jumbo curiosity acorns

Welcome to our first day of product reveals and projects for this year’s fall collection, called Harvest Fest! We’ll be showcasing all of the products from our newest collection here on the blog today and tomorrow, and they’ll be available in the shop on Wednesday, August 30 at 10am EDT.

Before I get into today’s product intros, just a heads up that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live on our Instagram channel on Tuesday evening, 8/29 at 8pm EDT/7pm CDT. If you aren’t able to join us live, you can watch it any time from our feed.

A note about blog comments

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Now let’s get on to today’s product introductions…

Below is a quick look at the new products being showcased today. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information (sentiments, measurements, etc.), or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although you can preview the new products in the shop, they will not be available to add to cart or purchase until 10am EDT on Wednesday, August 30).

Caramel Apple die

Create sweet paper versions of this fall-favorite treat! So fun to embellish – consider using techniques like heat embossing the “caramel” for realistic shine, and even add some “nuts” with our Nutty Bits introduced below.

Click HERE for Caramel Apple die info ($18)

Nutty Bits and Apple Spice Bits

We have two new embellishment mixes, perfect for our Harvest Fest theme! The Nutty Bits are the perfect topping for our Caramel Apple die, and the Apple Spice is filled with everything nice for fall! **Remember that these products are NOT edible and care should be taken when creating with faux food items and small children.

Click HERE for Nutty Bits info ($6)
Click HERE for Apple Spice Bits info ($6)

To Pie For and Cinnamon Sticks die

More fall go-to foods…pie and cinnamon! The new To Pie For die has lots of fun pie-building options. Create beautiful Thanksgiving pies, or fruit-filled pies for year round goodies. The various dies in the To Pie For set can be mixed and matched to create different crusts and fillings. The Cinnamon Sticks die is a great little accent to pair with the pies or some pumpkins for pumpkin spice themed projects!

Click HERE for To Pie For die info ($30)
Click HERE for Cinnamon Sticks die info ($10)

Fall Foodie Phrases stamp set and die

To round out our selection of fall foodie-themed items, we have a stamp set that’s filled with lots of fun sentiments and coordinates with any of the dies shown above and more!

Click HERE for Fall Foodie Phrases stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Fall Foodie Phrases die info ($22)

Jumbo Curiosity: Acorns die

Continuing with our jumbo-sized versions of some of the dies included in our popular Curio sets, we are adding a jumbo-sized version of the acorn cluster originally found in our Curio: Autumn Findings set.

Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity: Acorns die info ($10)

Tear Strip Tags: Halloween stamp set

We have a new addition to our popular Tear Strip Tags series…a Halloween set! Perfect for quick and easy treat wraps or card sentiments.

Click HERE for Tear Strip Tags: Halloween stamp set info ($8)

Thanks All Ways stamp set & die

Our Thanks All Ways stamp set is filled with sentiments for expressing gratitude during this autumn and Thanksgiving season, and all year round. It’s a classic that I think you’ll reach for over and over!

Click HERE for Thanks All Ways stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Thanks All Ways die info ($10)

Herringbone Parquet die

This wonderful new background basic is perfect for quickly adding woodgrain texture to your background. The design cuts and embosses a herringbone pattern that stays intact to fill an A2 card. Keep it simple by cutting it from cardstock, or experiment with inking techniques using your favorite mediums to achieve realistic wood effects.

Click HERE for Herringbone Parquet die info ($27)

Angelica is joining us on our Youtube channel today to showcase several of today’s new products…

Now for some projects from me! First are several projects featuring our new To Pie For die and other new products being introduced today.

First up is a set of adorable packaged notecards using our To Pie For die and a few other coordinating products, both old and new!

• Create folded round notecard bases by cutting the plain circle from the To Pie For die “on the fold”, then attach your embellished pie to this base.
• Our Hey Cupcake die coordinates well with our To Pie For die, offering more topping options
• Our Fall Foodie Phrases set has lots of great sentiment options to create a mixed occasion notecard set, great for gift giving.
• Small paper pie tins (available from Amazon HERE) are a great way to package a set of notecards. Each one will hold 4-6 notecards depending on the level of embellishments.
• Our Sweet & Fancy Labels set is also a great companion sentiment set for the pies (used here to create the label).
• Wrap your notecard set with a band cut with the Ribbon Maker: Petite Scallops die, or one of our other Ribbon Maker dies. Stack the card-filled tin on top of some 4″ envelopes and wrap to secure, adding some twine if desired.
• Add “sugar” and “whip cream” to your pies using glitter and white puffy paint.
• Use the largest die from the Crimped Circles set to cut a piece of acetate to use as a clear top for your pie tin.

Next is a fun card that makes me think I can smell the warm apple cinnamon!

