New release: Altenew - I HAD to have this!

Awesome set. We received a similar one in the last SCT card class.

My mom used that phrase on me all the time growing up.

It's very cute. I have almost the same exact set by Stamps of Life. It's a fun set for the summer!

I don't usually get the "gotta have its," but the last release from 49 and Market, Spectrum Sherbet, called very loudly to me.  I pre-ordered it online, got tired of waiting for it, went to my scrapbook store (over an hour away), and bought it in person.  I cancelled the pre-order when I got home.  Their next release is already starting to call to me, and it isn't even out yet.  Please don't ask me if I've used Spectrum Sherbet yet.  

Really cute stamp set. I especially love the mod twist.

I went a little insane over the holiday weekend with all of the sales (plus I was "influenced" to buy some interactive dies after Jennifer McGuire's video last week 😆). I immediately bought the A7 storefront die, flower shop add on die and the add on die to make the storefront pop up from Scrappy Tails right after Jennifer's video was posted. Two weeks ago, I bought a lot of the beach stamps/dies from MFT Stamps, then placed a second order over the weekend to get the one die I originally passed on (the palm trees, because I already have two different Lawn Fawn palm tree dies). I placed two semi large orders at Butterfly Reflections, Ink. I bought a Sizzix kooky flamingo die set on Amazon (Gladys Colorize die set). And I placed an order for a long-ago retired Avery Elle stamp set that I have the dies for already (Balloon Giraffe). I don't even know why I bought the dies when I didn't have the stamp set lol. I'm excited to get everything! I do have a beach cabana made from the MFT order so far, just need time to finish up the card.

For card making, it was the birds and birdhouses from Spellbinders, the ones that Vicky Papaioannou did. Here are the birds: spellbinderspaperarts.com/en-ca/products/sweet-birds-on-a-branch-etched-dies-from-birdhouses-through-the-seasons-by-vicky-papaioannou?_pos=5&_sid=693801a89&_ss=r

and here is one of the birdhouses:

spellbinderspaperarts.com/en-ca/products/build-a-fall-birdhouse-etched-dies-from-birdhouses-through-the-seasons-by-vicky-papaioannou?_pos=16&_sid=693801a89&_ss=r

For scrapbooking it was Cocoa Vanilla's Sunkissed collection. I just discovered it recently and had to have it, but it was sold out everywhere in North America that I could find online, so I ended up ordering it from the Netherlands. The shipping turned out to be cheaper and faster than when I order from the US so I was really pleased.

OMG thats adorable!!! I'm trying to be good , but I would love to have this. Do they sell these kind of kits for a long time or are they a one time thing?

Their new kits, especially the popular ones, usually tend to stick around for at least a little while. The problem is that once they sell out, it can take a long time to get the kits back in. I had to wait literally months for one Easter/spring themed kit, and by the time I got it, it was long past the season to use it. I hesitated too long, then saw some card examples that made me realize it was more versatile than I had thought.

There were some hand made shaker bits in the new cart kit that were a one time offering. I think they have already sold out. (I may have to get some Sculpy clay and try to make my own refills.)

Because some kits take a long time to restock, I watch the “Coming Soon” section so I can be ready to buy the kits I like when they are first offered. 

I have no affiliation with Queen & Co. (other than as a customer who buys far too much from them), but they have very cute, versatile designs. Their kits include phrase stamps and a 6x6 paper pad, as well as the shaker foam for making quick and easy shaker cards. I don’t make that many shaker cards, but I do use the dies. The recent cat in a box interactive card that I posted recently was made with their dies.

I wasn’t planning to buy anything more for awhile, but yesterday I wanted to watch a craft video while doing dishes, and came across one by Jennifer McGuire that I hadn’t seen (I don’t watch videos that often, so I don’t know how new it is). She showed how to make a card that instantly pops up into a 3D shape as soon as it is removed from the envelope. There it was, in the video. It was a company that I had never heard of before. The dies are currently only available for pre-order right now, but I placed an order.

Weird. I thought my post originally had an explanation that this was a card design I’ve been trying to track down for several years.

Sorry to take so long, but here is the link to her video:

Instant Pop Up Cards

So far, haven't used the storefront dies (but hope to, soon!) This is what I did with the MFT beach cabana, though:

amypeach1978 that is so cute. I almost got that card kit, but run out of my budget 😅