twinkling hot foil

Hi all and happy Friday! I’m popping in today with some last-minute grad card inspiration. It’s definitely peak graduation season here, and I was in need of about a dozen cards for the weekend! I thought I’d pop in and share them with you today.

I started off by pulling out some great go-to supplies…our Bold Numbers, Bold Alphabet, and Let’s Have a Word Congrats dies, along with a couple of hot foils – Glow and Twinkling. I made my list of graduates and pulled out cardstock colors to match their school colors.

I set to work hot foiling all of the panels using the Glow and Twinkling hot foils and foil colors to match their school colors if I had them in my stash (note to self, up my colored foil game 🙂 ). I love how the foiling pops on the dark cardstock, and I felt like my cards were already off to a great start and really just needed a few diecuts to finish them off.

I stuck to the same basic layout for each, but changed up the sentiments a bit from card to card. For some I used the Bold Numbers die to create the 2023, for others I used the Bold Alphabet dies to spell out “grad”. Metallic cardstocks in gold and silver are a great choice for adding even more shine. I also added diecut stars – our Ribbon Maker: Pinked Stars die is a great way to cut lots of stars at once. When I was finished creating all of the card front panels, I added them to contrasting card bases, turning the panels at an angle (then trimming the excess) for a little more interest.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you have some last minute grad cards to create, I hope this post inspired you to get creating!

Welcome to the first day of introductions for our latest collection called Hip Hip Hooray! This collection is filled with all sorts of goodies for celebrating life’s special occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and more. Today’s products are perfect for the most popular card-making occasion…birthdays! Which is only fitting since it’s our 4th birthday! We’ll be having some extra special prizes over the next few days, so make sure you check out today’s giveaway info at the bottom of this post. Hint – you also won’t want to miss out on tomorrow’s *wink, wink*!

We’ll be showcasing all of the new products today and tomorrow, and without further ado, it’s time for today’s new product introductions!

Below is a quick look at all of the new products. 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 ET on Wednesday, April 26).

Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set, Tear Strip Banners die, and Tear Strip Tag Toppers die

**Update: Important Note Regarding the Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set

Due to a manufacturing issue there will be a delay of the release of the Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set that we introduced in this post. We will be working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue, however, this set will not be available on release day. Our sincere apologies for the delay, but we want to make sure we’re brining you the best product possible!

We have a few new additions to our Tear Strip line-up! First of all is a new sentiment set for birthdays. Secondly, we have a new Toppers die, which allows you to add an accent piece to the top of your Tear Strip Tags – it’s a set of three with three different decorative edges. Lastly, we’re introducing a Tear Strip Banner die which incorporates the same concept as the Tear Strip Tags in that it cuts four banners that stay intact for easy stamping in groups. The double-ended banner allows you to use your Tear Strip sentiment stamps in a more card-friendly design.

Click HERE for Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamp set info ($8)
Click HERE for Tear Strip Tag Toppers die info ($6)
Click HERE for Tear Strip Banners die info ($11)

All Aglow stencil and All Aglow die

Light the candles, let’s party! Our new All Aglow product suite features a multi-step stencil set and a die that can either be used on its own or in combination with the All Aglow stencil.

Click HERE for All Aglow stencil info ($16)
Click HERE for All Aglow die info ($27)

Angelica has a video to share with you today, showcasing the new All Aglow stencil plus a few other new goodies!

Make a Wish stamp set and Make a Wish die

The Make a Wish stamp set and Make a Wish word die are great companions to the above All Aglow suite, or they are great on their own as well!

Click HERE for Make a Wish stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Make a Wish die info ($22)

Sparkler Background Stamp

We have a new rubber background design, this one filled with sparkles and pops – perfect for celebrations of all kinds!

Click HERE for Sparkler Background stamp info ($16)

Glow, Twinkling, and Big Birthday hot foils

We are adding three new hot foil designs to our line up! Glow is a handy and versatile set of two “bursts” – great for adding a little pop and shimmer to backgrounds. Twinkling is a scattering of sparkles and spots, and Big Birthday is a generously-sized sentiment that can take center stage and make quick work of birthday cards!

Click HERE for Glow hot foil info ($10)
Click HERE for Twinkling hot foil info ($18)
Click HERE for Big Birthday hot foil info ($16)

Let’s see these new goodies in action!

