April 2017 Release: Day 4

 I hope everyone has enjoyed everything that we have shared so far this week! We have even more fabulous products to introduce today, and of course lots of inspiration too!

 

Birthday cards are one of the most popular occasions to paper craft for, and this new set gives you a whole new collection of unique options. These will work well for any recipient making this a go-to sentiment set! With lots of layering options, unique font combinations, and several styles to choose from you will never run out of possibilities!

Available for purchase April 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

The Ways to Say series is a set that gives you multiple ways to express a certain sentiment. This set features many ways to express the sentiment “thank you”. The sentiments are perfect for adding to projects like cards, tags, scrapbook pages, andmore that you have created to send a special word of thanks.

Available for purchase April 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

Kay is kicking off a new line of animal dies that feature her signature style. She is starting with this adorable little cat. There are little detail dies included that can be used to personalize the cat in any way you wish. Once you collect them all you will practically have an entire menagerie!

Available for purchase April 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

 

Kay is continuing her Flower Mandalas series, providing you with even more shapes and details to mix and match to recreate her polymer clay creations in other mediums such as paper, fun foam, felt and more. 

Available for purchase April 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.

  

Now that I've made all of the formal introductions, let's get onto the projects!

My first project project today is super simple. It all started with a few 1/2" strips of cardstock cut in a rainbow of colors.

After adhering them to a piece of cardstock, I die-cut the top layer using the new Ways to Say: Birthday die, exposing the white layer underneath.

That panel was split in half and trimmed to allow space for the twine to be tied around the card front.

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday
• INK: True Black
• PAPER: Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Stamper's Select White
• DIES: Ways to Say: Birthday
• OTHER: Baker's Twine

 

This is one of my favorite sets of initials from this set. The solid hexagon can neatly nicely directly inside the sentiment frame, or you can use it to account around it like I did here.

I also stamped a few star that are included in the set, scattering them around to break up the geometry a bit.

The regular "happy birthday" sentiment is added underneath in a darker color, which helps to ground the whole focal point.

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday
• INK: Orange Zest, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, Smokey Shadow
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White
• OTHER: Baker's Twine,1/8" hole punch

Next up is this flourished sentiment from Initial Sentiments: Birthday. There is space created at the bottom of the sentiment to add any of the regular "happy birthday" strip sentiments included.

I heat embossed the sentiment and watercolored these pretty stripes over it, along with the addition of a few clear sequins.

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday
• INK: VersaMark
• PAPER: Bright Buttercup, watercolor paper
• OTHER: Zig Clean Color Markers, White Filigree Embossing Powder, clear sequins

 

One of the things customers always ask advice about is creating masculine cards, here is a quick and easy one that would work for adults and teens.

These circle stamps are each a separate image so you can play around with color combos. I chose some earthy colors to help the project have a masculine feel.

Underneath those, I heat embossed the "happy birthday" sentiment with White Filigree Embossing Powder.

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday (available April 15th) Latin Motifs
• INK: Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, Cocoa Bean, Classic Kraft, VersaMark
• PAPER: Stormy Sea, Stamper's Select White
• OTHER: white filigree embossing powder

 

I'm seriously dying over the cuteness of these sweet little cat from Kay. It is so easy to put together and you can have fun experimenting with different color schemes based on your favorite breeds.

For the eyes, I colored to white adhesive pearls with a sharpie. I think it gave them a more realistic look this way.

I had a little fun with the sentiment. Using "Eat Cake" from Ways to Say: Birthday. I crossed "cake" out and replaced it with "fish".

• STAMPS: Ways to Say: Birthday
• INK: Tropical Teal
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist
• DIES: Kay's Critters: Cuddly Cat dies, Mix & Mat: Scallops die
• OTHER: Copic Markers, adhesive pearls colored w/ black Sharpie, black pen

 

I have one last project for you today, this one using Kay's new Flower Mandalas 2 dies. In playing around and experimenting with these dies, I thought it would be interesting to cut the completed mandala in half.

After doing so, it looked like the perfect place to nest a monogram.

