Trending with the Ton

September 30, 2016September 26, 20162 Comments

Hello, everyone! LauraJane here today for our monthly Trending with The Ton post.

If you’re new to this feature, this is where we spotlight a few projects that we’ve noticed. Don’t be discouraged if we haven’t featured you yet; we’re always on the lookout for fabulous creations featuring The Ton…but, to increase your chances of being spotted, tag your social media posts (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube) with #theton or #thetonstamps.

If we share your work on a Trending with The Ton post, we’d love for you to display our badge proudly!

Today’s Trending with the Ton highlights are from our Facebook Page Wall.

First up is: Homemade Cards From Erin using our HUG in a MUG set in a delightfully cozy way..LOVE the way you have colored the teapot Erin!

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Next we have a LOVELY card from Kevin Devine, coloring the Happiest Of Peonies with my personal favorite mediums, Zig Clean Color Brush Markers..also known as ZIGGYs. Kevin embossed the Peonies and sentiment with Rose Gold EP. The BOLD black and white background really makes the peonies pop!

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And next is a Gorgeous in Lavender card by Michelle Borsack inking the Large Peony 2 stamp in black and again in gold to achieve a golden glow . clarity2bsympathy2b12bwm1

Last but not least, I found two projects from Nancy Penir on Instagram.

Nancy use the Marvelous Cling Background in gold as a backdrop to the cozy cup from TEA PARTY..I LOVE the golden Round Bokeh Burst on vellum:)

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This Gorgeous tag from Nancy has the Sending Peonies adorning the Haute Wedding Dress in shades of autumn! Have you seen the coordinating Die for our Bride?

LOVELY projects everyone:)

After all the excitement of the new Fall Release we can’t wait to see what YOU come up with YOUR new stamps and The Ton Goodies!! Whether they be our couture stamps, dies, or gilding, be Sure to remember to ##### your lovely work with #theton or #thetonstamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube to better your chances of being spotted:))

Hope you Have a HAPPY day Crafting!!

LauraJane

Weekend Blog Take-Over With Taheerah Atchia – Day 2!

July 12, 2015July 12, 20155 Comments

Hi everyone, and happy Sunday! It’s Taheerah again and I’m back with Day 2 of my weekend take-over of The Ton’s blog! If you didn’t catch yesterday’s post then please do check it out!

The Ton Blog Take-Over - Taheerah Atchia

Today I’ve another couple of fun projects for you featuring several of the amazing stamp sets in The Ton’s line-up!

First up, an outside-the-box use of Pyrotechnics:

Happy Card

Fun, right?!

Happy Card - Detail

I used the largest dot image to create a fun background! And to add some interest, I created an irregular ‘polka dot’ pattern using the reverse of one of the tiny flower images in the Mini Wild Florals set! I love doing fun techniques with the backs of stamps!

My next project showcases all those amazing frames from the Vintage Frames set:

Shine Frames Card

I really love how this one turned out! I heat embossed several of the frames with gold embossing powder for an opulent feel!

Shine Frames Card - Detail

You might be able to tell that I love the colour combo of gold, pink and mint/green! I added some of the florals from Mini Wild Florals then watercoloured over some of the other frames. A partially inked sentiment from the Round Diamonds set completes the look!

I’ve absolutely loved being a Guest Designer for The Ton this weekend, and I hope you’ve felt the same! I want to thank Effie so much for having me! If you want to see more of my work please check out my blog, and please also leave a comment on this post! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Weekend Blog Take-Over With Taheerah Atchia – Day 1!

July 11, 2015July 11, 20159 Comments

Hi everyone, and happy Saturday! I’m Taheerah and I blog over at *Fill Your Paper With The Breathings of Your {Heart}* and I’m delighted to be staging a Take-Over of The Ton’s blog today! Over the course of today and tomorrow I’ll be bringing you a few projects that I hope you will love!

The Ton Blog Take-Over - Taheerah Atchia

A few words about me, for those who don’t know me!

