July 2020

Thank you for joining us today for the first day of reveals and projects featuring our latest collection – Destination: Summer!

This new collection of products is filled with some of my favorite things about summer…pretty flowers, fresh fruit, and travel adventures! All of the new products being showcased today will be go up in the shop at 10am EDT on Friday, July 17.

Before we get to the product introductions, just a heads up that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products on Thursday morning, July 16, at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

Now let’s meet today’s new products…

Budding Beauties Summer stamps + die

The Budding Beauties Summer set is designed to coordinate with the Bottled Up stamp set. Fill the bottles with these pretty summer blooms, which include hydrangea, a peony, and a daisy bunch. In addition to the bottles, these floral stems can be used on their own, cluster a few different stems together with the Fit to Be Tied dies, or fill up the new Sprinkled with Kindness watering can or Just Mason Around jar! There are also a handful of tiny sentiments to stamp on the label included in the Bottled Up set. 

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This stamp set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet and includes a full-color printed stamping guide.
Made in the USA of high quality photopolymer for crisp, clear impressions
Budding Beauties Summer stamp set price: $18
Budding Beauties Summer die price: $19
Approximate sizes:
peony – 2.3″ x 3.75″
hydrangea – 2.2″ x 3.3″
daisies – 1.75″ x 3.5
Sentiments include:
happy summer
sending sunshine
picked fresh for you

Sprinkled With Kindness stamps + die

Sprinkle a little kindness on your next project with this sweet old-fashioned watering can! This easy-to-stamp 3-step images comes to life with each layer. Stamp it in all sorts of colors and fill it with your favorite flowers. Our Budding Beauties series of stamps work wonderfully with this image for projects for all seasons. This versatile set is finished off with a handful of sentiments focused on kindness and gratitude!

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This stamp set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet
Made in the USA of high quality photopolymer for crisp, clear impressions
Sprinkled With Kindness stamp set price: $18
Sprinkled With Kindness die price (single die): $11
Sentiments included in the set:
thank you – for being so kind
thank you for your – kindness
you’ve been so – kind
Approximate sizes:
watering can – 3.7″ x 2.9″
thank you sentiment – 2″ x .5″
kindness sentiment – 1.6″ x .5″
thank you for your sentiment – 1.4″ x .1″

Print Shop: Peachy Keen stamp + stencil & die

Welcome to the Print Shop – the place for pretty patterns that are fun to stencil and stamp! The Print Shop: Peachy Keen Stamp + Stencil bundle allows you to create multi-color patterns that look like beautiful patterned paper. Start with a bit of stenciling, then add stamped details and watch the patterns come to life! Have fun playing with endless color combinations to create these pretty, peachy patterns. The Print Shop: Peachy Keen set also includes individual peach and floral stamps that you can use for focal points, adding even more versatility to this set!

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This stamp + stencil bundle includes a 6″ x 8″ stamp set, three 5-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ stencils, and a printed full-color stamping guide.
Made in the USA of high quality photopolymer for crisp, clear impressions
Print Shop: Peachy Keen stamp + stencil price: $32
Print Shop: Peachy Keen die (set of 9 dies): $14
Approximate sizes:
the assembled all-over print measures 4.25″ x 5.5″
individual elements:
large peach – 1.7″
small peach – 1.5″
peach slice – 1.3″ x .75″
larger bloom – .8″ x .6″
larger leaf cluster – 1.25″ x 2.6″

I put together a video showing how these stamps and stencils work together to create beautiful backgrounds!

Just Peachy Sentiments stamp & die

Everything’s just peachy with this cute sentiment stamp set and coordinating word dies! The sentiment stamps can be used on their own, or teamed up with the Just Peachy Sentiments die set. Pair these sentiments with our Print Shop: Peachy Keen stamp + stencil combo for projects that are sweet as can be!

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This stamp set comes on a 3″ x 4″ sheet
Made in the USA of high quality photopolymer for crisp, clear impressions
Just Peachy Sentiments stamp set price: $7
Just Peachy Sentiments die (set of 5 dies): $13
Approximate sizes:
STAMP SET:
peachy – 2.1″ x .6″
peach – 1.75″ x .6″
you’re a – 1″ x .3″
small peach image – .6″
hoping your day is – 2″ x .25″
DIES:
peach word – 2.75″ x .9″
peach shadow – 3″ x 1.25″
peachy word – 3.4″ x 1.2″
peachy shadow – 3.7″ x 1.5″
just word – 1.75″ x .75″

Create-a-Crate die

The adorable Create-a-Crate die creates…you guess it, an adorable little paper crate!  Easy to assemble, this cute crate is perfect for all sorts of treats. Add some realistic embossed details to the crate side-rails using the embossed woodgrain, “picked fresh” or “just for you” sentiments included in the set. 

Set of 2 cutting dies + 3 embossing dies
Price: $27
Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
Assembled crate – 2.4″ x 3″ x 2.4″
“just for you” embossing – 2.4″ x .4″
“picked fresh” embossing – .6″ x 3″
woodgrain embossing – .8″ x 3″
front square frame detail – 2″ x 2″

I put together a quick video for you, showing you how to assemble these cute little crates – they are so fun and easy!

Petite Eucalyptus Stamp + Cut Combo

The Simple Things set is one of our best-selling stamp sets, and now you can have those pretty eucalyptus sprigs in a smaller size. These Petite Eucalyptus sprigs are  the perfect size for pairing with our Budding Beauties sets, Bottled Up, and more! Sprinkle them in with your favorite floral images to create pretty bouquets!

