Papertrey Ink April release!

No matter how many times I try, a flower just doesn't look good on a Man card. Nichole and the team over at Papertrey Ink have come up with the funnest sets this month. I now have masculine stamps that I can use to create for any occasion! Now... don't get me wrong... Alli did have a fantastic flower set released this month that was a blast to create with too. It's been a wonderful last few weeks of creating with these sets. I will share a little about each project ... feel free to post questions about anything I might have missed. (sleep deprivation has caught up to me today. LOL!)

Pond Life

This simple card might just be my favorite this month. Why? well I think card making is like wearing clothes. The clothes should bring out the best features in whom are wearing them...loud patterns sometimes distract from the natural beauty of a person... so it is with stamps for me. I love when the paper and embellishments draw out the beauty of an image! Ok... on to some details....The Duck image can be interpreted as a loon! We have loons here and they are so beautiful and full of grace. The sakura gel pen really adds to the feel of the card IRL. a little fleck of red is markered in the eye because loons have red eyes.. I used white ink for the wing.

My first thought on this set was to pair it with Swedish fish! Might be because I fell off the diet wagon and they are on my naughty list.. that I've been eating... Might just be a cool thought? I thought this would be a great present or even party favor for a little boy! Whats fun is that the Swedish fish are really part of the color scheme when paired with this nugget tin (PTI)

Garden of Life

I've been on a bit of a button kick as of late. Alli's set made it easy to incorporate.

Simple and quick notch pocket card. This could be a traditional card OR a save the date type card!

Father Knows Best

I wanted to create a piece of artwork for the walls at my DH's office for father's day. I know... again with the buttons... but Hey.... I like them!

I wanted to show a tall grown up tree with a young childlike tree...like the father is looking over the child. I wanted to have it feel soft so I used chalk ti color everything in!

Yes... this is a masculine version of the last tutorial that I did. :) I used a glassine envelope to hold the gift card instead though. You could also sneak in a note instead...with some private sentiments.

I hope you will take the time, if you haven't already, to check out the other Papertrey Ink DT samples. They will truly inspire you! (all my supply lists can be found in there too!)

Thanks for stopping by and Happy stamping... or napping as will be my case today! LOL!

Lisa