I’m a 30-plus-a-few Londoner now living in the North West of England with my beautiful cats. I work in IT by day and craft by night! I love all things geeky – having a background in science and working in my profession I guess that can’t be avoided! I’ve always been creative but stamping and cardmaking have truly captured my heart and my imagination. I love experimenting with most styles and am definitely a huge lover of trends. You can find my work on my blog – I’d love it if you stopped by and checked it out! I really thrive on pushing my skills and creative eye to the limit, so my work is frequently packed with techniques, outside-the-box uses of product, and clever details!

I fell in love immediately with The Ton’s unique and highly detailed stamps, particularly those of the diamonds and peonies! I had to add them to my arsenal straight away and couldn’t wait to have a play and show you a project or two! And of course, once you take a look at all the other amazing designs that The Ton has, well, you just have to have them too!

For my first project I’m sharing a piece of wall art featuring Fresh Cut Peonies and Friggin’ Fabulous:

You're Amazing Wall Art

As you can see, I chose to use the peonies in a watercolour style – how cool is that?! I dampened my watercolour paper and then spritzed the stamps with water after inking to help the ink to spread! I still used all the layer-building capabilities of the stamps but with the soft dreamy look of a watercolour – love!

You're Amazing Wall Art - Detail

I just love the sentiments from Friggin’ Fabulous – and their unique nature too! I used a few of them to build my sentiment to add a bit of a funky touch to an otherwise traditional-looking piece!

You're Amazing Wall Art - Sentiment Detail

My next project shows off the detailed nature of those peonies and just why I fell in love with them so much:

You're Wonderful Card

I am so completely in love with this card! Lots of layers, funky embellishments and gold and glitter – Heaven! Aren’t those peonies *incredible*?! I stamped them in various tones of creams, pinks and corals!

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If you look closer at the background you should also be able to see the *amazing* detail you can get from the Peony Garden Background stamp – stunning! I heat embossed it with semi-dull clear embossing powder for a subtle finish, almost like a letterpress effect!

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Of course, Friggin’ Fabulous featured for the sentiment again! I can’t get enough of those wonderful brush script words!

I hope you’ve loved today’s projects! Please join me again tomorrow for more – and please do leave a comment and let me know whether you’ve loved what you’ve seen today! Thanks for stopping by!

Second Release News!!

March 15, 2015March 15, 20155 Comments

Hi everyone, Effie here! I’m popping in today to share some exciting news – we are gearing up for the launch of our 2nd release!! It hasn’t been that long at all since our first release but we just had some really fab stamp design ideas that we couldn’t wait to share.

For our second release, we have a total of 8 new stamp sets! Our second release schedule is as follows:

March 16 – March 27: For the next two weeks, Ruby, Jess and I will be posting on this blog every day sharing a new sneak peek with you of our new release. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for glimpses into our new designs! After March 27, we’ll be posting our full cards on this blog to share with you the details behind our cards.
March 30:
- Our PRE-SALE begins!! At 7AM, all of new releases will go live on our site. That means full reveals and your chance to pre-order our new sets.
- We are also going to have our Blog Hop, Skip and Jump on this date with a fabulous prize package. Details on our hop coming soon!
April 13: Our anticipated ship date! All orders placed between March 30- April 12 is tentatively scheduled to be shipped on April 13.

Be sure to stop by our blog over the next few weeks to follow our second release party! We’re really excited and hope you guys will join us!

-Effie

Wild

March 12, 2015March 30, 201519 Comments

Hi friends! It’s Rubeena here posting for The Ton. Sorry, I’m a day late, but I hope you enjoyed Jessica’s adorable post from yesterday, where she featured the Vintage Frames set!

I created a fun shaker card with Glass Slippers, Matte Gold, and Shotgun Gray sequins in 4mm. I first stamped the lion from Sketchy Menagerie using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and fussy cut it. I took size A2 kraft cardstock and diecut it using the large die from Mama Elephant’s Peek a Frame Creative Cuts.

I stamped the “hello” and the heart from Vintage Frames and “You make my heart go wild” from Sketchy Menagerie using Hero Arts black ink on the bottom right. Using the hill die from Mama Elephant’s Landscape Trio, I die cut some gaps on the kraft cardstock. I added a size A2 acetate sheet to the back of the pieces, attached foam tape behind the black and cardstock areas, and filled it with sequins before attaching to a patterned paper.

