A Song of Christmas Day 1 – Let Heaven & Nature Sing!

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Hello! Welcome to the first day of introductions for our 2022 holiday collection! I’m so excited about the products we have coming to the shop! We’ll be introducing them and showcasing them over the next three days. Our new Song of Christmas collection will go up in the shop on Friday, October 7 at 10am EDT.

Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information (sentiments, measurements, etc.), or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although you can preview the new products in the shop, they will not be available to add to cart or purchase until 10am EDT on Friday, October 7).

Peaceful Olive Stamp + Stencil, Die, and Full Panel Die

The olive branch has long been a symbol of peace, making this set perfect for the holidays and beyond. This stamp + stencil combo makes mass production quick and easy. Choose to fill an entire A2 card front with the all-over design, or use the individual olive branches to build your own focal points and accents. An assortment of “peaceful” sentiments round out the set.

Click HERE for Peaceful Olive Stamp + Stencil info ($27)
Click HERE for Peaceful Olive die info ($8)
Click HERE for Peaceful Olive Full Panel die info ($27)

Angelica is joining us on the Youtube channel today with an intro and how-to video for the Peaceful Olive set:

Peaceful Doves die and Peaceful Doves Details stamp set

Continuing with our theme of peace, the Peaceful Doves die collection is filled with graceful doves and simple olive branches. The matching stamp set allows you to stamp additional details to the doves, if desired. The die set can stand alone as well.

Click HERE for Peaceful Doves die info ($32)
Click HERE for Peaceful Doves Details stamp set info ($16)

Heaven & Nature Sing Stamp + Stencil and Die

The Heaven & Nature Sing set features a pretty treble clef die, accented with natural details including leaves, pine sprigs and woodgrain. The stamp set includes two different sentiments, inspired by some of our favorite carols, designed in an elegant combination of fonts. The treble clef from the die set can be embellished with a combination of stamps and stencils from the set.

Click HERE for Heaven & Nature Sing Stamp + Stencil info ($25)
Click HERE for Heaven & Nature Sing die info ($25)

To see these products in action, scroll a bit further in this post for a video.

Sing a Song of Christmas Stamp Set and Noted Die

Music is such a big part of our holiday celebrations! The Sing a Song of Christmas set features lines from some of our favorite carols. The curved sentiments are designed to nest below the staff die from the Noted set, which also includes a treble clef and an assortment of notes.

Click HERE for Sing a Song of Christmas stamp set info ($7)
Click HERE for Noted die info ($10)

I put together a video showcasing the new Heaven & Nature Sing set, along with the Sing a Song of Christmas stamp set and Noted die. In this video I’ll show how to create two cards using these new products…

Pine & Berry Stamp Set, Die, and Background Stamp

Nothing says holiday quite like pretty pine and berry branches. This set is a great classic that we think you’ll reach for over and over again. The individual branches from the Pine & Berry stamp set are perfect for accents and bouquet building, while the red rubber Background version is perfect for quick and elegant backgrounds.

Click HERE for Pine & Berry stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Pine & Berry die info ($24)
Click HERE for Pine & Berry Background Stamp info ($16)

Winter Medley die

This die is filled with a great mix of bitty wintery sprigs and blooms. Perfect for tucking in bouquets, using as accents, and more.

Click HERE for Winter Medley die info ($18)

I’m excited to share several projects using today’s product introductions, so let’s get to it!

My first pair of projects today use the new Peaceful Olive stamp + stencil and matching dies. I created two cards with the same color palette, one using the Peaceful Olive Full Panel die, and the other just uses the “peace” word from the smaller Peaceful Olive die set. These would make a gorgeous set of cards, and they’re easy enough to be mass produced.

I used a color palette of sage greens, browns, and rose gold mirror cardstock (from Cardstock Warehouse). I added some Stickles to the olives for some extra shimmer and shine.

I love creating matching envelopes, so I used the single olive branch image from the stamp set to stamp the branch on the envelope flap, as well as the “peace” sentiment from the stamp set and the smaller “on earth” sentiment.

My next project uses the largest dove from the Peaceful Doves die collection layered over a pretty background done with a combination of the new Pine & Berry Background and Pine & Berry clear set. For the dove, I diecut the largest dove from the set and stamped the details using the Peaceful Doves Details stamp set using a glue pad, then coated the stamped details with glitter.

The background was so fun to do! I started by stamping the rubber Pine & Berry Background onto kraft cardstock using black ink. Some of the images from the Pine & Berry clear set coordinate with the background stamp, allowing you to stamp in some of the open areas of the background. Of course you could also do this with markers, colored pencils, etc, but the stamping makes it go a bit quicker. One thing to note is there are not images in the clear set to fill in all of the areas of the background, but enough to add some “spot color” like I did here. I also added some line details to the leaves using colored pencils and glittered up the berries using Stickles. The dove is holding a diecut branch, which is also from the Peaceful Doves die. The sentiment is from the Peaceful Doves Details stamp set, which I heat embossed with gold onto a strip of vellum.

