General, Style Watch•
on May 12th, 2012•
Style Watch {Crafty Spring}
We are turning Style Watch over to a guest editor this month, while Amber celebrates her new union. That’s right Dr. Amber got married! (Congratulations Amber – we are so excited for you, and can’t wait to hear more about your fabulous wedding.) While Amber is celebrating, please join us in welcoming our lovely guest editor Ayanna Brady.
Ayanna has traveled the world and loves to incorporate the fashion styles and rich color ques from across the globe in her creative projects. She currently resides in Canada and has an knack for turning the simplest project into fabulous eye candy. She is here today to share the first in her series of “Crafty Spring” projects – just in time for Mother’s Day…
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For You Mom : Style Board Inspiration
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A mother’s love is pure and sweet. There is an elegant simplicity in unconditional love. I tried to capture this by using die-cut tags that spell the word “mom” as a fashionable tribute to my mom and her love.
Simple gifts are the most thoughtful and versatile; they may be boxed, wrapped, and used as a table centerpiece (flowers add a great springtime touch). My mom is a big fan of color so it was fun to match the CSS colors to create the tags and use the twine to complement this project.
While making today’s project, I got to use the best fashion tip ever – accessorize the simple…
Make it Stylish – Ayanna
{images from Pinterest}
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For You Mom
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Mother’s Day wouldn’t be complete without a sweet card for Mom that coordinates perfectly with the floral vases.
VASE DIRECTIONS:
- Die cut hearts from cardstock.
- Stamp each with a letter to spell out “M” “O” “M”.
- Punch hole in the top center of the hearts.
- Wrap twine around vase several times, thread ends through hole in heart, and tie into a bow.
- Repeat for each vase.
- Fill vases with fresh flowers.
CARD DIRECTIONS:
- Create card base.
- Wrap card front with ribbon.
- Stamp vintage butterfly image on cardstock, and fussy cut.
- Die cut several butterflies from coordinating cardstocks.
- Adhere layered images to card front.
- Stamp sentiment.
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: Au Naturel, Flowers
INK: Dish All the Dirt Brown
PAPER: You’re a Natural Darling, On the Catwalk Cream, Kraft Like a Rockstar
RIBBON: Coral Necklace
TWINE: Yellow/White
SIMPLE CUTS: Butterflies 1, Shapes: Hearts
OTHER: Vases, Flowers, Hole Punch
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Visit the Style Watch for more Crafty Spring inspired projects.
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Birthday, General•
on May 8th, 2012•
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Don’t you love it when you discover a new way to use a set of stamps? Sometimes it can be as simple as changing up the colors you use or the embellishments you add to a project, that makes you look at a stamp set in a whole new way. Today we are creating his and her projects. We will start from the same basic tools and create a card with a masculine feel and one that has a feminine appeal…
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Group Project: Masculine/Feminine
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- With each month, comes a fun new challenge that is presented to the design team. This month features projects that use the same elements to create a masculine and a feminine project. Join the design team as we share a few fun ideas incorporating great ways to use your sets for him or for her on your next project. We’ve included a full list of participating CSS designers:
Lori / Jaclyn / Jennifer / Laurie / Kim / Dana / Laura / Tracy
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His and Her:
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A simple CAS-style layout serves as the base for both cards. We love the new backgrounds, and chose to work with Lattice for our group project. We selected a masculine color palette of Slate and Gray for one card. And for our Feminine version we went with a brighter color scheme of Yellow and Pink.
Birthday Wishes Supply List:
Be sure to visit with each CSS designer for more inspiration that is “Masculine/Feminine”…
- Lori / Jaclyn / Jennifer / Laurie / Kim / Dana / Laura / Tracy
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Masculine/Feminine Gallery
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Looking for more inspiration?
Download the CSS Daily Papercrafting App {2.0} available on iTunes
{You can download the CSS App from iTunes here}
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General, Release•
on May 5th, 2012•
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May/June Release
Introducing Collection 3! We have an amazing line up of new stamps, die cuts, and imprints to share. But before we do let’s a take quick look back over the sweet reveal celebration…
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Collection 3
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For today’s release we have been inspired by all the beauty you see in nature and the excitement of celebrating Spring. And what better way to celebrate than on Cinco de Mayo! All week long we have shared fun projects that make up a sweet Ice Cream celebration.
This is just one of the many ways you can celebrate using sets from Collection 3. To give you an idea of what to expect from the new release there are (5) signature die cuts, (6) die cut/stamp set combos, (7) background sets, (6) sentiment sets, (1) alphabet set, (8) new image stamp sets, and the debut of our new Imprint Plates.
The designers have been busy creating fun release day projects to share with you. Click on each of the links below to see what our design team members have been creating with Collection 3. Be sure to visit with each designer for more details. We will share the Design Team links again at the end of the post because we have LOTS of fabulousness to share with you and we don’t want you to miss a single thing.
Dana Grothaus / Tracy Schultz / Denise January / Jennifer Rzasa / Laura Bassen
Lori Tecler / Laurie Willison / Kim Duran / Stephany Zerbe / Jaclyn Miller
Join us every 2nd Tuesday of the month to see how each designer interprets a monthly group project. Feel free to join in on the fun and upload your CSS projects to our Flickr gallery. Visit the blog May 8th for all the details.
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Collection 3: May/Jun Release
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With so many great new products, we are sharing the release by categories.
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Die Cuts
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Party Favor 5 ($60) – the newest favor addition is an adorable gable box. 
State-to-State ($48) – a set of die cuts for all 50 states, including an additional die of the United States. Each great for cards, tags, labels, and layouts. This coordinates perfectly with: Simply Stated 1, Simply Stated 2, and The States. Together you will all you need for showcasing your favorite states. The die cut comes with a state legend, that coordinates with each numbered die cut – this way you will always know which state you to use.
