WPlus9 June 2013 Release Group Post

I can't believe it's time for the WPlus9 Group Post already. It seems only a few days ago I was having so much fun playing with my new WPlus9 stamps. :) Have you been to the WPlus9 Design Studio to see the Full Reveal yet? I hope you liked everything that you saw. Dawn's designs are always amazing! Don't you think? 

Here's my card for the group post....I used my favorite set out of the release...Fresh Cut Florals. I stamped the flowers and leaves onto their coordinating die cuts and built a wreath. I also stamped one of the leaf images in several places and embossed it gold. I thought that brought more elegance to the card. 

I stamped several color combinations before coming up with this. It's quite fun to change up the colors. It completely changes the mood of the card. I also stamped and embossed the sentiment from Strictly Sentiments 2 in gold to tie things together. Here's a close up of the flowers. I just adhered them onto the cardstock with some glue. But you can change it up a bit and add dimension by adhering them at different heights using foam tape. I imagine that would look quite beautiful too! :)

I once mentioned that I stamp a lot of color combinations on some scratch paper for testing. Someone wanted to see what my scratch papers looked like and another person wanted to see how I come up with my color combinations. Well...here it is! :) There's more of it, but I crumpled most of them before I remembered that I had to take a picture of them. :)

Nothing special. I just stamp away like a mad stamper! lol! I combine colors that I think will go well and I use the images I want to use to see if they will look good in the colors that I've chosen. I also look at Pinterest a lot for inspiration. It can be anything from packaging, a table setting, a dress...etc.

I made a second card for today's Group Post. This one is more on the cutesy side. For my second card, I used Sweets & Treats and Backgrounds & Borders. I used one of the sentiments from Sweets & Treats to make most of my background paper. Then just added a border from Backgrounds & Borders on the bottom.

I  die cut some circles out of a few scraps of patterned paper. Then I adhere my cupcakes on them. I added a little pink bow to finish things off.

There you go! What do you think? I've enjoyed this release so much! I hope it's obvious in my work! :) Thank you sooo much for all your kind words. They give me a boost every time and bring some sunshine to my days. 

If you're done here, please head on over to the other ladies' blogs for more inspiration. The rest of the ladies will be joining us a little later on this month, so watch out for that! :)

Elise Durenberger

Kerrianne Gwin

Jinny Newlin

Savitri Wilder

 Dawn Woleslagle

WPlus9 June 2013 Release Full Reveal

You made it to the WPlus9 Full Reveal Day! Welcome! I don't have any cards for you today. But tomorrow is the Group Post day and I have this little teaser for you! ;) So you have to make sure to come back tomorrow!

I know a lot of you have been very excited to see what Dawn has in store for you this June. So without further ado...here's the Full Reveal!

Fresh Cut Florals

DETAILS

• s a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
• 35 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 30 flower building images and 5 sentiments
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Fresh Cut Florals Companion Die

DETAILS

• contains 10 individual dies wired together that can be easily separated
• coordinates with the Fresh Cut Florals stamp set
• Approx. Measurements: (A) - 3/4 x 5/8", (B) - 3/4", (C) - 7/8", (D) - 1/18 x 1", (E) - 3/4 x 1 1/2", (F) - 1/2 x 1", (G) - 5/8 x 3/4", (H)- 5/8 x 3/4", (I) - 1/2", (J) - 1 x 1 1/8"
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $8

Milk & Cookies

DETAILS

• is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
• 25 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 17 images and 8 sentiments
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Milk & Cookies Companion Die

DETAILS

• contains 9 individual shapes wired together that can be easy separated if desired
• Approx. Measurements; (A) - 5/8 x 3/8", (B) - 1 x 2 1/8", (C) - 2 5/8 x 3/16", (D) - 1 1/8 x 1/2", (E) - 3/4", (F) - 3/4 x 3/8", (G) - 1 1/8 x 5/8", (H) - 1 1/8 x 1", (I) - 5/8 x 1/2"
• will be available for purchase April 5th for $9

Sweets & Treats

DETAILS

• is a 6x8" clear photopolymer stamp set
• 36 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 30 cupcake and treat building images and 6 sentiments
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $21

Sweets & Treats Fillers

DETAILS

• is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
• 22 high quality photo-polymer stamps
• use alone, to "color" the images from Sweets & Treats, or with the Sweets & Treats Companion Die
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Sweets & Treats Companion Die

