New Beginnings Collection Day 1 – Easter & Babies

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Thanks so much for joining us as we count down to the release of our latest collection filled with fun products for Spring, Easter, and Babies! Our New Beginnings collection will be available in the shop beginning at 10am ET on Friday, March 10.

We’ll be showcasing all of the new products today and tomorrow, and without further ado, it’s time for today’s new product introductions!

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 ET on Friday, March 10).

Tear Strip Tags: Spring and Tear Strip Tags: Baby stamp sets

We have two new sentiment sets to pair with our Tear Strip Tags die, allowing you to quickly stamp and cut these adorable tags, perfect for wrapping up treats and gifts for spring, easter, and baby. They’re also great for cards!

Click HERE for Tear Strip Tags Spring stamp set info ($8)
Click HERE for Tear Strip Tags: Baby stamp set info ($8)

Baby Face dies and Baby Face Sentiments stamp set

We have an adorable new series of baby dies, along with a coordinating stamp set. These cute diecut images can be embellished with a variety of faces from the coordinating stamp set. The stamp set also includes lots of mix and match sentiments that coordinate with the various dies from the Baby Face collection. The dies are sold individually so you can choose your favorites (or collect them all!) and include a lamb, elephant, bee, sweet pea, sprout, orange (cutie), and a swaddled baby.

Click HERE for Baby Face Sentiments stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Bee die info ($12)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Elephant die info ($18)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Lamb die info ($18)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Orange die info ($16)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Sprout die info ($8)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Swaddle die info ($10)
Click HERE for Baby Face: Sweet Pea die info ($12)

Angelica has a video for us today, showcasing the Baby Face products…

Bunny Kisses die, Ribbon Maker: Daisy Chain and Ribbon Maker: Easter Egg

We’re releasing a larger, stand-alone die version of the sweet bunny from our previously released Springtime stamp set. This little cutie will be perfect for spring, Easter, and baby projects! We also have two new additions to our Ribbon Maker series – Daisy Chain and Easter Eggs, again…perfect for spring and Easter! We also have a new Paper Ribbon color – Robin’s Egg!

Click HERE for Bunny Kisses die info ($9)
Click HERE for Ribbon Maker: Daisy Chain die info ($13)
Click HERE for Ribbon Maker: Easter Egg die info ($9)

Rejoice! stamp set, die, and hot foil

Easter is a season of rejoicing, so what could be better than this pretty mix & match Rejoice! sentiment collection. This product line-up consists of a stand-alone die, stamp set, and hot foil, all of which can be used together or independently, allowing you to pick and choose for how you like to create.

Click HERE for Rejoice! die info ($22)
Click HERE for Rejoice! stamp set info ($8)
Click HERE for Rejoice! hot foil info ($12)

Spring Sprays stencil and matching die

This 4-piece stencil is designed to create pretty spring floral sprays. As designed, it will perfectly surround the Rejoice! sentiments showcased above, but these pretty sprays can be paired with other sentiments from your collection, or used in many other ways as well.

Click HERE for Spring Sprays stencil info ($15)
Click HERE for Spring Sprays die info ($24)

I’m excited to share tons of projects with you using today’s introductions!

First up are a few projects using the Spring Sprays stencil and die.

This first one is a pretty Easter card using the new Rejoice! hot foil paired with the Spring Sprays stencil and die. I started with a light kraft base and stenciled the Spring Sprays design using Oxide inks in green and pink, along with some white pigment ink for some of the flowers.

I added a few diecut flowers for extra dimension. The banner is from the Christmas Time Sentiments die. I folded the banner so that it better fit my sentiment (from the Rejoice! stamp set). I love this also gave it some dimension.

Next up is another card using Spring Sprays along with the Rejoice! die. I went for a softer look here, and started with a lilac card base and added the stenciling with soft blues, purples, and white. The backing for the Rejoice! sentiment was cut from vellum for a soft look.

