SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Day 1

Hi all and welcome to day 1 of SugarPea Designs sweet peek week. For this release we have quite a few beautiful & fun sets to share. I really hope you love them as much as I do.

For today, we are introducing my favorite set from this release SugarCut Open Book & Beautiful Books stamp set.

The coolest thing about this book die cut set is the layered pages. On my card, I only glued the spine part of the pages, so you can kind of flip or move the pages a bit. Little things that for me make this card fun. And, despite we're  heading to fall, I can't help going with my kind of colors. Spring color. :)

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win a $50 Gift Voucher to SugarPea store? Leave a comment below for your chance to win. TWO lucky commenters will be randomly selected from the Sweet Peek Week comments to win a $50 Gift Voucher! Winners will be announced on SugarPea blog: Monday, August 31st.

The design team has some amazing and creative inspiration for you using the products introduced today. Please visit each of my teammates’ blogs below for details on their projects. And while you’re there be sure to leave a sweet comment for them, giving you an extra entry to win!

Stay tune for more fun goodies. Thank you for stopping by here and may your week starts off wonderfully.

Amy Kolling
Jennifer Timko
Linda Van Wely
Stéphanie Beauchemin
Tatiana Trafimovich
Tricia Barber

The Ton August 2020 Release Day 2

 Hi peeps and welcome to day 2 of The Ton fall release. For this release The Ton introducing 23 new stamps and coordinating dies. All the new products will be available to ship on 8/21 EXCEPT Grouped Grand and Holiday Bows and Modern Christmas Greetings, Winter Foliage and Leaves. These will begin shipping around 8/28.

I definitely feel inspired by this new release. With so much beautiful new sets, I can't help feeling creative. And, since I m recently got into shimmery, metallic watercolor, I added that to all my cards for today.

First up is this Christmas card I made using Poinsettia Wishes, Berry Bits, Pine Cones, and Berry Branches.

I stamped all the pieces using The Ton ink pads in Cali Blue, Azurite & Parisian Blue and die cut them using the coordinating dies for each set and then arranged them on the card. For the sentiment I used the word merry from Script Word Dies Bundle. Just like yesterday's card, this card has gorgeous shimmer. Make sure you check out my Instagram (wirianta) to see the card in action.

Now, on to the next card. Yay for getting head starts on my Christmas card stash. For this one, I used Poinsettia Wishes, Berry Bits, and Easy Expressions Holiday.

For the background, I used one of the layer from Diamond Plaid Layering Coverplate dies that was just released recently. Then I stamped the Poinsettia using The Ton Lofty Mint, Bright Emerald & Hot Tourmaline, leaves (stamped with Soft Garden & Bright Fern) & berry leaves. Die cut with the coordinating Poinsettia Wishes dies & Berry Bits dies. Adhere all to the card and finished by stamping (ink color: Caviar & Bright Fern) & die cutting the sentiment from Easy Expressions Holiday. I added metallic watercolor to the Poinsettia and added glittery enamel drop to the center of the flower.

Finally, my last card. I decided to combine the Berry Bits with Regal Rose set. And sentiment from Wildflower Bits set.

I stamped the rose with Lemon Drop, Beach Blondie & Amber Citrine. The leaves were stamped with Soft Garden & Bright Fern and the berries with Coralline & Coral Cavern. I realized I don't use yellow that often and I have to say, I actually surprise at how much I love the way this card turned out.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy all sneak peek of the new products. Check out what my teammates has created for this release for more inspiration. Thank you all for stopping by here. Happy Thursday!

The Ton

Tae-Eun Yoo

Brenda Novel Noelke

The Ton August 2020 Release Day 1

Hi all! Welcome to day 1 of The Ton August/Fall release. The Ton have lots of fun & beautiful sets for this release & I am excited to share it. All products will be available to ship on 8/21 EXCEPT Grouped Grand and Holiday Bows and Modern Christmas Greetings, Winter Foliage and Leaves. These will begin shipping around 8/28.

Without further delay, let's get on with the cards, shall we? For my 1st card, I am showcasing the gorgeous Fall Bouquet set.

This set is so beautiful in my opinion, that you can just let it shine without coloring it. I simply stamped it with The Ton Caviar ink. However, I did make the sentiment in color to make it pop. The letters were die cut using Modern Alphas Coverplate dies. Once I adhere them to the card, I added the other sentiment.

