I'm popping in today to join in the Papertrey Ink January blog hop. For the challenge, we were asked to pick out our favorite project from 2011 which was created using Papertrey Ink stamps and then create a second project that was inspired by the first. I went back and searched through my things and kept coming back to the same project where I used a happy and vibrant color combination and decided to give it a go.
We'll go backwards and start with my second project first:
I realize it may be hard to tell what the quirky little item beside the card is...I keep looking at and laughing and images of Dr. Seuss houses pop into my head, all topsy-turvy and whimsical. Yes, it is a pincushion...a love shack of sorts inspired by pincushions I found on Pinterest created by retromama. Her houses are ADORABLE!
(photo from retromama)
She has a pattern and tutorial on her blog. Obviously I should have followed her pattern and read through her tutorial, but no...I just decided to start cutting and having fun, hence the Dr. Seuss cottage :)
Anyway, back to the challenge. I loved the colors in my original project, so I pulled by fabric scraps, paper, and stamps together and created this card. I used Papertrey Ink's Simply Jane stamps and dies, and Flower Fusion #12 stamps and dies.
I adhered a Tim Holtz metal bookplate to the front of the love shack and embellished it with vintage trim, gems, etc.
Papertrey Ink's Tag-Its #11 was used on the tag along with a Maya Road trinket pin and vintage mushrooms that I think are the sweetest things ever!
Now onto my original project:
I created this back in October of 2o11 using the Flower Fusion #9 stamps and coordinating dies.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Melis
True Love Card and Pincushion Supplies Used:
