Mom & Me Valentine Inspiration...

Welcome to our third and final group post for the December Papertrey Ink Release.  Today's post is all about Valentines.  I love Valentines Day and when I get a chance to make Valentines with my kids, I love to pull out all my craft supplies and get to work.  Today, I have a quick and simple Valentine easy to mass produce and make with your kiddos.



I cut the Tasting Tag die out with white card stock.  I used the solid heart die from Enclosed Heart for the next layer.  I die cut the heart, then I lined up the heart with the Tasting Tag and ran it through again so the stitching would line up.  I added in a large roll of Smarties with a bit of twine.

I used the new Dress Up Dolls: Puppy Love and did a little mirror image stamping to create a second puppy.  I colored them both with Copics and then added them to the tag.  That adorable sentiment also comes from Puppy Love.  To finish off the little Valentine, I added some Hawaiian Shores Ribbon and a little twine bow.  I also added some tiny hearts cut from glitter cardstock.  

All of these steps would be so easy to create with your kids.  They would love to do the die cutting and even coloring the puppies!

The rest of the team will have some super cute Valentines to share today too.  Head on over to Nichole's blog to see a list of places to visit.  Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Hope you have a great day!

Feel Better Inspiration...

Welcome to our second group post for the Papertrey Ink December Release.  Today's post is so much fun!  Today's new products are all about making cards, tags and even a little gift, to send a get well message.  I have created a fun little package that could be a get well gift but I am thinking this could also go to a mom.  Being a mom is hard.  And I would guess that most of us get stressed or overwhelmed from time to time.  This would be the perfect gift to receive in the midst of a little chaos.  :)

First, off the card.  These adorable new stamps and dies from the sets called Take it Easy, along with the Cozy Bed Dies, create a fun new card.  Can you see the newspaper?  I love it!  There are little stamps to add in with different topics.  I picked the "Mom takes day off: Nasa reports world didn't stop spinning".  

I added the newspaper on top a pair of super cute, watercolored pajamas.  The bed has layers of sheets and blankets and an adorable stitched pillow.  

Next, I created a tag using Tag Sale #3 die.  I added in some Ombre patterned paper and a sentiment from Keep it Simple: Sending Hugs.  I decided to kick the tag up a notch and added it to a clear wine tag with a stitched bow on top.  

This was the tag before I added it to the wine tag.  I love this ombre paper to help add a little something to a CAS tag.  

The last part of this little package is the new Tissue Cover Die.  I am geeking out over this adorable little die.  It is so simple to make and could be made so many different ways.  Out of patterned paper, stamped on, embossed.  I chose to keep it CAS....as always...and coordinate it with the rest of the ensemble.  

I cut it out of Raspberry Fizz card stock and when trying to decide how to decorate the box, I instantly thought of the Headline Alphabet die to create a fun little, Hibiscus Birst saying on the box.
Bless you!  And of course, a little red heart!

I can't wait to see what other Get Well Inspiration there is to see over at Nichole's blog today.  Head on over there for a list of links to check out today's group post.  Thanks so much for coming by!

Celebrating Love....

Good morning!  Welcome to our first group post for the December Papertrey Ink Release.  Today's new products are all about the heart.  I have a quick and simple card, including a gorgeous new color, perfect for a wedding.



I used the new set here, called To Have and to Hold.  This beautiful new set includes a wreath and several flower images to add in.  There are also sentiment included in a beautiful font.

I used Cover Plate: Stripes Horizontal Die in white and placed it on top of the new Lilac Grace card base.  Love this light purple.  I stamped and die cut the wreath and added in a sentiment and bow to finish off the focal point.  

Head on over to Nichole's blog to see what the design team has for today.  I'll be back tomorrow with day 2 of the group posts!

Have a great day!

PTI Release Countdown Day 2...

Hello friends!  I am stopping in today with a fun new set for Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink Countdown.  The set I am showcasing today is called She Moves.  This set is perfect for the athlete or runner in your life.  I have 3, clean and simple cards to share....



This first card uses  2 images from She Moves and a sentiment from the set Making Strides.  I stamped the large paint image after adding in some Raspberry Fizz and orange zest on the image.  I added in the runner image and the sentiment in black.  

On this next card, I used a sentiment from Making Strides and the new She Moves dies.  

If you can see the base of this card, I handmade my own large stencil that says RUN and did a little light ink blending in soft stone.  I added the sentiment in black on top.  I used the new dies and cut out 4 of each color and stacked them up for some dimension.  

Last, I created a quick tag using a sentiment from the new set called Stroke Speak, along with another image from She Moves. 

I cut out the tag die in Stampers Select White card stock and then stamped the sentiment using an ombre blend of Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores.  I stamped the image in black ink.  The set comes with 2 of each image, one solid and one a little more distressed.  You can see on this tag, I used the distressed image.  I layered the tag with another striped tag and finished it off by tying them together with some black twine. 

Come back by tomorrow for our first day of Group Posts.  Lots of fun stuff coming your way!  Head on over to Nichole's blog to see more sneaks for today.  Thanks so much for coming by!

Laurie

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Supply Lists:


Card #1

Stamps: She Moves, Making Strides
Paper: Stampers Select White Card Stock
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Versafine Black Onyx

Card #2

Stamps: Making Strides
Paper: Stampers Select White, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Soft Stone
Dies: She Moves

Tag

Stamps: She Moves, Stroke Speak
Paper: Stampers Select White, Misc Striped Paper
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist
Dies: Tag Sale #3 Die

Tag You're It...

I am so excited to be the featured artist over at the Tag You're It Challenge blog this week.  Head on over there to play along!  :)

Have a great day!

Laurie