On to the next card, where I am showcasing the elegant Regal Rose set.

For the background I used one of the layer from Diamond Plaid Layering Coverplate dies. I didn't remove any of the area. I just glued the whole piece for subtle background. Next, I simply stamped the rose in Vanilla Frosted, Peach Blossom & Coralline and die cut it using its matching dies. The sentiment was die cut from Script Word Dies Bundle that was released recently & already available for shipping.

Now, I jinx myself here. I was asking my friend to bring her color shifting watercolor & she warned me that I can't blame her if I ended up getting hooked. I was confidently saying nope, I won't get hooked. Hah... I was totally wrong. I tried it and oh my goodness, my card is shimmering with beauty. Seriously, the picture didn't do it justice. Check out my Instagram (wirianta) so you can see the video as I moved the card around to show the pretty shimmer. The word hugs is a gorgeous green shimmer!!

Last, but not least for today, I made this card using Rose Labels set.

I started by stamping the sentiment in Dark Roast using Fill It In Holiday set as I wanted to make sure I have space for the sentiment, so I did it backward. Usually I do the sentiment last. Then I stamped the roses in Soft Amethyst, Iris Blooms & Violet Fringe & die cut them. For extra pop of colors. I inserted the little flowers from Wildflower Bits that I stamped with Lemon Drop & Amber Citrine.

Well peeps, that's all for me today. Considering that I haven't made too many cards lately, am pretty happy that my mojo is cooperating. Amazing what new stamps can do for the your creative mojo. :) Please check out what my teammate has created for this release. I hope you love this release as much as I do. Thank you for stopping by here and may your day be a good one. Cheers....

The Ton
Vera Wirianta <-- you are here
Olga Matyushevskaya
Anna Kutcenko
Tae-Eun Yoo
Brenda Noelke

Pugs & Kisses

Hi all. Quick post to share this card I made for SugarPea Designs mix it up challenge # 70 for the month of August.

Am pretty stoke that I actually get to follow the color and the layout challenge. Hah.. I tend to just follow one of them. And, what got me even more excited? I get to use my first & only (so far) stamp design, For Pugs Sake.

For the panel, I die cut the scallop using Card Front Element Builder. Then, I die cut a circle and did some ink blending using distress oxide inks. Then stamped, color & die cut the pug. Adhere to panel and stamped the sentiment on a strip of cardstock. This was pretty fast card.

Below is the challenge inspiration pic. Nope, I didn't follow the inspiration pic. Just the color & layout. That's what fun about the challenge. You get to choose! Now, you have till end of the month to play along. To enter and for detail of the challenge please go HERE.

 

Well peeps, that's it for now. Be back in a few hours with fun post for new releases. :)

Caring Hearts Card Drive & Bring Smiles to Seniors

As many of you know, I started Caring Hearts Card Drive back in 2009 with the goal of sending out holiday card to the elderly that lives in nursing homes to let them know that they still matter & not forgotten.

Throughout the year, the card drives grow so much thanks to the support of generous card makers all over the world. I am proud and grateful that I was able to do it for 10 years in a row. 

As usual, around this time of the year, I started getting quite a few emails asking if I am hosting it again this year. This card drive is my labor of love and a cause that's really close to my heart as I dedicated it to my mom. After long thoughts and consideration, I have decided not to host it for this year. I need to take a break as I want to focus on my family time. This is not a decision that I make lightly. I don't want to disappoint the people that expecting our cards every year.

However, I am delighted to share that Ron Tyson from Bring Smiles to Seniors organization have contacted me and offer to take over and continue the effort. And, the good thing about Ron's organization, they have dedicated team of volunteers and they send the cards all throughout the year. Not just on holidays. So, you can send in your thinking of you cards or any extra cards you have to them any time. Yay!!

Please note though, Bring Smiles To Seniors only sending cards to nursing homes in the US only. For those in Canada and Australia who are interested I encourage you to reach out to your local nursing homes & send cards to them directly. It will brighten their day. No need to wait till the holidays.

Here's a little bit about Bring Smiles to Seniors on their own words.

Bring Smiles to Seniors is in its 5th year of sending cards to senior communities all across the country. We work with schools, civic groups, individuals and companies to make and decorate greeting cards. These cards are then sent to nursing homes, assisted & independent living communities, seniors at home and those participating in elderly nutrition programs like Meals on Wheels. This year Bring Smiles to Seniors will be sending to our Caring Heart Senior Communities for us (my genuine thank you to Ron for this offer). 

