The Ton's Spring 2017 Release Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to The Ton's Spring 2017 Release Blog Hop!

I hope you're having fun hopping along today.  There are so many fun things to see. 
 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!   They are so unique and fun.   It's a great mix!  Speaking of mix....there are  14 brand new Couture Mixes 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).*

Note:  These incentive products will not be available for purchase in our shop until May.




I made two cards today so lets get started and keep this hop moving along.  You have lots more to see!  For my first card I used:


Fresh Cut Sunflowers

Mini Heart Print Cling

Who says sunflowers have to be yellow?  I think if you use your imagination you can make these sunflowers into daisies.  Daisies are my mom's favorite flowers so I know her Mother's Day card will include some of these layered beauties by The Ton.

Stamps: Fresh Cut Sunflowers, Sunflower Bouquet, Mini Heart Print Cling (The Ton).  Ink:  Soft Orchid, Orchid Crush, Grand Fuchsia, Bright Fern, Deep Emerald, Lemon Drop, Beach Blondie, Amber Citrine, Blue Diamond, Rose Quartz, Soft Garnet, Red Sangria, Noir (The Ton).  Paper:  110 lb white cardstock (Neenah).  Accessories:  Amethyst Quartz Mix (The Ton), white gellyroll pen, fun foam, Copic markers. 


I added a few beautiful sequins from the
Amethyst Quartz Couture Mix

For my next card I used

Marvelous Perfumes

Marvelous Perfumes Coordinating Dies

Peony Crush Background

and....

Modern Labels Coordinating Dies

For this card I started out heat embossing that gorgeous Peony Crush background stamp with some Platinum Sparkle embossing powder onto some watercolor paper.  Then I did some some simple watercoloring with distress inks.  I cut out the center of the watercolored panel using the Modern Labels dies.   It leaves a beautiful stitched edge.  I used the same supplies to stamp and watercolor the perfume bottle.

Stamps:  Marvelous Perfumes, Peony Crush (The Ton).   Inks:  Noir (The Ton), clear embossing (Versamark), worn lipstick, abandoned coral, old paper, peeled paint (Ranger Distress).  Paper:  140 lb watercolor (Canson), 110 lb white cardstock (Neenah).  Accessories:  Modern Labels Coordinating Dies, Marvelous Perfumes Coordinating Dies, Dew Drops Mixed (The Ton), platinum sparkle embossing powder (WOW!).


I love the sentiment/quote that comes with the Marvelous Perfumes.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to leave a comment here for another chance to win one of the five $25 gift certificates to The Ton!  Leave a comment along each stop that you make in this blog hop because each comment is a chance to win.  Have you left your comments on all of the release days too?  The Ton is giving out prizes every day this week.   All you have to do is go back and comment on each day.  You have until 11:59 pm on Monday, April 10th to leave your comments. Winners will be announce shortly afterwards. Good Luck!

Your next stop on the Blog Hop is my friend Chris Dayton.

1. The Ton
2. Brenda Noelke
3. Svitlana Shayevich
4. Lisa Harrolle <-------YOU ARE HERE
5. Chris Dayton
6. Miriam Prantner
7. Janette Kausen
8. Justine Hovey
9. Laura Jane Head
10. Amy Kolling
11. Tae Eun Yoo
12. Amy Tsuruta
13. Eunji Jung
14. Isha Gupta
15. Jenny Yamasaki
16. Kay Miller
17. Vera Yates
18. Stephanie Klauck
19. Emily Midgett
20. Taheerah Atchia
21. Mayline Jung
22. Laura Sterckx
23. Laurel Beard

Have a wonderful day!!

CAS-ual Fridays The Challenge - Rainbows!

April 7

It's The Challenge time again over at CAS-ual Fridays!  This week we're celebrating Rainbows!  Make a card using Rainbows as your theme.

For my card this week I used the following stamps from CAS-ual Fridays:

Shenanigans:




Yes, I only used one stamp set on this card but seriously, that extra large CELEBRATE from the Shenanigans stamp set is all you really need right?  I think this is my favorite sentiment stamp set of all times!   I just absolutely love giving out birthday cards with these large mix and match sentiments.

