tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24094687792604425622024-03-21T02:05:56.776-04:00 jj bolton {handmade cards}JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.comBlogger644125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-10218631586003538922022-02-06T15:25:00.001-05:002022-07-03T14:54:39.349-04:00I've Moved!<p><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I've moved to a new site! Please visit me at...</span></i></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://www.jjboltondesign.com" target="_blank">www.jjboltondesign.com</a></span></i></h1><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>This site will stay up with all my old posts, but I hope to also see you at my new place</i> 😃</span></div><div><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Much aloha,</span></i></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>jj</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-52519262775304873022022-01-25T10:42:00.002-05:002022-07-03T14:55:00.662-04:00Waffle Flower January 2022 Release Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5Y7pqxc6aR6LTwGBCqbj-Cn9NnQyyVjUWEVG0k2wIlVd7ZRDFVl2sX9q3QVxtRYk6ZdGC5hVD3dbHfSYzplUftkrMUTKdUG_vrDueWbVqnNSMGpYkYBsi4xzBuivrep1k5risw1abbzhzTMH8M-aD87odLMbngpO1Zc69UqitPYYkXBgsGwDD3y-9=s2040" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5Y7pqxc6aR6LTwGBCqbj-Cn9NnQyyVjUWEVG0k2wIlVd7ZRDFVl2sX9q3QVxtRYk6ZdGC5hVD3dbHfSYzplUftkrMUTKdUG_vrDueWbVqnNSMGpYkYBsi4xzBuivrep1k5risw1abbzhzTMH8M-aD87odLMbngpO1Zc69UqitPYYkXBgsGwDD3y-9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Welcome to Waffle Flower’s January 2022 Release Day! After a long break, we're back with the first release of the year! We've been working on new designs and new products for so many months and we're so excited to start sharing them now! The new release is out on the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-09&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNHVOteCOdFpJXbx-OQSZIzEmM4Avg" href="https://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">Waffle Flower website</a> today! </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>One of the things that we've been working on is FOIL PLATES! Yay! We have been working on foil plates behind the scenes for quite a while with lots of back and forth on design to make sure we had the best foil plates that could be produced. The result are foil plates that are so much fun and easy to use! </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>One of the first foil plate designs is the Oversized Hello! You are already familiar with the Oversized Hello stamp and die, and the foil version looks so cool! I have a lot more to share using this plate, but this first one uses the plate with blended ink and splattering techniques. This card came from an experiment with splattering and spraying after foiling which gives a much different look to foil. Kind of an antiquey, burnished look. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjszcuMb8cENJhRVTCFPJarBoVJcOyRR3lgEruh-VGUKkzWBxUKHwyldJdJ4wVl6Ia4RctffZ3KScFYrLdu28e7dzQ5hENqSoJ-LSp6iacLsl4Ho5Eu6vdnecyseNhE2CBn6hBcVWi8mc77Ac_UmpfdwdsTkm0TyEvK4UPxJZbFHgTEiSSlA2qfBw9A=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjszcuMb8cENJhRVTCFPJarBoVJcOyRR3lgEruh-VGUKkzWBxUKHwyldJdJ4wVl6Ia4RctffZ3KScFYrLdu28e7dzQ5hENqSoJ-LSp6iacLsl4Ho5Eu6vdnecyseNhE2CBn6hBcVWi8mc77Ac_UmpfdwdsTkm0TyEvK4UPxJZbFHgTEiSSlA2qfBw9A=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I also blended some Distress Ink Oxides over the foil and added some fun drops. Over the next few weeks, I hope to share some of my other experiments:)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJKph3E96AiwUYaWaCnmFQY_Z8AVumYFhgoxhMjsaGYVUqI0zID0c_MUOm2ySkb3o6ZNaI-tc_Qr90SI8X9s4YIwgcNAKIWYM_NjFJzk0X1rEUd5L6wvYnO9lkGxaiiEJChU9niC3odNVo5aC4WkYhEOky8TcBOHEIFRlxrJuBt6atCDWaBe8t_QJ9=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJKph3E96AiwUYaWaCnmFQY_Z8AVumYFhgoxhMjsaGYVUqI0zID0c_MUOm2ySkb3o6ZNaI-tc_Qr90SI8X9s4YIwgcNAKIWYM_NjFJzk0X1rEUd5L6wvYnO9lkGxaiiEJChU9niC3odNVo5aC4WkYhEOky8TcBOHEIFRlxrJuBt6atCDWaBe8t_QJ9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This next card uses the next in the Flat Landscape Stencil series. This card was so much fun to make and so easy! This card uses the entire stencil, so it's bigger than a normal A2 size. To me it looks like an art print, so I thought I'd keep the sentiment just on the inside;)</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_EsMIcc4g_FsnFQOHIUFRoNTvEW2CUoCc_gwutNSB4jSgYRXUrP6ru_rS52sumC2wOaqIie8pvIPklEBb7yudOYbwRYRTUyfvPqvznMewA_WLuPKeaXLjOMREj5jBv58BG2Ami2xYPsPlHIdiz7_vJxGImnhflnAn6v3h2kIEzE5tyrQRiJ2z9_XB=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_EsMIcc4g_FsnFQOHIUFRoNTvEW2CUoCc_gwutNSB4jSgYRXUrP6ru_rS52sumC2wOaqIie8pvIPklEBb7yudOYbwRYRTUyfvPqvznMewA_WLuPKeaXLjOMREj5jBv58BG2Ami2xYPsPlHIdiz7_vJxGImnhflnAn6v3h2kIEzE5tyrQRiJ2z9_XB=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAHD8bSffbdhFMTd9uYlS8Z9BMW-YqY7LiyBDOOPA8VtAjatQXXoGCouzf4TEKcZEcaOq-bfPF5teJVPnLLgcwM3Lq_f_eqbTTrIcTpG6KxKVTfTbucDU7h_nB-EFPOhn6XwbTdLKaGLx_bOwd6aQhGr4lPO8z5U0bj_wS2dtZLPdGz1Q7x-w9U7uj=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAHD8bSffbdhFMTd9uYlS8Z9BMW-YqY7LiyBDOOPA8VtAjatQXXoGCouzf4TEKcZEcaOq-bfPF5teJVPnLLgcwM3Lq_f_eqbTTrIcTpG6KxKVTfTbucDU7h_nB-EFPOhn6XwbTdLKaGLx_bOwd6aQhGr4lPO8z5U0bj_wS2dtZLPdGz1Q7x-w9U7uj=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">For an added detail, I used a white gel pen to add highlights and waves on the water. So easy to do and adds that little extra something. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiey3JMzYV5wkw7edFI_FpszXTEjMjYdpL1xar8itCp36M12dwNYOfEmsATAM8RvIkIrifYz1kxqIi2iQRiAylDRB9WgWY30nLXJyQ_Gzxy-SpWPAcyoaaDKyLvWa6RzMrDRJGODxlIOT_6s8U_NPf4Q9kfBSGmaUGy2JMEo_h-vmOAVguG59EG0JSs=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiey3JMzYV5wkw7edFI_FpszXTEjMjYdpL1xar8itCp36M12dwNYOfEmsATAM8RvIkIrifYz1kxqIi2iQRiAylDRB9WgWY30nLXJyQ_Gzxy-SpWPAcyoaaDKyLvWa6RzMrDRJGODxlIOT_6s8U_NPf4Q9kfBSGmaUGy2JMEo_h-vmOAVguG59EG0JSs=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Don't forget to check out all the stops in the hope today! There's lots of fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! <i>Next on the hop is the fantastic Cathy Zielske</i><i style="text-align: justify;"> (here's the full list so you don't miss a stop)</i><i>!</i></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/timeless-elegance-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Waffle Flower Blog</span></a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2022/01/waffle-flower-new-release-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Galina Filippenko</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="http://www.laurafadora.com/2022/01/25/waffle-flower-january-release-hop/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;">JJ Bolton (you're here!)</span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><i style="white-space: normal;"><a href="https://www.cathyzielske.com/2022/01/wf-layering-stencils/" target="_blank">C<span style="color: #999999;">athy Zielske</span></a></i></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><i style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.arjita.in/waffle-flower-crafts-january-2022-release-blog-hop" target="_blank">Arjita Singh</a></span></i></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><i style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2022/01/25/waffle-flower-crafts-january-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a></span></i></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><i style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.justcallmedee.com/" target="_blank">Dilay Nacar</a></span></i></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><i style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank">Jeanne Jachna</a></span></i></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><i style="white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://designsrachel.wixsite.com/rachelrdesigns/post/waffle-flower-crafts-january-release" target="_blank">Rachel Arribas</a></span></i></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by </i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>11:59pm EST on Monday January 31, 2022 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 2/2/2022.</i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! Follow me at @ribbongirls and Waffle Flower at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! </i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>From now till Thursday January 27th, 2022, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).</i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGKyn_LtQYcs1Xnm4hQs8wszWUMXhj94dhsviAiqmW4NF5JvCrAF2reP3pGV4EMD96HkLtnclX6-dQSNZrf8ICeTRIPgFtBSsMV9zCSyNB5AoJJmo4yS1aqerZl6AxoOOFZyLQD4tUrSC7baEK7kt87GYETyggAG97SjAG8WM6z2CvcVAId4TnYInJ=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGKyn_LtQYcs1Xnm4hQs8wszWUMXhj94dhsviAiqmW4NF5JvCrAF2reP3pGV4EMD96HkLtnclX6-dQSNZrf8ICeTRIPgFtBSsMV9zCSyNB5AoJJmo4yS1aqerZl6AxoOOFZyLQD4tUrSC7baEK7kt87GYETyggAG97SjAG8WM6z2CvcVAId4TnYInJ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-23575620501085727842022-01-25T09:00:00.005-05:002022-07-03T14:55:13.885-04:00 Papertrey Ink January 2022 Release Countdown Day 4: Scene Everywhere: Windowsill<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hello! Today's the last day of the countdown for the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/blog/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink January 2022 release</a> week! There's such a lovely variety in this release and there really is something for everyone! </i></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>My last card of the countdown uses the Scene Everywhere: Windowsill stamps and dies. The scenery around here has mostly been of ice and snow lately, so I'm doing a bit of wishful thinking with this card. The </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Scene Everywhere: Windowsill set comes with the window and lots of elements to dress it up. </i></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhibtIXQULrAXh9n62NNz_Qg0S27QDgyn2DNKKLdv9FjGUiXcOuWiEmm9plGHUI2OI5jLLpztlwho3wWYilooDKdXi17qvQarnR15joGfHgzZZkgPo4LJACGcWva_SAcSEkaKIFqFU5mvfrOwIev6D8F3JkdJ9dEvrHu0YzXJ2Cgg17tN_dZpf7RRBW=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhibtIXQULrAXh9n62NNz_Qg0S27QDgyn2DNKKLdv9FjGUiXcOuWiEmm9plGHUI2OI5jLLpztlwho3wWYilooDKdXi17qvQarnR15joGfHgzZZkgPo4LJACGcWva_SAcSEkaKIFqFU5mvfrOwIev6D8F3JkdJ9dEvrHu0YzXJ2Cgg17tN_dZpf7RRBW=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I went with a simple window scene with a cozy cup of coffee and a sleepy kitty with the sun coming up in the window. Sounds like a perfect morning to me! </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0MF1RBmDdMOy67Ap5_soxfW3PnDlupgq1k_V6Ar5QQz7S4ewyFF59N2qfgFy-tQwby5_bVVpy6Aa89nrzIgH1rIU1Mhoqk30RkgyuusteGnV23uAPg78JDnOCxf-uAXm9QU8_oAqzmpo_Pf5VOF1oXxDV2LTJvfx-Jb16VPvPPOdHCKHRzd3fqjVp=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0MF1RBmDdMOy67Ap5_soxfW3PnDlupgq1k_V6Ar5QQz7S4ewyFF59N2qfgFy-tQwby5_bVVpy6Aa89nrzIgH1rIU1Mhoqk30RkgyuusteGnV23uAPg78JDnOCxf-uAXm9QU8_oAqzmpo_Pf5VOF1oXxDV2LTJvfx-Jb16VPvPPOdHCKHRzd3fqjVp=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>The sun and water come from the Better at the Beach set and the sentiment is from the Just Sentiments: Wish You Were Here set. </i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">And that's my last card for the release! I hope that you've enjoyed the countdown and I hope our cards have inspired to try something new at your craft table! Join us on January 26th when the release hits the website! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-50862533247660177412022-01-24T09:00:00.009-05:002022-07-03T14:55:22.185-04:00Papertrey Ink January 2022 Release Countdown Day 3: Pattern Party & Band-aid Wishes<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hello everyone! Welcome back to the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/blog/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink January 2022 release</a> week and it's countdown day 3! Today we're taking a look at Band-aid Wishes and Pattern Party! </i></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>For my first card, I really wanted a cheery "Get Well" card and to me, that means lots of color! I'm sure you've tried this technique before creating a full background with die cuts. You can see that the size of the bandages works perfectly for this technique. </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8l7SZeJl0SZ1waDEanBPpoZXvcQKBVfAsbKaN0_B-48vkem4tFZK8XrDrce_aZoGjd8Kr9-GipC6gVK0CJAETEQzKu1gV0WS7u_12zpfi20C7W_m6oTK7AT2ZTvnJzZWRyLAxjaWDXCk6gzwEOXqlXlPLMpi7rMmqMusTjalyHrUcHUyWwCRgi1zd=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8l7SZeJl0SZ1waDEanBPpoZXvcQKBVfAsbKaN0_B-48vkem4tFZK8XrDrce_aZoGjd8Kr9-GipC6gVK0CJAETEQzKu1gV0WS7u_12zpfi20C7W_m6oTK7AT2ZTvnJzZWRyLAxjaWDXCk6gzwEOXqlXlPLMpi7rMmqMusTjalyHrUcHUyWwCRgi1zd=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><p></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The cute Band-aid box is such a cute element and works double duty as a place to put the sentiment.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJHGLY4GytzGNHHXB2Fc2vxi4uYWnpONWUxAHBw3t1HvlNETZN9bBCREioHkLBN5r2uT5-34YUDdf8Gvb1PPBew_FgHxhUrPI6xX8CSSCrW2l6oCWiahjockUZwuWdik_YUC8xvl-JqmpstimyNxP7vWhN25QBwelDOQoLJ07en-DZHrCXf_xQ_Qk2=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJHGLY4GytzGNHHXB2Fc2vxi4uYWnpONWUxAHBw3t1HvlNETZN9bBCREioHkLBN5r2uT5-34YUDdf8Gvb1PPBew_FgHxhUrPI6xX8CSSCrW2l6oCWiahjockUZwuWdik_YUC8xvl-JqmpstimyNxP7vWhN25QBwelDOQoLJ07en-DZHrCXf_xQ_Qk2=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This next card is a clean and simple comfort or condolence card. Sometimes all you really need is a bold focal point and a really heartfelt sentiment. </i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjF6-f4bIyMYnwqbW4rdSf8y6XprKtjv8n736btNjpDM6FwXPGdyhNUMoINeOuwnFNoqrSLvbhCKnyUdyn_YWJakAfRiUFGFeiAPrVRhJZoqDfVG6Urxf0mEG519M1b1lr4stW2DYwx6Y8ua7UL3CUgkiYi7Y-ObMe3U2BVC6c2rcT3u0AqtejQe7TL=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjF6-f4bIyMYnwqbW4rdSf8y6XprKtjv8n736btNjpDM6FwXPGdyhNUMoINeOuwnFNoqrSLvbhCKnyUdyn_YWJakAfRiUFGFeiAPrVRhJZoqDfVG6Urxf0mEG519M1b1lr4stW2DYwx6Y8ua7UL3CUgkiYi7Y-ObMe3U2BVC6c2rcT3u0AqtejQe7TL=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This next card continues the CAS trend with a card using the new Pattern Play set. This set has multiple circle stamps in varying sizes and patterns. You can use the circles individually or cut down like I did. </i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtQ97MFFhxeG7IDGz_Kj2W8PDCi4sla166LXF3EG38XJvCeK0Ip4Tyv5z6DbQkO1yAFef-6Yaiczyw6KDaUlOjvkfjtrh0cW4L8Bt12t9sl9MfLTTJlq-jh2OOz3jmAYUn63p0l6UF-PpjDVN_0xcBQEkuxPnyMEPQp04wa76CP_U4ZBWHMet3bVft=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtQ97MFFhxeG7IDGz_Kj2W8PDCi4sla166LXF3EG38XJvCeK0Ip4Tyv5z6DbQkO1yAFef-6Yaiczyw6KDaUlOjvkfjtrh0cW4L8Bt12t9sl9MfLTTJlq-jh2OOz3jmAYUn63p0l6UF-PpjDVN_0xcBQEkuxPnyMEPQp04wa76CP_U4ZBWHMet3bVft=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>For the background, I added a sun (Loads of Healing set), sentiment (Just Sentiments: Wish You Were Here), and die cut clouds (Clouds 1 & 2 Dies). I love how the patterns bring a little extra something to the rainbow. </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQD--0ffKe16joimPpYpkapkWJlQ9dLc66zjZuidzXeanI2qZtC99RiZYoRkdT0zXxwFJxHlxQcRa8aBr3YXfEFZ4lYLpYre7ZWwTfpC4BzLy5XOpOtZrojwf1g5VPIES4lAfoN2N74ZCL_riX6bYr5quARgRtdngxZe3xeHVl6g9Ye7PNWM-gAIDt=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQD--0ffKe16joimPpYpkapkWJlQ9dLc66zjZuidzXeanI2qZtC99RiZYoRkdT0zXxwFJxHlxQcRa8aBr3YXfEFZ4lYLpYre7ZWwTfpC4BzLy5XOpOtZrojwf1g5VPIES4lAfoN2N74ZCL_riX6bYr5quARgRtdngxZe3xeHVl6g9Ye7PNWM-gAIDt=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">We've got one more set to show tomorrow and then it's release day on January 26th! Hope you're having a great Monday!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-10528367757653333732022-01-23T14:15:00.001-05:002022-07-03T14:55:31.220-04:00Papertrey Ink January 2022 Release Countdown Day 2: Frame Decor, Feathered Friends Mini 19, & Inside Greetings: With Sympathy<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi all! It's Day 2 of of the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2022/01/frame-decor-feathered-friends-mini-19-inside-greetings-with-sympathy/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink January Release</a> and today we're highlighting the Feathered Friends Mini 19 set and Frame Decor set! </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">From my office, I have a great view of my neighbor's backyard. He's an avid gardner and birdlover. He does all the work and I get the awesome view;) The bird in the Feathered Friends Mini set reminded me of all the bluebirds I've seen this year. I wanted him to really stand out on the card, so I surrounded him with all neutral tones. </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSk904etAqtpxZQYV0G21G7gP3U05ZV97XEaFZXowiVS2efZRyzJgKmKQAlKsPW4FwPbDsjN600BQ0AG5CmzU26LYA-73Y9hdCNrcZFaSJlsZShsxSXWf5UTOJUzJ67SZWZXKJhkkp3ehKPJTfpd-UjQYyiAM7eFlJJqYBK7jWSRo36Jk2NHRHUBhn=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSk904etAqtpxZQYV0G21G7gP3U05ZV97XEaFZXowiVS2efZRyzJgKmKQAlKsPW4FwPbDsjN600BQ0AG5CmzU26LYA-73Y9hdCNrcZFaSJlsZShsxSXWf5UTOJUzJ67SZWZXKJhkkp3ehKPJTfpd-UjQYyiAM7eFlJJqYBK7jWSRo36Jk2NHRHUBhn=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">With all the neutral background tones, I added interest with some textured die cuts, ink blending, and a little bling with milky gems and glitter. The sentiment is from the Inside Greetings: With Sympathy set. Sympathy cards are one of the hardest to make, but are some of the most appreciated. I'm glad I have these sentiments for those times. </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDRBFcxq_QApKjVQKbQBU6vrJ9hfoDo4j0aAJnzzRO57931IxF5Dqyk72olZROuq8FiTFdRpbP4WvWYsD00CsQpMNXfcRKEwrzb2IWGXlK5L-v2JH26_OR5Omm0jy6Ci8EQKLRxXrcR8ii6biBAj4JGbBxhSBfejE3zaQPstm5QRBCEm_-_C-ZxO1v=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDRBFcxq_QApKjVQKbQBU6vrJ9hfoDo4j0aAJnzzRO57931IxF5Dqyk72olZROuq8FiTFdRpbP4WvWYsD00CsQpMNXfcRKEwrzb2IWGXlK5L-v2JH26_OR5Omm0jy6Ci8EQKLRxXrcR8ii6biBAj4JGbBxhSBfejE3zaQPstm5QRBCEm_-_C-ZxO1v=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This next set is for the home decor lovers out there! The Frame Decor set is full of home decor elements that you can mix and match together to create these scenes. I love the little details in this set!