Foodie Fun

Hello, all!

It's August release time for Papertrey Ink.  And just like NBC and the Olympics, we're bringing you continuing coverage of this month's release ;)

I'm starting off today's coverage with the marriage of my two faves...
stamps and food, people... stamps and food.

{Special shout out to all my North Texas SAF gals... thought of you all as I made these!}

Today's post is all about a brand new set from Dawn McVey... Foodie Fun.  The sun was shining down on me when this set was assigned because... come on... you guys know I love a good food gift!

{I'd like to submit Exhibit A: potted mint cakes, Exhibit B: strawberry cookies, and Exhibit C: baby shower cakes & cookies into evidence.  Seriously.  I have a problem.}

Of the six food images in Foodie Fun (six plus a few small accent images and seven sentiments) I went straight to my favorite... the pie.

Obviously ;)

I couldn't help myself.
Because this whole "in-a-jar" trend... yeah... I bought into that way back when and nope... I don't see myself stopping anytime soon.

I went back to my first in-a-jar love for this one... good ol' pumpkin pie. 
{If you have the time for homemade, this pie and crumble crust recipe is awesome!  I went for quick and semi-homemade this time with a ready made pie crust.}

I used some inexpensive muslin for the jar cover.  I traced a few circles on the backside and cut them out using pinking shears.  Here's the key, though... I backed the center of the muslin with a simple circle of cardstock (I used spray adhesive on the cardstock to adhere it to the muslin). 

That gave my fabric a more sturdy base... super helpful both for stamping a clean image and for keeping the image straight and undistorted when screwing the lid on top.  Trust me on this one.  You'll thank me later.

I stamped the pie plate, pie crust, and steam images, then added a label image from Mat Stack 4 Collection and filled it with the perfect "pumpkin" sentiment from Halloween Treats & Sweets.  The pinked edge die from the Button Card collection made the perfect little tag for the Foodie Fun sentiment.

And there you have the dessert I will be eating tonight.
If anyone was coming over, I might share... but no one's coming, so apparently I'll have to eat it :) 

These are always a hit for a crowd, though... perfect party or shower desserts, but also great to take to a friend when you're delivering a meal or just delivering a little pick-me-up.  I know I'd love a little pumpkin pick-me-up :)


Next up in today's foodie adventure... nearly everyone's favorite...

chocolate.
Be still my heart.

That little chocolate image... it was just begging to be made into a little 3D bar, right? 

I started by using the Foodie Fun die to cut 4 pieces of thin chipboard and one cardstock layer.  I stamped the Dark Chocolate layer with the bar image in VersaMark and embossed the top portion with clear embossing powder.  That deepens the color of the "chocolate" and gives it that yummy shine :)

A little liquid glue between all the layers holds everything together.

I inked the edges of the chipboard with Dark Chocolate and then wrapped the whole bar up in some foil.  All that was left was adding the stamped chocolate bar label.  I just stamped the chocolate image again, left the sides long, then tore the top off to leave the label and folded the foil down over it.

Not gonna lie... I kinda love it :)

I couldn't resist splitting the sentiment to make it a tad more sassy...

Masking it off was super simple... I just covered the second part of the sentiment with scotch tape, inked the sentiment, and pulled the tape off the stamp before I stamped it down.

I used the negative portion of the Tag Sale #5 die to stamp the second part of the sentiment on. 
Love how it repeats the shape and points to the first sentiment :)  Kinda fun.


Last up... a super simple one layer card...

I have a special place in my heart for this little dutch oven.  My mom and dad used an avocado green one *just* like it when I was growing up... and yeah... they still have it.  Still going strong after 30 some odd years (ahem).

I wanted to keep this one simple and modern, so I alternated the image with a fun color scheme of Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, and Aqua Mist.  I overstamped the main image with VersaMark and added some clear embossing powder to give it that shine.  The little steam lends me a hand by leading the eye right to the focal point. 

Well, kids... I hope you're loving Foodie Fun as much as I am.  Such a fun set to work with.
Or is it the food that makes it fun...? 

Probably both ;)

To check out even more Foodie Fun action, be sure to stop by Nichole's blog!
More to come, friends! 
I'll be back with more on Monday...

{Pumpkin Pie-in-a-Jar}

Supplies not available now but available 7/15: 

Stamps - Foodie Fun
Supplies available now:
Stamps - Mat Stack 4 Collection, Halloween Treats & Sweets
CS - White
PP - Fine Linen
Ink - Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Canyon Clay
Die - Button Card
Other - muslin, Chocolate Baker's Twine

{More Thank Chocolate} card

Supplies not available now but available 7/15: 

Stamps - Foodie Fun
Die - Foodie Fun
Supplies available now:
CS - White, Aqua Mist
Ink - Dark Chocolate
PP - Crate Paper
Die - Tag Sale #5
Other - Filigree clear embossing powder, foil

{Dinner Tastes Better} card

Supplies not available now but available 7/15: 

Stamps - Foodie Fun
Supplies available now:
CS - White, Simply Chartreuse
Ink - Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, VersaMark
Other - Filigree clear embossing powder