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Sweet & Sunny Collection Day 2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

It’s Day 2 of product reveals for our Sweet & Sunny collection! So much summery color in today’s post, I just love it! And just wait until you see what the Inspiration Team has created. They knocked my socks off (good thing it’s summer!) 🙂

Just a quick reminder before we get to the product introductions…Laurie will be going live on our Instagram channel at 11am CT / 12 ET! Check it out if you’d like to see the new products up close. If you aren’t able to join us live, you can watch it any time from our feed.

Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, 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 purchase until 10am EDT on Wednesday, June 29).

Jumbo Curiosity Butterfly, Moth, and Dragonfly die + stencil combos

We’ve decided to super-size some of our popular Curio dies! The butterfly, dragonfly, and moth that were originally included in the Curio: Summer Findings set are now available individually in a larger size! The included stencils make it easy to add color to your dieucts!

Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity: Butterfly die + stencil info ($12)
Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity: Dragonfly die + stencil info ($12)
Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity: Moth die + stencil info ($14)

Leaves All Around Stencil and Die

This beautiful, leafy frame is quick and easy with the three-step stencils. It’s the perfect frame for the Jumbo Curiosity dies, or any number of other things. You’ll love this versatile set!

Click HERE for Leaves All Around stencil info ($12)
Click HERE for Leaves All Around die info ($27)

BotaniCuts Hollyhocks die

The latest addition to our BotaniCuts die series is a summer classic…hollyhocks! You’ll love assembling these blooming stems, or use the individual blooms on their own for pretty accents!

Click HERE for BotaniCuts Hollyhocks die info ($27)

I put together a video showing how to color and assemble the hollyhock stems…

As usual, we’ll have the complete bundle available on release day, for quick and easy shopping.

Click HERE for Sweet & Sunny Complete Collection info ($232)
*please note the collection bundle does not include the Buzzy Bits sprinkle mix

Let’s get to the projects! First up I have a trio of cards using the new Jumbo Curiosity die and stencil combos paired with that pretty Leaves All Around frame. I had so much fun inking up these pretty insects and frames! If you saw the sneak peek image, you’ll see I created a whole rainbow of them. Now it’s time to put them to use on some cards.

The stencils make it easy to add lots of color and shading. When I was finished stenciling I also used black and white pens to add lots of dots and details to make them even more interesting. Really easy to do – for the most part I just followed the details built into the dies with the detail cuts and pierce-points.

I used various shades of greens, and even a little blue, to stencil the Leaves All Around design onto the coordinating die. I embellished the frames with some BotaniCuts Hollyhocks blooms. I love this set for the versatility…you can omit the stem and use just the blooms for a completely different look. I used one bloom at the top and a cluster of two at the bottom, done in the same colors as the insect inside each frame. I was loving the simplicity of these, and opted not to add sentiments. That way I can use them for any occasion. They would make a gorgeous gift as well if you created a boxed set using our Stationery Box die!

I just love the dragonfly in jumbo form! I used my favorite Blueprint Sketch ink to stencil some color onto the wings. He’s hovering in a garden of Honeysuckle Stems, which are from the set we introduced yesterday. I finished it off with a happy birthday sentiment, which is from our Print Shop: Spring Mix set.

For my next card, I was completely inspired by this gorgeous Pottery Barn bedding. I recreated a similar look using lots of different elements, including our new Jumbo Curiosity Butterfly and BotaniCuts Hollyhocks. Here’s a test as to how big of a Greetery fan you are…can you identify all of the other elements? I’ll name them below this photo!

There are Ginkgo leaves, a Crocus petal, a stem of Bluebells, some Strawberry flowers and berries, and some tiny Wildflower Mix blooms. Did you get them all? The sentiment is from our Signed & Sealed set. All of those bright-colored elements on the black background just pop!

Up next might be my favorite card of the release! I stacked up a whole garden of BotaniCuts Hollyhocks onto a Crimped Slimline diecut. Before adhering them to my panel, I sponged a bit of Tumbled Glass ink for some blue sky.

I also added a couple of butterflies…I used the new Jumbo Curiosity Butterfly as well as the original smaller version from our Curio: Summer Findings set. Using them together works wonderfully so you have a variety of sizes. The sentiment here is again from our Print Shop: Spring Mix set.

Up next I have a pair of cards that uses the new Leaves All Around frame in a little different way…I love how you can easily change it up! For this pair of cards I snipped the frame in half and used half on each of these two cards.

I adhered each of the half-frames to a piece of cardstock that was trimmed by hand before adhering to give the cardstock panel that pretty leafy edge. I used a pencil to lightly trace the outline of the leaves, then trimmed it with a scissors before adhering the leafy half-frame (it doesn’t need to be exact at all, as the leaves cover up the edge). This let me create that pretty edge with a contrasting cardstock panel layered underneath. I used the Jumbo Curiosity Moth and Butterfly, and the sentiment is from the Sentiment Suite: Thank You set.

Lastly, I have a fun window card using the BotaniCuts Hollyhocks set. I used my Deco Frames dies to cut a frame, and also a window from my card base. I sandwiched a panel of acetate between the frame and the card base, giving me a clear surface to which I adhered my hollyhock stems.

I sponged some blue ink on the inside of the card, and also stamped a happy birthday sentiment from the Print Shop: Spring Mix set. I also added the smallest bee from the new Honey Bees set to the front of my card. I was in need of some birthday cards, and my stash is feeling a little better after today’s projects!

I hope you enjoyed taking a look at today’s projects as much as I enjoyed creating them!

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…

  • 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 Tuesday, June 28 at 11:59pm EDT
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Wednesday, June 29 here on the blog

WANDA

ANGELICA

MELISSA

DAWN

LAURIE

DANA

KELLY
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Sweet & Sunny Collection Day 1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello and thank you for stopping by! Welcome to the first day of product reveals for our newest collection coming to the shop in a few days! It’s called Sweet & Sunny and it’s filled with…you guessed it, sweet and summery things!

The new products being showcased today will go up in the shop on Wednesday, June 29 at 10am EDT.

Just a note before we dig into the products and projects…Laurie will be showcasing all of the new products in an Instagram Live on Tuesday, June 28 at 11am CDT, if you’d like to check out the new goodies up close.

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, 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, you will not be able to add them to cart or purchase until 10am EDT on Wednesday, June 29)

Honey Bees die + Honeycomb Corners die

Click HERE for Honey Bees die info ($14)
Click HERE for Honeycomb Corners die info ($8)

Buzz-Worthy Sentiments stamp set + die

Click HERE for Buzz-Worthy Sentiments stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Buzz-Worthy Sentiments die info ($11)

Honey Jar stamp set + die

Click HERE for Honey Jar stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Honey Jar die info ($13)

Buzzy Bits clay mix

Click HERE for Buzzy Bits info ($4)

Honeysuckle Stems stamp set + die

Click HERE for Honeysuckle Stems stamp set info ($25)
Click HERE for Honeysuckle Stems die info ($25)

Now that you’ve gotten a preview of today’s new product introductions, let’s get to some projects so you can see them in action.

My first pair of projects using the new Honey Bees and Honey Jars. I wanted to created something a little more elegant, so I started with a dark navy cardstock, and added all of the elements in warm honey, golds, and soft pink tones.

