More is More

I finally jumped on the Paper Trey bandwagon.  I’d been teetering on the edge for probably 2 months.  I tend to mull things for quite awhile, because I find I’m not usually happy in the long run with impulse purchases of stamp sets.  But after hemming and hawing for so long, when PT released the new Text Boxed set last week I threw caution to the wind and placed an order that night.  In addition to Text Boxed, I got Faux Ribbon and a package of the white cardstock to try out.

I am NOT a fan of acrylic stamps and if Stampin’ Up ever gives up rubber and wood I will be inconsolable.  But everyone I have talked to has assured me that Paper Trey acrylics are the best quality and worthy of a try.  Certainly both the images and samples I have seen are adorable!  So my order arrived yesterday, but as things worked out there was no time to play with it.  I definitely knew what I wanted to do when I got home from work tonight. *wink*

Today’s SCS Color Challenge (Barely Banana, Real Red, Creamy Caramel) sounded like fun and I love having a jumping off point when working with a new set.  I still had simple/quick cards on my mind from yesterday’s challenge so I decided to start with a one layer card to try out the new PT cardstock.

The focal image was stamped with Versamagic Chalk ink in Red Magic (available at eclectic Paperie) and then the outline box image was stamped in Creamy Caramel Craft ink.  I placed the 3 different sized flowers together on one acrylic block and inked them with Banana Craft ink and stamped repeatedly for the background. I then removed the 2 larger flowers from the block and stamped just the smallest flower in red.  Finally I overstamped (slightly offset) some of the largest flowers with Creamy Caramel Craft ink.  Final touches were Dazzling Diamonds Glitter applied over Sakura Quickie Glue pen (much more sparkly in person) and some red grosgrain and caramel gingham ribbon.  Very simple. 

I must say that so far I am very happy with the quality and *stampabilty* of these stamps and look forward to playing more with them.  I really want to experiment with Classic inks to see how they work.  At least I have some stuff to hold my interest while waiting for the new Stampin’ Up catty.  I definitely need the distraction at this point.  The last week or so of waiting is the worst!