Papertrey Ink: Introducing Potbellies

Hi there! I am thrilled to be joining Papertrey Ink today to showcase the adorable new Potbellies dies by Betsy Veldman which will be available on Monday October 15 at 10:00 pm EST.

These cute dies come in a penguin, a Santa, and a reindeer and they are designed to be used with the 2 1/2 inch bubbles that came with the Fairy Tale Christmas kit. You can fill them with treats, which I did, or they can be used to hold a gift card as well.

The first one I did with the Santa. I filled him with miniature Ghiradelli mints! Yum! I heat embossed the sentiment along the lower edge with white embossing powder, and I also added a few little white dots with acrylic paint to dress him up a bit.

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My next one is the cute little reindeer which I cut out of Classic Kraft card stock. I stamped the sentiment along the bottom edge and this one I filled with M&Ms. I picked out just the red, brown and green ones :) 

I also added a hanger at the top of each of my Potbellies so they could be hung on the tree!

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My last one is the cute little penguin. Instead of stamping or embossing the image along the bottom. I cut out a piece of Aqua Mist card stock and stamped the image onto that, then adhered it along the bottom. I thought it added a little interest and contrast and looked kind of like a penguin does.

 This one I filled with the rest of the M&M's that were left after I picked out all of the red, green and brown ones! I thought that worked out rather nicely ;)

Anyway, you will be able to purchase these adorable dies on Monday, October 15th at 10:00 PM EST at Papertrey Ink.

You can also check out the Papertrey Ink Blog to see more inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kay :)

Papertrey Ink: Fairy Tale Christmas Make it Market Kit

Hi there! I am thrilled to be joining Papertrey Ink to help showcase the new Fairy Tale Christmas Make it Market kit by Betsy Veldman! The Papertrey Ink Christmas kits have been one of the big holiday highlights of my year from the very first one Betsy came out with. They are packed with some of the most beautiful stamps, dies, papers, stencils and accessories that you will find. Everything is coordinated to work together to create beautiful projects for your holiday season. This kit will be available October 1st at 10:00 EST!

So the kit comes with beautiful stamps and coordinating dies, and also preprinted papers that you can cut out with the same dies. My first project here uses only the stamps and dies. I did some ink blending with Pure Poppy ink  behind the die cut to make the detail stand out

I love stamping the little clusters in different colors to match the card that I'm working on! Everything here was adhered to my card front with foam tape.

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This is another project that was completed using only the stamps and dies.  The little book front is made to fit onto the matchbox die that came with an earlier Make it Market Christmas kit called All Through the House. I used that matchbox die to create the box and then decorated it with the stamps and dies. 

I used the MISTI stamping tool to create an ombre look with my inks on the border. I also did some ink blending  to add some color behind the die cut to enhance the detail. Again I stamped the pretty clusters in matching colors.

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Again I used just the stamps and coordinating dies for this card. I created a snowy hill background by blending some Hawaiian Shores dye ink, and the little girl was stamped and colored in with Copic markers. All of the elements were added with foam tape for dimension.

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This adorable little box was created with the preprinted papers. Although I love stamping and die cutting, these papers really do speed up the process of creating several projects at once. And they are so pretty! I used the matchbox template to cut out the box, then cut out the cover from the preprinted papers and wrapped it around.

 I added the die cut sentiment and the little snowflake with foam tape, then glued the little wrap around piece and the latch with liquid glue. The box just slides in and out. So sweet! Just love this!

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Again this card was made with only the preprinted papers and the little house scene die. Super fast and easy especially for a shaker card! The kit comes with all the supplies to create the little shakers, even the snow! 

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And last but not least are these adorable little tags also made with the preprinted papers. So quick and easy and just so cute! There are two layers here, so you can actually open the little book cover and add your to and from on the inside. 

For each one, I used different little elements from the preprinted papers to decorate the covers. I also added the green velvet ribbon to the top corners to attach them to gifts. 

Okay that is it from me! I had a wonderful time working with this kit! I hope you enjoy my projects!

The kit will be available on October 1st at 10:00 PM EST at Papertrey Ink! 

You can check out all of the other design team projects and find all of the details on the Papertrey Ink blog HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kay :)

Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop

Hello! I'm joining the Papertrey Ink blog hop this month with a card I created using the Ruby Rose Stamp set , Ruby Rose Dies, and Stylized Autumn stamp set.

I started by stamping the leafy branch from Stylized Autumn in the background using Soft Stone ink and the sentiment from Ruby Rose using True Black ink.

