Hey there, crafty friends! It's Release Day and today marks our 7th birthday! With every passing year, we love sharing the joy of paper crafting more & more, and we are thrilled to add to our collection with 11 new stamp sets, 30 dies and cutting plates, 3 new embossing folders, and a new Matched paper collection and sequins. The party has been going on all week so hopefully this isn't the first you've heard about our latest products, but just in case you're just joining us I want to make sure you're in the know about all of our party plans!
First, I want to announce the winners of our 'comment to win' prizes. To celebrate our 7th birthday we're giving away SEVEN GIFT CERTIFICATES (six valued at $25 each and one $50 grand prize). Are you one of our lucky winners!? Check out the list below:
1. Phyllis Freese
2. Foodista88
3. Sharon D.
4. kelly ethridge
5. Deborah Vasel
6. karenb
7. GRAND PRIZE: Karen Varney
Congratulations to the winners! Please email us to claim your prize. Happy Shopping!
Next, I want to make sure you know about our free set with the purchase of $50 or more!
The One & Only You Stamp & Die Combo set includes a coordinating 'you' die to pair with the various sentiments included in the stamp set. This set will be FREE with orders of $50 or more from September 3rd - September 13th. One free set per customer, while supplies last. Note: once your order meets the qualifying amount the free stamp set will be added to your cart.
And now I'm excited to bring you our September Release video. Take a look at three of my favorite products from this month's release!
And now for quick and easy links to all of our new products:
Simply Stamped - Sunflowers
Grouchy Grumplings
Balloon Buddies
If Turkeys Could Talk Stamp & Die Combo
Pixie Dust Stamp & Die Combo
Party Pals Stamp & Die Combo
Wishes on a Wire - Birthday
Daughter of the King
He is God
Another Year Older
C'mon Get Happy
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Balloon Buddies Dies
Grouchy Grumplings Dies
Simply Stamped - Sunflowers Dies
Presents Cutting Plate
Skinny Mini Party Borders
Happy Birthday Banner
Sack It - Castle
Block Party - Happy
Block Party - Thanks
Scribble Flowers
Bloomers 3
Bloomers Greenery
Mini Bloomers
Build a Scene - Trees
Door to Door
Door to Door Decor
Sack It - Fox
Sack It - Raccoon
Sack It - Moose
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Little Bits - Cupcake
Little Bits - Ice Cream Sundae
Little Bits - Magic Wand
Little Bits - Castle
Little Bits - Carriage
Little Bits - Crown
Little Bits - Frog
Little Bits - Turkey
Little Bits - Raccoon
Little Bits - Moose
Little Bits - Leaves
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Embossing Folder - Prairie
Embossing Folder - Graphic Impressions - Birthday
Embossing Folder - Take a Number
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Matched Kit - Hello Happiness
TE 6x6 Paper Pack - Hello Happiness
TE Sequins - Hello Happiness
Premium Cardstock - Pink Champagne
Premium Cardstock - Mint Julep
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Now that I've shared all of our new products, can you handle one more bit of exciting news!? Today we're launching our very own challenge over on the Share Joy Challenge blog! Each Thursday, the fabulous Jen Shults will be posting a new challenge to inspire us to create and the newest members of our Creative Team will be providing ideas to get us started. Not only do we hope to inspire your creative time, we also want to encourage you to use the projects you create to share joy with those around you. One of the weekly requirements is to get that card in the mail! So will you take the challenge!?
I love all of the sketches that Jen designs and this one is no exception. And I think it was quite fitting to use our company colors for this inaugural challenge! Each of the challenges will include a sketch and an additional element. The cool part is that you can choose to incorporate one or the other or both on your project!
For my card I used the sketch and the color inspiration to create this:
I started by die cutting the Scribble Flowers out of several colors of felt and cardstock and piecing them together in the colors and layers that I wanted. Taylor's Tip: I typically don't know exactly what flowers I want to create when I start cutting. I just cut a bunch of sizes and colors and then start trying things together until I come up with the combinations that I like. I highlighted the leaves with Copic marker for extra dimension and the layers of felt add some nice texture to the scene as well.
For even more texture I embossed the clouds with the Lots of Dots embossing folder and embossed my sentiment. To finish it off I added a bit of twine at the top! I hope you'll head over to the Share Joy Challenge blog and check it out! We'd love to have you join us (and of course, there are prizes up for grabs too!).
C'mon Get Happy
Scribble Flowers
Build a Scene - Rolling Hills
Cloud Duo
Embossing Folder - Lots of Dots
Premium Cardstock - Salt Water Taffy
Premium Cardstock - Cookie Monster
Premium Cardstock - Potato Chip
Premium Cardstock - Earl Grey
Premium Cardstock - Granny Smith
Premium Cardstock - Peapod
Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube
Hemp Cord - White (68 yards)
100% Wool Felt - Heather Gray
100% Wool Felt - Tiffany
Pebbles Enamel Dots - Fun in the Sun
Zing! Embossing Powder - Aqua Opaque
Zing! Embossing Powder - White Opaque
VersaMark - Watermark Stamp Pad
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The rest of our creative team is back today with more inspiration so make sure you check out their projects by clicking their photos below and leave 'em some love too!
Charmaine Ikach
Courtney Kelley
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