DETAILS

• contains 13 individual dies wired together that can be easily separated
• coordinates with the Sweets & Treats and Sweets & Treats Fillers stamp sets
• Approx. Measurements: (A) - 7/8 x 3/4", (B) - 7/8 x 5/8", (C) - 1 x 7/16", (D) - 1 1/8 x 5/8", (E) - 15/16 x 3/4", (F) - 1 x 1", (G) - 15/16 x 15/16", (H) - 15/16 x 1", (I) - 1 x 3/8", (J) - 11/16 x 3/8", (K) - 15/16 x 1 5/16", (L) - 7/8 x 1 3/8", (M) - 5/16 x 1"
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $12

Cupcake Wrapper Die

DETAILS

• contains 1 die
• cuts a wrapper that fits a standard size cupcake
• will be available exclusively at Wplus9.com for purchase June 5th for $14

Cupcake Wrapper Accessories Die

DETAILS

• contains 4 dies wired together that can be easily separated
• cuts two bands that can be adhered to our Cupcake Wrapper Die, and one bow that can be used with or without the tails
• fits a standard sized cupcake
• will be available exclusively at Wplus9.com for purchase June 5th for $14

Borders & Backgrounds 1

DETAILS

• is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
• 5 Ikat border and background building high quality photo-polymer stamps
• will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Strictly Sentiments 2

DETAILS

• is a 3x4" clear photopolymer stamp set
• 6 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 5 sentiments and 1 flourish
• will be available for purchase June 5, 2013 for $6

Lake House Pure Color Pigment Ink

DETAILS

• acid free and archival safe
• soft matte finish
• Coordinates with our Lake House Premium Cardstock
• Lake House full size ink pad $6, re-inkers coming soon

Cupid's Bow Pure Color Pigment Ink

DETAILS

• acid free and archival safe
• soft matte finish
• Coordinates with our Cupid's Bow Premium Cardstock
• Cupid's Bow full size ink pad $6, re-inkers coming soon

Remember! Come back tomorrow for the Group Post and more chances of winning a prize! Thanks for stopping by today! I'll see you again! :)

WPlus9 June 2013 Release Previews - Day 3

Hi there! Day 3 of the WPlus9 June 2013 Release Previews is here! If you're just joining us you can check out Day 1 and 2 here and here. Today we're introducing Backgrounds & Borders and Strictly Sentiments 2.

For my first card, I stamped Backgrounds & Borders with Versamark onto a strip of Berry Sorbet cardstock. Then I heat embossed it white. I adhered a smaller strip of gray cardstock across it. I also stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Strictly Sentiments 2 underneath it.  

I die cut some flowers and leaves from Fresh Cut Florals dies and stamped their coordinating images on them. Then I made a little floral arrangement for my focal point. I also added these adorable My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots.

 For my second card, I made a CAS one! You all know I've been practicing this style. I would like to believe I'm getting there one CAS card trial at a time. :)

I just used Background & Borders to make my background patterned paper. I loved the colors I used on my first card that I wanted to bring it in to this second one.

I used a circle punch on some Melon Berry striped patterned paper and stamped my sentiment from Strictly Sentiments 2. Then I just adhered it onto the upper right corner of the card. 

What do you think? How do CAS people do it?!?!?! Sooo hard! lol! I hope you enjoyed today's cards. Tomorrow is the full release over at the WPlus9 Design Sutdio. I hope you're all excited!!! Thanks for stopping by today! I'll see you again soon! :)

WPlus9 June 2013 Release Previews - Day 2

Welcome! Welcome! It's Day 2 of the WPlus9 June Release Previews. Today we're having a cupcake party! :) Introducing Sweets and Treats, Sweets and Treats Fillers + Dies and Cupcake Wrap Die and Accessories.

Before you go ooh and aah over the cupcakes...they are store bought! I'm too lazy to bake heehee. These stamps and dies are awesome for a cupcake party though!!! Here's a small sample for a cupcake themed party that you can easily make at home.  

First off, I made these cute cupcake wrappers using the Cupcake Wrapper Die and coordinating Accessories. The accessories include the band and the cut little bow that I adhered on the cupcake wrapper.

Then I made these cute little cupcake tags that I adhered onto some cake pop sticks. Since there are coordinating dies for them it's easy to make a lot for parties.

I also made a coordinating card for the party. I thought this had such a cute sentiment. I would definitely seize the cupcake! lol! I inked up the background panel using a blending tool. Then I die cut these clouds from the Hearts and Clouds Die. I colored them in with Copic markers and made the cupcakes look like they're floating in mid air along with the clouds.