</i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0OqqKDGnYC5gPr-o7q-vxgO5816BPSm1Ij0zUldxEBu1A2h6esSuHhlKQ1cNoBGvAYclhyio-3AwcWdupRVU1TYhFMDyZwTVgxqk_g8gPbWthOaid8Q3A3ZioCdB1jT1FBvGFnUFS4YMxqM7Y9d8K7RxTt-ImQT7KZL3mu2hil9fdQPVT3bJwqdkq=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0OqqKDGnYC5gPr-o7q-vxgO5816BPSm1Ij0zUldxEBu1A2h6esSuHhlKQ1cNoBGvAYclhyio-3AwcWdupRVU1TYhFMDyZwTVgxqk_g8gPbWthOaid8Q3A3ZioCdB1jT1FBvGFnUFS4YMxqM7Y9d8K7RxTt-ImQT7KZL3mu2hil9fdQPVT3bJwqdkq=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>I like that you can dress this set up with elements to customize it for the season or holiday. </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnn8kt__57BxlgGoBdEsyA3w8G_nAWtmk-oyesODlrHQuLaEmCOgFHnQh_N70Bzr5xVhT9EDev0k_y08VDKV_uy62uuW4zD45GY2JCMjkSkXTRXlyRlb8dprR1a6yK_igRncKVsegC2KuRse5NoL7mBYpvjtHo3X9Zr7Jv9P301bPOyNQ8SxzbpsIQ=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnn8kt__57BxlgGoBdEsyA3w8G_nAWtmk-oyesODlrHQuLaEmCOgFHnQh_N70Bzr5xVhT9EDev0k_y08VDKV_uy62uuW4zD45GY2JCMjkSkXTRXlyRlb8dprR1a6yK_igRncKVsegC2KuRse5NoL7mBYpvjtHo3X9Zr7Jv9P301bPOyNQ8SxzbpsIQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2022/01/frame-decor-feathered-friends-mini-19-inside-greetings-with-sympathy/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog</a> for more about these goodies from the January release! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-91560914258858224182022-01-22T12:36:00.004-05:002022-07-03T14:55:41.241-04:00Papertrey Ink January 2022 Release Countdown Day 1: Feathered Friends 19 Dies, Blooming Hearts, & Into the Blooms: Roses<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! I have been taking some time away from the craft table for quite a bit, but I'm back and so excited for the new crafty year! Speaking of new, today starts the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2022/01/feathered-friends-19-border-bling-blooming-hearts-into-the-blooms-roses-just-sentiments-with-sympathy/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink January release </a>roll out! Today is Day 1 and we're highlighting </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Feathered Friends 19 Dies, Border Bling: Blooming Hearts Dies, and Into the Blooms: Roses Dies.</i></span></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I've got 2 cards to share today and it's obvious I'm thinking of Spring! It is frigid here where I live (suburb of Washington DC), but at least it's sunny today! My first card uses the </i><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Feathered Friends 19 Dies and the </i><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Border Bling: Blooming Hearts Die. I know, butterflies are not feathery, but there is an adorable one included in the set. It also includes some branch and berries dies, so lovely! </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiI4_B-0i9qyB4lOPuJS9S5NXwRtG7E55C2m3kEefDVGSt_fvANJ9gs6I0M2KvmwO7Kmj2t1-6Ku1yZn2L8Zb8BWv0ucbgr38ovZiotAWMHq68khNaVbZXHgvabF67LbxbNbjdjV6EpU_j06y2hcXYWNUu-kDXVO4YexryY4QbZlRPOJ_xXkqJFBxA=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiI4_B-0i9qyB4lOPuJS9S5NXwRtG7E55C2m3kEefDVGSt_fvANJ9gs6I0M2KvmwO7Kmj2t1-6Ku1yZn2L8Zb8BWv0ucbgr38ovZiotAWMHq68khNaVbZXHgvabF67LbxbNbjdjV6EpU_j06y2hcXYWNUu-kDXVO4YexryY4QbZlRPOJ_xXkqJFBxA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div><i>I did inlaid die cuts for the butterfly and placed it in the Blooming Hearts frame. I love how the frame has a subtle heart pattern. I backed the panel with some vellum to give a tiny bit of softness. The sentiment is from the Just Sentiments: With Sympathy set. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxW1HDfE_vCYjmrLTmEHNjwN_h6OoY9HcPgY_WIgKWTF5hc9ZwmfNMWF--Qli1xxP7EQ7nAmgLDZ6oJuMYFmzQJuWZBTmW25KUaOHcauMs-hnkeo7OtBiJtS0Hcuksd0bc246SvcuVHs57NkW_fMKvM64LjAevyqpkY4aJEvzmkhHj51im1OP4t9rm=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxW1HDfE_vCYjmrLTmEHNjwN_h6OoY9HcPgY_WIgKWTF5hc9ZwmfNMWF--Qli1xxP7EQ7nAmgLDZ6oJuMYFmzQJuWZBTmW25KUaOHcauMs-hnkeo7OtBiJtS0Hcuksd0bc246SvcuVHs57NkW_fMKvM64LjAevyqpkY4aJEvzmkhHj51im1OP4t9rm=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Today we're also introducing the next in the Into the Blooms series, Roses! This set is downright gorgeous! I die cut mine with watercolor paper and painted it very loosely. I also added a little bit of coarse glitter along the edges of the petals. </i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq7QudYPbmamymWs2PxB-dRQ87Fi6Xb4sRHIx1DuPXL7kgR90h8kd1R4gVEwrsliclGD2QoREwjGO43CvlcEGCaFmkp-FG2pQPdpjimhMg8JSfQQZzsztQc-qWVwNPKjFp6_cHb2nq5G-449tYF2DKzCgQh6eYKw93P0o0xdFjSEqabP_Ed--XORwX=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq7QudYPbmamymWs2PxB-dRQ87Fi6Xb4sRHIx1DuPXL7kgR90h8kd1R4gVEwrsliclGD2QoREwjGO43CvlcEGCaFmkp-FG2pQPdpjimhMg8JSfQQZzsztQc-qWVwNPKjFp6_cHb2nq5G-449tYF2DKzCgQh6eYKw93P0o0xdFjSEqabP_Ed--XORwX=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>For the background, I used the previously released Winter Swirls. I die cut the swirls and added some coarse crystal glitter liberally. I think the background brings a little of interest but still let that rose shine. </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjId4WaHfBJ-dUE_JHy4KszXoLU9R9H9BTu6jx0fH1YR62vWxcvg0nOrDYyq_PP_ES_7wX1y995Nplw8sUFkbtpGEJZTaFdRvbxupMjLN_lwaCpL7KCnYAIiClTCPWefdpuigLWs6jT8xPvMvLwOYv2HyngYxtNl5Kb311AdsT-Q3IvJyrbumNQB9N8=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjId4WaHfBJ-dUE_JHy4KszXoLU9R9H9BTu6jx0fH1YR62vWxcvg0nOrDYyq_PP_ES_7wX1y995Nplw8sUFkbtpGEJZTaFdRvbxupMjLN_lwaCpL7KCnYAIiClTCPWefdpuigLWs6jT8xPvMvLwOYv2HyngYxtNl5Kb311AdsT-Q3IvJyrbumNQB9N8=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Definitely go check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2022/01/feathered-friends-19-border-bling-blooming-hearts-into-the-blooms-roses-just-sentiments-with-sympathy/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog</a> for more ideas from the DT, and come back tomorrow for the Day 2 of the release!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-10983587496907895972021-11-30T10:26:00.003-05:002022-07-03T14:55:50.204-04:00Waffle Flower November 2021 Release Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXUo210Cjy3GrmclmHAwv1ANLUIKVZr_Lh93EGU0QWTKjoNTGdDLRBAnP5-3UON7jcL_GK41Kbnuo9eO_ISK4bF3jnuEuFjYdSPDu_jIGxIXUP6qxMUp1I4qc6L7hnyVqjJvyhyphenhypheng-ms4/s2040/2111-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXUo210Cjy3GrmclmHAwv1ANLUIKVZr_Lh93EGU0QWTKjoNTGdDLRBAnP5-3UON7jcL_GK41Kbnuo9eO_ISK4bF3jnuEuFjYdSPDu_jIGxIXUP6qxMUp1I4qc6L7hnyVqjJvyhyphenhypheng-ms4/w640-h640/2111-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Welcome to Waffle Flower’s November 2021 Release Day! This release we're looking a little past the holidays with a beautiful collection of stamps, dies, and stencils that are all about special deliveries. All of the goodies are out on the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-09&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNHVOteCOdFpJXbx-OQSZIzEmM4Avg" href="https://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">Waffle Flower website</a> today! </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>My first card today really speaks to my clean and simple side. I used the new Stems dies, Vase Variety dies, and the Special Delivery stamps for this one. The Stems die set as 9 dies total with 7 flower/leaf stems and 2 vases. This is the kind of set that I love because of its versatility. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIERfL7Yj0EkNhL7eHVDCII_Y4EMV2wspFRShhdysNEYtyoz1ciuo6r8fUVx1rO-iQ1mC0elbcOxt5COgvGdC6QcUBeXf9Ce2KKqxBpS7rDIe0iteBGfDwMiCyqwJiEnC9FXQPeuF06c/s1080/WFC-202111-420940-Stems-JJ1_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIERfL7Yj0EkNhL7eHVDCII_Y4EMV2wspFRShhdysNEYtyoz1ciuo6r8fUVx1rO-iQ1mC0elbcOxt5COgvGdC6QcUBeXf9Ce2KKqxBpS7rDIe0iteBGfDwMiCyqwJiEnC9FXQPeuF06c/w640-h640/WFC-202111-420940-Stems-JJ1_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRsHAiK1xTrPYVnjJ-fpB8sPiYW74NtIch-CbnF48nOno2OIhRnezVLlkXdVShufd51KiCwQdBq_KF-rZsbmn5CZeqbiGqfrVQ_uDzxHgy3lnoMq0Wt3H6mICnY_y_c27VPgstzbelOI/s1080/WFC-202111-420940-Stems-JJ1_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRsHAiK1xTrPYVnjJ-fpB8sPiYW74NtIch-CbnF48nOno2OIhRnezVLlkXdVShufd51KiCwQdBq_KF-rZsbmn5CZeqbiGqfrVQ_uDzxHgy3lnoMq0Wt3H6mICnY_y_c27VPgstzbelOI/w640-h640/WFC-202111-420940-Stems-JJ1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I die cut a mix of the stems in gold foil, vellum, and white glitter cardstock. The vase is from the Vase Variety set and I love the debossed pattern detail. I added a simple "Thanks" sentiment from the mini set Special Delivery. Love the small scale and handwritten style of these sentiments. A few gems and that was it. Love the simplicity of this one!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe4YiJjy0ugyrqaAMOGUp35_r_u7SKjmM02CybvgMFIrrm51vrJ5pYpENsQso0dHiToP_NXJ4WJPTDA2n1eMUh_B0GltLLqdhYbwHGzOZYrPbBwpqwlH9fN565qzj8o7d1H7zsG73MVU/s1080/WFC-202111-420940-Stems-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOe4YiJjy0ugyrqaAMOGUp35_r_u7SKjmM02CybvgMFIrrm51vrJ5pYpENsQso0dHiToP_NXJ4WJPTDA2n1eMUh_B0GltLLqdhYbwHGzOZYrPbBwpqwlH9fN565qzj8o7d1H7zsG73MVU/w640-h640/WFC-202111-420940-Stems-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This next card also uses the Stems dies but this time I colored my stems with Copic markers. I also used the Special Delivery dies and stamps for this one. The Special Delivery dies has tags and labels that coordinate perfectly with the Special Delivery stamps. I love the look of those little tags!</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh53CF3pS1ll6J8Q6fzd00-nvsQ81v_Guiyz-pIyvPDe0F-Gg42aWKv6AZ-rEpZW4c7JXKlkeuMfsInZ-YnWSa1BrvBOZmlizG3n6uhCc4pF-OhJwagzOZJQhKV3z11ePXoFw3Ixjew0/s1080/WFC-202111-420599-SpecialDelivery-JJ1_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh53CF3pS1ll6J8Q6fzd00-nvsQ81v_Guiyz-pIyvPDe0F-Gg42aWKv6AZ-rEpZW4c7JXKlkeuMfsInZ-YnWSa1BrvBOZmlizG3n6uhCc4pF-OhJwagzOZJQhKV3z11ePXoFw3Ixjew0/w640-h640/WFC-202111-420599-SpecialDelivery-JJ1_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-F3B-outEBTC0ifpnSuzLHfuSz1zImL2yqEftsbe9HvmDSBCGUVh3Ehyphenhyphenze4bV2NqxPkGACzpljc3hhDgYfeVKkFG1Va9wDg30KtGjHUvPtTuRzQ7w-iQ25zF1jYiV2cSVqf-XIvz11U/s1080/WFC-202111-420599-SpecialDelivery-JJ1_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-F3B-outEBTC0ifpnSuzLHfuSz1zImL2yqEftsbe9HvmDSBCGUVh3Ehyphenhyphenze4bV2NqxPkGACzpljc3hhDgYfeVKkFG1Va9wDg30KtGjHUvPtTuRzQ7w-iQ25zF1jYiV2cSVqf-XIvz11U/w640-h640/WFC-202111-420599-SpecialDelivery-JJ1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I used the flower bouquet wrapper die with some kraft wrapping paper and added a little tuft of tulle. I layered the background with a couple lacy panels and some gems. </i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYrV0GHfutAJb13fm1SVMgtdtboUSBYPocm1D7c4iSAvsKakxSl9ros8kAHAxrikMOvA0AyfXZt7RXcaNPltJYN4Lc3-jXNV5zVRQwivOALGXstUzsJNbChVwZcJEVLmcYpbYYWsT2nE/s1080/WFC-202111-420599-SpecialDelivery-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYrV0GHfutAJb13fm1SVMgtdtboUSBYPocm1D7c4iSAvsKakxSl9ros8kAHAxrikMOvA0AyfXZt7RXcaNPltJYN4Lc3-jXNV5zVRQwivOALGXstUzsJNbChVwZcJEVLmcYpbYYWsT2nE/w640-h640/WFC-202111-420599-SpecialDelivery-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I hope you get a chance to visit all the stops in the blog hop today! There's lots of fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! <i>Next on the hop is the amazing Galina</i><i style="text-align: justify;"> (but here's the full list so you don't miss a stop)</i><i>!</i></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/special-delivery-release-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Waffle Flower Blog</span></a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://www.cathyzielske.com/2021/11/waffle-flower-november/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Cathy Zielske</span></a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ Bolton (you are here)</i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/11/waffle-flower-november-release.html" target="_blank">Galina Filippenko</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/2021/11/waffle-flower-november-release-hop.html" target="_blank">Amy Rysavy</a></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://designsrachel.wixsite.com/rachelrdesigns/post/waffle-flower-november-release-and-blog-hop" target="_blank">Rachel Arribas</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.myclutteredcorner.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower%20Release%20Blog%20Hop" target="_blank">Rebecca Keppel</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.arjita.in/waffle-flower-crafts-november-2021-release-blog-hop" target="_blank">Arjita Singh</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://www.nicholspohr.com/things_that_really_matter/2021/11/waffle-flower-special-delivery-release-blog-hop-card-showcase.html" target="_blank">Nichol Spohr</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2021/11/30/waffle-flower-crafts-november-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="https://rejoicingcrafts.com/tag/waffle-flower/" target="_blank">Yoonsun Hur</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank">Jeanne Jachna</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/2021/11/waffle-flower-special-delivery/" target="_blank">Vicky Papaioannou</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></i></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Sunday December 5th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 12/8/2021.</i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! </i><i>From now till Thursday December 2nd, 2021, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).</i><i>Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! </i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonboVjHVDuwTli9cphE1nhxyuRtklfkn7NaL-n-zPxb6vOcDsUXgX2PGgaWQpJFO5p4zo90NiaX2PEC7fUkUcacmsYj068jMT2QqJAl5LZ4vhgdr0yTg_i6DVdvwrCRXUjv1B0Ij7Vwc/s1920/2111-Release-Bundle-Youtube-Cover+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonboVjHVDuwTli9cphE1nhxyuRtklfkn7NaL-n-zPxb6vOcDsUXgX2PGgaWQpJFO5p4zo90NiaX2PEC7fUkUcacmsYj068jMT2QqJAl5LZ4vhgdr0yTg_i6DVdvwrCRXUjv1B0Ij7Vwc/w640-h360/2111-Release-Bundle-Youtube-Cover+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-1883021308730091452021-11-27T18:33:00.003-05:002022-07-03T14:55:57.545-04:00Papertrey Ink November Release<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! It's been a busy Thanksgiving week here at our house, but I've got a couple cards to share using the new goodies from the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink November release</a>! So many beautiful stamps and dies this month! I'm still finding new ways to use them all!</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This first card uses the Adorning Trees <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/adorning-trees-stamp-set/" target="_blank">stamp</a> and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/adorning-trees-die/" target="_blank">die</a> set. This set has a more modern feel to it with clean tree shapes. This set includes 3 tree frame dies that are perfect for making little shakers like this one. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwJZ6Rqg0-qfiUhs3bf0ERGn6z3p7QaERwakLNvzBV5I7zgrOF2W7e7gxI4rkHgLgIPWLs4sIL7XktzIkHBbdaMeyfTFL2gRPs4bfc-H93Im-m-YhNcn2VRoShuTn0s64MQklHjigXX4/s1080/jjbolton+adorningtrees1_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwJZ6Rqg0-qfiUhs3bf0ERGn6z3p7QaERwakLNvzBV5I7zgrOF2W7e7gxI4rkHgLgIPWLs4sIL7XktzIkHBbdaMeyfTFL2gRPs4bfc-H93Im-m-YhNcn2VRoShuTn0s64MQklHjigXX4/w640-h640/jjbolton+adorningtrees1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I'm really loving non-traditional colors for the holidays, but the more I look at this combo, it doesn't feel unusual! The combination is Royal Velvet purple and silver! For the background, I added stamped snowflakes and die cut snowflakes (from Border Bling Snowflakes and Starflakes). The beautiful sentiment is from the new <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/inside-greetings-heaven-and-nature-sing-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Inside Greetings Heaven and Nature Sing</a> set. </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizA1xKqGmc-tj7SDMEkygdAOX6AyEVc4HViwsdA8Zjd_y7okSbqIDZe0JGYbgLZGxNPbINqmUOdFpyp4HQprGNNc-iAbG59pJ-_t9S9bQ4fxGY3iH8LK79khlKrBy65BD9RVpIJZzMTz8/s1080/jjbolton+adorningtrees1_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizA1xKqGmc-tj7SDMEkygdAOX6AyEVc4HViwsdA8Zjd_y7okSbqIDZe0JGYbgLZGxNPbINqmUOdFpyp4HQprGNNc-iAbG59pJ-_t9S9bQ4fxGY3iH8LK79khlKrBy65BD9RVpIJZzMTz8/w640-h640/jjbolton+adorningtrees1_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>This next card uses the new <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/holiday-cheer-gift-tags-die/" target="_blank">Holiday Cheer Gift Tag set</a> and the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/holiday-cheer-overlay-collection-die/" target="_blank">Holiday Cheer Overlay set</a> reinvented as gingerbread cookies! I die cut the ornament, star, and tree dies with Kraft cardstock. Then I blended on ink to give them that baked glow. </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFeMkDVkZxSxr2OjkPz7Tk6v7SDS3L0IravsxSt8MZPRD0dC6aM_FEapam1W2Nzd9GXYB4d2icYJ_A6RdDNzvGyXGmNO0ezIs6cfeqH0835uq_toGYC1Nmp3-tJvpquO1gr7SsialdrQ/s1080/jjbolton_holidaycheergifttag3_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFeMkDVkZxSxr2OjkPz7Tk6v7SDS3L0IravsxSt8MZPRD0dC6aM_FEapam1W2Nzd9GXYB4d2icYJ_A6RdDNzvGyXGmNO0ezIs6cfeqH0835uq_toGYC1Nmp3-tJvpquO1gr7SsialdrQ/w640-h640/jjbolton_holidaycheergifttag3_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Then I added "frosting" using the Overlay dies to make stencils. (FYI, <a href="https://pfstamps.com/products/paper-glaze-enhancer" target="_blank">Picket Fences Paper Glaze Enhancer</a> looks just like vanilla frosting). I added a little coarse glitter for sugar. I also made some jam filled cookies using dies from the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/splendid-snowflakes-die/" target="_blank">Splendid Snowflakes </a>set. Glitter gel makes great jam! