Papertrey Ink Countdown (sneak Peek!)

  Have you ever gotten a gift for someone and just couldn't wait for them to open it? That's how I feel every month when I get my Papertrey Ink Stamps and create my DT samples...and now that the PTI team has added Cardstock, Ink, Ribbon and Pattern paper... I usually feel like I'm going to burst from the excitement waiting to share! This is why I'm SO excited to share a sneak peek with you today!

I thought it would be fun to share with you how easy and pretty it is to stamp on Paper trey's Topnotch Twill!

I usually create by starting with a focal image... then let that determine what embellishments I use. I wanted to create a Wedding day style card (that can be used for any type of love occasion.) using Alli Miles awesome new wedding set! I'm really loving her sets! I wanted to keep this card simple but give it an elegant flare... something I could create in a snap. I started with this fun little frame image that I was able to perfectly line up on my grid acrylic block. I then stamped 4 images side by side making sure they were evenly placed in the middle of the white cardstock strip. I trimmed the strip to meet the width of the card. You will notice that I didn't take the image off the sides. I wanted to add the the framed feel...and you will see how that turned out in the final photo.

I love how perfectly square this image is... It was beyond easy to square it in the middle of the grid on the dot in the center.... then fill in the frame with this crest image...not sure if that's what it is... but that's what I'm callin' it! :) It's always a fun experiment to see what images can fit together...and now that I'm designing my own stamps it makes me wonder if its planned or sheer chance. I know that I have planned some... but some seem to fit together by chance....after the fact. Oooops... sorry... back to the card at hand!

I wanted to add an additional elegant element by stamping the lovely petite flourish images on the Sweet Blush Twill using Berry Sorbet ink. This is a snap because I placed the images side by side and stamped both at once! total time saver.

I layered the finished white strip and the stamped twill onto a strip of Berry Sorbet cardstock, then trimmed the twill to size. this allowed the twill to keep straight while I trimmed it. I added brads to the panel next. I'm not a huge gold person... but brushed gold is extremely hot for weddings right now.

Here is the finished card!(click on it to see a larger view) I used the "Love" and "Forever and always" sentiments from Alli's wedding set and added stickles in the center square of each image on the panel to give it a simple glistening jewel effect. The focal panel is mounted with thin foam mount tape to add dimension. I LOVE what the stamped twill does for this card. It's elegance is the perfect touch to make this card feel refined to me!

Supplies

• Stamps- Wedding Day (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink- Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush (Papertrey Ink)
• Cardstock- Stampers Select White, Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink)
• Accessories- Sweet Blush Topnotch Twill (Papertrey Ink), Stardust Stickles (Ranger Ink), Brads (Creative Impressions)