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Make It Monday #293: Color Slider Cards

Lizzie shares tips on how to create clever color slider cards this week!  Check it out below!

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 a color slider card.

--Please enter new projects only.

--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 below.  ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PLEASE.  

--You will have until 6am, Monday, August 7, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. 

--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, August 7, after 6am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

• STAMPS: Stemmed Statements, Keep It Simple: Thinking Of You, Movers & Shakers Sentiments
• INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stazon Jet Black, Tsukineko Versamark
• PAPER: Aqua Mist Patterned Paper, True Black, Clear Cardstock, White
• DIES: Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical Die, Half & Half Die, Double Ended Banner Die
• OTHER: Scotch Foam Tape, Coasters, 1/8” Scor-Tape, Copic Markers, Filigree White Embossing Powder
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

An InLinkz Link-up

 

EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:

 

 

Congratulations, Cosetta! Please send an email to customer service and provide them with your full name and the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!

Design Team Tips With Lizzie Jones

Today, Lizzie is sharing on her blog a great idea for storing and organizing your blending sponges:

“I think most of you have come to notice that I love ink blending - I seem to be blending on nearly every card these days! And thanks in part to all of Papertrey’s beautiful ink colors, my blending sponges were starting to get a little unruly. So I set out to find a solution that would be cost effective, easy to establish, and effortless to keep organized. I hope you’ll stop by for a peek at the result of my search. Maybe it will work for you, too!”

• PAPER: Stamper's Select White
• OTHER: Mini Kraft Binder, Avery Mini Heavyweight Sheet Protectors, Ranger Mini Ink Blending Foam Sponges, Vkey ¾” Hook & Loop Dots, Computer, Printer

Make sure to stop by Lizzie's blog to see more!

Throwback Thursday: Instant Photo Pull Out Dies

Welcome to Throwback Thursday at Papertrey Ink! Today we have a few of our design team members revisiting the Instant Photo Pull Out Dies.

Betsy has a project to share that perfectly suited to send get well wishes to a loved one:

“The Instant Photo Pull Out dies can be used for so many things besides photos!  Any of the Inside & Out sentiment sets are a perfect match for this die, creating a striking, but easy card that’s finished inside and out!”

• STAMPS: Inside & Out: Well Wishes, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers
• INK: Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Green Parakeet, Berry Sorbet, Amethyst Allure
• PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Blueberry Sky
• DIES: Instant Photo Pull Out, Noted: A2 Vertical, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers
• OTHER: Woodgrain Metal Stencil, embossing pads, pink twine

Click here to visit Betsy's blog to see more!

Lizzie created a fun and interactive birthday invitation:

“I don’t use many photos in my crafting, but I’m always trying to come up with new, adorable ways to invite people over for a party or a meal. The Instant Photo Pull Out Die makes a perfect pocket invitation! I hope you’ll stop by to see how I’ve used the die to create an interactive invite that’s sure to get an RSVP!”

• STAMPS: Invitation Basics, Hooray, Fruit Salad Sentiments
• INK: Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, VersaMark
• PAPER: Tropical Teal, Bright Buttercup Patterned Paper, White
• DIES: Instant Photo Pull Out
• OTHER: Filigree White Embossing Powder, Scor-Tape, Divine Twine Lemon Baker’s Twine, Eyelet, Computer and Printer (invitation text)

Click here to visit Lizzie's blog to see more!

And finally, a great way to deliver a gift card from Wanda:

"This die set is perfect for giving gift cards! Choose a pretty coffee card or store card, and then match your stamping to the colors and theme of the gift card. It shows perfectly through the window. Use some pretty ribbon to make a pull out tab, and add some extra pizzazz to your project. Anyone would be happy to receive this homemade gift package!"

• STAMPS: Heart-2-Heart #1, Scribbled Sentiments, Fancy Foliage
• INK: True Black, Green Parakeet
• PAPER: Kraft, Orange Zest, Confetti
• DIES: Instant Photo Pull Out, Heart Prints
• OTHER: ribbon, Copic markers

Click here to visit Wanda's blog to see more!

July 2017 Blog Hop

Today 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!  An Inlinkz list is posted below and you can add your link anytime up until 11:30pm ET.  And don't worry if you didn't get a chance to make a project and play along, there is a contest for non-participants as well over in our forum in the designated thread. I look forward to seeing all of your creativity!

