Don’t you all LOVE the 15th of every month now?!
Grab your coffee cause I am long winded today.
I cannot tell you how exciting it is for all of us up to the reveal. It is so hard to wait to share stuff. I feel like I am always WAITING! LOL! I do so much at once and no one can know or see it. Let alone my daily samples. Your feedback really keeps me going and the wheels in my head just turning 😀 So THANK YOU!! You all inspire me to do better.
Today I am sharing my samples for the PTI release here with you. Believe it or not there are MANY more! LOL! I just could not stop this month. I will spread the rest out though through the month.
As always I LOVE to hear what your favorite was. Im always amazed at what “I” like, and what “YOU” like is so different! LOL! I have a couple favorites and will share my thoughts on the projects as I go along.
NOTE: All stamps are by Papertrey Ink.
Wise Owl and Wise Owl Bellies
OK I have to say how GENIUS is the fact that this is a BUILD an OWL set?! OMG! I almost DIED from cuteness overload when I saw this set. BIG HUG to Alli for this set. I can’t even gush enough over it. I am so in love with it-LOVE! The possibilities are endless with the various eye’s and bellies. Then you can add wings, or not! Just way too adorable. I am in owl heaven let me tell you. Like finger prints…..no two owls will be the same! LOL!
My favorite from this release is this card.
Patched Owl
OK I know this is VERY simple but I can’t help but LOVE it. I used the new patterned paper to piece the owl. Since the set is CLEAR, I could easily align it to where I wanted the pattern from the paper to be-like the flower for the belly! I also love the touch of paper at the top. CUTE!
The eyes punch perfectly from the 1/2 circle punch! YEAH!! I also LOVE Out on a Limb, so that adds to my LOVE for this card. this is another great one for mass production, if that is your thing.
Stamps: Wise Owl, Out on a Limb
Inks: Burnt Umber, CTMH craft white
Cardstock: PTI Basic Kraft, Vintage Cream
Patterned Paper: PTI Chocolate Remix 12 X 12 in Green Thumb print
Accessories SU! circle punch
Hootin Hi
How cute are the mini owls in this set? She sits perfectly in this tree from Father Knows Best!
This card was so fun to do! I just combined images from several PTI sets to create my “scene”. I used the little owl from the set, stamped, colored and cut, then put her in the tree. She fits PERFECTLY up there. So retro and so cute. Then the flower border from mailbox greetings was the perfect ground cover!!
I love it!
I have to say I LOVE this layout! I am big on cool layouts, if you haven’t noticed. It was another sketch created from the swimming lessons. It came out better than I envisioned it to. Who wouldn’t smile if this ended up their mailbox?
Stamps: Wise Owl, Father Knows Best, Mailbox Greetings
Inks: Burnt Umber, SU! Markers Copic markers
Cardstock: Sweet blush, spring moss, chocolate, pumpkin pie
One flower One moment
Don’t miss out on the CUTENESS of the little flower images in the set. They make their own fabulous cards! I could not help myself from using just the little flower as the main focus.
The bud to this little flower fits perfect in a punch. I love having it in 3 D. This set has great images and sentiments to go with the owls or are perfect alone! I am lovin the color combo too.
Stamps: Wise Owl
Inks: white stazon, olive, pomegranate, copic markers
Cardstock: sweet blush, spring moss, pumpkin, pomegranate, acetate
Patterned Paper: ? Scenic route
Accessories: Fabric tag, circle punch
Thanks a bunch of blooms
Some of the images in this set create the funnest patterned paper !
The little images in this set created some of the cutest flowers. I used one of the eyes for this one. You’d never know! With the bellies to mix it up there are so many patterned paper possibilities. I was just loving the new Kraft cardstock with my projects this month.
Thanks a Bunch of Blooms
Stamps:Wise Owl, Floral Frenzy (sentiment)
Inks: CTMH craft white, olive
Cardstock: PTI select white, Kraft, olive
Patterned Paper: MADE MY OWN!
