Betsy

Welcome to our first of two days of product reveals and projects for our newest collection called Garden Party! This collection is filled with all of the fun things you might find at a summer garden party! Fancy teacups and teapots, fancy finger foods, pretty china patterns, scallops, and gingham! We have so much to show you over the next two days!

All of the new products showcased today will be available in the shop beginning at 10am EDT on Friday, June 14.

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 (June 13) via our Youtube channel. Join Laurie Thursday evening, June 13 at 7pm CDT/8pm EDT where she’ll be showcasing all of the new products from our Garden Party 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, June 14).

Sips Tea Stamp + Cut Combo, Sips Tea Stencil, Tipsy Strip die

Our Sips Tea product trio features a Stamp + Cut combo filled with adorably detailed teacup dies and a mini stamp set the includes several sentiments and icons that can be stamped onto the teabag tag. The matching stencil allows you to add some additional color and pattern to the teacups. The coordinating Tipsy Strip die helps you create a stack of tipsy teacups for a fun interactive element! We’re also stocking some small foam dots that are the perfect size for using with the Tipsy Strip die.

Click HERE for Sips Tea stamp + cut combo info ($26)
Click HERE for Sips Tea stencil info ($6)
Click HERE for Tipsy Strip die info ($8)
Click HERE for Foam Dot info ($1.50)

I put together a video showing these products in action…

Pours Tea die, Pours Tea stencil

We can’t have teacups without teapots as well, right? Our Pours Tea die features three different teapots and matching lids. The coordinating stencil will be fun for adding a bit of color, or even metallic details using a glue pad and glimmer powders!

Click HERE for Pours Tea die info ($22)
Click HERE for Pours Tea stencil info ($6)

Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set, Bouquet die, and Sentiments die

Our Brew-tea-ful day product trio consists of three products – a stamp set filled with tea-inspired sentiments and a floral bouquet, along with two dies – one for the sentiments, and another for just the bouquet. The floral bouquet is designed to fit in any of the teacups from the Sips Tea set, or the two larger teapots from the Pours Tea set.

Click HERE for Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Brew-tea-ful Day Bouquet die info ($11)
Click HERE for Brew-tea-ful Day Sentiments die info ($25)

Angelica is joining us with a video today showcasing several new products, including the Pours Tea die and stencil, Brew-tea-ful Day set, and the A2 Stitched Scallops and matching Gingham stencil…

Fine China stamp set, Fine China die+stencil, and Fine China hot foil

Inspired by pretty vintage china patterns, our Fine China product suite consists of a 4×8 stamp set, a matching die + stencil, and a hot foil stamp. The die is pretty all on its own, or it can be combined with the hot foil and/or the stamp set to create pretty circle medallions reminiscent of vintage china plates.

Click HERE for Fine China stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Fine China die + stencil info ($20)
Click HERE for Fine China hot foil info ($15)

Char-cut-erie Board die and Fancy Finger Foods die

No tea party is complete without some fancy finger foods! Have fun building delicious little sandwiches using our Fancy Finger Foods die. Our Char-cut-erie Board die will be fun for layering under your sandwiches (or to make shaped card bases!), or consider using the elements from Fancy Finger Foods to build your own paper charcuterie board. Our previously released Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die has some elements that would make perfect crackers! 🙂

Click HERE for Char-cut-erie Board die info ($22)
Click HERE for Fancy Finger Foods die info ($17)

A2 Stitched Scallops die and Scalloped Gingham stencil

A great basic that you’ll reach for again and again, our A2 Stitched Scallops die includes scalloped rectangles in three sizes, with a pretty faux stitched edging. Our Scalloped Gingham stencil can be used along with these dies to create gingham patterns. It includes a trio of stencils for each of the three sizes of rectangles. The stencil set can be used on its own as well.

Click HERE for A2 Stitched Scallops die info ($27)
Click HERE for Scalloped Gingham stencil info ($22)

Filigree Frame die

Pretty and dainty, our Filigree Frame die is the perfect way to beautifully frame a focal point or sentiment. It works wonderfully to frame a teapot or a teacup or two for starters, but you’ll see the team pairing this with florals and more as well! The included label die is great for framing a sentiment.

