IHP DT Challenge-i {heart} kraft

There's lots of excitement this week at i {heart} papers. First, today is our monthly DT Challenge and tomorrow sneak peeks of the latest Petal Press set called Summer Garden begin. The Petal Press is BACK (after a brief hiatus) and this new set is the perfect summer set! It is sweet and elegant and even coordinates with some elements from Happy Harvest! If you’ve got that one, then you’re definitely going to want to add this new set to your collection.

With the new release the Petal Press is welcoming some new DT faces. The new and returning DT members will all have sneak peek samples tomorrow and there will be blog candy up for grabs so be sure to stop by and comment on all of their blogs for your multiple chances to win both tomorrow and on release day, June 23. Here’s where you can find them:

Amy
Cathleen
Gretchen
Heidi
Julie
Krysten
Natalie
Tiffany
Tracy – designer
Kate

And now…onto today’s Getting “Krafty” DT Challenge! The challenge was to create a project using some of the awesome kraft papers/supplies available, like the Jillibean Soup printed kraft papers or the new Basic Grey Basics Kraft (or Manila) pads – just to name a few!

I used a piece of Jillibean Soup White Macaroni kraft paper for the large panel on my cardfront. The pattern looked kind of elegant to me, so I tried to pair it with some more elegant pieces. I stamped one of the sentiments from the Mint Motif Very Square Sentiments set in Rich Cocoa ink on a Nestabilities Labels 9 panel—the shape’s pretty similar to the shape of the print in the paper’s pattern. The sentiment panel is spritzed with some copper Shimmer Spray for a little sparkle. I stretched a piece of vintage trim with pom poms across the cardfront, then layered on the sentiment using foam dots. A brown velvet pleat with a pearl center completes the card.

Be sure to visit the rest of the IHP DT to see their projects. And, if you’d like to play along, please tag your project ihp0610 in your SCS or PCP galleries so we can find it! Be sure to leave a comment with your blog link if you play along too!
Carolyn
Cathleen
Deb
Gretchen
Kendra
Loretta
Lori (you're here!)
Lynn
Megan
Tracy
Kate

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Jillibean Soup White Macaroni designer paper, Mint Motif Very Square Sentiments stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa ink and Copper Shimmer Spray, Nestabilities Labels 9 die, Zva Creative foam dots, Maya Road vintage crochet pom pom trim, brown velvet pleat

other: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific); Chocolate Chip cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)