I again added just a few diecut flowers using the coordinating Spring Sprays die to add more color and dimension to the stenciled design. I also love to add some colored pencil shading and dotted pen details to the stenciling. To add a final finishing touch I added scalloped borders to the top and bottom, which were cut using the Ribbon Maker: Large Scallops die

While the Spring Sprays stencil is designed to perfectly surround the Rejoice! sentiment, you can use them in other ways, with lots of other sentiments as well. Here I used the coordinating Spring Sprays die to diecut the stenciled flower clusters so that I could position them around a birthday sentiment from the Birthday Blooms set.

I used small brushes to do the stenciling, which allowed me to add lots of different colors to the stenciled flowers. To create the pretty, textured background I layered some scalloped strips cut with the Ribbon Maker: Large Scallops die.

For this next card using Spring Sprays, I took a different approach by using more diecuts. I started by stenciling just the foliage step of the design onto a light blue card base. Then, instead of stenciling the flowers, I used the individual blooms included in the Spring Sprays die to create the design, but using diecuts instead of the stencils

A technique I’ve really been enjoying recently is layering diecuts. For the flowers here, several of them are double layered, with a sandwich of foam adhesive between. I love the depth and dimension this gives, especially when you use two different colors. The sentiment here is from the All Kinds of Happy die, All Kinds of Happy Shadow die, and matching stamp set.

Next up I have a few Easter cards and wraps using some of our other new products.

First is a pair of sweet Easter cards using the Bunny Kisses die and sentiments from the Tear Strip Tags: Spring set. These sweet bunnies are a larger, stand-alone die version of that cute bunny from our Spring Time set. They make an adorable (and quick!) focal point. They’d be cute for baby cards as well.

The diecut backgrounds were created by using our new Ribbon Maker: Easter Egg and Ribbon Maker: Daisy Chain dies. I diecut some Arches to place behind the bunnies. The Bunny Kisses die includes a few things for the bunny to hold – a flower and some eggs, which I used both of here.

The sentiments were stamped using the Tear Strip Tags: Spring stamp set. I double-cut the Tear Strip Tags die to create banners instead of tags. To do this, just run the die through your machine (banner end first), and stop before it gets to the tag top. Then pull it out, flip it around (align the die with the side edges of your partial cut) and run it through partially again to cut the other end. Sounds a little confusing, but pretty simple to do. 🙂 Again I was having fun creating diecut “sandwiches” here by layering two bunny diecuts with foam adhesive in between to create the layered look on the bunnies.

I also created some tags and simple wraps using several of our new products. The tags here were cut using the Crimped Circle Tags die, then embellished with the Bunny Kisses die and Baby Face Lamb die. I added sentiments from the Tear Strip Tags: Spring set.

The band on the box was cut using the new Ribbon Maker: Easter Egg die and the new Robin’s Egg paper rolls. I topped it off with a diecut bow using the Loopy Bow Builder die. To add some extra details around the lamb I added some small flowers and greenery sprigs cut with the Winter Medley die.

Now for tons of baby projects! Let’s start with some cute and simple wraps…

The pretty bands were cut using our new Ribbon Maker: Daisy Chain and our Ribbon Maker: Star Strip die that was released around the holidays. The daisies are perfect for baby girls, and the stars for a boy version. I topped them off with diecut Loopy Bows and added tags diecut with the Tear Strip Tags die and stamped with the Tear Strip Tags: Baby stamp set. I snipped apart a single star and daisy from the ribbon strips to use as toppers on the bows.

And now for several projects using the new Baby Face series.

First is this super sweet card using the Baby Face: Swaddle die. I thought it would be adorable to put this sweet baby bundle in a basket, so I pulled out my Market Baskets die. The largest basket from the set was a great fit after trimming down the height so just the top two rungs of the basket remain.

To fill out my basket I added a little folded “blanket” cut with our Cozy Cup Coaster die, and a few sprigs and flowers cut with the Winter Medley die. I added my basket to a Crimped Frame diecut, stamped a sentiment from the new Baby Face Sentiments stamp set, and layered it over a panel that was stamped with a floral background stamp we’ll be introducing tomorrow. The face was also stamped using the Baby Face Sentiments stamp set – I chose the cute little yawning face for this project.

