, this one covering the Movers & Shakers: Sliders dies.
And here are some project examples using the new Movers & Shakers: Sliders die collection.
I decided to turn the slider mechanism on its side for my project using these dies. To begin, I die-cut the top layer from Raspberry Fizz cardstock and the pull-out tag layer from Rustic Cream. The top Raspberry Fizz layer was stamped with Mega Mehndi Medallion using Raspberry Fizz ink.
I die-cut the focal sentiment (from Movers & Shakers Sentiments) using the Limitless Layers 2.25" Oval die collection. This was stamped onto the Rustic Cream cardstock using Orange Zest ink. I then stamped the sentiment a second time onto scrap cardstock and trimmed out just the "amazing" and "extraordinary" and adhered them to appropriate areas on the original. It was matted in Orange Zest. A strip of Terracotta Tile Satin Ribbon was added underneath the oval. It is important to note that just the left side of the oval is adhered to the slider door. The right side needed to remain loose so that the slider mechanism would work correctly. As a finishing touch, I added one of the small butterflies from Beautiful Butterflies, stamped in Orange Zest ink on Summer Sunrise cardstock, adorned with a few pink rhinestones.
I stamped the tab of the tag pull-out with a small "Pull Here" from Movers & Shakers Sentiments using True Black ink.
When you begin to pull on the tab as instructed, the slider door begins to move, exposing a bit more of the tag pull-out.
When it is pulled all the way open, the interior sentiment is fully revealed. Note how the extra tab at the end of the tag-pull out adhered to the end of the door mechanism keep the tag from pulling all the way out.
The pull-out showcases a Beautiful Butterfly stamped in Orange Zest and a Mega Mehndi Medallion in Raspberry Fizz. The companion sentiment is added in true Black.
The background was created with A Little Argyle stamped onto Terracotta Tile cardstock stamped with VersaMark ink. I used a gold paint pen to add small dots between the diamonds and to edge the mat layer. All of this is adhered to an Orange Zest card base.
Here are a few things that Melissa & Erin created using these dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Melissa Phillips and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Sliders dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Erin Lincoln and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Sliders dies.
One last video showcasing the Movers & Shakers: Poppers die collection.
And here are some project examples using the new Movers & Shakers: Poppers die collection.
CLICK HERE to see more from Maile Belles and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Poppers dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Ashley Cannon Newell and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Poppers dies.
CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey and her use of the Movers & Shakers: Poppers dies.
Thank you for joining us today. I hope that you have enjoyed the projects that the team and I have presented to you today. We have all had SO much fun working with these and we know that you will love the opportunity to play with them as well. We would like to offer you the opportunity to win all of this and more! Here's how!
Today's post has been such fun to introduce! We are loving how easy this makes creating this fun kind of card, and we know you will love them, too! So, in the spirit of today's introduction, we want to challenge you to create an interactive card! Just show us a spinner, pop up, or some other fun interactive card. We can't wait to see what you share!
1.Create a new project that showcases some sort of interactive feature.
2. Your project must use at least one Papertrey project.
3. Upload a photo of your project to your blog, online gallery or any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
4. Add the direct link to your project on our InLinkz list:::::>HERE<:::::
5. You may create as many projects as you like for the challenge, but each project should have a separate link.
6. And/or you can leave a comment here to be eligible to win. Let us know what you think about all of our new interactive products! Only one comment per person please. (Just click the small "comments" link in blue beside the date in the footer of this post. If you are reading this as an email subscription, be sure to click through to the actual blog to leave an eligible comment)
7. You have until 7am EST, Wednesday, February 15th to add your project link or comment and qualify for the contest.
In honor of our 5th Anniversary, we have an extra special prize package today! The incredible prize includes:
Movers & Shakers Sentiments stamp set
Simply You stamp set
Movers & Shakers: Poppers die collection
Movers & Shakers: Sliders die collection
Movers & Shakers: Spinners die collection
Movers & Shakers: Zippers die collection
A $500 gift certificate to Papertrey Ink in honor of our 5th Anniversary!
Thank you so much for joining us today for the festivities! We look forward to seeing you back here again tomorrow! Best of luck with the contest!