This organization is a 501(c)(3) non profit and sends to senior communities all throughout the year. They have sent over 106,000 cards so far in 2020. With seniors in isolation the need is great. They welcome holiday and every day cards, with messages or without, which can be sent to them at Bring Smiles to Seniors P.O. Box 226 Odessa, FL 33556. You can learn more about them on their website at www.bringsmilestoseniors.com, on their facebook page at www.facebook.com/bringsmilestoseniors or on instagram @bringsmilestoseniors. If you have questions you can email them at info@bringsmilestoseniors.com.

Please feel free to share this info. I am hoping to host the card drive again in 2021. I am not sure. What I am sure is I am grateful for Bring Smiles to Seniors for their commitment & mission. Their offer brings me comfort knowing that the residents of nursing homes will continue to get cards, which I am sure during this current time are needed even more. 

Thank you all again for all your support this past 10 years. I hope you will continue sending in your cards by sending them to Bring Smiles to Seniors. Kindness matter and sharing handmade kindness definitely make a difference. 

Hero Arts & Honey Bee Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop

Hi peeps. Welcome to Hero Arts & Honey Bee collaboration blog hop. Two awesome companies partnering up and collaborate to create this great set.

If you're following the hop, you should arrive here from Mindy Eggen blog. If not and you want to find the complete list of the hop participants please check out Hero Arts blog & Honey Bee Blog. I am your last stop for the hop. 

Now, let's get on to the card, shall we?

I think now, more than ever we need encouragement & show appreciation of the good people around us. I choose to use the sentiment you rock as I have someone in mind for this card.

Fun set, right? And, the variety of sentiments on this set... love! There's sentiment to cover encouragement, thank you, love, etc. 

To celebrate this collaboration, we are giving away TWO $50 shopping sprees during this hop - one to the Hero Arts store, and one to Honey Bee Stamps! Winners will be drawn from the comments left across the hop - comment on more blogs for more chances to win! Enter by Wednesday, July 15th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winners will be announced on the Hero Arts and Honey Bee Stamps blogs the following week.

Well peeps, that's all from me. Thank you for stopping by. Have a beautiful day!

Honey Bee Hello Summer Release Blog Hop

Hi all & welcome to day 2 of Honey Bee Hello Summer release blog hop. For complete list of the hop for day 1 please visit HERE.

Honey Bee is really rocking it with this summer release. And, one of my favorite set to play with from this release is the Birds of Paradise set The birds are fun & cute.

Here for my card, I paired the bird with the Hexagon Thin Frames dies. I die cut the thin frames on a piece of white cardstock and then colored them with Copic markers. Then, I simply having fun with the placement before finally adding the bird and the leaves. Finished by adding sentiment from Tropical Tweets set & Candlelight Confetti Mix.

I got into this design so much that I ended up making another card with same style, just different color & different bird. :)

Now, I know you have several blogs to check out, so I am keeping mine short & sweet. As always, Honey Bee is offering a $25 gift card for each hop day. Simply join the hop & comment along the way to enter. Winner will be announced on Honey Bee blog.

From here please hop on over to my talented teammate, Ilda Dias blog. For complete list of the hop participants, please go to Honey Bee Stamps Blog. Thank you all for stopping by here. We really appreciate all the support. Hugs.

The Ton Stamp July 2020 Release

Hi all and welcome to The Ton Stamp July 2020 release. We are releasing 9 new dies and they're a available in the store today.

Let's get on with the projects, shall we? For my 1st card, I am using Anemone Spray & the Tall & Skinny Alpha Coverplate.

For this card, I totally go for a clean & modern look. I just love the contrast of the black  outline with the white background and only add soft coloring to the flowers. Seriously you could go as simple or as fancy with this image. It's so pretty on its own. And, the tall & skinny dies definitely help to create the modern design.

For y next cad, I am using the gorgeous Lovely Dahlia Layering dies.

I really, really love The Ton layering dies. I am not saying this because I design for them, but because I really love them. I think Effie is pretty brilliant in her layering design. I die cut each layer from white cardstock and then I did ink blending using Iris Blooms, Violet Fringe & Bright Fern.

