Thursday, June 27, 2013

More Design Team Inspiration with Sarah Martina Parker

We are back today with more from Sarah Martina Parker featuring our June/July 2013 Release products.

How about a little summer treat and matching card? Here, Sarah's used the milk jar and lemons from our Milk & Cookies stamps and dies to create a jar of lemonade. The little scalloped border along with the washi tape details at the bottom is the perfect anchor for the design.

Prefer a softer palette? Sarah's used our Borders & Backgrounds 1 to create a modern print for a soft feminine card and tussie mussie.

I love all of the interest that the bold all over pattern adds to this otherwise simple layout. The use of muted colors keeps the pattern from becoming overwhelming, while the lace doily adds a touch femininity. The tussie mussie could be used to hold a small bouquet, as gift wrap for a small gift, or why not fill it with a bit of the recipients favorite treats?

I hope you've enjoyed Sarah's projects today as much as I have. Be sure to stop by Sarah's blog to see more of her fantastic work!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Design Team Inspiration: Onesie Cupcakes with Sarah Martina Parker

Today we have a quick and easy gift idea from Sarah Martina Parker featuring the Cupcake Wrapper Die and the Sweets & Treats stamp set.

We are turning a gift of baby onesies into a fun display of cupcakes complete with paper "sprinkles". With this clever packaging, even the most simple pack of onesies turns into an elaborate gift that really leaves a lasting impression.

Thank you Sarah for sharing such an easy idea with us! Be sure to stop by Sarah's blog to see more of her fantastic work!

Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday Mood Board #15

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. 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 #14 Winners

  • #30 (Chris L.)
  • #26 (Maureen M.)
  • #11 (Alyssa S.)

Contact us at customerservice@wplus9.com with your full name and email and we will set up your store credits!

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

Friday, June 21, 2013

Pretty Presentation: Roses, Burlap & Bows

Hey guys! Today I have a fun way to really dress up those plain chipboard boxes and gift boxes. I purchased this one at Michael's and used some of the items from Monday Mood Board #11. Chances are, if you need a gift, you'll need a card too. And why not have it match?

Here's what you'll need: raffia ribbon; ribbon roses/flowers; wired ribbon; burlap; Die cut tag (Wplus9 Timeless Tags 2); twine; wooden veneer hearts; glue gun' scissors

Instructions:
  1. Trim a narrow and long length from your burlap (enough to tie a bow). Fray the edges by pulling out some of the fibers from the edges and then tie in a bow.
  2. Tie a bow from the raffia and wired ribbon. Starting with the biggest/thickest bow, add a small dab of hot glue to the center and layer the next smallest bow on top. Repeat with remaining bows and finish with the flower on top.
  3. Once your bow is assembled you can add a large safety pin to the back to pin it to a gift, or hot glue a clothes pin to the back.
  4. Glue the wooden heart to the center of the tag, thread with twine and tie around the bow.

Wplus9 Supplies
Dies: Timeless Tags 2 // Cardstock: Kraft, Black

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your weekend is off to a fabulous start! We will have a new Monday Mood Board this Monday and Sarah Martina Parker will be sharing her release projects starting on Tuesday...you won't want to miss it!

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Outside The Box with Damask Love: Gone Fishin'

Hey friends!!! Amber here from Damask Love and I'm excited to bring you a last minute Father's Day idea that will put your stamps to use in another "outside the box" idea. As you know, I love making gifts and packaging ...as well as cards. This quick gift idea includes both.

When I was brainstorming ways to use the WPlus9 sets for a Dad's Day project, I immediately thought of the Fish More stamps and dies! I was an immediate fan of this unique and whimsical set (gotta love the punny sentiments)...and since I did a lot of fishing as a kid, this set was definitely a little nostalgic for me.

Wplus9 Supplies
Stamps: Fish More, Super Star // Dies: Fish More Companion Die

Todays' set includes a clean & simple card as well as adorable cupcake toppers that dad will love!

The fish will "dangle" from the line like a fresh stringer of fish. Because they may spin and twist, I recommend stamping two of each design and sandwiching the twine between them so that both sides are finished.

Thanks so much for letting me hijack the Wplus9 blog today! Hope to see you over at Damask Love for more crafting and craziness!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Monday Mood Board #14

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. 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 each Monday when the new Mood Board is posted.

Monday Mood Board #13 Winners

  • #5 (Vicki Dutcher)
  • #4 (Char)
  • #12 (Lisa L.)

Contact us at customerservice@wplus9.com with your full name and email and we will set up your store credits!

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

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Wplus9 June/July 2013 Release Day Group Post

It's Release Day! All of our June/July 2013 release products are now available for purchase at www.wplus9.com. Don't forget, if we run out of something that you simply must have right now, you can also find Wplus9 products at many of your favorite retailers! Check our retailer's page for a list of where to find us.

If you missed the release, you can start here to catch up. And don't forget to check the winner's page to see if you were a lucky prize package winner!

