May 2020

The party’s in full swing! Today we’re on Day 2 of the full reveals of our newest collection called Confetti! It’s all about celebrations, and today’s new products really take the cake! 🙂

All of the new products we’re showcasing today will be available in the shop beginning at 10am EDT on Friday, May 29.

Before we get to the product introductions, just a reminder that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products on TODAY! – May 28, at 11:00am CT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out! If you can’t join live, the video will be available to view from our stories for 24 hours.

Now let’s meet today’s new products…

Pinwheel Party stencil collection

Get your creativity spinning with the Pinwheel Party stencil collection! This 6-piece stencil collection is overflowing with possibilities. The four-step border stencils are designed to make it fun and easy to create multi-colored pinwheel borders. Have fun playing around with all sorts of color combinations for different looks! These multi-step stencils have etched guidelines for both horizontal and vertical cards, making them easy to line up from step to step. The Pinwheel Party stencil collection also includes a masking stencil that coordinates with the finished border design, perfect for sponging additional color to the background, or stamping a background such as our Ticker Tape. There are also individual pinwheel stencils and masks, which coordinate with the Pinwheel Party dies, allowing you to easily sponge color onto the cute pinwheel diecuts! 

Price: $16
6-piece set, comes with a full-color instruction guide
Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
overall size of the 4-step border stencils – 6.5″ x 6.5″
border mask stencil – 6.5″ x 3.4″
individual pinwheels – 2″, 1.65″, and 1.35″

Pinwheel Party die

This die collection is designed to coordinate with the Pinwheel Party stencil collection and the Pinwheel Party stamp set

Price: $25
Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
individual pinwheels – 2″, 1.65″, and 1.35″
border – 5.5″
let’s party sentiment – 2.2″ x 2.4″
let’s party sentiment shadow – 2.5″ x 2.75″

Pinwheel Party stamps

This little companion sentiment set is designed to coordinate with our Pinwheel Party Stencil and Pinwheel Party die collection. Use these mix and match sentiments and small embellishments to really get your creativity spinning!

Price: $7
This set comes on a 3″ x 4″ sheet 
Made in the USA from high quality photopolymer for clear, crisp impressions.
Sentiments included in the set:
let’s party
hey graduate!
& eat lots of cake!
it’s your birthday!
you made it!
and celebrate you!
Approximate sizes:
let’s party – 2.2″ x 2.4″
hey graduate sentiment – 1.6″ x .2″
circle star – .5″
star cluster – .4″ x .7″

Cake Pops Collection

Cake Pops die

This die collection really takes the cake! Paired with our 1″ deep Circle Bubbles, the Cake Pops die collection creates the cutest cake treats. So fun for birthdays, wedding showers, graduations, or any other occasion worthy of cake! Fill them with candy or other small treats. Pair them with our Tear Away Circle die for easy access to the treats inside. Many of the elements from this die collection work equally well on flat projects like cards and tags, too. Check out the Number Candles and Banner die for more topper options, or put your cake on a pedestal with the Cake Pops Stand die!

Price: $30
Set of 13 dies
Made in the USA
Approximate measurements:
base circle – 3.4″
frosting ring – 2.25″
frosting border – 8″ x .3″
topper circle – 2.1″ x 2.1″
candle topper – 1″ x 1.4″ (not including base tab)
leaf and flower details – .4″ to .6″

Cake Pops Number Candles die

This Number Candles die is the perfect addition to the Cake Pops line-up! Fold the diecuts in half and tuck the tabs into the slit in the topper die from the Cake Pops die collection to create adorable treats with a personalized touch. Great for birthdays, anniversaries, grads, and more. These cute dies are equally at home on cards and tags, too!