Quilter’s Sampler & Quilter’s Sampler sentiments
Don’t miss my sample & tutorial Lauren’s Lovely Lid Frame
I bet you didn’t know I use to quilt? I think I had more fun SHOPPING for the fabric, and mixing the pattern’s than the actual making of the quilt. I always wanted to hurry up and just get it DONE! I made MANY quilts in my day, but now haven’t sewn a stitch since finding my true love-STAMPING!!!! I knew that my sewing would pay off someday. I really need to get photos of some of the quilts I made.
My first one was for Noah. I cross-stitched a giraffe to put in the center, then wanted to put it in the center of a quilt. It came out really cute. I bet you didn’t know I use to cross stitch either. My grandmother taught me one summer when I was about 9. I think I made like 4 pillow cases that summer. One I think my mom still uses! LOL!)
Anyway, this set brought me back to my quilting days……………….
Quilters Tube Gift Set
This is a great way to present some pretty fabric’s as a gift, to the quilter in your life!
This acetate tube is a perfect presentation of your gift. It allows your receiver to see a sample of each fabric quarter in the bundle! It also protects them from getting dirty before given, and from wrinkling 😀
With a card to match you cannot go wrong.
Now upon my trip the the fabric store, I read through some books and magazines. I loved the way many of them featured their fabric.
If you are not familiar with fabric and they way it is sold, well here is a little info. You can pick your fabric and have it cut for you. Many quilter’s don’t need more that a quarter yard to make their blocks. A nice gift would be several fabric quarter’s that go together.
You can also buy pre-gathered bundles. Often a bit more pricey, but those for those who may be pattern challenged, or overwhelmed by the selection, a great way to go for a gift!
So upon looking I saw that they folded fabric quarter’s, and stack them up, layering them a bit. Then they ROLLED them up, so you could get a view of what is in the stack, then tied them up with ribbon. SO PRETTY!
Much better than the way they normally come-each quarter stacked and tied with ribbon, so you can only get a good view of the top & bottom fabric if you were to buy the pre-bundled quarters that way.
I felt I wanted to step it up a bit, but keep the appeal of the rolled quarter’s, seeing every fabric quarter. So I simply make a TUBE!
I just stamped the flowers/centers/leaves on the acetate with white StazOn. I then quickly brushed on Pebble pearlescent chalks for color.
I put my rolled fabric in the center, then wrapped the acetate around it. I adhered the tube ends using redline tape.
I then die cut a scallop circles using my nestabilties. Adhered to top & bottom of fabric roll with dimensional glue dots. Tied on a satin ribbon to complete the top.
I made the band around the fabric tube to match the card.
Done in just a few minutes!!
Now you can still see each quater, but have a much more fun (and stamp friendly) way to present it!
When you take the scallop topper off, you can see all the fabric rolled up.
Quilt of Friendship Supplies
Stamps: Quilters Sampler & Quilter’s Sampler sentiments, Floral Frenzy, Guide Lines, and Borders & Corners Square set
Inks: Burnt Umber, Spring Moss, white Stazon, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Ruby Red, Spring Moss and acetate
Accessories: Fabric Quater’s, Stitched Spring Moss ribbon, Spring Moss stain ribbon, paper piecer/template, Pearlescent pastels by Pebbles Inc. Circle nestabilties, Making Memories stick pin, twine, and redline tape.
Kindred Quilt
Just a simple assembly of some stamped quilt blocks and some masking and you have a quick and easy quilt like card!
I just stamped my 4 blocks, rotating the block pattern, then colored. I die cut the blocks using my nestabilites, and used the die border as a mask to sponge on some blue ink! Added a flower to my center, and the quilt was done!
