Hi there creative and crafty friends! Today is my day over on The Greetery Blog! It’s Full on FALL! And now that Halloween is almost here it’s time to plan ahead for Thanksgiving! This makes me so happy! All the Fall things – Lots of good things. It’s time to make those pretty Fall crafts for Thanksgiving, with leaves and pumpkins and golden color palettes. That’s just what I have for you today – a Thanksgiving card idea with favorite supplies from The Greetery.
My finished card is an A2 card base made from kraft cardstock. I layered a cream layer that I embossed, and then the pretty orange pumpkins. I started the card by embossing my background layer. I used the Postage Die to die cut a cream panel. Then I used that amazing Herbarium Embossing Folder to emboss the panel. I used a blending brush and Antique Linen Distress ink and very lightly went over the embossed portions to make them stand out.
I die cut out the Plump Pumpkin and the Honeycomb Pumpkin dies from orange cardstock. I inked the pieces using dark orange Distress Ink. I also splattered them with gold paint. I die cut the leaves from the Mighty Oak Die set and inked those too…. And added bits of glitter to look like they are glistening in the sun.
I stamped the sentiment from the Oakwood set and die cut it out with the matching die. My sentiment was stamped in dark brown ink instead of black to keep that warm tone. I placed everything onto my card using foam tape.
That’s it for my project for today. I hope you have a wonderful and creative day. It’s my pleasure to share with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting and happy Autumn! Get ready for November!! XOXO
Hi Boo! How are you?! It’s Halloween week already! Yes, like usual, I am behind and I will not finish everything I had in mind for Halloween…. Such is my life…. So many ideas, so little time! Halloween came fast on me this year, especially with working full time! I want to squeeze in a couple more projects if I can! Right after Halloween it will be my birthday, and just like that the rest of the year will come!
Today I’m sharing a super cute and fun Halloween card that won’t scare anyone! Cute little ghosties with smiles and pink cheeks. The absolutely most adorable stamps and dies from Waffle Flower. I had some time to stamp the other day and this is what I made! I used a color palette of traditional black and orange, but then I popped in some hot pink and silver glitter paper too.
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with hot pink and white…. The little ghosties are all decked out in their outfits to spook…
I started by die cutting out the boo (2 layers, silver and black), the ghosts, and the other smaller elements. I glued everything together. I added white gel pen accents to everything, and white paint splatters to the Boo element.
I gave her an orange and hot pink witch hat! She’s stylish you know!
I sprinkled a few bats for good measure. Everything is affixed to the card using foam circles for added pop and dimension. Supplies are listed at the bottom!
That’s it for today! I hope you’re having a beautiful Fall weekend! I’ll be back this week with a Greetery card and who knows what else! Love you, mean it. XOXO
Hello my friends! Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week. It’s been a gorgeous Autumn week here in Sacramento. Crisp air, a little rain, and the leaves are turning color. It’s my favorite! Halloween is in two weeks and my husband has been going crazy decorating our front yard. It’s kind of a neighborhood tradition – everyone loves to come by our house during the holidays. My husband is Mark Griswold (ha!) from now until new year’s!! It makes him happy and the kids love it. In two weeks it’s my birthday too. So many things to look forward to. As most of you know, I now work full time again away from home. So unfortunately there is not nearly as much time for crafting and creating. It’s been seven months since I started my new job, and I’m just now starting to feel that I have a new rhythm down. At first I was so so tired but now I’m coming back! There are going to be a lot of things left unmade this year, but I’ll get to them eventually! Thank you for all the love on my Greetery posts recently. Wasn’t that an amazing release?!
Today I’m briefly sharing something cool – a new company and new brand from our friends at Concord & 9th! They started a new line of GORGEOUS crafting kits. The new company is called Crafted by C9! I was lucky enough to receive an amazing PR box recently from them and what a joy! Gosh, I didn’t feel worthy! Everything went live on their new website this week, so you can finally shop it! These are the perfect thing to buy and craft with friends. The projects are simple and lovely, and each kit has literally everything you need, down to the glue. They thought of everything. I’m picturing a girls night with a cocoa bar and some good music – sitting around the table enjoying the holidays….
I will be putting my kits together to show you everything, and also I’ll do an unboxing on Instagram stories too! You’re gonna love it – I know for certain. Be well, have a lovely weekend! I’ll be back as soon as I can. XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and gorgeous Christmas Market Collection to you this week! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! Happy Crafting!! If you scroll back to my last two blog posts you can see all my projects from the new release! If you have any questions – reach out!! Thanks for all the love and kind comments! Happy Creating! Can’t wait to see what YOU make! Feeling the Christmas Spirit!