Here I did a little watercolored rainbow with my Zig Kuretake real brush watercolor markers.  I simply colored some vertical stripes all the way across the center of a card front.  My original intention was to cut out the center and use it on the bottom of the card as a solid piece.  What I found after I cut it was two awesome pieces that I thought would work great to frame this large sentiment.  How cheerful is this?!!!

For this card I also used the following supplies:
Ink:  onyx black (Versafine)
Paper:  water color paper (Bristol), Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).
Accessories:  Kuretake real brush clean color watercolor markers (ZIG), fun foam, silver star sequins.


I popped the top and bottom panel up with a little fun foam, then stamped the sentiment in the center.  I also added a few silver star shaped sequins for fun.

I hope you'll play along with us for your chance to win!

All you have to do is make your own card celebrating Rainbows,  then link it up over on the 

CAS-ual Fridays The Challenge blog by April 18th ----------->HERE<--------------

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Have a great weekend and happy stamping!

The Ton’s Spring 2017 Release - Day 4

Hello and welcome to Day 4 and the final day of The Ton's Spring Release 2017 event!  Let the shopping begin!  All of the stamps and dies I've been showing you this week are finally available for purchase today,  woohoo!!  Click any of the links below and you'll find yourself shopping!
Are you enjoying the release so far?  Well hold on to your girdle myrtle and keep scrolling because today I'm excited to show you a few more cards that I made using this new collection.

 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).*

Note:  These incentive products will not be available for purchase in our shop until May.



Check out this fantastic.....

Chandelier

The size of this Chandelier stamp really makes a statement and embossed in metallic platinum sparkle embossing powder it really shines!  There is also a coordinating Chandelier Die available.

Stamps:  Chandelier, Minor Stripes (The Ton).  Inks: Lofty Mint, Bright Emerald, Noir (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark).  Paper:  110 lb white cardstock (Neenah).  Accessories:  Amethyst Quartz Mix (The Ton), metallic platinum sparkle (WOW), fun foam.



Just look at this gorgeous detail!!!  Even when embossed you can see each little chain link.

For my next card I used this fun, whimsical stamp set:

Pragmatic Wreaths

It was so much fun to stamp with this Pragmatic Wreaths.  You can  build layers and layers to make your wreaths as full as you want them.  There is a coordinating Pragmatic Wreaths Die set available for this also.

Stamps:  Pragmatic Wreath, Haute Stripes.  Ink: Hollywood Star, Warm Hazelnut, Found Topaz, Aspen Cocoa, Soft Garden, Deep Emerald, Noir, Hampton White (The Ton).  Paper:  110 lb white cardstock (Neenah), black cardstock.  Accessories:  Spring Fawn Mix (The Ton).  white embossing powder (WOW).


Yesterday you saw my watercolor card using this gorgeous:

Dearest Peony

Today I used it on a clean and simple, monochromatic card using this new versatile stamp set:

Modern Labels

This is an absolute favorite of mine.  The Modern Labels are a fantastic addition to a card with plenty of room to add a sentiment.  There are also coordinating Modern Labels dies.  What I love about the dies are that they will leave a nice stitched border around the negative which I think will make some awesome shaker card windows.  This set will be a staple in my collection and you will see me using it often.

Stamps:  Modern Labels, Dearest Peony, Sentimental Jewelry (The Ton), Ink:  Crystal Pewter (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark).   Paper:  110 lb white cardstock (Neenah).  Accessories:   Summer Skies Mix (The Ton),  silver embossing powder (Ranger).


And for my final card today I wanted to pair the Modern Labels stamp set with this gorgeous accent set:

Sentimental Jewelry

And the sweet stamp set that is being offered free with purchases over $100 this month:

Peony Cluster Mini:

 Using one of the Modern Labels stamp set I was able to create a simple, elegant background.  I love the sentiments in this stamp set because they work great on both the front of the card as well as the inside.