First up are some Tear Strip Birthday Tags. The Tear Strip series has been one of my favorites, so I just love the new birthday addition as well as the cute new toppers! I had fun creating some vellum tags using colored vellum. I am guessing I may get some questions about the vellum, so I’ll just go ahead and share what I used. Unfortunately, we won’t be carrying it in the shop, but you can find the pack I used here (Amazon link).

I created several sets in sorbet colors. The toppers were cut from white cardstock. For my wrap here I used the Ribbon Maker: Large Stripes and Ribbon Maker: Star Strip dies wrapped around a kraft box, and topped it off with a Loopy Bow Builder. When creating the bow, I diecut it from pink vellum as well as gold mirror cardstock. In addition to using all of the loops, I also incorporated a few of the solid centers from the vellum diecuts. Love the frosted look!

Next up is a card I couldn’t wait to create using the new All Aglow die and stencil set. I thought this set was just perfect for a pop-up easel card. The best thing about easel cards is how easy they are! Just a few score lines and voila, a fun, interactive card. I’ll be posting a reel to our Instagram feed in the next day or two showing how I put this together.

For the candles, I diecut the circle flames from yellow vellum for a “glowing” effect. I love how they overlap just a bit for a fun effect! Behind all of those colorful candles are a couple of our new hot foils – Glow and Twinkling. You can use these independently, or they’re great paired up as well! For the sentiment, I used our new Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamp set and the new Tear Strip Banners die and placed it on the inside where the “easel” rests.

Next I have another card using All Aglow. This time I used just the stencil set for an easy, single layer card that’s perfect for mailing. Mix up the color combo to create this for guys or gals!

Once my All Aglow stenciling was finished, I pulled out the new hot foils again – this time I used Twinkling and that great jumbo Big Birthday sentiment and foiled them right over my stenciling. I also pulled out the burst images from the Make a Wish stamp set and stamped a few onto my candle flames using gold ink.

One more All Aglow card…for this one I used both the die and stencil set, but didn’t stencil the solid candles, just the patterned parts onto the All Aglow candles diecut from white cardstock.

Once again I added some foiling to the background using the Glow hot foil. The sentiment is a mix of the Make a Wish die paired with a stamped sentiment from the Make a Wish stamp set. I cut the Make a Wish from gold metallic paper and the shadow portion from white vellum. The banner that the sentiment is stamped on is from our Pre-Text Banners die.

This next one uses the Make a Wish die and Make a Wish stamp set with a little Sparkler background. For the sentiment, I diecut the new Make a Wish from several cardstock colors, snipped them apart and pieced them together for a colorful sentiment.

Before adhering the sentiment to my card base, I first stamped the Sparkler Background using light tan ink. Then I stamped several candles and their “flames” and sparkles using the images from the Make a Wish stamp set. I added a few white pen details to the sentiment and some sequins for sparkle.

One more fun candle card…I couldn’t stop! For this one I created a window in my card front, cut using a new die we’ll be showcasing more tomorrow called Window Dressing. I backed it with acetate and then added a cluster of candles done with the All Aglow die and All Aglow stencil.

Once again I used the Make a Wish die for the sentiment and added a few diecut sparkles, which were cut with the Twinkle Background die.

Before I wrap up today’s post, I have just a few more projects that are quick and easy! It seems like I’m always looking for something quick as I head out the door (is it just me?!) So here are a few ideas for those times when you just need something quick!

This first one just uses out new Sparkler Background stamp stamped onto an aqua card panel. I hot foiled the sentiment using the new Big Birthday hot foil, as well as a few of the new Glow sparkles.

I added just a few diecut stars, cut using the Twinkle Background die, and added a few sequins. Nice and easy and quick, and oh, so cute!

And last but not least, another easy idea! I once again started with the Sparkler Background and heat embossed it with gold powder onto a white cardstock base. Then I added some vellum circles, which I cut using the All Aglow die, but you could easily use a circle punch as well.

I topped it off with the Make a Wish sentiment die and some gold diecut stars, cut once again using the Twinkle Background die.

Before we get to the blog hop and giveaway details, just a heads up for tomorrow evening! If you’d like to see the products up close, join Laurie for an Instagram Live tomorrow evening, 4/25 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT on our Instagram channel. If you aren’t able to join her live, you can watch it any time from our feed.

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! In honor of our 4th birthday, we’ll be giving away FOUR $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop. The team blogs are linked in the thumbnails below – enjoy!!

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