Confetti Encore Collection Day 1

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Are you ready for a little party? The Greetery is turning 5! Woot! In honor of our birthday, we have some fun new celebration-themed products to introduce, that will hit the shop on Friday, April 26 at 10am EDT (exactly 5 years to the time and date of our first ever product release!). Our newest collection is called Confetti Encore, and it gives a bit of a nod to the original Confetti collection we released on our 1st birthday, back in 2020, which includes some of best-selling products ever. We think these new items will be a great addition!

Before we get to everything we have to share with you today, just a heads up that Laurie will be hosting a Youtube Live tomorrow night (April 25) via our Youtube channel. Join Laurie Thursday evening, April 25 at 7pm CDT/8pm EDT where she’ll be showcasing all of the new products from our Confetti Encore collection. Join us if you’d like to see everything up close! *Note the platform…she’ll be hosting on Youtube again this release instead of Instagram.

Below is a quick look at the new products being showcased today. 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, April 26).

Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil, Curly Q Streamers die

A party’s not a party without a little confetti! Our Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil combo features a fun curly streamer background and a scattering of confetti. The set includes a red rubber stamp and a set of three stencils for adding shading to the streamers, and a confetti background. Our Curly Q Streamers die features similar curly streamers, but in die form so you can add lots of dimension to your projects.

Click HERE for Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil info ($27)
Click HERE for Curly Q Streamers die info ($25)

I’ve put together a video showcasing these products, from keeping it simple to giving you ideas for creating more colorful streamer backgrounds, as well as a little hack for the Curly Q Streamers die! Angelica is also using some of these products on another video linked further down in this post.

Ticker Tape and Streamers hot foil

On our first birthday, when we released our original Confetti collection, it included a background stamp called Ticker Tape. That fun and classic background stamp is now available in hot foil form! Perfect for adding foiled confetti backgrounds to the Celebration Streamers set introduced above, or any other project that calls for a little celebration! We’re also releasing the streamers in hot foil form. Combining the hot foil, stamp/stencil, and die versions of these products gives you tons of options and allows you to create layered and dimensional backgrounds!

Click HERE for Streamers hot foil info ($22)
Click HERE for Ticker Tape hot foil info ($25)

Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set and coordinating die

Our Four Square series continues with a birthday addition! This set is filled with fun birthday-themed sentiments, all sized to fit nicely on our Four Square Tags die, but of course these are perfect for cards and more, too!

Click HERE for Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set info ($22)

Flourished Phrases Birthday stencil and coordinating die

Earlier this year we released our Flourished Phrases Love and Hello sets, and now we’re adding a birthday version with this 3-piece stencil set and matching die. The coordinating die cuts the entire flourished phrases design, which is generously-sized to use as a focal point, as well as the individual letters to spell out the “birthday” portion of the sentiment, allowing you to add dimension to your stenciled designs.

Click HERE for Flourished Phrases: Birthday stencil info ($12)
Click HERE for Flourished Phrases: Birthday die info ($27)

Angelica is joining us on our Youtube channel today to showcase the new Flourished Phrases Birthday and Celebration Streamers…

It’s Your Day! die

A fun sentiment to celebrate a special day, this die includes letters to cut the words “it’s your day”, along with a shadow/base layer.

Click HERE for It’s Your Day die info ($15)

We have so many fun projects to share with you using today’s new product introductions!

First up are a few cards using the new Flourished Phrases Birthday. This set can take on different looks depending on your colors or things you might pair with it…I did a fun rainbow/colorful version as well as a more pretty/feminine floral version. Both are super fun!

First up is the colorful version…

• For dimension, use the Flourished Phrases Birthday die instead of the stencil to do the actual letters. For even more dimension, pop them up, or do like I did here and diecut the letters three times from cardstock and stack them up. The drop shadow and flourishes are done with the stencil.
• Add some gems and a bit of glitter to the flourishes using Stickles, or your favorite glitter medium.
• The Deco Frames die makes a lovely background for the Flourished Phrases panel and adds a bit of detail without distracting from the design.

And here is a more floral version of the Flourished Phrases Birthday set…

• Use a white pen to add some dots and lines to the stenciled letters for even more interest.
• Add some shading to the letters by stenciling with a lighter shade first, then blending a deeper shade to the lower portion of the letters.
• The Graceful Stems die was perfect for nestling some floral stems around the pretty sentiment
• The background was stamped with our Windowpane Plaid background stamp for some subtle texture in the background.

Next up I have several projects using the new streamers in all of their forms…the Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil, the Curly Q Streamer die and Streamers hot foil.

This first colorful card uses Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil and some diecut streamers layered over the top for a super fun, layered, dimensional design. This card was put together in the video linked above.