Stamps: Quilters Sampler & Quilters Sampler Sentiments
Inks: Pallette black, Copic Markers, bashful blue, night of navy
Cardstock: PTI select white, bashful blue
Patterned Paper: Chatterbox
Accessories scallop square nestabilities, bridal confetti, paper piercer, sponge dauber, Bella Dots, white singlo gel pen
Qulited Bugz Buzzin
I had fun making these fun “bugz” from the quilted pattern blocks! I had 2 leftover scraps that were shaped like C> that. They were from punching my 1/2 circles from the corners of a onesie card I did. I simply stamped the quit square onto the scrap, colored, then cut down the middle! Layered it onto a chocolate circle, attached with brad, then separated the ends. Now it looks almost like a funky lady bug!! Piercing the circles, added fun touch.
I LOVE versatility and finding a new fun way to use an image. Mission accomplished. This is another favorite from the release for me.
The sentiment set was a perfect match!
Stamps: Honey Bee Sentiments, Quilters Sampler
Inks: Burnt Umber by Pallette, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Chocolate by Prism
Accessories: plastic circle template, paper piercer, CTMH brads, circle punches, Michaels bridal confetti, adhesive rhinestones
Floral Frenzy
Well it is NO surprise that I LOVE flower sets. What’s not to love? I truly believe you can never have enough of them. Each time I see a new set my heart leaps with excitement. I too love Daisy’s (I even named my dog Daisy!). I think Melissa’s take on this set is just awesome. This will definitely be another that I take out, over and over again.
The key to this set was pops of color this month.
This is my other FAVORITE card for the release:
I LOVE the use of colors against the black. Oh and who can forget my vellum Martha Stewart butterfly? I think I find a use for that with every release! Its like my little signature thing almost! LOL! Lauren + Butterflies = MYTIME style 😀 Just a subtle butterfly is all you need.
I just colored the petal with my SU! Markers in a dark version iof a color, then a light version. Can you say FUN! I love the look.
I have been using my color spritzer (from SU!) a lot lately. Lovin it again.
This is a quickie card with a matching gift tote!
It is perfect for that little something special, and great for mass producing! I love the summer color combo. I saw an ad on TV that made me think of these colors together.
Simple Summer Flowers
Stamps: Floral Frenzy, Out on a limb
Inks: night of navy, celery, pumpkin, lemon tart
Cardstock: PTI select white. celery, navy
Accessories: Lemon tart grosgrain ribbon
Quick, clean and simple.
Color-blocking takes this simple card to a quick WOW! I just love the simplicity of it. Nothin fancy. You don’t always need to go over the top to present a nice thoughtful card.
Daisy Note
Stamps: Floral Frenzy
Inks: Ruby Red, Lemon tart, Spring Moss
Cardstock: Ruby Red, Lemon tart, Spring Moss
Accessories: Lemon tart satin ribbon, circle punches
Daisy Framed Friend
OK this one I was just playing around. It is actually my LEAST favorite from this release and ALMOST got scrapped! People think I show everything I make, well this one I almost didn’t. Since I liked the CONCEPT of the card, and it wasn’t entirely hideous, I shared it.
On a positive note-I love the layout. The open frame highlighting the tilted image. I will definitely try this again.
Stamps: Floral Frenzy
Inks: pallette black, CTMH craft white, olive
Cardstock: white, kraft, lemon tart, black
Accessories: black brads, nestabilities
So that is it. I hope you get inspired in some way today.
I am at a play place with the kids today. Should be fun.
Alexa has her post-cancer check up tomorrow. I always hold my breath. I don’t think that will ever change. She is really doing so amazing. A whole new energy level too. I am so thankful God saw us through that storm. She is also becoming more personable and talkative to others. That is great.
Thursday Jay and I are off for our time 😀 Don’t worry! I do have post’s pre set to go! You won’t miss any eye candy 😀 However, I won’t be around to answer emails till Monday.
Whatever you are up to enjoy the day! Thanks for visiting 😀
58 Responses for "Papertrey Ink July 08 Release"
Love all of your new samples! I’m so excited that I won the release party! I wanted to submit for the guest star stamper, but Ethan ended up in the hospital with a line infection! He timed it good though….we had my brother’s wedding on July 4th and he went to the ER with a fever on July 5th! So needless to say I didn’t get to stamp a ton this month! I can’t wait to try out the new sets and papers! I’ll say a prayer that Alexa’s appointment goes well. Ethan has scans on Aug 7th and 8th so I can completely relate to what you are going through.
