Hi friends! Angelica here, and I am so excited to be part of this week’s sneak peeks of the new April/May Release. Today I have made a few cards with some of the dies that will be available on April 29th.

This first card I used the new Lattice Background Die and the new Mother’s Day Script Die. I ink blended Festive Berries, Picked Raspberries, and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks onto a white card stock panel, then added the lattice die cut panel on top. I die-cut Happy Mother’s Day several times out of white card stock to stack and glue together for dimension. I die-cut one more time with gold foil paper, and glued it to the top of the stacked words.  Next I stamped and Copic-colored the vase and flowers from the new Mother’s Day stamp set, and used the Mother’s Day coordinating die to cut it out. To complete the card, I used foam squares to add the vase, and Multi Media Matte to add the words.

I made a second Mother’s Day Card using the same dies, using an Alcohol Pearl ink panel to die-cut the words and make a frame from.

I used the rectangle die from the Stitched Notes die set to cut the frame. I kept the background white-on-white for a clean look.

My last card showcases the new Congrats Script Die. I couldn’t help but use a few other new products to make this adorable graduation card.

On gray card stock, I blended matching ink over the new Graduation Stencil to make the background. I trimmed the panel down and die-cut a window using the middle size die from the Stitched Hexagons Dies. I stamped and Copic-colored the adorable elephant from the new Elephant Friends stamp set, and a graduation cap from Congrats Grad stamp set. I die-cut the elephant and cap with the coordinating dies, then added the panel and elephant to an A2 size card base with foam adhesive. I die-cut Congrats three times from white card stock, and one time out of gold foil card stock. I stacked and glued the words together, then glued the word to the card front.

I hope I have given you ideas on how to use these new dies. Thanks for stopping by!

Good Morning Friends! It is Dana here today sharing a graduation card sharing a sneak peek of the new Congrats Grad stamp set, along with one of the new stencils, Graduation!

I started my card by creating my background with the Graduation Stencil and Transparent Gloss Texture Paste from Ranger.  I used a palette knife to apply the paste all over my card panel. When you first apply the paste it is white.

Once it dries it is clear and shiny.

While my background was drying and I began working on my card images. I stamped the darling elephant from the Elephant Friends stamp set and the graduation cap and diploma from the Congrats Grad stamp set. Next, I watercolored my images with Zig Clean Color Pens and used the coordinating dies, Elephant Friends coordinating dies and Congrats Grad coordinating dies, to cut them out. I love how both of these sets can work together.

For my card layout, I used the Scallop Frame die. I stamped my sentiment onto the inside piece and inlaid it back into the frame. Next, I attached my images with foam adhesive and attached everything to my A2 card base.

I hope you have been enjoying the sneak peeks so far. We still have one more sneak peek of the April 29th release, join us again tomorrow!

Hello stamping friends! Suzy here and I’m so excited to be sharing with you some of the brand new Pretty Pink Posh products today! I get to show you cards using the Father’s Day Stamp Set and the Mother’s Day Stamp Set.

My first card is a shaker card using the Father’s Day Stamp Set and Father’s Day Coordinating Dies as well as the new Bow Ties Stencil.

I made the front panel of this card using the Storybook 1 Die and the Bow Ties Stencil with Distress Inks. I kept the ink very light so it was subtle since the inside of the card should be the focal point. I created a watercolor panel for the inside of the shaker window.

I stamped the Father’s Day Stamps using a light color of ink and then colored them in with colored pencils. I attached them to the top of the windows. I used seed beads inside the shaker in Hydrangea, Spring Green, and Aquamarine. I then attached some Starry Sky Jewel Mix around the stamped images.

My next card uses the Mother’s Day Stamp Set and Mother’s Day Coordinating Dies as well as the new Lattice Background Die.

I die-cut the die from white cardstock twice. I attached the first one to a card front by using adhesive behind the entire piece so all of the little inside pieces stayed in place. I then rubbed Distress Oxide Inks in yellows over the entire piece. I then popped all the inside pieces out of the second one and attached that over the yellow one.

I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set on the center of a Scallop Circles Die. I then stamped some of the flowers and the bouquet (twice) from the stamp set using a light color of ink. I colored all of the flowers in with colored pencils. I cut some of the flowers out of the two bouquets and arranged all of the flowers around the circle frame.

