Hi readers! Happy Wednesday! We hope you enjoyed our LIVE coverage at the #CHAShow this past weekend! Stay tuned for one last bit of fun regarding this show! We’re compiling a video to recap this great show to share with you on Monday! You’ll want to check it out! We’re hoping it makes you feel like you were there :)

Let’s dig into today’s post. We’re featuring Angie Backman with the fabulous Concord & 9th brand, a brand that is relatively new to us, but we must admit have fell in love instantly! Read on to see how you make this fun card for yourself! Be sure to comment below to give Angie a big SIMON WELCOME as this is her first guest post. :) Enjoy!

Here is a little background on our thought process for creating the stamp set & die. We started designing the die and wanted the 3 die pieces to layer over each other, as well as work well on their own. In the project we created for you, we did show how they layer together (which I will outline in the instructions steps). Next came the stamp set. We wanted a smaller stamp set with lots of options for creating cards with different sentiments, that also coordinated with the die. All of the words in the stamp set are the same size so that you can mix & match, or layer if you will, to create different sentiments. Some examples are: I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE CHERISHED, YOU ARE MY HAPPY, JUST BECAUSE, SWEET & ADORABLE.

Now on to how we made the card…

Step 1: Using the Concord & 9th Layers of Love die set, die cut the small floral sprig from watercolor paper. Watercolor with Distress Inks. Die cut a second sprig from gold glitter paper.

Step 2: Trim a piece of black card stock to 4″ x 5 1/4″. Die cut the open heart in the middle of the card stock.

Step 3: Trim a piece of watercolor paper to 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (or just smaller than the black). Ink the lower half of the watercolor paper with Versamark ink (not perfectly) and sprinkle with gold embossing powder. Heat to emboss. Die cut the striped heart in the middle of the paper. Using your scissors, snip one of the heart stripes to create an opening for your stamped sentiment.

Step 4: Choose your sentiment from the Concord & 9th Layers of Love stamp set. Layer your stamp images on a clear block. Stamp in black ink on to mint standard size card base. Now go in reverse to layer the card elements. Layer the gold embossed striped heart over stamped sentiment. Layer the black open heart over the stripes. Layer the watercolored & glitter floral sprig over the open heart.

There you have it – a beautifully layered card to send to someone you love! Now you know where the name “Layers of Love” comes from! :)

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Hi everyone! We are live one last day here at the CHA show in Anaheim! Today’s post is all about planners! Planners, stamps, tapes and accessories continue to be a huge trend in paper crafting. We saw so many beautiful, fun and amazing planners at the show. There is no way to show it all here, so we thought we would share some of our favorite items. Are you a planner enthusiast? I am! It’s so much fun to create and personalize your own book to fit your lifestyle. CLICK HERE to go to the Planner Section of our store.  Let’s get started with what we saw at the show!

Heidi Swapp is always on trend with the latest and greatest. Her planners and accessories all work together for a clean, classy, feminine look. We love the stripes and florals together – so graphic and pretty!

Simple Stories makes classic and elegant planners in loads of pretty colors! We love how they mix and match fonts and have loads of stickers to play with! Their display makes you want it ALL! I also love that it’s called “Carpe Diem!”

We found these awesome planner stamp sets at Technique Tuesday. The perfect size and a really great selection of fonts and occasions!

Me and My Big Ideas has a collection called Create 365 and it is fantastic. Lots of different binders to choose from and then so many add-ons. Bright, graphic, clean. Wonderful!

Do you like to use tapes in your planners? We saw these beautiful new tapes from Little B and we’ll be doing a big order to bring it all to you!

Webster’s Pages planners are beautiful and happy! Lots of new colors including a gorgeous pink gold! (OH MY)

Thanks for reading along every day with us as we brought you with us to CHA! Today is the last day, and we’re going to get busy placing orders for all the new items! Happy Crafting! I’ll be back on Saturday with a new edition of Weekender with Wanda.

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Hi readers! Happy DAY THREE of our CHA live coverage from the tradeshow floor! I hope you’ve been enjoying the sneak peeks we’ve posted so far! We have been running around like mad trying to find everything new and awesome to share with you. In fact, we even stayed up past midnight planning and reviewing everything we saw. It’s really fun to share with you from CHA.

Neon ombre, origami butterflies, and pineapple dies…oh my! We’re seeing lots of bright fun designs in the new Hero Arts catalog and can’t wait to share with you all of the latest from this amazing brand! We hope you enjoy these sneak peeks from the tradeshow floor! Don’t you love those tiny houses?

Doodlebug is inviting you to dive into their fun new designs that are full of super cute designs! Under the Sea, Anchors Aweigh, Bunnyville, and Spring Garden are the newest edition of cuteness! A buzz worthy new addition to their collection are matte sprinkles! What do you think?!

Memory hardware, Julie Nutting doll stamps, new scrapbooks, relic artifacts & more are just a few of what’s new from Prima! This multifaceted brand has developed quite the plethora of products for you to choose from! Take a look at our sneak peeks. It’s all so beautiful!

Tammy Tutterow has a new line of products from Spellbinders! And they also have so many new stamps and dies to help us get creative!

Thanks for reading today!

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