My first card is on a slimline base and uses our Crimped Slimline die for the background and uses the Honeycomb Corners die to cut some subtle details in the upper corners. I backed it with the same color cardstock – this allows for some texture, but doesn’t distract from my focal point. I built my focal point using the new Honey Jar set and the two smaller bees from the new Honey Bees die set. I added lots of wildflower looking elements around my jar, with a mix of dies…BotaniCuts Bluebells, Inside & Out Berry Branch die, and tiny flowers from BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix.

The honey dipper is also from the new Honey Jar set. I stamped it and added some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Orange Marmalade…it makes the perfect honey! (We tried to stock this for you in the shop, but unfortunately we were not able to get our hands on any.) I also scattered in a few tiny honeycombs from the new Buzzy Bits mix. The sentiment is from the new Buzz-Worthy Sentiments set, and I heat embossed them with gold.

The companion card is a standard A2 card and uses the largest bee from the new Honey Bees die set for a focal point. I put that pretty bee inside a pair of diecut Halfsies Ovals. Inside the oval I hot foiled a branch from the Fall Foliage set using gold foil, and layered the largest Honey Bee over the top.

The wildflowers around the bee were done using the same dies mentioned above, and again the sentiments here are from the new Buzz-Worthy Sentiments set, heat embossed with gold.

My next card again uses the new Honey Bees die. This time I used the two larger bees on an A2 card. For the background, I started with some rustic white cardstock and stamped the sketchy floral image from the Sketchbook Roses set in a gold-tone ink. I diecut the Honeycomb Corners die from a scrap of cardstock and used to to create some hexagon outlines using a black pen. I then diecut a few of these with the single hexagon die included in the set, and also added some shimmery gold watercolor to a few of them, just for a fun and interesting mix.

Layered under the bees are some greenery sprigs that were cut using our Curio: Summer die set. The sentiment is from the new Buzz-Worthy Sentiments set. I adhered my finished Crimped Frame onto a kraft cardstock base and added some gold splatters to finish it off.

Next I used the Honey Bees to make a sweet baby card. I watercolored a panel of watercolor paper and diecut the Honeycomb Corners from all four corners of my panel once it was dry. I also diecut the large bee from watercolor paper and watercolored it as well. I added two layers of wings – one cut from watercolor paper and one cut from vellum for a soft effect.

I wanted to create a floral design around my bee, so I pulled out the tiny flower sprigs from our AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details set. I also used some of the tiny flower diecut from our BotaniCuts Strawberries set. Once again, the sentiment I used is from the Buzz-Worthy set.

My next couple of cards use the new Honey Jar. I love all of the different occasion possibilities with this set. For a get well card, I paired it with our BotaniCuts Lavender and our Lemon Blossom set. It’s the perfect combo for sending some well-wishes!

For this card, I started with a watercolor panel cut with our Crimped Frame die and added a bit of loose blue watercolor to make a backdrop for my cluster of elements. I created a surface for my honey jar by adding a “wood” strip cut using our Curio: Cover die. I also added a Cozy Cup Coaster die. The honey dipper on this card was done with the Honey Jar dies – you can choose to stamp the honey dipper, or assemble it with the diecuts, which is what I did here. I again added some Nuvo Drops for the honey. This time I used the optional fabric topper on my jar, along with the twine bow, all from the Honey Jar set.

I thought the honey jar would also make a cute container for some pretty blooms! To create a bouquet in the jar, I started with some greenery sprigs cut using our Boxwood Heart Details die. The sprigs are a great size and have lots of branches in different directions, perfect for building the base of my bouquet. The larger bright-colored flowers were done with a new BotaniCuts set you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow! The small white flowers were cut with the BotaniCuts Strawberries die.

I added my bouquet to a black cardbase which was stamped with one of the script sentiments from our Pretty Postmarks set, just to add a little more interest to the background. The sentiment is done with the new Buzz-Worthy Sentiments set. I added some small stamped bees, which are from the Honey Jar set.

My next three cards use our new Honeysuckle Stems set. I love these big and bold flowers…so fun to stamp in the summeriest colors! For this first one, I had some stamped bees leftover and thought they were perfect with the honeysuckle as well. I stuck to a monochromatic color scheme of yellows and greens for a fresh, summery look.

I started this card with a white card base and positioned a whole bunch of honeysuckle stems around the outer edge of the card front so that they pretty much filled my card. I filled in between the flowers with tiny white diecut flower clusters cut with our BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die, and lots of cute little stamped bees from the Honey Jar set. The sentiment I used here is a combination of the large script “happy” from our All Kinds of Happy stamp set, and the “bee” from the new Buzz-Worthy set. Such a cheery card with all the yellow and those cute bees!

Next I took a whole bouquet of the Honeysuckle Stems and gathered them up with our It’s a Wrap Posy Pocket die. This bouquet just screams summer to me! I stamped the honeysuckle in all kinds of colors…reds, pinks, orange, and fuchsia. This is a great set to experiment with blending different ink colors onto your images while stamping. I like to use sponge daubers to ink up the stamps (I have a video showing this technique here).

For the background, I started with a panel of white cardstock and stamped it using our Seed Catalog Background and white ink. It’s the perfect backdrop for this bright bouquet — just enough to make it interesting, but not compete with the pretty blooms. The sentiment is from our Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You set stamped onto a tiny tag from our Sentiment Suite Basics die. I also added a few tiny bees from our new Buzzy Bits mix.

I spent some time just stamping away these pretty Honeysuckle Stems, so I had a whole pile of them to work with! I used more of them on this card. I created a big, beautiful honeysuckle bouquet onto a panel that was cut with our new Honeycomb Corners die. I stuck to white on white for the background so these pretty blooms could really shine.

Over top of my bouquet I layered a sentiment from the Buzz-Worthy set, and also diecut bees from the new Honey Bees die set. The sentiment makes for a perfect thank you card.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today…I loved creating with these new goodies! There’s just something about summery stamps and all the bright colors that makes me want to just keep creating!

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…

  • 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 Tuesday, June 28 at 11:59pm EDT
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Wednesday, June 29 here on the blog

And there’s more! You’re in for a real treat today as you hop around to the Inspiration Team blogs…they have created some amazing things and I can’t wait for you to check them out…

WANDA

ANGELICA

MELISSA

DAWN

LAURIE

DANA

KELLY
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AllMarch 2022Release Day

Breath of Spring Release Day!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy Thursday and happy release day! All of the new products we’ve been showcasing the last few days will be going up in the shop this morning at 10am ET.

First we have a few winners to announce! Ladies, if you find your name/comment in the winner’s list below, please send an email to customerservice@thegreetery.com and we’ll get you your gift card code asap!

Our Day 1 Winners…

Day 1 winner #1 is Kylie Z from Angelica’s blog…

Day 1 winner #2 is Helen F from Wanda’s blog…

Our Day 2 Winners…

Day 2 winner #1 is Stephanie Clapper from Angelica’s blog…

Day 2 winner #2 is Jade from here on The Greetery blog…

Just a few notes about the release before we call it a wrap…

Collection Bundle

We will once again be offering a Breath of Spring Bundle for quick shopping.

**Note: The bundle does not include the consumable items – the sprinkle assortments and flocking sheets will need to be purchased separately.

Restock

We restocked lots of dies and some other miscellaneous things last night. If it’s not in stock as of this morning, it will not be restocked in time for the release. We’re expecting a stamp shipment late next week, so if there’s a stamp set you’re looking for, chances are it will be included in that shipment. 🙂

Lookbooks

While you wait for the release to go live, have some fun browsing the new lookbooks HERE. The team created so many wonderful things again this release!

