PTI’s Make It Monday #326: Inchies

The theme for Papertrey Ink’s Make It Monday this week excited me, since I like working with inchies. There’s so much you can do with the design element, but I like to keep it clean and simple.

Inchies make an ideal ground for the writing-related stamps from PTI’s retired “Happy Trails” set. I bought the set primarily for this sentiment — I love the design and the font combination — but I hadn’t had a chance to use it yet and couldn’t resist the opportunity.

The color scheme isn’t meant to be patriotic; dark red and dark blue merely suited the theme of writing implements. It’d be fun to do this again using sepia tones. I think that flecked paper, such as PTI’s Rustic Cream or Rustic White or WPlus9’s Oatmeal, would look even better than the plain cream, but this was all I had on hand.

One of the top items on my wish list is a set of square dies, and I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to get the inchies uniform without them, but with a paper trimmer and a great deal of precision, I managed. My transparent quilting ruler was indispensable for lining things up, though a T-square would be just as handy.


Supplies
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink “Happy Trails”
Ink:  Memento Nautical Blue;  Hero Arts Red Royal;  Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black
Paper:  Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream
Miscellanea:  Scotch Permanent Double-Sided Tape, cardstock scraps layered for dimension


Dimensions
4.25” x 5.5”