Dec/Jan 2012 Release Day 2

Welcome back to day 2 of our Dec/Jan 2012 Release! Make sure you have a cup of coffee (or wine) handy, because I just could not stop creating. I am so excited to introduce:

Heartfelt Mix

• is a 6x8 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 24 stamps; 12 images and 12 sentiments
• will be available for purchase December 5th for just $19

Hearts & Clouds Die

• coordinates with Heartfelt Mix stamp set
• comes on a single die that can be easily snipped and separated
• will be available for purchase December 5th for just $7

And we have a coordinating die for one of our very first releases. This die, takes Love Birds to a whole new level of fun!

Love Birds Die

• coordinates with Love Birds stamp set
• comes on a single die that can be easily snipped and separated
• will be available for purchase December 5th for just $9

First up, a bright and clean card featuring the new Love Birds Die and stamp set paired with Heartfelt Mix. These sets work so well together.

I started by prepping all of my pieces, which meant cutting out my die cuts. The Love Birds Die comes grouped together on one die, but can easily be separated by snipping the little metal connectors to be used for negative cutting.

Then I stamped all of my pieces. The dies are generously sized and the stamps are trimmed close to the images, making lining up and centering your stamps on these dies a breeze!

I used the Label Layers 2 Die as a backdrop for my little birds perched in the tree. I cut the label first from blue cardstock, and then again from white. I nested the resulting blue label die into the negative space of the white one for a unique twist on using die cuts. I added some clouds and my sentiment, both from Heartfelt Mix to finish this card off.

Next is another "morph" card from the previous, continuing with the same idea of nesting my die cuts.

I cut out my clouds first and stamped them with the cloud image from Heartfelt Mix.

The clouds from this die and stamp combo are created without a border. The die cut is slightly smaller than the stamp image. This allows the pattern to bleed from edge to edge. It also creates some great layering opportunities for layering the stamp and die cut separately as I've done in this example.

After stamping, I nested the clouds back into their negative spaces and layered another plain white cloud on top. Oh, and did you see the little sun from A Pocketful peeking out from behind the clouds? I added my sentiment and a little wire/string image from Heartfelt Mix to perch my bird on to finish this one off.

Next, I wanted a fun and cheerful little "pick me up" card. I started by stamping the triple string image several times in pink, red, blue, and yellow across the front of my card base. I then used the Hearts & Clouds Die to cut out a small and large heart. I stamped them each. There are 4 patterns included for the large heart and 3 for the small heart. I used the old fashioned clothespin image to "hang" them from the string.

Next, I wanted to do a "baby" card. But one for the new parents. I love the idea of using the large hearts to represent the parents, and the small one to represent the new little one.

First, I created a background pattern by stamping several of the large heart images in a tone-on-tone fashion.

For the focal image, I used our Label Layers 3 Die, two of the heart images stamped directly onto the label, and the small heart die cut from the Hearts & Clouds Die stitched in the center.

My sentiment and a little lace border from Mehndi Medallions at the top finish this one off.

My final card is probably my favorite of the day. I made a fun little discovery while playing with the dotted heart stamp from Love You More and the heart die cuts from the Hearts & Clouds Die.

LOVE that butterfly! I started by stamping the heart image four times like so:

I then die cut a bunch of the hearts from vellum. I wasn't sure how many I would use at the time, but I ended up using 4 large (2 layers each side for the top wing) and 2 small (1 layer each side for the bottom).

The slightly taller shape of these hearts made for perfect wings. I layered them all together gluing just the bottom points where they meet with Tombow Mono multi glue. I hand stitched in the body and antennae with red floss. I added the "Today, Tomorrow, Forever" sentiment from Love You More as the "trail". (yeah, I smiled when I finished this card, it just makes me happy)

Some foliage from Love Birds and little Mehndi Medallions background stamping finish this one off nicely.

I really hope you are enjoying the previews so far. These sets are so much fun to use. Be sure to stop by the Design Team's blogs to see what they have done. They always think of something that I haven't.

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

Would you like to win Heartfelt Mis, Love Birds, the Hearts & Clouds Die, and the Love Birds Die? Just leave me a comment by 9:00 AM EST December 3rd to enter. I will select one random winner from all comments. Winners will be posted here.

The fun continues tomorrow with another stamp set and coordinating die, see you then!

Project Supplies

Happy Thoughts
Stamps: Heartfelt Mix - available 12-5-11, Love Birds(Wplus9)
Ink: Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink); Riding Hood Red (Stampin' Up!); Thatched Straw - VersaMagic, Rose Bud - Momento, Versamark (Tsukineko)
Dies Label Layers 2, Hearts & Clouds Die, Love Birds - both available 12-05-11 (Wplus9)
Paper: Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink); White
Other: White Detail embossing powder (Stampendous)

Here For You
Stamps: Heartfelt Mix - available 12-5-11, Love Birds, A Pocketful (Wplus9)
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Summer Sun, Close To Cocoa dye ink (Stampin' Up!)
Dies Hearts & Clouds Die, Love Birds - both available 12-05-11 (Wplus9)
Paper: Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink); White

Hang In There
Stamps: Heartfelt Mix - available 12-5-11 (Wplus9)
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Close To Cocoa dye ink (Stampin' Up!); Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink); Thatched Straw - VersaMagic, Rose Bud - Momento (Tsukineko)
Dies Hearts & Clouds Die - available 12-05-11 (Wplus9)
Paper: Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink); White
Other: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Here For You
Stamps: Heartfelt Mix - available 12-5-11, Love Birds, A Pocketful (Wplus9)
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Summer Sun, Close To Cocoa dye ink (Stampin' Up!)
Dies Hearts & Clouds Die, Love Birds - both available 12-05-11 (Wplus9)
Paper: Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink); White

Baby Congrats
Stamps: Heartfelt Mix - available 12-5-11, Mehndi Medallions (Wplus9)
Ink: Chocolate Chip dye ink (Stampin' Up!); Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger); Sweet Plum, Lulu Lavender - Momento, Versamark (Tsukineko)
Dies Hearts & Clouds Die - available 12-05-11. Label Layers 3 (Wplus9)
Paper: Lavender Moon, Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink); Kraft, Natural White
Other: button & twine (Papertrey Ink); white thread; White Detail embossing Powder (Stampendous); Scalloped edge punch (Stampin' Up!)

Butterfly Kisses
Stamps: Heartfelt Mix, Love You More - both available 12-5-11, Mehndi Medallions, Love Birds (Wplus9)
Ink: Riding Hood Red dye ink (Stampin' Up!); Antique Linen distress ink (Ranger); Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
Dies Hearts & Clouds Die - available 12-05-11 (Wplus9)
Paper: Fine Linen, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink); Kraft, Natural White
Other: twine (Papertrey Ink); white thread; Scalloped edge punch (EK Success); red embroidery floss; Mono Multi Glue (Tombow)