November 2018 Release | Merry with Keren

Hello everyone! 

I'm delighted to bring a project using some of the gorgeous new release! I wasn't able to join in with the official release, so I'm just bringing up the rear!!! 

I absolutely love the ballet 'The Nutcracker' so this was an easy pick for the theme of my card! 

I used the following sets; 

In A Word: Grand Merry for the 'merry' at the bottom and Nutcracker Kisses for the beautiful dancing Sugar Plum fairy! 

You can see on the photo above that I've used the dome die that goes with the matching stamp set 

Snowy Holiday With Evelin T Designs. Once I'd die cut it from acetate I cut the bottom section from cardstock and adhered together. I added Snow Blizzard Nuvo drops to make it look like the snow was falling in the dome too! 

All that was left was to colour the stamps in, die cut them, add to the scene with a little white cardstock for snow and then put on a base card with some pink cardstock stripes! 

This would make an all year round card if you take the merry and tree out; there are lots of little ballerina loving girls who'd love a card with a dancer on, and the dome could have so many different images in. 

I hope you love the new products just as much as I do! Do check out the release on the blog- as you'll be able to see all the sets created with so beautifully by the team! 

Keren x

November 2018 Release with November Leading Lady Jill Vickers

I am so happy to bring you a special little gift in the form of our November Leading Lady Jill Vickers returning for some more fabulous cards featuring our brand new November 2018 Release!  Enjoy!!


It is wonderful to be on the Winnie & Walter Blog today sharing a few project ideas using new products from the amazing November release.

First up is a thank you card featuring In A Word: Thanks (the stamp set). I was so happy when this set came out - along with some coordinating cutaways as well :)  The In A Word: Thanks is definitely my all-time most used word die I'm surprised I haven't worn it out yet ;)  so having the stamps and additional cutaways to play with is so much fun.

For this card, I started by cutting the "thanks" from freezer paper to create iron on masks, and then I applied the masks to a piece of water colour paper by running them through my Minc machine. I used freezer paper because I wanted to play with my pearlescent watercolours for the background but this  could also be done with regular masking paper and regular ink blending. I painted the water colour wash over the background and let the paint dry. I then layered the new Scenery: Pennsylvania Polka Creative Screening over the panel and lightly removed the paint from the exposed areas using a baby wipe. I love the subtle effect this leaves.

Once all this was done, I removed the masks with the help of my heat gun and then lined up the outline "thanks" stamp on the masked areas and stamped it in grey ink. I inked a piece of cardstock using the same ink and then heat embossed a white sentiment from the set onto it. The sentiment was popped up with foam tape and I added a few sequins to finish off the card. 

I tried to catch the shimmer in a photo but I couldn't quite get it - so here is a close up photo of the card: 

My next card features two of the new products - the Peppermint Zone Cutaway and Snowy Holiday with Evelin T stamps and cutaways.

I was so excited when I saw the Peppermint Zone Cutaways - there are so many possibilities with this wonderful die, and I know that it is going to become one of my favourites very quickly. For this card, I used it to create a swirly glittery background. To create the background, I adhered a piece of Be Creative adhesive sheet on top of a heavy weight card stock, and I left the protective sheet in place on the top side of the piece. I then ran it through my Big Shot with the protective sheet against the cutting face of the die - this cut the protective sheet but not the card stock. I carefully removed the pieces of protective sheet covering the "blue" areas and then poured on the blue glitter. After this was all cleaned up, I repeated the process with the remaining area and the white glitter. I love this effect! I added the glittery panel to the front of a pearlescent blue card base. I stamped, Copic coloured and die cut the adorable snowman from Snowy Holiday with Evelin T Designs, and then stamped a greeting from the same set along the side of the panel.

Here is a close up of the glitter:

My last couple of cards are very similar. I started out by watercolouring two panels with Distress Oxide inks (Evergreen Bough, Iced Spruce) and some pearlescent gold paint - I was trying to create the effect of lights on a Christmas tree. I then added some pine needles using a stamp from In Bloom: Elsa's Flora; on one panel, I stamped the needles differently on each of the panels (as shown below). I also added some gold splatters to each of the panels.

The first card is actually where my inspiration came from - when I first saw the You Are a Blessing stamp set (right now is free with $25 purchase!!!!), I saw an ornament instead of a leaf and I thought it would make a great seasonal card. I stamped the image onto vellum with Versamark (masking the stem) and then heat embossed it with gold powder. I fussy cut it out and added it to the panel with some foam tape. I also added some red ribbon to make it look like it was "hanging" from the tree. I added the panel to a light grey card base with some more foam tape.

The second card is very similar but I used the In a Word: Grand Merry stamp set (another new fave!) and cutaways to create the greeting. I stamped the curvy "merry" in Versamark on vellum heat embossed with some glittery red powder. I die cut the vellum word with the coordinating cutaway and mounted it with foam tape onto the panel. I heat embossed the second part of the greeting with gold powder to complete the panel before mounting it on a grey card base.

Here is a close up of the second card to show the gold watercolour highlights:

This release is amazing - so many fun products to play with - I am sure that you will find something new to add to your crafty stash :)

And now onto the winner.....