I think that’s all for now! Thank you so much for joining us for the fun this week!

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Breath of Spring Day 2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Welcome to our second day of product reveals for our Breath of Spring collection. I hope you enjoy all we have to share with you today! Our new collection goes up in the shop tomorrow – Thursday, March 17 at 10am EDT.

Before we begin, a reminder that Laurie will be showcasing all of the new products in an Instagram Live presentation this evening. Join her tonight – Wednesday, March 16 at 7pm CST/8pm EDT, if you’d like to check out the new goodies up close.

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am EDT on Thursday, March 17).

Curio: Spring Findings die

We’re continuing our popular Curio die series with a springy version! All of the fun things you might find on a spring nature walk…a nest and eggs, feathers, pretty blossoms, a curly budding fern frond, and even a little snail! These dies coordinate with the previously released items from our Curio line-up.

Click HERE for Curio: Spring Findings die details ($24)

BotaniCuts Pussy Willow die & BotaniCuts Crocus die

We have TWO new additions to our BotaniCuts series! The Crocus and Pussy Willow dies are perfect for spring projects!

Click HERE for BotaniCuts Pussy Willow die details ($17)
Click HERE for BotaniCuts Crocus die details ($24)

White Flocking Sheets

These flocking sheets are a great companion to our BotaniCuts Pussy Willow die – perfect for diecutting velvety buds without the mess of traditional flocking powders.

Click HERE for White Flocking Sheets details ($6)

If you’d like to see the BotaniCuts Pussy Willow die and Flocking Sheets in action, I put together a video for you. I’ll also show my favorite method for coloring them…

Amen & Alleluia stamp set + Amen! die + Alleluia die

We have some new sentiments, perfect for Easter (or any other praise-worthy occasion)! These sentiments are available in both stamp or die version.

Click HERE for Amen & Alleluia stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for Amen! die details ($12)
Click HERE for Alleluia die details ($22)

Now that we’ve introduced all of today’s products, let’s get to some projects! I immensely enjoyed creating with all of the new dies from this release. I just love coloring them and adding details with pens and pencils. It’s so relaxing and enjoyable…it’s absolutely my favorite thing to create with!

My first card uses our new Curio: Spring Findings die to create a springy curio “box” card. All of the little treasures from the Spring Findings set fit inside the openings of either the Curio: Divider & Details original or version II. I used our version II here and filled all of the openings with the Spring Findings diecuts.

All of the diecuts were colored with my favorite method…sponging with Oxide Inks and adding shading with colored pencils. I also love adding little dots and details with pens…I used both brown and white pens – very simple and probably something you have in your arsenal. I also created a frame using the Curio: Cover die, and added some sentiments stamped with the Curio: Labels stamp set.

Of course the Curio: Spring Findings die can be used without the Divider dies to create all kinds of other designs, which is what I did for these next two cards. For this first one, I started with that cute nest and built a pretty focal point by clustering the fern, feathers, and blossoms from the Spring Findings set around it.

For the sentiment, I pulled out my Let’s Have a Word: Spring die along with one of the sentiments from the new Springtime set. I stamped the sentiment onto a Christmas Time Sentiments banner die and threaded it through the “S” in spring. The background of this card is a panel of watercolor paper that was sponged with some light pink ink and brown watercolor splatters

This next one might be my very favorite from the release. It reminds me of a vintage card or Ideals magazine (does anyone else remember those?) I started off by creating a frame using the BotaniCuts Pussy Willow branches on a panel of watercolor paper that I watercolored with some soft blue and blush watercolors.

Once I had my pussy willow frame, I tucked in all kinds of Spring Findings diecuts. All were once again sponged with Oxide inks and shades with pencils. The sentiment is done with a combination of our new Amen! die and a sentiment from the Amen & Alleluia stamp set. I diecut the backer for the Amen word from vellum for a soft look.

My next card again uses the BotaniCuts Pussy Willow die. This time I filled up our Sprinkled with Kindness watering can. They’re perfect together!

At the base of the watering can I put a small blossom and pussy willow branch which were cut from the Curio: Spring Findings die. I also added a “wood” strip, which was cut using the Curio: Cover die. The “thank you” sentiment is from the Sprinkled with Kindness set. I had fun creating a rustic look to the watering can by blending some different Oxide ink colors onto the stamp using my Misti to do multiple impressions, building up the colors and layers of the watering can. The ink colors I used were Weathered Wood, Aged Patina, and Rusty Hinge.

Next I have a few cards using the new BotaniCuts Crocus die. It’s so springy! Before I talk about the cards, here’s a video in case you’d like to see how I color them and how they go together (so easy!)

For this first card I clustered a whole group of purple and yellow blooms around our new Alleluia die for a pretty Easter card.

These were cut from white cardstock and colored with Oxide inks and colored pencils (I feel like a broken record today! ) The Alleluia sentiment was diecut from white cardstock, and the backer was cut from vellum. I layered everything over some gray cardstock that was splattered with white ink. I also heat embossed an Easter sentiment from the Amen & Alleluia stamp set to finish it off.

The crocus definitely aren’t just for Easter! Here I used them for a springy birthday card. I colored my crocus blooms with shades of blue and purple and arranged them on a black background so they really POP!

I added a “wood” strip along the bottom, once again cut using the Curio: Cover die. The sentient was done with our All Kinds of Happy die and Shadow die, along with the “birthday” sentiment from the All Kinds of Happy stamp set. For the diecut “happy”, I layered two diecuts over the top of each other – the one underneath was sponged with pink ink and the top with blue/purple. I offset the top layer ever so slightly so the pink just peeks out from underneath and almost “glows”.

That wraps up my projects using the new products coming to the shop on tomorrow (Thursday 3/17)! I so hope you enjoyed them – I surely enjoyed creating them!

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…

  • 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 Wednesday, March 16 at 11:59pm EDT
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Thursday, March 17 here on the blog

The inspiration team has been busy creating with these new products! Hop along to see what they’ve been up to (click HERE if viewing via email)

WANDA

ANGELICA

NORINE

DAWN

LAURIE

DANA

KELLY
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Confections Release Day

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy Friday and happy release day! All of the new products we’ve been showcasing the last few days will be going up in the shop this morning at 10am ET.

First we have a few winners to announce! Ladies, if you find your name/comment in the winner’s list below, please send an email to customerservice@thegreetery.com and we’ll get you your gift card code asap!

Our Day 1 Winners…

Suzie P. from here on The Greetery blog:

Jean from Angelica’s blog:

Our Day 2 Winners…

Heather Gaffney from Dawn’s blog:

Lori Spitzer, also from Dawn’s blog:

Just a few notes about the release…

Collection Bundle

We’ll once again be offering a Confections Bundle for quick shopping.

**Note: The bundle does not include the consumable items – the sprinkle assortments, Nuvo Drops, and puffy paint will need to be purchased separately.

Restock

We restocked some items last night. If it’s not in stock as of this morning, it will not be restocked in time for the release. We’re expecting a large die shipment sometime late next week, so if there’s a die you’re looking for, chances are it will be included in that shipment. 🙂

Lookbooks

While you wait for the release to go live, have some fun browsing the new lookbooks HERE. The team created so many wonderful things again this release!

I think that’s all for now! Thank you so much for joining us for the fun this week!

