Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s my turn today on The Greetery Blog. Hope you are having a great Spring and that everything is awesome in your craft room! As now it’s the end of May, and soon to be Summer, my mind turns to Summer occasions! Most of all, in the Summer, I love a patriotic theme. I love the 4th of July, picnics, fireworks, gingham….
And this year, 4th of July will be extra special as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday! I was in Junior High School when it was the Bicentennial and it was so fun to celebrate! The Greetery has THE BEST Americana supplies and I wanted to create a pretty and patriotic card to share with you today. I used cream, deep red, and navy blue with pops of gold for my color palette…
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My finished card is an A2 Kraft card base, layered with navy and then a cream panel. My card features LOTS of Americana supplies: the Stars and Stripes Bow, the Wave the Flag Dies, and the gorgeous Land of Liberty Stamp Set. I started by die cutting out all my pieces – the flag, the bow, the stars and the crest. I assembled the flag and the bow and gently inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
I inked around the edges of the cream panel to make it look a bit vintage/aged. I put the flag die cut onto the card first, starting at the bottom left corner. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and attached it to the crest. I attached the crest over the flag portion using foam adhesive. Then I glued the bow at the top of the crest. (More is MORE!) I added the Star Struck die to the card and then sprinkled the extra stars around the card. I finished up with gold paint splatters and a few red gems!
That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have an awesome and creative day! Wishing you all the best as we get ready for Summer creating! Happy Birthday America! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! God Bless America! XO
Hellllloooooooo! How is your week going? I hope you’re doing great and having a beautiful week my friends. I have something fun and joyful to share with you today. BUGS! Hee hee. Yes, bugs and bees can be absolutely adorable in my book! Pretty Pink Posh just launched their cute new May 2026 release. It’s really really fun and I had a big smile on my face making all these cards to share. I used TONS of color and ink blending and glitter, and all the good crafty things. I hope to make you smile too! This post has three cards and lots of photos!
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Everything is available now and my supplies are linked throughout my post. Let’s goooooo! Bzzz bzzzzzzz.
First up is this sweet beehive card! I think it’s my favorite one I made for the new release. So many bright and happy colors and the sweetest little bee! This card has TONS of new products on it! My finished card is an A2 card base, layered with honey yellow gingham and then an ink blended panel. This card features the new Stitched Bugs, Beehive Shaker, Everyday Branches, and Rounded Rectangles… It’s all good!
I started by ink blending my background panel and setting it aside to dry. Then I die cut all the pieces of my hive, the branch, leaves, flowers and bee…. I ink blended the hive using lots of distress inks (colors are linked in the supplies) and also Copics. I used a white gel pen to accent the pieces. The sentiment is from a new banner set!
I used glitter for his wittle wings! And I added a hot pink heart to him… Isn’t this the cutest thing ever??
This card was made with a lot of love! Here’s a close up of the branch, leaves and flowers…
Next up — more bees! (I actually really love bees!) This card features the brand new Bee Additions stamp set and matching dies. It also features the brand new Eyelet Hexagon dies and the new Hexagon Stencil! My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with black gingham, yellow and white…
I used Copic Markers to color in the beehive, the bees and the flowers… I added bits of glitter to their wings and to the beehive. It’s so pretty in person! I ink blended the top of the hexagon shape for a bit of depth to the card. I haven’t used my Copics in a while and it was super fun to sit and color! Yay! For the side panel, I used several colors of distress inks and the new stencil to make a large panel. Then I just trimmed it to fit the side of the card. I tried using the whole panel, but I thought it was too busy. This panel was just enough!
My final card for today features a big giant snail! Yes, a cute snail! Ha! This card features the brand new Snail Shaker dies! My finished card is an A2 card base, layered with gingham and then a white panel made with the Pinking Rectangles. I chose an all blue, green and teal color palette for this one to mimic a garden! To ground all that color I chose to use accents of kraft. I die cut out all my pieces and splattered some of them. I did not do any ink shading on this card… I used the mushrooms from previous die sets and they go perfectly! (also linked in my supplies list)
Well that was fun! Thank you for stopping by to see all the new goodies and share the joy of crafting and cardmaking with me! I hope you found something to inspire you to create! Have a blessed and wonderful day! I’ll be back in a couple of days with more fun things! XOXO
Happy Anniversary Greetery! It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and gorgeous Fete & Fiesta Collection to you this week! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! It feels like a party to me! YEAH! 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!