The flowers and leaves were stamped, then cut out with the Ruby Rose dies. I added them to my card with foam tape and added some accents with a fine line black pen and white acrylic paint.

All of the products I used are listed and linked below! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Check out all of the details of the hop on Nichole's blog!

Have a wonderful day!

Kay :)

Ruby Rose Stamp Set Ruby Rose Die Set Stylized Autumn Stamp Set Hibiscus Burst Ink Pad Raspberry Fizz Ink Pad Aqua Mist Ink Pad Stormy Sea Ink Pad Enchanted Evening Ink Pad Blueberry Sky Ink Pad True Black Ink Pad Stamper's Select White Card stock

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More Flower Medallion Dies

Hello! I'm back with some more projects that I've created with the new Flower Medallion dies coming to Papertrey Ink on March 15th, at 9:00 PM EST!

I wanted to show you how you can use mediums other than paper to create some fun and unique ornaments and gifts!

This time I used the Flower Medallion dies to cut out felt and stitched it into a pretty little tree ornament. I have an Easter tree, so this one I did in pastels to go on that. I kept the stitching to a minimum, because really I wasn't in a stitchy mood :) I used sequins and some seed beads to attach the little yellow ovals to each petal and also the center circle. I stitched these through all of the layers except for the back layer.

I then cut out another background piece from the Classic Kraft felt added a layer of batting and stitched those together around the edges using a overhand stitch. I added the hanger as I stitched around. 

This really came together so quickly and I was so happy with the way it turned out! Can't wait to do some in Christmas colors for my Christmas tree and gifts!

And this one is one of my favorites using Fun Foam from the craft store! I cut two of the back pieces out of gray and sandwiched the hanger between those layers, then added the remaining layers with just my ATC tape runner. You could also use Score Tape. 

I added some Rain Stones to the outer petals and center, and some accent dots with Nuvo Crystal Drops. 

And I had to make one more little note card with the Noted Scalloped Square folded gift card. They just fit on these little note cards so perfectly! Love that! 

I used acrylic paint to add some tiny accent dots on the petals, along with some 4mm pink sequins.

That is all for me today! The Flower Medallion Dies will be available at Papertrey Ink on March 15th at 9:00 pm EST! 

Be sure to stop by Nichole's blog to see all of the inspiration there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kay :)

Introducing Flower Medallion Dies I

Hello! I am so very excited to be sharing some projects I made with my new Flower Medallion dies that will be available at Papertrey Ink on March 15th! Some of you know that I have been making Polymer clay ornaments for many years, and for the past few years, I've done the Snowflake Medallion ones. Well my new series of dies are inspired by my clay ornaments. You can layer them in so many fun ways, and in so many beautiful color schemes. They work wonderful for any season of the year depending on the colors you use. I can see them as ornaments on the tree made from felt or fun foam, on packages as tags using any kind of materials, and or course on the front of a card done in pretty papers. I have several made up to show you! 

My first project is a card using all of the dies layered to create the medallion. I used Soft Stone, Sweet Blush and white. The background is Soft Stone and I layered the Cover Plate: Stitched die cut on top along with the Center Style Feminine die cut, and then the Flower Medallion.

I used foam tape to layer my Flower Medallion because I just love the dimension it gave it, but you can always just glue the layers with adhesive tape or liquid glue to make a flatter card that will go through the mail easier.

After layering everything, I added some Gloss White  Nuvo Crystal Drops for some little accents to the flower.  The sentient is from Botanical Blocks III.

I was so excited to find the Medallion Flowers fit perfectly on the little square notecard die included in the Don't Forget To Write Make it Market Kit. I just love this, and can see me cranking these out for gifts at Christmas time! 

The little bow at the top is from the Tinsel & Tags Make it Market Kit.

The Flower Medallions also fit perfectly on the Tag Sale: Quilted die, my favorite tag die ever! On this one I also layered some of the snowflakes from the Freshly Fallen Dies. Any dies that are round and have six sides will layer with the Flower Medallion, so there are endless possibilities for making fun flowers!

Again on this one, I layered the petals with foam tape and added some little dots with acrylic paint and Crystal Nuvo Drops. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! The Flower Medallion Dies will be available at Papertrey Ink on March 15th along with an amazing line up of beautiful products! Be sure to check out all of the inspiration from the Design team on Nichole's Blog!

Kay :)

Freshly Fallen Center Style Feminine Cover Plate: Stitched Botanical Blocks III Soft Stone Pure Poppy Ripe Avocado Sweet Blush True Black Classic Kraft

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