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Confections Collection Day #2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello and welcome to our second day of product reveals for our first new product release of 2022! I had so much fun creating with today’s goodies, I can’t wait to show you everything! The new products we’re showcasing today will go up in the shop on Friday morning at 10am ET.

Just a note before we dig into the products and projects…Laurie will be showcasing all of the new products in an Instagram Live presentation TODAY. Join her on this morning at 11 am CST/noon EST, if you’d like to check out the new goodies up close.

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am ET on Friday, January 21).

Curio: Confections die

Designed to work with our Curio: Divider & Details and Divider & Details II dies, use these sweet dies to create an assortment of candy confections!

Click HERE for Curio: Confections die details ($32)

BotaniCuts Strawberries die + Strawberry Dippers die

The newest die in our popular BotaniCuts series…luscious strawberries! Use our companion Strawberry Dippers die to create yummy chocolate-covered strawberries!

Click HERE for BotaniCuts Strawberries die details ($16)
Click HERE for Strawberry Dippers die details ($5)

All Kinds of Happy stamp set + All Kinds of Happy die + Shadow die

So much happiness in one set! Our All Kinds of Happy product suite is filled with happiness and versatility. The All Kinds of Happy Shadow die can be used in combination with either the stamp set or the All Kinds of Happy die. Whether you prefer to stamp or to diecut your sentiments, this set has options for you.

Click HERE for All Kinds of Happy stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for All Kinds of Happy die details ($26)
Click HERE for All Kinds of Happy Shadow die details ($30)

Stamping OR diecutting…choose your favorite way of creating!

Are you ready to see these new products in action? I loved creating with these products! Up first is a Curio: Confections card. I pulled out my Curio: Divider & Details II die and filled it up with these scrumptious Confections. I also tucked in a few chocolate-covered strawberries using the new BotaniCuts Strawberries and matching Dippers die.

So fun to embellish all of these little goodies using Nuvo Drops, puffy paint, and our Candy Crumbles, Strawberry, and Heart Bits. Each of the candy shapes has a coordinating “wrapper” die (except for the two smallest candies in the set) The “wrappers” are the same shape but larger and with a pinked edge, so as to look like the candies are nested inside paper wrappers. I found it worked great to cut them from a light-weight vellum or even tissue paper, and then just bend the edges slightly around the candy for a little dimension. I topped off my box of candy with a Frosted Frames border and a sentiment diecut using our new All Kinds of Happy die and matching Shadow die. I completed the sentiment using a stamp from the Sentiment Suite: Love stamps set.

Up next I had the idea to make some sweet little square notecards using the Curio: Confections along with our Deco Notecard die. I wanted to make these look like fancy bakery boxes filled with treats. They were SO fun to make!

To do this, I diecut the Deco Notecard to use as my base, then used the other dies from the set to create the “box top”. I diecut the decorative square from the Deco Notecard set, then used the smallest die from the set to cut a “window” in the center. I backed the window with a piece of acetate. I adhered four treats to the center of each notecard base, then adhered my window panel over the top with some thick foam dots.

Before adhering it I embellished it just a bit with some strips of paper across the corners and a tiny bow cut with the Speed Tagging Details die to really make them look like little boxes. The tiny tags were cut with the Sentiment Suite: Basics die and stamped with sentiments from the SS: Love and SS: Birthday stamp sets.

Next up I have several cards using the new BotaniCuts Strawberries and sentiments from the new All Kinds of Happy. I love these strawberries so much! This first card uses the strawberry cluster. This set comes with a guide showing how all the bits and pieces come together to build this cluster. There are also individual tops for the strawberries so you can use the strawberries individually as well, which I’ll show in a bit.

I’m not sure there’s anything more fun than coloring up some luscious berries! I used Oxide inks to sponge color onto my diecuts. For the berries I used Festive Berries with Aged Mahogany, and Crushed Olive is the perfect color for adding that little unripened spot. The leaves were done with Peeled Paint and Pine Needles, then shaded with colored pencils. The background was cut using the Frosted Frames die and the sentiment is a combination of stamps and dies from our All Kinds of Happy stamp set, die, and Shadow die. I love the little flowers in the BotaniCuts Strawberries set – they’re the sweetest finishing touch.

For this one, I used the berries with their individual tops and filled up the largest basket from the Market Baskets die set. So excited about how these work perfectly together!

I created a wood surface for my basket by pulling out my Shiplap Builder die. I added just the leaf portion of the strawberry cluster to the upper left corner and added lots of little white blossoms, also from the BotaniCuts Strawberries set. The sentiment is our new Piped Sentiments: Sweet die with the rest of the sentiment stamped using the new Sweet Tooth set.

For this next one I also incorporated the Strawberry Dippers die to make some of my berries even sweeter. I added even more dimension with some puffy paint and Nuvo Chocolate drops.

The sentiment here is a combo of a few new things…the All Kinds of Happy die and Shadow die, paired with the Piped Sentiments: Sweet die and finished with a stamp from the Sweet Tooth set.

This next card is a type I’m going to need a lot of in the coming months…it is weddings galore in our family this coming year! I decided it would be fun to create a different look by omitting the strawberries and using only the leaf cluster and the small flowers from the BotaniCuts Strawberries set. I love how it turned out!

Instead of attaching the strawberries to the stems, I used clusters of flowers instead. I went for more muted shades of green for the leaves, and soft pinks and white for the tiny flowers. The sentiment was done with the All Kinds of Happy die, Shadow die, and finished with the All Kinds of Happy stamp set for the rest of the sentiment.

That wraps up my projects for today using the new products coming to the shop on Friday! I so hope you enjoyed taking a peek at them.

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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Confections Collection Day #1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello and welcome to the first day of product reveals for our first new product release of 2022! Sit back, grab a snack (you’re going to be craving something sweet by the end of this post!), and enjoy everything the team and I have been working on. The new products we’re showcasing today will go up in the shop on Friday morning at 10am ET.

Just a note before we dig into the products and projects…Laurie will be showcasing all of the new products in an Instagram Live presentation tomorrow morning. Join her on Thursday at 11 am CST/noon EST, if you’d like to check out the new goodies up close.

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am ET on Friday, January 21).

Sweet Tooth stamp set + matching die

Filled with all kinds of sweet treats, you’ll love stamping these cute images in all of your favorite colors. The matching die features a zero border, so you can stack and layer your treats without a white border to distract from the images.

Click HERE for Sweet Tooth stamp set details ($24)
Click HERE for Sweet Tooth die details ($16)

Love & Cookies stamp set + Love & Cookies die

You loved our Bake it Merry stamp and die, now we have more sentiments to match! The Love & Cookies set features two new words in our fun cookie font – “Love” and “Happy” – perfect for Valentine’s, birthdays, and more. The companion tools, etc found in the Bake it Merry die set coordinate perfectly with this set as well. The Love & Cookies die can act as a stand-alone die, or it can be paired with the matching stamp set. The stamp set includes several complementary sentiments.

Click HERE for Love & Cookies stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for Love & Cookies die details ($24)


Frosted Frames die

Another great addition to our basic frame dies, this set features a super sweet scalloped outer border, a loopy frame, a frosted rectangle, and some frosted dollop details. Perfect for pairing with all of our other confections!

Click HERE for Frosted Frames die details ($26)

Piped Sentiments: Sweet die

This “sweet” new word die features a beautiful script font that reminds me of fancy icing. This two-piece set includes the word “sweet” and a matching base die. The base die from the set also coordinates with the “sweet” sentiment from the Sweet Tooth stamp set.

