Here we are! The last day of our tenth anniversary celebration! It sure has been a fun ten days, but the fun doesn't stop just yet! We have saved some amazing products to showcase on our last day. Enjoy!
KIT CONTENTS:
- Bloom & Grow stamps set with index label
- Bloom & Grow die collection (set of 15)
- Bloom & Grow paper collection (eight 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" sheets)
- Bloom & Grow stencil collection (set of 4)
The whole world is in bloom! Create adorable potted bouquets using the stamps, stencils, and dies from the Bloom & Grow kit. To create colorful bouquets, sponge ink over the shaped 3-step stencils, then add details galore using the stamps from the kit. The shape of the stencils coordinates with the bouquet die, making for easy and precise placement every time! Tuck a bouquet into the sweet little clay pot, which can be dressed up with the included detail dies. There is space at the bottom of the bouquet where any of the included sentiments can be stamped, making for fun, interactive cards and tags.
Check out this short "In the Studio" video, where Betsy shows you how easy it is to put these together!
Available for purchase March 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Butterflies represent so many things, one of those being hope. This collection of images allows you to build whimsical butterflies that have a wonderful artistic flair. You can mix and match different patterns as you layer the wings. There is even an outlined image if you prefer to color your own. Features a heartfelt message of hope as well as few other smaller sentiments.
Available for purchase March 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
This cover plate die features extra large versions of the beautiful butterfly design from the stamp set Butterfly Hope. Simply add a fabulous background, or play with inlaying different colors or patterned papers. You can even add a special dash of color to them using your favorite coloring technique. Lots of design opportunities with this one!
Available for purchase March 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Kay Miller is bringing you her special style with this new die series. Kay's first love was polymer clay, and this die collection is inspired by some of her designs in that medium. These extra large dies are designed to layer together to create beautiful mandalas in almost any medium, from paper, to felt and even fun foam! She has thought of every detail and you will love the options with this.
Available for purchase March 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Now that I've made all of the formal introductions, let's get onto the projects!
My first project uses the irresistible new Bloom & Grow mini kit. It was such a joy to create this, and I think that will come through to the recipient as well.
I started by creating the main bouquet with the stencils, then adding the stamped details to finish it. Betsy has really thought of every detail.
I cut one of the frames from Mix & Mat: Flourishes directly into my white card base, then cut a block of New Leaf cardstock to fit within it. This was the perfect way to add a sentiment.
The bouquet pulls out of the pot to reveal a special sentiment, You can also fit a dollar bill in the opening when folded into thirds.
- STAMPS: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow (available March 15th)
- INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain, Dark Indigo, New Leaf
- DIES: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow dies
- OTHER: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow stencils, Mix & Mat: Flourishes die, make-up sponges, glossy accents
Talk about easy cards, this cover plate really does all the work for you! By simply creating a vibrant watercolored background and then adding the cover plate on top, my card was nearly done!
The style of this Ways to Say: Thank You word die is the perfect complement to this cover plate.
This cover plate is slightly smaller than an A2 so you get a little of that white border around the edge.
- PAPER: Raspberry Fizz, watercolor paper, gold foil sheet
- DIES: Cover Plate: Butterfly Hope die, Ways to Say: Thank You die
- OTHER: Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, water pen
I thought it was time to play with some pastel colors with my next Butterfly Hope card.
This sentiment truly speaks to my heart and would be so meaningful to any recipient. I stamped it in a darker color over the butterflies so I didn't have to add another layer.
The design of these butterfly elements is so fabulously executed, it make you feel as though you are an artist when stamping with them. I discovered that the flower centers from Courage & Kindness are a great complement to this set and used them to accent around the butterflies.
- STAMPS: Butterfly Hope (available March 15th)
- INK: Melon Berry, Harvest Gold, Sweet Blush, Honey Nut
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Sweet Blush
- OTHER: Prisma Glitter, twine
Kay's new Flower Mandalas dies are so incredibly amazing. As soon as you start using them, there is a whole new world of crafting possibilities that opens up to you.
After playing around with different ways to layer with the colors I settled on this. I got inspired by some of the felt stitching projects I have seen on Pinterest and added similar details with a white gel pen.
This sentiment from Courage & Kindness was heat embossed onto a strip just to the side of the mandala.
- STAMPS: Courage & Kindness (available March 15th)
- INK: VersaMark
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Soft Stone, Autumn Rose, Lovely Lady, Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding
- DIES: Flower Mandalas 1 dies, White Filigree Embossing Powder, white gel pen
For my last project I thought it would be fun to do something totally different with the mandalas. So I decided to impress the dies into watercolor paper and play around with my Zig Clean Color markers.
The results are bright, vibrant and stylish. It's like having an adult coloring book, but with impressed lines instead of black lines. So fun and therapeutic!
The sentiment was heat embossed onto a strip of vellum cardstock to give it definition, but let the mandala shine through.
- STAMPS: Ways to Say: Thank You (available March 15th)
- INK: VersaMark
- PAPER: Hawaiian Shores, watercolor paper, Vellum Cardstock
- DIES: Flower Mandalas 1 dies
- OTHER: Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, white gel pen, White Filigree Embossing Powder
Wanda Guess is joining me today, featuring the Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow. Be sure to stop by her blog to see more from her!
