March 2019 Release: New Home

Hey guys! Our March 2019 Release is now available at wplus9.com and I can't wait to share some ideas and inspiration featuring these newest products!

So, I'm not even going to pretend like I have a favorite this release. Normally, something jumps out at me and just pulls me in a little closer than the others. But this time, each time I opened a set and started creating, I squealed (to myself of course, not out loud, that would just be embarrassing) and proclaimed "This is my favorite!"

So instead, I'll just kick off with one of my favorite sets - New Home. And, right now we have a Bundle & Save deal for New Home. You can pick up the New Home wafer die at 15% off when you purchase the New Home stamp set. Discount is automatically applied when both items are added to your cart.

I've got two cards to share with you today. The whole release focuses on family and home. And the New Home set is literally a front door/porch scene building set.

This first card is perfect for anyone buying a new home, moving, or if you have moved. The inside sentiment says "The address may have changed, but the welcome is still the same." I think it's a perfect sentiment to create address change announcements with!

I started this card by stamping the front door in Memento Tuxedo black ink and then masked it off. I stamped the "siding" across the background and did a little very simple shading and coloring with Copics. I'm talking flat one color and then one shade darker to add simple shadows.

All of the porchscaping - is that a word - it is now. All of the plants, pots, and porch light were stamped, colored with Copics and then die cut with the New Home companion die. I did a bit of layering with my flowers, so I adhered some directly to the base and others I popped up with a little foam adhesive.

For the next card, I wanted to simplify it a bit. You know, do a little less coloring. The images are pretty good sized and this little scene takes up the majority of an A2 card front. Well, I may have mentioned that my oldest son has an affinity for my Copics...which wouldn't be a problem if he would just order the refills when needed! So, my color choices were limited and some, make that most, were running out of ink.

So I decided to go for an all white house and trim with a bold blue door. And I'm not mad about it. I actually love the way this one turned out.

This time, I swapped out the topiary trees fro more planters. You'll notice that I doubled up some of the flowers in the larger pots. I do not have a green thumb, and I have no potted flowers to speak of, but I know I've seen these mixed pots done. So why not here?! LOL I added some of the taller flowers in to give a little height and weight so they would look more substantial next to that bold blue door.

For a little extra texture, I embellished the flowers with a little Glossy Accents and Nuvo Drops.

For the sentiment, I used a couple of our other new products. The new Welcome Wreath and Welcome wafer die compliment the New Home products beautifully. I cut "thanks" from the Welcome wafer die several times and stacked one on top of the other. "For Your Hospitality", from the Welcome Wreath stamp set, was heat embossed in white onto black card stock and adhered with foam tape.

I had a blast playing with this set! I have pieces and parts for more cards already colored, cut out and just waiting - so don't you worry, you'll see more of this set.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back very soon with more from this release!

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured Wplus9 supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	New Home Shop at: WP9	New Home Die Shop at: WP9
Welcome Die Shop at: WP9	Welcome Wreath Shop at: WP9