Papertrey Ink's 6th Anniversary Free Designer Printables: Maile Belles

Dear Reader,

I am back again with another Papertrey Ink's 6th Anniversary celebratory project.  Today, February 6th, is all about the stamp/product designers and they have an offering of a free printable to use for a chance to win a set of personalized stamps!  Pretty cool if you ask me.  For more information check HERE.

I had a hard time picking one.  I started with the oh so pretty printable by the uber-gifted Maile Belles and tried doing something clean and simple in honor of Ms. Belles. 

Our new printer is a bit off on color printing as you may well see, but it is a lovely design.  I stamped one of the frames from Mat Stack 1 Collection (I believe Maile Belles did this at one point with a frame). several times to create a larger decorative medallion in soft stone ink.  I cut out the printable using the Limitless Layers: 1 3/4" circle dies (because my cutting was slightly wonky I inked the edges with grey and a little brown ink)that I then adhered with dimensional adhesive over the medallion .  I had a leftover heart punch (from a coffee stained manila tag) that I placed slightly under the the printable and I finished it off with a sticker from EK Success.

A detailed shot:

 

I really like how this pretty little number turned out.  Thank you, Maile Belles!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit!

 

Happy creating,

Shay.

A Little Thing Called Love Card
Supplies:
Printable: Maile Belles/Papertrey Ink
Stamp: Mat Stack 1 Collection: Papertrey Ink
Ink: soft stone, Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific and Neenah Paper
Other: Limitless Layers: 1 3/4" circle dies, Papertrey Ink; heart punch, Stampin' Up!; coffee stained manila tag, stash; heart dimensional stickers, EK Success

Papertrey Ink's 6th Anniversary: Design Team Inspiration

Dear Reader,

I have a soft spot in my heart for Papertrey Ink.  I stumbled upon the company sometime in 2008 I believe and have been a fan ever since.  I love how cleverly designed and thoughtfully crafted their products are.  I have spoken of them so often I receive gift certificates from them for birthdays (thank you to my sister for this year's birthday gift which is just in time for their anniversary release) and Valentine's Day (no flowers, chocolate or diamonds for me...give me craft supplies thank you very much!) .  From February 5th - February 15th they are celebrating 6 years.

Their first day of festivities focused upon the their design team.  I also find their design team to be well...stellar.  I think I have mentioned Betsy Veldman at least once as well as Maile Belles, but each member really puts a lot of heart and talent into their creations month after month.  For more information about today's celebrations check HERE.

I decided to pick this project from Jessica Witty as my inspiration:

I love the pops of color against the strong black and white graphic design with a touch of ombre, gold and typography for a trendy and classy card.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then I hope Jessica Witty is very flattered by this card:

There is very little I altered from her card because it is perfect as is. I changed up the colors to fit this time of year, added gold hearts instead of a button for the recipient who loves hearts, changed out the sentiments for a thank you card and used Polka Dot Basics II instead of the Backgrounds Basics: Herringbone simply because I don't have the herringbone stamp. Still, I really like this card because it reminds me so much of Jessica Witty's.

Another view of the card:

 

And a close up:

Many thanks to Jessica Witty for her inspiring card and for the whole Papertrey Ink's Design Team!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Many Thanks Card
Supplies:
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics II, Heart Prints, Fillable Frames #1, Mat Stack 1 Collection and Round & Round (limited edition), Papertrey Ink
Ink: Versamark and onyx black VersaFine, Tsukineko
Cardstock: aqua mist, hibiscus burst, raspberry fizz and pure poppy, Papertrey Ink; white, Georgia Pacific; gold cardstock, stash
Other: detail metallic gold embossing powder, JudiKins; aqua mist button, Papertrey Ink; black button, Bizzy Buttons; white embroidery floss, DMC; Heart Prints Die Collection, Papertrey Ink; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; dimensional adhesive, Stampin' Up!

Moxie Fab Challenge: Stamp With a Homemade Stamp

Dear Reader:

I have a little card for you tonight for the Moxie Fab World Challenge: Stamp With a Homemade Stamp.  I have two handcarved stamps of ladies with a lot of hair...sure, not the finest examples of handcarving or art, but I thought I would try making a card with them.

The gals with hair to spare:

The card:

I decided to do a friendship card using Glitz Design's hello friend stamps and patterned paper from Fourteen 6x6 paper pad by Crate Paper and Dear Lizzy's Neapolitan 6x6 paper pad.  I created the equal sign from exclamation point (without the point) from American Crafts' Remarks Chelsea.

I added a little bit of aqua Divine Twine, pink button (notice the equal looking design on it?  Perfect) and pink polka dot washi to finish it off.

Another look at the card:

Okay, I have an admission to make.  My sister thought this card was slightly creepy in a "Single White Female" sort of way....I hope she is the only one!  If she's right, if you have a friend who is like your twin (or mirror image), this is the card for you!

