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Build-a-Hat + This is Big Sentiments: Snow + Fantastic Front Snowflake + Line It Up: New Year + Elegant Edges: Clock + Celebrate the New Year

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Are you ready for Day 2 of our November Countdown?  I have been waiting patiently to share with you our delightful, new Build-A-Hat dies and gorgeous, New Year products.  Talk about playful, fun, unique, and over-the-top beautiful!  Just wait until you see what our designers have created with these new products!

Look at this cute card our designer Brenda created using the adorable Build-A-Hat dies!  This new die collection is overflowing with all the fixings you’ll need to build your own Winter beanie.  You’ll find the cap, different pom poms for the top, zigzags, stitches, Ric Rac, a heart, star, snowflake, and more.  This delightful set allows you to custom make beanies for everyone and anyone!

I love the color scheme Brenda chose to use on her card.  It’s perfect for Winter.  Notice how she used the pierced dies included in our Build-A-Hat collection to create a stitched pattern across her beanie.  I love how she used zigzags and polka dots to create the cutest custom-made Winter cap.  And, don’t you love how she used our Watercolor Plaid Stencils and Border Bling:  Skinny Ric Rac to create her background and frame?!  There are truly so many things you can do with these creative dies.

TIPS:

  • Add darker ink around the edges of your die-cuts to create dimension and make them stand out from your background.
  • Use a white gel pen to add faux stitching for a homespun feel.
  • Add embellishments in a visual trio to draw the eye to the focal point and sentiment.

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS:  Trees & Patterns

INK:  Spring Rain, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky

PAPER:  Spring Rain, Spring Moss, Blueberry Sky, Stamper’s Select White

DIES:   Build-A Hat, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac, Cover Plate: Handmade Quilt

STENCIL: Watercolor Plaid

OTHER:  Versamark, white embossing powder, white glitter cardstock, white clay snowflakes

 

Isn’t it fun to create cards for the New Year?  What a great way to wish someone all the wonderful blessings the New Year will bring!  We have got you covered in this category with our gorgeous, new Elegant Edges:  Clock, Celebrate the New Year stamps, and perfectly designed Line It Up:  New Year dies.  There are so many creative ways to use these new products and Bobbi is sharing just one of them.

The Elegant Edges:  Clock dies can be used to adorn the top or bottom edge of your cards, or can be used as the centerpiece and focal point.  You’ll find a clock face with numbers and hands just waiting for your imagination.  I love how Bobbi turned her card into a birthday or graduation card, using these very same products…so creative and versatile, right?  Our Line It Up:  New Year dies come in a variety of three different sentiments including Let’s Celebrate, Happy New Year, and Cheers to New Beginnings.  The Celebrate the New Year stamps are the perfect staple in your crafting stash as they cover so many sentiments that are perfect for wishing others well throughout the New Year.

Bobbi has even shared directions on how she made this bright and beautiful card:

This card is 5″ X 7″ in size and uses the Elegant Edges: Clock Dies to create a unique and fun front flap birthday card!

  1. Cut the following from white cardstock: 5″ X 8-1/2″ piece of Stampers’ Select White cardstock for the back panel of the card, Front flap using the Elegant Edges: Clock Dies flap die.
  2. Score 1-1/2″ in from one short side of the back side panel.
  3. Cut 5″ wide X 2-1/2″ tall piece from Hawaiian Shores cardstock for the front.
  4. Cut from True Black cardstock, the “Let’s CELEBRATE”  sentiment using the Line it Up: New Years Dies.
  5. Cut from Soft Stone and True Black cardstock, the clock face using the Elegant Edges: Clock Dies flap die. Adhere the black numbers and clock hands to the Soft Stone clock face.
  6. Position and adhere the back panel of the card to the front panel, folding over the 1-1/2″ flap to the front card flap. Attach the teal strip OVER this flap to conceal it.
  7. Attach the “Let’s Celebrate” sentiment to the front flap at the bottom edge of the Hawaiian Shores cardstock.
  8. Stamp in black and die cut the “It’s time to celebrate you!” sentiment from the “It’s Time” stamp set. Attach to the front panel, right above the “Let’s Celebrate” die cut.
  9. Attach the clock face to the front flap.
  • Hand cut squares from 1/4″ strips of Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise and Limeade Ice. Adhere the squares to the flap and a couple over the clock face

SUPPLY LIST:

STAMPS:  It’s Time

INK:  True Black

PAPER:  Stamper’s Select White, True Black, Soft Stone, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice

DIES:  It’s Time, Line it Up: New Year, Elegant Edges: Clock

 

I hope you have enjoyed all the beautiful projects that we’ve shared with you today!  We would love to hear what you think of everything we have introduced!  Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you like the most and why, and you will be eligible to win big!

 

Leave a comment today and you will be automatically entered to win a $50 Papertrey Ink gift certificate! You have until 10am ET, November 24th to leave your comment and be eligible to win.  Only one comment per person please.  One randomly selected winner will be posted on the November Release Winners Page by 12 PM ET on November 26th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. OMG OMG OMG! I LOVE the BUILD A HAT soooo much! I love all the DTs designs with it! The ones by Miriam are DARLING! The new snowflake front is amazing! WOW!

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  6. LOVE the card and tag projects displaying the oh-so-fun “Build a Hat” set!
    I see a huge variety of Fall and Winter card giving occasions for this must have set. Also, the “Fantastic Front Snowflake” cards are stunning!
    Thank you, DT, for the fabulous design ideas 🙂

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  10. I really love the Build-a-Hat die. I especially like making a shaped card with it and including a gift card/money slot. So cute!

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  21. Those big beanies are all adorable! Love that Leanne incorporated the darling snowman with the big Snow word die. The DT did an awesome job again.

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  23. I love everything!!! Snowflakes are one of my very favorite things. I love the size of them and the cover plate die. The snuggle hats are so cute, especially for tags.

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  43. Adding a comment using the link from IG, since that appears to be a separate contest. I adore all the hats–Bobbi’s are wonderful with so many different looks!

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  55. So, so many cute cards! Live the Build a Hat so many cute options!
    All your products are so great! Keep up the good work!!

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  58. Oh my goodness! The build a hat dies are soooo fun! I can see endless possibilities with these! Hats off to the DT for hitting it out of the park!

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  73. These snow hats are awesome! They are so versitile where you can change up the designs or the application of cards or tags. My favorite is #7 by Kelly, love the forest vibe which reminds me of a frosty holiday with the mossy greens and holly.

    Thanks for all the wonderful designs!

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  78. I’m loving the hat cards and gift tags. I also love the NY cards with the clock. Such a creative design team with such fabulous ideas!

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