April/May 2015 Release | Mini Scenery: Multifaceted + My Precious + Sparkle + True + Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway

To enter our April/May 2015 Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

To enter to win The Big, the Bold and Comfort + The Big, the Bold and Friends + new The Big, the Bold Cutaways CLICK HERE

To enter to win In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet  + Essentials: Audrey Cutaways + In a Word Cutaways CLICK HERE

To enter to win In Bloom: Addie's Garden + In Bloom: Maggie's Roses Cutaways + The Big, the Bold and Extras Cutaways  CLICK HERE

To enter to win Scenery: Mini Scenery: Multifaceted + My Precious + Sparkle + True +  Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway...continue reading!

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Today we bring you elegance, glamour and shine!

Mini Scenery: Multifaceted is our latest 3x4 background stamp.  Perfect for smaller projects or just as a layer or smaller focus, this gender-neutral background will add just the right geometric touch!

My Precious brings you lots of gems with sentiments to show how precious the people are in your life.  Designed to work well with Mini Scenery: Multifaceted, Sparkle and True you will love this gem of a set.

Sparkle is a small, but gorgeous little set that can be used for any celebration like Independence Day, New Year's Eve or everyday to add something extraordinary to the ordinary.

True is all about graphic basic shapes and words to celebrate your true friends, heroes and loves.  This set works well with Mini Scenery: Multifaceted, My Precious, Sparkle and our brand new Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway!

Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway is our first A2 sized die.  If you wish to have a border around the die simply trim a little around the border.  Great paired with feminine or masculine accents this design is very versatile.

>>>THE DETAILS<<<


Mini Scenery: Multifaceted
Available for purchase the evening of May 1, 2015
3x4 stamp set
Retails for $6.00
Includes one (1) stamp


My Precious
Available for purchase the evening of May 1, 2015
4x6 stamp set
Retails for $15.00
Includes thirty-two (32) stamps--sixteen (16) words and ampersand + sixteen (16) images

 
Sparkle
3x4 stamp set
Retails for $8.00
Includes twelve (12) stamps--three (3) sentiments + nine (9) images


True
Available for purchase the evening of May 1, 2015
4x6 stamp set
Retails for $15.00
Includes sixteen (16) stamps--twelve (12) words + four (4) images


Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway
Wafer Thin Steel Die
Available for purchase the evening of May 1, 2015
Each retails for $21.00
Includes one (1) die

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Let's get to the fun part and see what our guest stars, Maria F. & Maya Isaksson (our fabulous winners of our 1st Birthday Bash challenge), Lydia Evans (our April Leading Lady), + Anita in France (our May Leading Lady) and The Talent (our supernova creative team) made with the products. And make sure you visit Maria's, Maya's, Lydia's, Anita's and each of The Talent's blogs for more knock-it-out-of-the-park projects and details.  Don't forget to share some love with them too!

Shay

I am a little mad for faceted images right now as are so many other people as they are hot!  Julie knows how much as I kept asking for them in various forms for months and did she deliver!  These items also remind me of one truly kind, fun and crazy-clever gal, our very own Kelly Griglione.   Julie and and I had the greatest pleasure of meeting and hanging out with her at CHA in January.  Anything that reminds me of one of the Talent is a very good thing. :-)

I have 3 cards for you today that I hope you will enjoy.

Card No. 1

I really wanted to use Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway so this is a card built around that plus I also wanted to play with In Bloom: Maggie's Roses Cutaways.  I went graphic + pretty on this card mixing the two visual themes of this release together in one card and I love it.

I cut the Cover Model: Multifaced Cutaway out of a pink ombre piece of patterned paper from the 6x6 paper pad from cut & paste "adorbs" by My Mind's Eye.  I curled up the edges a little.

On a watercolor paper panel I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, shabby shutters and crushed olive and the ink blending tool to color the panel.  Then I flicked water on it which I let dry and then I flicked drops of calico white Mister Huey's Color Mist.

I adhered the ombre cutaway in just a few placed upon the yellow-green panel.

