Stamp It! 3 Ways

Make that 4!

Have you seen the newest PaperCrafts issue Stamp It! 3 Ways? It's packed with so many amazing cards focusing on how to really stretch those stamp sets. One stamp set + 3 designers = Amazing Inspiration.

Wplus9 was humbled to be among one of those asked to provide a stamp set, and they selected Hope Seed Co. I was thrilled to see what would grace the pages of this issue, and you all did not disappoint! I was blown away as always. Don't have a copy yet? No worries, head over to the Papercrafts Connection blog and leave a comment to win your very own copy. And, as an added bonus, we've supplied 3 sets of Hope Seed Co. to accompany this prize pack. Good Luck!

Project Supplies

Stamps: Hope Seed Co. (Wplus9)
Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger); Melon Mambo Dye Ink (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Nordic Holiday (Basic Grey); A Walk in the Park, For the Record (Echo Park); This & That (Lily Bee Design)
Dies: A Pocketful Die, Vintage Envelope Die (Wplus9)
Other: Copics, Scalloped border punch (Stampin' Up!); twine (Papertrey Ink); denim thread (Coats & Clark); sewing machine (Singer)

Design Spotlight

Anya Schrier
Featuring: Love You More, Love Notes Die, Heartfelt Mix

Gayatri Murali
Featuring: Love You More, and Mehndi Medallions

Jennifer Carter
Featuring: Love Notes Die, A Pocketful

Cherry's Jubilee
Featuring: Love Notes Die, and A Pocketful: Valentine

Another round of inspiring projects! Remember, the best way for me to see what you're creating is to add your projects to our Flickr Gallery. Thanks!

Design Clips: One Layer Love

Did you know that many of our sets can be combined and used together to create even more possibilities? Today's video features multiple sets to create a fun scene just in time for Valentine's Day.

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube.

I'm trying to come up with the best format for these videos, so let me know what you think. What you like. What you dislike. Your feedback counts!

Thanks for stopping by!

Project Supplies

Stamps: Heartfelt Mix, The Birds & The Bees, Spring Post, Classic Christmas
Ink: Real Red, Baja Breeze (Stampin' Up! Classic Ink); Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
Cardstock: White (Wplus9 beta)

Valentine's Card Drive

Last year I had the pleasure of sponsoring a wonderful cause. When Winter Sims contacted me this year about her Valentine's card drive for various children's hospitals, I was more than delighted to sponsor her again.

What is it? Winter has collaborated with the St. Jude's, the Vanderbilt, and the Texas Children's Hospitals' to collect cards for the children who are staying at the hospitals.

What can you do? Send your handmade Valentine's Day cards to Winter and she will deliver them to the hospitals.

What do you get in return? Besides brightening a child's day, participating will enter you to win prizes from her wonderful sponsors.

You can find out all of the details and the hospital's guidelines here, on her blog.

Here's a little inspiration to get you started and in the loving spirit.

I used the Silhouette to create and cut the text, and paired it with our Love Notes Die for a bold and easy Valentine request.

I hope you'll consider sending a card or two. Each and every one will make a difference.

Inside The Studio - Stock Updates

I wanted to pop in quickly to re-post the announcement that was posted in our News Feed over on the store website.

We have had an influx of orders this month due to an increase in both direct orders and our wholesale program. Thank you all so much. Your support is truly appreciated!

As a result, our already modest inventory is much lower than normal. Please be assured that I am monitoring our ordering trends closely and will be adjusting our starting inventories accordingly to keep up with demand. Our restocking guidelines will also be adjusted accordingly to ensure that the wait times you endure for a sold out item to be restocked is minimal.

We have several shipments expected to arrive during the first week of January including:

Love Birds Die
Love Notes Die
A Pocketful Die
A Pocketful: Valentine
Heartfelt Mix

We will post another announcement as soon as they arrive. Be sure to subscribe to the News Feed if you have not already to be notified as soon as possible.

Again, thank you so much for supporting Wplus9 and choosing to shop with us. I am so excited about the upcoming year and look forward to sharing everything we have in store with you. We hope to continue to be able to inspire you and supply your crafting needs for many years to come.

Dawn Woleslagle

If you want to be the first to be notified of any store updates, please subscribe to the RSS feed by clicking the icon on the store website next to the "Recent News" heading on the home page.

Thanks again, and I hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Design Spotlight

Leah Cornelius
Featuring: Flora & Fauna I

Anya Schrier
Featuring: Love Birds, Love Birds Die, Love You More, and Heartfelt Mix

Suzanne Dahlberg
Featuring: Winter Wishes

Christina MacLaren
Featuring: Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions

Another round of inspiring projects! Remember, the best way for me to see what you're creating is to add your projects to our Flickr Gallery. Thanks!

Creating Just Because

It's not very often that I craft or create without an end goal in mind these days. I must admit, I do miss those days. Today's card is the product of one of those rare opportunities. A little bit of free time. No deadline. No challenge. No plan. No recipient in mind.

It had been quite awhile since I used the pattern images from Poinsettia Patterns. I decided to pair them with Spring Post and Love You More, to create a colorful love card suitable for any time of year. I started with the sentiment panel and then pulled from my stash of papers to match the colors I'd starting stamping in.

I really love the way this turned out. No rhyme, no reason...just because. thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are all on track with your holiday plans! Someone needs to be. ;o)

Project Supplies

Stamps: Love You More, Poinsettia Patterns, Spring Post (Wplus9)
Ink: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral dye ink (Stampin' Up!); Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger): London Fog Momento ink (Tsukineko)
Paper: aqua - Thrift Shop (October Afternoon); pink - Uncommon Collection (Authentique); red - Nordic Holiday (Basic Grey); White cardstock
Other: buttons, twine (Papertrey Ink); Doily (Wilton); sewing machine and thread; pinking shears (Fiskars)