Today is another fun and exciting day becauseit’s reveal and showcase day TWO for the new Holiday 2025 Greetery release! Oh Yeah! Did you enjoy day One projects? I really love sharing with you guys. I’m not quite there in my mind for Christmas, but it has a funny way of sneaking up on us. So better to be early than late! The new release is called Christmas Market Collection. Stamps, dies, stencils, embossing folders….with a lovely Winter theme! The new release was so easy to work with and brought a little Christmas spirit to my craft room. The design team and guests will be sharing our projects yesterday and today. Then release day will be TOMORROW – Wednesday 10/8 at 10am EST! Come along with me as I share three more projects today! I know you’re going to love it like I do! If you didn’t see my post from yesterday, go check it out now! (More projects!)
All the prize information, details, and design team links are at the bottom of my post. So exciting!!
Hold onto your Christmas bonnets, because this first product suite is going to blow you away! Woo! My first card today features the brand new Rosemal Reflections Suite. Gorgeous stamps, dies, and embossing folder….. I made layers upon layers with this one. I used the Capsule Dies released in the last release to make the outline of my card. The new embossing folder embossed the most detailed and intricate design onto that largest capsule. Stunning – seriously. I used deep red and pops of black and gold for a really elegant look. Every little thing is so well thought out, down to that perfect sentiment banner. The possibilities are endless for layering and using the floral elements. In a lighter color palette I think these products would make a great wedding card….
Next up today is a card featuring the brand new Lovely Linocuts Nativity Suite. Have you ever seen Linocuts before? They are so pretty and rustic and have that touch of handmade goodness. My finished card is an A2 card base. I decided to make my base stamped layer in black – because that’s what I immediately think of when I think of Linocuts. The large stamp is red rubber and stamps like a dream. I stamped the bottom layer first. Then I stamped and die cut out the star and the leafy border images. Kept a very rustic color scheme…. I splattered on gold paint and that was it – this would be a good card for mass producing/flat mailing for sure. And it’s the reason for the season. Love.
Finally for today is a card featuring the brand new Bitty Holiday Botanicals Suite. A Christmas version of the Bitty Botanicals! How lovely! I used a very traditional color palette for this one – thought it was evocative of traditional Christmas…. My finished card is an A2 card. base….layered with the beautiful botanicals and mixed with kraft too! Another fairly simple card design, but with a lot of impact. So many ways to use this lovely suite. You can use it with the Diamond Ribbons die from last release or with the new Diamond Foliage die as I did here!
That’s it for today – and day two of the reveals of this awesome new Christmas Market release! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. TOMORROW is release day! Enjoy and happy shopping AND crafting! XOXO
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates, the comment deadline is 10/8 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 10/8 at 9:30am EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
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Today is VERY exciting because it’s reveal and showcase day ONE for the new Holiday 2025 Greetery release! YEAH! If you are not quite ready for Christmas crafting, this release will get you in the mood for sure! The new release is called the Christmas Market Collection. It’s gorgeous, and carefully thought out and lovely…. Stamps, dies, stencils, embossing folders….all with an festive winter theme! The new items were a dream to create with and I used so much color, and glitter, and snow!! The design team and guests will be sharing our projects today and tomorrow. Then release day will be Wednesday 10/8 at 10am EST! Come along with me as I share three projects today, and three more tomorrow! I know you’re going to love it like I do! Don’t you just look forward to Greetery Holiday every year?
All the prize information, details, and design team links are at the bottom of my post. Ho Ho Holidays!
My first project today features the brand new Market Place Suite! I think this project is my favorite one from the entire release, so I thought I would show it to you first! Hee hee. The Market Place Suite has stamps and dies that create detailed houses or shoppes…. There are two sizes, small and large and you can use them in a million different ways. I created a village of treat boxes! As soon as Betsy told us that the larger Market Place buildings fit on the front of the Large Arch Box, I was in! You know how much I love a treat box/packaging project. I literally had 50 ideas immediately. I ran out of time! But I did make three shoppe treat boxes, using each of the three dies…. I am OBSESSED. Each one has a totally different color palette and embellishments. But together they look frosty and welcoming! (You of course knew I would make a coffee shop)!