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCNmxiEibJUxTpEJXlL1y2nDiiUJinzGYoFu5Ust6qlpyU1OVUymdjQj8GvpdpXyfzQHtKiFyXpnbWUx7S6p0QhK0XdFZB5a7bolp6_EKdXyg3kL46fVELwbrDMIjEc9v0HWwv2Xeygk/s1080/jjbolton_holidaycheergifttag3_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCNmxiEibJUxTpEJXlL1y2nDiiUJinzGYoFu5Ust6qlpyU1OVUymdjQj8GvpdpXyfzQHtKiFyXpnbWUx7S6p0QhK0XdFZB5a7bolp6_EKdXyg3kL46fVELwbrDMIjEc9v0HWwv2Xeygk/w640-h640/jjbolton_holidaycheergifttag3_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>I made a cover to mimic a decorative cookie box with cellophane window using the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/love-to-layer-notched-die/" target="_blank">Love to Layer: Notched dies</a> . Last but not least, I tied it up with twine and added a little tag with the perfect sentiment from the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/just-sentiments-holiday-tags-mini-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Just Sentiments: Holiday Tags Mini Stamp Set</a>. This card was so much fun to make!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysHrAOMlSGOMzTKfrM90lpe9kjggs7hyphenhyphenOSRQ6CTNJxNJyB_EhbgnL9iClTjAW3-MvH1XfoGXBkVvsDCu361VwJAObOvgUgHNhZsE5CiSXAyOCn3jmceEU2C3QgSMlldRY5kvB6WwMLXs/s1080/jjbolton_holidaycheergifttag3_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysHrAOMlSGOMzTKfrM90lpe9kjggs7hyphenhyphenOSRQ6CTNJxNJyB_EhbgnL9iClTjAW3-MvH1XfoGXBkVvsDCu361VwJAObOvgUgHNhZsE5CiSXAyOCn3jmceEU2C3QgSMlldRY5kvB6WwMLXs/w640-h640/jjbolton_holidaycheergifttag3_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">If you're looking for more inspiration, go check out all the new goodies now on the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink</a> site!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-39419249043879931352021-11-22T09:06:00.003-05:002022-07-03T14:56:08.002-04:00Papertrey Ink November Release Countdown: Joyful Snowman, Holiday Cheer Gift Tags, & Holiday Cheer Overlay<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! Almost all of the Papertrey Ink's November release has been introduced (check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/blog/" target="_blank">blog</a>)! Are you ready for tomorrow? Everything will be available Tuesday, 11/2 at 6 pm EST.</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Until then, I have a few cards to share using the new goodies! This first one uses the Joyful Snowman set. I love these types of builder sets where you can create a custom scene. And this little guy is so cute!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG8XtkbFOGQTL3bm3NhaHZUOIKn3Bp4wLkDC9pFuYm9_zM0No_ZSpEBYTDXyEx0GjXJ17doNxmZfll3iPOxZfmgkIjic0F5iYzzi5AHzRkTeJ4_8xypRLs3Bf73Qh5d7l55O4In-epkE/w640-h640/jjbolton_joyfulsnowman1_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">STAMPS: Joyful Snowman, Just Sentiments: Snow<br />INK: True Black, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet<br />PAPER: White, True Black<br />DIES: Joyful Snowman, On the Border: Splendid Snowflakes Frame Die, Border Bling: Skinny Postage Frames Die</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I really love the larger scale of the snowman in this set. Great size for your A2 cards! I went for a classic red, blue, and black color combo. And for fun, I made one of his mittens on the ground. It's fun to add little unexpected details to cards. </i></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzQiV8VAsSsrHpiZ2jjK_WKU22yiHsJdjye1VAlhVvtUYaWGs8vYc8onChnBOcTBKH1xm0rhOx3yv47TY3hgbFPSTudHYCcEoALaJzpzQG1F3xRdCQ8fBi0zkalJgkBYfKYvakCgjkiU/s1080/jjbolton_joyfulsnowman1_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzQiV8VAsSsrHpiZ2jjK_WKU22yiHsJdjye1VAlhVvtUYaWGs8vYc8onChnBOcTBKH1xm0rhOx3yv47TY3hgbFPSTudHYCcEoALaJzpzQG1F3xRdCQ8fBi0zkalJgkBYfKYvakCgjkiU/w640-h640/jjbolton_joyfulsnowman1_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>This next card uses the new Holiday Cheer Gift Tag set and the Holiday Cheer Overlay set. These sets are just gorgeous! The Holiday Cheer Gift Tag set includes dies for several iconic holiday shapes (tree, gift, star, ornament, and bow). The coordinating Holiday Cheer Overlay set includes ornate filigree designs that can be layered over the tags. I don't have a tag to share today, but look how beautiful the star tag looks with the matching overlay! </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxndQssNNC5oAOhVgrY1VKtTp508su_Gd8dWQg9xerZOvVlZXjlVXqxelD2-59k7MPNu342m-gr8nkljMF16zKwRsyjx_2ek_Mc0n9RXfQV90Gc7ms1puf-Z_4tsL9h8mEltptTjK-LFw/s1080/jjbolton_holidaycheergiftoverlay1_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxndQssNNC5oAOhVgrY1VKtTp508su_Gd8dWQg9xerZOvVlZXjlVXqxelD2-59k7MPNu342m-gr8nkljMF16zKwRsyjx_2ek_Mc0n9RXfQV90Gc7ms1puf-Z_4tsL9h8mEltptTjK-LFw/w640-h640/jjbolton_holidaycheergiftoverlay1_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">PAPER: Vintage Cream, Vellum, Gold Foil <br />DIES: Holiday Cheer Gift Tags, Holiday Cheer Overlay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">The star and overlay are so beautiful that I really wanted to focus on it. I reverse die cut the star into an A2 panel and backed it with vellum. Then I added the filigree overlay in rose gold foil. Last but not least, I added gems within the die cut design and on the tips of the stars. I think the star really stands on its own, so the sentiment is on the inside. I used a sentiment from the new Inside Greetings Heaven and Nature Sing set. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi1YMqEqypnrKl3wu1fImGAZYqz4o-wa8xqBeOGBd0j9AUZW7_Iah69PLOQnMU3lboP9Bg8j2yHyhP_KfdHXcCj_11-7zjQ2iIpmQ8nXBq-ogCuElVhA4-SvAEDKTblyVtVLVBAqyxTQ/s1080/jjbolton_holidaycheergiftoverlay1_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi1YMqEqypnrKl3wu1fImGAZYqz4o-wa8xqBeOGBd0j9AUZW7_Iah69PLOQnMU3lboP9Bg8j2yHyhP_KfdHXcCj_11-7zjQ2iIpmQ8nXBq-ogCuElVhA4-SvAEDKTblyVtVLVBAqyxTQ/w640-h640/jjbolton_holidaycheergiftoverlay1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A5tqAH9byJ75_sjwzgZfug8CbRT4ceZlRs6kgKDjpndC5uA7TSYBX4Jppo2KZ9dUpORtQ4thZ5LOgotJcvrOC66taLR_ONBcp7Pob6wK9V-uxY_wlQSs16z9GDd9kZ9oigksfBnN2ns/s1080/jjbolton+heavenandnature_202111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A5tqAH9byJ75_sjwzgZfug8CbRT4ceZlRs6kgKDjpndC5uA7TSYBX4Jppo2KZ9dUpORtQ4thZ5LOgotJcvrOC66taLR_ONBcp7Pob6wK9V-uxY_wlQSs16z9GDd9kZ9oigksfBnN2ns/w640-h640/jjbolton+heavenandnature_202111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><i><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I'll have a few more cards to share tomorrow on Release Day! If you want to see more of the release, stop by the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/10/into-the-blooms-dahlias-vase-collection-5-to-die-for-sentiments-all-is-bright-holiday-wagon/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog</a>!</i></div><div><br /></div></i></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-46144738042221602902021-10-24T13:58:00.003-04:002022-07-03T14:56:17.071-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 4: Happy Hanukkah & Oh Holy Night<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! It's Day 4 of the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/10/oh-holy-night-to-die-for-sentiments-happy-hanukkah-the-greatest-gift/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink October release</a> and I've got a couple cards to share! This first card uses the new Happy Hanukkah die with some basics you probably already have in your stash. I used my nesting circle dies and cut them in 4 shades of blue: Dark Indigo, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, and Spring Rain. I love how they look together!</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJW8u_dVXEebofwMvuehefJ24Df6ZShHhupXDenQLvs3ram1DwWilVJFhBCZoJ8QSb3Z9BvYXM5X7uBF4wMHPQLXVaknBPg5FDLB9Rkp2tXO4Lkx4sp7ZQvZFKL-vVE6IMDyBp697zkM/s1080/jjbolton_happyhanukkah_102021_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJW8u_dVXEebofwMvuehefJ24Df6ZShHhupXDenQLvs3ram1DwWilVJFhBCZoJ8QSb3Z9BvYXM5X7uBF4wMHPQLXVaknBPg5FDLB9Rkp2tXO4Lkx4sp7ZQvZFKL-vVE6IMDyBp697zkM/w640-h640/jjbolton_happyhanukkah_102021_3.jpg" width="640" /></a><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;">ts</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Dies: Happy Hanukkah</i></span></div></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Paper: </i></span><i>Dark Indigo, Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, Spring Rain, White, Gold</i></div></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>I added gold for the candle "flames" and added it around the edge and as a shadow for the word die. The gold accents pull everything together and makes the card look finished to me. </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt0Z2jdZyrBrmzkRbziE8VZCCiP52oW1GRotp3Bya3XiUhIsJ75_i1YWaRg-FKfHODQ1Mq5prdXlP9wZ45s65gz6wXqTeQF06_Y_8bUys14l-p5c3CzWJzxUjtzk6-L_bMcb8R9vRkcM/s1080/jjbolton_happyhanukkah_102021_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt0Z2jdZyrBrmzkRbziE8VZCCiP52oW1GRotp3Bya3XiUhIsJ75_i1YWaRg-FKfHODQ1Mq5prdXlP9wZ45s65gz6wXqTeQF06_Y_8bUys14l-p5c3CzWJzxUjtzk6-L_bMcb8R9vRkcM/w640-h640/jjbolton_happyhanukkah_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>For my second card, I used the trees from the Oh Holy Night set. These tall silhouette trees are just beautiful! I paired it with one of my favorite stamps from the Grand Sentiments set. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf8Hx62KHJZUJQug9M5cussIPvaWB3iXYGFHyIMcwE8ZISeKG19lBqM_EoPfELMJcOgejOqLuv5PAJOis-XUe60907r0jz5yCHvq0zTOivKTFDoiGgfLw2sjoBurbRlqrj9Ui1IkEM7I/s1080/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf8Hx62KHJZUJQug9M5cussIPvaWB3iXYGFHyIMcwE8ZISeKG19lBqM_EoPfELMJcOgejOqLuv5PAJOis-XUe60907r0jz5yCHvq0zTOivKTFDoiGgfLw2sjoBurbRlqrj9Ui1IkEM7I/w640-h640/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><i>Stamps: Oh Holy Night, </i></span><i style="color: #999999; text-align: left;">Grand Christmas Sentiments, </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">City Scene Christmas Sentiments </span></i></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">
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<i>Dies: </i></span><span style="color: #999999; text-align: left;"><i>Oh Holy Night, </i></span><i style="text-align: left;">Grand Christmas Sentiments</i></div></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Paper: Rustic White</i></span></div></span></span></div></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<i>Did you know that the </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i>City Scene Christmas Sentiments Mini Stamp Set has a Santa sleigh stamp? This stamp is perfect for making moon scenes like this. </i></span>The sentiment and trees both come with matching dies which I love! </i>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKZ5xxmMTX9Xf1urMqBt_1joxfqkkqRsDmxAdolS9h_EVcDSMc1AhqG4JEXh7fTr6VdqwCwX3cZq7aoXie-J84mhrdisclzYbbVW7U2U-tjkFhV5LoIh2veHKWK4PXClbdCd4g39K__4/s1080/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKZ5xxmMTX9Xf1urMqBt_1joxfqkkqRsDmxAdolS9h_EVcDSMc1AhqG4JEXh7fTr6VdqwCwX3cZq7aoXie-J84mhrdisclzYbbVW7U2U-tjkFhV5LoIh2veHKWK4PXClbdCd4g39K__4/w640-h640/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>While you're here, below are some behind the scenes tips on how this card was put together!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8Dppd5V70bcDkaW75G3t6XgG0qxVGGO0S6DcR-T_bBnRpgch94QjtQEwGHtbz2HWuOXxEOXZnkh6YtixXbZEv4DB8883KYOTZ6JSV8YLm4d_FwI0cfNyARS8czqkQclLHlu8FSmOj68/s1080/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_step1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8Dppd5V70bcDkaW75G3t6XgG0qxVGGO0S6DcR-T_bBnRpgch94QjtQEwGHtbz2HWuOXxEOXZnkh6YtixXbZEv4DB8883KYOTZ6JSV8YLm4d_FwI0cfNyARS8czqkQclLHlu8FSmOj68/w320-h320/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_step1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><i>When stamping on die cuts, I use my Misti stamp positioner with Post-It strips. I face the sticky side up to hold my die cut and then hold the Post-It down with magnets. To achieve the multicolor stamped image, I used a small sponge to apply ink to the stamp instead of inking directly with a stamp pad. With the positioner, you can layer as many colors as you want!</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8vUy5cI4XaeRQAEcn66CD-AyLUSeU8ivjX7bk0oIrePcPVRdyR_DT983vpdLjt6E39N_qO8neH_7kZTzTnIdFCD-zYtGKTXDQNjw9jI0saqJskFslh0axu_vtdKuxJ3dBrTEAOTPXxs/s1080/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_step2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8vUy5cI4XaeRQAEcn66CD-AyLUSeU8ivjX7bk0oIrePcPVRdyR_DT983vpdLjt6E39N_qO8neH_7kZTzTnIdFCD-zYtGKTXDQNjw9jI0saqJskFslh0axu_vtdKuxJ3dBrTEAOTPXxs/w320-h320/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_step2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><i>To give my moon a glowy look, I use a small sponge to sponge white pigment ink around the masked moon. I also use it for puffy night clouds. The sponge will pull some of the colors of the sky onto the moon area which looks like moon shadows/craters. </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI151jm-oOD7ZO8Mfb8lt-DjS38fKvR2Q-7KznA_zJHuqAY2-VtMmI6hG0jMCVVlQU3-eVD3Aq9x98UhAliJJ9XOwBAVwCj1i89ojLrFtA2rCShQJKg3AAC2tCs_w6XqfvuXN0AIAyuU/w320-h320/jjbolton_OhHolyNight_102021_step3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><i>To get perfectly imperfect splatters, I use a splatter tool that is made up of sticks that dip in watered down paint and "flick" to get the splatter. The one I use is from Liquitex. Don't forget to use a splatter box too to catch your mess! As you can see, mine is very well used!</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div><i><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">That's all for me this week! So what's your favorite from the release? Check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/10/into-the-blooms-dahlias-vase-collection-5-to-die-for-sentiments-all-is-bright-holiday-wagon/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>for more fun peeks from the rest of the DT! </i></div><div><br /></div></i></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-21042132684452126872021-10-23T14:54:00.002-04:002022-07-03T14:56:26.199-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 3: Go-to Gift Card Holder: Mitten, Mitten Accessories, Grand Christmas Sentiments, & Feathered Friends Mini 16<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! It's Day 3 of the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/10/go-to-gift-card-holder-mitten-mitten-accessories-grand-christmas-sentiments-feathered-friends-mini-16/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink October release</a> and today I have a couple cards to share! T</i><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">his first card uses the Grand Sentiments set in chalkboard mode. I've always love the chalkboard look! And the oversized stamps from the Grand Sentiments set really look amazing embossed! </i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3CFAT1YjU-Fbzsa7pjXqXDsRKD8LUSK3g1NET-2sF0fGIsgQyc4sP89WI98ZzJ7HOfVQPFiBldar2xvaIZKMKgCQ0D75XHdjANDICCz3aDw8QEognAP1ynn4mf_SpUF06pYygKGU4oM/s1080/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_102021_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3CFAT1YjU-Fbzsa7pjXqXDsRKD8LUSK3g1NET-2sF0fGIsgQyc4sP89WI98ZzJ7HOfVQPFiBldar2xvaIZKMKgCQ0D75XHdjANDICCz3aDw8QEognAP1ynn4mf_SpUF06pYygKGU4oM/w640-h640/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_102021_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><i>Stamps: </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;">Grand Christmas Sentiments</i></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Dies: Love to Layer: Notched, Go-To Gift Card: Mittens, Into the Bloom: Poinsettia</i></span></div></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Paper: True Black, Candy Cane Prints</i></span></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>To go with the Grand Sentiments, I also went big with the other elements. The poinsettias are from Into the Blooms: Poinsettia and the holly and candy canes are from the new Go-to Gift Card Holder: Mitten set. Don't let the name of the </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Go-to Gift Card Holder: Mitten set fool you! That set has a bunch of dies in addition to the mittens that will go with all kinds of other sets. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpiQuVki36RG3bGO5XPhmV0atGYV2CaLmtD3DWiSQWnbHNXooW986pmikbGn9QurP4lDJCnp8H7unKehY2IaT0m34zj_daHp_pUANu-CI9ytk-TKHVagiyqjbrW3vKj9qG0NCJfIlLsk/s1080/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_102021_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpiQuVki36RG3bGO5XPhmV0atGYV2CaLmtD3DWiSQWnbHNXooW986pmikbGn9QurP4lDJCnp8H7unKehY2IaT0m34zj_daHp_pUANu-CI9ytk-TKHVagiyqjbrW3vKj9qG0NCJfIlLsk/w640-h640/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>My second card also uses the Grand Sentiments and pairs it with the new Feathered Friends Mini 16 birdie. This time I die cut the sentiment which is a look that I love. I wanted to highlight my little bluebird friend, so I thought a circle shaker behind him would make him look like he's in a snowstorm. </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-jfZcEHexJ590Kff3nooDnqv1pXZpOUhdKlC_yDY8Sywz49OQ6v6xyfurttdwYWjKppq8mkFD9JydW12QMKsHt7OqW4t1xG4u6VZQxI7GEU3N1mLjYaoMy7iW4Yx3cNDuan4wP_Jw-4/s1080/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_FF16Mini_102021_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-jfZcEHexJ590Kff3nooDnqv1pXZpOUhdKlC_yDY8Sywz49OQ6v6xyfurttdwYWjKppq8mkFD9JydW12QMKsHt7OqW4t1xG4u6VZQxI7GEU3N1mLjYaoMy7iW4Yx3cNDuan4wP_Jw-4/w640-h640/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_FF16Mini_102021_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><i>Stamps: </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;">Grand Christmas Sentiments, </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><i>Feathered Friends 16 Mini, </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><i>Winter Swirls</i></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Dies: B</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>order Bling: Dotted Skinny Frame, </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Feathered Friends 16 Mini, B</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>order Bling: Snow Flake Die, </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Grand Christmas Sentiments </i></span></div></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Paper: R</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>ustic White, White</i></span></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I filled the shaker with sequins, hex glitter, and even added snowflake die cuts from the Border Bling: Snow Flake die from last month. I also added a few of those die cut snowflakes around my card. I used iridescent bubbles to add even more colorful shine. </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdatVjmYcLQ7WBQSBdehKzE0c6ulyORTDXYYjrhKqo5RYL8nPuLNK7xTOMH0VLMqdtZ0thE961GmFlB_royp-ez9tUMMj2B1W7Luj6QQoGIZq2UPodf6J8OaBB73cRIs3zbaF1u1bjCJw/s1080/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_FF16Mini_102021_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdatVjmYcLQ7WBQSBdehKzE0c6ulyORTDXYYjrhKqo5RYL8nPuLNK7xTOMH0VLMqdtZ0thE961GmFlB_royp-ez9tUMMj2B1W7Luj6QQoGIZq2UPodf6J8OaBB73cRIs3zbaF1u1bjCJw/w640-h640/jjbolton_GrandChristmas_FF16Mini_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><i><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I hope you are enjoy the release so far! Check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/10/into-the-blooms-dahlias-vase-collection-5-to-die-for-sentiments-all-is-bright-holiday-wagon/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>for more fun peeks from the rest of the DT! </i></div><div><br /></div></i></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-32281451035929027282021-10-22T18:30:00.003-04:002022-07-03T14:56:49.547-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 2: Holiday Wagon<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! It's Day 2 of the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/09/sprigs-sprays-holiday-vase-collection-4-into-the-blooms-poinsettias-just-sentiments-snow/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink October release</a> and we're getting closer to the release day! Today, I'm sharing the new set Holiday Wagon! It's such a cute wagon and I thought I'd fill it with brown paper packages tied up with string! (Are you singing the song in your head now?)</i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhZ5JyrQHtqNGLRHZHhxlZVGH3i71yfYrztqQTudJzOZeoS-TbiY5v4KpAjB9JcSyNJjsW4G9use6bAAagf2zGYPMGUrTKDlZZh5Ldw4WPIw6g20iz35QTElTc-LR_0XCKB1fIORbjow/s1080/jjbolton_HolidayWagon_102021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhZ5JyrQHtqNGLRHZHhxlZVGH3i71yfYrztqQTudJzOZeoS-TbiY5v4KpAjB9JcSyNJjsW4G9use6bAAagf2zGYPMGUrTKDlZZh5Ldw4WPIw6g20iz35QTElTc-LR_0XCKB1fIORbjow/w640-h640/jjbolton_HolidayWagon_102021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: start;">STAMPS: Holiday Wagon, Scene Everywhere: Winter</span><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: start;">PAPER: Rustic White, Candy Cane Prints<br /></span><span style="text-align: start;">DIES: Holiday Wagon, Love to Layer: Notched dies, Border Bling: Dotted Skinny</span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>So much great detail in that wagon! The set comes with lots of other wagon fillers like nutcrackers, gifts, etc. What will you fill yours with?</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHJOwMRc-pC4kMG28iEf-5e7H7Gxq3qRoaNi35vVd4xrMQdrSwn_6v0AI4RlhGuB-6ZPauj4bKNwhD1FFXBI0Y2EssV9djt6QarVO6ZbU3YJKyzG7Lip5VfUJpSsovcBZesNXp5tsgwU/s1080/jjbolton_HolidayWagon_102021_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHJOwMRc-pC4kMG28iEf-5e7H7Gxq3qRoaNi35vVd4xrMQdrSwn_6v0AI4RlhGuB-6ZPauj4bKNwhD1FFXBI0Y2EssV9djt6QarVO6ZbU3YJKyzG7Lip5VfUJpSsovcBZesNXp5tsgwU/w640-h640/jjbolton_HolidayWagon_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><i><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/10/into-the-blooms-dahlias-vase-collection-5-to-die-for-sentiments-all-is-bright-holiday-wagon/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>where </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Into the Blooms Dahlias, Vase Collection 5, and To Die For Sentiments: All Is Bright are all being debuted! Check back tomorrow because there's lots more from the new release!</span></div><div><br /></div></i></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-87148587994536979522021-10-21T12:28:00.002-04:002022-07-03T14:56:55.974-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 1: Build-A-Santa, Just Sentiments: Santa, Ornate Evergreens, & Feathered Friends 16<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! Today starts the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/09/sprigs-sprays-holiday-vase-collection-4-into-the-blooms-poinsettias-just-sentiments-snow/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink October release</a> and I'm so excited! I have always loved the fall season with the cooler weather and anticipation of the holiday season. This month at Papertrey Ink is all about that vibe. Today is Day 1 and we're highlighting the Build-A-Santa set, Just Sentiments: Santa, Ornate Evergreens, & Feather Friends 16! </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I've got 2 cards to share today to get us started! The first one features the Ornate Evergreens die set. This set comes with 3 tree dies with different detailed cut patterns. These are so versatile to work with and can easily be "dressed up" with different techniques. I thought the die cuts were lovely as is, so I just cut them with glitter paper and layered them on a panel shaker. </i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-ybBRzTqEiCZ0zgae7dnkEsyGOutS1Iizvq686Wj1_f0zua4C8_u7nN7LyYbeO6ItXPzV3Fr5A-XZFiUCZkKfZ72ioX3h-x6G-HvDNKFdHLMraRJV_t0ZrEWRFhxTHc2DjlkuD-Pbuk/s1080/jjbolton_OrnateEvergreens_102021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-ybBRzTqEiCZ0zgae7dnkEsyGOutS1Iizvq686Wj1_f0zua4C8_u7nN7LyYbeO6ItXPzV3Fr5A-XZFiUCZkKfZ72ioX3h-x6G-HvDNKFdHLMraRJV_t0ZrEWRFhxTHc2DjlkuD-Pbuk/w640-h640/jjbolton_OrnateEvergreens_102021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Santa, Winter Swirls<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">INK: True Black<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">PAPER: White<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">DIES: Ornate Evergreens, Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, Border Bling: Dotted Skinny Frame, <br />Border Bling: Snow Flake Die</span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">For the shaker panel, I decorated it with some stamping using Winter Swirls from last month and added some die cut snowflakes using the Border Bling: Snow Flake Die. I love all the sparkly and shine of this one! The trees look so amazing cut with glitter paper!</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8ASOJQvZiU5VO1thEPDuF-ClkLZQRguWY70SzRpy5tg9DJMQqYRgb2a-3UgbpXLxegB5Txnxzptt4Wwf0jp3n-ocY2rt5Uzoc3zUNmffnOpGu_1ON1IRHRo3ggC2RjHSUVzXnWM1OYs/s1080/jjbolton_OrnateEvergreens_102021_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8ASOJQvZiU5VO1thEPDuF-ClkLZQRguWY70SzRpy5tg9DJMQqYRgb2a-3UgbpXLxegB5Txnxzptt4Wwf0jp3n-ocY2rt5Uzoc3zUNmffnOpGu_1ON1IRHRo3ggC2RjHSUVzXnWM1OYs/w640-h640/jjbolton_OrnateEvergreens_102021_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w0oHtJzH7w28hJzOI0IieilCrIaEzShdvBUEn31UY_HaCqEp0Bybd7aSViM8mBk9GO5XrCyiFTs1snfpb6hlC4XSny3gA6FfQdFIVM2vAUswjmDfPjFPM8mGt9QOaXbPrZPKgJcqwQg/s1080/jjbolton_OrnateEvergreens_102021_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_w0oHtJzH7w28hJzOI0IieilCrIaEzShdvBUEn31UY_HaCqEp0Bybd7aSViM8mBk9GO5XrCyiFTs1snfpb6hlC4XSny3gA6FfQdFIVM2vAUswjmDfPjFPM8mGt9QOaXbPrZPKgJcqwQg/w640-h640/jjbolton_OrnateEvergreens_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div>My second card today uses the new Build-A-Santa stamp and die set and the Just Sentiments: Santa set. I am in love with this charming Santa! He is so fun to put together and I thought he would be perfect on a snowy rooftop on a moonlit night!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCh4KXf-rRqEVH_gr4R0Oqk77fGJmtp94kqw3-Y4i5Y62PcR4RprDDmvf57r99zNabzxFVkLA2T-xRLPwVFqwiUoK5x4VkK24NqVK5OSLNYxleVsPEJ1F0YF_qhaxNFPdTZZPO-hCLuQ/s1080/jjbolton_BuildASanta_102021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCh4KXf-rRqEVH_gr4R0Oqk77fGJmtp94kqw3-Y4i5Y62PcR4RprDDmvf57r99zNabzxFVkLA2T-xRLPwVFqwiUoK5x4VkK24NqVK5OSLNYxleVsPEJ1F0YF_qhaxNFPdTZZPO-hCLuQ/w640-h640/jjbolton_BuildASanta_102021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">STAMPS: Build-A-Santa, Just Sentiments: Santa, Rustic Brick Background</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">INK: True Black, Pure Poppy, Fresh Snow, Enchanted Evening</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">PAPER: White, True Black, Soft Stone, Rustic White</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">DIES: Build-A-Santa</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>I used the Rustic Brick Background stamp set to create a quick chimney. I love all the textures going on in this card including the fun pompom on his cap!</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Je65_BInPztRFp2ikZ41lLo9fHA83bc4IiI9d78Ek-yOTKsJ5Nt9fJUOdDX-8PED6xUdSuySEUZydN3_wPPDzgaKMdDBgoBzuoB579sOLJCdqAZo1e_5lB6XOt_f3OKvNE6Blk7qv2U/s1080/jjbolton_BuildASanta_102021_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Je65_BInPztRFp2ikZ41lLo9fHA83bc4IiI9d78Ek-yOTKsJ5Nt9fJUOdDX-8PED6xUdSuySEUZydN3_wPPDzgaKMdDBgoBzuoB579sOLJCdqAZo1e_5lB6XOt_f3OKvNE6Blk7qv2U/w640-h640/jjbolton_BuildASanta_102021_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjcmLNjIaaf9b_zxeXdlCoJ70Yo-75-qDdfEVR1EMBUnrE2vGFmrzRdPnVgoBUKPXeqdBPOyzkrNcoIGMpoNPyPPhBlgqK_PUdI9VaxBqoGCcBClXG6fnghtpCmRDBiCIZvjMecqx-og/s1080/jjbolton_BuildASanta_102021_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjcmLNjIaaf9b_zxeXdlCoJ70Yo-75-qDdfEVR1EMBUnrE2vGFmrzRdPnVgoBUKPXeqdBPOyzkrNcoIGMpoNPyPPhBlgqK_PUdI9VaxBqoGCcBClXG6fnghtpCmRDBiCIZvjMecqx-og/w640-h640/jjbolton_BuildASanta_102021_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">There's lots more goodies in the release, so come back tomorrow for the Day 2 of the release!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-20971797367635124442021-10-15T09:00:00.193-04:002022-07-03T14:57:02.614-04:00Waffle Flower October 2021 Release Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoqS4fSedPcaxrudRa2QJ-pFDOCGP366uGAsfWKlSOJanXSwmgxWlUutbw183N7BzjlaS-w4q7GVM6l0cgE8bI-DmtHYkND1QeV5jozs-nLrriixt6jqHdPs8ibOTLHdvgyTOl086uJ8/s2040/2110-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoqS4fSedPcaxrudRa2QJ-pFDOCGP366uGAsfWKlSOJanXSwmgxWlUutbw183N7BzjlaS-w4q7GVM6l0cgE8bI-DmtHYkND1QeV5jozs-nLrriixt6jqHdPs8ibOTLHdvgyTOl086uJ8/w640-h640/2110-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Welcome to Waffle Flower’s October 2021 Release Day! I’m excited to be hopping today with the wonderful folks from Waffle Flower and so many amazing guests! I can't wait to show you all the new goodies that just hit the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-09&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNHVOteCOdFpJXbx-OQSZIzEmM4Avg" href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-09" target="_blank">Waffle Flower website</a>! This month, we've got a fun new line of shaker dies and cards and</i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"> along with some Waffle Flower favorites! So settle in because I have a ton to share today!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>If you've visited my blog before, you may already know that I'm a fan of shaker cards. It's one of types of cards that never get old for me! That's why I've been a busy bee playing with all the new shaker supplies this month. My first card uses the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/solar-system-combo" target="_blank">Solar System stamp and die set</a> to create an outer space scene with a sparkly shaker planet! Waffle Flower has two types of shaker covers, slim and puffy, and the Solar System set works with the puffy covers! The puffy covers are great for larger fillers like XL sequins and thicker crystals. </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCOWareWqycNjDKHPyQ_8XxrGY_rN4RJjh82vWpFbCLsF3_vgJBj-tdW4NtCjZBJalguoKTK3ogzYqGFOO5-A5sj_zbr7GNhyqK-tkQw_OzcPl1fp9IwoQBjfvHNREDrORlNrMnFMoNQ/s1080/WFC-202110-420884-SolarSystem-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCOWareWqycNjDKHPyQ_8XxrGY_rN4RJjh82vWpFbCLsF3_vgJBj-tdW4NtCjZBJalguoKTK3ogzYqGFOO5-A5sj_zbr7GNhyqK-tkQw_OzcPl1fp9IwoQBjfvHNREDrORlNrMnFMoNQ/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420884-SolarSystem-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I backed the planet with a piece of Yupo paper colored with alcohol inks and gold mixative. I used alcohol inks for the smaller planets too. I love the way the alcohol inks blend and streak to create amazing patterns. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7wC4nDePF-5-sbsLGvtbneSL1qJc8qK3xFk3eR2zK5Pt_FgL95iN5S6s4EI8gr3dBjYCBwzectSLAfDc6RowpShce-VwTewNbftd33_G8zKttoqAyUZ42c1h3y6FP_XzOjj9xPRcA8Y/s1080/WFC-202110-420884-SolarSystem-JJ1_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7wC4nDePF-5-sbsLGvtbneSL1qJc8qK3xFk3eR2zK5Pt_FgL95iN5S6s4EI8gr3dBjYCBwzectSLAfDc6RowpShce-VwTewNbftd33_G8zKttoqAyUZ42c1h3y6FP_XzOjj9xPRcA8Y/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420884-SolarSystem-JJ1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The background is just black cardstock blended white ink, splattered white paint, and a few "stars" penned with a white gel pen. The final touches are the stars and ring made with holographic cardstock. This was soooo much fun to make! </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVSlBXtTNE0owdDSU30n-O_QhmXyx6kiwxqFzRjMQKA61jrXFbmx0Bz1TiHxQalWNmUiK-Mw8C2TwzqvrkvghRy3rTJLsotlhEXfuyZwUvbOi6JnFiPkjhbAxwtyx9G8ai9hkW1kuvHU/s1080/WFC-202110-420884-SolarSystem-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVSlBXtTNE0owdDSU30n-O_QhmXyx6kiwxqFzRjMQKA61jrXFbmx0Bz1TiHxQalWNmUiK-Mw8C2TwzqvrkvghRy3rTJLsotlhEXfuyZwUvbOi6JnFiPkjhbAxwtyx9G8ai9hkW1kuvHU/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420884-SolarSystem-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>My second card also uses a puffy shaker cover, but this time it's a heart! Lately, I've been making stamp cards, postage stamp cards that is! I made my version of a Love postage stamp down to the "FOREVER" postage (this stamp is from the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/oversized-love-stamp-set?_pos=1&_sid=0e8d60969&_ss=r" target="_blank">Oversized Love</a> stamp set). </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFWt772oSfhhICye3iwzOUGtewX1UDf9cq8HiqnuEjmNP7Qn_iVB6zvFmsWCrf3qs4aOPMcjvt8INmH2dg7eBivgE6UghSnVEbUKvFfopeUsVRvM61pnQvihqaOYm7qqXqwzSXko4sUk/s1080/WFC-202110-420906-ShakerHeart-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFWt772oSfhhICye3iwzOUGtewX1UDf9cq8HiqnuEjmNP7Qn_iVB6zvFmsWCrf3qs4aOPMcjvt8INmH2dg7eBivgE6UghSnVEbUKvFfopeUsVRvM61pnQvihqaOYm7qqXqwzSXko4sUk/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420906-ShakerHeart-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card also uses the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/shaker-cover-puffy-heart" target="_blank">puffy heart shaker covers</a>, this time in triplicate! The number one reason I love the puffy covers is that the size allows you to get really creative with fillers. this time I dipped into my mini pom pom collection and packed these hearts full!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlucWJ3XoWqpbr6F2w3H8D9i7mS1nGeCtNQYJk6x5BvXxMDoOnF760E-ZPsl4xF-ndDo_erKYseCWxMZfJMeuvQ6sRsa9cD2catPMZVyIlfcicw8V9zsxTe8ejEOgyfSZTbAtgRHemJf4/s1080/WFC-202110-420906-ShakerHeart-JJ1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlucWJ3XoWqpbr6F2w3H8D9i7mS1nGeCtNQYJk6x5BvXxMDoOnF760E-ZPsl4xF-ndDo_erKYseCWxMZfJMeuvQ6sRsa9cD2catPMZVyIlfcicw8V9zsxTe8ejEOgyfSZTbAtgRHemJf4/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420906-ShakerHeart-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a mix of 5mm and 7mm pom poms for this card. Such a fun way to use pom poms!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUNY05w1ejoipNlgF8gpzYmXKtzKFKSJ5v1jBbBipK-kLBQfBFr14QJX5HbyerRzfbGnEQZxpGfZZ1BvxhBmqlMvmrZWt2K0QnHXTDsQnC0Bp34UfZyXdmycA6doTlS6BZND-vNDICTE/s1080/WFC-202110-420906-ShakerHeart-JJ1_X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUNY05w1ejoipNlgF8gpzYmXKtzKFKSJ5v1jBbBipK-kLBQfBFr14QJX5HbyerRzfbGnEQZxpGfZZ1BvxhBmqlMvmrZWt2K0QnHXTDsQnC0Bp34UfZyXdmycA6doTlS6BZND-vNDICTE/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420906-ShakerHeart-JJ1_X2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>My third card uses the last puffy shaker cover, the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/shaker-cover-puffy-star" target="_blank">star covers</a>. This time I added a bit of color by using alcohol inks and gold mixative to the inside of the shaker cover. The ink is translucent so you can still see the gold sequins and fillers inside. The star shaker was a natural match with the new <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/sunburst-panel-die" target="_blank">Sunburst Panel die</a>. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp02o_I52D8UyuoCEZjyr86_ianPgZk0MBnpMVBKqu_Lz9tMuJ1tM3UH-q-emGVb0OndSNKDL-_Y4mNtq2N2FLB7It6gZMA1454k7UXB6hLxmnkb2M4YVuH5Lpubisf3WPHLdcPVWLCk/s1080/WFC-202110-420916-SunburstPanel-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp02o_I52D8UyuoCEZjyr86_ianPgZk0MBnpMVBKqu_Lz9tMuJ1tM3UH-q-emGVb0OndSNKDL-_Y4mNtq2N2FLB7It6gZMA1454k7UXB6hLxmnkb2M4YVuH5Lpubisf3WPHLdcPVWLCk/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420916-SunburstPanel-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">The next card uses the the slim shaker covers that comes with 3 sizes of circle shaker covers. The two larger shaker covers are the perfect size to create your own shaker snowman. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieibifTzcfGT7anrFKcadeXzmIkqhjbprq_7Z5ZFkgIQ7IxyFeMweoTf9hJDJlcHJVjvaE5Yc5d0eZQdc447Po2NY26OTyGexPVfTI5pThOyi-tcCU-pAVq67_wuEtE6urawpTshQfLrE/s1080/WFC-202110-420910-SlimShakerDie-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieibifTzcfGT7anrFKcadeXzmIkqhjbprq_7Z5ZFkgIQ7IxyFeMweoTf9hJDJlcHJVjvaE5Yc5d0eZQdc447Po2NY26OTyGexPVfTI5pThOyi-tcCU-pAVq67_wuEtE6urawpTshQfLrE/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420910-SlimShakerDie-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Just add a texture background (<a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/wave-texture-die?_pos=8&_sid=3d2855b38&_ss=r" target="_blank">Wave Texture Background</a>) and a fun candy stripe frame (<a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/nesting-rectangle-frames-die?_pos=9&_sid=1313a5512&_ss=r" target="_blank">Nesting Rectangle Frames</a> covered with a bit of <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/pattern-paper-christmas-stripes?_pos=1&_sid=9cc034e56&_ss=r" target="_blank">Christmas Stripes paper</a>). The scarf and carrot nose are handcut, but the hat is from the Be Him set and the "coal" are enamel dots. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsHcv1bOiz33JNhgaw-_53tCuF_zkDl4Mfv6NqxEZ5jRAvTcScaHr6AsQyLO3Kzyp7cTpgYUS0QoRWRTupvdrAc6r65nMvmjTVHWArgo40aj_rqD5ZDum-t8s7oxk8cExQ4_N73K6sz8/s1080/WFC-202110-420910-SlimShakerDie-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsHcv1bOiz33JNhgaw-_53tCuF_zkDl4Mfv6NqxEZ5jRAvTcScaHr6AsQyLO3Kzyp7cTpgYUS0QoRWRTupvdrAc6r65nMvmjTVHWArgo40aj_rqD5ZDum-t8s7oxk8cExQ4_N73K6sz8/w640-h640/WFC-202110-420910-SlimShakerDie-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Last but not least is a double shaker! The focal shaker uses the Solar System set to create a happy little sun! Mr. Sunshine is layered over a background <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/shaker-cover-a2" target="_blank">Infinity Shaker</a> (aka a frameless shaker). The sentiment is a new version of the Oversized Word series, this time in a fun print font! The <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/oversized-hey-hi-hello-print" target="_blank">Oversized Hey Hi Hello Print die set</a> includes 3 word dies (hello, hi, and hey) along with shadow dies. These dies work with subsentiments you may already have with the original <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/oversized-hello-combo?_pos=3&_sid=87872d2c6&_ss=r" target="_blank">Oversized Hello set</a>. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgJkJSofXcIWUBmL9h1_-A5zxOk9jJD-aOLLHI9dOBhBYsg8KQXrB86DYZWYzXUYIsEQ2KOdUhiJYtmPQLMR4vSzTRzy_RLm0VroKZ_snlUiA45_S0GSZh5GYl0iyakAr7_btqQqXfg4/s1080/WFC-202110-WFE034-InfinityShaker-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgJkJSofXcIWUBmL9h1_-A5zxOk9jJD-aOLLHI9dOBhBYsg8KQXrB86DYZWYzXUYIsEQ2KOdUhiJYtmPQLMR4vSzTRzy_RLm0VroKZ_snlUiA45_S0GSZh5GYl0iyakAr7_btqQqXfg4/w640-h640/WFC-202110-WFE034-InfinityShaker-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>I used a ton of glitter, sequins, crystals and more with this card, and I loved every minute of it! You may need sunglasses for this one;)</i></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclijSeN2Ujc_CoUEDAr4u8gw098YhF_e92JDzKl3eA1cHMxvM3Xvh2q33_AoyG2JJUdt7u9w57eO2X1YVO51yT3FBecVgf_wTFVj4CNpffMkGtg1ESL3tbGzrMOR4OIRcXZxzvHG6C-g/s1080/WFC-202110-WFE034-InfinityShaker-JJ1_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclijSeN2Ujc_CoUEDAr4u8gw098YhF_e92JDzKl3eA1cHMxvM3Xvh2q33_AoyG2JJUdt7u9w57eO2X1YVO51yT3FBecVgf_wTFVj4CNpffMkGtg1ESL3tbGzrMOR4OIRcXZxzvHG6C-g/w640-h640/WFC-202110-WFE034-InfinityShaker-JJ1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Whew! That was a post and half, wasn't it? I hope that you had fun seeing all the shaker covers and dies in action. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The blog hop is loaded with lots of fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! <i>Next on the hop is the fantastic </i><i style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.laurafadora.com/2021/09/05/waffle-flower-september-release-hop/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a> (but here's the full list so you don't miss a stop)</i><i>!</i></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/shaker-cards-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank">Waffle Flower Blog</a></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/shaker-cards-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank"> </a></span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://www.cathyzielske.com/2021/10/waffle-flower-hop/" target="_blank">Cathy Zielske</a></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ Bolton (you are here!)</i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="http://www.laurafadora.com/2021/10/15/waffle-flower-october-blog-hop-2/http://www.laurafadora.com/2021/10/15/waffle-flower-october-blog-hop-2/http://www.laurafadora.com/2021/10/15/waffle-flower-october-blog-hop-2/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/10/waffle-flower-october-release-shaker.html https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/10/waffle-flower-october-release-shaker.html " target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;">Galina Filippenko</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.dkirbystamps.com/2021/10/waffle-flower.html" target="_blank">Dana Kirby</a></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://designsrachel.wixsite.com/rachelrdesigns/post/waffle-flower-crafts-october-release-and-blog-hop" target="_blank">Rachel Arribas<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.myclutteredcorner.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower%20Release%20Blog%20Hop" target="_blank">Rebecca Keppel</a></span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="http://www.arjita.in/waffle-flower-crafts-october-2021-release-blog-hop" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;">Arjita Singh</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/2021/10/waffle-flower/ " target="_blank">Vicky Papaioannou</a></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2021/10/15/waffle-flower-crafts-october-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.nicholspohr.com/things_that_really_matter/2021/10/waffle-flower-blog-hop-shaker-cards.html" target="_blank">Nichol Spohr</a></span></span></div></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank">Jeanne Jachna</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i><span>For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away <b>$25 gift certificate</b> to <b>THREE</b> lucky winners. </span>You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday October 18th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on Friday 10/20/2021.</i></div><div style="font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! </div><div style="font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>From now till Monday October 18th, 2021, all orders placed at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waffleflower.com/&source=gmail&ust=1634335336636000&usg=AFQjCNEUp0cJDyx_orlu99GGQPKO_L4bjQ" href="http://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">waffleflower.com</a> will receive a sample piece of the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waffleflower.com/products/shaker-cover-a2&source=gmail&ust=1634335336636000&usg=AFQjCNGnt_YOAzcRTH-LPX9Hmez9LgAx7Q" href="http://waffleflower.com/products/shaker-cover-a2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A2 Infinity Shaker Cover</a> (No code required!).</i></div><div style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999;"><br /></i></div><div style="color: black; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: transparent; color: #999999;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">P.S. </span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNH6wA9IkrAPBKfZfLAqpDFqNByUyg" href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance" target="_blank">Last Chance</a> section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection! </i></div><div style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-PxCuaLUDZGcuN-QMWcHjHHLwdOylzdhPj3hDO8ThMSm-3JI9F1GMlVcHWnri_VYiEgs9BEi4gd4Umn44MKdxsY1i0e_NLHxaQ2f9dCUGWPxwPKZ3KC13Xyhr70dHXPfLTJgcM9CpeU/s1920/2110-Release-Bundle-Youtube-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-PxCuaLUDZGcuN-QMWcHjHHLwdOylzdhPj3hDO8ThMSm-3JI9F1GMlVcHWnri_VYiEgs9BEi4gd4Umn44MKdxsY1i0e_NLHxaQ2f9dCUGWPxwPKZ3KC13Xyhr70dHXPfLTJgcM9CpeU/w640-h360/2110-Release-Bundle-Youtube-Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-3232730887430445822021-09-21T17:38:00.001-04:002022-07-03T14:57:12.994-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 4: Feathered Friends Mini 15<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi there! It's Day 4 of the Papertrey Ink September release and I've got one last project for the September release! This one features the next in the Feathered Friends stamp series. Can I just say that this chubby little bird is one of the cutest. I paired him with a Winter Swirls background that I made using emboss resist. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqwlGa5DmoJdN5YBF2FmjhbG2O0vRDjSlPhJsi6m4aESrDkgLfua5rHIqPsPQBWQjJx885UMouS9hY34rzRvMfvlLFOf91DsSGFkslmSN-blfYoHcOialXG_ZgolDRKsM2Mk7n6vFSMQ/s1080/JJBolton_FF15stamp_1_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqwlGa5DmoJdN5YBF2FmjhbG2O0vRDjSlPhJsi6m4aESrDkgLfua5rHIqPsPQBWQjJx885UMouS9hY34rzRvMfvlLFOf91DsSGFkslmSN-blfYoHcOialXG_ZgolDRKsM2Mk7n6vFSMQ/w640-h640/JJBolton_FF15stamp_1_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>The sentiment is from Just Sentiments: Snow and is stamped on a die cut from Banner Builders: Basics. I added a frame because I always makes my card feel finished. This frame is from the Border Bling: Skinny Diagonals Frame die set. The final touch are the shiny gems!</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwlTSrhEaLBt9eHOP4hStX_oEHL9a_-1y5vijdP4gpTU7MDW5LsBxgfz-8yL0kn2J7NSM-kl0cUmkmg38Lul1Uk7JMh0WbQUa-qQO3OvlV_th6YUy_seyHkHSr-Wxpp_7NgSOFTs7INY/s1080/JJBolton_FF15stamp_2_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwlTSrhEaLBt9eHOP4hStX_oEHL9a_-1y5vijdP4gpTU7MDW5LsBxgfz-8yL0kn2J7NSM-kl0cUmkmg38Lul1Uk7JMh0WbQUa-qQO3OvlV_th6YUy_seyHkHSr-Wxpp_7NgSOFTs7INY/w640-h640/JJBolton_FF15stamp_2_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>And just like that, it's release time! </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I don't know about you, but I'm so excited for release day tomorrow! </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></p><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-45490934964865926762021-09-20T09:00:00.002-04:002022-07-03T14:57:20.252-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 3: Farm Fresh, Weathered Wood, & Winter Swirls<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hello everyone! It's Day 3 of the Papertrey Ink September release and I'm so excited about my cards today! Today I'm sharing two fun sets that are so versatile and work with so many other sets with Winter Swirls and Weathered Wood. And the last one is my favorite from the release called Farm Fresh! Let's get started!</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">So the first set today is called Winter Swirls and I wanted to try something a bit different with it. Obviously, this set will make amazing snowy swirls, but I was thinking of coffee steam swirls! </i><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I used the fun mug from Festive Mugs and then added the swirls above. I love, love, love how the die cut swirls look! </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SLYQK94ODEVMsGzOluRWEQ7V8mx8Aa7EflO4PDqcM1gkOS3A_wHATJmDhD-K1Br2zH94GTds05vn6nrvt6WntVM_PVb_sCJjcuT_IyaAz4zMqa1M1mecMaNfVOtIC8K8JhuDpHpAfhk/s1080/JJBolton_WinterSwirls_1_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SLYQK94ODEVMsGzOluRWEQ7V8mx8Aa7EflO4PDqcM1gkOS3A_wHATJmDhD-K1Br2zH94GTds05vn6nrvt6WntVM_PVb_sCJjcuT_IyaAz4zMqa1M1mecMaNfVOtIC8K8JhuDpHpAfhk/w640-h640/JJBolton_WinterSwirls_1_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8k7fQfmkSrhpRACrtXWDLvfJWaLHAdeZ_Q-Uo7jFjVI-L40nAG15YnusXPRb-uGxVZEdtfZ26iHzxk7rOSM_tPtkaD6Ex76j-7ZGJF13PtcXYvCN92BFMBZhzXSetJmnHDnO5-y60Xc/s1080/JJBolton_WinterSwirls_2_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8k7fQfmkSrhpRACrtXWDLvfJWaLHAdeZ_Q-Uo7jFjVI-L40nAG15YnusXPRb-uGxVZEdtfZ26iHzxk7rOSM_tPtkaD6Ex76j-7ZGJF13PtcXYvCN92BFMBZhzXSetJmnHDnO5-y60Xc/w640-h640/JJBolton_WinterSwirls_2_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The sentiment is from the </i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Inside Greetings: Snow Stamp set and was stamped on a die cut using the Banner Builders: Basics. The final touches are the sequins and a smattering of stamped snowflakes. </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W5FAKuIeaYWLMmQp7t397jk6t449csc8M2Ip3mdY0uRYTMxlnxMBxXEsq02R2OKKeoKBV0kVL5BUjlCol01BHGoVq7keshEOMVYwXZC14gW2foyzUSfjxPzTWl5vfOzMcCQIVm24ZJ4/s1080/JJBolton_WinterSwirls_3_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W5FAKuIeaYWLMmQp7t397jk6t449csc8M2Ip3mdY0uRYTMxlnxMBxXEsq02R2OKKeoKBV0kVL5BUjlCol01BHGoVq7keshEOMVYwXZC14gW2foyzUSfjxPzTWl5vfOzMcCQIVm24ZJ4/w640-h640/JJBolton_WinterSwirls_3_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>This next card uses my favorite set from the release, Farm Fresh. I have a few other cards done with this set and I'll share those later this month. This set has a Christmas tree farm theme with a bunch of fun Christmas trees in buckets and a gorgeous sign stamp. </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>If you've been to my blog before, you may know how much I like to mix old and new stamps and use them in different ways. So with this stamp set, I used an older die called Paradise this Way to create a fun rustic sign you may see at a tree farm. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLA7PP7LU_KvHcEDnOKrbY9efB2J1Co7eB51ZFQlP_-AKlJzCpLvpEpe_sMsvEBRZatsPlDM98E4m3WSL5HD-zO6s_NwKSkMy6ANSR3DTwEEr-foqOSqCgioFadHcTE3B3PQIYVhCBYss/s1080/JJBolton_FarmFresh_1_202109.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLA7PP7LU_KvHcEDnOKrbY9efB2J1Co7eB51ZFQlP_-AKlJzCpLvpEpe_sMsvEBRZatsPlDM98E4m3WSL5HD-zO6s_NwKSkMy6ANSR3DTwEEr-foqOSqCgioFadHcTE3B3PQIYVhCBYss/w640-h640/JJBolton_FarmFresh_1_202109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Farm Fresh has a wonderful variety of buckets and fir plants, and it's so much fun to mix and match. For the background, I used the Weathered Wood stamp. To get a more weathered look to it, I stamped it first with brown then stamped over the same image in gray. Then I blended both brown and gray over it. I used the same technique on the sign too. Love how it turned out! </i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhob0y3bbbbwd0FVvwwgydboHBw1E5nKTBzMrw1kDaSYLlzauItTdjm5rOZtOjkdfni8kY-c4OXxQ680-EikUYBiaZ2wqAPtTLj0yb3MNn7ZLKmaOyjCAe2EhxcQez8cmNIEMZR-IVbreE/s1080/JJBolton_FarmFresh_2_202109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhob0y3bbbbwd0FVvwwgydboHBw1E5nKTBzMrw1kDaSYLlzauItTdjm5rOZtOjkdfni8kY-c4OXxQ680-EikUYBiaZ2wqAPtTLj0yb3MNn7ZLKmaOyjCAe2EhxcQez8cmNIEMZR-IVbreE/w640-h640/JJBolton_FarmFresh_2_202109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">For the background I used a bold red banner cut with the </i><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">In Stitches: Banner Die. The sentiment from Scene Everywhere: Winter Stamp is stamped on a die cut from </span></i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Love to Layer: Scalloped Circle Die. Trimming a circle die cut and offsetting it on your card is a great way to stretch your dies. I can't tell you how much I loved working with Farm Fresh!</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm5gUhsR01KXaCnYsbpHVBONJLL7iY1N6pZKziQsbQglwI6XrQCbfxAtAmMGC1RnjMM1ZlIs2McxNcBVFyhHye91ql0VcYa_vqP8YL1VJR4hT_k2wSwLVvouCUnxjAOTckk3YbN0i-pQ/s1080/JJBolton_FarmFresh_3_202109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm5gUhsR01KXaCnYsbpHVBONJLL7iY1N6pZKziQsbQglwI6XrQCbfxAtAmMGC1RnjMM1ZlIs2McxNcBVFyhHye91ql0VcYa_vqP8YL1VJR4hT_k2wSwLVvouCUnxjAOTckk3YbN0i-pQ/w640-h640/JJBolton_FarmFresh_3_202109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I'll see you back tomorrow for the Day 4 of the release! Check out the Papertrey Ink blog for other samples from the amazing Design Team!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-59841573502900431602021-09-19T13:06:00.001-04:002022-07-03T14:57:29.842-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 2: Feathered Friends 15, Border Bling: Snowflakes, & Inside Greetings: Snow<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi guys! Welcome to <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/09/feathered-friends-15-weathered-wood-background-border-bling-snowflakes-inside-greetings-snow/" target="_blank">Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink September release</a>! Today I'm starting off with the Feathered Friends 15 dies. This little chubby bird is so cute! I put him over a simple shaker using the new Woodgrain stamp (more to come later!) and <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/border-bling-skinny-postage-frames-die/" target="_blank">Skinny Postage Frames dies</a>.