Welcome back for Day 2 of our exciting July Release! We have even more amazing things to share with you today, a few of which you have been anxiously awaiting for! Enjoy!
Clear domes called cloches have been very popular in home decor recently. Filled with beautiful seasonal things, they are a fun home decor accent. Well, now you can take this trend into your paper crafting. This Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers set is filled with pretty summertime things to put under the domes from the Cloche Quarter set! Pretty orchids, a watering can filled with flowers, seashells, and a sailboat all remind us of the joys of summer, but can stretch through the year as well. The multi-step images make it easy to create colorful images, no coloring required!
Available for purchase July 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Keep It Simple: Okay is the forty-sixth in a series of stamp sets allowing you to build a collection of basic, medium-sized sentiments, in a nice variety of fonts, that you can turn to again and again. In this set we are focusing on “okay”, giving you the ability to let friends and family know that no matte what, everything will be alright.
Available for purchase July 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Betsy is continuing her popular series with this stunning set of three nesting dies featuring a postal theme. Mix and match the various patterns and frames with the other previously released Mix & Mat collections!
Available for purchase July 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Quickly create meaningful cards with these customizable quotes. This one focuses on a a gorgeous handwritten quote with a customizable banner for endless options.
Available for purchase July 15th. CLICK HERE for further product details.
Now that I've made all of the formal introductions, let's get onto the projects!
My first project today just makes you want to smile with all of the bright colors it incorporates. Once you have the colors of your markers selected, it only takes a matter of minutes to put together.
Note the addition of the banner and companion sentiment. One of the cool things about Quoted: The Most is that when you interchange the banner sentiments, you can adapt the sentiment to fit different occasions and recipients
I heat embossed the main sentiment in white, leaving space for the the banner to be adhered separately.
Once I scribbled all of the stripes and watercolored over it, I was able to adhere the banner in place as the finishing touch.
- STAMPS: Quoted: The Most (available July 15th)
- INK: VersaMark, Hawaiian Shores, True Black
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White
- OTHER: White Filigree Embossing Powder, ZIG Clean Color Brush Markers
This project is pretty simple too, but definitely a pretty finished product that you can mass produce easily.
The sweet watering can was put together with elements from Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers. The detail that Betsy has incorporated into these layers is just incredible!
I die-cut the frame and colored it with Copic markers, adding shading around the outside edges. I used a white gel pen to add stitching.
- STAMPS: Keep It Simple: Okay, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers
- INK: Aqua Mist, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup, Green Parakeet
- PAPER: Stamper's Select White
- DIES: Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers die, Infinity Frames die
- OTHER: Comic markers, Baker's Twine, White Gel Pen
This adaptation of the new Quoted: The Most set is my favorite, which I designed specifically to use in creating cards for my husband. I think it is something many of you will enjoy using too.
I stamped the sentiment in Smokey Shadow onto Classic Kraft cardstock, adding the banner and banner sentiment last.
- STAMPS: Quoted: The Most, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers
- INK: Smokey Shadow, Canyon Clay, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Stormy Sea
- PAPER: Vintage Cream, Classic Kraft
- DIES: Mix & Mat: Postal dies, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers die
Something about elements of the ocean just screams relaxation to me, so I thought it would be fun to put together a series of wine tags together using the sea themed collage from Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers to do so.
I started by selected a handful of beach friendly colors and started die-cutting and stamping the various elements.
They came together quickly and really allows the seashells to take center stage.
I love the size of the folded tag you can create with the Mix & Mat dies, not only does it work well for wine bottles but they would really work well for inclusion with any gift or bag.
- STAMPS: Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers, Infinity Frames Sentiments
- INK: Green Parakeet, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Melon Berry, VersaMark
- PAPER: Green Parakeet, Vintage Jadeite, Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White
- DIES: Mix & Mat: Postal dies, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers dies
- OTHER: hole punch, baker's twine
Lizzie Jones is joining me today, featuring Quoted: The Most and Mix & Mat: Postal die collection.
