Papertrey Ink Favorites from the past year!

On of the first stamps released last year in the Freckledandfun line contained the amazing video from Nichole Heady during the Springtime Doodle release. You can see Nicole's post {here}. Watching her coloring bring the stamp to life really made me so happy!

I {loved} what Erin Lincoln did with my Been Boo'd set {here}. FUN!

I adored the elegant fun that Maile Belles had with the {Inside & Out: Birthday} set {here}.

Lisa started the holiday season early with her adorable creations using Tree with Trimmings {here}

The Get to the Point came to life with Heather (aka Pine's) colorful scrapbook page {here}


Here are a few of my favorite cards from the past year!

Those are some of my favorites from the past year! Stay tuned tomorrow for a fun new Anniversary PTI celebration!

FS201: Lisaadd

I really enjoyed Lisa's {CAS86 Merry Wreath} card. I knew it would be a fun case-able card!

I decided to change the colors and stamp set and eliminated the dry pressure embossing. I went with kraft, red and green instead of the white, red and green. I eliminated the dry pressure embossing on the background and went with a kraft base with a red layer. On the main image, I used a square piece of kraft cardstock. I started with a small circle (drawn with pencil) and I used a snowflake to create the wreath, first going around the circle with moss ink, then avocado ink, then finally, with new leaf ink. I used some small red gems (Amuse) on the wreath to give it some bling!

I used poppy ink for the sentiment. I was going to draw lines around the main image, like Lisa had on her card, but didn't feel like I had enough room, so I distressed the edges instead. I used a crimper (remember those) on the piece of artichoke, then added some ribbon. Finally, I added a ribbon, threaded with some rustic thread (PTI).



stamps: Papertrey Ink {Tree with Trimmings}
paper: kraft, poppy, artichoke {PTI}
ink: moss, avocado, new leaf, poppy
misc: poppy stitched ribbon (PTI), red gems (amuse), crimper, button (poppy, PTI), rustic thread (PTI), dimensions (under main image)

fs199: Krischer

This is the LAST WEEKEND! We are down to the WIRE and we finally broke through to NUMBER 3! Please do me a huge favor and VOTE FOR HANNAH'S HOPE FUND! They are 1.2 million dollars shy of being able to start the clinical trials and the $250,000 from Pepsi would really put a dent into the massive bill! Hannah is a six year old, first grader in Xavier's class. She is the sweetest little girl. Her parents are good friends who live in the next neighborhood over. Todd and I have taken up this cause, it is very close to my heart. Please take a moment from your stamping to vote for Hannah! Her life will be forever changed by the generosity of strangers! You can help make miracles happen!

#1 Vote for Hannah's Hope Fund today please!

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#4: Text 104051 to 73774.

#5: Vote on your iPhone.

Here we go! On to this week's FEATURED STAMPER CARD! #199
Based on Krischir's Decade Gifts Cupcake card {here}.

I decided to change it to a holiday card: I stamped the three trees from Trees with trimmings in Navy ink on brocade paper, then trimmed them out. I adhered them to a die cut piece of navy paper with dimensionals. I used a piece of brocade cardstock and dry pressured embossed it with the snowflake folder. I stamped the sentiment (LET IT SNOW) three times in fresh snow ink on navy cardstock, then trimmed the edge to a v cut, just like Kris did, then added a button (PTI) with a piece of ribbon (mayarts) threaded through it. I mounted the whole shabang on navy cardstock and used two pieces of white ribbon to break up the design. Finally, I added some stickles to the trees.

stamps: trees with trimmings (PTI)
ink: navy, fresh snow
paper: brocade, navy
misc: ribbon, stickles, button, dimensionals, snowflake embossing folder, nesties

FS194: LynniePoo

This week's card by Lynette {CAS Christmas} caught my eye. I cased it and made some changes - I added some bling, changed the colors to blues and white and changed the stamp set!



I used the scor-pal to create the score lines and I used the snowflake embossing folder on the darker blue layer. The snowflakes and the sentiment are from Trees with Trimmings. I used enchanted evening ink on the bashful blue paper, and layered it atop the brocade, embossed paper.

stamps: Trees with Trimmings {PTI}
ink: enchanted evenign
paper: white, bashful blue, brocade blue (SU!)
misc: gems (PTI), embossing folder (snowflake)

FS192: Jenndspencer

This week's featured stamper is Jenndspencer from SCS. Jenn's card {Quiet Snowfall} really caught my eye, so I decided to case it.


I changed the colors, stamp set and stamped snowflakes instead of using punched snowflakes. In lieu of pearls on the bottom, I used green gems (PTI). I only dry embossed on the lower layer, which in retrospect was quite foolish. YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE IT, LOL!