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrcwbPgvv58GhaQxWlCI1fRjp6TprhPO4BS3D7CxOxwWf2Z6FeiZ0mI3jgkZarE8YAyP82ljvgDvdcoT1XjC8yRVllsfdKgvkww3DoAV-dC9ytRJU63dFg0ZKGE2BfIfmXSskvaZGxY4/s1080/JJBolton_FF15_202109_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrcwbPgvv58GhaQxWlCI1fRjp6TprhPO4BS3D7CxOxwWf2Z6FeiZ0mI3jgkZarE8YAyP82ljvgDvdcoT1XjC8yRVllsfdKgvkww3DoAV-dC9ytRJU63dFg0ZKGE2BfIfmXSskvaZGxY4/w640-h640/JJBolton_FF15_202109_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I love how the bird dies always have beautiful embossed details that look great when blended with ink. The background pine branches are from the Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday and the sentiment is from It's a Sign: Christmas Bough. </i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30eMjUaERIFoS2ETZTwgSkkcpr3NnHSPJQzvZkMt8PSK78JgPtzzADEGC4EX_F7rYyJHWPQeCMCaPXsNmpz7ABEOnVRS1uy0CTuGkydCRy_3E0lrkZkaWefWocmhIMKyKtfpHCS9nqpg/s1080/JJBolton_FF15_202109_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30eMjUaERIFoS2ETZTwgSkkcpr3NnHSPJQzvZkMt8PSK78JgPtzzADEGC4EX_F7rYyJHWPQeCMCaPXsNmpz7ABEOnVRS1uy0CTuGkydCRy_3E0lrkZkaWefWocmhIMKyKtfpHCS9nqpg/w640-h640/JJBolton_FF15_202109_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>This next card uses </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Border Bling: Snowflakes die as a rainbow card. This die was just screaming for the rainbow treatment! </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJBLiA3ElxfD-2wseUcrTOGDrKNbu0cuLG_ynrfzPG6jFcVvHTeuVMhU7dNlLzUXgh0j9wVlj0B3Kf5_M1-CnrmniMokaGaGHiMus5ZMyEuesrcyDLlAwX5V59tOxxCkLo-5gNrCyJxg/s1080/JJBolton_BBSnowflakes_1_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJBLiA3ElxfD-2wseUcrTOGDrKNbu0cuLG_ynrfzPG6jFcVvHTeuVMhU7dNlLzUXgh0j9wVlj0B3Kf5_M1-CnrmniMokaGaGHiMus5ZMyEuesrcyDLlAwX5V59tOxxCkLo-5gNrCyJxg/w640-h640/JJBolton_BBSnowflakes_1_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Because there was so much color around the frame, I thought I'd go with a simple white on white shaker that lets the sweet sentiment stand out. I added a vellum inner frame as a small extra detail that didn't make things too busy. </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>The sentiment is from the </i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Inside Greetings: Snow.</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBARo5xcuEOb8p3Sl5Se94G1YviKn8sXsoVJBay4qA1hqLce-fiWsRb2D0pV2Rh9WoHnPSY-dmqu16r2NFjqLAG7PjUe39Toi9xtTBfOBXDkNt1PNQ0O9zySxYcySGZ5QzuFB1McXmXHI/s1080/JJBolton_BBSnowflakes_2_092021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBARo5xcuEOb8p3Sl5Se94G1YviKn8sXsoVJBay4qA1hqLce-fiWsRb2D0pV2Rh9WoHnPSY-dmqu16r2NFjqLAG7PjUe39Toi9xtTBfOBXDkNt1PNQ0O9zySxYcySGZ5QzuFB1McXmXHI/w640-h640/JJBolton_BBSnowflakes_2_092021.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I'll see you back tomorrow for the Day 3 of the release!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-62776742743254332002021-09-18T12:46:00.001-04:002022-07-03T14:57:37.802-04:00Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 1: Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday, Vase Collection 4, Into the Blooms: Poinsettias, & Just Sentiments: Snow<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">We've got a little bit of a late start, but I'm excited about <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/09/sprigs-sprays-holiday-vase-collection-4-into-the-blooms-poinsettias-just-sentiments-snow/" target="_blank">Day 1 of the Papertrey Ink September release</a>! There are so many fun goodies this month and I've been busily crafting away with all of them! Let's start off today with the new Into the Blooms: Poinsettias set and the Just Sentiments: Snow set! </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The Into the Blooms: Poinsettias dies are a layering set and I used them with vellum. I wanted a wintery look to them, so I edged each flower with some coarse glitter. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCp2j82ghwTzZbEZl8XLo1E6Gmuajt9BPB-NcQ6Bs3XSvexgwQBM_fkjm24WZ3dsV9fdZ7ncUp20ytMe-uERGIhZVdjkyQFwFB-Dga7FuJf-OIvebKml4xyo367DfSLZdlCm26PPG3H8/s1080/JJBolton_Poinsettia_202109_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCp2j82ghwTzZbEZl8XLo1E6Gmuajt9BPB-NcQ6Bs3XSvexgwQBM_fkjm24WZ3dsV9fdZ7ncUp20ytMe-uERGIhZVdjkyQFwFB-Dga7FuJf-OIvebKml4xyo367DfSLZdlCm26PPG3H8/w640-h640/JJBolton_Poinsettia_202109_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I love how the flowers look sugared! I backed the flowers with a Pierced Feature Frame cut with Dark Indigo cardstock to really make them stand out. </i></div><div><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1SLx81YwjZ8YY2cIiVeQwV6cEty4zZ85jsyxgw2wkLZSsLBD7zy4QFIUGGohKiO0rMc2rP-iHLIDfg7GDHmlevVvqvLqJVAgwFYNxZXIWzDBQMNe9PHViqhRL-CZ6vnXgTcg4hNXYpc/s1080/JJBolton_Poinsettia_202109_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1SLx81YwjZ8YY2cIiVeQwV6cEty4zZ85jsyxgw2wkLZSsLBD7zy4QFIUGGohKiO0rMc2rP-iHLIDfg7GDHmlevVvqvLqJVAgwFYNxZXIWzDBQMNe9PHViqhRL-CZ6vnXgTcg4hNXYpc/w640-h640/JJBolton_Poinsettia_202109_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>If my first card was ice, the next card is fire! I used the Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday and Vase Collection 4 to create a fall card with hot pink and orange! I love the combo of Canyon Clay and Raspberry Fizz!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWNXc-2dbnbN0tg1xPAmTz37UqM-2OMuGwQvXkHKk0pMGXmYf-VNAYCwlGF0E-wOtv9_DzbYZ8ooErU_CFdGWe3egdAWGhzikt41zuO-2E2vli_N1biZSMm5HicfVJNRETb7K_xDbv_o/s1080/JJBolton_SprigsSprays_202109_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWNXc-2dbnbN0tg1xPAmTz37UqM-2OMuGwQvXkHKk0pMGXmYf-VNAYCwlGF0E-wOtv9_DzbYZ8ooErU_CFdGWe3egdAWGhzikt41zuO-2E2vli_N1biZSMm5HicfVJNRETb7K_xDbv_o/w640-h640/JJBolton_SprigsSprays_202109_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>It was fun making a rustic card modern my switching up the colors and backing it with a bold polka dots (Bold Borders: Polka Dots Die). The sentiment is from the Say It Essentials set and fits perfectly on the Love to Layer: Scalloped Circle die cut.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG0h44J1GIIpzAs5dW_2PMnJmPxojXmu6CDdOB00xrrsIU-kFs_7LpdEgTUouWAx9BBwpERuJc5ADI7zUTQiOGqEsUtMD_jQ4NqxrxgA7YBj8M_Cv5ETAzqjwQPG39GmhOkHxpd29QYU/s1080/JJBolton_SprigsSprays_202109_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG0h44J1GIIpzAs5dW_2PMnJmPxojXmu6CDdOB00xrrsIU-kFs_7LpdEgTUouWAx9BBwpERuJc5ADI7zUTQiOGqEsUtMD_jQ4NqxrxgA7YBj8M_Cv5ETAzqjwQPG39GmhOkHxpd29QYU/w640-h640/JJBolton_SprigsSprays_202109_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">There's lots more goodies in the release, so come back tomorrow for the Day 2 of the release!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-1586512281122304722021-09-05T09:00:00.159-04:002022-07-03T14:57:44.937-04:00Waffle Flower September 2021 Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHhY4yEuzEjOHhkPeS6YjkYUkG-Cw80TTU2mIfNi2eT7gc5jtQAbtvmgYnq8iXeaWtu0jcr11AxBv4Z3G-OIcMrMFzaMyE0WJe-FnY0nseJkfnXcb36y9vAqjsJq4Jsit9vtk5Bc2010/s2040/2109-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHhY4yEuzEjOHhkPeS6YjkYUkG-Cw80TTU2mIfNi2eT7gc5jtQAbtvmgYnq8iXeaWtu0jcr11AxBv4Z3G-OIcMrMFzaMyE0WJe-FnY0nseJkfnXcb36y9vAqjsJq4Jsit9vtk5Bc2010/w640-h640/2109-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveQguUMlROZfSnYdIYBZLENTugZ3hKiAt9Ng-ZGok58I4Y8PieEw6_c40Ultek40I3FoQLewd-eSAJEuXUTLVPyilXe30sCJWlRtVSD5B9ivx60k9v-phSwnhXb4RVHplYjCDBXJKg6Y/s2040/2108+Blog+Hop+Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Welcome to Waffle Flower’s September 2021 Release Day! I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you on the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-09&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNHVOteCOdFpJXbx-OQSZIzEmM4Avg" href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-09" target="_blank">Waffle Flower website</a>! This month, we’re looking to the change in season with some fall favorites with a sprinkling of everyday goodies! </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">My first card today uses the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/moon-bay-stencil" target="_blank">Moon Bay Stencil Trio</a> to make a clean and simple card. Before I stenciled this one, I taped off the edges. I love the white edges like a watercolor painting. I used Distress Oxides for this card for a softer look. The sentiment is from the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/classic-sentiments?_pos=1&_psq=classic&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank">Classic Sentiments</a> set. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqRk40O2BCqz3jOV1SBQ0pm5kpGqP2pCEeN6Ci52JjPPtpe3rPIlEjP9mbTHthOw3VkiELy0ohtpXgKXR3f6Fj_ntsqX4tm2KKkEXk8X4eONXYmCIG0tGmAJAKIhCh_17Okr8LBuLl28/s1080/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ1_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqRk40O2BCqz3jOV1SBQ0pm5kpGqP2pCEeN6Ci52JjPPtpe3rPIlEjP9mbTHthOw3VkiELy0ohtpXgKXR3f6Fj_ntsqX4tm2KKkEXk8X4eONXYmCIG0tGmAJAKIhCh_17Okr8LBuLl28/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOps9xSnjKBnC9UMgxQKz-UaOV2YEXaNjoLt5CVtTFXaUe7Ugxe0No06KStQH0YH2BghEKriqgdC9D35kw-L7qcfEVxrI8tOsLgM_1EF9Hyh8ylt4kYDlh2ssw2ttnWqNVufkrHkbu6A/s1080/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOps9xSnjKBnC9UMgxQKz-UaOV2YEXaNjoLt5CVtTFXaUe7Ugxe0No06KStQH0YH2BghEKriqgdC9D35kw-L7qcfEVxrI8tOsLgM_1EF9Hyh8ylt4kYDlh2ssw2ttnWqNVufkrHkbu6A/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>I used the same stencil set to create this lighter version and added some birds from the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/stencil-n-stamp-lighthouse?_pos=1&_sid=7dcf6977a&_ss=r" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a> set. This sentiment is from the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/tender-thoughts-stamp-set?_pos=1&_sid=d586dc58c&_ss=r" target="_blank">Tender Thoughts</a> set. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh266KJ357wEmGrSdrOFOLoBAo1cB-0ffs3x8Eg9nJ5InLvn0oN0r_3CZwPMEV8fJulJS8C8tyxdksUL1CBvLuICl3zF7VcpMCmCGsJuHNN1tKq2ENJ2oL3OYPk6XQrupI5gvAcmqBrda0/s1080/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ2_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh266KJ357wEmGrSdrOFOLoBAo1cB-0ffs3x8Eg9nJ5InLvn0oN0r_3CZwPMEV8fJulJS8C8tyxdksUL1CBvLuICl3zF7VcpMCmCGsJuHNN1tKq2ENJ2oL3OYPk6XQrupI5gvAcmqBrda0/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ2_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>These stencils are so fun to work with and so versatile! For this one, I left one section uninked so that I could stamp the sentiment. Don't be afraid to play around with colors and white space!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFC7HP1wat78qC8ZCbWzRtPGX1ei38xtAPDWuGww1BQYdO9EtkeE-9PAa9ZMslFcmDs20_voYVYuDiZM0IcBmk96nRUnjdPHfCngb9q1BBE6oCjX2cBx1jZT6vGzcgJ6D2H_Xc_NamL6A/s1080/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFC7HP1wat78qC8ZCbWzRtPGX1ei38xtAPDWuGww1BQYdO9EtkeE-9PAa9ZMslFcmDs20_voYVYuDiZM0IcBmk96nRUnjdPHfCngb9q1BBE6oCjX2cBx1jZT6vGzcgJ6D2H_Xc_NamL6A/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420855-MoonBayStencil-JJ2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card uses the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/nesting-oval-frames-die" target="_blank">Nesting Oval Frames Die</a> to create a channel for the enamel dots. The negative cut is just the right width for the largest size of the Waffle Flower enamel dots. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1_qvUqix-BqrbXeRtDa61VxmJtIHEVchFmYIqrtAMZYzTyHK7JblLZpoPiIfUPsXsh7d-myYmV-wn_62lAgzhl_ycET_XBfm7KKswVDkBIKsaoIoe_llZ_wLH2Orny-oZKs6wPZ847s/s1080/WFC-202109-420851-Sentiment+Additions+2-JJ1_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1_qvUqix-BqrbXeRtDa61VxmJtIHEVchFmYIqrtAMZYzTyHK7JblLZpoPiIfUPsXsh7d-myYmV-wn_62lAgzhl_ycET_XBfm7KKswVDkBIKsaoIoe_llZ_wLH2Orny-oZKs6wPZ847s/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420851-Sentiment+Additions+2-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">The sentiment is from the new <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/sentiment-additions-2-combo" target="_blank">Sentiment Additions 2</a> set. These sets look so good die cut!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKZN4uimQZElEtpEknoRvU1HqFwdEXEtxnWkM9bmDid-y7ma3SuWxMOIBEiClYbmqyekcnJM3-GDVQSqx2lhKbyC9vd_tmNc9JKX_pTnjrwHX6MTZOW046U4_7G4dOxam6wBs1_hAZSc/s1080/WFC-202109-420851-Sentiment+Additions+2-JJ1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKZN4uimQZElEtpEknoRvU1HqFwdEXEtxnWkM9bmDid-y7ma3SuWxMOIBEiClYbmqyekcnJM3-GDVQSqx2lhKbyC9vd_tmNc9JKX_pTnjrwHX6MTZOW046U4_7G4dOxam6wBs1_hAZSc/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420851-Sentiment+Additions+2-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">My last card today uses one of the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/nesting-hexagon-frames-die" target="_blank">Nesting Hexagon Frames</a> dies. I cut them in different colors and then put them together in an interlocking pattern. The key to this technique is to lay out the pattern with the die cut pieces and then cut the frames so that the cuts hide behind another frame. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBTZUcNCpsRGfsgLbagZHk30rnmwQe6kluYoP7gGDoZzemAxuG_4ILZFwi1azUfPA78p7fAIDaD-M9L9oduz50kJ9pAOiGX41e27s3tZEu8PoP3wVAQ5GKkBGRIIG97uquzg3WFplZRg/s1080/WFC-202109-420868-Nesting+Hexagon+Frames+Die-JJ2_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBTZUcNCpsRGfsgLbagZHk30rnmwQe6kluYoP7gGDoZzemAxuG_4ILZFwi1azUfPA78p7fAIDaD-M9L9oduz50kJ9pAOiGX41e27s3tZEu8PoP3wVAQ5GKkBGRIIG97uquzg3WFplZRg/w640-h640/WFC-202109-420868-Nesting+Hexagon+Frames+Die-JJ2_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Be sure to check out each stop in today’s blog hop for fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! Next on the hop is the always amazing </i><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.laurafadora.com/2021/09/05/waffle-flower-september-release-hop/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a></i><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/waffle-flower-september-2021-release-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank">Waffle Flower Blog</a></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span><a href="http://www.arjita.in/waffle-flower-crafts-september-2021-release-blog-hop" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;">Arjita Singh</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span></a><a href="https://www.cathyzielske.com/2021/09/waffle-flower-3/" target="_blank">Cathy Zielske<br /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2021/09/05/waffle-flower-crafts-september-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2021/09/05/waffle-flower-crafts-september-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank"> </a><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/09/waffle-flower-september-release-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Galina Filippenko</a></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank">Jeanne Jachna</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank"> </a><br /></span>JJ Bolton (you are here!)<br /><a href="http://www.laurafadora.com/2021/09/05/waffle-flower-september-release-hop/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span><a href=" https://designsrachel.wixsite.com/rachelrdesigns/post/waffle-flower-crafts-fall-release-and-blog-hop" target="_blank">Rachel Arribas</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.myclutteredcorner.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower%20Release%20Blog%20Hop" target="_blank">Rebecca Keppel</a></span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/2021/09/waffle-flower-release/" target="_blank">Vicky Papaioannou</a></i></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away <b>$25 gift certificate</b> to <b>THREE</b> lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Wednesday September 8th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on Friday 9/10/2021.</i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! </i></span></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i>From now till Wednesday September 8th, 2021, all orders placed at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waffleflower.com/&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNGxX1tVjS9dEs0zo7uGTnF33UC7zw" href="http://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">waffleflower.com</a> will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).</i></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i><br /></i></div></div></div></div></i></span></div></div></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Mahalo and aloha!</i></span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">P.S. </span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance&source=gmail&ust=1630847000868000&usg=AFQjCNH6wA9IkrAPBKfZfLAqpDFqNByUyg" href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance" target="_blank">Last Chance</a> section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection! </i></div><div style="clear: both;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiVTyAcTB_aFrwpukHq98ZQg0RCiQet34SkoGWxZEOuQlVhqE88B1f6XKdPYID9M-LkWRsy1gAqFll4eZMWtJBR3Crldb_qbd2PqN_C-XH4B8O2DvxSEgiodZeryiZKE1qfxodTXT5f0/s1920/2109-Release-Bundle-Youtube-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiVTyAcTB_aFrwpukHq98ZQg0RCiQet34SkoGWxZEOuQlVhqE88B1f6XKdPYID9M-LkWRsy1gAqFll4eZMWtJBR3Crldb_qbd2PqN_C-XH4B8O2DvxSEgiodZeryiZKE1qfxodTXT5f0/w640-h360/2109-Release-Bundle-Youtube-Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div><div style="margin: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0in; text-align: start;"><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-31967586556414500182021-08-14T09:40:00.006-04:002022-07-03T14:58:00.253-04:00Papertrey Ink Release Countdown Day 4: Cover Plate: Apples<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Happy weekend everyone! It's Day 4 of the Papertrey Ink release countdown and today I've got the new Cover Plate: Apples on the blog! </i></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>I used the Cover Plate: Apples to make a card that makes me think of so many memories of when my boys were little. For many years, we would go apple picking with the kids. We live outside of Washington, DC, in Virginia, but you can find lots of apple orchards within just an hours drive. Many of the orchards have pumpkin patches and cute general stores filled with produce and baked goods. Such good times!