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Hi friends! Welcome back to Day Two of our showcase days for the Fete & Fiesta Collection from The Greetery! Did yesterday make you in the mood for a party!? If it didn’t, today will! I have three more projects today for you! Can’t wait to show you. Remember that release day is tomorrow, 5/14 at 10am EST. This is such an happy release – for The Greetery’s seven year birthday! Congratulations to Betsy, and thank you for creating all these fun things for us to play with! Let’s get started today… Thanks for joining me!
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First up today is a birthday card featuring the brand new Celebration Borders, Party Scene Dies, and Party Scene Stencils! I used my favorite birthday color palette and put in pops of gold shimmer… So, funny story, sometimes being the first ones to make something with new products is a bit hard! I’m pretty sure I didn’t use these amazing layering dies exactly correctly! Ha. So I am anxiously awaiting a look at Betsy’s projects to see how she did it! The new dies fit into the capsule collection shapes and layer – balloons, banners, etc. The stencils perfectly match the shapes which makes it easy to color!! This finished card is an A2 card base so you can see how large the dies are…
I heat embossed the new sentiment in gold onto vellum and tucked it in there too. Lots going on…. But I love the feeling of it. I also think this could be a great Happy New Year card! (I hope I remember that idea!)
I splattered on some gold paint to the elements and ink blended a nice background layer. A few gems too… The Celebrate banner is another element from the Marketplace Celebration dies! It fits perfectly!
My next card is a special one, because I used new elements to make a birthday card for one of my friends! Her birthday is next week and I hope she doesn’t see this post! This card features the brand new For The Ages awesome number dies, the new Laid Back Basics stamps and dies (the celebrate word) and the brand new Pretty Picado Flowers dies. LOTS of things on this card! I used another one of my favorite color palette – ocean colors of green, teal and aqua… My finished card is an A2 size. I die cut the numbers from teal with a silver outline. I die cut lots of those beautiful flowers and leaves and put them around an oval shape…. Pearls and silver paint splatters finish off the look! I hope she likes it!
And last, but not least, my final card for release week! (there’s those pretty flowers again!)… This card features the Capsule Collection and the SO SO SO beautiful new Pretty Picado Cutaway Dies! Yowza – this is stunning in person – those intricate and perfect die cuts! I used a fresh lemon and lime color palette perfect for Summer time. The sentiment is from the new Laid Back Basics stamp set (a must have)! Lots of layers here but it all works. The Pretty Picado stamps/dies/stencils suite is really cool – so many ways to use everything! Oh and I threw a little bow on there for good measure too!
That’s it for today – and day two of our showcase of projects for the Fete & Fiesta Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me yesterday and today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. TOMORROW is release day! YEAH!! Get your shopping list ready! Enjoy this new release and happy crafting! XOXO
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Hello hello hello my sweet, crafty friends! Something fabulous starts today! The Greetery is celebrating SEVEN years of creative fun! Can you believe how fast seven years went by? I am so completely happy for Betsy and her success, and so very honored to have been part of her crew from the very beginning. Crafting for and with Betsy is a dream! With that, I will announce that The Greetery has a brand new release this week! It’s called Fete & Fiesta, and it’s a party! Everything is fun and cheerful and celebratory and so so creative. The design team will be showcasing our projects today and tomorrow and then release day will be Thursday, May 14th at 10am EST. I have been waiting, not so patiently, to share everything with you! Three projects today, and three more tomorrow! WOOT! I’m hoping to inspire you and make you smile! Let’s go!
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First up today is a card featuring the brand new Marketplace Celebration Dies and Stamps! The newest addition to the Marketplace suite of products…LOVE. The new dies feature window boxes and flowers, and banners, and a BIKE! EEP it’s so cute! I immediately wanted to create a Cape Cod Bookstore with blue hydrangeas and a red bicycle, and a banner for the 4th of July! I used the Marketplace #2 building to create my shoppe. I used woodgrain cardstock to mimic Cape Cod shingles, and black shutters…and blue flowers (hydrangeas) everywhere! My husband and I were married on Cape Cod and left my heart there for sure! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I used the A2 Arches dies to make a soft background of blue gingham…… Putting this all together was so fun! That bike?? Are you kidding me??!
