Let's face it, sometimes the boundaries of an A2 card are simply not big enough for all your creativity. It's times like these when embellishments and design elements go "outside the box" as if they have a mind of their own. And after your creativity is spent, you are left with a card that doesn't quite fit in a standard sized envelope. What to do? Dawn's here to show you some tips. Just click play to learn more.
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 oversized embellishment packages.
–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 HERE<—
–You will have until 7am, Monday, January 21st, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
–We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye.
–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, January 21st, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook.
In honor of our 100th Make It Monday video, we will be giving away a
$100 Papertrey Ink gift certificate
this week to one lucky randomly selected participant!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
EDITED TO ADD THIS WEEK'S WINNER:
Congratulations to Terri E. for being randomly selected as this weeks winner! Please email Customer Service and provide the email address you would like your $100 gift certificate sent to! And a big thank you to everyone else who participated in this challenge. There were so many amazing entries! Enjoy the rest of your week!
I love Papertrey!!!!!!!!!!!
Dawn your video was awesome! Love all your tips and tricks and your packaging is beautiful!
This is great info since I always decorated my envelopes. Thanks.
I’m not lucky but I really adore your stamps!!!
Wow this is a great opportunity! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow, congratulations on your 100th MIM video and thank you for the opportunity to win this $100 gift certificate!
I luv Papertrey! Thanks for all the inspiration and the fantastic giveaway!!!
Love the use of the glassine bags for oversized cards and how they show through, so pretty.
Congrats on your 100th. M-I-M! Thanks for the chance to win the $100. gift certificate.
I love ALL of your ideas, Dawn! I especially like using a glassine bag for hand delivering a card! Thanks for the video!
Congrats on your 100th Make it Monday video! I’ve enjoyed each and every one of them!!!
Great video Dawn, thanks for the tips, great card too!
Thank you for the chance to win, Papertrey is the best!
As always, your video instructions and ideas are great! Can’t wait for the next 100.
Wow. Great ideas. Video was great. Your work is beautiful. You are very talented. You make it seem so easy.
Always love to watch a video and it makes it so much easier to the ‘visual’ learner.
Thanks so so much for a chance at a great prize too! hugs.
I have tried some of your ideas for packaging cards that are to big for their envelopes but I have never tried the glassine bag idea, what a great idea and it is so pretty too! Thanks for a great giveaway!
The 100th Make it Monday already-isn’t a birthday coming soon? Love the chance to win.
Thanks so much for sharing! These are all fabulous projects! I always assumed you created everything to fit an A2 envelope. Now I know how much more fun it can be to have embellishments hanging off and shown off in fun ways!
I love MIM – so glad it was implemented! It gives me something to look forward to on a Monday!
Congratulations on your 100th MIM! I enjoy your stamps, dies, and videos. Thank you so much for all your work!
So clever. Just love Papertrey!
LOVING these videos! So much inspiration and information! Thank you to all of the Design Team!
Congrats–How exciting!
I would love to win–my wish list is overflowing!
Thank you for all your inspiration!
Great video! Making cards yesterday I was copying a sample using Funky Florals and laid one of the flowers over the edge of the card. It really looked nice and I was proud of stepping outside the box.
Love all your ideas and inspiration. I appreciate the chance to win and create some beautiful cards. Yoshiko
Cute ideas Dawn!
I love everything Papertrey! I always look forward to “Make it Mondays”. I appreciate all the inspiration and learn so much! Thank you!
Congrat’s on your 100th video.
thanks for the inspiration x 100.
Everyday I look at all the creations and am in awe. You have such a talented creative group. I am happy to have these ideas shared. Wonderful! Thank you.
Sue Z
Love the videos! I learn so much!
Thank you for sharing these really fantastic packaging ideas!
I just love glassine bags. It’s such a great way to package for gift giving.
Thanks for the tips Dawn!
Absolutely gorgeous stuff and VERY versatile!
Great ideas Dawn!
WOW already 100 MIM’s..look forward to many more ..so much inspiration!
Great video!
I like the paper bag way. So cute!
Wow! What an awesome and generous prize, and a nice Monday morning surprise. I love watching the MIM videos but have yet to participate in one, this may be the incentive I need! : ) Congrats on 100 MIM videos!
Do you ever have beautiful hands in addition to beautiful projects!
Can you please give us ideas on how to mail cards with thick delicate embellishments.
Congratulations on your 100th! I really enjoy all the inspiraiton from this company and I am anxiously awaiting tomorrow’s release as I have a long list!!
Thanks for the great video.
Wow! What a great opportunity to spark some creativity!Thanks!
OMG! Look at all the inspiration and the DT has outdone it AGAIN! This stamp set is so versatile for the CAS to the advanced style people. Love, love it!
I love pretty packaging! Great ideas!
And what a fabulous prize! Good luck everyone!
Dawn, you make it look so easy! What beautiful flowers!I really enjoy watching these videos. I like seeing how it is done and all the tips along the way are great. Thank you for the videos.