Click HERE for Piped Sentiments: Sweet die details ($16)


Sprinkles & Toppings

Everything’s better with sprinkles! We’ll be adding some new clay sprinkle mixes to our line-up, including a strawberry mix, candy crumble mix, and hearts!

We’ll also be stocking some other fun toppings! The white puffy paint makes a great whipped topping, while the Nuvo Drops look just like chocolate sauce. So fun for adding realistic details to your paper confections!

Click HERE for Strawberry Bits details ($4)
Click HERE for Candy Crumble Mix details ($11)
Click HERE for Heart Bits details ($4)
Click HERE for White Tulip Puffy Paint details ($2.50)
Click HERE for Nuvo Vintage Drops – Chocolate Chip details ($5)

Let’s dive into today’s projects, shall we? My first project is my favorite of the day…it’s literally a tower of treats!

For this sugar overload, I piled up a whole bunch of the stamped images from the Sweet Tooth set on a Crimped Slimline base. I had so much fun stamping all of these colorful images, and adding all of the little details using the different toppings that are coming to the shop along with the new stamps and dies! I added a sentiment to the top, done with a combination of the new Piped Sentiments: Sweet die and a stamped sentiment from the Sweet Tooth set, embossed in white. I added a final dose of sugar by splattering with white paint to finish it off.

My next approach to the Sweet Tooth set was a little more refined compared to the binge-worthy card above. 🙂 Here I carefully selected just a few special treats to showcase in style, by placing them on some diecut circle “doilies”. I used a mixed of my Crimped and Nordic Circle dies, then folded them in half.

This provided the perfect place to showcase these cute treats. I added some tiny white flowers (from a die you’ll see more of tomorrow), along with strawberry slices from our Strawberry Bits sprinkle mix. Again the sentiment is a mix of stamped and diecut using the Piped Sentiments: Sweet die and the Sweet Tooth stamp set. The Frosted Frames die is the perfect finishing touch to add some fun around the edges with that cute loopy border. I left it nested inside the outer-most scalloped rectangle.

Next up I used the cute donut image from the Sweet Tooth set. I had so much fun stamping these in all different colors, and adding even more color to the sprinkles using colored pencils. I added different dots and drizzles using the Puffy Paint and Chocolate Nuvo Drops to embellish them even more. I filled my background with my assortment of yummy donuts.

After I had my arrangement all set, I adhered all of my donuts with foam tape for a little extra dimension. Then I topped it off with the outer scalloped frame from the Frosted Frames die. The sentiment was done using the new Love & Cookies die. I sponged some Tea Dye Oxide ink on the base portion, but left my letters white so as not to compete with all of my colorful donuts. The “birthday” sentiment is from the Love & Cookies stamp set.

Next up I have another birthday card using the same “happy” sentiment from the Love & Cookies set. This time I pulled out my Bake it Merry die – the cookie sheet and little tools from that set work perfectly with these new words as well.

I added in some diecut cookies, cut with the Bake it Merry die, and also some clay cookies from our Baked Bits sprinkle mix. In the background is a Frosted Frames diecut adhered to a kraft card base. I used the white puffy paint to add some dimensional dots around the scalloped edge.

Next I combined the “love” from the Love & Cookies die with some of the treats from Sweet Tooth. I put them on a black background to really make them pop. The background was once again cut with the Frosted Frames die – the loopy border from pink cardstock, and the inner portion from black.

The fun sentiment is from the Love & Cookies stamp set. I started it on the outside, and finished it on the inside. So fun to embellish these little treats!

Lastly today, I have a sweet valentine card that uses the Love & Cookies die paired with a fun sentiment from the matching stamp set. I used the heart from the “love” die to create a pair of heart cookies to go along perfectly with the sentiment.

I used my Frosted Frames die to create the background, and added in some clay sprinkles from both the Baked Bits and Heart Bits sprinkles.

That concludes my projects using the new products coming to the shop on Friday! I so hope you enjoyed taking a peek at them. We’ll be back tomorrow with a few more product reveals + more projects using the new goodies!

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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Christmas Time Collection Day 1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Welcome to our first day of reveals for this year’s holiday collection! This year’s holiday collection is called Christmas Time, and it’s chock-full of goodies, with 30 new products! We’ll be showcasing everything here on the blog over the next few days, and all of the new items will go up in the shop at 10am EDT on Thursday, October 7.

Before we get to today’s products and projects, just an advance heads up that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products right before they go live in the shop. Join her on Thursday, October 7 at 8:00am CDT (note the change from our usual day/time), so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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

Winterberry Bouquet Stamp + Stencil and die

If you love our previous stamp + stencil combo sets, you’ll love this new pretty winterberry set! The stamps and coordinating 5-piece stencil set make it so quick and easy (and fun!) to create these gorgeous berry bouquets!

Click HERE for Winterberry Bouquet stamp + stencil combo details ($32)
Click HERE for Winterberry Bouquet die details ($27)

Cathedral Die and Cathedral Stencil

Our cathedral die and matching stencil set create beautiful, classic focal points! These two products can be used together, or they work well independently as well. The 5-piece stencil set makes it so easy to create stained-glass looks!

Click HERE for Cathedral die details ($17)
Click HERE for Cathedral stencil details ($16)

Opposites Attract Holiday stamp set, die, and script die

Our most popular sentiment set is here in a holiday edition! If you loved our original Opposites Attract set, you’ll love this holiday version as well.

Click HERE for Opposites Attract Holiday stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for Opposites Attract Holiday die details ($15)
Click HERE for Opposites Attract Holiday Script die details ($26)

Pine Wisp die

So realistic, you’ll swear you can smell the pine! 😊 The Pine Wisp die consists of 5 long-needled pine sprigs in various sizes.

Click HERE for Pine Wisp die details ($27)

Abundant Joy die and Abundant Joy hot foil

Holiday joy abounds with these pretty sentiments! The hot foil version also coordinates with the outline die found in the 2-piece die set for lots of options.

Click HERE for Abundant Joy die details ($17)
Click HERE for Abundant Joy hot foil details ($10)

Now that we’ve seen today’s new products, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for some projects! Before we get there, however, we have a few videos to link up!

First up, Angelica is joining us on our Youtube channel today and she’s showcasing the new Pine Wisp and Cathedral die and stencils. I love seeing her project come together!

I also have a video today, showing you the new Winterberry Bouquet set in action!

Now for the rest of today’s projects! I love wintery floral projects, and had so much fun creating with today’s products. First up is a pair of cards using several of today’s introductions…

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This first card was really pretty quick to put together, thanks to the stencils in the Winterberry Bouquet set. I stenciled the design right onto a panel of white cardstock, then used the stamps the add the additional details to the berries and leaves. I also used the masking stencil to sponge some blue/green onto the background after my berry bouquet was finished. Lots of paint splatters add to the snowy feeling. The sentiment was hot foiled using the new Abundant Joy hot foil. The smaller script sentiment is from the new Opposites Attract Holiday set – there is a smaller “joy” word in that stamp set, so there are a handful of the script sentiments that coordinate with the Abundant Joy as well.

The next card from this pair uses the new Cathedral die and stencil set to create a stained glass look for a pretty focal point. I wanted to give it a bit of a rustic feel, so I pulled out my Shiplap Builder die to create the background. I diecut the Cathedral die from white cardstock and gave it a weathered wood look using the same method I showed in this video. I used the Cathedral stencil set to add all of the color to a solid Cathedral diecut. The outer outline and inner window cuts can be used independently from each other, giving you lots of different options.