This release contains a fun new treat/trinket box die set! It’s called the Arch Box Mini! Like the previously released Arch Box, only smaller! It’s so cute!! I used the new box to create some fun birthday party favors. They were so easy to put together! Two pieces die cut and then attached together. (Easy!) And then the top has a hole to put ribbon/twine through to hold it together. Small candies or gifts would fit inside. My vote is candy! Ha. There are new word dies being released this week and the word dies (happy) fit exactly onto the panel of the box. I die cut out the words and then put vellum behind the words for a bit of elegance! I really like how this looks…. I added balloons dies – which are part of the above Marketplace Celebration Die set! Soft pastel colors and a bit of silver for the balloon strings. This is one of those things where the possibilities and colors and ideas are endless….
Here is one in my hand for size and scale. I think they would be so cute at a place setting with a name card for a little festive touch! And super cute wedding favors too!
For my third project today, you better put on your sunglasses! Because I used ALL the bright and pretty colors for this one! This card features new add ons to the Capsule Collection. This new collection is called Pretty Picado! I used the AMAZING stencils and so many colors to create this one! It’s hard to see in the photo, but the outer border is a black zig zag capsule, which is also new! The word stamp is new, with matching dies… The stamp set is called Pretty Picado also – a whole suite of things. I will be using some more of the Picado products tomorrow.
This card was kept simple to show off those stencils… I wrapped a vellum panel around the white layer and then some pretty ribbon and then the sentiment on top. I heat embossed the sentiment in gold on black paper. So dramatic!
That’s it for today – day one of the showcase of projects for the Fete & Fiesta Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. I will be back tomorrow with three more cards!! YEAH!! Don’t miss it!! Seriously. Don’t miss it! DO NOT MISS IT!
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Hi everyone! It’s been a moment since I did a ‘just because’ post here on my blog! I have been so super duper busy lately with work and church and all the things! I have been going non stop actually and I’m tired! LoL. This past weekend was just what I needed – a weekend at home. Sleeping in, organizing, and crafting! I enjoyed a lovely couple of days in the craft room making things to share with you soon! New things are coming from Pretty Pink Posh and The Greetery to name a couple! Yay! I also got to play with some goodies from Concord and 9th! That’s what I’m sharing today! A cuuuuuuuute cherry card! Let’s start the week off right! I hope you are doing well and have a blessed and beautiful week ahead. XO
My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with hot pink and gingham and bright white. I am featuring lots of things from the Cherry Nice suite of products. Instead of using dark red, I chose a pretty fresh pink color and bright green! Perfect for this first week of May! Time for sunshine and Farmers Markets! (I love cherries!)
I started by die cutting out the cherries, stems and leaves and assembling those pieces together. Then I stamped the sentiment and die cut it out with the matching dies.
In this shot you can see the wonderful embossing folder with the tiny cherry clusters! I die cut the larger white layer and then trimmed the embossed part to fit inside the stitched line – I love this look! And see how the cherries have a layer to show a highlight? LOVE!
I always like a pretty font mix, and this one is absolutely sweet! Crisp black for the sentiment…and you can see all my layers in this shot too. My finishing touches are a few little hearts and some clear drop gems… A good clean and simple card – for a big smile!
Okay, my friends, that’s it for today! Take care, have fun, and keep on crafting! I will see you soon! XOXO
Hi everyone! Happy Friday! Woohooo! It was a super fun crafty week, don’t you think? Here comes the weekend, a gorgeous spring weekend, just in time! I have a fun card to share with you today! It’s my day up on The Greetery Blog so pop over there too if you would like! I hope you have some fun plans for the weekend. We have tons of yard work to do and some general relaxing too!
Hope you had a wonderful Easter and that everything is good in your crafty place! I am still loving a pretty Spring color palette and brighter, more cheery cards for the season. How amazing was last month’s new release? I loved it all! I knew I wanted to make some more Silly Goose cards, and I have one to share with you today. I made this one for a girlfriend who loves geese and I used a pretty color scheme grounded with cream and kraft… Let’s look!
My finished card is an A2 Cream card base. I used the A2 Stitched Scallops Dies in Kraft to make a pretty background. I layered on some gingham paper and then another cream panel. I die cut out all the pieces for my cute goose, her hat, and the balloons using the awesome Silly Goose Dies. (I am obsessed)… I put the goose together and added shading with Copic Markers.