It was so much fun being the November Leading Lady - a huge thank you to Shay for inviting me and enormous thank yous to everyone who left such wonderful comments. I randomly chose one of them to receive a $30 gift voucher to the Winnie & Walter shop........

Congrats SHartl - I will reach out to you with your prize info!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill

November 2018 Release | Premiere Day No. 2

To enter our November 2018 Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE.

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 1 featured products CLICK HERE 

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 2 Featured Products...continue reading!

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 3 Featured Products CLICK HERE  (goes live at 7:00 a.m. CST on November 29, 2018)

To enter to win Premiere Day No. 4 Featured Products CLICK HERE (goes live at 7:00 a.m. CST on November 30, 2018)

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Today is we are adding a new addition to the In a Word series which has a consistent length to all it's big words. We are introducing a new stamp set to the series: In a Word: Grand Merry stamp set including a new bold "merry" and then a fancy "merry" along with a few little images and bold supporting words/phrases.  We hope you find this set an invaluable part of your crafting arsenal!  Want coordinating cutaways to the stamp set? We've got that too with the In a Word: Grand Merry Cutaways.

In the style of Happy Birthday to You and Warm Wishes to You is our new You Are a Blessing stamp set. You Are A Blessing will be our special free with purchase stamp set as a thank you gift.  See below for more details.

We have transformed our ever popular The Peppermint Zone into a cover-plate die called Cover Model: The Peppermint Zone Cutaway.

>>>THE DETAILS<<<

In a Word: Grand Merry

Available for purchase the evening of November 30, 2018

4x6 stamp set

Retails for $15.00

Includes eleven (11) stamps--two (2) images + nine (9) words/sentiments

You Are a Blessing

Free With Purchase for a limited time for qualifying orders***

3x4 stamp set

Retails for $8.00

Includes four (4) stamps--two (2) images + two (2) words

***About the limited time Free With Purchase You Are a Blessing:

• Order must be placed from November 30, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. CST through December 14, 2018 11:59 p.m. CST  (or while supplies last)
• Your single order must total $25.00 or more before shipping and handling and taxes are applied.  Your single order must total $25.00 or more after any discounts are applied.
• One Free With Purchase item per person.
• We will be manually adding You Are a Blessing to your order and it will not be reflected on your invoice. 
• This offer is while supplies last.  
• You Are a Blessing is not a limited edition stamp set and will be released for sale later.

Cover Model: The Peppermint Zone Cutaway

Wafer Thin Steel Dies

Available for purchase the evening of November 30, 2018

Each retail for $21.00

Includes one (1) die

In a Word: Grand Merry Cutaways

Wafer Thin Steel Dies

Available for purchase the evening of November 30, 2018

Each retail for $9.00

Includes three (3) dies

  

>>>THE GOOD STUFF<<<

Let's get to the fun part and see these products in action.

Shay

How is everyone enjoying the release so far?  We are just getting started! :-)

I am really excited to share what we've created for you this week. :-)

Let's see what I came up for you today:

My first set of cards feature In a Word: Grand Merry, In a Word: Grand Merry Cutaways and Cover Model: The Peppermint Zone Cutaway.

These two cards are super easy to make.  

For the first card I cut out the Cover Model: The Peppermint Zone Cutaway and adhered it to a white A2 card base.  I stamped "christmas" in cracked pistachio and "merry" in picked raspberry and then cut it out using the In a Word: Grand Merry Cutaways.  I then attached the Christmas strip to the card with dimensional foam adhesive and adhered the merry to that strip.  Last I tied some embossing floss around the card.

My second card is a dream to make.  Simply stamp Christmas multiple times and then merry over Christmas.  I finished off the card with some gold splatters because I simply can't help myself.

My last card is another easy card, but I think turned out well.  Using the free with qualifying $25.00 orders, You Are a Blessing, I inked up the leaf with Distress Oxide inks in peacock feather, broken china, fossilized amber and cracked pistachio and then spritzed it with water until the color ran and I stamped onto a piece of watercolor paper. I then stamped over some of the leaf with the dots in the stamp set.  I splattered the panel with gold spray and adhered the die cut using In a Word: Thanks Coordinating Cutaways.  I then adhered the watercolor panel to a mustard A2 card base with some foam adhesive in the middle allowing the edges to curl up for a more artsy feel. 

That's it from today!

Crystal, Gayatri, Heather, Kelly and Lea of The Talent is joining me today with these amazing cards:

Crystal Thompson of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Crystal.

Gayatri Murali of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Gayatri.

Heather Hoffman of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather.

Kelly Griglione with The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Kelly.

Lea Lawson of The Talent

CLICK HERE to see more from Lea.

>>>THE GIVEAWAY<<<

Comment here on this post for a chance to win In a Word: Grand Merry stamp set + You Are a Blessing stamp set (free with $25.00 qualifying orders) + Cover Model: The Peppermint Zone Cutaway + In a Word: Grand Merry Cutaways of your own by 11:59 p.m. (central standard time) November 30, 2018.  One comment will be chosen at random. 

All winners during our November 2018 Release will be announced by December 17, 2018.

To enter our November 2018 Release's The Big Giveaway CLICK HERE