One shoppe is traditional red and green, one shoppe is more masculine, and the third one is girly pink! I used tons of chunky glitter and fake snow. I really just had the most fun creating these. My process is pretty much the same as when I make a card, but I thought it might be fun to share how I built these. I started by die cutting out all the Large Arch Box pieces from kraft cardstock. Then I assembled the boxes and set them aside. Then I planned out my color palettes for the three buildings. I die cut all the pieces for each building at the same time, so that I would have everything ready when I put them together.
I glued all the pieces together on the buildings…. Now to decorate! I embellished each building before I put them on the boxes. So, white paint splatters, check. Glitter glue, check. Candy Canes, check. And lastly, SNOW!! I may have gone overboard a little, but word is a blizzard came through town! Lastly, I affixed the shoppes to the front of the treat boxes using foam circles. I tied each one at the top with pretty gingham. These boxes are actually pretty big, and some candies and a gift card fit perfectly inside. I am just giddy with anticipation to see what Betsy and the other ladies made with these dies!!
Look at those tiny wreaths!! The die set for that has three sizes of wreaths and bows, garlands and even Merry Christmas (like on the pink shoppe)
Here’s a top down view of my village – so you can see the structure of the arch boxes. I love this project!
Next up is a card that features the brand new Cocoa Cozy suite of products! There are stamps, dies and a beautiful Embossing Folder! All the products work together to make a cozy scene with mittens, snowflakes and of course a warm bevvie. My finished card is an A2 card base and I used ALLLL the goodies. One of my favorite winter color palettes is pink and aqua….I know that sounds funny, but I love those colors together with snowflakes for some reason. I embossed the background first. Then I stamped the mittens, the candy cane/straw, and the sentiment (love) and die cut those out. I die cut out all the pieces of the mug and assembled that. There is a separate die that cuts out the mittens to perfection – and then you slide that cute mug into the ‘hands’ – it’s just so sweet. I embellished of course with some icy gems….
Finally, for today, my third project is a card featuring the brand new Shortbread Suite of products. There are stamps, dies and another amazing Embossing Folder. This suite creates a tray of perfect shortbread cookies. YUM! Good enough to eat for sure. My finished card is an A4 card base, and as I am know to do, a bit of gingham is layered on. I die cut the tray out, and then embossed the ‘cookies’ next. I used Antique Linen Distress Ink and a blender brush to add a bit of oven browning to the cookies. Just a tiny bit! Then of course, some chunky sugar glitter…. There are so many possibilities for this set – great for recipe books, and gift tags and all the things for the baker in your life. I love the sentiments that come with this suite too!!
That’s it for today – and day one of the reveals of this wonderful new Christmas Market release! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. I will see you right back here tomorrow for three more projects!! Enjoy and happy crafting! XOXO
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates, the comment deadline is 10/8 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 10/8 at 9:30am EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
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Hi friends! Hope your first week of Fall is going great! It’s still hot here, but Fall is in my heart already and I’m loving the change of season. Pretty Pink Posh launched their gorgeous Holiday 2025 new release last week and I am obsessed!! Paulina crushed Christmas this year. So many fun things. I enjoyed making three projects to share…. And there is a huge Instagram Hop this week so everyone can showcase their projects. Today is my day on the Instagram Hop – so be sure to head over there and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize. I’m sharing three things today – two cards, and one tag. Let’s get started!
My first card features the completely adorable new GIngerbread Shaker Dies, the brand new Banner Greetings, and more old and new supplies from PPP. I love to mix and match my supplies because everything works perfectly together! My finished card is an A2 white card base, covered in red/white gingham, a white layer, and then my fun elements. I used traditional colors of red, white and green. Little pops of silver too! This card is definitely a more is more! He is swimming in a cup of hot cocoa and loving it! Hee hee.
I think he is just the cutest thing ever! I gave him a Santa hat and a heart… Some glitter accents and white gel pen accents too. I used some chalk to give him pink cheeks. I made a big red mug of cocoa with marshmallows and a candy cane. There are so many cute little pieces to add to all your projects!
My next card features the brand new Christmas Bell Shaker Dies and the new Banner Greetings, and even more supplies from previous releases! I used a kind of 50’s retro color palette of pink, gold and aqua to make an ode to vintage Christmas! My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I layered the beautiful new Argyle Cover Plate in pink, then some vellum, and then my design elements. This card is really sweet and charming….
And finally, I wanted to use the new Candy Cane Shakers, so I created a cute gift tag using them! The tag features the sentiment from the new Gingerbread Friends stamp set and the focus is that big bold candy cane! I love aqua and red together so I made my tag from aqua cardstock. A pretty silver bow completes the look, oh and some chunky glitter too!