Thanks so much for joining us today for our preview of the Mother’s Day Stamps and Father’s Day Stamps. I’m especially excited about this gorgeous Lattice Background Die which is a must for all card makers! Stop by tomorrow for another look at the April 29th release!

Xoxo, Suzy

Hi friends! Angelica here and today I am sharing sneak peeks of the new gorgeous Peonies stamp set that releases on April 29th. I’ve made two cards using the same coloring technique.

My first card is a clean and simple card. I stamped the flowers and petals onto watercolor paper with embossing ink, then heat-embossed with white embossing powder. I used Tombow markers and a watercolor brush to color the images.

I die-cut the images using the Peonies coordinating dies. I cut a panel of white card stock to 4 x 5.25, then blended Impress Fresh Ink Peony onto the middle. I stamped a sentiment from the new Animal Signs stamp set, and added the flowers and petals with different sizes of foam adhesive squares. I attached the card front to an A2 size card base with craft foam, then added a few Sparkling Clear Jewels for my finishing touch.

For my second card, I jazzed it up with more color.

I used light blue card stock for my card panel, and darkened the edges with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink. I stamped and gold heat-embossed another sentiment from the Animal Signs stamp set, and added beautiful new Cornflower Jewels to finish the card.

I can’t wait to see all the new projects that will be made with this fabulous release! Join us tomorrow as we reveal more products that will be available on April 29th. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello! This is Nicky with you today and I have a fun sneak peek at the upcoming Pretty Pink Posh new release that is available on April 29th. I am featuring the new stamp set ‘Elephant Friends‘.

Pretty Pink Posh has started a new line of stencils which is very exciting to me and my card uses the ‘Leaves Stencil‘. The grassy hills were created using the Stitched Borders 2 Die.

This card is a slimline card with finished dimensions of 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and fits a Size 9 standard envelope.  I made a card base and set it to one side.  I created a panel, masked off the edges so that I’d have a white border and I used the stencil together with Distress Oxide ink in Cracked Pistachio and a with a Clarity Stencil Brush I brushed the ink through the stencil.  The stencil is not as wide as this extra long card and so I moved the stencil along and completed the job.  The mask was removed.

I die cut 3 sections of ‘grass’ using one of the trio of dies from Stitched Borders 2 and ink blended them using the same ink as for the stenciling and then backed them with foam tape and applied them to the background panel.  I stamped the sentiment BIG Hugs in my Misti so that I could repeat the stamping and get a bold look.

On Strathmore Bristol Smooth the Elephant Friends images were stamped using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil. They were watercolour painted using a Tombow ABT in shade 451 and Kuretake Zigs in Blue Gray, Light Pink, Yellow and Green Shadow. Points were highlighted with a white gel pen.  They were die cut and backed with more foam and applied to the scene.

For the finishing touches, I applied Glossy Accents to the star balloon to make it shiny and highly dimensional and several Sparkling Clear Sequins of 3 different sizes were also attached.

I think you need these these elephants in your life – aren’t they just so sweet?

Nicky x

Hi, everyone! It’s Marge sharing a watercolor spring card which features Spring Wreath stamp set and Beautiful Butterflies stamp set.

To begin, I trimmed heavyweight watercolor cardstock into A2 size, then I placed negative diecut of larger Scallop Ovals Die on the center to mask it off. The outer space was filled with small images from Spring Wreath stamp set using Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I watercolored all the images using my watercolor brush markers and I added gold and blue dots on empty space between images using pearl pens which I had bought at a local store.

Next, I stamped butterflies from Beautiful Butterflies stamp set and Butterfly Friends stamp set on another watercolor paper, watercolored them and die cut them all using Beautiful Butterflies coordinating dies and Butterfly Friends coordinating dies.

Before stamping sentiment, I placed butterflies around the floral images first, then I stamped a sentiment from Thoughtful Greetings on the center using my Mini MISTI. In turn, I adhered butterflies on the same spots where I had placed them beforehand. I love how they look dimensional on the floral garden due to Square Foam Adhesives I used.

Finally, I foam mounted my panel onto A2-sized card base and then I  added Sparkling Clear Sequins, 4mm Ballerina Pink and 6mm Ballerina Pink Sequins around the scene using Micro Glue Dots.