Click HERE for Filigree Frame die info ($27)

Let’s get to some projects, shall we?

Up first is a pair of cards that use the Sips Tea Stamp + Cut combo along with the Tipsy Strip die. For one, the stack is attached directly to the card front, and on the other it’s only connected by the bottom cup and turned into a pop-up easel card.

• Add metallic details to the teacups using the coordinating Sips Tea stencil, a glue pad, and metallic pigment powder.
• For the easel card, the Filigree Frame die made a great background. Just snip the frame at the top of the bottom flourishes. Adhere the top portion to a card base and score just below, then adhere the trimmed portion of the frame below the scored line.
• The inside strip that holds the easel is always a great place to add a sentiment. The one used here is from the Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set.
• The tiny sentiments on the teabag tags were stamped using the mini stamp set included in the Sips Tea combo
• The teacups were embellished with the rose stamp from the Fine China set (easel card) and small diecut blooms from the Brew-tea-ful Day set (non-easel card)
• The largest A2 Stitched Scallops die was stenciled with the Scalloped Gingham stencil to create the soft, pretty background (Tumbled Glass and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide inks were used)

Next is a card that takes a single Sips Tea teacup and makes it center stage when paired with the new Filigree Frame die

• The floral bouquet was stamped using the Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set, and cut using the coordinating Bouquet die.
• The teacup was cut from soft pink cardstock and stenciled with gold ink.
• For extra dimension, I layered three of the Filigree Frame diecuts to give it some extra thickness.
• I diecut the flourishes from gold metallic cardstock and nested them inside the white diecut.
• The sentiment here is also from the Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set and cut with the matching Sentiments die

Up next is a pair of cards that use the new Fine China products as well as the Sips Tea teacups!

First let’s take a closer look at this Fine China thank you card…

• Arrange several plates on a card front to create an all-over design. I created a mix of stamped, diecut, and foiled plates using the Fine China stamp set, die/stencil, and hot foil.
• Trim off the excess from around the edges, but don’t toss the scraps – use them to create a second card!
• Mix up the colors and details of the plates to create the look of mismatched, thrifted plates!
• Choose a soft, solid-colored background to let the pretty plates shine
• The Fine China stamp set includes a handful of sentiments – stamp one onto the center of one of the plates.
• This would make a pretty hostess thank you card! Or change up the sentiment for another occasion.

Now we’ll take a closer look at this one where I used the scraps left from my previous card!

• This card uses the leftover Fine China pieces that were trimmed from around the edges of the first card.
• The stack of teacups was assembled with the Tipsy Strip die for a fun interactive element.
• The sentiment is from the Fine China set.

Next up I have a set of adorable teacup notecards using the Sips Tea stamp + cut combo paired with the Fine China die and hot foil.

• Create the cute circular notecard base by cutting the largest Fine China die from folded cardstock. Cut “on the fold”, with the top of the die extending just beyond the fold so as to not cut through the fold. This creates the shaped base.
• Layer a second Fine China diecut over the top of the folded base. I foiled these using the Fine China hot foil prior to diecutting them.
• Sponge just a bit of color onto the teacups, then add metallic details using the Sips Tea stencil, a glue pad, and metallic pigment powder.
• Create multi-color bouquets using the Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set and matching Bouquet die. The set includes a die which will cut the individual blooms, allowing you to layer them over the bouquet base to make multi-colored bouquets.
• These little notecards fit perfectly inside our 4″ square envelopes.
• Make a set to give as a gift! Our Stationery Box die would be a great way to box them up.

Next up I have a couple of square cards using Sips Tea, Pours Tea, and the Brew-tea-ful Day set, as well as a little Fine China mixed in.

