Rock and Roll Papertrey

Here is a little set of 4 thank you notes made with the Papertrey Beautiful Blooms set.

A couple of the flowers in this stamp set are coordinated to match the flower Cuttlebug dies - so its very easy to create cut out images.

I tried to keep these cards simple. They are 4 3/4" square with 5" envelopes.

I used the "rock n roll" technique to stamp the images. For this technique, you ink the images in a lighter shade of die ink and then roll the outer edges of the stamp on an ink pad in a darker shade. Its an easy way to get a two tone image.

I rolled and stamped the leaves in both directions, using only part of the leaf stamp for the top. Then I rolled and stamped the flowers on cardstock I had cut with the Cuttlebug die and mounted them on the card with foam tape. The sentiment is from the Papertrey Faux Ribbon set. I used my corner punch to add a little detail to the far corner.

They are not super fancy - but I'm happy with the clean, coordinated look.

On another topic: Big news - justjohanna is releasing even MORE new stamps! Stay tuned for a preview...

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My first Papertry Ink Card

I almost always use stamps that I color in. I love coloring and find it very relaxing and zen-like.

But I saw this long line of lemmings and decided to follow them off the cliff.....

No, actually I've been a little intrigued since this company started and I thought I'd just give it a try. I really liked the way the images were engineered to work together.

I like the stamps (they are clear stamps that are multiple pieces that you assemble into your design. You can see them here). They seem like high quality for photo polymer and the packaging is wonderful.

To use this set effectively, it really needs to be a clear set. That is what allows to to line everything up. These stamps are nice, but I have to say - in my humble opinion nothing else inks like rubber. The stamps really were pretty good though.

They will never replace my beloved line images, but they are fun for a little diversion. I will probably eventually get more sets. Just my humble opinion.....

I'm really hoping to stamp today - actually color. I have some ideas for justjohanna cards and a pile of stamped images on my desk just waiting to be colored. Anyone want to come over? We could maybe hire a babysitter? LOL

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