Waffle Flower 2023 October Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello Friends!

I am super excited to be joining Waffle Flower for this month's October Release! Today I have three cards to share and I hope you and hope you will enjoy them. Make sure to check out each stop in today’s blog hop for fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new goodies! Find all the hop details near the end of this post.

This first card features the Pop-Up Leaves Panel Die and the Coordinating Stencil. The stencil makes for the easiest ink blending of these Fall colors, and I love the subtle dimension you get from pinching the leaves together.

Using a different color behind the die-cut panel also adds more dimension to the card. To finish this simple Fall card I used the Script Thank You Die, done in Glitter Gold cardstock with the white shadow background.

Next, I have this fun Fall theme Postage Card featuring the newest additions to the collection. 

• Postage Collage for Fall Stamp Set
• Postage Collage for Fall Stencil
• Postage Collage Die (Not new)

On the Kraft background, I stamped in watermark ink, the new Multiple Fall Leaves Stamp Set. I also added a couple of die cuts from the new Dainty Fern Die set as an added detail.

For this last card, I used the Multiple Fall Leaves Stamp Set, which I heat embossed in gold, and then used the coordinating Multiple Fall Leaves Stencil to ink blend the warm colors. Once all the ink and added splatters were dry I die-cut the leaves with the Multiple Fall Leaves Die Set. This little trio is so versatile and a great value for the price point!

For the subtle background, I used the Woodgrain Die. This Die would also make a great window for a shaker card (next time). And to finish this beauty off I used the Print Thank You Die. 

Now onto the Blog Hop and Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away a $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners, that’s a total of 3 chances to win! You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EST on Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on Winner Thursday 10/12/2023.

HOP LIST

Waffle Flower Blog

Galina Filippenko

Cathy Zielske

Ilda Dias You are here 👋

JJ Bolton  👈Up next!

Caly Person

Jung AhSang

Jeanne Jachna

Rebecca Keppel

Annie  Wills

Jill D Hawkins

Amy Rysavy

Anne Fiene

Cheiron Brandon

Channin Pelletier

SPECIALS

From now till October 9th, 2023, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive an exclusive Dotted Butterfly Sampler Die (No code required!).

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! And don’t forget to check out their monthly Flash Sales!

NEW TOOLS 

Check out these new brushes, perfect for all your detail blending needs!!!

Shader Brush 0+ - 15/pk

Shader Brush 1+  - 5/pk

Shader Brush 1+ - Double Ended - 5/pk

I hope these cards featuring the October Release inspired you. Thank you to the wonderful folks at Waffle Flower for having me today and thank you all for stopping by and hopping along. So, until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🍂

SUPPLIES

Pop-up Fall Leaves Panel Die Shop at: WF	Fall leaves Background Stencil Shop at: WF	Print & Script Thank You Die Shop at: WF	Postage Collage Fall Stencil Shop at: WF
Postage Collage for Fall Stamp Set Shop at: WF	Postage Collage Die Shop at: WF	Multiple Fall Leaves Stamp Set Shop at: WF	Multiple Fall Leaves Die-n-stencil Shop at: WF
Dainty Ferns Die Shop at: WF	Woodgrain Die Shop at: WF	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ	Bearly Art Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Double-Sided Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ
White Gelly Roller Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS

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Happy 2023 New Years Interactive Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends. To those of you that celebrated, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

Before you know it it will be 2023😮 So for today's card, I thought it would be fun to make a simple yet interactive card. Difficult to tell from these photos but the Balloons are suspended by a thread that allows them to wiggle around.

CARD RECIPE

• To begin I chose the background. This pattern paper panel came from the latest Free Bee from Honey Bee stamps if you made a purchase over $75.
• I then die cut, stacked, and glued the Happy die cuts from the Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate.
• Next, I die-cut the balloons from copper-colored glitter paper using the Balloon Number Dies.
• With a piercing tool, I poked a hole at the top of where the balloons would be on the pattern piece of paper.
• To the back of the balloons, I added a foiled thread. To hide the hole that the thread would be going through, I die-cut another layer of the balloons and snipped the top off so that the thread end would not be seen from the top.
• Thread the top of the string through the holes and secure them behind the panel using tape.
• Next, line up the happy and glue it in place. I used the cover plate die cut to help with the alignment. Behind the letters secure the other end of the thread, leaving enough slack for some movement.
• I thought the white letters looked a bit stark at this time so I added some glue dots to the bottoms of the letters using a glue pen, then sprinkled on some coordinating embossing powder and heat set it. I should have done this before I glued them down as I almost melted the strings!
• I then finished the front by adding some gems in a coordinating color from the Grain Grunge Gems sticker set.
• To finish I trimmed the panel and added it to another panel using the same glitter paper to create a border for the card.

Stop by my IG account to see this card in action. I hope this sparkly and fun Happy 2023 New Years' Interactive Card inspired you. 

Thank you for all your support this year and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💖

SUPPLIES

Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Balloon Number Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS	Die Release Tool Shop at: SSS | HBS
Grain Grunge Gems Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SK
Strawberry Champagne Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3

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