Take care and thanks again for sharing all of your wonderful ideas!
Alicia Weiman
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas today and all the new realeases, my goodness you were busy girl!
Lauren Meader!!! Girl look at you go. I LOVE your cards and thank you for your kind words. So glad you liked the set–you did an amazing job with it.
OMGosh Lauren, all your cards are gorgeous. What a great job you did. I love those flower ones. They are really neat.
Wow wow wow….sooooo many gorgeous samples Lauren. Thank you for being such a generous sharer. Enjoy your break!
Lauren, I will have to take a moment and look through everything again, but first glance I love the What’s The Buzz card, and the little owl in the tree! Just wonderfully creative cards you’ve made!
Smokin I tell ya, these cards are beautiful! I love your little touches and the fat quarter tube is brilliant. Will have to try that.
Lauren—WOW! Thanks so much! I love that first card you showed, too! IT actually made me go order that set! I had just placed my order without the owls *gasp* and I had to go order it—it’s just too cute! And, I actually like the card at the end that you almost didn’t show. I love the frame idea—it’s really clever! So, thanks for showing that one. I know I’d love to be creative enough to make your “trashed” cards, so just show us what you did—we may get a great idea! Enjoy your time away!
You have been on a creative roll. Whats the Buzz with the paper peircing is fantastic. The blue card is so beautiful. The flower cards have perfect color combinations.
I have been waiting for the quilt stamps. They make cute cards.
Love all your card work.
Oh my goodness Lauren, your mojo is in uber overtime! I’m glad I clicked the got to have it all button last night. As usual you have opened my eyes to new possiblitiies.
I love the simplicity in all of your cards! They are beautiful! I need to learn how to make simple cards and have them look as nice as yours! Think I might have to use your cards as examples. Thanks for sharing!
I actually love the last card! Seriously I think it was one of my favorites! Love the inspiration!
I’m glad to read Alexa is doing great and has lots of energy!♥ 🙂
All your cards are awesome as always, my favorites are the ones made with the quilter’s set, (I’m not so big on flowers and haven’t caught the owls’ bug! LOL 😉 so the quilter’s set is my favorite in this release…).
I didn’t know you used to quilt, I have always wanted to do it but I know I would want things to be done quickly too and I think it is a work of patience!! 🙂
Oh and I also adore Thanks a bunch of blooms. Gorgeous!
You have been a busy bee, haven’t you!!!Can’t wait to try some of these layouts, it’ll keep me busy while I wait for all the new goodies. As for my fav card, that’s a HARD one. Colorful Thoughts and Thanks a bunch of blooms are on top for me, but love the paper pieced owl and the owl in the retro tree, see I said it was hard.
I am always so impressed with your projects, and this month is no exception. I love what you have done with all of the sets, and although the last card is you least favourite, I *love* the layout, and will have to CASE it 🙂
Thanks for sharing your passion and your talent with us every day.
Last night I had my cart filled with all three of the new sets, as well as some older sets I hadn’t yet purchased, but when I went to check out guidelines was not available, so I didn’t get anything. I was going to wait until it was back, but your samples are really pushing me towards completing my order, and adding guidelines next month.
Your projects are simply gorgeous!
ROCKIN’ projects! My faves are the first brown owl, the kraft white and green flowers and gift tote set. LOVE the mod look of the gift tote.
Wow…so many samples….and all of them are AWESOME!! Love them, Lauren!!
WOW, WOW, AND WOW!!! Your projects are ALL just awesome!!! The new release is a great one…the 15th is like Christmas EVERY month!!!
Have a WONDERFUL time on your getaway…enjoy every moment!!! You deserve this SO MUCH!!! Can’t wait to hear what a great time you had….take care! 😀
Oh my word Lauren! These are all drop dead gorgeous!! Wow…works of art for sure!