Been wanting to try out a DIY party? This is a good place to start! You can also use the little cupcake images on food labels, thank you cards and gift tags! I hope I've given you some inspiration here today. If you're looking for more, head on over to the WPlus9 Design Blog as well as the rest of the DT ladies' blogs! Thanks for stopping by today! See you again tomorrow!

WPlus9 June 2013 Release Previews

Hello! It's me again! I hope you're not tired of me yet! I have another release prepared for you this week! It's WPlus9's June 2013 Release Previews! This month's release is absolutely awesome! I'm so excited to share all my projects with you!!! :)

For today's previews, we're introducing Fresh Cut Florals + Dies and Milk and Cookies + Dies. I used Fresh Cut Florals for my first card. You are going to have a ball with this one! I had so much fun with it I couldn't stop stamping!!! lol.

I made a patterned paper panel using the stamps. I stamped in the light colors then stamped in the darker colors above the light ones to get this effect. Then I die cut the flowers and leaves and made this little flower arrangement. The label die cut is Label Layers 1.

For my second card, I used Milk and Cookies. I die cut the milk bottles from the dark kraft cardstock. Then I did partial die cutting with the bottles around the edges. You should try this out on some scratch paper before you do this for your final product.

Once I finished with the die cutting, I stamped in the images through the negative side of the die cut cardstock. I finished things off by using a white marker to make a frame around the panel. I also added some twine around the card.

I think this would make a great card set! It's nice and neutral. Just add some kraft envelopes and you're all set! 

I hope you enjoyed that! I've got a lot more lined up for you. I am so excited to show you!!! Come back tomorrow for more! In the mean time, if you're done here, head on over to the WPlus9 Design blog and the other DT ladies for more inspiration! Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow!

Waltzingmouse Stamps DT Blog Waltz

Hey there! You made it to the last day of the Waltzingmouse Stamps May 2013 Release! Welcome to the DT Blog Waltz!!! If you just came from Jen's blog then you're in the right place. If you're lost you can head on over to Waltzingmouse Stamps blog to check out the complete list of the DT Blog Waltz. Let's get started!

For my first card, I used USA 1776 to make a July 4th card. I made a big frame for my background card panel using a small frame from the set. I used masking to do this. Then I sprinkled more stars throughout the upper portion of the panel.

I made some banners using the star builder images from the same set. Then I attached some twine over it. I also stamped and hand cut the eagle and adhered it over the banners.

For my second card, I made another July 4th card. Only this time, I wanted to make something that didn't have the traditional colors. This would probably be great to give to a teenage lady. :)

I just stamped the firecracker image several times. Some straight onto the cardstock and the rest I hand cut and attached with foam tape.

That's it for me! I hope you enjoyed these past few days! I loved working with these stamp sets. If you're all done here you can head on over to Karin's blog. Make sure to leave comments as you go. Claire is giving away a stamp set of choice to a lucky random winner! Thanks for stopping by today! :)

Waltzingmouse Stamps May 2013 Release Previews - Day 3

Hello! Hello! It's Day 3 of the Waltzingmouse Stamps May 2013 Release Previews. Did you find the last two days inspiring? I hope so! For Day 3, we're making projects combining Country Labels No. 4 and USA 1776.

When I sat down to make these cards, I automatically thought...masculine cards. It seemed appropriate and it's practice for me! :)

I used the US flag as inspiration for this card. I cut strips of red cardstock and adhered it to my base panel. Then I stamped and die cut the round label from Country Labels No. 4 in navy. I was about to adhere the star I die cut when I thought the middle looked very empty. So I stamped a circle in red at the center to balance things out. I was just hoping that it didn't look like Captain America's shield! lol! :)

I used the sentiment from USA 1776 and heat embossed it in silver on the bottom of the label. Then I attached everything to a kraft card base.

My second card is also pretty simple. I stamped Text It to make the background panel of my card. Then I adhered a strip of patterned paper over it. I tied some twine around it and adhered the die cut label over it. I also stamped the eagle and hand cut it. Then I attached it with some foam tape over the label.

I kept things very simple. I hope these provided you with a wee bit of inspiration for masculine cards! I know how hard those are to make. It's good to get a little bit of practice here and there. :)

Thank you for stopping by today. I'll be back again tomorrow for the DT Blog Hop. If you're all done here, please head on over to the other DT girls' blogs to leave them some love! See you again tomorrow! :)