Created with the Botanical Letters set, the tiny purple accents on it help bring out the card base.

• STAMPS: Botanical Letters
• INK: Mint Julep, Lilac Grace, Winter Wisteria
• PAPER: Lilac Grace, Stamper's Select White
• DIES: Flower Mandalas 2 dies, Botanical Letters dies

 

Lizzie Jones is joining me today, featuring Initial Sentiments: Birthday.

One of the great things about the new Initial Sentiments: Birthday set is that the images it contains offer o many styles and looks, you can truly find something for any project. I love the way this particular sentiment complements this cake image from Just Desserts.

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday (available April 15th) Just Desserts
• INK: Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Jadeite, Summer Sunrise
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, 
• DIES: Noted: Scalloped A2 dies, Just Desserts dies
• OTHER: rhinestones, paintbrush, markers, sponge

 

The simplicity of this card is one of its finest qualities. I love the colors, the simple stitched frame, the clean lines. What a wonderful "go-to" design that can be used for any recipient, man or woman. 

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday (available April 15th)
• INK: New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Aqua Mist, Limeade Ice, VersaMark
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, True Black
• DIES: Mix & Mat: Scallops
• OTHER: White Filigree Embossing Powder

 

This card is so striking with all the texture and colors it features. In particular, the vellum sentiment strip running the width of the circular window is a unique feature that can be used in so many ways,

• STAMPS: Initial Sentiments: Birthday (available April 15th) Flower Favorites
• INK: Olive Twist, Prairie Grass, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Aqua, Mist, True Black, VersaMark
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Vellum
• DIES: Flower Favorites
• OTHER: White Filigree Embossing Powder

 

Wanda Guess is joining me today, featuring Ways to Say: Birthday and the Flower Mandalas 2 dies.

This felt gift topper from Wanda is a wonderful example of how versatile large dies like Flower Mandalas 2 can be. It only takes a few minutes to make, and you could even add a loop of twine to it so the recipient could save it as a keepsake!

• STAMPS: Ways to Say: Birthday
• DIES: Flower Mandalas 2 dies, Made With Love Tags 2 dies
• INK: True Black
• PAPER: Stamper’s Select White
• OTHER: Hawaiian Shores ribbon, felt (Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream, True Black, Limeade Ice), pearls, felt glue

 

The individual elements in the Flower Mandalas dies can be used in so many ways outside of the creation of a mandala. Since you have the ability to cut multiples of the smaller shapes, it is quick and easy to create several accents like this at once.

• STAMPS: Ways to Say: Birthday
• DIES: Flower Mandalas 2 dies, Ways to Say: Birthday dies
• INK: True Black
• PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, True Black, Bright Buttercup, Spring Moss, Pattern Basics: Bright Buttercup
• OTHER: Pearls

 

All of the bright colors in this card make it especially festive. I love the idea of taking one phrase and stamping it in a rainbow of colors to create a background. The way Wanda rounded just two of the corners is a nice finishing touch as well.

• STAMPS: Ways to Say: Birthday
• PAPER: Pure Poppy, True Black, Stamper’s Select White
• INK: Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores, Royal Velvet
• DIES: Ways to Say: Birthday
• OTHER: Twine, Enamel Dots, Corner Rounder

I hope you have enjoyed all the creations that I have shared with you today!  What do you think of all the new product introductions? DO you make a lot of birthday cards? Can you see yourself making a lot of use from Initial Sentiment: Birthday and Ways to Say: Birthday? And can you believe the gorgeousness of the new Flower Mandalas 2 dies? What medium would you use them with first? Felt, paper, foam? Can you believe the cuteness of that Cuddly Cat? What previously released sentiment stamps do you think would go well with it?  We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced!  Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think of the new products and you will be eligible to win big!

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You have until 7am ET, Friday, April 14th to leave your comment and be eligible to win.  Only one comment per person please.  One randomly selected winner will be announced on our April Release Winners Page before noon ET the same day.  Thank you for stopping by today and best of luck with the contest!

 

 

 

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