To finish the card, I used sentiment from Easy Expressions set.

On to my next card, which is using one of my favorite flower, hibiscus. The Lovely Hibiscus Layering dies is simply beautiful and I just love it. 

For this one, I did ink blending using Soft Garnet, Coral Cavern & Bright Fern. One of the reason I love using ink blending techniques for layered dies is because you can achieve so may different shade from using 1 color based on how much ink you put and the pressure you used. No need to cut layers from many different colored cardstock. This is just my preference. For the outline & sentiment I used metallic cardstock. Sentiment is from Many Sentiments Coverplate dies.

The team has created some amazing projects for this release. Please check out what the team has created & I hope you love this release as much as we do. Hugs....

The Ton Stamp
Vera Wirianta Yates
Olga Matyushevskaya
Tae-Eun Yoo
Brenda Novel Noelke
Anna Kutcenko

Butterfly Hugs

Hi all. I am popping in for a quick post. I know I haven't been posting regularly on my blog as I tend to just post on my Instagram account. But, I've been having so much fun playing with The Ton Monarch Butterfly Layering dies & am very excited with the way this one turned out. So, I just had to share here as well.

For the background, I die cut a couple square from watercolor cardtsock using Double Pierced Square Coverplate Die. Watercolor the pieces, let dry & adhere to the card base. For the butterrfly itself, I die cut the outline on glitter cardstock & adhere to the butterfly base & blend in some colors. Finished by adding a sentiment.

I have a couple more butterfly cards on the works and I'll be sharing those on The Ton blog tomorrow. All I can say, I am a bit obsessed with butterflies right now. :)

That's all for me for now. May your week starts off wonderfully. 

The Ton June Release

Hi all and welcome to The Ton June 2020 release. We have 9 amazing sets for this release and I have to say I think this is one of my favorite release from The Ton.

All the new products available right now at The Ton shop as this post goes live. Yay! Let's get on to the cards, shall we as I have quite a few to share. Did I tell you how much I love this month's release?

My 1st card is definitely my favorite that I made for this release, using Foliage Coverplate.

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I die cut the foliage frame twice from a watercolor cardstock. I colored them with various blue & green watercolor. Once dry, I simply flip flop the frame when I layered them and adhere with foam adhesive. This end up quite a pretty thick card with all the layering. For the sentiment, I die cut the word love 3 times to layer using Skinny Mod Alpha Coverplate Die. Adhere to card then stamp the rest of the sentiment on a piece of cardstock. Finished by adding some enamel dots to the berries.

For my 2nd card, I used the Lovely Peony Layering Dies.

This dies set has 4 layers for the flower, but don't let it intimidate you. I simply did some ink blending with various ink color on a piece of white cardstock, die cut and piece all layers together. I prefer to do the layering this way instead of using colored cardstock, because the colors are more subtle. To add a bit of interest, instead of just adhering it directly to the card base, I die cut the square frames using Double Stitched Squared Coverplate dies and use it for super subtle background. Sentiment is from Layered Floral Alpha Stamp.

For my 3rd card, I used Poppy Wishes, 9x12in Grouped Layering Stamp with its coordinating dies. This one is one of those set that actually surprised me. I wasn't sure how much I really feel of this set, till I actually play with it. When the card came together, I was like oooh, this is a cool set.

I also used the Leafy Bits Coverplate dies on this card. I usually shy away from what I consider strong colors, but I really love the way this card turned out. It just look so cheerful.

And, last but not least, is another favorite card, using Swallowtail Layering Butterfly Dies & Many Sentiments dies. I love butterflies and when I opened my package and saw all the butterflies dies, I was like a kid at Christmas morning. The butterflies dies that being released today are simply gorgeous.

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Using glitter paper for this butterfly is definitely a must try in my opinion. :) I adhered the cut out butterfly to a piece of cardstock, add the colors and then I die cut it with the outline dies. On hindsight, I should cut out the butterfly base first instead of doing it after. I didn't do that here, but, I still love the result.

Please check out what the team has created for this release. You will find more amazing inspiration from my talented teammates. Thank you all so much for stopping by here and may your week starts off wonderfully.

1. The Ton Blog
   Olga Matyushevskaya
   you are here --> Vera Wirianta Yates <-- you are here
   Brenda Novel Noelke
   Tae-Eun Yoo
   Anna Kutcenko