This next card combines the Peaceful Olive set with Peaceful Doves and uses a different color combo for a completely different look. I used shades of gold and light browns to stencil the olive leaves, and bright blue (Blueprint Sketch) for the bright blue berries/olives.

This time instead of using the “peace” sentiment that comes with the Peaceful Olive set, I pulled out my Abundant Joy die (released last year) and sponged it with the same bright blue ink. I placed a small dove from the Peaceful Doves die set in the center of the “O”, and placed a small branch in its beak. The branch was stamped and cut with the Pine & Berry set.

My next pair of projects uses the individual branch from the Peaceful Olives set, the pretty new Doves, and several of the musical elements being introduced today.

This card starts with the Pine & Berry Background Stamp stamped onto a panel of linen cardstock using a soft blush ink (Tattered Rose). Then I built a pretty bouquet using the individual olive branch from the Peaceful Olives set and tucked in several sprigs from the new Winter Medley die and branches from the Peaceful Doves die. I topped it off with a pretty dove from the set.

For the sentiment, I added the “peace” diecut from the Peaceful Olives die, cut from rose gold mirror cardstock, and stamped the “wishing you” using a sentiment from the Peaceful Olives set. Again, I created a matching envelope by stamping the olive branch and “peace” sentiment onto the flap of the envelope.

This slimline card uses lots of today’s new introductions! I started with a Crimped Slimline panel and sponged some soft pink and gold inks, and added some soft splatters. Then I diecut several of the music staffs using the new Noted die and strung them together end-to-end to cover my card front. Then I started filling in and around my music staff. I pulled out my Bold Alphabet die to add the word “peace” and added notes and the treble clef, cut from rose gold cardstock.

I created a cluster at each end of the staff using elements from the new Pine & Berry set, the Winter Medley die, and the Peaceful Doves die. Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the Sing a Song of Christmas set along the bottom edge of my staff.

Next up I have a pair of elegant black and white cards using the new Heaven & Nature Sing set paired with some of the other elements in today’s line-up.

This first one uses the Heaven & Nature Sing set paired with a background stamped with the Pine & Berry Background. I started with a panel of dark gray cardstock and stamped the background using black ink for an elegant look. I diecut an arch using our A2 Arches die to frame the sentiment stamped with the Heaven & Nature Sing set. I added my diecut treble clef along the left side where it nestles perfectly along the pretty sentiment.

For this second card, I used the arch from the cut-out on the first card and layered it over a panel of watercolor paper that was watercolored and splattered with just a bit of gold paint to soften the background just a bit.

I added the pretty treble clef created with the Heaven & Nature Sing stamp + stencil and matching die. I layered it over a music staff cut with the new Noted die, and added a sentiment from the Sing a Song of Christmas set, along with a few music notes from the Noted set. I stamped the flaps of some dark gray envelopes using the Pine & Berry Background stamp.

Next I have a pair of arched-shaped cards that use one of the pretty Heaven & Nature Sing sentiments.

I created the arch-shaped bases by diecutting the largest arch from the A2 Arches set “on the fold” so that my folded cardstock didn’t cut along the top edge of the arch. To create the solid border around the outer edge of the arch I used a stencil set we’ll be introducing tomorrow. It’s a handy set that I think will get a ton of use! This card uses the treble clef from Heaven & Nature Sing paired with the sentiment from that set.

In place of the treble clef, you can also play around with different focal points. For this card I used a cluster of branches from the Pine & Berry set along with a couple of Peaceful Doves diecuts.

I wanted a soft, sort of ombre look to the sentiment, so I stamped it in shades of gray and sage green, and even sponged just a tiny bit of red onto my stamp using a sponge dauber.

My final pair of cards for today were just me having so much fun building bouquets and clusters of all of the new pretties! I love to stamp bunches of images, and just have fun playing with different combinations and building focal points.

This one starts with a dark green background, which was done by stamping the Pine & Berry Background onto a panel of dark green cardstock. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the Heaven & Nature Sing set with gold embossing powder onto my background. then I added a pretty bouquet of branches using the Pine & Berry set, sprigs from the Winter Medley die, a Dove, and some gold music notes.

This one from the pair again uses the Pine & Berry Background, but this time stamped onto linen cardstock. I inked up the stamp with a few different shades of soft gray/green/blue inks, then spritzed the stamp with water before pressing it onto my panel. I love the soft watercolor effect that gives and it’s SO easy. On top of the background I built a pretty focal point by layering some Pine & Berry branches, and a Noted music staff, notes, and treble clef (cut from rose gold cardstock). For the sentiment, I again pulled out my Bold Alphabet die to cut the letters to spell “joy” and added the sentiment along the bottom of the staff using the Sing a Song of Christmas set.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! If you’re ready for more, keep scrolling!

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win a prize! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

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