Price: $22
Set of 10 dies
Made in the USA
Approximate measurements:
each number is approximately .5″ wide
overall height of each number die is 2.6″
when folded, the number candles measure appx. 1″ tall, not including the tab portion

Cake Pops Banner die + Sentiments stamp set

This banner die and matching sentiment mini stamp set are fun additions to the Cake Pops line-up! The tab at the base of the banner can be tucked into the slit on the circle topper die from the Cake Pops die collection to create an adorable stand-up topper for your sweet little cakes! Combine this die with the Cake Pops Sentiments stamp set customize your banners for lots of different occasions. Great for birthdays, anniversaries, grads, and more. These cute dies can be used on cards and tags, too! The two banner pieces included in the set make for a finished look from all sides.

Prices:
Cake Pops Banner die (set of 5 dies) – $8
Cake Pops Sentiments 2″ x 3″ stamp set – $4
Made in the USA
Approximate measurements:
banner base (not including tab portion) – 1.5″ x 1.7″
banners – 2.4″ x .6″
bow detail – .4″ x 1″
sentiment stamps – 1.3″ x .25″ each

Cake Pops Stand die

Step up your Cake Pops game by putting your cute creations up on a pedestal! The Cake Pops Stand die creates a 3D stand to prop up these sweet little cakes. Cut four of the pedestal portion, fold, and adhere together to create a sturdy base. Top it off with the scalloped topper for sweet treats that are on a whole new level! Consider using this cute stand for other applications as well, such as real cupcakes and more.

Price: $18
Set of 2 dies
Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
scalloped topper overall size – 4″
scalloped topper with scallops folded down – 3.35″
pedestal – 2″ x 1.7″ not including the tab portion

1″ Deep Circle Bubbles

These 1″ deep circle bubbles are perfect for enclosing all sorts of treats and baubles to create the Cake Pops treats. The extra depth allows for a generous helping of sweet treats.

Price – $4/pack of 10
Measurements:
2-1/2″ diameter opening at the base which tapers slightly at the top to appx. 2-1/4″
1″ depth
Overall diameter including the flange is appx 3-1/4″

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

• Pinwheel Party stencils – $16
• Pinwheel Party die – $25
• Pinwheel Party 3″ x 4″ stamp set – $7
• Cake Pops die – $30
• Cake Pops Number Candles die – $22
• Cake Pops Banner die – $8
• Cake Pops Stand die – $18
• Cake Pops Sentiments stamp set – $4
• 1″ Circle Bubbles – $4/pack of 10

I once again had so much fun creating, so I have tons of projects for you today!

First I’ll be sharing several Pinwheel Party projects, but before I do, here’s a video I put together to show you these stencils in action. I can’t wait for you to try them for yourselves!

Now for some Pinwheel Party projects. This first card uses the stencils to create the colorful pinwheel design. I stenciled it first across the top of a vertical A2 panel, then again along the bottom to create two borders.

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I love how quick and easy and FUN these stencils are! Using the masking trick I show in the video makes it easy to use tons of color. I added the diecut “let’s party” sentiment using the Pinwheel Party dies. I nested the word diecut back inside the shadow portion, sponging some ink on it before I put it back in place. I popped it up with foam tape for lots of dimension. I also added a few stars and confetti using the Pinwheel Party dies. The remainder of the sentiment was stamped with the Pinwheel Party stamp set onto a Sentiment Suite: Basics die. To finish off the top and bottom I added the frosting border from the Cake Pops die set. I love that border – it’s such a cute finishing touch!

This next one uses the Pinwheel Party dies and stencils to create a colorful cluster of pinwheels behind that cute sentiment!

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I could not stop making these pinwheels in all kinds of colors – they are so FUN to stencil! For the sentiment, I again used the let’s party words from the Pinwheel Party die. This time I cut several of the word portion from white cardstock and stacked them up for lots of dimension. I nested the insides of the letter loops back inside after sponging them with ink for a fun touch. I cut the shadow portion from vellum and added it behind the dimensional words. Behind that whole cluster of pinwheels is a bit of watercoloring to give it a softer look. I once again added the Cake Pops frosting borders along the top and bottom.