Wanda perfectly executed this simple and straight forward card. The small vellum strip over the patterned paper adds such a nice finishing touch. I love the way the Baker's Twine brings out the orange hues in the flowers, and of course you can't go wrong with the addition of a few well places pearls.
- STAMPS: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow (available March 15th)
- INK: True Black
- PAPER: Classic Kraft, Vellum Cardstock, Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow
- DIES: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow
- OTHER: adhesive pearls, baker's twine
I love the idea of using this kit for table decor! You could take it to another level and have coordinating invitations and possibly favors as well. Along the same lines, you could create a mini gift enclosure or tag by using the pot as a card base as Wanda did here.
- STAMPS: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow (available March 15th)
- INK: Green Parakeet, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow
- DIES: Banner Style die, Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow
- OTHER: foam tape
There's so much to love about the colors in this project, so bright and cheery! The pull out feature is such a nice surprise for the recipient and gives you the opportunity to tuck in an extra special sentiment like those included in the coordinating stamp set.
- STAMPS: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow (available March 15th)
- INK: Aqua Mist, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua MistMake It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow
- DIES: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow
- OTHER: Make It Market Mini Kit: Bloom & Grow stencils, sponge, enamel dots
Michelle Leone is joining me today, featuring Butterfly Hope along with the coordinating Cover Plate: Butterfly Hope die. Be sure to stop by her blog to see more projects and details from her!
The black and white contract is so striking with the Butterfly Hope stamp set. The dots created with the Mix & Mat: Flourishes die echoes the dots found in the pattern of the butterflies. Cutting a window for just the center butterfly adds so much depth and character to the card overall.
- StAMPS: Butterfly Hope
- DIES: Butterfly Hope single die, Mix & Mat: Flourishes
- INKS: PTI Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Versafine-Onyx Black
- PAPER: PTI Stamper’s Select White, True Black
- OTHER: Nuvo Crystal Drops: Ebony Black, Spritz (Target) B/W twine
The simple monochromatic color scheme and soft sponging touches give this card a special feel. The transparency of the colors is a nice companion for the vellum and the outlined version on the butterflies looks beautiful when heat embossed.
- STAMPS Butterfly Hope, Keep It Simple: Friendship
- DIES: PTI Wet Paint Cuts Die Collection, SSS Stitched Circles
- INKS: PTI Smokey Shadow, Versafine Watermark Stamp Pad
- PAPER: PTI Hawaiian Shores, Bazzill Robins Egg, Strathmore Bristol, PTI Sheer Basics (small polka dot)
- OTHER: WOW EP-Opaque Bright White, Zig Clean Color Real Brush-Light Blue
This card design provides a wonderful way to use your favorite patterned papers. I love the way Michelle stuck with a single pattern, but created contrast by overlaying a sheet of vellum. The small tag tied to the top is a great way to add a sentiment without covering up any of the cover plate details.
- STAMPS: So Sweet
- DIES: Cover Plate:Butterfly Hope, Shakers + Sprinkles: Rectangles
- INKS: PTI Dark Chocolate
- PAPER: PTI Fresh Snow Linen, PTI Stamper’s Select Vellum, PTI Happy Spots
- OTHER: May Arts silver twine
CLICK HERE to see more from Betsy Veldman.
CLICK HERE to see more from Heather Nichols.
You can check out the work Kay Miller has done with her new dies HERE and HERE.
CLICK HERE to see more from Lexi Daly.
CLICK HERE to see more from Lizzie Jones.
Caterpillars transform themselves into beautiful butterflies, just like a card you are not happy with from your anniversary creating the past few weeks can be transformed into something beautiful. We all have those projects that turn out just how we would like. Now's your chance to apply all of the tips you have learned this week to one of your rejects. Analyze it and see what you can do better and recreate it with a renewed creative spirit. Share your new card with us, and in your blog post be sure to share the original as well!
1. Create a new project based on improving a card you were not happy with.
2. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product.
3. Upload a photo of your project to your blog, Instagram, 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 below.
5. ONLY ONE PROJECT ENTRY PER PERSON PLEASE!
6. And/or you can leave a comment here to be eligible to win. What do you think of all of today's products? Is there a particular one that is speaking to you that you just know will have to be added to your cart? Is there a project that is really standing out to you as a favorite? (Just click the small "comments" link 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 ET, Wednesday, March 15th to add your project link or comment and qualify for the contest.
8. TWO randomly selected winners (one comment and one project) will be announced on our March Release Winners page no later than 9pm ET, March 15th.
TWO lucky winners will receive their Papertrey wish list for FREE (up to a $300 value)! Be sure to create a special wish list within your account on our website labeled "2017 PTI Wishlist". If you are randomly selected as a winner, you will be sent the first $300 worth of items on that list!!! We encourage customers to include more than $300 worth of items on this special wish list because if a particular item is out of stock on the morning of March 15th when the winners are selected, we will replace it with the next item on the list. Best of luck with the contest!