Hope Alexa’s app’t goes well tomorrow!! I bet you are getting super excited for your get away!!
Wow! That’s a bunch of inspiration, TFS all your amazing creativity! Beautiful designs, (as always) ! Hope your weekend is just wonderful!!
Love your style- and the colors you use!
~Eve
You never cease to amaze me and blow my socks off each month. Aside from seeing the actual sets in their full glory, waiting to see your blog on the 15th is a BIG highlight for me! great job, as always Lauren.
I love all your samples, but my favorites are the patterned owl, quilted bugs and the different colored petals on Colorful Thoughts! Just a note, when I tried to look at the Floral Frenzy gallery on PTI it took me to Garden of Life, rather than the right gallery! I ordered last night and had to get Quilter’s Sampler, based on your quilted heart, and Wise Owl–he’s adorable! I wanted to see the ideas for Floral Frenzy before I decided on that set–I have way too many flowers!
LOve love love your stuff! I didn’t know you were (please say still is) a quilter! I am a quilter – and I LOVE LOVE LOVE fabrics. I love going to LQS and getting fabrics or getting inspirations!
I really enjoy seeing your cards – great job as usual!
Love ALL of your projects, I always do. Wish I could have stayed up late enough last night to enjoy the fun – just too late for me. But I was up extra early this morning doing my ordering. I ordered a bunch of paper, some ink and my favorite set Wise owl. Glad to hear that Alexa is doing so well, good luck tomorrow. And have a great time with your DH, I’m very jealous! Have a great time! TFS!
Cheryl
When do you ever sleep? All these cards are gorgeous, as usual. I love the framed daisy. You can put it in my mailbox anytime. I’m also a quilter and can’t wait to get this new set. So many ideas are going through my head! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome talents.
Love it, love it, love it… The daisy is my favorite. Thanks so much
awesome projects lauren! I love your owl cards! I just ordered that dang owl! I couldn’t resist!
Lauren,
These were so fun to look at! I think the daisy cards are ALL my favorites (except the last one. . .don’t know what it is. . .but a cool concept). Hope to make a little “extra” money soon to put in a large PTI order!!! Good luck tomorrow with Alexa — I feel like I know you and her and can personally pray for all of you!!! Thank you for being so open and honest with us through everything.
Oh my goodness! I LOVE these new sets! My all time favorite is the owl set! I LOVE owls, especially the ones that you can make your own! I was hoping that his eyes would fit inside the punch so I am pleased to see that you said it does! All of your samples are absolutely gorgeous Lauren! You have just made me super excited about Papertrey! Hehe!
Lauren, I love them all! It’s funny but my favorite flower card was your least favorite (daisy framed friend). Love the tube of quilting fabric idea! I know a few people that would love to get that as a gift. And your Patched Owl (love it) and the Hootin Hi. They are all just great! I can’t wait to get my stamps so I can play.
Oh my so much to see in one post…LOL I will have to say that the quilting ones are my favorite, I too am a quilter so that is probably why they appeal to me, I am also a cross-stitcher, I do alot of cross-stitch cards and am trying to find away to use my fabric more in cards too. I also am fond of the daisy’s on the kraft cardstock, just love the white with that color cardstock!
HOLY COW! I needed two cups of coffee for that one. 😉 But I loved every word of it. And your work is still amazing.
Have fun on your get-a-way. I am very green! 🙂 But happy for you.
Absolutely super cards!! Gave me all sorts of ideas.
My word you’ve been busy!!! Great creations, all of them! Papertrey is lucky to have you!!! I really like your last card – the open frame is a brilliant idea. Thanks for all the eye candy.
OMGosh Lauren … all your creations are soooooo amazing, I mean really awesome samples, as always! I always look at your work for inspiration!
Wow, wow, wow!! You are an endless source of creative genius. Don’t know how you do it all – with so much else going on in your life & you still turn out so many amazing cards to inspire us. I love them all, including the one you didn’t like! Thank you & have a wonderful time with your husband. Hugs to you & your family.