I die cut two hats and hand cut out the stripes to make it a bit more festive! White gel pen accents on there too! For the balloon, I gently inked the tops of the balloons with matching Distress Inks. The balloon strings are gold cardstock.
I stamped and gold heat embossed the sentiments from the Silly Goose Sentiments stamp set and I used the matching die for the larger sentiment. I cut the smaller sentiment out with my paper trimmer. I layered all the pieces onto my card using foam squares for added dimension.
That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you all the best. It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. Happy Spring! Honk Honk! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda
Hi friends! WOOHOOOO! It’s time for a new product release from Concord and 9th! ANNNDDDD….new colors too! Yes, you heard that right, a new color drop just in time for Spring! Today is launch day, and everything is already available in the Concord and 9th storefront! So you can shop to your heart’s delight. The new colors are fresh and beautiful. The new colors are: Aster, Bluebell (my personal favorite), Surfside, Basil, Berry Kiss and Capri! My card for today features the new colors (most of them) along with the new stamps and dies. Let’s get to it!
FYI – all the new colors have cardstocks, ink pads, and enamel dots!
My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered that delicious Bluebell color and then a Kraft Layer embossed and die cut into that pretty oval shape. The star of the show is the brand new Handpicked Dies! A huge gorgeous floral bouquet that makes me smile. I used all of the new colors except for Berry Kiss. I love that big flower in the center. Pow!
I started by die cutting out all the pieces of the floral grouping and then glueing them to the background die (so simple!). Then I splattered on some white ink. If you look closely, the die cut pieces have gentle ink blending using the matching ink pads. The sentiment is so sweet! I attached the floral portion to the card using foam dots. My finishing touch is some matching blue enamel dots. This card could be pretty in a million different color palettes!
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! It’s going to be a very busy and crafty week this week! I have lots of things to share with you and I am so excited! I hope you had a wonderful Easter yesterday! Our Easter was perfect. Eighty degrees out, blue skies, an amazing sermon and awesome worship music. Followed by a huge delicious brunch and then a LONG nap with kitty. Really a perfect day! Now it’s back to work today and also back in the crafting groove. Wishing you a good week ahead, my friends.
Today is the launch for the brand new, gorgeous, colorful, happy, amazing Spring Kits from our friends at Crafted by C9! You know that I am such a fan of their crafting kits, and the spring kits are no exception. I had a lot of fun making all of them, so I could show you each one. The pretty Spring colors are delightful and the kits are imaginative and inspiring.
There are five kits this time: Gathered Blooms (paper flowers in a vase), In Bloom Wreath, Hello Spring Wall Decor, Birds Of A Feather Home Decor, and the Bird & Bloom Garland. As always, the instructions, and instruction videos are easy to follow. Everything is included!! The only things I used from my stash were scissors, a pencil and a ruler. The boxes contain everything else you need.
All the kits come beautifully packaged in these green hard boxes. It really is such a treat to receive and open them up. You can feel the quality. These make great gifts for that creative person in your life (or someone who wants to start being creative!)
Here is the Bird and Bloom opened box. You can see all the elements are packaged inside and labeled. Also, there is a project card inside and you can use the QR code reader on your phone to click on the code, which takes you straight to both written and video instructions.
Here are some photos of my completed projects…. You can see the garland, the wreath and some of the flowers. In the center portion is the Hello Spring wall decor piece made with pom poms! This is SO dang cute. Came together so quickly and easily!
In this photo you can see the fabulous Gathered Blooms Kit assembled! Out of the five kits, this one was the most time consuming. You make it all! The vase, the flowers, everything! I absolutely adore the pom pom flower centers – they make the entire project so whimsical and fun. The instructions are so clear and anyone can make this! Leave yourself lots of glue drying time is my only tip!
In this photo you can see the big In Bloom Wreath! The perfect colors! All the pieces are die cut for you! (hallelujah!) and it’s simple to assemble. I am going to add some paper flowers to my wreath! In the photo you can also see the garland and the Birds of a Feather little home decor pieces.
Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s my turn today on The Greetery Blog! I hope you enjoyed the new release and got some fun things to craft with!! Especially after that new release, I feel that Spring is in the air! At my house in Northern California, we have tons of daffodils and tulips blooming, and the trees are so full of beautiful blossoms. Renewal is coming…. Easter is coming…. Today is Lucky’s birthday (my sweet kitty turns 8 today!) And it’s St. Patrick’s Day! I am excited to make some Spring cards full of pretty colors and floral themes. For my project for today I made a purple, flowery, vintage-y, texture filled card with lots of Greetery supplies. More is more!
My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with purple gingham. For my cream background layer, I thought it would be fun to see if that gorgeous Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder would work with the A2 Arches. Well, guess what? They go together perfectly! I die cut the A2 arch and then embossed it. I gently inked over the embossed portions to give more detail. Next I die cut out all the pieces of the Rosemal Reflections Jumbo dies – floral spray. I inked all the pieces with matching Distress Inks and then splattered on gold paint.
I die cut the Scripty Hellow dies form both purple cardstock and vellum and layered them together. For the secondary smaller sentiment, I stamped the sentiment in purple ink onto cream paper. I also stamped and die cut out some postage stamps from the Postal Modern Set.
For my finishing touches I added a pretty gold glitter bow, and some purple pearl embellishments. I attached everything to the card using foam squares. It all came together in a vintage way!
That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you all the best. It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. It was so great to just share another beautiful release with you! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and gorgeous Spring Jardin Collection to you last 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! I’m so excited for Easter crafting! Have a beautiful day!
Hi friends! Welcome back to Day Two of our showcase days for the new Spring Jardin Collection from The Greetery! Do you have Spring on your mind now?! What was your favorite thing from yesterday? You are in for more projects today too! More Easter creations full of pretty colors, and more chocolate bunnies! Remember that release day is Monday 3/16 at 10am EST. This is such an inspired release. I can feel Betsy’s vision particularly in these pretty new Spring items! I have three more cards to show you today. Thanks for joining me!
First up today is I think my favorite card I made with the new release! It has everything…sparkle, pastels, a giant egg, a bow, and a bunny! Hee hee. This card features the brand new Golden Egg Dies, the brand new Chocolate Bunnies dies, some items from Tangled Tulips, and more of the gorgeous new Bigger Botanicals! My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I layered and layered with shades of teal and turquoise!
I started by die cutting the largest egg first and coating it with chunky glitter – I set that aside to dry and made the rest of the elements. I die cut out the bow (more glitter) and the flowers and the bunny. This is such a traditional Easter color palette. I definitely had fun making this card, smiling the whole time!
Here’s a side view of all the layers and parts. I added pearls and hearts for good measure…
So you might notice that today’s chocolate bunny is facing the opposite direction of yesterday’s chocolate bunny! The die set comes with two – one facing each direction! That way you can put them together like they are rubbing noses! EEP.
My next card is also an Easter card, but goes in a completely different direction! This card is more bright and vivid and modern! This next card features more of the Bigger Botanicals (Hawthorne) and also the Silly Goose Sentiments (we’ll get to that more in a moment!)… I used an old paper pad and die cut all the pieces from the solids in the pack. Lord, I have SO much patterned paper – need to start using it more! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered a postage panel and one of the tags from Tag Team Duo (I used scalloped scissors to trim the bottom of the tag).
This card came together pretty simply. To me it feels fresh! I splattered on some black ink and used black heart accents to ground all that color. I used lots of foam tape to pop up all the layers. In the centers of the flowers I used a white gel pen to add dots.
Okay….now Let’s Get Silly!! Final card of the new release! It’s sooooo dang fun and cute!! This card features the brand new Silly Goose Dies and Stamps and lots of vivid colors! Gosh, if this isn’t the cutest thing ever! My finished card is a bright white A2 card base layered with some blue gingham. I die cut a postage layer and inked the top with soft yellow at the top only. I die cut out all the pieces of the geese and put them together so easily! Then I stamped and die cut the sentiment. I LOVE their cute boots! I’m imagining me and my bff out for a shopping trip in our cute outfits (with a stop for coffee of course)!
I feel like you can never go wrong with red, yellow and blue. It’s always going to look fresh and pretty! I added a few hearts too. In this photo you can see the detail on the hat, the flowers and everything else!!
