pretty picado

Hello and welcome! We have new products to introduce to you today, AND it’s the first day of our 7th Anniversary celebration, which means we have an extra fun giveaway for today’s blog hop! Make sure you check out the details at the end of this post for how you can hop along and enter to win one of seven (7!!) $100 gift cards!

I’m so excited to get to introduce some of the new products from our Fête & Fiesta collection. These new products will be available in the shop on Thursday, May 14 at 10am EDT. We’ll be showcasing all of the new products here on the blog today and tomorrow before they go up in the shop.

Also, Laurie Willison will be hosting a Youtube Live craft & chat. If you’d like to see the new products, ask questions, etc, Laurie will be going Live on Wednesday evening 5/13 at 8pm EDT / 7pm CDT on our Youtube channel.

Now for today’s new product intros!

In case you’d like to watch rather than read, I put together a showcase video with all of today’s product introductions, as well as a show and tell with all of the project shown here on the blog today. I share more info and details on the products and project in the video than I can possibly type here!

Below is a look at some of the new products in our Fête & Fiesta collection. 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 stock is added on Thursday, May 14 at 10am EDT ).

Pretty Picado Suite

We have another suite of products designed to coordinate with our Capsule line! Our Pretty Picado suite was inspired by Mexican folk art paper cuttings called papel picado, which feature intricate designs cut from colorful paper. It will turn your Capsule products into a paper fiesta! This product suite is filled with so many fun mix and match products, including an embossing folder, stencil, sentiment stamps and dies, and more. There are 10 mix and match products in this jumbo suite and we’re excited to show you all of the possibilities!

Click HERE for Pretty Picado die info ($21)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Sentiments stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Sentiments die info ($6)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Cut-Away Sentiments die info ($6)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Banners die info ($17)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Borders die info ($16)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Blooms die info ($18)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado embossing folder info ($14)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado Background stamp info ($18)
Click HERE for Pretty Picado stencil info ($15)

Market Place Celebration Street

A block party is coming to Market Place! These fun new additions to our Market Place series expand on the series and are perfect for birthdays, grads, and more. The die set includes window flower boxes, balloons, a tiny bike, and several celebratory banners. The stamp set includes celebration-themed shop names, some of which are a little bit cheeky (Over the Hill Bike Shop, Father Time & Sons Clock Shop 😆), and a whole lot of fun!

Click HERE for Market Place Celebration Street die info ($22)
Click HERE for Market Place Celebration Street stamp set info ($8)

Arch Box Mini die

We have a new mini version of our popular Arch Box (previously available in Large and Small)! This mini version coordinates wonderfully with our Market Place Mini building dies. As another option, it’s a great size for pairing with the new Pretty Picado Cut-Away sentiments dies introduced above!

Click HERE for Arch Box Mini die info ($14)

I have so many projects to share with you!

First, a few projects using the new Market Place Celebration Street die and stamp set paired with the previously released Market Place dies.

It was so fun to deck out the original Market Place No 1, No 2, and No. 3 dies with these new details…fun banners, flower boxes, balloon clusters, and of course that tiny little bicycle! This one uses Market Place No. 3…

And this one uses Market Place No. 2…

And Market Place No. 3. These are all shaped cards created by cutting the building base “on the fold” from a piece of folded cardstock to create the shaped base, then topping it off with a colorful and embellished house on the front of the shaped card base.

Next are some adorable little house boxes made with the new Arch Box Mini, Market Place Celebration Street die, and the previously released Market Place Mini die. These are so fun and happy, and perfect for little treats like chocolates, lip balm, etc!

I talk a little about this in the showcase video as well, but I shortened two of the three Market Place Mini buildings to feel more well-proportioned for the Arch Box Mini. This is simple to do by just trimming off the bottom. For the building with the square-step top I used the full three-window height, but for the other two I omitted a window or two just by trimming off the bottom.

Before assembling the boxes I also decided to add some decorative cut-outs to the sides of the boxes using some of the dies from the new Pretty Picado Blooms die. I love that special little touch!

