Alli Miles has created a masterpiece once again with her final seasonal addition for the Take Three Series. Take Three: Winter features graceful flourishes and swirly snowflakes that will leave you itching to get inky. The opportunities fro adding shimmer and sparkle are amazing, perfect for holiday cards, winter birthdays & thank you's and so much more! You can see what Alli has already created this week with her new set HERE, HERE and HERE.
To help you use this new Take Three set as well as the other that have been previously released, Alli has designed a new die that will truly take the sets to the next level. It is a single die that cuts three rounded squares all at once. It can be used to cut three openings in your card cover or turn a piece of cardstock into a versatile frame. The openings are large enough that you can stamp any of the Take Three square images through the opening. This also means that the rounded squares leftover from the openings are the perfect size to stamp the Take Three square images ONTO. This affords you the ability to cut three squares at once if you are creating three focal points on your card. I will go into more visual detail about this new die below!
The details.
- Take Three: Winter will be available for sale on November 15th.
- It will retail for $15.
- Take Three: Winter contains a total of 13 stamps (3 flourished squares, 3 snowflake squares and 7 sentiments)
- A coordinating Take Three die will be available for sale separately for $6. It is a single die that cuts three squares at once, which can be used to make window openings, frames, or use the actual squares as a stamping surface for the block images individually.
I also have a little special surprise for you today that you perhaps weren't expecting... how about a die collection to coordinate with In Bloom? We have received hundred and hundreds of requests for this product and we are so thrilled to be able to provide it to you this month!
The details.
- The In Bloom Die Collection will be available for sale on November 15th.
- The set of two dies will retail for $14.
- The In Bloom Die Collection features one die with all 4 bloom shapes on it and a second die with all 3 leaf shapes on it.
Now, onto the projects!
This first project is one of my favorites that I created with this set. I have a thing for Simply Chartreuse and Vintage Cream together lately!
I started by using the Take Three Die to cut three Vintage Cream rounded squares. I was then able to just stamp the three different flourished images from the Take Three: Winter set perfectly in place with no trimming!
I cut a fourth square and added a sentiment and some dotted accent lines using Faux Ribbon. All four of the squares were adhered in place with foam dimensionals.
The background was created with one of my favorites, Moroccan Motifs Impression Plate.
This next card shows how you can use the Take Three Die to create a frame for your Take Three images.
I cut a piece of Blueberry Sky cardstock to size and die-cut the opening with the take Three die. If you want to ensure precision, you can use a bit removable tape to hold the die in place.
I cut a piece of Enchanted Evening cardstock the same size and placed it underneath the Blueberry Sky, allowing me to stamp right through the openings with the snowflake blocks using Fresh Snow ink.
To finish my project, I adhered the whole front cover with foam tape to raise it above the Enchanted Evening layer. I also added rhinestones to the snowflakes for a bit of sparkle.
The sentiment I used is from one of the new Signature Series sets that is being released this month. I'll be sharing more about those later in the week! I tied a bit of Enchanted Evening Baker's Twine around the sentiment strip and finished it with a bow.
The finished project is fun and festive!
Now, a little black and white number for you pairing Take Three: Winter and the new In Bloom dies.
I stamped one of the flourish blocks from Take Three: Winter onto a piece of white cardstock that was die-cut with the Fillable Frames #7 released a few months ago. I added the "enjoy" sentiment from Fillable Frames #10.
I used the new In Bloom floral die to cut Stamper's Select White cardstock and then stamped the shapes with the coordinating images using black ink. SO much easier than cutting by hand!
I layered the die-cut flowers behind the sentiment block along with a bit of True Black grosgrain ribbon and a True Black button.
I used Damask Designs in True Black ink on the Smokey Shadow card base to create a pretty background that complemented the flourishes from Take Three: Winter.
this next card uses the Take Three Die to create windows in a card front.
I placed the card base, flat, in my die machine and ran it through with the Take Three Die. I love the resulting windows.
I then added a piece of Vintage Cream cardstock to the interior, followed by some snowflake accents.
I die-cut the squares from a separate scrap of Vintage Cream cardstock first, then stamped two of them with the snowflake images using Pure Poppy ink. To adhere them, I shut the cover and placed them through the cover openings onto the interior. That way they are perfectly lined up. The sentiemnt is stamped straight through the center window.
It's a simple card, but one that can be recreated in any color with any of the Take Three images to suit any occasion!
I hope you enjoyed all of my creations today! The new Take Three die brings ALL of the Take Three sets to a new level and provides so many design opportunities! What are your initial thoughts on Take Three: Winter? What about the Take Three die? Do you have any of the other Take Three sets? Have you created any projects with them that you would like to share with a link in the comments section? We would love to hear from you!
- Take Three: Winter stamp set
- Take Three: Fall stamp set
- Take Three: Summer stamp set
- Take Three: Spring stamp set
- Take Three die
- Fillable Frames #7 die
You have until 7am, Saturday, November 13th to post your comment here to be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be announced on our November Release Winners page no later than noon EST. Thanks for stopping by today and good luck!
Maile Belles is featuring some additional projects using Take Three: Winter along with the new die!
Alli Miles is showcasing more using her new set as well!
You can take a look at past Take Three projects I have done during countdowns throughout the year HERE, HERE and HERE. As I was looking through the projects, I couldn't help but think how much easier many of them would be to execute with the use of the new Take Three die! :)
WISHING YOU WELL CARD
- STAMPS: Take Three: Winter (available November 15th), Faux Ribbon
- INK: Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate
- PAPER: Vintage Cream
- OTHER: Take Three die, Moroccan Motifs Impression Plate, foam dimensionals
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
SNOWFLAKE JOY CARD
- STAMPS: Take Three: Winter, Signature Series: Flower (available November 15th), Polka Dot BAsics
- INK: Fresh Snow, Enchanted Evening, Versamark
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening
- OTHER: Take Three die, Enchanted Evening Baker's Twine, clear rhinesotnes (KaiserCraft)
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
ENJOY CARD
- STAMPS: Take Three: Winter, Fillable Frames #10 (available November 15th), Damask Designs, In Bloom
- INK: True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Smokey Shadow
- OTHER: Take Three die, In Bloom dies, Fillable Frames #7 die, True Black Grosgrain ribbon, True Black button, foam dimensionals
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
HOLIDAY TIDINGS CARD
- STAMPS: Take Three: Winter (available November 15th)
- INK: Pure Poppy, True Black
- PAPER: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy
- OTHER: Take Three die
- FINISHED SIZE: 3.75" x 6"