Tip: to create a realistic feeling of light coming through the glass, shade the bottom of each window pane with a slightly darker color to give an ombre look. I finished it off with a small cluster of greens and berries using the Winterberry Bouquet set and some sprigs cut with the new Pine Wisp die. I love how realistic they are! The sentiment is from the new Opposites Attract Holiday set.

My next card uses the same pretty color scheme…I was stuck on these bright red berries and blue-green leaves. I just love the combo! I started with a white card base, then used the inner cuts from the Cathedral die to cut the window pane cut-outs from my card front.

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This time I diecut my Winterberry Bouquet so I could intertwine the branches into the window panes. I sandwiched my bouquet diecut between the peek-a-boo card front and a Cathedral window frame diecut. I topped it off with some sentiments from the new Opposites Attract Holiday set and some snowflakes cut with a die we’ll be showcasing tomorrow.

My next card is super simple – just a Winterberry Bouquet stenciled and stamped onto a Crimped Frame diecut with a foiled Abundant Joy sentiment. Super quick and easy, and would be great for mass producing!

I was loving the red berries because they’re just so Christmasy, but I wanted to try creating these Winterberry Bouquets in some other colors as well! For this next card I stenciled and stamped the large berry bouquet in coral-y pinks and greens. I added a small cluster of red as well as some Pine Wisp branches. It still feels Christmasy, but soft and pretty at the same time.

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For the Sentiment, I used the Abundant Joy die and cut both layers from white cardstock. I layered them with foam tape for some pretty dimension, and topped it off with the “Christmas” sentiment from Opposites Attract Holiday. The background was stenciled with our Tartan Builder Diagonal stencil set in shades of blue and green.

After creating the card above, I had a strip of my stenciled plaid left, and I couldn’t bear to see it go to waste! I decided to stencil the Winterberry Bouquet in shades of green and blue to match my plaid.

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I added lots of gold paint splatters, and used the “joy” sentiment from the Opposites Attract set, stamped three times in blues and greens (plus a gold heat embossed version) to match my berries. As finishing touch, I added a pretty diecut strip cut with the Macrame Borders & Tassels die.

Since nothing says Christmas quite like things that shimmer and shine, so I wanted to create a card using today’s new products paired with our Deco Triangles hot foil background. This would be so pretty on a dark background too!

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After I foiled a panel of white cardstock, I added the Joy sentiment with the new Abundant Joy die, and surrounded it with berry sprigs from Winterberry Bouquet, and pine sprigs cut with the new Pine Wisp die. I added some shimmery snowflake sequins you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow!

For my next project, I wanted to create a bouquet of wintery greens. I pulled out my BotaniCuts Pine Bough die we released a few years ago (still a favorite!) and paired it with the new Pine Wisp die. I love the mix of different textures when using these two dies together! It reminds me so much of making holiday centerpieces when I worked as a floral designer. I feel like I should have sticky fingers full of pine sap! 😂

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I built my pine bouquet on a Crimped Slimline base, cut from black cardstock. I left some of the Pine Bough diecuts white, and coated them with glitter. The other sprigs were all sponged with a variety of green Oxide inks. The stems were colored with brown colored pencils. After assembling all of my diecuts into a pretty spray, I added just a few tiny red blooms, cut with the BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die. I also added some snowy white paint splatters. I topped it of with an Abundant Joy diecut – I diecut it from a metallic copper paper for the letters, and a dark gray for the backer. In the center of the “O” I stamped a tiny Merry Christmas sentiment from our Sentiment Suite: Christmas set.

My final card today is one that I was envisioning when I first designed the Cathedral die and stencils. I wanted to create a glowing window with a night sky. The church I grew up in had a window just like this. It was in the back of the sanctuary, and clearly visible from the stage in front, where we stood as Sunday school kids giving our Christmas eve program. Always such a special night…my favorite as a kid, and still to this day!

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The background for this card is a single layer, using just the Cathedral stencils. I sponged around the outer edge of the window with Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire inks. The inside of the window was sponged with Fossilized Amber and shaded with Rusty Hinge. I added the sentiment using the Opposites Attract Holiday set. I also added some white pine branches using our BotaniCuts Pine Bough die and coated them with glitter for lots of sparkle. I added some heat embossed white stars to the background, as well as the Bethlehem star using a new set we’ll be showcasing tomorrow.

That concludes my projects using today’s new introductions. I so hope you enjoyed taking a peek at them!

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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Leaf & Blade Collection Day 2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi everyone! Welcome back for Day 2 of our Leaf & Blade collection showcase! Today we’re revealing the rest of the new products that will go up in the shop tomorrow – Friday, September 10 at 10 am ET!

Before we get to the products and projects, a heads up that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products this morning, Thursday, September 9 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out! She has some extra fun planned today with some special guests! 😊

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am EDT on Friday, September 10).

Rustic Wreath stamp set + Base die + Twigs die

Click HERE for Rustic Wreath stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for Rustic Wreath Base die + template details ($23)
Click HERE for Rustic Wreath Twigs die details ($8)

If you enjoyed our Love Is/Boxwood Heart set we released earlier this year, you’ll love this more rustic/fall take on the same concept!

Fall Foliage stamp set + Fall Foliage hot foil + Fall Foliage die

If you loved our Fond of Foliage background stamp, you’ll love having several of the images from that pretty background as individual images! This lovely mix of foliage is available as both regular clear stamps as well as hot foil plates. Both the stamp set and the hot foil images coordinate with the matching Fall Foliage die.

Click HERE for Fall Foliage stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for Fall Foliage hot foil details ($27)
Click HERE for Fall Foliage die details ($24)

Let’s Have a Word: Autumn die + Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil

This pretty addition to our Let’s Have a Word series is perfect for pairing with all of the items from this release! The “autumn” word is available as a stand-alone die, or as a hot foil. The hot foil plate come with a matching backer die with a generous border.

Click HERE for Let’s Have a Word: Autumn stand-alone die details ($5)
Click HERE for Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil + die combo details ($11)

Curio Autumn Findings die

Click HERE for Autumn Findings die details ($14)

Our collection of curiosities is growing! This die includes all sorts of natural elements you might find on an autumn nature walk…seeds, leaves, nuts, and more. All of these pretty dieucts fit inside the spaces of our Curio: Divider & Details die, and coordinate with the other elements from our Curio line. They work wonderfully on their own as well!

Projects – let’s get to them! I loved creating with all of these goodies!

My first set of projects uses the new Rustic Wreath products. I had fun playing around with stamping or building the wreaths from diecuts. So may options…whether you want a quick project or you want to take the time to pour on the details! I created this set of wreath-shaped cards three ways – a stamped only version, a diecut only version, and a combo where I stamped the wreath, but then embellished with just a few diecuts.

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I put together a video showing how I put these wreath-shaped cards together. I’ll show how easy it is to stamp the wreath, as well as how to build the wreath using the Twigs die. In this video I’m building the wreaths onto the shaped card bases, but the same concepts apply if you’re just creating the wreaths on a plain/single layer diecut – you’ll just ignore the part about creating the shaped bases and just start with a regular single-layer diecut. 🙂

The bits and pieces I added to the more embellished wreaths were all done with items from our new release – bits and pieces from the Curio: Autumn Findings die, as well as some of the individual leaves from the Layered Leaves set we introduced yesterday. The sentiment used on all of these is from the Rustic Wreath set.