That’s it for me today! My first official blog post here on my new home! Man, if you didn’t read my last blog post, you should check it out. My stress level was so high, but somehow it managed to all turn out okay. I’m happy to have all my information safe here and happy to get some more content going! I hope you have a great day today! XOXO
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Hello friends! After three weeks of complete stress, angst, anger, and work….my blog has a new home here on the WordPress platform. It’s still A Blog Called Wanda! You can still type in ablogcalledwanda.com to get to my home page! The story is very long and very upsetting but I’ll try to make it brief. Three weeks ago, my blog hosting home of 15 years (Typepad) sent me an email advising they would be going out of business as of September 30th, and if we did not do something with our content, it would all disappear forever. Well, they made it sound like ‘no big deal,’ just transfer your information somewhere else. It was, in fact, a VERY big deal. Everything I tried on my own did not work. I consider myself a fairly tech savvy person…but the only thing that would transfer over were the words…no photos! I was truly about to give up. I was so sad to think that 15 years worth (2025 blog posts) of projects, photos, and stories would be gone! Many tears were shed, and lots of anger directed at Typepad for leaving us in the lurch like that with no assistance.
I ended up hiring a software engineer off the website Fiverr. He turned out to be a super genius, and also a tenacious person. And also extremely kind and professional. He would not give up on me. We messaged each other hundreds of times over the past week, navigating a 15 hour time difference! To think that someone in Indonesia that I’ve never met decided to go the extra mile for me is amazing. The good part of the internet… Yesterday he sent the final word – there are photos!! (Yes, more tears)…. It appears that most everything is here now. Some photos are missing here and there but overall we are live. Whew. It’s going to take me a little bit of time to get used to a new platform and editing software. But I will figure it out!!
I tried to keep it looking the same so you all would feel at home here too. My links all seem to be working on my sidebars and in my posts. Please do me a favor, and let me know if you see something strange or something is not working properly. My email is stampcatwg@aol.com.
Coming soon – I hope to post my photos from the Pretty Pink Posh new release this week! (SO CUTE) and then in a couple of weeks we will have the brand new Greetery Holiday release! (It’s on my desk and it’s stunning!)
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Hi there creative and crafty friends! Today is my day for September to be on The Greetery Blog! And… OMG it’s September! The ‘ber months are here and I am elated! September means the beginning of Autumn and thinking about all the things that accompany that. For me, one of those things is apple picking! We live near tons of orchards and we always make a trip for fresh cider, apple donuts, fun photos, and of course a caramel apple. That is the inspiration for today’s card! I used a warm color palette of browns and reds, with just a pop of green! I really have loved this Caramel Apple Die set ever since it came out. So fresh and yummy.
My finished card is an A2 card base made from kraft cardstock. I started the card by die cutting all the pieces of the Caramel Apple Dies (apple, caramel, stick, leaves, and bow). I gently shaded the pieces using matching Distress Inks and then glued all the pieces together. I stacked three caramel die cuts to make that part stand out more! I added white gel pen accents to the apple to make it appear shiny.
I die cut a cream tag using the Tag Team Dies. I stamped and die cut the word ‘core’ using the Fall Foodie Phrases stamps and dies. I stamped the matching smaller sentiment onto a Pretext Banner die and used light brown ink.
My finishing touches were a tiny bow die cut from gingham, and those pretty red hearts. This card makes me hungry! I used a simple card layout and lots of foam tape to make the pieces stand up off the card.
That’s it for my project for today. Crunch! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day. It’s my pleasure to share with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting and happy fall! XOXO
Hello my sweet crafty bloggy friends…. I have discouraging news today in blogland. Not sure what's going to happen, but I need to say something! Yesterday I received a notice from the company that hosts my blog that they are shutting down business in 30 days! So I have FIFTEEN years of blogging content here that will completely disappear if I don't do something immediately. But I'm not sure what to do, or if it even matters anymore…. I'm terribly sad because I have poured my heart and soul into my little space here and I would really miss it. Some of you have been with me here since the very beginning and I love my community we've built. The thought of all my hard work just being gone is too much for me to process. There have been tears. But alas I have to process it – quickly. Also, none of my links are working for The Greetery. (Update I think they are working now)… If you tried to help me by shopping via my links, thank you. That is a separate issue that we are working on…. I'm having a hard time so say a little prayer for me!
If you are a tech guru and can help me migrate my blog content to another platform I would be immensely grateful for (paid of course) assistance! Just email me at stampcatwg@aol.com, or leave a comment here for me.
Stay blessed and not stressed! (convincing myself)
