Birthday Celebration Week 1 - Comfort Zone

Welcome to the Wplus9 4th Birthday Celebration!

Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Whole Lotta' Happy (available 02/05/14) // Ink: Lake House, Nautical Navy, Sweet Gelato, and Silver Lining Dye Ink (available March 2014) // Dies: Happy Trio Die (available 02/05/14) // Cardstock: White, Nautical Navy

We are doing things a little bit differently for this release. We have several new products, like the Whole Lotta' Happy stamp set pictured above, that will be available for purchase beginning February 5, 2014 at www.wplus9.com, as well as at many of our retailers. We'll be revealing all of the new products tomorrow, February 4, 2014, so be sure to stop by and get all of the details.

Since it's our birthday, we're stretching out the festivities all month long. This week we're working in the "comfort zone". Let's focus on our favorites - signature style, favorite Wplus9 stamp set/dies, favorite color combos or go-to layouts.

Let's kick things off! How about a challenge with a $100 Wplus9 Gift Certificate prize?

Comfort Zone Challenge

My comfort zone is clean and graphic. I love high contrast. And I'm even throwing in some of my favorite colors to work with - pink, blue and yellow.

PLAY ALONG

If you'd like to play along, create a card, tag or layout in your comfort zone - use your signature style, favorite Wplus9 stamp set/dies, favorite color combos or go-to layout. Use at least one Wplus9 product and upload your project to your blog or online photo gallery such as Flickr. Then link it up using the InLinkz widget below by 8:00 AM EST, Friday, February 7, 2014. Winner will be posted by 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 7, 2014.

PRIZE

We will select (1) random participant to receive a $100 Gift Certificate to www.wplus9.com. Winner will be announced Friday, February 7, 2014.

Bonus Entries

• Follow us on Facebook and leave a comment on this post for an extra entry.
• Follow us on Twitter and leave a comment on this post for an extra entry.
• Tweet or post on Facebook about our birthday celebration to help spread the word (be sure to use @wplus9) and leave a comment on this post for an extra entry.

Happy Birthday Wplus9

It's February, and Wplus9 turns four years old this month!

We are extremely excited and humbled to be able to celebrate four years of sharing and creating with all of you. In honor of this milestone, we will be celebrating all month long.

Now, this celebration would not be possible with out the support of many of you. So to show our appreciation, we will be giving away (4) $100 Wplus9 Gift Certificates. We'll be hosting a challenge every Monday and giving away (1) $100 gift certificate every Friday to a random participant. There will be other ways to enter as well, including Facebook and Twitter. Full details will be posted with each challenge.

We will also be releasing new product as usual this month. All new product will be available on February 5th, but instead of doing just three days of previews, we will be sharing ideas and inspiration all month long. The fun starts Monday, February 3rd, so mark your calendars, we hope that you will join us!

On a personal note, I want to extend my sincerest appreciation and gratitude to all of you. Whether you've purchased, left a kind comment, sent an encouraging email or shared a personal story with me - I can't express how much it means to me.

Monday Mood Board #26

PLAY ALONG

If you'd like to play along, use the mood board as a starting point for a card, tag, layout or any project...where ever the inspiration takes you! Pull patterns, colors, elements or mood from the image. Use at least one Wplus9 product and upload your project to your blog or online photo gallery such as Flickr. Then link it up using the InLinkz widget below to share it and keep the inspiration flowing! Remember, you'll have 2 weeks to play along.

PRIZES

We will select (3) random participants to receive a $10 store credit each at www.wplus9.com. Winners will be announced on Monday when the new Mood Board is posted.

Monday Mood Board #25 Winners

• #37 (Kristie H)
• #15 (Erin Taylor)
• #19 (Deanne W)

Contact us at customerservice@wplus9.com with your full name and email and we will set up your store credits! (If you don't already have an account set up with us, be sure to set one up to expedite collecting your prize)

I can't wait to see how this mood board inspires you!

Online Card Classes: Stenciled Giveaway Winners

It's time to post the winners of the free registration for Online Card Classes: Stenciled. The three lucky winners are:

Congratulations Mary, Amy and Pat!

Please send your full name and email address to customerservice@wplus9.com so that we can get your information submitted.

Flash Giveaway - Online Card Classes: Stenciled

Have you heard? There's an upcoming Online Card Class! And my generous friends are allowing me to give away 3 registration spots!

Here's a little bit about Stenciled:

Stencils are very popular in the crafting world right now and there are SO many fun ways to use them! Join us for a cardmaking class focused on using stencils creatively. Stenciled is overflowing with stencil-love inspiration and features some WPlus9 products!

 

In Stenciled, an all-new, all-video, mini class from Online Card Classes, you’ll learn over sixteen exciting techniques for this inexpensive and popular tool, including embossing paste, layering, masking, embossing, and more! Class will cover a range of cardmaking styles from our all-star lineup of favorite Online Card Classes instructors - Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Shari Carrol, Julie Ebersole and Debby Hughes.

 

To discover for yourself all the creative possibilities in stencils, head over to Online Card Classes to sign up!

Sounds like fun, doesn't it? If you'd like to win a spot in this class, just leave a comment below by 5:00pm EST January 23, 2013.

Winners will be posted on the blog by 6:00pm EST on January 23rd.

Good Luck!

Monday Mood Board #25

PLAY ALONG

If you'd like to play along, use the mood board as a starting point for a card, tag, layout or any project...where ever the inspiration takes you! Pull patterns, colors, elements or mood from the image. Use at least one Wplus9 product and upload your project to your blog or online photo gallery such as Flickr. Then link it up using the InLinkz widget below to share it and keep the inspiration flowing! Remember, you'll have 2 weeks to play along.

PRIZES

We will select (3) random participants to receive a $10 store credit each at www.wplus9.com. Winners will be announced on Monday when the new Mood Board is posted.

I can't wait to see how this mood board inspires you!

Shabby Chic Joy with Trell Doxie

More than anything, I love seeing what you all are creating with Wplus9 products. It is absolutely surreal to see what you all are pinning on Pinterest, tweeting about on Twitter, posting on Facebook and my personal favorite...sharing on Instagram with our designs.

Today, I get the honor of sharing a gorgeous card from Trell Doxie. When I fist saw his photo of this card on Instagram, I immediately fell in love. A little later, I just had to come back and leave a comment letting him know just how much I still adored it. Imagine my surprise and delight when he offered to let me post it here to share with all of you!

I am just in love with all of the layers, the soft color palette and how effortlessly it all just comes together. This is also a perfect example of how to make the most of a simple sentiment set like Pretty Patches: Christmas.

Thanks for letting me share this beauty Trell! You are simply amazing!