My next card is one of my favorites from today. Here I again used the Rustic Wreath Base and Twigs die to build a pretty wreath in shades of white. I tucked in some thistle stems, cut with the new Curio: Autumn die, and also tucked in a few foiled leaves using the new Fall Foliage hot foil plates and matching dies.

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Inside the wreath, I foiled the Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil plate using a pewter foil, onto a Deco Frames diecut.

Next I pulled out the Curio products we released earlier this summer, and set to work creating this pretty assortment of autumn goodies! All of the Curio: Autumn Findings elements fit inside the Curio: Divider & Details die.

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To create some interest in the background, I stamped several of the leaves from the new Fall Foliage set using a very soft pink – Tattered Rose. It’s just enough to make it interesting without taking away from the more vibrant diecut elements designed to be the focal point. All of the elements were diecut from white cardstock and sponged with Oxide inks and shaded with colored pencils. I also tucked in a few foiled Fall Foliage leaves for a bit of shine. My favorite part? It just might be those tiny maple seeds…they’re so realistic!

Speaking of the Curio: Autumn Findings die – its use can definitely go beyond pairing with our other Curio items. It’s wonderful on its own as well! For this card, I started with a Crimped Slimline base and had so much fun inking up the large 5-point leaf from the set in all sorts of colors. I sponged and splattered them for lots of texture, and also added some shading with colored pencils.

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I arranged them in a cascade down the front of my slimline card, and also tucked in a few berries and seeds from the Curio Autumn set. The Crimped Slimline background was cut from textured watercolor paper and stamped with some Fall Foliage images before adding the diecuts, to create a subtle, yet interesting background. I found a wonderful ink color for this technique is Weathered Wood Oxide. It’s a soft, blue-gray that makes beautiful shadows! I finished it off with a few diecut twigs using the new Rustic Wreath Twigs die, and a sentiment cut with the Let’s Have a Word: Autumn die combined with a sentiment stamp from the Fall Foliage set.

My last few projects really make use of the new Fall Foliage items…the hot foil, stamps, and matching dies. They are so great for mixing and matching! First up is a set of notecards. These were super quick and easy! I started with the Deco Notecard die for my notecard base.

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I foiled the Fall Foliage hot foil with an assortment of different metallic foils. For each notecard, I stamped the same foliage image that would be the focal point of that card onto the notecard base using beige ink. Then I layered a notched square diecut over the top, cut with the Deco Notecard die, and attached the corresponding foiled image to each using foam tape. I stamped the “thanks” sentiment from the Rustic Wreath set along the bottom, and added some gold ink splatters. Quick and fun and so elegant! I need to pull out my Stationery Box die to create a matching box!

For my next card I was envisioning one of those glorious autumn days where the sky is blue and the golden leaves are glowing in the sunshine…those are my favorite days! To create this look, I started with a panel of white cardsock, sponged with some Tumbled Glass ink to create a backdrop for my golden leaves.

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The leaves were done with a combination of the new BotaniCuts Ginkgo and the new Fall Foliage Hot Foil, foiled in shimmering gold foil. I topped it off with an “autumn” sentiment, foiled with gold onto vellum and cut with the outline die from the foil set.

And last but not least, a card with a bit of a different feel than the others today. I pulled out some brighter colors for this one and filled up my background with the leafy images from the Fall Foliage stamp set.

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I wanted to play around more with the shadow idea I used on the slimline card earlier in this post. I started with a panel of watercolor paper and stamped the leaf images directly onto thee watercolor paper using Weathered Wood Oxide ink. Then I layered the same diecut leaves over the top, but stamped in bright ink color, and attached with foam tape for lots of dimension. I off-set the diecuts a bit so the “shadow” stamped underneath would show. This was fun and easy to do! I topped it off with a Written in Ribbons sentiment – actually two of them layered to give the sentiment a little more definition and echo my “shadow” theme of the rest of the card.

That wraps up my projects today, but we have more in store for you!

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…

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
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The inspiration team has been busy creating with these new stamps and dies! Hop along to see what they’ve been up to (click HERE if viewing via email)

LAURIE

DAWN

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KEEWAY

ANGELICA

KELLY

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AllNew Product Meet & Greet

Introducing the Nouveau Notes Collection…

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Thank you so much for joining us! Today we’re showcasing some new products that will go up in the shop tomorrow. Our Nouveau Notes collection is filled with all sorts of things that are perfect for creating handmade card and stationery sets. All of the items from this new collection will be available in the shop beginning at 10am EDT on Friday, August 13.

If you’d like to see all of the new Nouveau Notes products up close, Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products today – Thursday, August 12 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (Note that although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am on Friday, August 13).

Stationery Box die

Our first product introduction is a fitting first, since it was the inspiration for the whole Nouveau Notes collection! Angelica Conrad, a member of our Inspiration Team, designed this wonderful die for creating the perfect box for wrapping up a set of cards. It’s simple to put together, and gives such a finished, polished look to a set of cards, perfect for gift-giving.

Click HERE for more details ($40)

The construction of the box is simple. Just cut two of the main box panel and use the half-circle detail to cut a decorative edge from what will be the front panel of the box, as shown in the photo below. This will allow the contents of the box to be visible and more accessible.

From there the box goes together easily, simply by adhering the two panels together along the side tabs, closing up the bottom flaps, and attaching the rounded flap/lid. This flap is the perfect place to stamp a sentiment or embellish in any way you desire. To make a smaller box that fits our new square notecard dies (introduced below) just trim the panels down before assembling or diecutting the half-circle detail from the front panel. The flap/lid can be secured with magnets to create an easy way to open and close the box.

Angelica has put together a video for you, showcasing this new die…

Crimped & Deco Notecard dies

As mentioned above, the Stationery Box die can easily be trimmed down to fit a set of 4″ square notecards. These two new dies are the perfect starting point for a set of handmade notecards! The Crimped Notecard is a wonderful basic, while the Deco Notecard is filled with beautiful details.

Click HERE for Crimped Notecard die details ($34)
Click HERE for Deco Notecard die details ($34)

Deco Frames die

We have a new frame die to add to our collection of basics! Sized for A2 cards, this set is filled with deco-inspired details and is a gorgeous starting point for your next card!

Click HERE for more details ($26)

Handmade & Everyday Labels stamp sets + Handmade Labels die

The Handmade Labels stamp set includes four different sentiments, perfect for stamping on our Stationery Box die, to use on envelope flaps, or creating tags for all sorts of handmade items. The Everyday Labels stamp set features sentiments done in the same style, but for everyday occasions, perfect for creating card sets. Both of these sentiment sets coordinate with the new Handmade Labels die

Click HERE for more Handmade Labels stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for more Everyday Labels stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for more Handmade Labels die details ($26)


Floral Delicacy stamp set + die

A lovely, delicate new floral set is coming to the shop! The pretty multi-step bouquet is easy to stamp and makes a wonderful focal point. It also fits perfectly on the flap of the new Stationery Box die!

Click HERE for more Floral Delicacy stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for more Floral Delicacy die details ($20)

Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate + Deco Triangles Stencil

We have a new-to-us product type coming to the shop – a hot foil plate! If you’ve never tried hot foiling, it is fun and easy and simply beautiful (Laurie will be doing a demo during the Instagram Live). We’re kicking off this new product type with a full-sized background plate featuring a versatile geometric design. It’s perfect for layering under florals, or makes wonderful masculine designs as well. It’s generously sized (slightly larger than an A2 panel), allowing for easy alignment.