Next up, I have oodles of projects using the new Pretty Picado suite. I could not stop exploring all of the fun mix and match options with this product suite! Combined with the basics from our Capsule series and you could experiment for days!

First up is a rather simple to do card. It looks intricate, but it’s actually very simple! I used outer border from the Pretty Picado die and used the Capsule Fixed Border Large die to cut it out, then popped it up on a second border that I cut from yellow cardstock and did not cut using the Pretty Picdo die, just leaving it solid instead. I layered these two borders over a background that was stamped with the new Pretty Picado Background stamp. Inside, I placed a yellow Capsule diecut that was embossed with the Pretty Picado embossing folder and also has the Hello Cut-Away Sentiment cut from it. I stamped the rest of the sentiment phrase using the Pretty Picado Sentiments stamp set.

This next shaped card uses all three of the dies from the Pretty Picado die to create these intricate cuts. I cut solid backers using the Capsule Basics die and went for some bright, happy cardstock colors. It looks like waaaay more work than it actually was!

I did also emboss the red layer peeking through the center panel using the Pretty Picado embossing folder so the embossed areas kind of pop up and peek through the diecut. I love how that looks! To position the die properly to create this effect, you can emboss a scrap of cardstock and use it as an alignment guide for getting your dies into the right place so it will match up with the embossing. OR you can wing it (haha! which is what I did) – centering those Picado detail cuts inside the curve of the Capsule shape isn’t hard to do and it ended up being almost perfectly in place. 🙂

I had so much fun playing with COLOR on my project for this release. I love soft pastels, but sometimes you just gotta bust out all the colors! This next project suite uses a warm color palette of oranges, pinks, and yellows for an ensemble of birthday cards, tags, etc, that would be perfect for a summery birthday.

First off is the card…this is a 5×7 card that uses the Pretty Picado Background stamp (outer orange and inner yellow), the Pretty Picado Embossing folder (outer border), the Pretty Picado Sentiments stamp set (flowers, flourishes, and sentiments), the Blooms die, and the Sentiments die. I also snuck in a Capsule Filigree Border, cut from orange cardstock, and nested it inside the embossed border.

I also made a couple of pretty matching tags.

The orange one uses some of the banners from the Market Place Celebration Street die and a Cut-Away Sentiment die. The pink one uses the center elements from the Pretty Picado die (layered over an embossed piece), a sentiment from the Picado Sentiments stamp set (cut with the Sentiments die), and the previously released Regency Bow No. 1 to top it off.

And a little shaped notecard to finish off this little ensemble! The blooms were done with a mix of the Pretty Picado stamp set and Blooms die. The shaped base was of course created with the Capsule Basics die. The embossed rings on the yellow layer were done with the Capsule Basics embossing folder and I also added in a Capsule Filigree Border cut from dark pink cardstock.

Next up are some more Mini Arch Boxes, this time using the Pretty Picado Blooms die and the Pretty Picado Cut Away Sentiments die to cut some cute accents and sentiments cut directly from the boxes before assembly.

When cutting details like this from the boxes you can choose to leave them open, or if you’d prefer that the contents not show you can always back it with a piece of cardstock or vellum…using a contrasting color adds a fun touch, too!

After all those summer-hot colors, it’s time to cool things down with this next project suite, this time using calm and cool shades of blue and green.

Let’s take a look at the larger card first. This one uses the Pretty Picado stencil to create that pretty multi-color border. I cut it using the Capsule Large Fixed border. The result is the larger border which I used here, and also the interior, which I put to use on a smaller A2-sized card. It’s like a two-for-one deal! The sentiments were stamped using the Pretty Picado Sentiments stamp set and cut with the matching Sentiments die. Inside that pretty stenciled frame is a capsule diecut that was also stamped with the Picado Background stamp (stamped in green ink onto blue cardstock). I added some flowers using the stamp set and Blooms die. The base was cut using a new die you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow…pinked edges for our Capsule shapes!

