Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Waffle Flower October Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to Waffle Flower’s October 2020 Release day! All of the products from this month’s release are waiting for you on the website here! If you're hopping along you should have reached me from Galina Filippenko's blog. If you'd like to start at the beginning and get all the details, you'll find them HERE at the Waffle Flower Crafts Blog.

October is the best of both worlds where we’re enjoying the beauty of fall while the excitement of the coming holidays is building! To celebrate this magical time of year, Waffle Flower is so excited to be releasing 6 new stamp sets, 8 standalone dies, and a new paper release!

For the autumn-lovers out there, we’ve got the beautiful Layered Sunflowers (stamp, die, combo) by a newcomer Susan Bates and the charming Pumpkin House (stamp, die, combo) by artist Cassie Loizeaux!

If you’re already diving into the holidays, we’ve got the adorable Holiday Cheese (stamp, die, combo) by Big Bear and Bird and versatile Merry Christmas (stamp, die, combo)! We’ve also got the Christmas Tree Panel (die), Winter Floral Panel (die), and Big Dots Holiday (stamp, die) by cardmaker JJ Bolton!

Speaking of the holidays, this month includes the holiday paper release! This release includes the holiday patterns: Happy Gnomes (paper), Christmas Stripes (paper), Half-Half Dots - Christmas (paper), and Half-Half Lines - Christmas (paper) and a new modern fall palette called Caprice: Half-Half Dots - Caprice (paper) and Half-Half Lines - Caprice (paper).

Rounding out the release are some versatile stamps and dies to use all year long! The new Angled Stripe Panel (die), Diagonal Stripes (die), Deckled Frames (die), Essential Sentiments (stamp, die, combo), Happy Birthday Word (die), and Stitched Borders (die) will definitely get some regular usage in your crafty rotation. Last but not least, there’s the Floss Organizers (die) for our thread artists.

The Waffle Flower design team is so excited to share the October release with you today! We hope you find something that sparks your imagination and brings you joy!
I'm sharing two cards today made with products in the new release including the new Christmas Tree Panel die. I love rainbow color lights for the holidays and wanted to get all those colors to show through the little tree die cut openings.

My card starts with a panel that I covered with Skinny Strips cut from colorful cardstock. I topped the assembled panel with the Christmas Tree Panel cut from white card stock for LOTS of contrast. 

The beautiful script Merry Christmas Word die is so beautiful and I love that it includes a background die too for another layer of color and interest. 
Die cuts are my favorite craft item so I'm focusing on those today. There is just something about the crisp clean die cuts that I can achieve at home that is just magic to me.

This card starts with the new Winter Floral Die cut. I ran it through my die cut machine with a piece of white card stock that I added some packing tape to the back of. I didn't want the die to cut all the way through.. I wanted it to cut just enough to show me an outline of the beautiful intricate design.
I inked up the panel with Copic markers coloring the leaves in shades of green, the floral center in red etc. You don't have to be neat or stay in the lines because it's all going to be covered up.

Next I smeared Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel with an old credit card over the entire panel. The ink will react and smear so you want to move quick and not go over areas multiple times. 
When the panel was dry I topped it with a clean cut Winter Floral Die Cut. Can you see all the sparkle showing through the die cut openings?
You're going to love this new release! You're next stop is my mentor and crafty idol JJ Bolton! But before you go PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT! There's a BIG Giveaway and you will want to enter to win!

Giveaways:
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 October 11th, 2020 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 9/14/2020.

There are more giveaways to enter on our Instagram! Follow @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out!

Specials:
From now till October 11th, 2020, all orders over $50 placed at waffleflower.com will receive a set of Thankful Mouse Stamp Set (Limited 1 per customer; While supplies last).

A kind reminder from Waffle Flower:"We appreciate every order we receive but we also recommend at this time of uncertainties, reserve your resources and use what you have first! Stay positive and healthy!"

For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance 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!
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Here's the complete hop list and all the designers with projects to share today!