</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>So today I recreated a scene from those days by using elements from </i></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Cover Plate: Apples, Cover Plate: Maple Leaves, and the Pumpkin Party dies. I cut all my elements and went to work with my Copics. I cut the top off the crate die from the Pumpkin Patch set to hold my picked apples. I colored the maple leaf die cuts with Copics and added some veining detail with a thin brown marker. I also colored the pumpkin die cuts with Copics. The pumpkin dies have embossing lines that you can use as guides for coloring. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLDbad5nj8ikeVOOYVyiXhFEehNnZiAk9iPzKEyA1R6pxIJnllIYZXXnUjU2qyAI5D-ZxVuxw_lxm9kk0Jz9VfRUvdq6Tkx2WdJAKyf85L7iXR6OCYaicKxVgOv6g2qnbKVrfEbKS7ao/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day6_202108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLDbad5nj8ikeVOOYVyiXhFEehNnZiAk9iPzKEyA1R6pxIJnllIYZXXnUjU2qyAI5D-ZxVuxw_lxm9kk0Jz9VfRUvdq6Tkx2WdJAKyf85L7iXR6OCYaicKxVgOv6g2qnbKVrfEbKS7ao/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day6_202108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The sentiment is from the new Inside Greetings: Fall set and it was the perfect match! How cute are those mini apples?</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"> </i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfQmWm7EIb2jDZtadLlkVWV31lTGJuE5dpNRUjjNKgG_EOiBD1WtKE8BgqXDbt4HOPzx1BJWCPHoAt8CQChKESgRzI5mc_pIujhLwXxnRRowFUTj_3rsz5ielyV6JghDAXOEFKj53abo/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day6_202108_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfQmWm7EIb2jDZtadLlkVWV31lTGJuE5dpNRUjjNKgG_EOiBD1WtKE8BgqXDbt4HOPzx1BJWCPHoAt8CQChKESgRzI5mc_pIujhLwXxnRRowFUTj_3rsz5ielyV6JghDAXOEFKj53abo/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day6_202108_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Stop by the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/08/fall-bouquet-cover-plate-maple-leaves-darling-stands-feathered-friends-mini-14-just-sentiments-happy-fall/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>to see more about the new release including the Feathered Friends 14 and Spooktacular Kit!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-28775044950663040812021-08-13T09:31:00.005-04:002022-07-03T14:58:08.333-04:00Papertrey Ink Release Countdown Day 3: Pumpkin Party, To Die For Sentiments: Hey Boo, Scene Everywhere: Winter, & From Our Home to Yours<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi everyone! I've got a couple more projects for Day 3 of the Papertrey Ink release countdown! Today, I'm continuing the fall theme with a little of Christmas sprinkled in:)</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">My first card uses the new Pumpkin Party set. I have already made a bunch of cards with this set (more to come!). This set is so much fun with the outline pumpkin stamps and pattern stamps to decorate each pumpkin. I used the dies to create a silhouette pumpkin scene with the new To Die For Sentiments: Hey Boo word die. I think we all can agree that font on that word die is awesome!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6eCEGns9DCGHyS6TPZjUH0WCLutPowaNx9T1IpBPCbEFIdi9ez2KoHB2UB6dBS-uQJUFKMP_Y0AKyj8BBJZbItjP7YyhaK_IeECf5Lnmvf3-HM3UwB8H0h6Xel2MYlwelLuy3BgTyHA/s1080/JJBolton_FP_202108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6eCEGns9DCGHyS6TPZjUH0WCLutPowaNx9T1IpBPCbEFIdi9ez2KoHB2UB6dBS-uQJUFKMP_Y0AKyj8BBJZbItjP7YyhaK_IeECf5Lnmvf3-HM3UwB8H0h6Xel2MYlwelLuy3BgTyHA/w640-h640/JJBolton_FP_202108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC-fKQJ19RobG5CUCpsUsiWxd1RcA22kX7kS6AuBiSyonZv4UuDjUaC4sisiTa5KlAMuRWY7Bz4_QWO2KlnSw7ohD6u-GdgIt-UDy8N-3ZsAKhmnOAbtzYt-UlhBpyWihM_StyaTEvs8/s1080/JJBolton_FP_202108_x2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC-fKQJ19RobG5CUCpsUsiWxd1RcA22kX7kS6AuBiSyonZv4UuDjUaC4sisiTa5KlAMuRWY7Bz4_QWO2KlnSw7ohD6u-GdgIt-UDy8N-3ZsAKhmnOAbtzYt-UlhBpyWihM_StyaTEvs8/w640-h640/JJBolton_FP_202108_x2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card uses the </i></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Scene Everywhere: Winter and From Our Home to Yours sets to make a little mason jar snowglobe shaker! I'm obsessed with all the little houses in the </i></span></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">From Our Home to Yours!</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i> They coordinate perfectly with the scenery stamps and dies in the </i></span></span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">Scene Everywhere: Winter. I will definitely be making more holiday cards with these two! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji74urgfbfR7BIpA8lYewWSBLCOn5O-7k0Nl8_ee0Gl_bbAiEIv1K4bYUzXTdAaqn2wv7TwpvivvJBm_eAkqGvxR28pjn2WPGj7DVaVfSv3nuEYTX1PBQsKl9qdCu1_BT-D-1PbnO4ZrE/s1080/JJBolton_Day5_202108_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji74urgfbfR7BIpA8lYewWSBLCOn5O-7k0Nl8_ee0Gl_bbAiEIv1K4bYUzXTdAaqn2wv7TwpvivvJBm_eAkqGvxR28pjn2WPGj7DVaVfSv3nuEYTX1PBQsKl9qdCu1_BT-D-1PbnO4ZrE/w640-h640/JJBolton_Day5_202108_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig23SIvJ-hl5n2MDDiRphpS4HQzbNVbFe31cdwpixU_O9Ma3OMeXQAGLzipOG1pXxn-PiDXIh1MnuLjYu21PvbW6yxBmSoWXFsfsppMV1OmnlCJtNXKZY_rwTUCy6CbuzRqtDEbZVc0Oo/s1080/JJBolton_Day5_202108_2_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig23SIvJ-hl5n2MDDiRphpS4HQzbNVbFe31cdwpixU_O9Ma3OMeXQAGLzipOG1pXxn-PiDXIh1MnuLjYu21PvbW6yxBmSoWXFsfsppMV1OmnlCJtNXKZY_rwTUCy6CbuzRqtDEbZVc0Oo/w640-h640/JJBolton_Day5_202108_2_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Stop by the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/08/fall-bouquet-cover-plate-maple-leaves-darling-stands-feathered-friends-mini-14-just-sentiments-happy-fall/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>for more release info on these sets and to see more samples! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-3036569899639944722021-08-12T09:59:00.001-04:002022-07-03T14:58:15.467-04:00Papertrey Ink Release Countdown Day 2: Haunted House & Boo Black Cat<p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Today I've got more projects for Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink release countdown! This time, it's black cats and Halloween for me!</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This first card uses the new Haunted House stamps and dies! With all the little details in this set, you can do so many things. Great for treat bags, shaped cards, favors, etc.! I decided to do a little scene card with a spooky cat peering out of the attic in the Haunted House. So much fun! </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0Yd0PezcT1B6vZQRzWFzzSBH8ZcMgwBYOzIwXop-v_nORcqo_lwMMtCUxhj7-VMg8rBDFnLY87Qy08Se1y8vNgoshv__Ie47j0b110O1cJKzjqLdH7ZnJPwjIFDNuKVUIzni314myis/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day3_202108_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0Yd0PezcT1B6vZQRzWFzzSBH8ZcMgwBYOzIwXop-v_nORcqo_lwMMtCUxhj7-VMg8rBDFnLY87Qy08Se1y8vNgoshv__Ie47j0b110O1cJKzjqLdH7ZnJPwjIFDNuKVUIzni314myis/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day3_202108_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFUix-ahVnv7Hw2KHMOzlIvhIiIjrYRs-88NPm9gh4QlIJNlMXlbmUZmgMPGSNRRVa-3jXKhrpaoTX-r-hhEApTOOCS2xtC4-d9v8CSFk_nJU0FxZXxhyphenhyphenZkxUBsiJdXSejwiLC-g-0YU/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day3_202108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFUix-ahVnv7Hw2KHMOzlIvhIiIjrYRs-88NPm9gh4QlIJNlMXlbmUZmgMPGSNRRVa-3jXKhrpaoTX-r-hhEApTOOCS2xtC4-d9v8CSFk_nJU0FxZXxhyphenhyphenZkxUBsiJdXSejwiLC-g-0YU/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day3_202108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card uses the Cover Plate: Maple Leaves from yesterday's post with the new release Black Cat set. I love how you can easily make a bunch of fall leaves at one time with the Maple Leaves cover plate! I only needed to cut 2 batches of die cut leaves to cover this little Halloween kitty in a pile of leaves. Who says black cats have to be spooky?</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdvrWSlJ9YhUnwJhZvtRALCfAf2YPP_FldpeG6jT-ymP9MVvQkZhb-c_sC8PPuL7AZ5Hlj32GoPPibSroV7cH-4KPmbmnuAuyo9M950gIejol9ozNDNwmaooyfOl0lWmfsFUAaWEfMns/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day4_202108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdvrWSlJ9YhUnwJhZvtRALCfAf2YPP_FldpeG6jT-ymP9MVvQkZhb-c_sC8PPuL7AZ5Hlj32GoPPibSroV7cH-4KPmbmnuAuyo9M950gIejol9ozNDNwmaooyfOl0lWmfsFUAaWEfMns/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day4_202108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLghoWRqk1k6HSay9CgZCeYfuF7xFnuj3kv46BuWzDlyWYhWbaLq07LVJSA7P_K1qmIpaDpnolWKJ3FW4kaQLe0gPwVHTQ_GWRNAu3tweur01uLx3q2l6QuPrua_D0hwPxtZ-vmM098Q/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day4_202108_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLghoWRqk1k6HSay9CgZCeYfuF7xFnuj3kv46BuWzDlyWYhWbaLq07LVJSA7P_K1qmIpaDpnolWKJ3FW4kaQLe0gPwVHTQ_GWRNAu3tweur01uLx3q2l6QuPrua_D0hwPxtZ-vmM098Q/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day4_202108_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/08/fall-bouquet-cover-plate-maple-leaves-darling-stands-feathered-friends-mini-14-just-sentiments-happy-fall/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>for more release info on these sets as well as the <i>Storybook Halloween and Cover Plate: Pumpkins</i>! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Mahalo and aloha!</i></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-1680337651228424652021-08-11T11:22:00.003-04:002022-07-03T14:58:23.951-04:00Papertrey Ink Release Countdown Day 1: Fall Bouquet & Cover Plate: Maple Leaf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Happy August everyone! I'm so excited because today I'm participating in my first release countdown with the Papertrey Ink Design Team! Such amazing folks over at Papertrey Ink and I don't have to tell you about all the amazing designs:) </i><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">I have a couple of cards to share and I hope that you check out the <a href="https://blog.papertreyink.com/2021/08/fall-bouquet-cover-plate-maple-leaves-darling-stands-feathered-friends-mini-14-just-sentiments-happy-fall/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink blog </a>for more! </i></div><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">This first card uses the new Fall Bouquet set. This one lets you create your own pumpkin and flower arrangement. So much fun and such beautiful images in this set!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7NIxsV41_2aJn1-Iy8Pbk50oBB19LkXrRe6sqdp68eycr7-iGgVMl8gPqBJPLP_EClzz7WFW0-rPSFeCmUH6HCTQxmFFr3K5X8MiFezHmTOJV-NllPK-PvcPmb14mzmgEzfBvRpGpRM/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Dayx_202108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7NIxsV41_2aJn1-Iy8Pbk50oBB19LkXrRe6sqdp68eycr7-iGgVMl8gPqBJPLP_EClzz7WFW0-rPSFeCmUH6HCTQxmFFr3K5X8MiFezHmTOJV-NllPK-PvcPmb14mzmgEzfBvRpGpRM/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Dayx_202108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IMQWpnCFYQLOBBB8Vjl-DYRLA8dxrsozIqjwVhlsKKfEydvf19Ea6dgbhTJOxLH_DqPDsTEFOZyJKWrLkoXsVJMZZAL4J82J4mmhLqnKoWQ3PvgZaXKwKzvLi68GfMHuR_M1x9JvbsE/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Dayx_202108_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IMQWpnCFYQLOBBB8Vjl-DYRLA8dxrsozIqjwVhlsKKfEydvf19Ea6dgbhTJOxLH_DqPDsTEFOZyJKWrLkoXsVJMZZAL4J82J4mmhLqnKoWQ3PvgZaXKwKzvLi68GfMHuR_M1x9JvbsE/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Dayx_202108_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card uses the Cover Plate: Maple Leaves. I know you're thinking, where's the cover plate panel? Heehee! If you've seen my cards before, you know that I love getting the most from my supplies. So instead, I used the cover plate to make lots and lots of fall leaves! You'll see some more of those leaves later this week, but here's a clean and simple use for them. I love the color gradient! </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1AFoyuoZVkiRqAnGVjtq-xJO9SRG39jHNqouPyZbn7aR155wBCt8vxkm61lexxnBtDfX3UP-gDvQV5O9nCgjEpYmMpkFH5WOhLQ6SVlrMHYXE6OVmdO7M3irGYvM7DXrSQ88WGeYT74/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day1_202108_2_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1AFoyuoZVkiRqAnGVjtq-xJO9SRG39jHNqouPyZbn7aR155wBCt8vxkm61lexxnBtDfX3UP-gDvQV5O9nCgjEpYmMpkFH5WOhLQ6SVlrMHYXE6OVmdO7M3irGYvM7DXrSQ88WGeYT74/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day1_202108_2_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUnwxy5lT38jsEjTIV7yj0NxLox19ANu5YiDiF4vpyUVrCKoM2hDWXSiTaXM7hZteyon0U0XTWQ8qwnVYoYXt7KhrEivGUu1u_p_2NThgh_ObrILGS42rkCL1ibbNG4tHMRS3P-SowI8/s1080/JJBolton_PTI_Day1_202108_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUnwxy5lT38jsEjTIV7yj0NxLox19ANu5YiDiF4vpyUVrCKoM2hDWXSiTaXM7hZteyon0U0XTWQ8qwnVYoYXt7KhrEivGUu1u_p_2NThgh_ObrILGS42rkCL1ibbNG4tHMRS3P-SowI8/w640-h640/JJBolton_PTI_Day1_202108_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Check back tomorrow for more from the release countdown! </i></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Mahalo and aloha!</i></span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-69847356317857222162021-08-05T08:00:00.073-04:002022-07-03T14:58:33.476-04:00Waffle Flower August 2021 Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveQguUMlROZfSnYdIYBZLENTugZ3hKiAt9Ng-ZGok58I4Y8PieEw6_c40Ultek40I3FoQLewd-eSAJEuXUTLVPyilXe30sCJWlRtVSD5B9ivx60k9v-phSwnhXb4RVHplYjCDBXJKg6Y/s2040/2108+Blog+Hop+Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveQguUMlROZfSnYdIYBZLENTugZ3hKiAt9Ng-ZGok58I4Y8PieEw6_c40Ultek40I3FoQLewd-eSAJEuXUTLVPyilXe30sCJWlRtVSD5B9ivx60k9v-phSwnhXb4RVHplYjCDBXJKg6Y/w640-h640/2108+Blog+Hop+Badge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Hi guys! Hope you all are having a wonderful August! We hope you had fun with our Christmas in July release last month. This month's release is a bit smaller, but still filled with some goodies for everyone!</i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The first card I'm sharing today uses the new set by Liz Mytinger called <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-08/products/coffee-shop-hamsters-stamp-set" target="_blank">Coffee Shop Hamsters</a>. This set works perfectly with the new Storebuilder Die set to make little cafe scenes like this. </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAVdr0pqb5U9qyxFXnkbX0K5QACgKgjVInMsTIvJP4yJj4zgGf4FGQKvASvI783OdGoUEaoX_xpgw61sT11xiiBzEUpZWgqes6R4-uxuZOGduq1IR7aB4twKzfw1GGGs7l96hUio0Muw/s1080/WFC-202108-420601-Coffee+Shop+Hamsters-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAVdr0pqb5U9qyxFXnkbX0K5QACgKgjVInMsTIvJP4yJj4zgGf4FGQKvASvI783OdGoUEaoX_xpgw61sT11xiiBzEUpZWgqes6R4-uxuZOGduq1IR7aB4twKzfw1GGGs7l96hUio0Muw/w640-h640/WFC-202108-420601-Coffee+Shop+Hamsters-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><i></i></span></p><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This month there's also some other coffee-themed goodies like the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-08/products/nesting-coffee-cup-die" target="_blank">Nesting Coffee Cup Die </a>set. I used this set to make some fun holiday tags. The tag on the left uses another new die from the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-08/products/nesting-square-frames-die" target="_blank">Nesting Square Frame Die </a>set. The block frames in this set are so versatile! Even for Santa's buckle! For my other tag, I used the new <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-08/products/poinsettia-blooms-combo" target="_blank">Poinsettia Blooms</a> set to create a cup that reminds of a holiday Starbucks cup. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-_BoL8VCwID4PaIScQztJpoL0glH1r8YNy7E1-nVIecMCUlXYTtcKG6dWcRib2pAL25vyLtb2bRrpuKTNAIsC1tnMwh9JpSYUP9PzPvArSQA7j6oXaVYQwu4a9p1IjXR3KAyNCP3Jg8/s1080/WFC-202108-420811-Poinsettia+Blooms-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-_BoL8VCwID4PaIScQztJpoL0glH1r8YNy7E1-nVIecMCUlXYTtcKG6dWcRib2pAL25vyLtb2bRrpuKTNAIsC1tnMwh9JpSYUP9PzPvArSQA7j6oXaVYQwu4a9p1IjXR3KAyNCP3Jg8/w640-h640/WFC-202108-420811-Poinsettia+Blooms-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Last up today is a super simple card I made using the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-08/products/nesting-rectangle-frames-die" target="_blank">Nesting Rectangle Frames Die</a> set. Instead of using it for the frame, I used the die to cut the negative. The resulting die cut gave me perfect negative space to fill with colorful pom poms. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyPGMa5ZNLz0UQN9W5-Ti15SEzH7or_mKzBxn_K3cjgoVoBg7vuEXk39Ountp0C9PKjpnPRtT7pH1hvwgeONYBr7t3VgS6HLBqFQGk7RIdId9b9TJfU_WWxcVe2fYH6rP5P8kqkM41FA/s1080/WFC-202108-420820-Nesting+Rectangle+Frames-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyPGMa5ZNLz0UQN9W5-Ti15SEzH7or_mKzBxn_K3cjgoVoBg7vuEXk39Ountp0C9PKjpnPRtT7pH1hvwgeONYBr7t3VgS6HLBqFQGk7RIdId9b9TJfU_WWxcVe2fYH6rP5P8kqkM41FA/w640-h640/WFC-202108-420820-Nesting+Rectangle+Frames-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>I used the smallest pom poms in my stash for this one and it was so much fun! You may have seen another pom pom card from me last month, and I was so happy to pull them out again this month! Really, it's the most simple card, but those are the ones I love the most. The sentiment is from the new set <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-08/products/coffee-shop-talk-stamp-set" target="_blank">Coffee Shop Talk</a>.