June 2017 Release: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the highly anticipated June release! We are so excited about the things we have to share with you today, we just know you are going to love each and every single item! Let's dig in and get started!

 

 

Summer is the season when nature is bursting with the season’s sweetness.  Lush berries are always a favorite!  These multi-step berries are ready to bring a bit of summer’s sweetness to your creations. Stamp them in vibrant jewels tones to create raspberries, blackberries, and more.  Use them on cards, or create tags and wraps for jams and canned fruits.  These berries would also be beautiful combined with your favorite floral set to create pretty bouquets and clusters.

Available for purchase June 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

Use these clever dies to add a patterned edge and point to mats, card fronts and more. Sized to work for both horizontal and vertical A2 projects for even more versatility!  These decorative edged dies are a basic tool that will work on nearly any card for any occasion! 

Available for purchase June 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

Hummingbirds are amazing creatures, marvels of both beauty and physics.  With the Humming Along set, you’ll be able to incorporate a little or their beauty into your paper crafting.  This set contains multi-step hummingbirds in two different sizes, as well as a few of their favorite flowers — fuchsias and petunias.  The sentiments, done in a gorgeous contemporary script font, offer some unique sayings that coordinate perfectly with the hummingbird theme and span several different occasions. 

Available for purchase June 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

Here's the next addition to the Big Basics die collection and this one brings so much style — and versatility — to the table!  Use this on masculine or feminine projects and a wide variety of occasions.

Available for purchase June 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

 

Now that I've made all of the formal introductions, let's get onto the projects!

My first project uses the stunning floral images from Humming Along to frame the new Big Basics: Just For You die.

The florals are stamped in shades of Blueberry Sky and Dark Indigo, while the leaves are added in Prairie Grass with Olive Twit accents. Adhesive pearls highlight the center.

• STAMPS: Humming Along, Cutaway Tags: Summer
• INK: Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, Prairie Grass, Olive Twist, Limeade Ice
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Dark Indigo
• DIES: Big Basics: Just For You
• OTHER: Adhesive Pearls

 

The hummingbird images you can build using the new Humming Away set are so detailed and so stunning, you will want to add them to every project.

To keep things simple, I watercolored using the same ink colors used in the stamped bird to create a backdrop for the stamped sentiment. This particular one included with the set is one of my favorites.

• STAMPS: Humming Along
• INK: Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Terracotta Tile, True Black
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White
• OTHER: Zig True Color Brush Markers, water pen

 

The Beautiful Berries: Summer set is definitely one to add to your collection. You will see these gorgeous, plump fruits come to life before your very eyes as you begin to layer ink colors and images.

Here I combined them with the new die-cut sentiment from Ways to Say: Hello.

The delicate leaf veining paired with the realistic shadows on the berries make this is a must-have!

• STAMPS: Beautiful Berries: Summer
• INK: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Smokey Shadow
• DIES: Beautiful Berries: Summer dies, Ways to Say: Hello die

 

There is just something so nostalgic about berries and gingham paired together, so I simply had to create a card using the two.

The berries were die-cut and added to the point of a mat layer cut with the new To the Point Edgers dies. 

A sweet sentiment is added to a small banner and tucked nicely into the stem and leaves of the berry sprig.

• STAMPS: Beautiful Berries: Summer, Cutaway Tags: Summer
• INK: Mint Julep, Tropical Teal, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, True Black
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White
• DIES: Beautiful Berries: Summer, To the Point Edgers die
• OTHER: Comic marker

   

Dawn McVey is joining me today, featuring Humming Along and Big Basics: Just For You die.

Just look at the colors Dawn used here! So bright and cheerful! Any recipient would proudly display this card and perhaps even tuck it away as a keepsake.

• STAMPS: Humming Along
• INK: Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Ripe Avocado, Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Ranger Jet Black
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores
• DIES: Humming Along, To The Point Edgers

 

The arrangement of three floral clusters is the perfect thing to hep draw attention to both the humming bird and sentiment. The kraft card base does a lovely job of toning all of the bright pinks down a notch for a more subdued presentation.

• STAMPS: Humming Along, Ways To Say: Hello, Ways To Say: Birthday
• INK: Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel, Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup, Ranger Jet Black
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Kraft, Hawaiian Shores
• DIES: Humming Along, To The Point Edgers

 

The layers used under the sentiment provide an excellent backdrop for everything without being too fussy. The color scheme is sophisticated and unique.

• STAMPS: Humming Along
• INK: Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Raspberry Fizz, Scarlet Jewel
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal
• DIES: Humming Along, Mix & Mat: Pretty Brackets, Big Basics: Just For You
• OTHER: Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

 

Melissa Phillips is joining me today, featuring Beautiful Berries: Summer and To the Point Edgers dies.

Combining three clusters of berries in different colors is a genius idea and closely mimics how you might sees thing in nature. The added shading to the solid leaves by inking in two colors is effective and adds so much definition.

• STAMPS:  Beautiful Berries:  Summer, Choose Joy, Fancy Flourishes
• INK:  Aqua Mist, Blueberry Sky, Pale Peony, Lilac Grace, Amethyst Allure, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass, Mint Julep, Ocean Tides
• PAPER:  Stamper’s Select White
• DIES:  Beautiful Berries:  Summer, To the Point Edgers

 

There is something so sweet and captivating about tags, especially this one paired up with an adorable jar of jam. The smaller tag layered onto the gift tag is such a clever touch.

• STAMPS:  Beautiful Berries:  Summer
• INK:  Mint Julep, Green Parakeet, Olive Twist, Lovely Lady, Pure Poppy, Pale Peony, Orange Zest, Spring Moss
• PAPER:  Stamper’s Select White
• DIES:  Beautiful Berries:  Summer, Petal Box, Basic Bookmark 3

 

The background created to accent the sentiment is such a fresh way to emphasize the color scheme established by the berry images. The softness of t sets the tone of the project and really catches your eye.

• STAMPS:  Beautiful Berries:  Summer, Gathered Garden, Pen & Ink
• INK:  Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, Pale Peony, Lilac Grace, Raspberry Fizz, Autumn Rose, Melon Berry, Mint Julep, Green Parakeet, Olive Twist, Prairie Grass
• PAPER:  Stamper’s Select White
• DIES:  Beautiful Berries:  Summer, To the Point Edgers
• STENCIL:  Herb Garden

I hope you have enjoyed all the creations that I have shared with you today!  Isn't everything just amazing! How excited are you about Humming Along? I know many of you have been requesting a hummingbird set forever! And those berries? Don't you just want to pick them right off the card! They are so detailed and prelatic don't you think? And of course the clever new To the Point Edgers dies. Such a simple basic, but SO versatile and sure to get lots and lots of use. And you can never have too many Big Basics dies, right? .  We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced!  Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think of the new products and you will be eligible to win big!

Leave a comment today and you're automatically entered to win a $75 Papertrey Ink gift certificate!

You have until 7am EST, June 11th to leave your comment and be eligible to win.  Only one comment per person please.  One randomly selected winner will be announced on our June Release Winners Page before noon ET the same day.  Thank you for stopping by today and best of luck with the contest!

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