Lowercase ($20) – fun lowercase alpha dies include multiple letters for easier die cutting when you need more than one of a few popular letters.
Uppercase ($24) - the same holds true for the uppercase alphabet die cuts. The coordinating style makes for seamless integration between using the uppercase and lowercase alpha dies together.
Numbers ($9) – die cut numbers and symbols are a fun compliment to uppercase and lowercase alphas
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Stamp/Die Cuts Combo Sets
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We absolutely LOVE our combo sets. If you are new to CSS or have not tried a Combo Set, you are in for a real treat! Each combo set includes the die cuts and a coordinating stamp set.
Shapes: Triangles ($35) – set includes (7) dies and (7) frame stamps
Shapes: Hexagons ($35) – set includes (6) dies and (6) frame stamps
Labels 11 ($36) – set includes (2) dies and (2) frame stamps. This set also coordinates with Au Naturel Extras.
Butterflies 1 ($24) – set includes (4) dies and (4) frame stamps. This set also coordinates with Butterfly Garden 1
Butterflies 2 ($24) – set includes (4) dies and (4) frame stamps. This set also coordinates with Butterfly Garden 2
Edgers 1 ($30) – set includes (2) dies, (6) frame stamps, and (1) icon image.
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Alphabets
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Alpha Engraved ($24) – this set includes two sizes of alphabets and numbers, which allows for easy personalization. Every alphabet set is designed for equal spacing so that you can line up any custom sentiment in a straight line every time.
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Backgrounds
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Triangles Plus ($24) – a complete set dedicated to fun triangle shapes and patterns
Hexagons Plus ($24) – a hexagon background builder set
Mini Hexagons ($15) – this set coordinates with Shapes: Hexagons
Designer Lines ($24) – a fun background builder set with trendy line designs. You can create such a variety of designs – layer up a few and you can also create an argyle pattern
Lattice ($24) – a fabulous grid style background builder set. Use the images to grid patterns. They can be dressed up with any of the icon images provided in the set
Flower Garden ($24) – an awesome background builder set full of nature inspired designs. Each bar builds on all sides for a seamless pattern. This set coordinates with the Flowers set.
Flower Buds Collage ($15) – This set coordinates with Flower Buds and Imprints 1. This very detailed background can be a bold focal point or a subtle background – the choice is yours. You can also repeat this background on all four sides for a seamless pattern.
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Sentiment Sets
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Trinket Sentiments ($24) – this set coordinates with Triangle Trinkets and Labels 9 released as part of Collection 2. The solid frame and fun trinket accent images add to the versatility of this fun sentiment set
All Occasions 1 ($24) – we adore this mix of script and classic style fonts. Paired with a few iconic images you can create a wide array of projects. This set coordinates with All Occasions 2.
All Occasions 2 ($24) – This set coordinates with All Occasions 1. As a sequel set you will find more options to create even more fab sentiments for your next project. There are several vase options for those pretty flowers. You have the option to 2-step stamp, color, or leave as a silhouette.
Simply Stated 1 ($24) – This set coordinates with Simply Stated 2, The States, and State-to-State die cuts. This set features the full state name and travel sentiments.
Simply Stated 2 ($24) – This set coordinates with Simply Stated 1, The States, and State-to-State die cuts. This set features the state abbreviation, a lovely label frame, and lots of travel sentiments.
Au Naturel Extras ($24) – create in vintage style. This set coordinates with Au Naturel. It includes a gorgeous Labels 11 frame image, a fun background, lots of sentiments – several that make for wonderful packaging.
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Image Sets
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Au Naturel ($24) – This set coordinates with Au Naturel Extras and Imprints 1. It includes vintage style images from nature. The circle images coordinate with the Shapes: Circles die cut circles.
The States ($24) – This set coordinates with Simply Stated 1, Simply Stated 2, and State-to-State die cuts. The set comes with a states legend for easy selection.
Flowers ($24) – An exciting floral set that provides amazing options to create much more than flowers. Imagine flowers, butterflies, trees, fruit, and more. This set coordinates with the background set Flower Garden
Flower Buds ($24) – We love the versatility in creating bold floral images in this set. Mix and match birds, flowers, butterflies to build a scene as simple or complex as you desire. This set coordinates with Flower Buds Collage and Imprints 1.
Stars and Stripes ($24) – This set coordinates with Labels 9 and Tags 1 – that’s right that Lincoln image is a perfect fit for the larger tag in Tags 1.
Butterfly Garden 1 ($24) – This set coordinates with Butterflies 1. Included are several decorative butterflies and inspirational sentiments
Butterfly Garden 2 ($24) – This set coordinates with Butterflies 2. Included are several decorative butterflies and inspirational sentiments
Triangle Trinkets ($15) – This set coordinates with Trinket Sentiments, and we just adore all of the fun, whimsical images that you can create from a triangle.
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{NEW} Imprints
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Imprint 1 ($16) – We are very excited to share the final newly release product! This is the first in a series of Imprints. Each imprint is double-sided with an intricate detail that will perfectly coordinate with your CSS stamp sets Flower Buds and Au Naturel.
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Design Team Blog Hop
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Be sure to visit with each designer for more inspiration with the new CSS stamps and dies cuts.
Dana Grothaus / Tracy Schultz / Denise January / Jennifer Rzasa / Laura Bassen
Lori Tecler / Laurie Willison / Kim Duran / Stephany Zerbe / Jaclyn Miller
All products are available online {here}
Thank you for visiting with us on release day!
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CSS Daily App on iTunes
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Looking for even more inspiration?
Download the CSS Daily Papercrafting App 2.0 available on iTunes
{You can download the CSS Daily App 2.0 from iTunes here}
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