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Project Inspiration: Springtime Blessings Card by Brenda Noelke

More June Release: Day 5

June 20, 2017      Nichole Heady      2 Comments

And we're back for day five of the June Release extras! Scroll and enjoy!

Jungle-Buddies-Webview

The Jungle Buddies stamp set is now available in the store HERE, and the coordinating dies HERE.

Jungle-Buddies-Sentiments-Webview

The companion Jungle Buddies Sentiments stamp set is available HERE.

 

 

Heather-Nichols

To see more from Heather Nichols, CLICK HERE.

Little One by Heather Nichols for Papertrey Ink

Instructions

  1. Stamp the giraffe body onto a kraft cardstock card base with Fresh Snow ink. Let dry and then stamp the giraffe body in Bright Buttercup ink over the top. Stamp the details in Cocoa Bean ink.
  2. Stamp the sentiment Fresh Snow ink underneath the stamped giraffe.
  3. Spatter the stamped image with Fresh Snow ink.
  4. Color tiny adhesive pearls with a black Copic marker and adhere to the giraffe for its eyes.
  5. Die cut leaf sprigs from Spring Moss cardstock and attach around the giraffe.
  6. Attach sequins around the leaf sprigs and giraffe.
  7. Attach patterned paper strips to the bottom of the card front and add stitching with a sewing machine.

Supply-list

  • STAMPS: Jungle Buddies, Jungle Buddies Sentiments
  • INK: Cocoa Bean, Bright Buttercup, Fresh Snow
  • PAPER: Classic Kraft, Spring Moss, patterned papers
  • DIES: Cover Plate: Mighty Jungle
  • OTHER: sequins, black Copic marker

 

Keeway-Tsao

To see more from Keeway Tsao, CLICK HERE.

Big Day by Keeway Tsao for Papertrey Ink

Instructions

  1. Stamp lion and giraffe with dye inks and die cut
  2. Add details to animals with markers and white gel pen
  3. Blend blue and green inks for background, and on another piece of cardstock with slightly darker shades for the frame, leaves
  4. Adhere frame and leaves directly onto your background
  5. Heat emboss sentiment in between the vines in copper
  6. Adhere animals and grass with foam tape

Supply-list

  • STAMPS: Jungle Buddies
  • INK: Summer Sunrise, Americana, Melon Berry, Versamark
  • PAPER: Stamper’s Select White
  • DIES: Jungle Buddies, Cover Plate: Mighty Jungle
  • OTHER: Copper Embossing Powder, Distress Inks, MISTI Tool

 

Melissa-Phillips

To see more from Melissa Phillips, CLICK HERE.

Welcome by Melissa Phillips for Papertrey Ink

Instructions

  1. Create card base from white cardstock.  Cut a block of patterned paper to fit across top of card and adhere.  Round right corners.
  2. Cut Mix & Mat:  Pretty Bracket from Kraft cardstock, stamp with Textile Impressions using Fine Linen ink.
  3. Die cut and stamp lion, assemble and adhere to card.
  4. Die cut grass, flowers, sun, and palm leaves, and adhere to card to finish.

Supply-list

  • STAMPS: Jungle Buddies + Sentiments, Textile Impressions
  • INK:  Fine Linen, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shore, Berry Sorbet, Cocoa Bean  
  • PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Kraft
  • DIES:  Mix & Mat:  Pretty Brackets, Jungle Buddies, Latin Motifs, and Cover Plate:  Might Jungle
  • OTHER:  Harvest Gold felt and button, patterned paper, enamel dots

 

Stephanie-Gold

To see more from Stephanie Gold, CLICK HERE.

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Instructions

  1. For the first “girls” card, stamp the lion’s body and mane in Raspberry Fizz Ink directly onto the card base.
  2. Stamp the 2 steps of the giraffe both in Bright Buttercup to the left of the lion.
  3. Stamp the elephant below the lion in Pale Peony.
  4. Stamp all of the faces in True Black.
  5. On a small strip of white cardstock, stamp the sentiment in True Black. Wrap each end with a bit of Yellow and White Bakers Twine. Adhere to the front of your card using dimensional adhesive.
  6. For the second “boys” card, begin by die cutting the 3 tags from the Petal Box Die collection out of white cardstock.
  7. Stamp one of the tags with the giraffe in New Leaf Ink and the face in True Black.
  8. Stamp another tag with the elephant in Bright Buttercup and the face in True Black. Stamp it’s accent stamp in Aqua Mist.
  9. Stamp the last tag with the lion in Tropical Teal Ink and the face in True Black.
  10. Tie a piece of Grey and White Bakers Twine to the top of each tag.
  11. Adhere each tag to the front of a white card base using dimensional adhesive. Staple the twine bits to the top of the card.
  12. Stamp the sentiment in True Black at the bottom of the card.

