Door to Door

It's about that time...

time for Papertrey Ink's November release! 
Woohoo!

The design team is coming at you today with one of this month's new sets...
Door to Door.

Such a sweet set... two doors and lots of elements to frame them and accessorize them.  I fell right in love with the wondow surround and the leaded glass inserts... totally the makings of stained glass.

I sort of have a thing for stained glass.
As in, I have randomly stopped in churches just to check out the stained glass from the inside.
True story.

Fortunately for me (and you!), this stained glass is about the easiest you'll ever see :)

First off, I embossed the door surround in white on Soft Stone cardstock...

A craft knife plus a ruler was all it took to remove the panels where we want the "glass" to show through.  The key here is to start very gently with the knife and make several passes over each line to cut all the way through the cardstock. 

I stamped the surround again... this time with permanent ink on a piece of clear cardstock. I waited a few seconds for the ink to dry, then flipped the image over and did a little basic coloring on the back side with some Copics. This left the "lead" in the stained glass on the top side of the "glass" with the color underneath... just a simple way to add some dimension.   

Then I adhered the clear cardstock surround behind the Soft Stone surround.  Because of the holes, I was able to line it right up.  Trimming the whole thing out was super easy due to all the straight lines.  A little foam adhesive behind the cardstock gives some nice depth behind the windows...

Seriously, this is the easiest coloring you'll ever do with your Copics :) 

I especially love how there is no need to smooth out the color on the windows... the natural differences in shade are so reminiscent of real glass to me. 

For those of you who have Copics, but are a little intimidated, use this technique. 
No shading... no perfection required :)

The Door to Door set includes a sweet little banner image with lots of sentiments to choose from.  A little welcome home banner and some numbers at the bottom of the door make for a cozy little congratulatory card for friends with a new home.  Door to Door pairs really perfectly with the Love Lives Here set... I used one of the sentiments from that set to finish the front off.

And a few sentiments from Congrats All Ways finishes the inside off...

For more all new, super spectacular projects featuring Door to Door, just head on over to the rest of the design team...
Nichole Heady
Betsy Veldman
Erin Lincoln
Maile Belles
Lisa Johnson
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Melissa Phillilps
Michelle Wooderson
Danielle Flanders

Those girls just never cease to amaze me.

And, if you're interested in one more super easy Copic technique, well, look no further...

Noelle has completed her first Copic masterpiece.
At 2 years old.
On my Versamark pad.

I would stick with the clear cardstock if I was you :)
Just sayin.

I would love to hear your thoughts... on Noelle's project or mine :)



{Love Lives Here} card
Stamps - Door to Door, Love Lives Here, Congrats All Ways, Simple Alpha
Cardstock - Soft Stone, White, Clear
Ink - True Black, Smokey Shadow, Versamark, Staz On Black
Copics - R29, BG11, YR15, T4
Die - Door to Door
Impression Plate - Canvas
Other - Aqua Mist ribbon, Vintage Cream felt, Filigree White embossing powder