This stamp set comes on a 3″ x 4″ sheet and includes a full-color stamping guide
Steel dies and clear photopolymer stamps are made in the USA
Petite Eucalyptus Stamp + Cut Combo price: $13
Approximate sizes:
.75″ x 1.8″
.5″ x 2.1″
.75″ x 2.3″

To aid in your list-making and planning, below you will find the prices for today’s products in one spot.

• Budding Beauties Summer stamp set – $18
• Budding Beauties Summer die – $19
• Sprinkled with Kindness stamp set – $18
• Sprinkled with Kindness die – $11
• Print Shop: Peachy Keen stamp + stencil – $32
• Print Shop: Peachy Keen die – $14
• Just Peachy Sentiments stamp set – $7
• Just Peachy Sentiments die – $13
• Create-a-Crate die – $27
• Petite Eucalyptus Stamp + Cut Combo – $13

I’m excited to share some projects with you!

My first projects uses the Sprinkled with Kindness watering can, filled with Budding Beauties: Summer blooms.

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I stamped the watering can using Cracked Pistachio Oxide ink and layered the bouquet over a Crimped Frame die. I also tucked in several eucalyptus sprigs using the new Petite Eucalyptus set – I just love the size of those smaller sprigs. So perfect for bouquet building. I put a Windowpane Plaid panel behind everything just for a little extra interest.

My next projects has a much softer feel. I wanted to mimic the look of an old tin watering can with a bit of rust. I stamped it using Hickory Smoke Oxide ink and sponged just a bit of Rusty Hinge ink onto the edges of the image when stamping to give it a bit of a rusty look.

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I filled the watering can with some Petite Eucalyptus sprigs and placed a bouquet of daisies from the Budding Beauties Summer set at the base. Notice the “shiplap” at the bottom below the watering can? I used the Create-a-Crate die to cut those wood planks – I love that the bits and pieces from the Create-a-Crate die set are great for cards as well! The sentiment used here is also from the Sprinkled with Kindness set.

My next project again uses Budding Beauties Summer and Petite Eucalyptus. I wanted to create a one-layer card this time, so I stamped the bouquet of daisies around the outer edge of my panel, and filled in with some Petite Eucalyptus sprigs.

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I also created a cute flower crate using the Create-A-Crate die and embellished it with some of the daisies (and also a small flower cluster from a set you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow). Both sentiments on these projects are from the Sprinkled With Kindness set.

Next up is a super summery project that combines several of the new sets with the Lemon Blossom set we released last summer! I still love those lemons, and they look wonderful with the new peaches!

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I stamped a soft pink watering can using Sprinkled With Kindness, and filled in around it with lots of juicy, summery fruits. The peaches are of course from our new Print Shop: Peachy Keen set. I added just a bit of stenciling in the background using the Berry Branch stencil. The sentiment is from a new set you’ll be seeing tomorrow. 😊 Such a soft, yet summery card! You could definitely switch out the sentiment to create a summery birthday or anniversary card.

My next ensemble again uses the Print Shop: Peachy Keen set and the Create-a-Crate die. Having both background and focal point options in the Print Shop sets makes them so much fun to play around and create with!

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For this one I pulled out my Cozy Cup Coaster die to create the perfect place to put a couple of those pretty peaches. I again used the Create-a-Crate die to create the wood planks at the bottom. Those planks started off as white cardstock, which I sponged with Hickory Smoke and Frayed Burlap inks to give them the perfect rustic look. The matching peach crate was so fun to put together using the Create-a-Crate die. I embellished the front using a sentiment from the Just Peachy Sentiments stamp set, plus a couple of the tiny peaches from that set. The sentiment on the card was done with a combination of Just Peachy Sentiments stamps and dies.

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Of course the Print Shop: Peachy Keen set is so fun for creating backgrounds using the stencil + stamp combination. Just like Print Shop: Fresh Floral, they are pretty addicting! 😊

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Here I created the all-over peach panel and layered it over a Windowpane Plaid background, trimming it at an angle, and also splitting it to create an open space for that fun sentiment. The “peach” sentiment was cut from white cardstock and sponged with Oxide inks. I cut the “shadow” portion from vellum for a light, airy look.

The Peachy Keen peaches are just so fun to stamp, I couldn’t stop. I loved playing with different shades and colors. Here I stamped a whole cluster of them in various shades of pinks and corals. I love the slice from the set too – it’s so realistic looking!

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To create the background for this card, I cut several of the rails from the Create-a-Crate die, embossed them with the woodgrain embossing detail, and covered my whole card front with them. I just the “just peachy” sentiment from white cardstock three times, stacked them up, and layered them over the background.

One last card for you…this one again using the background builder stencils + stamps from Print Shop: Peachy Keen.

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I kept this one super simple. After I was done stenciling and stamping the panel, I diecut it with the largest Crimped Frame die. I kept the outer negative portion and adhered it to my card base, then nested the diecut back inside and popped it up with some foam adhesive. To finish it off I simply stamped a sentiment (from a set you’ll see more of tomorrow!). Super simple and fun to make…and I’m loving the purple and orange!

I had so much fun creating these projects! I hope you enjoyed them looking at them 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 $50 gift card! We will be giving away one $50 gift card for today’s blog hop!

Read on for details…

• Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). I’d love to hear – what’s your favorite summer thing?
• Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ and Guest blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close at Midnight EDT on Thursday night, July 16
• Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, July 17 here on the blog

You are in for such a treat! It’s time to see what our amazing Inspiration Team has to share with you today!

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Thank you so much for visiting today! We’ll be back tomorrow for more product reveals and projects!

All of the new products we’ve showcased today will go up in the shop on Friday morning, July 17, at 10am EDT!