Release Day is also Group post day. It's the day that I get the pleasure of showcasing the Design Team with their final parting release projects. But before we get to the eye candy, I have a few announcements to share.

Cristina Kowalczyk is stepping down from the Design Team. Life sometimes has a way of piling things on us and at those times we need to take steps to lighten the load. However, don't fret, because we just couldn't bring ourselves to completely part ways. Cristina will continue to delight us a Guest Blogger/Contributor. So no worries, you will still get to enjoy Cristina's stellar work with Wplus9!

We are so excited to welcome back Hannah Craner. Many of you may be familiar with Hannah as the editor of CARDS Magazine. Starting in August, Hannah will be joining the Wplus9 family as a Designer and Stamp Illustrator. I can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve! I hope that you are just as excited as I am and will give her a great big welcome!

Are you ready to see what the ladies have to share today? I know I am! I had a few extra cards left over that I didn't share during the release, so I'll be joining as well.

Cristina brings us another CAS winner. She's created a waterfall of roses that she has cleverly anchored with the unexpected bit of stripes at the top of the card. The soft colors echo the light feeling of the "floating" flowers beautifully.

Dawn Woleslagle

I've paired Milk & Cookies with Fresh Cut Florals. I wanted to see if the milk bottle from Milk & Cookies would work as a vase for my little floral arrangement...and it did! I added a little flower pick using the straw and a banner.

The little milk bottles are perfect for Elise's layout, aren't they? I love her little "ribbon" embellishment down in the corner. And check out how she's used the Cupcake Wrapper Die to anchor her title!

I am really enjoying seeing Jean take on CAS. And this is no exception. Check out that background! She's stamped the "Cupcake" sentiment from Sweets & Treats repeatedly and finished off the bottom with Borders & Backgrounds. This polka dots are perfect for incorporating the circle backdrops for her cupcakes. Oh, and she also has another STUNNER over on her blog that you will not want to miss!

More background stamping, except this time Jinny has created some colorful cupcake covered paper. My favorite part is the little bow and tag at the bottom with the XOXO Border die. LOVE!

Check out how Sarah has softened the modern Ikat patterns by overlaying them with vellum. And I love her "ribbon" treatment - making this card seem like a little package ready to be opened!

Savitri is showing us that all you need is a great stamp to make a great card. A couple of rows from Borders & Backgrounds and a sentiment wrap this up.

And that officially concludes our June/July 2013 Release Week festivities. Thank you so much for joining us and for all of your wonderful and sincere comments. Kerrianne, Sarah and Lea will be joining us over the next month to share their projects with us, so be sure to check back in!

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

June/July 2013 Release Full Reveal

It's time for the full reveal! Time to show you what we are releasing this month in their entirety. All products will be available for purchase at midnight, on June 5th at www.wplus9.com as well as at many of your favorite retailers.

*** Website Reminder ***

Wplus9.com will be down from approximately 11:00 PM EST tonight until 12:00 AM EST while we upload the new products and prepare for the release. The website will be back online and all products will be available for purchase by 12:01 AM EST June 5, 2013.

Fresh Cut Florals

Details

  • s a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 35 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 30 flower building images and 5 sentiments
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Fresh Cut Florals Companion Die

Details

  • contains 10 individual dies wired together that can be easily separated
  • coordinates with the Fresh Cut Florals stamp set
  • Approx. Measurements: (A) - 3/4 x 5/8", (B) - 3/4", (C) - 7/8", (D) - 1/18 x 1", (E) - 3/4 x 1 1/2", (F) - 1/2 x 1", (G) - 5/8 x 3/4", (H)- 5/8 x 3/4", (I) - 1/2", (J) - 1 x 1 1/8"
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $8

Milk & Cookies

Details

  • is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 25 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 17 images and 8 sentiments
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Milk & Cookies Companion Die

Details

  • contains 9 individual shapes wired together that can be easy separated if desired
  • Approx. Measurements; (A) - 5/8 x 3/8", (B) - 1 x 2 1/8", (C) - 2 5/8 x 3/16", (D) - 1 1/8 x 1/2", (E) - 3/4", (F) - 3/4 x 3/8", (G) - 1 1/8 x 5/8", (H) - 1 1/8 x 1", (I) - 5/8 x 1/2"
  • will be available for purchase April 5th for $9

Sweets & Treats

Details

  • is a 6x8" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 36 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 30 cupcake and treat building images and 6 sentiments
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $21

Sweets & Treats Fillers

Details

  • is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 22 high quality photo-polymer stamps
  • use alone, to "color" the images from Sweets & Treats, or with the Sweets & Treats Companion Die
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Sweets & Treats Companion Die

Details

  • contains 13 individual dies wired together that can be easily separated
  • coordinates with the Sweets & Treats and Sweets & Treats Fillers stamp sets
  • Approx. Measurements: (A) - 7/8 x 3/4", (B) - 7/8 x 5/8", (C) - 1 x 7/16", (D) - 1 1/8 x 5/8", (E) - 15/16 x 3/4", (F) - 1 x 1", (G) - 15/16 x 15/16", (H) - 15/16 x 1", (I) - 1 x 3/8", (J) - 11/16 x 3/8", (K) - 15/16 x 1 5/16", (L) - 7/8 x 1 3/8", (M) - 5/16 x 1"
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $12