Holy moly! Count me in!
WOW! What a great video, Thank you, Dawn! and thank you PTI for such a fabulous giveaway this week 🙂 I can’t believe this is number 100 – whoo hoo 🙂
Great video today! In fact, I enjoy all of the videos and seem to learn something from then each time. Beautiful cards and ideas for presenting them. Thanks!
Corrine Ann
Thanks for the helpful information on packaging cards. You always have such interesting and useful things here.
There are so many great possibilities here! I love the folk art ideas!
Dawn, you’ve done it again. Inspired me to the max! I don’t know what to do first; place and order or head to the studio to be creative. Congrats PTI on the 100th MIM video. It’s a great way to start the week.
Great ideas for oversized cards!
Really enjoyed the video…
I have really enjoyed all the inspiration from Papertrey Ink and the Make-It Monday series! Congrats on reaching 100!
I love MIM! And this release is just great. Loving the hands of time, the clock faces and the Folk Art. Another great release!
I love the MIM videos – they have given me such great ideas. I would love a $100 GC for PTI – awesome!
Loved this video! Thanks Dawn.
Love the video. Very informative. Plus I like to see how you actually create your beautiful cards. Congrats on 100 MIM’s. I look forward to them every week.
100! That calls for a celebration! Too bad we can’t eat cake virtually and keep the calories down! Congrats!
I always find great inspiration here along with everything I need to make my projects. I love love love your products!
I love all the ideas from your design team. Just when I think I don’t want something they convince me that I DO NEED it!
CONGRATS on the 100th video! I love new techniques and you certainly help me through many stumped times!Thanks for the chance to win!
Congratulations on your 100th Make It Monday video. I so enjoy these videos. Thanks for all the great ideas and techniques.
Wow – is it 100 already! Awesome!
Lovely lovely ideas. Thanks for the chance to win
Keep them coming!!!!! I have enjoyed and been truly inspired by the design team and their videos. Thanks be to all.
Make it Monday rules!
What wonderful ideas, your videos, and your amazing products! This giveaway is going to make someone super happy! Thanks for the chance!
I love the Make it Monday videos. Cong. to 100th episode. They make everything so much easier.
I love Make It Monday and watch and learn neat things every week. Thank you all for producing all 100 videos!
Fancy Folk Art is so very cool!!!!
What? 100.00 dollars! Well since I live for MIM’s, this makes me giddy! Oh happy day! Thank you for all you do to fill us up with joy!
Loooooooove Paper trey long live xxx to the great inspiration
Your videos are always interesting & helpful–can get a handy tip every time!
great video…. love Papertrey.. looking forward to the new release !!!!!
Great ideas 🙂
Great ideas. I usually just avoid putting large or thick embellishments on my card. It’ll be nice to be able to use space beyond the edges.
A friend referred me to this site. Wow! I think I’ll be here a long time! Lots of great ideas!
This is one great video. I have always had to pay more for the card but always wondered if it got destroyed. Thanks for sharing.
Make it Monday videos make my Mondays so awesome because I can’t help but get inspired and create something new! Thank you, Papertrey friends!
I love the make it Mondays! So many great tips!
Loved the tutorial from Dawn today! That packaged piece was stunning!
Love the glassine bag idea! TFS and congratulations on your 100th video!
I love the oversized packing idea!!! You guys continue to keep me inspired!!!
Enjoyed the video – thanks so much!!
I love all your videos, and look forward to them!! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!
MIM helps make Mondays more enjoyable!! Thanks for giving me something to look forward to watching each week.
Wow! Where has the time gone! Congratulations on the 100th MIM video. We love them! They make Monday’s brighter. 🙂
Your cards are always so beautiful, I don’t believe I have ever looked at one and said to myself I would have done it this way. They are perfect the way they are.
I love all of your ideas! I continue to learn new skills by watching the Make It Monday video’s! Thanks for the inspiration!
You always have such great ideas! Thanks for an opportunity to win!
I get so much inspiration from your website. Love your products and projects.
Love, love, love everything! I have become a true Papertrey “Inkaholic”.
Thank you for explaining how to present a card to the post office for mailing. I work at the post office and you don’t know how many cards get distroyed in the process because of layered cards. Such beautiful art work is distroyed. Thank you.
thanks for the ideas in mailing. It sure does help. WE love to make these and want them to arrive in tack.
Great tutorial, Dawn. This is my first visit to the blog. So glad I stopped by today!
very pretty ideas for envelopes, thanks for the ideas.
Congrats on #100! I love playing along. Great tips, too!
Inspiring! Thanks for this opportunity!
Fabulous ideas. I especially like the idea with the bag.
TFS!
Cindy Lou
Congratulations on another wonderful challenge!!
What a great video! I was really inspired by this one and ended up making five! 🙂
Those tips were excellent! I especially love the idea of using the glassine bag.