Introducing Polka Dot Parade #8 & More Kid Kudos

Day 3! Halfway through the countdown for Papertrey Ink. Are ya'll getting excited by all the fun holiday products this month? Wait until you see the group posts! 

I've got a few different holiday projects today using the cute polka dot pumpkin from Polka Dot Parade #8. He works very well with Kid Kudos, so I've got a few projects with the two of them together. Let me show you what I mean.

Good golly, this card uses all sorts of PTI goodness together. We've got a spooky, night time spin on the Mighty Oak Cover Plate (rumor has it, we've got it back in stock). Mr. Bones and our cute pumpkin from Polka Dot Parade #8 are taking an evening stroll together along a picket fence. A full moon is the perfect place to put a sweet, appropriate sentiment from Kid Kudos. 

Next up, I created a word collage with sentiments from both Polka Dot #8 and Kid Kudos. I've brought in some supporting elements from Spooky Sweets, Spooky Sweets II, and Star Gazer Collection dies. I like how the word "pumpkin" in two shades of orange (Orange Zest and Terracotta Tile) takes on the characteristics of everybody's favorite squash with the addition of a pumpkin stem and leaves. 

Also of note, one of the Kid Kudos "inside sentiments" is used on the front here. This is a great option for making your sentiments on the front of your cards have more visual weight. Here I teamed it up with "I love you", but you can definitely combine it with any of the sentiments and have it still work. Seriously, so many different combinations here with Kid Kudos.

For my last Polka Dot Parade #8 card, I wanted to feature it just on its own. Here we've got a cute little interactive card using a new die. (I guess at this point, the only conclusion you can draw is that this will be featured on a group post coming up!) To jazz it up a bit I heat embossed the zig zag border from the new BB: Stitching in orange. The "pull here" arrow is from Movers and Shakers Sentiments. 

What happens when you pull the insert? You get a little BOO! A sentiment is revealed from Polka Dot Parade #7 and...

...our ghost from last month (Polka Dot Parade #7) is popping out of the pumpkin to give you a little thrill. They work so very well together! Notice the zig zag cut on the top of the pumpkin? I used the sun die from Back Pocket Basics die collection. Easy. 

And lastly, a project with just Kid Kudos. You've probably noticed how flexible and versatile all the sentiments are in this set. Just to give you another option, any of the bold words can be replaced with alphabet stamps or dies. Opens up a world of possibilities. Here I choose to stamp the word "lucky" with the Headline Alphabet. The ink colors correspond to the stripes in my beloved Rainbow Stripes dies. A fun, cheery card. Rainbows are considered to be lucky, so it is nice to have a visual reinforcement of the sentiment. 

And that, is that for the day. Hope you enjoyed all the cards. Polka Dot Parade #8 and Kid Kudos will be available on September 15th at www.papertreyink.com if you'd like to add them to your crafty stash. 

More inspiration using these products and more can be found at the following blogs. Be back tomorrow with more.

Danielle Flanders

Nichole Heady

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Melissa Bickmore

Maile Belles

Supplies

Spooky Scene Card

Stamps: Kid Kudos, Polka Dot Parade #8, Mr. Bones

Dies: Mighty Oak Cover Plate, Picket Fence, Polka Dot Parade #8, Mr. Bones, Limitless Layers 1 and 3/4 Circles, Love Lives Here

Cardstock: Smokey Shadow, Stamper's Select White, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy

Patterned Paper: Soft Stone Leaves

Ink: True Black, Orange Zest, and Simply Chartreuse

Cutest Little Pumpkin Card

Stamps: Kid Kudos, Polka Dot Parade #8, Spooky Sweets, Spooky Sweets II, Faux Ribbon

Dies: Star Gazer Collection

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Simply Chartreuse

Boo! Interactive Card

Stamps: Polka Dot Parade #8, Polka Dot Parade #7, Movers and Shakers Sentiments, BB: Stitching

Dies: Polka Dot Parade #8, Polka Dot Parade #7, Instant Photo Pull Out Dies

Cardstock: Smokey Shadow, Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White, Simply Chartreuse, and Dark Chocolate

Ink: Orange Zest, True Black, Simply Chartreuse

ZING! Embossing Powder in Apricot

Lucky Rainbow Card

Stamps: Kid Kudos and Headline Alphabet

Dies: Rectangular Labels, and Rainbow Stripes

Cardstock and Ink: Smokey Shadow, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Simple Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Silver Shimmer

Gems