More Papertrey Ink July 2017 Release: Introducing Fruit Salad!

Hi again! Or should I say ALOHA! Because today I'm sharing fun tropical treats! You have probably already long ago figured out that I love anything tropical and fruity for crafting and creating! When I saw these new PTI dies in my mailbox I squealed with delight! I'm here today introducing the new Fruit Salad dies and stamps from Papertrey Ink as part of my July release week project countdown! Hurray! Everything new for the July release is available now in the PTI Store! 

I used the watermelon and the pineapple dies for my treats today, but there is also a cherry die set, and a citrus die set.  They are yummy and delicious! The matching sentiments are F U N and big and bold. I had a good time making these glassine treat bags. You can put a note card inside (as I did), or candy treats, or even a gift card or small gift. Making these bags is one of my fav craft projects. I like to pile on the embellishments and layers. I do love some fun packaging!

I die cut the watermelon and the pineapple using pretty Papertrey Ink cardstock – so fast and easy!  

I started by putting my note cards inside the glassine bags, folding them over at the top, and then stapling them shut with my Tiny Attacher (if you don't have one of these, you need one)! That keeps the bag shut so I can put on all my goodies. I wrapped some polka dot paper around the center for a pop of aqua. Next I die cut out the Doily Die from crisp white paper. This is probably my number one most used Papertrey Ink product. I adore it – and it's so nice to be able to cut a doily out of any color when I need one. 

I stamped the tags in rich black ink and then glued on some twine and a pretty enamel dot for the top. I also cut out some Branching Out die cuts from vellum to layer with everything else. (More is more in this case!) 

Here is a close up of the paper-doily-vellum combination of layers. YUM is right! 

For the watermelon slice I die cut some black paper to put behind the pink portion, to look like seeds. 

Can you imagine a bunch of these in a pretty bowl or basket as party favors? Maybe with some fruit gummy candy inside? Such a nice treat! Or maybe a place card setting – you could write the person's name on the tag also. So many possibilities! Let's make fruit salad! LOL. 

THANK YOU for coming by each day this week! This post made me think of THIS and smile. Life is too serious these days – it's nice to have a laugh and make a pretty project. Okay, one more day of PTI projects coming your way tomorrow! Until then, XOXO