I warned you that I couldn’t stop making these pinwheels in allllll the colors! Here’s another one…I clustered a whole bunch of them in rainbow order across the front of this fun card.

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This time I used a sentiment from the new Birthday Blooms set, paired with a smaller sentiment from the Pinwheel Party stamp set. I also incorporated some of the Cake Pops Number Candles – they work so great on cards as well as the little cakes I’m going to show you in a bit! I finished it off by stamping the star cluster from the Pinwheel Party stamp set and stringing a few Twisted Crepe streamers.

So far my Pinwheel Party cards have been bright and colorful, but you can definitely explore some more masculine color schemes, or how about using school colors for a graduation card? I needed a few of these yet this year as our graduations have all been postponed. Here I used our school colors for a grad ensemble.

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For one of the Pinwheel stencil steps I sponged Versamark and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder to add some shimmer and shine to my pinwheel border. This time I cut my border with the matching die from the Pinwheel Party die set, and also stamped the Ticker Tape Background underneath, which was heat embossed with gold. The sentiment here is a combination from a few of the new sets – Balloon Bouquet and Pinwheel Party. I added some star and streamer confetti, cut with the Pinwheel Party dies from gold shimmer cardstock. For the other card, I clustered some of the individual pinwheel diecuts over some Nordic Frames and Crimped Frames panels, and also added some Twisted Crepe streamers cut from gold shimmer cardstock.

I also created a Cake Pops treat filled with chocolate to go along with my graduation cards! I used the Cake Pops Number Candles die to add the year 2020 to the top of the cake. It’s a tight fit, but I think it still works!

On the top of the cake I stamped “congratulations” using a sentiment from the Cake Pops Sentiments stamp set, and attached it to the Cake Pops Stand. I incorporated the Tear Away Circle die into the Cake Pops Stand so that the treats will be accessible.

Here’s a video I put together that shows how these cute Cake Pops go together!

These little cakes are so fun to do up with all sorts of details! The basic Cake Pops die has fun details built into it, but the Number Candles, Banner, and Cake Stand add even more possibilities.

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You can add glitter or sprinkles to the cake tops, or maybe even add some Twisted Crepe streamers to the stand like I did here. I used the small flowers from the Cake Pops die set along with some small flower sequins to dress them up even more.

The largest pinwheel from the Pinwheel Party set is also a great size to put on top of the cakes – I love how that looks! To cut the slit in the pinwheel to slip the candles in, I just ran it through my diecut machine with the cake top circle die from the Cake Pops set – it’s small enough that it fits just inside the circle and will only cut the slit, leaving the points of the pinwheel untouched. Then you can just slip in the topper of your choice – the candles, banner, or numbers! The Cake Pops Banner Sentiments stamp set is just right for adding all sorts of sentiments to that cute banner.

That wraps up my projects for today, but there is more, of course! 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 one of two $50 gift cards from today’s hop! Read on for details…

• Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). What caught your eye today, and gets you excited to get creating?
• Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close at Midnight EDT on Thursday night, May 28
• Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, May 29 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! We also have some special guests joining us again today to help make our anniversary even more special and bring you more inspiration! I’m excited to have Laura Bassen, Melissa Phillips, Dana Kirby, and Ashlea Cornell joining us today! These ladies always inspire me and I’m thrilled to have them here! You will find their blogs linked below along with the Inspiration Team.

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ANGELICA

DAWN

HEATHER

KAY

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

NORINE

WANDA

Melissa Phillips

Dana Kirby

Laura Bassen

Ashlea Cornell

Tomorrow is the day that all of the new goodies will go up in the shop! I’ll have a blog post go up in the morning with some shopping details. We’ll be restocking the shop tomorrow morning before the new products go live at 10am EDT. And surprise! It may be our birthday, but you’re getting all the presents! 🙂 You’ll receive 15% off your order all weekend long as our thanks for making our first year amazing!

The sale will start at 10am when the new products go up and will run through Sunday night at 11:59pm EDT. No code needed and the only exception is gift cards!