Hello and welcome to the first day of our Release Week for our Spring 2017 Release!  For this release we have 18 new stamps, 13 new Dies and 14 new Couture Mixes to share with you.  We’ll reveal a little bit each day this week. Then on Day 4/April 6 at 7am EST, everything will be available for purchase in our shop!

Be sure to join us on Friday, April 7 for a mega hop where we have some super talented ladies joining us to celebrate this release.  We are doing many giveaways this week (scroll to the end for more details) so be sure to check back each day on how to win some gift certificates to our shop.

NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Before I go further into release news, I have two more announcement: We are adding a Boutique to our shop!  The Boutique will include curated items commonly used by myself and the team.  Boutique items will include Zig Markers, Color Bursts, Nuvo Drops and other crafting essentials (in my opinion) that are not Ton branded but just as fabulous. Our Boutique will be open by Thursday! We hope you’ll check out the Boutique section in case you need to pick up additional crafting supplies.

For our second announcement, we have upgraded to a headache free Wishlist app on our shop site. It’s now very easy to add shop items to a wishlist and to also retrieve your list later on.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming: Release News!

For our Spring 2017 Release, we have three new gifts with purchases that you can obtain in your order. 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.
Spend $75 or more: Receive a free pack of our new Guava Sparkle Couture Mix
Spend $100 or more: Receive a 2×3 Sunflower Cluster Mini Stamp (and Guava Sparkle Mix)
Spend $150 or more: Receive a 2×3 Peony Cluster Mini Stamp (and Sunflower Cluster Mini Set and Guava Sparkle Couture Mix).

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

So let’s get started! We have 4 new Couture Mixes and 6 stamps for today:

Now onto the stamps! First up is a closer look at our incentive stamps. Our new Mini Clusters are so pretty and versatile.  They’re perfect for embellishing the corners of your paper crafts to add a pretty, floral touch. These products are exclusive** and will not be available until May. *They may be purchased at your local international retailer depending on the country.*

The newest addition to our new Fresh Cut series is our layered sunflower! Nothing says spring like some bright sunflowers on your paper crafts this season. As with most of our layering stamps, this set comes with a color printed layering guide for your reference so that you can line up your sunflowers perfectly each time!

TIP: Stamp the center of the sunflower first in a darker ink. This will make it easier to stamp and layer the petals.

This next stamp set coordinates with the layered Fresh Cut Sunflowers. We are release the Coordinating Outlines for all of you fabulous colorists out there 🙂

These dies coordinating with both the layered Fresh Cut Sunflower set and the Coordinating Outlines set.

Next is our Sunflower Bouquet which is a cluster of sunflowers that is perfect for coloring.

The last stamp to debut today is our Sunflower Garden which is an addition to our Garden Series Background stamps.

Now that you’ve seen the new products for today, please enjoy the fabulous gallery by our talented team! Each of our team members have prepared blog posts with additional details and photos of their projects.

Jenny created a rich purple Peony Cluster Mini shaker with gilded and glitter accents.

LauraJane created a bright inlaid die cut Sunflower Cluster card with pretty pink butterfly accents. Other Supplies Used: Beautiful Butterflies 3 Stamp + Die

Mayline embellished her envelope with a bright Sunflower Cluster.

Tae Eun created a beautiful cluster of Fresh Cut Sunflowers offset by additional gray sunflowers in the background to create some great interest.

Emily’s bright and sunny card features a cluster of layered Fresh Cut Sunflowers with a subtle and pretty Sunflower Garden background. 

Eunji created a gorgeous dimensional card with our Fresh Cut Sunflowers. She used our Brushed You Coordinating Die for her sentiment to add a bold statement. 

Jenny created a beautiful layered sunflower bouquet with a burlap backdrop and matching twine that is perfect for a spring themed card. 

LauraJane used nontraditional colors to stamps beautiful pink Fresh Cut Sunflowers embellished with our new 

Mayline created a bright and fun background of layered Fresh Cut Sunflowers for her next card.

Eunji’s watercolored a pretty sunny sunflower centerpiece for her next card. 

Tae Eun created a beautiful sunflower border and shaker card using our new Fresh Cut Sunflower and Coordinating Outlines sets.

