Today we are excited to present the BIG monthly Blog Hop that Papertrey Ink hosts for all of its talented customers to show off their skills! The Blog Hop is an ALL DAY EVENT! An Inlinkz list is posted below and you can add your link anytime up until 11:30pm ET. And don't worry if you didn't get a chance to make a project and play along, there is a contest for non-participants as well over in our forum in the designated thread. I look forward to seeing all of your creativity!
A day dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products. This event allows all of our customers who enjoy sharing inspiration & artwork with their peers do so through their personal blogs.
Today, 10am ET until 11:30pm EST.
photograph from Vibeke Design
There's just something about this inspiration photo that spoke to me. The weathered whitewashed wood in the background. The old hymn book lying open, with slightly aged edges. The orange and yellow autumn leaves paired with the pop of red from the berry sprigs. The texture and stripes of the green pumpkins. Pair some or all of these elements together, reinterpret them and create a gorgeous new project. Use the various components literally, or take a more unconventional creative approach. Use some of your favorite things and make this a project that will allow you to stand out from the crowd!
-Participating bloggers can add their link to the appropriate list here anytime between 10am ET and 11:30pm ET on October 25th within the InLinkz list below. The title of your post should be "Papertrey October Blog Hop Challenge".
-Only one entry per person please.
-Customers & participants alike can peruse all of the links and absorb all of the amazing inspiration that will be shared!
-After you have made your way through the list, simply return to our forum and participate in all of the fun!
-You can chit chat with everyone in the Blog Hop forum! Take this time to praise your peers efforts, discuss anything new you might have learned and which projects really offered something unique!
-The three random blogger participant winners will be announced Wednesday morning on our forum and highlighted here on my blog!
-You can enter our Blog Hop Forum contest. There is a special thread posted in our forum specifically for this purpose asking a question. Please only post once, as the winner will be picked via the Random Number Generator. The forum contest will end at midnight ET and the winner announced Wednesday morning.
-Create a project while you are here, using the new inspiration you have gathered from the Blog Hop. You can post your projects in the gallery, even if you do not have a blog! We are looking forward to all the fun today! Thank you for joining us!
EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNERS:
Colleen F put together a wonderful card that utilizes the inspiration perfectly. From the two-tone pumpkins, to the die-cut leaves, she arranged everything beautifully and created a project that the recipient will surely treasure.
Dolores created this amazing project with the help of our Background Basics: Woodgrain set. I love how she rotated the scalloped layer at an angle to "point" to her sentiment and bring attention to it.
Amusing Michelle stamped an entire background with autumn leaves for her stunning project. Love how she layered the text and leaves, and then utilized the woodgrain portion of the inspiration by tying in the Woodgrain impression plate.
Congratulations to all the winners! Please send an email to customer service and provide them with your full name and the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thank you to everyone for playing along with this beautiful autumn inspiration!
Love the fall cards. The colors are beautiful and the variety is inspiring.
I always enjoy seeing fall-inspired projects! Fabulous job ladies!
All three winners are beautiful! I’ve been enjoying looking at all the other lovely cards, and “inspiring” is definitely the word of the day!
Thank-you so much! I’m thrilled to be a winner. It was such a fun inspiration. 🙂
I know this isn’t the correct place to ask this question, but could you please let me know if there is a special technique for getting die cuts out of your dies as there are no holes for pokey tools. For the smaller dies, I added foam, but this seriously affects their ability to cut through any thicker materials. I’ve tried wax paper as well, to try lubricating the dies so the die cut won’t stick, but to no avail.