The smaller A2-sized card uses the interior of the stenciled panel that was left over from the outer border in the card above. I diecut the “for you” sentiment using the Pretty Picado Cut Away Sentiments die. I also used the Pretty Picado die combined with the Capsule Fixed Border Small die to cut the light blue border. The pinked base was again done using the die I mentioned that you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow!

My next few project ensembles take the Pretty Picado suite in a bit of a different direction…this next one is still very colorful, but a little softer, with more of a vintage, lacy vibe, which I can never resist.

The card is a 5×7 card that starts with the Picado Background stamp, stamped in green ink onto a light blue background. Then I embossed a Large Capsule Fixed Border using the Pretty Picado embossing folder. Have you ever looked at the embossing and thought that the back, debossed side is just as pretty as the front? Me too! I decided to go for it here and use it that way! Inside that pretty debossed frame is a Capsule shape that was cut using the Pretty Picado die. Layered over the top is a Capsule Filigree Border (cut from orange), and a cluster of flowers created with our Bigger Botanicals Hawthorn die. The sentiment banner was done with the Rosemal Reflections Setiments stamp set and die (or the banner from the Tangled Tulips die as they are the same).

I also created a couple of smaller A2-sized Capsule shaped cards to coordinate. That is one of my very favorite things about the Capsule product suite…with almost everything you diecut you end up with extra pieces to use on more projects…the green here is the leftover from the inside of that pretty embossed border on the 5×7 card, and the orange is left from one of the proejcts I shared above. It’s like mix and match heaven!

And finally, this little project suite is finished off with some mini notecards created with the new Pretty Picado Banners die. These banners can of course be strung together to create traditional banners that can be used for party decor, but they are also perfect for little notecards, tags, card fronts, you name it. I cut them on the fold here to create the shaped bases, then topped them off with a colored diecut. Three of them also use one of the interior dies from the main Pretty Picado die, and the orange one uses the Cut Away Sentiments die to cut the word “happy”. The “just for you” stamp sentiments are from the Simple Holiday Sentiments set, and the “birthday” is from the Pretty Picado Sentiments stamp set.

We started this post with an explosion of color, but we’re going to end it with the softest of soft color palettes…white on white and a touch of gold for an elegant wedding card and tag suite…

First the card…it’s easy peasy, but so much gorgeousness compared to the amount of effort. Gotta love that. It starts with a shaped base, cut with the Capsule Basics die. I then embossed that white scalloped Capsule Basics diecut using the Basics embossing folder. I love how it embosses those rings for that pretty border to just nestle right into. For the border, I diecut the outer border from the Pretty Picado die, and cut it out using the Capsule Large Fixed Border, then cut a second fixed border from gold mirror cardstock, popping up the detailed cut with foam for lots of dimension. The center is just a Capsule diecut which was embossed with the Pretty Picado folder. The sentiment was stamped and heat embosssed with gold powder. Don’t be afraid to mix shades of cream and white! It’s subtle, elegant, and gorgeous!

And finally, the matching tag! The base layer was created by cutting two of the more rectangular Pretty Picado Banners. I glued them together by overlapping the line of holes, then topped it off with a Capsule Basics diecut which was embossed with the Picado embossing folder. The diecut flowers were cut with the Bigger Botanicals Soapwort die, and the tag is topped off with a Regency Bow No 1.

That wraps up my projects for today, but we’ll be back tomorrow with more product reveals and projects before the new collection goes up in the shop on Thursday, May 14 at 10am EDT.

The Inspiration Team has been busy creating as well, and they have so much to share with you. I hope you’ll hop along…there are prizes too (of course!), read on for details…

Inspiration Team Blog Hop & Giveaway

To celebrate our 7th Anniversary,we’ll be giving away SEVEN $100 gift cards for today’s blog hop. **NOTE the comment deadline and winner posting time**

• 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, May 13 at 11:59pm EDT
• Winners will be posted at 7:00 am EDT on Thursday, May 14 here on the blog (a few hours before the new products go live in the shop!)

Now for the team blog links to see more projects featuring today’s new product reveals!