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA3gUG2BuUlm_Anztjqr367dOPJ-fW4YHSO3rO-tZXhO6JoUWRRe8WfcKhYwVekZMOYB-I_qjfRhLYwXMxXiSX0XSpZAC6kGVIqONcCIe_Njt03vsKgiNF7S-vLdq0ljVtY_P1CJyONo/s1080/WFC-202108-420820-Nesting+Rectangle+Frames-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA3gUG2BuUlm_Anztjqr367dOPJ-fW4YHSO3rO-tZXhO6JoUWRRe8WfcKhYwVekZMOYB-I_qjfRhLYwXMxXiSX0XSpZAC6kGVIqONcCIe_Njt03vsKgiNF7S-vLdq0ljVtY_P1CJyONo/w640-h640/WFC-202108-420820-Nesting+Rectangle+Frames-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">That's it for me for the hop, but don't forget to check out our amazing guests and DT! The fantastic </span><a href="https://www.laurafadora.com/2021/08/05/waffle-flower-august-release-blog-hop-2/" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"> is next, but here's the whole hop list!</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/waffle-flower-august-2021-release-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank">Waffle Flower Blog</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.arjita.in/waffle-flower-crafts-august-2021-release-blog-hop" target="_blank">Arjita Singh</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.cathyzielske.com/2021/08/lets-talk-speech-bubbles-with-waffle-flower-crafts/" target="_blank">Cathy Zielske</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2021/08/05/waffle-flower-crafts-august-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/08/waffle-flower-august-release-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Galina Filippenko</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank">Jeanne Jachna</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">JJ Bolton (you are here!)</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.laurafadora.com/2021/08/05/waffle-flower-august-release-blog-hop-2/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://designsrachel.wixsite.com/rachelrdesigns/post/waffle-flower-august-release-coffee-shop-talk" target="_blank">Rachel Arribas</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.myclutteredcorner.com/2021/08/waffle-flower-august-2021-release.html" target="_blank">Rebecca Keppel</a></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away <b>$25 gift certificate</b> to <b>THREE</b> lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Sunday August 8th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 8/11/2021. From now till Sunday August 8th, 2021, all orders placed at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waffleflower.com/&source=gmail&ust=1628167128018000&usg=AFQjCNFY7nSJlPdkDfMkfJWOpr3fElC3IA" href="http://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">waffleflower.com</a> will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! </div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div><div>Waffle Flower is hosting monthly challenges and this month it’s all about Unexpected Supplies! </div><div>The link party has started now! Find more details <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/august-2021-challenge-link-party&source=gmail&ust=1628167128019000&usg=AFQjCNEvr15Wt0kNoizyUxMkEkXKH-NUlg" href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/august-2021-challenge-link-party" target="_blank">here</a>!</div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/august-2021-challenge-link-party&source=gmail&ust=1628167128019000&usg=AFQjCNEvr15Wt0kNoizyUxMkEkXKH-NUlg" href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/august-2021-challenge-link-party" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">https://waffleflower.com/<wbr></wbr>blogs/challenges/august-2021-<wbr></wbr>challenge-link-party</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></span></div></div></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Mahalo and aloha!</i></span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">P.S. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance&source=gmail&ust=1628167128018000&usg=AFQjCNH6UOJGZRutg1o_NJq1Pi9xBXEejQ" href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Last Chance</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;"> section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409468779260442562.post-53637168550324431832021-07-05T09:49:00.002-04:002022-07-03T14:58:54.203-04:00Waffle Flower July 2021 Release Blog Hop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xZvUOy2yjZhIAPbLrb1Fgh-Qn5X21naHeunacVM6r-_rZ3iNaUK5raG4EC1dR843CF5HTxY2wQBTO8dUaWCWQ8dflnwCp7DScjH6lggaFXcuU2b1jgmoRyCUQoaIUTGCA1CFN3ytP4I/s2040/2107-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xZvUOy2yjZhIAPbLrb1Fgh-Qn5X21naHeunacVM6r-_rZ3iNaUK5raG4EC1dR843CF5HTxY2wQBTO8dUaWCWQ8dflnwCp7DScjH6lggaFXcuU2b1jgmoRyCUQoaIUTGCA1CFN3ytP4I/w640-h640/2107-Blog-Hog-Badge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">Welcome everyone! I'm so excited today because it's <a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/christmas-in-july-release-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank">Waffle Flower Christmas is July 2021</a> release blog hop! July is always reserved for the holidays at Waffle Flower and today we've got a huge <a href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/2021-07" target="_blank">release</a>! I'm a super slow cardmaker, so I love getting the chance to start early on my card stash. </i></p><p><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;">The first card I'm sharing today uses the new set by Liz Mytinger called <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/hamster-family-combo" target="_blank">Hamster Family</a>. The hamsters are some of my favorite characters at Waffle Flower and I love that this set allows me to make personalized cards for the holidays! </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26cRCNGAhO035jjykp01g0TPbArR8qRh7bE08xO_lxshK24c4O-HIZfyED7askeJPlF3HlGjiQ-gMIjegqjj7beMmN4IxMvcverkfh988ICFMEWOGaOQWMNb2THwHCVevejBeqQKwNIw/s1080/WFC-202107-420745_Hamster+Family-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26cRCNGAhO035jjykp01g0TPbArR8qRh7bE08xO_lxshK24c4O-HIZfyED7askeJPlF3HlGjiQ-gMIjegqjj7beMmN4IxMvcverkfh988ICFMEWOGaOQWMNb2THwHCVevejBeqQKwNIw/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420745_Hamster+Family-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"> </span></i></span><p></p><div><div style="line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>I die cut little "photos" of my hamster family and arranged them in a tree shape. I love all that the set has lots of family members from babies to adults and tons of accessories! The sentiment is from the new set <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/cozy-holiday-sentiments" target="_blank">Cozy Holiday Sentiments</a>.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijA5xkePPnJpoIA1UumPvEEqBxDkVZq5MZliDjTplQktdFEI86RnnKjXPiJay-yd3etHhUrisfXllGcQ21aO7syw1hid3ivu4v4TgWYSwJN-zsmx_4yiTi37qxI54_u2JFm_7R-0Sq4r8/s1080/WFC-202107-420745_Hamster+Family-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijA5xkePPnJpoIA1UumPvEEqBxDkVZq5MZliDjTplQktdFEI86RnnKjXPiJay-yd3etHhUrisfXllGcQ21aO7syw1hid3ivu4v4TgWYSwJN-zsmx_4yiTi37qxI54_u2JFm_7R-0Sq4r8/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420745_Hamster+Family-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card may be one of my favorites even though it was the simplest and easiest to make! I took the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/classic-snowflake-die" target="_blank">Classic Snowflake Die</a> and added mini pom poms! The sentiment is from the previously released <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/classic-holiday-sentiments?_pos=4&_sid=fb9d12376&_ss=r" target="_blank">Classic Holiday Sentiments</a> heat embossed in white with a bit of hand drawn sticthing. That's it! Such a fun card to make!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisRSA6t5n83sLzLn2T1C5KDSo6v2dTPInUVS4-io9Yjyvu_Nv5wzZdnq840MC-eqEUTCKgYZPlt_ZprD19mFLpZaFte8I9e3ZzeSgQK_HRV7Sf_68jpbQvhB9TkpCa7ibWoEU5HpbL2Q/s1080/WFC-202107-420776-Classic+Snowflake-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisRSA6t5n83sLzLn2T1C5KDSo6v2dTPInUVS4-io9Yjyvu_Nv5wzZdnq840MC-eqEUTCKgYZPlt_ZprD19mFLpZaFte8I9e3ZzeSgQK_HRV7Sf_68jpbQvhB9TkpCa7ibWoEU5HpbL2Q/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420776-Classic+Snowflake-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>This next card uses a die that I designed based on a card that I made last year. I love the design so much, I thought I'd design a die set that would allow me to make lots of the same card this year. The <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/slimline-christmas-tree-die" target="_blank">Slimline Christmas Die</a> set is such a value because you get a slimline stitch panel, a single die that cuts a large triangle tree with the star (no more fussing with lining up your die cutting), and even a few extra trees and a label. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>With this car, I used the largest die that cuts the triangle tree (with the stitching on the outside) and the star (with the stitched rays) at the same time. I backed the opening with a bit of a panel die that came out earlier this year, the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/triple-line-diamond-panel-die?_pos=8&_sid=875df761d&_ss=r" target="_blank">Triple Line Diamond Panel</a>. I love that you can back the opening with practically anything! I will be playing with this one lots and lots this year!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf9nSRmTt48LqsuOyfDL_j38PLR3j7ZAeeJNzy6mAYFwJ6_NvD7pcauY0Qd1X9kWy6JqrTFko7WjutGLwnxIYem9i0rXSSvQzXb5InUmxb7vX39_vjtTbElehzKuC_MPrtp4Djj8ju3Q/s1080/WFC-202107-420738-Slimline+Christmas+Tree+Die-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf9nSRmTt48LqsuOyfDL_j38PLR3j7ZAeeJNzy6mAYFwJ6_NvD7pcauY0Qd1X9kWy6JqrTFko7WjutGLwnxIYem9i0rXSSvQzXb5InUmxb7vX39_vjtTbElehzKuC_MPrtp4Djj8ju3Q/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420738-Slimline+Christmas+Tree+Die-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>If you're wondering about the original card that inspired the die, I made a new version! This new version uses the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/oversized-joy-combo" target="_blank">Oversized Joy</a> set as a sentiment, but is very similar to my original with the rainbow stripes using the <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/skinny-stripes-die?_pos=1&_psq=skinn&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank">Skinny Stripes</a> die. </i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-vny7CG74NZ5cimGLSzFIzEjA2zQWqemU4iJIY_weNRq4Jc1iGPkY5qxtrObDOVjO0pYrudTaM0aqpB3KNRCUAedQSHL39_6ysPjCECPPoEcxSPw1aG1z_ss3z0dpwWqzwJV2bzFI3k/s1080/WFC-202107-420731-Oversized+Joy-JJ1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-vny7CG74NZ5cimGLSzFIzEjA2zQWqemU4iJIY_weNRq4Jc1iGPkY5qxtrObDOVjO0pYrudTaM0aqpB3KNRCUAedQSHL39_6ysPjCECPPoEcxSPw1aG1z_ss3z0dpwWqzwJV2bzFI3k/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420731-Oversized+Joy-JJ1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>I have a whole stash of stripes already cut, so this one came together pretty quickly! I love how the Oversized Joy fits perfectly over the card. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaGpiqBmJHL8O2PsrGWwaXEyDPdFvYSEJBc4ZwXSwJubnA-ZAluZnazMD2XD-X0dEYjzvovFBxWLXthbx36w3S6RYVTZpkSwci3OWr9K3J-MSdKWGJe3hVAXxwrYChS9GBtTLSDWm66Q/s1080/WFC-202107-420731-Oversized+Joy-JJ1_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaGpiqBmJHL8O2PsrGWwaXEyDPdFvYSEJBc4ZwXSwJubnA-ZAluZnazMD2XD-X0dEYjzvovFBxWLXthbx36w3S6RYVTZpkSwci3OWr9K3J-MSdKWGJe3hVAXxwrYChS9GBtTLSDWm66Q/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420731-Oversized+Joy-JJ1_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>And for my last card, I have a fun shaker card using the <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/classic-snowflake-die" target="_blank">Classic Snowflake die</a>! I recently got some little faux sprinkles and it was just what I needed to make this small shaker. </i></span></div><p></p></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB4Hv99hiUY7ja24J_Tsivl23nbI6-fljieXu-QS_ky1aOiTyfjIvqmfVqsmwzuzihG4E707Gmy9Ym88_d5iTwpUqL483nMlzsWSsddrgbVgNqg84cuQTzlcst3nSYLOfHSUIMrMW3jk/s1080/WFC-202107-420776-Classic+Snowflake-JJ2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB4Hv99hiUY7ja24J_Tsivl23nbI6-fljieXu-QS_ky1aOiTyfjIvqmfVqsmwzuzihG4E707Gmy9Ym88_d5iTwpUqL483nMlzsWSsddrgbVgNqg84cuQTzlcst3nSYLOfHSUIMrMW3jk/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420776-Classic+Snowflake-JJ2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><i style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sentiment is from the new <a href="http://waffleflower.com/products/labelmaker-holiday-combo" target="_blank">Labelmaker Holiday </a>set. Even during the holidays, it's still fun to bring in the rainbow colors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwx87QDF8pnh8DhIdUvaRZmZeP8Oj37j-YJcI9vIMelLC7xyip9MXnlb0B4RYJhdhCpDNGvdTrnvuCTg7NprrswTAztMr6AQcI6IYC4YYqWZLDmaOuSzTlzJ1_0yRZnvgyAVYymQG1Jk/s1080/WFC-202107-420776-Classic+Snowflake-JJ2_x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwx87QDF8pnh8DhIdUvaRZmZeP8Oj37j-YJcI9vIMelLC7xyip9MXnlb0B4RYJhdhCpDNGvdTrnvuCTg7NprrswTAztMr6AQcI6IYC4YYqWZLDmaOuSzTlzJ1_0yRZnvgyAVYymQG1Jk/w640-h640/WFC-202107-420776-Classic+Snowflake-JJ2_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></i><div style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; margin: 0in;"> That's it for me, but I know that the rest of the team and the guests have a TON more cards and they are amazing! The awesome <a href="https://www.laurafadora.com/2021/07/05/waffle-flower-christmas-release/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a> is next, but here's the whole list because you don't want to miss a thing!</div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/news/christmas-in-july-release-blog-hop-giveaways" target="_blank">Waffle Flower Blog</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/2021/07/waffle-flower-july-release-hop.html" target="_blank">Amy Rysavy</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.arjita.in/waffle-flower-crafts-july-2021-release-blog-hop" target="_blank">Arjita Singh</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://wp.me/p4O62M-aH9" target="_blank">Cathy Zielske</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://channin.wordpress.com/2021/07/05/waffle-flower-crafts-july-release-blog-hop-and-giveaway/" target="_blank">Channin Pelletier</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://galachko.blogspot.com/2021/07/christmas-in-july-blog-hop-waffle.html" target="_blank">Galina Filippenko</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Waffle%20Flower" target="_blank">Jeanne Jachna</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">JJ Bolton (you are here!)</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.laurafadora.com/2021/07/05/waffle-flower-christmas-release/" target="_blank">Laura Bassen</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://understandblue.blogspot.com/2021/07/holiday-hamsters.html" target="_blank">Lydia Fiedler</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.nicholspohr.com/things_that_really_matter/2021/07/waffle-flower-christmas-2021-release-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Nichol Spohr</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://designsrachel.wixsite.com/rachelrdesigns/post/waffle-flower-crafts-christmas-in-july" target="_blank">Rachel Arribas</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span>For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away <b>$25 gift certificate</b> to <b>THREE</b> lucky winners. </span>You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Wednesday July 7th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 7/9/2021.</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! </div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">From now till Wednesday July 7th, 2021, all orders placed at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://waffleflower.com/&source=gmail&ust=1625448266230000&usg=AFQjCNFveT2oMG5lJSmBgaN8IJVfHcouxg" href="http://waffleflower.com/" target="_blank">waffleflower.com</a> will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).</div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div>Don't forget that Waffle Flower is hosting monthly challenges and this month it’s all about Christmas! The link party has started now! Find more details <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/july-2021-challenge-link-party&source=gmail&ust=1625448266231000&usg=AFQjCNElR4Nb1Y1sIg-F52ZI9tbqmlmvBg" href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/july-2021-challenge-link-party" target="_blank">here</a>!</div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in;"><div><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/july-2021-challenge-link-party&source=gmail&ust=1625448266231000&usg=AFQjCNElR4Nb1Y1sIg-F52ZI9tbqmlmvBg" href="https://waffleflower.com/blogs/challenges/july-2021-challenge-link-party" target="_blank">https://waffleflower.com/<wbr></wbr>blogs/challenges/july-2021-<wbr></wbr>challenge-link-party</a></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i></span></div></div></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>Mahalo and aloha!</i></span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i>JJ</i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">P.S. For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance&source=gmail&ust=1625448266230000&usg=AFQjCNHgU01jlMYTdLqQYbLfAmjWqVJByA" href="https://waffleflower.com/collections/last-chance" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Last Chance</a><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;"> section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection! </span></span></div>JJ Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587368847645390054noreply@blogger.com58