• Our Frosted Frames die is perfect for pairing with the To Pie For die to create a cute scalloped border
• To create rustic colored wood backgrounds with the Herringbone Parquet die, cut it from colored cardstock (red was used here), then brush over it very lightly with a brown ink pad (directly from pad to paper), then use a paint brush to lightly brush with white paint or gouache. Splatter with white and brown inks to add further distressing (I’ll share a reel for this technique soon! 🙂 )
• The apple slice included in the BotaniCuts Apple set is perfect for pairing with the new Cinnamon stick die for a cute accent.

This time I created a shaker card and filled it with our new Apple Spice Bits…

• Create a shaker card by diecutting the plain circle from the To Pie For set from a panel of cardstock (I diecut my panel first with the Herringbone Parquet to add texture). Back it with clear acetate, then layer over your card base (add the shaker contents first!) making sure foam adhesive completely closes off the circle area so your shaker elements stay contained. Top it off by adding the crust to the card front.
• Weave in some of the strips left from the diecut negative of the crust to create realistic woven top crusts.
• The Blessed Blooms set used here for the sentiment is a great fall go-to for sentiments.

The To Pie For set can be super fun, but it can also take on an elegant look here like on this Thanksgiving card which also uses the new Thanks All Ways stamp set and matching die.

• Use shades of brown to ink your Herringbone Parquet panel for a relistic wood look. Oxide inks were used here in Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain, and Ground Espresso.
• Use the strips left from the negative of the pie crust and weave them in. Cover any exposed ends with the leaves from the set.
• Ink the leaves and the crust from light brown ink to make everything look as if it was created from dough! Tea Dye Oxide ink was used here.
• Use your fingertips to slightly bend the scallops of the crust for added dimension.
• Heat emboss your sentiment with gold embossing powder for an elegant touch.

Now for a few projects using our Caramel Apple die paired with some of the other new goodies!

First up are some fun caramel apple tags.

• Diecut the apple “on the fold” to create a shaped base.
• Ink the caramel diecuts with oxide inks to create the perfect caramel color. I used Brushed Corduroy and Gathered Twigs.
• After inking, press the diecuts into a Versamark pad (or other embossing ink), then coat with Ultra Thick Embossing powder to give the caramel some shine. Repeat if needed to get a nice thick glossy coat.
• Use liquid glue once it’s cooled to add the Nutty Bits. Sprinkle them on the wet glue, and place a clear stamping block on top while it dries (that was such a great tip from Nicole Spohr in her video last month!)
• Add some tags – our Tear Strip Tags die is a great companion, stamped with the Fall Foodie Phrases set or the Tear Strip Tags: Halloween set.

Another fun shaker card, this time using the Caramel Apple die…

• Cut the apple from a panel of cardstock, then cover the opening with acetate to create the shaker window. Use foam tape on the backside all around the apple shape to contain your shaker bits. Adhere this panel to the card base (adding your shaker bits first)
• Instead of diecutting the Herringbone Parquet (which cuts slits between the planks), use it with a rubber embossing mat and your machine’s recommended embossing sandwich to emboss the design instead of cutting it. This leaves a solid panel without any cuts between the planks.
• The Curio Cover die has the perfect “wood” strips to use as a “shelf” or grounding element for the apple.
• The Cozy Cup Coaster die is a great to add a little “fabric” scrap under the apple.

I couldn’t resist creating a spooky bad apple for a fun Halloween card!

• The Fall Foodie Phrases set has tons of mix and match sentiments. Getting a little creative with other sets, alphabet dies, or a bit of masking allows you to create even more. The Bold Alphabet dies were used here for the “bad” portion of the sentiment.
• Create a “bad” apple by diecutting from red cardstock, then sponging with with dark red and even black ink. Add some black splatters!
• Add some spooky stars and sparkles using the Pinwheel Party stamp set

And last but not least, a project using the new Jumbo Curiosity Acorns die…

• Vibrantly inked diecuts placed on a dark background make for a striking effect.
• The weathered wood panel here was created the same way as the red background on the Apple Pie card earlier in this post, this time I used a muted blue-gray cardstock.
• Cluster some other diecuts in with the Jumbo Acorns – leaves from the BotaniCuts Mighty Oak and Jumbo Curiosity Buckeye Leaf were used here, plus a few blooms from the BotaniCuts Apple die.
• Acorns don’t have to be brown. Ink them in shades of gold, brown, and green. They can even be pink if you’d like! 🙂
• Heat emboss the sentiments using gold embossing powder onto dark cardstock to further the dark, dramatic look. The Thanks All Ways set is so elegant!

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action on my projects, you can hop along to see more projects from the Inspiration Team! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

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