• These square cards started with stamping the bouquet from the Brew-tea-ful Day set. I was intending to diecut the bouquets, but decided they made wonderful backgrounds!
• To stamp the bouquets quickly like I did here, start with a 5-1/2″ square of cardstock (slightly smaller if you want to matte the front panel like I did here). Put the cardstock square in your MISTI (in the upper left corner)…stamp the greenery, rotate, stamp again, rotate, etc, until you’ve stamped it in each corner. Repeat the process with both of the flower steps too. Everything will be lined up just right as you rotate your square around! This works for pretty much any stamped multi-step image and is a great way to make quick work of stamping multiples!
• Stamp in shades of blue for a delft-inspired look.
• The Curio Cover die makes a great “shelf” for the teacups and teapot.
• A Fine China diecut makes a great grounding elements. These were foiled with the Fine China hot foil.

Up next are a few more cards using the Pours Tea die and stencil, combined with lots of other goodies!

• Layer two sized of the A2 Stitched Scallops diecuts for a pretty background. Here the smaller one was stenciled with the Scalloped Gingham stencil.
• I added a few stamped details to the teapot using the mini stamp set included in the Sips Tea stamp + cut combo.
• Create multi-color bouquets using the Brew-tea-ful Day stamp set and matching Bouquet die.
• Tuck the bouquet into the slit at the top of the teapot, then adhere the lid off to the side.

• The Scalloped Gingham stencil includes several pieces that can be snipped apart and used as masks. Here I masked off the outer edge of a largest A2 Stitched Scallops diecut using the matching stencil. I added some ink blending to add just a little more color and detail to my light blue diecut panel.
• Have fun building adorably delectable sandwiches using our Fancy Finger Foods die.
• The Cozy Cup Coaster works wonderfully with many of the new products we’re introducing today. Here I layered it under my teapot and Fancy Finger Foods sandwich
• The Brew-tea-ful Day bouquet can be tucked inside the larger two teapots from the Pours Tea die, but it’s a little too large for this smallest teapot from the set, so I tucked it behind the teapot instead.

Up next is an elegant sympathy card using Fine China…

• The stencil included with the Fine China die can be used as a mask to add ink blending. You can combine different parts and pieces as desired. Here I used two of the stencil pieces as masks to add some soft pink ink blending around the outer perimeter, between the two stamped gold circles, which were stamped with the Fine China stamp set
• Have fun stamping the pretty center floral medallion from Fine China in all sorts of pretty color combos
• The Spring Frame hot foil made a pretty and elegant coordinating background for my focal point.
• The sentiment was stamped using the All Occasion Script Sentiments set and matching die.

Last but not least, I have some super fun cutting board-shaped cards using our Char-cut-erie Board die and Fancy Finger Foods die (combined with a few other goodies too!)

• To make the shaped bases, simply cut two of the Char-cut-erie Boards and glue the handle portions together. Add a score line to the front one so you can bend it slightly and open the card.
• For the board with the “crackers” and cheese, I used the Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die for the crackers. I also added some fruit…apple slices using the BotaniCuts Apple die and “grapes” using the BotaniCuts Juniper die. The strawberry, cheese and meat slices are all from the Fancy Finger Foods die.
• The Cozy Cup Coaster die makes a great base for a couple of the little sandwiches.
• The sandwiches don’t have to be meat and cheese! The lettuce layer can also make pretty realistic whip cream, especially with the use of a little White Puffy Paint and the chocolate was drizzled using Nuvo Drops Chocolate.
• The thanks sentiment used here is from the Thanks All Ways set and matching die. The Brew-tea-ful day sentiment is from the Brew-tea-ful Day set, along with the matching Sentiments die.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! There’s so much more to see from the team, and we also have a giveaway, so read on for details and the team blog links!

Inspiration Team Blog Hop & Giveaway

We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop (team blog links below).

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, June 13 at 11:59pm EDT
• Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, June 14 here on the blog

Now for the team blog links to see more projects featuring today’s new product reveals. We also have a special guest, Laura Bassen, joining us for the hop!

ANGELICA

DANA

DAWN

KELLY

LAURA

LAURIE

WANDA