I added the lion to black cardstock and fussy cut with some space around it and added that to the front of the card to finish off the look.

What a unique card for that special man in your life! 🙂

Hope you enjoyed my card!

By the way, you should totally check out Effie’s coloring of these wild animals: the lion, the elephant, and the bear! If interested, maybe you can request a tutorial from her. 🙂 We have been playing along with Kathy’s The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge. You can find pictures on instagram with the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. Have a great day!

Gala Invitation Couture Sequin Mix!

March 5, 2015March 4, 20153 Comments

Hi, Jessica here with a card I created using the Round Diamonds Stamp Set. I based the color scheme off of the gorgeous colors in the Gala Invitation Couture Sequin Mix!

I love the shades of coral along with the sparkly clear peachy color and the metallic gold! Here’s what I came up with!

I started of by stamping the diamond shapes and the sentiment with Versamark ink and heat-embossing it with Hero Arts white embossing powder on Tim Holtz watercolor paper. Then I mixed Picked Raspberry and Ripe Persimmon distress ink on a craft sheet to create a peachy color. If you’re trying to recreate the color it’s approximately two smushes of ripe persimmon and one smush of picked raspberry…ha, I know, very technical. I wet the paper thoroughly and then painted on the distress ink! I let it dry on its own so the edges would be softer. Once it was dry I went a little crazy… 😉

I started off by dripping water onto paper and then blotting it to create the lighter dots. I also spritzed and dripped some Hero Arts gold spray onto the paper concentrating the larger spots in the bottom right of the card. I spritzed on a little Tsukineko Shimmer spray; then I decided I wanted a little more color so I flicked on a little distress ink. For this color it was more of an even mix of the picked raspberry and ripe persimmon. I also wanted a little more gold…so I stamped the diamond outlines with versamark and heat-embossed them with Ranger Enchanted Gold embossing powder. It’s a paler gold with a little bit of sparkle and was just what I was looking for! Next, I glued on a sprinkling of Gala Invitation sequins!

To finish the card I glued strips of gold glitter paper to the sides of a top-folding A2 card base made from Neenah Solar White cardstock. Then I trimmed half an inch off the long sides of the watercolor piece and adhered it to the card front with foam mounting tape for a little more dimension.

I’m really pleased with the way it turned out and I hope you like it, too! I love the way the white pops on the peach background and I love the sparkle from the sequins. Thanks so much for visiting!

-Jess

Another Pair

March 4, 2015March 30, 20159 Comments

Hello, it’s Rubeena here, excited because I’ll be posting here every Wednesday for The Ton! Today’s card features Shoe Wardrobe Lined. One of my favorite crafters Kathy at The Daily Marker is starting a 30-day coloring challenge today, and I have accepted the challenge as well! I decided to get out some of my Copic markers and color in the shoes from this amazingly unique shoe set.

This photo was an inspiration for this card:
Photo Credit: Zhush

This is my card:

This card was not difficult but it did take me some time due to the coloring. I started with size A2 white cardstock that I die-cut using the largest die from Mama Elephant’s Peek a Frame Creative Cuts. I die cut out a smaller rectangle from the center, stamped the shoe shelves in Versamark, and heat embossed them in white. The MISTI helped me to align everything properly! This is the first time I’ve taken the tool out since I received it weeks ago and feel it’s so worth it.

I stamped different pairs of shoes over the shelves using Memento Tuxedo Black ink since it’s safe to use with Copic markers. The Copic colors used were completely random, and some of the pairs of shoes were finished off with Zig Wink of Stella Brush in Clear Glitter.

The sentiment was stamped with Versamark on the bottom middle part of the A2 layer I had cut out earlier. It was heat embossed in black. This layer was added to the card base using foam tape and the inner layer was glued without foam tape so it looks like it’s a shelf inside. I felt that it would be best not to add any other embellishments! What do you think?

Thanks for visiting! Tomorrow we’ll have our new DT member Jess share even more creativity with you, and I’ll be back next Wednesday with another card for you. Have a great day!

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