That’s it for today – and day two of our showcase of projects for the Spring Jardin Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me yesterday and today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. MONDAY is release day! I know you have to wait all weekend! Wahhh! Get your shopping list ready! Enjoy this new release and happy crafting! XOXO
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away two $50 gift certificates! The comment deadline is 3/16 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 3/16 at 9:30am EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
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Hello hello hello my sweet friends! Something beautiful starts today! It is getting very close to Easter – which is my favorite holiday! And with that comes Easter and Spring crafting! Awesome. The Greetery has a brand new release this week, and it’s called the Spring Jardin Collection! As you would expect, it’s lovely, soft, spring-y and so pretty! Think eggs, and bunnies, and tulips and….geese! It’s so good. The design team will be showcasing our projects today and tomorrow, and then release day will be on Monday March 16th at 10am EST. I am so excited to show you everything! Three cards today, and three more tomorrow. I’m hoping to inspire you and get you looking forward to Spring! Let’s get started!
For those of you (and me) that love the Rosemal Reflections stamps/dies/embossing folders, have I got a treat for you! This new suite is the same concept, but for Spring! It’s called Tangled Tulips! There is a gorgeous embossing folder, stamps and dies. It pairs perfectly with the Capsule Collection dies and makes larger, 5×7 cards. I went all out with my project – and chose a peach/apricot, soft green and gold color palette to make an Easter card. This card features the new Tangled Tulips stamps, dies and embossing folder. My card also features the Amen die and the cross from the Easter Morning Sentiments.
I love all the color and texture in this card… The smaller dies match the embossing folder perfectly. I gently shaded the flower/leaf pieces using matching Copic markers. I added pearls because they fit the vintage vibe I was going for.
You can never have enough little details! I used some green crinkly ribbon as an accent. Here you can see up close the embossed tulips… Also my gold splatters and gentle ink blending…
Next up is this cuuuuuuuute Easter card with lovely purple accents! (I have always loved purple and yellow together) This card features lots of new products! First up – Chocolate Bunnies! Are you serious!? ADORABLE! And the new Shortbread Shapes Easter! And also new Bigger Botanicals – Soapwart. (There are several new botanicals this release!) So much good stuff. My finished card is slightly larger than an A2 – I cut it from kraft cardstock to allow a layer of gingham. I embossed and die cut the pretty new Shortbread Shapes background first.
Then I die cut the flowers and the chocolate bunny! I gave everything a good coating of chunky glitter to look sparkly and pretty. I am already super smitten with that rabbit.
I used a little white pom pom for his tail and sat him upon the sentiment. I wrapped a bit of natural twine through the ends of the sentiment by using a small hole punch. You can see there is an arch of vellum underneath too! All the tiny details!
My last card for today features the other brand new Shortbread Shape – Spring! This one is full of beautiful florals on the Embossing Folder! I embossed and die cut the Shortbread Shape from kraft cardstock and gently inked with white pigment ink. My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I used the new Simple Spring Sentiments on this one – such a pretty font! I used the beautiful image sheets from the last release and die cut it out with the crimped rectangle die. I also used the gorgeous Magnolia Wreath Die….. Creating a vintage Spring card! And of course a pretty bow to finish it off. Be sure to use all your old and new supplies together!
That’s it for today – day one of the showcase of projects for the Spring Jardin Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. I will be back tomorrow with three more cards!! YEAH!! Don’t miss it!! Seriously. Don’t miss it!
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Hi friends! Happy Monday! Just a quick little post today with a super cute card I made yesterday! I used supplies from last month’s release from Concord & 9th! They have the best supplies, don’t they? Easy stamps and dies that go together like a dream…. I used the brand new Scalloped Petals suite. And of course I had to add a little gingham! I hope you have a wonderful week!
A bit of news: There’s a new Greetery release coming later this week!! YAHOO!! Everything beautiful for Easter!
My finished card today is a white A2 card base….then a gorgeous blue die cut background and then those gorgeous floral dies.
Hi friends! Wooooo I am really getting this project made and posted in the nick of time before Valentine’s Day! Yeah! Happy Friday! I am wishing you a weekend full of love and laughter with the ones you love! And, it’s a work holiday weekend too. Lots to be excited about. We don’t really have plans for Valentine’s day so maybe we’ll go to our favorite pizza spot and just enjoy being together. I hardly ever see my lovely husband anymore! I am looking forward to hanging out with him – my best friend. This past week was crazy busy. I’m taking a class at night and we got our taxes done one evening after work…this old girl is tired. But never too tired for crafting!