All your cards are asolutely pretty!!!
God bless
Giovana
They are all gorgeous!! You Rock!!!
Lauren my dear…you amaze me! How on earth do you get SO much done and still have time for the rest of a 24 hour day? Do you sleep?! 😉 Love everything you have posted so far and am amazed daily by your creative-ness! Thank you for sharing!
Wow. . .wow. . .wow!! You have just made me want to buy every single set that was released!! Simply amazing!! Your creativity amazes each and every day, but these are just gorgeous! I love them all!! Of to go order some of the sets now!
Nice job on all of them. My favorites are the floral frenzy ones but I just could not justify buying another flower set right now. I did buy the other sets though but the owl bellies were sold out when I went to order so I am really bummed about that. I also like how you used real batting in the quilted heart pin cushion. Have fun with your hubby.
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WOW! These are fabulous, AS ALWAYS! Your work is so inspiring to me. I love all of the new sets that came out this month and the new color {Dark Chocolate} YUMMMMMMM! I can’t wait to get some of that.
Thanks for always sharing your wonderful creations, ideas, and your stories. I love following your blog! And I am glad to hear that Alexa is doing so well.
OMG…you’ve been busy!
My hats off to you….wife, mother, working woman…….where do you find TIME!!! 🙂
Whatever it is DON’T Stop!
I just LOVE your Work, your Creativity, and your Inspiration!
Oh the cards………Awesome!
Lauren,
Your samples truly blow me away! What talent! Thanks so much for inspiring those of us who lack all those creative juices. I can see why PTI picked you! Thanks for sharing!
Carolyn
I love all of these layouts! Especially the last one…so glad you decided to show it.
Charmaine
Such an inspirational post!! You are so truely gifted!!
So many cards and a beautiful quilting gift…. lol
I thought that I had missed a post….wow!!!
I did grab my coffee for this one…
I love the “Build an Owl” set..so many possibilities!
Your cards are so sweet 🙂 I have not jumped in and bought
an Owl set yet…but this one makes me more tempted
than ever. Very cute flower/circle cards too!
I too..used to quilt(it’s been a while)…I Love your
quilters gift and quilting cards…Beautiful!!
The pierced circles are fabulous too!!
I am at awe…wonderful floral cards!! The designs
and layouts and colors are Awesome!!
Now…I am really inspired to get stamping!!!
TFS
Dee
You weren’t kidding, however, if I drank coffee at this hour, I would never get to sleep (I have enough trouble now as it is. I get rolling on a card, using my copics or nestabilities, or whatever, and I just can’t quit). I love your samples. You are amazing! When my best friend Margaret asks me how I come up with some of the things I do, I tell her it’s because I have learned to look at the world differently from reading your blog and it has made me more creative. Now she reads your blog too! Oh, and I am extremely envious of your stash of Magnolias. I have 5 with 4 more on the way. We counted 55 in the picture. Margaret wants to know how you managed to buy all of those at once. I told her you have been teaching at your LSS. Now we both aspire to be YOU! We are going to Dallas for a rubber stamping event this weekend and hope to stop at every stamp store between Little Rock and our destination!!!
I hope you truly enjoy your time away, while we are enjoying ours. Fortunately, I have a DH that knows I need my Girl Time! So off we go!!!!
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Such wonderful creations! I just love your patched owl, colorful thoughts and daisy framed friend! Fantastic job yet again! :o)
Wow! so much to see all in one post. I was gonna comment on the cute owl one at the top but by the time I got to the bottom I liked so many of the I couldn’t think of what to say. These are awesome ideas each and every one.
Hugs
Nic
Another awesome batch of projects for this release, Lauren! I love them all but my favorite is the same as yours–the three panels on the black. The design is so creative! You’re amazing!
That makes sense, I have been to himself that the more
These are all great comments here. Very cool article.
Gucci Sukey
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch since I found it for him smile Therefore let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!
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