A day dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products. This event allows all of our customers who enjoy sharing inspiration & artwork with their peers do so through their personal blogs.

Today, 10am ET until 11:30pm ET.

  

photo source Once Wed

Such a pretty vignette to use as inspiration for your next paper crafting project! With soft blues, grays and a touch of antique gold this embodies relaxation and calmness. Experiment with seam binding, watercolored leaves, vintage florals and maybe even create your own faux postage. Combine several elements or select just a few details that appeal to you. Have fun and enjoy the creative process!

 -Participating bloggers can add their link to the appropriate list here anytime between 10am ET and 11:30pm ET on July 25th within the InLinkz list below. The title of your post should be "Papertrey July Blog Hop Challenge".

-Only one entry per person please.

-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 Wednesday morning on our forum and highlighted here on my blog!

-You can enter our Blog Hop Forum contest. There is 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 ET and the winner announced Wednesday morning.

-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 today!  Thank you for joining us!

EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNERS:

Angie Person created a lovely soft background for her card that was inspired by the inspiration piece.

Joy Hadden created a lovely set of cards and coordinating tags for her project. The lighter blue base on the cards and tags with the darker blue stamping is just beautiful!

Nancy Penir did a beautiful watercolor look on her card. The result is stunning and be sure to click over to her blog to see the whole ensemble of cards that she created!

Congratulations to the winners! Please email customer service and provide them with the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thank you to everyone who played along! There were some truly amazing projects submitted!

An InLinkz Link-up

Guest Blogger: Yana Smakula

Hello, friends! This is Yana Smakula and I am excited to bring you my monthly video tutorial for Papertrey Ink from the “In The Studio with Yana” video series. I am sharing video tutorials on the 24th of each month, you can catch previous episodes HERE.

Today I’m sharing one layer, mail-friendly wedding congratulations cards featuring a simple window design and drop shadow stamping.  I started working on my projectsby stamping heart wreath from the To Have & To Hold stamp set in Tropical Teal and Ripe Avocado inks onto A2 side folding note cards. 

I picked this particular stamp set for my cards because of it’s coordinating dies. The dies include not only the outer cut edge for the heart, but also the inner cut edge allowing us to cut the image out in 3 different ways. 

 

To create a sentiment for this project I went with “So Happy For You. Congratulations!” message from the Bold & Beautiful Sentiments set. I stamped sentiments with the help of a stamp positioner and not only stamped them on the front, but also on the inside of the card making sure to maintain exact placement. 

To Have & To Hold set has a number of tiny florals and leaves that can be used to dress up the wreath. There are also coordinating dies available allowing us to cut these images out and pop onto the wreath. I wanted to step outside the box and use these in a different way. 

Why not turn an outline shape into a solid one? Using small flowers and leaves I stamped images inside the heart shape using same ink colors to create the illusion of a solid floral heart. You can also reverse this idea and stamp tiny shapes outside the heart outline and keep the inside white. 

After my stamping was done I walked away from my cards for about 10-20 minutes. This allowed the ink to dry completely. I needed the ink to be bone dry to ensure I would have clean heat embossing. 

I prepped my stamped card front for heat embossing with the help of an anti static powder tool, replaced it back into my MISTI, moved it up just a fraction of an inch and stamped the sentiment once again but using clear embossing ink. After adding gold embossing powder I heat set it and was left with a beautiful gold heat embossed image with a black drop shadow effect. 

It’s best to shamp the shadow first and do heat embossing later (versus doing heat embossing and adding a shadow) as embossing powder creates a sleek surface that’s unable to absorb the ink. Therefore if you add a shadow after you heat emboss the image part of the ink will sit on heat embossing and you will run the risk of smearing it and ruining your project. 

At this point the card design already looks fantastic and you can keep it as is. I however, wanted to step mine up, so I used a coordinating die and cut the inside of the heart out to create a window in the front panel. I re-adhered the die cut heart on the inside of the card to continue the design. 

I'd like to encourage you to pull out your stamps and inks and create identical or similar projects! 

Have fun stamping! 

• STAMPS: To Have & To Hold Stamp Set, Bold & Beautiful Stamp Set, 
• INK: Tropical Teal, Ripe Avocado, True Black, VersaMark
• DIES: To Have & To Hold Die,
• OTHER: Neenah Solar White 110 LB Cardstock, Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine, Anti Static Powder Tool, Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, MISTI, Tape Runner