All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Waffle Flower Crafts 420392 Christmas Tree Panel Die, 420398 Merry Christmas Word Die, 420362 Skinny Stripes

Dies | Waffle Flower Crafts 420394 Winter Floral Die Cut, 420398 Merry Christmas Word Die

WFL = Waffle Flower
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
Pumpkin House
Pumpkin House
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WFL | SSS
Holiday Cheese
Holiday Cheese
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WFL | SSS
Layered Sunflowers
Layered Sunflowers
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WFL | SSS
Essential Sentiments
Essential Sentiments
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WFL | SSS
Big Dots Holiday
Big Dots Holiday
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WFL | SSS
Merry Christmas Sentiments
Merry Christmas Sentiments
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WFL | SSS
Merry Christmas Word
Merry Christmas Word
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WFL | SSS
Happy Birthday Word
Happy Birthday Word
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WFL | SSS
Winter Floral Panel
Winter Floral Panel
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WFL | SSS
Deckled Frames
Deckled Frames
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WFL | SSS
Christmas Tree Panel
Christmas Tree Panel
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WFL | SSS
Diagonal Stripes
Diagonal Stripes
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WFL | SSS
Angled Stripe Panel
Angled Stripe Panel
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WFL | SSS
Stitched Borders
Stitched Borders
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WFL | SSS
Floss Organizers
Floss Organizers
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WFL | SSS
Happy Gnomes
Happy Gnomes
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WFL | SSS
Christmas Stripes
Christmas Stripes
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WFL | SSS
Christmas Dots
Christmas Dots
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WFL
Caprice Lines
Caprice Lines
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WFL | SSS
Caprice Dots
Caprice Dots
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WFL

37 comments:

Sandy S. said...

Love these cards. Already ordered all these dies so it is great to see your takes on them.

sharon g said...

Oh, I really like the colorful trees. GREAT idea!!!

The Firth Five said...

Love these panel dies and the colors on the trees make me smile!

Giselle said...

I love your cards. Those panel dies are awesome and the tree is great for mass producing for Christmas!

Lindar C said...

I like your method. for copic coloring, I'm going to try that. The cards are wonderful!

Jade said...

Fabulous cards! I especially like the rainbow colored trees. Happy Holidays!

Sra. Spitzer said...

Hi, there -
I love the name of your blog -- wish I could have a "kept life" but I am a teacher and that has many perks, too. Right now it's a challenge - more than it usually is - but we're rolling with it.
Your cards are so pretty, cute and classy! Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us!
Blessings on you!
Lori S in PA

MadeByMeghanK said...

I love your bright colors and how you used the Merry Christmas Die!!

Patt H. said...

I love the bright cheery colors you chose, Jeanne! The Tree cover die is at the top of my wish list after seeing your awesome card!!

Becca Yahrling said...

Love all those fun trees! Beautiful cards.

Anonymous said...

Marisela Delgado said: Hi, Jeanne! How are you? How's Miss Moriko? Beautiful cards! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

Melanie said...

All so pretty, and I especially like the very first one!

Zlatka said...

Beautiful cards! Love the panel dies.

Laurie2cats said...

Beautiful cards! I love the Winter Floral panel card

Melissa H said...

Ok love the colors!!

Denise Bryant said...

Love these pretty cards! The dies are awesome! The skinny strips under the Christmas Tree Panel look so pretty! Great colors!

Kim S said...

LOVE your cards - I placed my order right away!

Susie, Athens GA said...

I am loving the Waffle Flower paper packs

Mirella said...

How lovely are these? I always love me some rainbows, even on Christmas cards!

Cindy said...

Love your adorable cards!

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Love your bright festive colors and paper piecing!! Such a perfect example and inspiration for all of us to follow!!!

Carol Wortman said...

Bright and cheerful cards! The cover plate is great to showcase the colors, the perfect way to use scraps or patterned paper! Really lovely dies for these fun cards!

Cyndi said...

Wonderful cards! I love the Christmas Tree Panel die and the striped background is beautiful.

Mary Holshouser said...

Wonderful cards.
Love the stripping of colors
on the Christmas trees.
thanks for sharing
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DorothyA said...

Wonderful cards. I especially like the rainbow colored stripes and Christmas tree panel background.

Sue D said...

I like your cute and festive and colorful card designs.

Lauryne Cunningham said...

I love your cards! They’re so colorant festive!

Mary-Anne V said...

Love the bright happy Christmas cards!

Waving My Wand said...

Fabulous work, lady! Your colors are so bold. Love each one of your little pieces of art!

Carol Wortman said...

That certainly cheered me up.... such lovely fun colors, then add the bold accents and it's very pretty! A fun WaffleFlower release of stencils and stamps!

Michele K. Henderson said...

These cards are so festive, Jeanne! They are perfect for the holidays!

L said...

Love the variety of your cards!
Wonderful job, thanks for sharing.

jeannieob said...

Very lovely cards! Love these build up stencils! great idea!

Lisa Byers said...

Love the bright colors!! So cheery!!!

Mrsfish02 said...

Reminds me of New Orleans... lots of bling!

Connie said...

Love your vibrant cards Jeanne!!! TFS :)

Jeanne Beam said...

Wonderful cards! Love the colors...
Thanks for sharing.