So here are the deets:

Kraft base, plum layer {dry embossed with snowflakes folder}, spring moss layer, stamped with my Trees with Trimmings set. I used the snowflakes and the star tree with spring moss ink. Fresh snow ink for the snowflakes on the kraft layer and PTI black ink for the sentiment. A few green PTI gems under the sentiment and WHAM BAM, THANK YOU MAM - it's done!
I am not feeling up to par tonight (must be the age - you hit 42....err, I mean 31, and your body protests) {snicker}.

stamps: Tree with Trimmings {PTI}
ink: spring moss, fresh snow, black (PTI)
paper: kraft, plum, spring moss
misc: snowflake embossing folder, PTI green gems

FS190: Hobbydujour

Here is this week's FS card based on Sallie's card {Autumn Leaf}. Sallie, aka, Hobbydujour, is a great stamper and I loved the faux frame she created with her card.


I used textured cream, made the faux frame with my scor-pal. I distressed the chocolate layer. I altered the PTI cream cardstock using red, copper and coffee glimmer mist.
The trees were stamped with dark chocolate ink on PTI cream, then spritzed with coffee glimmer mist. Here is a close up! Trees and chocolate brown layers mounted with dimensionals.


Finally, I used some brads and the sentiment from Trees with trimmings.



stamps: Trees with trimmings (PTI)
paper: textured cream, PTI cream, dark chocolate
ink: dark chocolate
misc: Brown brads, dimensionals, glimmer mist

Fs189: eberlinek

This week's card is by Kristen (SCS's Eberlinek). Her card {celebrate} was something I wanted to case this week:

I changed the colors and the stamp set! It was such a fun layout! Love it! I started with a kraft base, added a layer of chocolate and then put on a layer of avocado. The trees were stamped in avocado ink on cream paper. They were trimmed and mounted on dimensionals. They are so easy to trim! I stamped the sentiment and star with chocolate ink on kraft paper. I wrapped the sentiment tag with cream twill. I added some red, clear and green gems on the various trees. I distressed the edges of the sentiment layer.






Kraft Avocado Holiday Card:
stamps: Tree with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available NOW! click on sidebar link}
ink: avocado, dark chocolate
paper: kraft, cream, dark chocolate, avocado
misc: dimensionals, adhesive gems, cream twill

Trees with Trimmings, now available...

Are you ready for your mid month shopping excursion over at Papertrey ink? The stamp set, Tree with Trimmings, is now available!




you can click on the Tree with Trimmings link box on the sidebar to go directly to the Papertrey Website link, which also has a link to the design team samples. Anytime you want to see the samples I created with my set, just click on the Trees with Trimmings cloud link on my sidebar!

Happy Shopping

Sneak Peek: Trees with trimmings, day five

I just love this color combo - and it works for the holidays as well! I stamped the tree in the plum ink (I cannot wait for the new PTI inks, my inks are getting SO STINKIN DRY!). I used versamark on the plum paper with the snowflakes. That came out really nice and bold! A smidge of PTI dot basics designer paper in the spring moss, and a plum satin bow.

Do you know the drill? These fabulous ladies have more SHAZAM for the EYEBALLS!

Lisa Johnson, Alli Miles, Heather Nichols, Becky Oehlers, Dawn McVey & of course Nichole Heady

Plum Moss Holiday Card:
stamps: Tree with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available 9.15.10}
ink: plum pudding
paper: spring moss polka dot basics, white, plum pudding
misc: scalloped edge punch, dimensionals, satin plum ribbon

Sneak Peek: Trees with trimmings, day four

Here is a bunch of sneak peek with my latest stamp set, Trees with Trimmings.

For this first card, I used just the snowflake from the set for the "o" in Joy! I stamped it in fresh snow ink, and white it was still wet, doused it with fine glitter. The J and Y are from Outline Alphabet and the "to the world" is from Holiday Button Bits. Main image is spring rain cardstock, dry pressure embossed with the swiss dots folder. The J & Y were colored in with a white gel pen. Main image is mounted on white cardstock, scallop edge punched on the bottom, finished with a PTI gingham ribbon and a blue dew drop in the center of the snowflake.

Here is a quick and easy way to create a last minute holiday gift. These are going to be teacher gifts this year. I created some fun patterned paper with the snowflakes from the Trees with Trimmings set, using white copy paper, spring moss, ripe avocado and scarlet jewel inks. The homemade designer paper is attached to the candle with red line tape. I took a piece of scarlet jewel ribbon, attached it to the paper using more red line tape. Finally, I punched some snowflakes with the extra jumbo and super jumbo snowflake punches.

I used spring moss and ripe avocado cardstock scraps, with a small scarlet jewel button in the center of each snowflake.Finally, I created a quick card with some of the fun trees from the set. I made a nice long card (I never think of making this size)....the base is spring moss and the trees are all stamped in spring moss. The stars are pure poppy (boy is that ink pad getting dry)....and the sentiment is pure poppy. I used some poppy buttons and tied some rustic thread in the buttons!