Supply-list

  • STAMPS: Jungle Buddies, Jungle Buddies Sentiments
  • INK: True Black, Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Pale Peony, Raspberry Fizz 
  • PAPER: Stampers Select White
  • DIES: Petal Box Dies
  • OTHER: Grey and White Bakers Twine, Yellow and White Bakers Twine

 

Hello-Mother-webview

Hello Mother, Hello Father is now available in the store HERE.

Betsy-Veldman

To see more from Betsy Veldman, CLICK HERE.

Quiet-Waters-by Betsy Veldman for Papertrey Ink

Instructions

  1. Trim an A2 sized panel of white cardstock.  Stamp the BB: Celestial Sky with Versamark ink and heat emboss with white powder.
  2. Sponge cardstock panel with shades of blue ink.  Sponge a bit of red and green to add depth and color to the night sky.
  3. Stamp the trees from the Year of Psalms set using Pinefeather ink.  Sponge a bit of brown ink along base of ink to form shoreline.  Stamp water waves.
  4. Stamp the sentiment with black ink.
  5. Stamp the moon, canoe, and tent onto white cardstock.  Color with Copic markers.  Cut out and adhere as shown.

Supply-list

  • STAMPS:  Year of Psalms: June, Hello Mother, Hello Father, Background Basics: Celestial Sky
  • INK:  Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Dark Indigo, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Pinefeather, Cocoa Bean, Tuxedo (Momento), Versamark
  • PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Kraft
  • OTHER:  ink blending sponge, white embossing powder, Copic markers

 

 

Laurie-Schmidlin

To see more from Laurie Schmidlin, CLICK HERE.

Happy Mail by Laurie Schmidlin for Papertrey Ink

Instructions

  1. Paint watercolor wash on watercolor paper.  After dry splatter on dark blue and white spots 
  2. Stamp, color, and cut out moon, tent, and canoe images.  Adhere to background.  
  3. Die cut banner and stamp sentiment.  Attach to background using dimensional foam
  4. Cut and fold A2 Kraft card base.  Dry emboss frame around  card base leaving 1/8” border.  Attach watercolor paper using dimensional foam

Supply-list

  • STAMPS: Hello Mother Hello Father, Keep It Simple: Happy Mail  
  • INK: True Black, Memento Tuxedo Black
  • PAPER: Kraft, Watercolor paper
  • DIES: Noted: Tag Sale: Quilted die set
  • OTHER: Watercolors, White acrylic paint, Copic markers, Wooden stars, White gel pen

 

Lizzie-Jones

To see more from Lizzie Jones, CLICK HERE.

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Instructions

  1. Stamp a Classic Kraft panel with Background Basics: Woodgrain.
  2. Die cut with the Cover Plate: Comic Strip Die. Lightly trace panels onto a Rustic White card base.
  3. Create a scene in each panel using stamping, masking, and sponging.
  4. Stamp sentiment in bottom corner panel.
  5. Color masked images and embellish with glitter. Stamp small accessory images on scrap paper and color. Cut out and adhere with foam tape.

Supply-list

  • STAMPS: Hello Mother, Hello Father, Scribbled Sentiments, Dress Up Dolls: Winter Fun, Background Basics: Celestial Sky, Background Basics: Woodgrain
  • CARDSTOCK: Rustic White, Classic Kraft
  • INK: Dark Indigo, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, Aqua Mist, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
  • DIES: Cover Plate: Comic Strip Die
  • OTHER: Copic Markers, Martha Stewart Crystal Glitter, Perfect Pearls Pearl Powder, Scotch Foam Tape

 

We hope you have enjoyed all of the extra inspiration today! Thank you for joining us over the last ten days! Be sure to stop by on Thursday for our next Throwback Thursday presentation…it's a good one! Friday will bring you more DT Tips, Saturday Yana will be joining us again with another video, Sunday is our monthly Blog Hop (complete with an EXTRA special announcement!) and Monday brings another Make It Monday! You can always count on us to bring you plenty of inspiration! We hope to see you all week long!

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  1. Vicki Finger says

    June 20, 2017 at 9:17 AM

    I’ll be here, all week long!

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  2. Gay Ferland says

    June 20, 2017 at 3:38 PM

    Love the baby stamps!!!!

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