Stamps:  Sentimental Jewelry, Modern Labels, Peony Cluster Mini (The Ton).  Ink:  Hollywood Star, Caviar (The Ton).  Paper:  110 lb white cardstock (Neenah).  Accessories:  Summer Skies Mix (The Ton),  Copic markers, clear Wink of Stella Glitter Pen.


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 at the blog hop!!

*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!!!

The Ton’s Spring 2017 Release - Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 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).*

Note:  These incentive products will not be available for purchase in our shop until May.



Introducing.......

Dearest Peony

For my card today I brought out The Ton's gorgeous Rose Gold embossing powder and embossed this beautiful new Dearest Peony stamp. The background leaves are all solid so the Rose Gold really stands out on this card.  I used Kuretake watercolor markers to give this flower a soft vintage feel. I also embossed a Minor Stripes pattern on the card base with Rose Gold to coordinate with the flower image. 

For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps:  Dearest Peony, Pretty Mail, Minor Stripes (The Ton).
Ink:  Noir (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark).
Paper:  Bristol watercolor, 110 lb solar white (Neenah), black cardstock.
Accessories:  Rose Gold embossing powder, Raspberry Sparkle Mix (The Ton), Kuretake real brush markers (Zig),   white embossing powder (WOW!), fun foam.



Here's a closer look at this stunning Rose Gold embossing powder and some perfectly coordinating sequins from the new:

Raspberry Sparkle Couture Mix

And now I'm super excited to show you this next stamp set.  It coordinates so perfectly with the Dearest Peony and embosses like a dream, hello.......

Pretty Mail

Isn't it gorgeous!?  For my envelopes I find that Copic markers work best so I found some similar colors to coordinate with my card colors. 

How would your mom  like to open up her mailbox to see something this pretty?  Heck, you might even brighten up the mail carrier's day!

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.

_______________________________________________




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!!!

The Ton’s Spring 2017 Release - Day 2

Hello and welcome to Day 2 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).*

Note:  These incentive products will not be available for purchase in our shop until May.



Now let's see some cards!!  Today I made two cards.  First up I'll be using this amazing new stamp set.......

Marvelous Perfumes

I'll also be adding some sparkly new sequins from the:

Pink Diamond Couture Mix 

For this card I did some white heat embossing and some masking.  First I stamped with clear Versamark ink and embossed  the two bottles of perfume in the front.  Then I cut out a mask from masking paper and covered those two bottles to protect them.  Next,  I stamped the two bottles in the back, overlapping the first two.  I peeled back the masking paper and added white embossing powder to the back two bottles then heat set.   I added  watercolors with Kuretake real brush markers.

For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps:  Marvelous Perfumes, Haute Stripes (The Ton).
Ink: Noir (The Ton), clear emboss (Versamark).
Paper:  Bristol watercolor, 110 lb solar white (Neenah).
Accessories:  Pink Diamond Sparkle Couture Mix (The Ton),  Kuretake clean color real brush markers (Zig), white embossing powder (WOW!), fun foam.



I have to say, I absolutely LOVE this stamp set!!  It was so fun to stamp.  There are also coordinating dies available with this set that I can't wait to get my hands on!

For my second card today I did some more water coloring with these beautiful Wildflowers:

Wildflower Banner

Wishful Wildflowers

Both of these sets of stamps coordinate so nicely.  First I stamped and colored the Wildflower Banner Stamp directly onto the watercolor paper.  Then I used some of the smaller flowers from the Wishful Wildflowers set to accent, by popping them up with dimensional tape.

For this card I used the following supplies:
Stamps:  Wishful Flowers, Wild Flower Banner, Haute Stripes (The Ton).
Ink:  Caviar, Iris Blooms (The Ton).
Paper:  Bristol watercolor, 110 lb solar white (Neenah).
Accessories:  Pink Diamond Sparkle Couture Mix (The Ton), Kuretake clean color real brush markers (ZIG), fun foam, dimensional tape (3M).


 I added a little spotted texture to these flowers by dabbing the tip of a watercolor brush on top of the color, then quickly dabbing the surface with a paper towel.  This lifts the color nicely.

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. 
Incentive products will not be available for purchase in our shop until May

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

_______________________________________________




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!!!