Hello and welcome back to our blog! I’m so excited to begin a new video series over the next couple of weeks. This series is going to feature mainly cards and tags but there will be a few other non card projects sprinkled in to give you some inspiration on how to create quick DIY projects for gifts or crafts to create with your friends and family.

We’re also starting our Black Friday promo early this year! Here are the promo details:

30% off our entire shop (except retreat registration, new arrivals, best sellers, pop up dies, digital and boutique items)

Use code “EARLYBF1930” at checkout

Our March 2020 retreat attendees will receive 35% off with less exclusions and lower threshold amounts. Further details are posted in our private facebook group. If you have registered for our retreat but are not part of the facebook group, please email me at HELLO@THETONSTAMPS.COM for details on this promo!

There’s still time to register for our Craft Retreat! I’m teaching you how to watercolor florals in two four hour classes. There will be some open crafty time and crafty shopping as well. You can find all the details here.

We also have free gifts with purchases for our Black Friday Promotion. Please note that the threshold* amount is applied after any discounts and gift cards/codes are applied but BEFORE shipping/taxes.

• Spend $15*, receive a free couture gilding mix pack (this will be a random pack)
• Spend $25*, receive a Floral Banner Mini Stamp Set and a couture gilding mix (random pack).
• Spend $50*, receive a mini 2×3 clear stamp set of choice (in stock items only) and the above Floral Banner Mini Set and a couture gilding mix (random pack).
• Spend $75*, receive a 3×4 clear stamp set of choice (in stock items only) and the above 2×3 stamp set of choice, Floral Banner Mini set and one random pack of a couture gilding mix.
• Spend $125*, receive a 4×6 clear stamp of choice and the above mentioned items – in stock items only
  • Free 4×6 clear stamp of choice
  • Free 3×4 clear stamp of choice
  • Free 2×3 clear stamp of choice
  • Free Floral Banner Mini set
  • Random pack of one couture gilding mix
• Spend $175*, receive a 6×8 stamp of choice and the above mentioned items – in stock items only
  • Free 6×8 clear stamp of choice – excludes bundles
  • Free 4×6 clear stamp of choice
  • Free 3×4 clear stamp of choice
  • Free 2×3 clear stamp of choice
  • Free Floral Banner Mini set
  • Random pack of one couture gilding mix
• Spend $300*, receive the above mentioned free stamps and an unrestricted* 40% discount code for one future purchase (the discount code cannot be applied to any Retreat Registrations). Please allow 3-5 days for an email with the discount code after purchase. In stock items only.
  • Discount code
  • Free 6×8 clear stamp of choice – excludes bundles
  • Free 4×6 clear stamp of choice
  • Free 3×4 clear stamp of choice
  • Free 2×3 clear stamp of choice
  • Free Floral Banner Mini set
  • Random pack of one couture gilding mix

Please note that the threshold* amount is applied after any discounts and gift cards/codes are applied but BEFORE shipping/taxes.

• This promo cannot be applied to prior orders. Does not apply to retreat registration fees, new arrivals, best seller items, pop up dies, digital and boutique items.
• In your order notes, please include the stamp of choice for each category and a backup stamp. If you do not include a back up stamp, we will choose one for you if your first choice is out of stock.
• Promo ends on December 2 at 11:59pm EST.
• No rainchecks.

This is our biggest promotion of the year! Happy shopping, everyone! Now let’s move on to our video series!

We have two videos to showcase how to stretch your non holiday stamps to use on your christmas cards/projects. Let’s start with our first card!

For my first card, I used our non holiday themed Layered Floral Alphas stamp bundle. This is a floral alphabet stamp set that is not Christmas themed. How did I use this on a holiday card and make it work? Use a christmas color palette! I used our deep red and green ink pads (Everglade Moss + Valentine Red Dye inks) to turn these letters into holiday alphas!

Supplies:

• Layered Floral Alpha Stamp Bundle (please note this is two 9×12 inch stamps. The bundle DOES NOT include the coordinating die. The die is sold separately. Also, this bundle is different from our 6×8 Floral Alpha stamp set).
• Mini Dots Background Stamp
• Inks: Caviar Hybrid Ink, Cocoa Collection Inks, Crystal Garden Collection Inks, Everglade Moss Dye, Basil Mojito Dye, Valentine Red Dye, Plum Wine Dye
• Holiday Cones stamp set
• Holiday Cones Coordinating Outlines stamp set
• Holiday Sentiment Strips Printable
• Medallion Gold sequins
• Small holiday elements: Wonderland Print bundle, Folk Art Christmas Tree stamp

For my next card, I stretched our non holiday layering Beer stamp to create a christmas card! The trick to this was to use small holiday elements and images to create the christmas-y feel of this card.

Supplies:

• Layering Beer Stamp set
• Basic Stripes Background Stamp
• Inks: Caviar Hybrid Ink, Citrine Collection Inks, Smoky Quartz Dye, Crystal Pewter Dye
• Holiday Cones stamp set
• Holiday Cones Coordinating Outlines stamp set
• Holiday Sentiment Strips Printable
• Small holiday elements: Wonderland Print bundle, Folk Art Christmas Tree stamp, Holiday Bows stamp

I hope you enjoyed Day 1 of our DIY Christmas video series! I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 2! Thanks for stopping by and making The Ton a part of your day.