Bet you think this is it? No WAY! Check out these other blogs for more goodies!

Lisa Johnson, Alli Miles, Heather Nichols, Becky Oehlers, Dawn McVey & of course Nichole Heady



Joy Card:
stamps: Tree with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available 9.15.10}, Holiday Button Bits, Outline Alphabet (PTI)
ink: fresh snow, black
paper: spring rain, white
misc: corner rounder, dimensionals, glitter, dew drop (blue), gingham ribbon (blue), scalloped edge punch

Holiday Candle:
stamps: Tree with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available 9.15.10}
ink: spring moss, ripe avocado, scarlet jewel
paper: spring moss, ripe avocado, white copy paper
misc: snowflake punches, scarlet jewel ribbon, scarlet jewel buttons, red line tape

Merry & Bright Card:
stamps: Tree with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available 9.15.10}
ink: pure poppy, spring moss
paper: spring moss, pure poppy, cream
misc: buttons, rustic thread

Sneak Peek: Trees with trimmings, day three & FS 188

This week's featured stamper is Terri, aka, Die Cut Diva! She has some fun cards to check out in her gallery, and I decided to case {Happy Birthday CAS style}. I changed the colors, theme and stamp set. I moved the sentiment to a tag too.

I haven't used enchanted evening in a long time, so I thought it would be nice to use it on tonight's card, keeping it clean and simple. I used a white base, then took a piece of enchanted evening cardstock and ran the bottom portion through a crimper. I stamped random snowflakes on the main image with enchanted evening and fresh snow ink. I alsi stamped some snowflakes on some PTI white ribbon with the enchanted evening ink. I stamped the tree on white cardstock and trimmed it out, then adhered it onto the enchanted evening piece with dimensionals. The punched tag was stamped with the sentiment and three mini snowflakes, then tied to the ribbon with rustic thread. Finally, I used some stickles on the tree to give it a little bling and a little gel pen on the tiny snowflakes on the tag.

See what Heather Nichols has going on using both of her new sets.

Lisa Johnson has even more ideas using Background Basics: Christmas.

Alli Miles is creating eyecandy using Holiday Spirit Sentiments today.

Dawn McVey has inspirational ideas with her new Color Couture download.

Nichole has a plethora of new creations on her blog too!

stamps: Trees with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available 9.15.10}
paper: white, enchanted evening
ink: fresh snow, enchanted evening
misc: crimper, stickles, dimensionals, PTI white grosgrain ribbon, tag punch, gel pen

Sneak Peek: Trees with trimmings, day two

Here is another sneak peek of the Trees with Trimmings set. I used some kraft cardstock with some random snowflakes stamped on the background in white ink. There is a layer of pure poppy, dry pressure embossed the snowflake folder.


I used ripe avocado ink with the tree stamp on avocado paper. I dotted the scalloped edge of the trees with white ink, then over the top of the white, I used some stickles. The main images is on dimensionals, corner rounded on one side, finished with some pure poppy buttons.

Be sure to check out other eye candy:

Alli Miles is showing us the new set, Holiday Spirit Sentiments

Lisa Johnson showing us some Background Basics: Christmas.

Heather Nichols showing us the new sets she created this month.

Becky Oehlers is showing us the new set she created called Framed.

Dawn McVey has the new Color Couture download

and finally Nichole has some fun new stuff to showcase on her blog!

stamps: Trees with Trimmings {Papertrey Ink, available 9-15-10}
paper: kraft, pure poppy, ripe avocado
ink: ripe avocado, pure poppy, white
misc: corner rounder, white gel pen, stickles, pure poppy buttons, cuttlebug folder

Sneak Peek: Trees with trimmings, day one

Welcome to the first card which I created with my stamp set. Sometimes when I get the completed set - I look at it and don't know where to begin. When I create the stamps, I usually have ideas in mind, but months later, when the final version arrives, I get flustered! This time, when I opened my set, I knew that it would be so easy to create holidays cards and altered items with it. The lines are so clean, they are easy to trim and layer. The sentiments are so petite, they fit nicely on the card, but are large enough that they don't get lost!

I used a combination of new leaf cardstock and a variety of papertrey ink designer paper (some chocolate remix and the chocolate bitty dot basics). I used a smidge of the new leaf twill and a scalloped circle punch piece of chocolate cardstock, mounted on a few dimensionals. The trees were stamped in new leaf ink on the PTI cream paper, trimmed and then mounted and layered with dimensionals and adhesive.



Stop by tomorrow to see some more sneak peeks from the set. I will take a 360* whirl with color and come up with a lighter, soft combo to showcase the set!

Be sure to stop by Nichole's blog to see what creative ideas she has in store this month!



stamps: {Trees with trimmings} Papertrey ink
paper: new leaf, cream, PTI designer paper
ink: dark chocolate, new leaf
misc: ribbon, punch, dimensionals