Welcome to the Waffle Flower January 2023 Release Blog Hop! At Waffle Flower, we take December off to rest and refresh and spend time with loved ones. I don’t know if I can say I got some rest 😜, but I was super thankful to spend some time with family and I’m definitely feeling motivated to get back to the craftroom!
So for my first post of 2023, I’m so glad to be sharing the Waffle Flower January 2023 Release. I love all the positive and uplifting goodies in this release and I hope you find something that resonates with you. My first card today features the Candlelight Die. Something about candlelight is so soothing and comforting, and this set brings that feeling to cards. I paired my candles with some previously released items to create this little scene.
The background was done with the Nesting Portrait Arches Die, Geometric Cover Die, and Dashed Rhombus Panel Die. I love to layer die cuts in the background to give more depth and texture.
These next two cards use the Line Frames Foil Plate, stencil, and die. This set comes with a foil plate that can be colored using the coordinating stencil, and it comes with a unique die that only cuts out one of the frames in the pattern (P.S. the stencil and die come together). I used this die in this card to cut a negative aperture in the middle of the card which I used to make a shaker. I colored in the rest of the panel with soft pastels. This technique always reminds me of a piece of enamel jewelry. So fun!
I made a similar card, but this time, I used turquoise foil and then I used the stencil to heat emboss in glitter embossing powder. I wish I could have gotten a better pic of this glittery card!
My last card today uses the new Quilted Zigzag Texture Die and the Little Birdie Die. I wanted a peaceful and CAS feeling for this card, so I went with the clean white against the blue alcohol ink background. The little birdie is so beautiful even without any coloring! And I’m in love with that pattern on the texture die and I can see it being used for so many cards! I didn’t use it in this card, but the Quilted Zigzag Texture Die also comes with a matching coloring stencil.
That’s all for me today, but you have to go check out the rest of the hop! The next stop on the hop is the wonderful Caly Person! Here’s the full list if you want to hop around: Waffle Flower Blog ~ Cathy Zielske ~ Galina Filippenko ~ Rebecca Keppel ~ JJ Bolton (you are here!) ~ Caly Person ~ Dilay Nacar ~ Carol Hintermeier ~ Jeanne Jachna ~ Brenda Noelke ~ Channin Pelletier
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 EST on Tuesday January 10th, 2023 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 01/11/2023.
From now till January 8th, 2023, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mystery gift (No code required!).
Aloha and mahalo, jj
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