For my next card, I created a floral centerpiece using our Fresh Cut Sunflowers, Garden Roses, Tulips and Poppies.

Other Supplies Used: Citrine Collection Inks, Orchid Collection Inks (tulip), Peony Collection Inks (rose), Crystal Garden Collection Inks (greens), Noir Dye Ink (sentiment), Caribbean Turquoise Dye Ink (blending in the background), Rose Quartz Dye Ink (rose buds), Coral Cavern Dye Ink (poppy), Lipstick Red Dye Ink (poppy), Blue Diamond Dye Ink (vase) and  Clear Dew Drops in 7 and 5mm sizes. 

Janette colored our Fresh Cut Sunflower Outlines to perfection with her copics. She added some interest to the card with her Scripty background. 

Mayline used her Fresh Cut Sunflower Outlines to create sunny envelopes. 

For Mayline’s next project, she colored in our Fresh Cut Sunflower Outlines for a spring time sunny card. 

Tae Eun’s next card is eye popping with her colored sunflower on black cardstock for great contrast.

Eunji watercolored our Fresh Cut Sunflower Outlines for a more natural vibe to her next card.

Lisa’s Sunflower Bouquet card is bright and gorgeously colored with a soft gray watercolored backdrop that makes her bouquet pop a bit more. 

Brenda’s bouquet is colored beautifully and perfectly embellishment with a beautiful butterfly. 

Emily’s bouquet is beautifully colored as it pops out of a perfect frame. 

Vera’s bouquet is gorgeously white embossed and is contrasted beautifully against the soft gray striped background. 

Mayline’s uses her white space to perfection! She cropped her bouquet to create a fun and bright sunny card.

For my next card, I added a glittery gold backdrop for my Sunflower Bouquet.

Other Supplies Used: Glossy Fine Gold Adhesive Paper, Basic Labels Stamp Set, Glass Slippers Sequins (Mixed), Double Stitched Rectangles (Small) Die Set. 

LauraJane created a nontraditional colored Sunflower Bouquet for her next project. How funky and fun is this?!

For Jenny’s next card, she colored her bouquet fabulous with a bright glow. 

Tae Eun colored her bouquet beautifully with a splatters background for interest and a fun sentiment tag. 

For Brenda’s next card, she created a pretty Sunflower Garden shaker complete with a sentiment tag on beautiful lace. 

Vera’s next card is a colored beauty with shaded accents on our Sunflower Garden stamp.

For my next card, I created a watercolored shaker using our Sunflower Garden stamp.

Other Supplies Used: Glossy Fine Gold Adhesive Paper, Hugs Word Die, Coral Necklace Couture Mix, Bellini Sequins (4mm), Double Sided Adhesive Small Roll. 

I created a second card using our Sunflower Garden Stamp – for this card I gold glitter heat embossed the image and watercolor with zig markers. To add interested, I added a strip of gold glitter on top of a striped panel stamped with our Freestyle Stripes.

Other Supplies Used: Glossy Fine Gold Adhesive Paper, Freestyle Stripes, Sunflower Bouquet (sentiment), Crystal Pewter Dye Ink (striped background), Double Sided Adhesive Small Roll.

We hope you enjoyed the gallery of inspiration by our team!! All new products will be available for purchase in our shop on Thursday, April 6 at 7am EST.

Now here are the details for our Release Giveaways!

DAILY RELEASE GIVEAWAYS 
For each Release Day (1 through 4), we are giving away a $25 gift certificate! So there are four $25 gift certificates up for grabs! To qualify, you must leave a comment here 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 
We are also 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.

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

1. Mayline
2. Emily
3. Vera
4. Eunji
5. Tae Eun
6. Laura Jane
7. Jenny
8. Janette
9. Brenda
10. Lisa

**Anna did not receive her DT package in time for this release but she is quietly in the background cheering us on!!**

Now that you’ve seen the new designs and cards for the day, let us know what you think thus far of our Spring 2017 Release!  Be sure to tune back in tomorrow for Day 2 of our new Release where we’ll be debuting three new stamp designs, dies and Couture Mixes.

Our April Challenge is also live! There is no particular theme for this month so Anything Goes! Join us over at the Challenge Blog for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to our shop!

Thank you for stopping by and we hope to see you again tomorrow!!