July 2011 Release Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of our July Release! I appreciate you all hanging in there for our delayed release, but we will certainly not disappoint (at least I hope not!).

For those of you that are new to Wplus9, we will spend the next couple of days getting up close and personal with the products that we will be releasing this month. All previewed items will be available for purchase on July 10th at www.wplus9.com.

So let's get started, shall we? You may have noticed that I have been really practicing this whole shabby chic style lately. Well, it has been for good reason. I couldn't very well illustrate and sell a set that I couldn't use, could I? This first set goes out to all of those shabby chic-ers who's creations I envy and drool over.

C'est la vie

• is a 6x8 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 14 stamps; 9 images, 4 sentiments and 1 flourished frame
• will be available for purchase July 10th for just $19

I'm having so much fun with this set! I'm telling you, it is like the sampler platter of vintage images. This first card is a little bit shabby meets a little bit retro with a twist of bold.

I used the large dress form included in the set, trimmed it out, adorned it with a scrap of ruffled eyelet lace and finished it with a mulberry rose. These images look perfect with the patterned papers from October Afternoon and Crate Paper. For my sentiment I added some phrases from K&Company and the Friend sentiment from A Special Lady.

This next pair of cards started from the same piece of calendar paper from Crate Paper (seen naked at the bottom of the above card).

I used my distress inks, many of the images from C'est la vie, and Defining Words (more on that in a bit), to create my own collaged paper with a very vintage feel.

I broke my sentiment into three parts for added interest. I started by painting a naked piece of canvas with white acrylic paint. Once it was dry, I added the flourish from this set above and below my sentiment, Mon Cher Ami "My Dear Friend". I added a little tonic label from Pink Paislee along with a little sentiment tag "Get Well" from Hope Seed Co. (more on that tomorrow).

I used the other half of the paper I created to make a baby card. The bird's nest included in C'est la vie seemed perfect for a Welcome Little One card to me. Paired with the bird cage and epoxy button from Pink Paislee and they look made for each other. Don't you think?

Next up, it is my pleasure to introduce you to a set I've been waiting for. A background building text set that covers it all: script, typewriter font, synonyms and definitions!

Defining Words

• is a 6x8 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 7 stamps; 4 background building images, 2 word blocks, and 1 curly bracket
• will be available for purchase July 10th for just $19

I'd also like to introduce the first new die this month.

Label Layers 2

• coordinates with C'est la vie stamp set
• measures approx. 2.5" tall x 3.6" wide
• will be available for purchase July 10th for just $7

This is probably my personal favorite of the day. I started by stamping the "Friend" definition script background in chocolate.

For my focal point, I die cut a piece of patterned paper from the Uncommon collection by Authentique using Label Layers 2. I then stamped the smaller dress form from C'est la vie onto a 1.75" circle. I added the sentiment from Spring Post and tied it with a little twill before adhering with foam tape. So simple, yet sophisticated.

So there you have Day 1. I told you this was a good one! I hope you are as excited as I am. Be sure to stop by the rest of the Design Team to see more from these sets:

• Elise Durenberger
• Cristina Kowalczyk
• Jinny Newlin
• Kerrianne Gwin
• Lea Lawson
• Savitri Wilder
• Jean Martin

Would you like to win C'est la vie, Defining Words, and Label Layers 2? Leave me a comment by 11:59 PM EST July 7th to enter. I will select one random winner from all comments. Winners will be posted here.

Project Supplies

Tried & True
Stamps: C'est la Vie, A Special Lady (Wplus9)
Ink: True Black Archival Ink (Ranger), Acrylic paint (Ranger); Brilliant Blue (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Rustic White (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (Five and Dime collection); Crate Paper (Portrait collection)
Other: Embellishments (K&Company); Mulberry Rose (Recollections)
Fibers: Ruffled Eyelet Lace (Simplicity); Twine (Martha Stewart)

Mon Cher Ami
Stamps: C'est la Vie, Hope Seed Co. (Wplus9)
Ink: Stampin' Up!; Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Acrylic Paint (Ranger)
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Portrait collection)
Embellishments: Pink Paislee (Butterfly Garden collection); Mulberry Rose (Recollections)
Fibers: Papertrey Ink; Canvas (craft supply)

Welcome Little One
Stamps: C'est la Vie, Kisses & Cuddles (Wplus9)
Ink: Stampin' Up!; Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Acrylic Paint (Ranger)
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Portrait collection)
Embellishments: Pink Paislee (Butterfly Garden collection)
Fibers: Papertrey Ink; Canvas (craft supply)

For You Friend
Stamps: C'est la Vie, Defining Words (Wplus9)
Ink: Stampin' Up!
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Authentique (Uncommon collection)
Fibers: Papertrey Ink
Other: Label Layers 2 steel rule die (Wplus9)