Mighty Oak

 

I love a good twist on a set :)

 

It's release week at Papertrey Ink and we're back today to feature some of this month's latest and greatest happenings.  {It'll all be available at Papertrey Ink starting tomorrow.} 

 

And today's feature? 

Mighty Oak.

Instantly classic but with a modern twist and one of my favorite coverplates ever.

 

I'm working my way backwards today and starting with a creative twist on Mighty Oak.  It has lots of sweet leaf images to play with.  My initial thoughts when coming up with non-traditional uses were campfire flames... fish (just add a tiny triangle to the end)... and spooky eyeballs.

 

Winner!



 

A few rhinestones in the centers and one of the new Bubble Talk die cuts bring it all together. 
The stripes definitely keep it interesting ;)

I admit...
the stripes are totally stolen from this Ikea rug...

Which is soon to be appearing in the boys' bedroom right above me :)

Seriously, bold cardstock stripes... try it, you'll love it.


But back to Mighty Oak...

I'll go a little more traditional (but still with a modern twist) this time :)

Can I just tell you how much I love Mighty Oak and its matching cover plate?
Such a cool look.

I had lots of ideas for this one... I finally had to make myself settle down into just one. 

I decided to show the Mighty Oak set and cover plate paired with some patterned paper.  The paper shows through the die cut leaves... love those fall colors next to the white. 

I wanted to keep it feeling cool, so I die cut the tree image from cork.  Once it was stamped I just slipped it into the die cut opening on the panel above.  A simple change, but I love how much texture and warmth the cork adds. 

Sidenote... doesn't this coverplate work well for a 3.5x5" card?  The coverplate is the standard, slightly larger than A2 size, but the die cut trims down and works well for smaller cards, too. 


There's more Mighty Oak magic to be seen with the rest of the team today so check 'em out...

Nichole Heady
Betsy Veldman

Maile Belles

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Melissa Phillilps

Danielle Flanders {sorry, folks... Dani is without her PTI box thus far and is thus on an impromptu PTI vacation for the moment :)  }

Cristina Kowalczyk
Erin Lincoln
Ashley Cannon Newell

And I'll be back with your favorite big release in review post tomorrow!

In the meantime, let me know what you think of Mighty Oak...

 

{Boo} card

Supplies not available now but available 8/15: 

Stamps - Mighty Oak
Die -  Bubble Talk, Mighty Oak coverplate
Supplies available now:
CS - White, True Black, Smokey Shadow
Ink - VersaMark; Summer Sun (SU)
Other - rhinestones

{Two Roads} card

Supplies not available now but available 8/15: 

Stamps - Mighty Oak
Die - Mighty Oak coverplate
Supplies available now:
CS - White
PP - Basic Grey
Ink - Canyon Clay, Dark Chocolate
Other - cork sheets