If you’d like to add a bit of color to your hotfoil design, we are also releasing a Deco Triangles stencil. This stencil can be used along with the Deco Triangles hot foil plate, or it can be used on its own as well.

Click HERE for more Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate details ($34)
Click HERE for more Deco Triangles Stencil details ($16)


**Note: to create metallic effects, hot foil plates need to be used with a foiling system (such as the Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders), but they can also be used to create letterpress effects simply by inking the plate with a brayer and running it through a standard diecut machine.

New Accessories – Magnets, Envelopes, and Pretty Pens

We have a handful of new accessories coming to the shop as well, to help you complete the look and create projects that are beautifully coordinated. We have mixed-color packs of envelopes in both A2 and 4″ square sizes, a set of pretty felt-tip pens, and magnet discs to use as a closure for the Stationery Box die.

Click HERE for Nouveau Notes A2 Envelope details ($4/pack of 10)
Click HERE for Nouveau Notes Square Envelope details ($4/pack of 10)
Click HERE for Magnet Disc details ($7.50/pack of 10 sets, 20 magnets total)
Click HERE for Deco Pens details ($8/set of 3)

I loved working with these new products and have lots of details to share! First up is a complete ensemble of A2 cards, envelopes, and more using lots of today’s new products.

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I really had fun pulling everything together into a cohesive set that would be perfect for gift-giving. It starts with a box made with the new Stationery Box die. I hot-foiled the front using the new Deco Triangles plate. The generous size of this plate makes it useable on the front of the box, which is slightly larger than an A2 card. I used the die that matches the “made with love” sentiment from the Handmade Labels set to do a bit of masking of my foiled design. (This works the same way you would mask while stamping – just place the diecut scrap paper over the area you don’t want to foil.) This left the area where I wanted to add the stamped sentiment unfoiled. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using gold embossing powder to match my foiling. You can see I added some disc magnets on the flap and front of the box for a closure.

This photo shows the box closed. I embellished the rounded flap of the lid with the bouquet from the Floral Delicacy set. All of the stamping for this ensemble was done with the same ink colors. I used Oxide inks (Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Bundled Sage, and Rustic Wilderness) as well as a gray ink from VersaFine Clair called Morning Mist, and black ink for the flower stamens. As I often like to do, I also added some additional shading to the images with colored pencils.

I created four different A2 card designs to put into my box, and had fun playing with the various elements from this collection to create different designs that still go well together. This first card is my favorite of the bunch, and it was easy to do. I started off with the largest rectangle from the new Deco Frames set and stamped the Floral Delicacy bouquet twice. I used my MISTI and got an idea of where I wanted the bouquets positioned by using a few of the matching bouquet diecuts. I stamped each step of the bouquet, then rotated my Deco rectangle 180 degrees and stamped again. I did that for each step of the bouquet, and the end result was a double bouquet that fills my card front. I added a heat embossed sentiment from the new Everyday Labels set over the top of the stamped bouquets. This would be a great design for doing multiples!

The next card in the set again uses the bouquet from the Floral Delicacy set – two of them this time as well, but stamped onto the matching diecut instead, and layered over a Deco Triangles hot foil background. I again used the Everyday Labels stamp set to add the sentiment, this time layered on a matching diecut using the Handmade Labels die. Here you can also see how I used a sentiment from the Handmade Labels set to stamp the envelope flaps. The circle seals were made by diecutting a sheet of sticker paper using the smallest die from the Crimped Circles set. I stamped it with one of the postmark images from the Pretty Postmarks set and a flower sprig from Floral Delicacy.

The last two of the four cards feature hot-foiled Deco Triangles backgrounds – one on gray, and one on pink. I am addicted to foiling! It’s so easy and looks so professional! Over the foiled backgrounds I added sentiments from the Everyday and Handmade Labels stamp sets, and embellished them with the individual blooms from the Floral Delicacy set. The card on the left also uses the medium rectangle from the new Deco Frames set.

It all comes together in such a pretty ensemble!

I was completely addicted to the color scheme I used on the A2 set I just showed you, so I used the same colors to create a set of boxed notecards. As I mentioned above in the product introductions, the Stationery Box die works perfectly for wrapping up a set of 4″ square notecards as well. Just trim down the box before assembling. I trimmed mine down to 4-1/4″ high (not including the bottom box flap) so that my cards and envelopes tuck nicely inside the box.

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The four notecards in the set are all the same, with just a bit of switching up of the ink colors from one bouquet to the next. I used the bouquet from the Floral Delicacy set, and also added in a few of the individual blooms from the set to further fill out the design. The base for the cards is the pretty new Deco Notecard die.

The box front was hot foiled with the Deco Triangles plate. This time I added a bit of color by using just one of the stencils from the Deco Triangles stencil set. You can choose to add as little or as much color to the geometric design as you’d like, using as many of the four-step stencils needed to get your desired look. Here I used just one stencil. I stamped the Floral Delicacy bouquet onto the flap, but this time just used shades of pink for a tone-on-tone look. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Handmade Labels stamp set, and once again used magnet discs to keep the lid closed.

Next I have just a single card to share as well. I wanted to break out some bright ink colors to see what the pretty Florall Delicacy bouquet looks like stamped in a brighter mix of colors!

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I used the bouquet from the set and layered it over two Deco Frames rectangles. I embellished the bottom with individual blooms from the set. The sentiment is from the Everyday Labels stamp set, stamped onto a matching Handmade Labels die.

In the background of my photo above, you can also see a fun panel I created with the Deco Triangles Hot Foil and matching stencil. I thought I’d show you a few options you have with this stencil, which can be used alone, or paired with the matching Deco Triangles Hot Foil plate.’

The 5-piece Deco Triangles stencil set includes one stencil with an overall design, which can be used to create quick background like the one on the left in the photo below. Alternatively, you can use the other 4 stencils to create multi-color designs – the same design is broken down into four separate stencils, allowing you to easily create multi-color designs, no masking needed.

You can of course also use it with the matching Deco Triangles hot foil to add color – as little or as much as you’d like. You can add just spots of color using one or two stencils, or color the whole design using all four, like the example on the left in the photo below.

I had fun playing around with the Deco Triangles Hot Foil and matching stencil set to create a set of cards with a much different look and feel than the other projects in today’s post! I thought it would be perfect for creating a more masculine looking set.

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I started off by choosing four different colors of dark cardstock from my stash. I hot foiled each with the Deco Triangles plate and pewter foil. Then I used just two of the stencils from the matching Deco Triangles stencil set and inked them. I used the same two ink colors for all four cards – Black Soot Distress Oxide and a white pigment ink. Even though I used the same ink colors, they look so different, depending on the cardstock color showing through underneath!

To finish off the set, I diecut all four labels from the Handmade Labels die set using a dark gray cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiments from the Everyday Labels set onto their matching diecuts and heat embossed them with a copper embossing powder. For a final finishing touch, I hot foiled the envelope flaps using the same pewter foil and the smoke envelopes from the Nouveau Notes A2 envelope packs. This was a very fun project that was definitely outside of my norm! 🙂

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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The inspiration team has been busy creating with these new stamps and dies! Hop along to see what they’ve been up to (click HERE if viewing via email)

ANGELICA

DAWN

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

WANDA
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