I have a lot of exciting things to introduce to you today so let's dig right in!
First up is a new background set from Maile Belles. If you have been keeping up to date with the latest fashion trends, chevron stripes have made a huge comeback as as popular motif on fabrics and such. Now Maile has created an easy to use background set that has several individual chevron stripes that you can either arrange the way you like on a single block or stamp several stripes individually in a variety of colors. Not to mention it is an amazing value for all you can do with it!
The details.
- Background Basics: Chevron Stripes will be available for purchase on April 15th.
- It will retail for $15.
- Background Basics: Chevron Stripes contains a total of 7 stripe images measuring 4-3/4" long.
Melissa Bickford has designed a spectacular addition to her Flower Fusion line-up.
The simple five-petal daisy design is fun and so versatile. The set includes a solid large daisy, a outline large daisy and a small outline daisy. And I can't forget to mention the flower center, stem & fabulous sentiments done in the traditional Flower Fusion style!
The details.
- Flower Fusion #3 will be available for sale on April 15th.
- It will retail for $5.
- Flower Fusion #3 contains a total of 7 stamps (1 solid large daisy, 1 outline large daisy, 1 small outline daisy, 1 dot flower center, 1 stem and 2 sentiments).
- A coordinating flower die will be available for purchase separately for $3. The die coordinates with the two large daisy images in the set.
Candice Aguilar is bringing us this month's addition to our ongoing Think Big Favorites series.
Her popular set, Birds of a Feather, had some of the most highly requested customer sentiment favorites in our forum! This super-sized version of the sentiments will open a whole new world of options to you!
The details.
- Think Big Favorites #3 will be available fore sale April 15th.
- It will retail for $5.
- Think Big Favorites #3 contains a total of 3 sentiment stamps.
- "With Sympathy" measures 2-1/4" x 1-1/4". "Merci" measures 1-5/8" x 1-1/8". "Hello Friend" measures 2-1/2" x 1".
Now, how about we move onto some fun projects!
First, a bright & colorful project that's full of sunshine! I started by stamping one of the solid Chevron Stripes once each on New Leaf, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise & Lemon Tart. I love how well they fill in the bottom portion of an A2 card.
The focal point is made up with images from Flower Fusion #3. The flower stem is stamped in New Leaf while the flower is stamped in two layers using Summer Sunrise & Orange Zest. Before stamping the flower, I had die-cut it from white cardstock, making it easy to pop it up on dimensionals. All of this was done on a Mat Stack 1 die-cut.
It's a simple card, but yet packs a lot of punch. I love the clean look of white on white, don't be afraid to experiment with that yourself!
Another simple card, but in a sophisticated black & kraft color scheme.
For the focal point, I die-cut Mat Stack 5 from Kraft cardstock and stamped it with "Merci" from Think Big Favorites #3. The outline flower from Flower Fusion #3 was added directly centered over the dotted "i" in the sentiment. I finished it off with a small black rhinestone over the dot.
For the card base, I assembled several Chevron Stripes on a single block and stamped them repeatedly down the length of my Kraft card base. Sometimes when I am creating a simple card with a dominant background pattern I like to carry it all the way around to the back. It really adds a lot to the project.
I love the contrast of black & kraft and the vibrancy of these stripes and look forward to combining the look with other Think Big Favorites sentiments.
Now for a simple, tasteful sympathy card.
I started with stamping the "With Sympathy" sentiment from Think Big Favorites #3 in Smokey Shadow ink onto Vintage Cream card base. The flowers (from Flower Fusion #3) were added with Ocean Tides ink, with the centers done in Spring Moss.
I stamped the leaf/stem combo image onto a separate piece of Vintage Cream cardstock and cut out just the leaves to highlight my floral images. This same look could be recreated in a huge variety of color options or sentiment choices.
This is one of my favorite projects for today because it features a fun unique color scheme of Sweet Blush, Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel & Terracotta Tile.
The card features the "hello friend" sentiment from Think Big Favorites #3 stamped in True Black. I added two lines underneath it with a ruler and pen. The flower is die-cut from True Black felt using the Flower Fusion #3 die, finished off with a Scarlet Jewell button.
The Chevron Stripes were stamped on Sweet Blush cardstock from top to bottom in Scarlet Jewel, Berry Sorbet & Orange Zest.
I hope you enjoyed all the creative goodness I shared with you today. All of these sets have so much packed into them, it's almost as if they are part of an extra value meal! We would love to hear your initial thoughts on all three of these sets. You could win big today just by sharing your thoughts with us!
- Background Basics: Chevron Stripes stamp set
- Flower Fusion #3 stamp set
- Flower Fusion #3 die
- Think Big Favorites #3 stamp set
- Birds of a Feather stamp set
You have until 7am EST, Wednesday, April 13th to leave your comment and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be announced on our April Release Winners page no later than noon EST the same day. Thanks for stopping by today and good luck to all!
Dawn McVey is featuring projects today using all three of these new sets.
Maile Belles has projects using her new set, Background Basics: Chevron Stripes.
Melissa Bickford is focusing on Flower Fusion #3.
Lisa Johnson is showcasing more of her new sets today.
Beth Silaika has more to share using Train Tracks.
Heather Nichols is sharing more inspiration using her new sets this month.
Tiffany Pastor has additional projects using her new sets as well.
SMILE CARD
- STAMPS: TFlower Fusion #3, BB: Chevron Stripes (available April 15th)
- INK: Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, New Leaf, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White
- OTHER: Flower Fusion #3 die, Mat Stack 1 die
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
MERCI CARD
- STAMPS: Think Big Favorites #3, Flower Fusion #3, BB: Chevron Stripes (available April 15th)
- INK: True Black, Versamark
- PAPER: Kraft
- OTHER: Mat Stack 5 die, black rhinestone (KaiserCraft)
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
WITH SYMPATHY CARD
- STAMPS: Think Big Favorites #3, Flower Fusion #3 (available April 15th)
- INK: Smokey Shadow, Ocean Tides, Spring Moss
- PAPER: Vintage Cream
- OTHER: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
- FINISHED SIZE: 3.5" x 5"
HELLO FRIEND CARD
- STAMPS: Think Big Favorites #3, BB: Chevron Stripes (available April 15th)
- INK: Scarlet Jewel, Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest, True Black
- PAPER: Terracotta Tile, Sweet Blush
- OTHER: Flower Fusion #3 die, True Black felt, Scarlet Jewel button, black pen (American Crafts)
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