I cut out of water colorpaper the In Bloom: Maggie's Roses Cutaways.  I colored in the rose base with picked raspberry and dried marigold Distress Inks using a water brush and the outline with festive berries Distress Ink along with stamping the center in several times using a center stamp from The Big, the Bold and Extras.  I adhered the outline to the solid rose.

On the leaves I used evergreen bough and pine needles Distress Inks and then went over them with olive vine chalk ink by Prima.  I adhered a few of the outlines and insides of the leaves on the base leaves.

I also stamped and then cut out the solid more open rose 3 times from The Big, the Bold and Extras in spun sugar Distress Ink and then stamped the outline and center with festive berries Distress Ink.  I used the brand new The Big, the Bold and Extras Cutaways to cut out the flowers.  It was so easy!

On a piece of white cardstock I stamped the sentiment from My Precious using the olive vine chalk ink by Prima.  I cut out the banner edge.

Then I added dimensional foam adhesive to the large rose, placed the sentiment banner under it and tucked in and adhered the smaller roses and leaves around it.

Last I added some clear shimmery sequins.

Card No. 2

I stamped the heart 9 times on a piece of cardstock in light grey ink.  Then I watercolored 3 of each gem in 3 colors: evergreen bough, picked raspberry and musterd seed Distress Inks.  After they dried I over stamped the heart gem in the same inks.

I cut out In a Word: Friend Cutaway from white cardstock.  I adhered it over the gem panel.  Then I stamped the sentiment from My Precious in Versamark and heat embossed it with Zing! glitter finish gold (somehow some of the embossing powder chipped away--I sometimes have this problem with this particular embossing powder + the powder I use to lessen embossing powder sticking to anything but the Versamark).  I added the scallop from Goldie Trim Cutaways to the panel and then adhered it to a kraft card base with dimensional foam adhesive.

Card No. 3

I wanted to do a father's day card because several of the items featured today are perfect for that and masculine cards in general.  On a panel of white card stock cut using the smaller rectangle layer in Essentials: Katharine Cutaways I stamped in Versamark Mini Scenery: Multifaceted and heat embossed it in white.  I colored in the facets using: tumbled glass, stormy sky, faded jeans, broken china, salty ocean and chipped sapphire Distress Inks with a water brush.

I stamped the star from True in Versamark and heat embossed in white.  Using tumbled glass, broken china and faded jeans I colored in the star with a water brush.

On a piece of bright blue cardstock I stamped "dad" from The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad in Versamark and heat embossed it in white.  I trimmed it and adhered it to the star.

On a pieced of white cardstock I stamped "true" in chipped sapphire and "hero" both from True in stormy sky.  I adhered the strip onto the multifaceted panel and then adhered the star with foam dimensional adhesive over that.  I adhered the white panel to a bright blue A2 card base.  Last I added three enamel dots by My Mind's Eye.

Now that I have warmed you up you are ready for the headliners!  They stun me with their projects every single time.  Enjoy!

Guest Star, Maria F.

CLICK HERE to see more from Maria.

Guest Star, Maya Isaksson

CLICK HERE to see more from Maya.

April Leading Lady, Lydia Evans

CLICK HERE to see more from Lydia.

May Leading Lady, Anita in France

CLICK HERE to see more from Anita.

The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Gayatri.

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather P.

CLICK HERE to see more from Joni.

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly.

CLICK HERE to see more from Lea.

CLICK HERE to see more from Mayuri.

CLICK HERE to see more from Vanessa.

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather H.

CLICK HERE to see more from Laura.

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

Comment here on this post for a chance to win Mini Scenery: Multifaceted stamp set + My Precious stamp set + Sparkle stamp set+ True stamp set + Cover Model: Multifaceted Cutaway of your own by 11:59 p.m. (central standard time) May 1, 2015.  One comment will be chosen at random.

All winners during our April/May Release will be announced by May 3, 2015.

To enter our April/May Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.