I'm loving how Lizzie used both of the birds from Give Love facing each other with this particular Quoted sentiment. It is a literal a perfect pair! The ink blending she did on both the birds and heart was such a good choice and adds so much depth and design.
- STAMPS: Quoted: The Most, Give Love
- CARDSTOCK: Spring Rain, white
- INK: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Limeade Ice, Smokey Shadow, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean
- DIES: Give Love Die, Mix & Mat: Postal
- OTHER: Scotch Foam Tape, Martha Stewart Crystal Glitter
The ink blending used behind the chevron cut outs is really accented by the way Lizzie popped the card front up with foam tape. She showcases so much versatility from the Quoted set by using the companion banner and sentiment alone.
- STAMPS: Quoted: The Most, Balloon Bash
- CARDSTOCK: Stamper’s Select Vellum, white
- INK: Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, VersaMark
- DIES: Mix & Mat: Postal Die, Balloon Bash Die, Balloon Strings Die
- OTHER: Filigree White Embossing Powder, Scotch Foam Tape, Copic Opaque White Pigment
All of the pastels used in this card create such a calming effect. By creating four cuts with the stitched border die included with the Mix & Mat: Postal die set Lizzie created a very clever background pattern. You can do this with any of the border dies from the entire Mix & Mat collection!
- STAMPS: Quoted: The Most, Cloche Quarters: Summer, In The Shadows
- CARDSTOCK: Rustic White, Spring Moss
- INK: Dark Indigo, Spring Rain, Stormy Sea, Lilac Grace, Pale Peony, Harvest Gold
- DIES: Cloche Quarters: Summer Die, Mix & Mat: Postal Die
- OTHER: Scotch Foam Tape, Martha Stewart Crystal Glitter
Betsy Veldman is joining me today, featuring Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers.
This gorgeous project definitely takes you right to the beach! The light touch of aqua inking at the top of the interior of the cloche adds so much balance and helps to draw the eye down to the shell elements.
- STAMPS: Cloche Quarters, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers, Infinity Frames Sentiments
- INK: Aqua Mist, Fine Linen, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Classic Kraft, Soft Stone
- PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Clear Cardstock
- DIES: Cloche Quarters, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers, Mix & Mat: Postal
- OTHER: Double-sided adhesive foam sheet, ink blending sponge, micro beads
The colors here just pop from the page! The green background of the card helps to create a unified design with the leaves in both potted plants as well as the sentiment. And Betsy shows us that we should experiment with really layering it up! The postage stamp edge of the mat paired up with the scalloped edge is such a great detail.
- STAMPS: Cloche Quarters, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers, Garden Variety, Inspired: Prayer
- INK: Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Blueberry Sky, Green Parakeet, Soft Stone, Aqua Mist, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Enchanted Evening, New Leaf
- PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Green Parakeet, Clear Cardstock
- DIES: Noted: Scalloped A2, Mix & Mat: Postal, Cloche Quarters, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers
An amazing interpretation of a masculine card, the wooden stars add and earthy element while also helping to balance out the "heaviness" of the browns used at the bottom of the card. The littlest details can take a project to whole new level, like the tiny addition of the stripes on the boat base to coordinate with the coral.
- STAMPS: Cloche Quarters, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers, Postmarks, On the Wagon
- INK: Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Smokey Shadow, Berry Sorbet, Soft Stone
- PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Kraft
- DIES: Cloche Quarters, Cloche Quarters: Summer Fillers, Mix & Mat: Postal, Noted: A2
- OTHER: Woodgrain Metal Stencil, Clear cardstock, rustic cream twine, wood stars, ink blending sponge
I hope you have enjoyed all the creations that I have shared with you today! What do you think of the latest Quoted set? Isn't it such a great sentiment? And how amazing is the new addition to the Cloche Quarters line-up? All of the details Betsy included are just amazing! Will you be adding the Mix & Mat: Postal die collection to your collection? Do you have any of the others in this series? We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced! Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think of the new products and you will be eligible to win big!
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