Rooted in love

I've got another soppy card to share today as we're awash with all the valentines releases at the moment but you can use most of the products for non-valentines cards too.

I used the very popular Heart Tree die from MFT which is now back in stock but I stretched what you can do with it by die cutting it twice and using the upper branches to form roots with the hearts "planted" in the ground too.

There is a neat trick to using fiddly dies such as this to get them aligned perfectly - press and seal (I got mine on amazon) which is like cling film but is coated with a low tack adhesive.  I pressed it on the back of the die to lift all the pieces out in the right place and then coloured them with markers whilst stuck to the press and seal.   I then used another piece on top and removed the one from the back so I could add glue and then pressed it onto the card front removing the press and seal once the glue dried.

I used the MFT Full of Heart stencil with oxide inks to create my "ground"  and then made my own sentiment on the computer (you could spell it out with alphabet stamps if you don't have a printer) and finished with a few bits of glitter here and there.

I think this would be a great anniversary card, or even a card to give to a member of your family who is going through a tough time to remind them of their strong roots.

NEWS FROM THE STORE

This weekend is the big trade show in Pheonix where lots of USA brands are showing off their new products for 2019.  We're not able to go but we're keeping an eye out on social media but do let us know if you spot anything you think we should consider.

In terms of arrivals this week you can expect:

• MFT's mid-month kit release (we can't get the kits but we do now get the stamps and dies at the same time the kit is released) will be in store on Tuesday
• We were slammed with Concord and 9th orders and sold out of the kits and many of the other items (we will try and reorder when they get stocks back themselves) so are a bit behind on adding other items but hope to finish adding the Stamping Bella release today.
• We have also just received the Chapter 1 release from Sizzix (not everything - we picked the lines we think you would like) including all the latest stuff from Tim Holtz from this release and Christmas.  We will get it in store as soon as we can but it will take some time as there is a tonne of it!
• We're waiting for the new release from Lil' Inker Designs to ship to us but we should have it next week.
• We should have a new release from AlteNew next week too along with the pens and build-a-flower that were aleady released earlier in the month.  We just get one shipment per month to make it easier to manage and keep costs down. 

The major releases that are being peeked by Lawn Fawn, Avery Elle etc, etc are not released until FEBRUARY so don't expect them any sooner - we will have them on their respective release days but they have not yet been confirmed.

We have plans on Friday so won't be in the office to ship orders or answer emails - we'll respond next Monday when we're back in the office.


Tara