• To create streamers that are very different colors (rather than just monochromatic) using the Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil, do some simple masking using strips of paper. This allows you to stamp selective streamers and create a multi-color design. I show this in a video here.
• After stamping/stenciling the streamers, add some sparkle using the Ticker Tape hot foil plate.
• Pop up some diecut Curly Q Streamers over the stamped/stenciled streamers using pop dots.
• The sentiment here is from the new Four Square Birthday Tags set and is such a fun complement to this festive project! The “it’s your birthday” portion from the sentiment is also from that set, and was stamped onto a PreText Banners diecut.

For my next project, I wanted to create a dark background with pops of bright-colored streamers, so I went with the Curly Q Streamers die, layered over a black card base that was foiled with the Ticker Tape hot foil plate.

• The It’s your Day die is a fun one for layering over my party background. I sponged it with a rainbow of ink colors to match my streamers
• Several of the streamers on this card omit the detail cuts for the streamers, and instead I stenciled some color onto the solid streamer layers using the negative of the detail cuts. They are positioned just right on the die allowing you to use them in this way! You can see this done in a video here.
• When hot foiling on a panel that isn’t ultra smooth, like the black cardstock used here, I always rub over my foil plate with a sheet of wax paper while it’s warming on my platform. This gives better transfer onto papers that have more tooth or texture.

This next one is just super fun and uses a sentiment from the Four Square Birthday set, the Curly Q Streamers die, and a Ticker Tape foiled background.

• Add a little pop of color by layering a white diecut (stamped with the sentiment) over a colored cardstock diecut. Use foam adhesive and offset slightly to allow the color to show just a bit for a fun look.
• Scatter the diecut streamers in different angles to give a fun, carefree touch to your design…like the streamers and confetti were just given a toss!
• The sentiments here are from the Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set and matching die
• The background was foiled with the Ticker Tape hot foil stamp.

Next up I have a pair of mini slim cards. These were created using a single Celebration Streamers panel that was cut in half after the stamping/stenciling was done. A quick and fun way to make a pair of cards.

• When creating the “it’s your day” sentiment, I diecut the individual words f rom gold mirror cardstock, and the solid base from vellum for a soft look when layered over the stamped/stenciled background.
• Add glitter to stamped images like the large “HB” sentiment here (from the Four Square Birthday set) by using a Xyron sticker maker or adhesive transfer sheets. Apply the adhesive to the front side of the diecut, then coat it with glitter.
• The Ribbon Maker: Large Scallops die was used along the edge of each streamer panel for a pretty touch.

The various streamer products are perfect for so many occasions, not just birthdays! My next two cards use them for other occasions. This first one is a graduation card…

• I used our Bold Numbers dies to cut the year from rose gold mirror cardstock.
• The background was done by layering some diecut Curly Q Streamers over some foiled streamers (foiled with rose gold cardstock to match the sentiment.
• The diecut streamers were done with a mix of shimmer and glitter cardstocks.
• Add some gold splatters using some metallic watercolors.
• The congratulations sentiment used here is from our All Occasion Script Sentiments stamp set and matching die.
• My card is done in pretty/feminine metallics, but you could also create this same card in the graduate’s school colors.

My next one uses the Celebration Streamers done in shades of pink for a sweet baby girl card…

• After stamping and stenciling with the Celebration Streamers set, I foiled the Ticker Tape hot foil to add the sparkling confetti.
• The diecut flowers were created with the Petal Pusher Blooms die
• The sentiment was done with a mix of Bold Alphabet diecuts and stamps from the Baby Face Sentiments stamp set.

Last but not least, I created a whole pile of birthday tags using the Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set paired with our Four Square Tags die. Perfect for having on hand when you need a quick tag or package topper!

• To quickly make a big assortment of tags, pick out a fun color scheme of 4 or 5 colors – cardstock and matching inks. Use the Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set to stamp the star border onto each color of cardstock before cutting with the Four Square Tag die. This creates all of your tag bases. This process is shown in a video HERE (this is our Four Square Holiday set, but the process for the birthday version would be exactly the same – just use the stars instead of the greenery shown in the video!)
• Then stamp the sentiments onto their coordinating diecuts in ink colors that match your chosen cardstock colors. Layer them over your tag bases, mixing and matching colors. Alternatively, you can stamp the sentiments directly onto the tag bases (before diecutting) for an even quicker project.
• To add even more color and interest, trim the tops off of some of the tags, and layer these trimmed tops and bases over some of the other tags, mixing and matching colors.

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

Inspiration Team Blog Hop & Giveaway

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action on my projects, you can hop along to see more projects from the Inspiration Team!

We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

Read on for details…

• Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
• Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close Thursday, April 25 at 11:59pm EDT
• Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, April 26 here on the blog

Now for the team blog links to see more projects featuring today’s new product reveals…