The Ton’s Spring 2017 Release - Day 1

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of The Ton's Spring Release 2017 event!

 I'm so excited to be showcasing these awesome new stamps and dies on my blog this week.  I can't believe how many there are to chose from.  18 stamps sets and 13 dies sets!  And every one of them are crazy gorgeous!  Seriously, I can't wait to show them to you.  Of course we'll have those stunning florals that The Ton is so known for.  But you're going to be really blown away by the other sets.  They are so unique and fun.   It's a great mix!  Speaking of mix....there are also  
14 brand new Couture Mixes coming out too.   So much sparkle!!


There are also several gifts with purchases that you can obtain with this new release.*

•  Spend $75 or more: Receive a free pack of our new Guava Sparkle Couture Mix*

• Spend $100 or more: Receive a 2x3 Sunflower Cluster Mini Stamp (and Guava Sparkle Mix)*

• Spend $150 or more: Receive a 2x3 Peony Cluster Mini Stamp (and Sunflower Cluster Mini Set and Guava SparkleMix).*

Spring is definitely in the air here in Illinois.   So far we've had a lot of April showers!  For my first release day card I'd like to share a little sunshine using this beautiful stamp set:

Sunflower Bouquet

I started out by stamping these beautiful sunflowers with Lemon Drop dye ink and added clear embossing over the top.  This makes watercoloring much easier.  I used my Kuretake real brush watercolor markers to color this image, using light gray to add just a slight hint of a shadow around the edges. I made use of one of the smallest images in the the stamp set to add a textured stripe pattern along the bottom.

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Sunflower Bouquet (The Ton)

Ink:  Lemon Drop, Noir (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark).

Paper:  watercolor (Bristol), 110 solar white cardstock (Neenah).

Accessories:  Belle's Dress Couture Mix (The Ton), Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig).

I added texture to the center of the flowers using different shades of brown Kuretake watercolor markers.  I stamped the sentiment with The Ton's Noir dye ink.

I added some sparkle with one of the beautiful new mixes, Belle's Dress.

This week's fun with The Ton:

• Mark your calendars!  All of these new products go on sale Thursday, April 6th at The Ton. 

• DAILY RELEASE GIVEAWAYS - For each Release Day (1 through 4), The Ton is giving away a $25 gift certificate! So there are four $25 gift certificates up for grabs! To qualify, you must leave a comment on The Ton's Daily Release posts. Leave a comment on each Design Team member's blogs to increase your chances of winning.**

• DESIGN TEAM DAILY RELEASE GIVEAWAYS - The Ton is giving away an additional ten $10 gift certificates! Comments will be chosen from each of our design team member blogs during Days 1-4 of Release Week.  So leave a comment here today!**

• BLOG HOP GIVEAWAYS (April 7) - Five $25 gift certificates to The Ton's shop will be given away to random commenters from the hop participant blogs. To qualify, you must leave a comment on The Ton Blog Hop post.**

Leave a comment for your chance to win and then head on over to see what goodies Effie and the other members of The Ton's design team have created.  Remember, comment, comment, comment!!!

See you tomorrow!!

*This promotion does not apply to prior purchases. The threshold amount is calculated before taxes and shipping. This promotion will continue until April 15 at 11:59pm EST or until supplies last. Limit one incentive package per order.

**The comment period for all giveaways will close on Monday, April 10th at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced on The Ton Blog thereafter.

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Looking for some more fun with The Ton?  Click on the link below and join us in our monthly cardmaking challenge with a chance to win a $50 shopping spree at The Ton's shop!
For the month of April:  Anything Goes!!!