I've been having fun with the new Papertrey Ink stamps "On the Farm." Like several other bloggers, I thought at first I wouldn't use this set very much, but by the time the release posts were over, I realized there were a lot more ways to use a set of farm images than I imagined. The first one is cased from K and R Designs. I made it for our friend who celebrated his birthday over Memorial Day. The inside sentiment reads: "Herd it was your birthday!"
I finally used a 6X6 stencil "Mini Chicken Wire" from Crafter's Workshop that I picked up awhile ago. I sponged Tim Holtz "Antique Linen" ink over it and distressed the edges of the card with PTI's tea dye inks (my favorites for distressing.) The patterned paper is from MME's "Everyday Fun Day" 6X6 paper pad, and the dies are "On the Farm" and "Spiral Notebook Page." The twine is PTI as well.
The next card uses the same set for a baby card that I based on Ashley Cannon Newell's card posted during the release. One of my best friend's son and wife just had a 9.1 pound baby boy. I ended up cutting the hen and her chick with the Silhouette since the die and stamps were the wrong orientation for what I wanted. The card is from Paper Source and all the patterned paper were scraps from an old piece of Making Memories "Pitter Patter."
I wanted a card for my friend and her husband which I tucked into a bag with some board books for the new grandson.
This one uses PTI's "Bitty Baby Blessings" set, always a good standby. I used two different Spellbinder dies for the mats and handcut the onsie. The card is from Paper Source and both of the patterned papers were in my scrap file.
