Papertrey Ink March 2011 Blog Hop

The theme for this month’s Papertrey Ink Blog Hop is scallops. They are a big trend in paper crafting and I have to admit that I use them a lot in my projects. I made two projects for today’s hop featuring scallops as part of simple scenes that I built using PTI's stamps and dies.

This card uses scalloped strips as the grass in an outdoor scene. I started with an Aqua Mist panel and layered two scalloped strips at an angle along the bottom of the panel. The strips were stamped with polka dots from the Polka Dot Basics set using ink that matches the cardstock for a subtle look. This simple detail adds a lot of interest to the design.

I stamped one of the hot air balloon images from Up, Up, & Away on a matching die cut. I found that Vivid’s Straw ink is a nice match to PTI’s Harvest Gold. After adding a pair of white felt clouds to the panel (and somehow losing the smaller cloud die—I will be spending some time searching for it over the weekend . . .), I used foam tape to set the balloon in place. The set’s “thank you” sentiment is stamped in brown ink on a double-ended banner die cut. I did a little faux stitching at the end to “attach” the panel to the card. The scene is set on a kraft panel, then layered on a piece of Dotty Biscotti patterned paper and a Harvest Gold card base.

Materials Used:
Up, Up, & Away and Polka Dot Basics stamp sets, Simply Chartreuse and Dark Chocolate inks, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Kraft, and white cardstock, Dotty Biscotti patterned paper, medium scallop, cloud, hot air balloon, and double-ended banner dies (Papertrey Ink); Vivid Straw ink (Clearsnap); white felt, foam tape

This little tag was actually my first idea for the blog hop. Here, I used several layered scalloped strips as water. I cut them from Hawaiian Shores cardstock with the medium scallop die and attached them to the bottom of the Aqua Mist Tag Sale #3 die cut so that they were offset.

I stamped the fish image from the Pond Life set in Orange Zest ink on a matching cardstock scrap, then covered it with clear embossing powder and heat embossed it. I cut it out and added a blue crystal for its eye before attaching it to the tag with foam tape. The “birthday fishes” sentiment is stamped on an orange double-ended banner die cut and anchored to the bottom of the tag with a button tied with a little baker’s twine. I threaded some ribbon through the tag’s hole and secured it with another button to finish it off.

Materials Used:
Pond Life and Pond Life Sentiments stamp sets, Orange Zest ink, Aqua Mist, Orange Zest, and Hawaiian Shores cardstock, Orange Zest grosgrain ribbon, medium scallop, Tag Sale #3 and double-ended banner dies, Orange Zest buttons (Papertrey Ink); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); clear embossing powder (Stampin’ Up!); baker’s twine (The Twinery); blue crystal (Imaginisce); foam tape