Cupcake Wrapper Die

Details

  • contains 1 die
  • cuts a wrapper that fits a standard size cupcake
  • will be available exclusively at Wplus9.com for purchase June 5th for $14

Cupcake Wrapper Accessories Die

Details

  • contains 4 dies wired together that can be easily separated
  • cuts two bands that can be adhered to our Cupcake Wrapper Die, and one bow that can be used with or without the tails
  • fits a standard sized cupcake
  • will be available exclusively at Wplus9.com for purchase June 5th for $14

Borders & Backgrounds 1

Details

  • is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 5 Ikat border and background building high quality photo-polymer stamps
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Strictly Sentiments 2

Details

  • is a 3x4" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 6 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 5 sentiments and 1 flourish
  • will be available for purchase June 5, 2013 for $6

Lake House Pure Color Pigment Ink

Details

  • acid free and archival safe
  • soft matte finish
  • Coordinates with our Lake House Premium Cardstock
  • Lake House full size ink pad $6, re-inkers coming soon

Cupid's Bow Pure Color Pigment Ink

Details

  • acid free and archival safe
  • soft matte finish
  • Coordinates with our Cupid's Bow Premium Cardstock
  • Cupid's Bow full size ink pad $6, re-inkers coming soon

Thank you all so much for joining me for our June/July 2013 Release. I am so grateful for all of the excitement and kind words about this release. Are you ready for the last giveaway? Want to win the entire release, including all of the stamps and dies listed above? Now that you've seen the full reveal, just leave a comment by 10:00 PM EST TONIGHT June 4, 2013 letting us know which is your favorite to enter. I will select one random winner from all comments. Winners will be posted here by 11:00 PM EST.

If you've missed any of this week, be sure to catch up here.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Wplus9 June/July 2013 Release Day 3

It's already Day 3 of Release Week and we have 2 new stamp sets to share with you today. If you missed Day 1, you can catch up here. Remember, all previewed items will be available for purchase on June 5th at www.wplus9.com as well as at many of your favorite retailers.

These last two sets work so well together, a simple sentiment set and a background builder

Borders & Backgrounds 1

  • is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 5 Ikat border and background building high quality photo-polymer stamps
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Strictly Sentiments 2

  • is a 3x4" clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 6 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 5 sentiments and 1 flourish
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $6

Ikat is extremely popular right now. I'm not usually a trendy or loud patterned person. I tend to gravitate more towards the classics, like stripes, plaids and polka dots. I've tried to take this trendy pattern and incorporate it in a more understated fashion, something that will stand the test of time. I've kept the base patterns simple and the scale down. If you're like me, this will be one that you will see yourself using even after the fad has faded.

Here I stamped the large diamond pattern and filled in the centers. The sentiment was added using Strictly Sentiments 2. I added the little cluster of flowers using Fresh Cut Florals. I'm telling you, I just can't put that set down.

Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Borders & Backgrounds 1 (available 6/5/13), Strictly Sentiments 2 (available 6/5/13), Fresh Cut Florals (available 6/5/13) | Dies: Fresh Cut Florals Companion Die (available 6/5/13) | Cardstock: White

My next trio of cards show's how great these work as borders.

For each card I stamped one of the designs three times across the bottom of the card in Lake House Pigment Ink. I added my sentiments, all from Strictly Sentiments 2 in the lower corner. Again, I used the little cluster of flowers from Fresh Cut Florals.

Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Borders & Backgrounds 1 (available 6/5/13), Strictly Sentiments 2 (available 6/5/13), Fresh Cut Florals (available 6/5/13) | Ink: Lake House Pigment Ink (available 6/5/13) | Dies: Fresh Cut Florals Companion Die (available 6/5/13) Cardstock: Oatmeal

My final card for today uses an all over pattern. I used our Cupid's Bow and Lake House Pigment Inks along with black to stamp my chevron Ikat background.

Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Borders & Backgrounds 1 (available 6/5/13), Strictly Sentiments 2 (available 6/5/13), Fresh Cut Florals (available 6/5/13) | Ink: Lake House Pigment Ink (available 6/5/13), Cupid's Bow Pigment Ink (available 6/5/13) | Cardstock: Black, Sandstone (available 6/5/13)

I seriously am loving that font. Here I've flanked it with more florals from Fresh Cut Florals. This is another color combo that I can't get enough of.

Well, that wraps up Day 3. Want to see more? The Design Team still has plenty to share with you!

Again, thank you all so much for the positive response to this release! Are you ready for a chance to win today's featured products: Borders & Backgrounds 1 and Strictly Sentiments 2? Just leave me a comment by 9:00 AM EST June 4th to enter. I will select one random winner from all comments. Winners will be posted here.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with the full reveal of all new products and a chance to win it all!

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