Happy creating,
Shay.

You & Me = Friends Card
Supplies:
Stamps: women, handcarved; you & me and friends from hello friends collection, Glitz Design
Ink: chewing gum and speckled egg, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific
Patterned Paper: Neapolitan 6x6 paper pad, Dear Lizzy/American Crafts; Fourteen 6x6 paper pad, Crate Paper
Other: pink button, Buttons Galore & More; aqua bakers twine, Divine Twine; Remarks Chelsea, American Crafts; washi

Paper Wing Productions' February Design Team Blog Hop

Dear Reader,

You are in for a sweet treat.  Today is February's Paper Wings Productions Design Team Blog Hop and we are celebrating love of course!

If you are here from Amber's blog then you are in just the right place.  If you lost your way start at The Aviary where one lucky follower will win this fabulous blog candy and the chance to be featured as a guest designer in a future hop!!!

All you need to do is:

1. Be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog, The Aviary;
2. Visit each of the design team's blogs including our guest designer and leave them a little love; and 
3. Go back to The Aviary and leave a comment letting them know you completed the hop. 

BONUS: For extra chances to win, just like the Paper Wings Productions Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop. Then just come back and let us know! Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of the additional entries.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 5th on The Aviary.

Since you already have stopped off at many of the design team member's blogs you know how talented they all are and it is an honor to be featured amongst them.

I thought about what would make my home feel loved and I came up with a little love banner.  I chose the colors of raspberry, white, aqua, denim blue, chocolate brown and gold.  I designed the whole banner around the gorgeous elaborate frame from the Dia De Los Muertos Mujer stamp set.

I went all out girlie with this project...pink, hearts, gold, doilies and sequins to name a few feminine touches.  I know this picture isn't very detailed (and the color is just a wee bit off)...don't worry you can see each panel better if you keep on reading.

Here's how I made the banner:

I embossed the frame 4 times with gold embossing powder (it is so lovely in gold) onto a piece of raspberry pink patterned paper.  These pink panels were adhered with foam adhesive to a brown polka dot panel that has a strip of gold washi on them and kraft photo corners on each corner.  Under the brown panel are halves of doilies placed on each side.  I adhered my brown panels to blue panels.  I punched a hole in the top left and right corners of the blue panels to weave my gold ribbon through.

To decorate each of the pink panels I added a chipboard letter I embossed in gold using the handwriting from Writings Backgrounds or Writing and then I inked the letters with brown ink and sprayed them with mist in a blue for a cool resist.  The heart already has a resist pattern on it so I simply sprayed it with the same mist and then inked edges with brown. I adhered the letters and heart (happily they all already had adhesive on them) to their respective pink panels.

I then stamped in brown ink the double sided banner twice from Tabs and Banners onto blue striped patterned paper and cut each in half, inking the edges with brown ink.  I added each piece of the banner with my Tiny Attacher to the pink panel and finished it off with a heart sticker.  My last bit of embellishment was to add a sprinkle of iridescent brown sequins (using mini glue dots made this easy).

Now for more detailed shots of each panel (with better color too):

First up "L":

See what I mean about that gold embossed frame from the Dia De Los Muertos Mujer stamp set?  Stunning!

The heart "O":

"V":

And "E":

And there you have it, a very pretty banner to add to your home decor this Valentine's Day or to gift to a friend or family member.

Make sure to head on over to Carrie's blog next!

Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way:

Lisa Fish - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Dana Tatar - http://datatar.blogspot.com/
Norma Gomez - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/
Tara Chaussee- http://secretbeesstudio.blogspot.com/
Amber Rasmussen - http://sew-ink.blogspot.com
Shay - http://verdigrishall.blogspot.com/ <===You are here
Carrie Avery - http://www.carrieavery.com/
Paper Wings Productions' blog, The Aviary­ - http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for joining me today and I hope your day is full of love!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Love Banner
Supplies:
Stamps: Dia De Los Muertoes Mujer, Writings Backgrounds or Writing, Tabs and Banners, Paper Wings Productions
Ink: Versamark, Tsukineko; Tim Holtz Distress Ink in brushed corduroy, Ranger Ink
Patterned Paper: Pretty Paper "Full of Flowers" and Hattie "Buddies" from Stella and Rose, My Mind's Eye; Conference Call and Dress Code from Ready Set Go, Amy Tangerine/American Crafts
Other: heart Artisan Chipboard, Pink Paislee; chipboard letters, the Paper Studio; lagoon Sprinklers, October Afternoon; gold washi; detail metallic gold embossing powder, JudiKins; Tiny Attacher; hearts stickers, EK Success; brown sequins; 4" doilies, Hobby Lobby; kraft photo corners; gold wired ribbon