Next I have a pair of small notecards, also made with the Baby Face: Swaddle die. I used my A2 Arches die to create the shaped bases, and the A2 Arches stencil to sponge some color on the backgrounds. The faces and the sentiments were stamped using the Baby Face: Sentiments stamp set. I love adding the little details from the Swaddle die…the hair curl, bow, and tiny safety pin. I cut the safety pins from metallic cardstock and snipped one side so I could hook it around the edge of the “blanket”. So sweet!

My next card uses the Baby Face: Elephant die. There are two sizes of elephants included in the set, I used them both here to create a mommy and baby elephant. The Falling Hearts Background was perfect for pairing with the “showered with love” sentiment, which was stamped using the Baby Face: Sentiments stamp set.

I placed my elephants on the top of an A2 Arches diecut (the largest from the set), and added some diecut flowers cut with the Baby Face: Elephant die, plus some flower bits.

Up next? The sweet Baby Face: Lambs. Like the elephant, there are two sizes included in the set. You can create standing or sitting lambs by using the pieces with our without the legs. I used the legs on the larger, and omitted them on the smaller so the baby is nestled under the larger one. The white flocking sheets we carry in the shop are perfect for diecutting some velvety soft lambs.

The cute and punny baaaby sentiment is from the Baby Face: Sentiments stamp set. For the background, I diecut some cloudy layers using our Silver Lining die. I also used the Big Branches Eucalyptus die to add the greenery around them.

Next is Baby Face: Sweet Pea. It’s so fun to stamp the cute little expressions on the peas! You can definitely omit stamping the faces so that this die would be fun for summery garden-themed projects as well.

I created the focal point by placing my Sweet Pea die in an Arched frame. The background was stamped with the Seed Catalog stamp in soft pink. I added more of the greenery/blooms included in the Sweet Pea die around the edges. The sentiment was stamped onto some Sentiment Suite Basics diecuts using the Baby Face Sentiments stamp set.

Now for the sweet Baby Face: Bee. There are two sizes of bees in the set as well. For this card, I wanted to create a cute birthday card instead of a baby project. There are sentiments in the Baby Face: Sentiment stamp set that coordinate with the bee, but for this project I pulled out my Buzz-Worthy Sentiments set.

I started with a pale blue card base and added some clouds which were actually cut with the Baby Face: Lamb die! I scattered several Baby Face Bees across the card front. I also tucked in a few tiny bees, which were stamped with the Container Garden set. Just a fun and happy birthday card for a special little someone!

Most of the Baby Face dies can be used for other non-baby projects as well! My next few projects show a baby card as well as a non-baby card using the same dies.

First is Baby Face: Orange die. There are two sizes of oranges, plus some leaves and blooms included in this set.

For the baby card I used a pair of oranges and used the Cutie sentiment from the Baby Face Sentiments stamp set. I layered them over a Crimped Circle diecut.

For the non-baby card I used a Crimped Slimline diecut as my base and filled it with oranges and greenery from the set, plus the small blooms from the set. So summery!

Lastly, a couple of cards using the Baby Face: Sprout die – again, a baby card plus a non-baby card.

For the baby card, I put the little sprout on a window sill, which was created using the A2 Arches die plus a wood strip cut with the Curio: Cover die. The sentiments used here were from the Baby Face: Sentiments stamp set. I used the A2 Arches stencil set to add the darker blue border around the arch cut-out.

These two cards are so different, it’s hard to believe they use the same products, but they do (with the addition of some more plants cut with the Macra Made for You Fillers die). This time I used the A2 Arches and Curio: Cover die to create a boho-inspired plant wall design. I filled several of the pots from the Baby Face Sprout die using the plant from that die as well as the various plants from the Macra Made For You Fillers die. The “hello” sentiment was stamped using the Baby Face Sentiments set.

That wraps up my projects for today! But there’s so much more to see from the team, so read on!

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.

Read on for details…

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