For today’s project I made some over the top treat boxes for some of my Galentines at work. Hee hee. The gurls always appreciate a chocolate treat. All the supplies I used today are from Anna Griffin. The paper, the dies, the embellishments – everything. It all mixes and matches together in the best vintage way. I buy my Anna Griffin supplies straight from her website or from HSN! I added ribbon and glitter and gems from my stash. These treat box dies are brand new – they cut like a dream and go together very easily! I already am thinking of ideas to make these boxes for Halloween!
The boxes hold a fair amount of candy and would definitely hold a small gift – like earrings or a gift card. The dies set has different rectangles to use to cut an opening in the box – like I did here. They you put some acetate behind the opening. You also could leave the box solid without the window – total preference. Okay, enough yapping, I have lots of photos to share!!
This photo shows the tops of the boxes – because as I always say – more is more! Hee hee. I added some gold paint splatters too and a doily, and and and… 🙂
Do you ever go through your stash and think… That ribbon is probably from 20 years ago!? LOL. You never know what you might find in your crafty stash!
Thank you for stopping by today! It’s good to see you! Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Galentine’s Day! XOXO
Honk Honk! Silly Goose! Gosh, today I’m sharing a new stamp/die combo that just might be the CUTEST thing everrrrr! Concord and 9th just released their February new products and everything is SOOOO fun! I’ll be making more cards soon, but I couldn’t wait to share this card asap! Hee hee. The cuteness factor is off the charts! Everything in the new release is available now for shopping and I guarantee you’re gonna like it too! Hope you’re having a good week so far everyone!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with pretty yellow stripes and then a second white layer. This card is clean and simple, lots of white space. My color palette is yummy for Spring. That goose is ADORABLE! And, are you kidding me? She is wearing galoshes!! I am obsessed with those tiny yellow boots! I combined some previously released C9 die sets to create my perfect-for-spring scene! (It’s actually raining while I’m typing this!)
Of course, because it’s Concord and 9th, they thought of everything.. A bow, little cheeks and a die to easily make the beak! I really love this fun set, and it made me smile the whole time I was crafting! Take care, everyone! I’ll be back on the blog on Friday with some pretty vintage Valentine treat boxes! XOXO
Hi friends! I’m back today with one more project I made with the beautiful new Pretty Pink Posh Spring 2026 release! I have been so excited to share this card with you! In case you missed my other PPP new release projects, go back one more post to see them!
Today’s card features the brand new Watering Can Shaker dies, and the Stitched Spring Flowers, AND the new Banner Greetings Easter! Lots of pretty dies combined together in this card. My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with blue gingham, a bit of vellum, and then an eyelet circle. I die cut the watering can three times and layered them so that it would be a little thicker. Then I die cut a bunch of flowers and leaves to layer into the can.
Here’s the side view of my layers. I tucked the watering can into the grass border. I added a heart to the front of the can – kind of reminiscent of Mary Engelbreit – who I love!
Here’s a close up of the flowers and the little sign!
Good day my little chickees! Hope your week is going great! Our craft rooms are getting ready for Spring time! I’m ready to go! Ready for pastels and cute themes and happy crafting! Today is the day for the beautiful new Spring 2026 release from Pretty Pink Posh! PPP Easter is truly one of my favorite releases each year, and this year is no different! Today is release day, so everything in my post is ready for shopping. I’m sharing two cards today, and then one more card next week, made with the new release! Yay! I hope to inspire you too!
My first card today features the brand new Chick Shaker Dies, the brand new Large Easter Shadow dies and the brand new Easter Banner Greetings! So many fun new things! Of course I combined the new items with some of my previously released favorites from PPP! I created a pastel scene sure to make you smile!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with Eyelet Rectangles and then my Easter chick popping out of his egg! I die cut all the pieces and gently shaded them with Distress Inks. I used white gel pen, white splatters and chunky glitter as my accents/details. I wanted the eggs to look like those yummy sugared candy eggs. I gave my chick some pink cheeks and a cute bow tie too!
Here is a side view of my layers and pieces…. The Easter word is die cut from gold glitter cardstock and layered with vellum. I used the new Banner Greetings for the secondary sentiment.
Next up today is my second card, which features the brand new Stitched Clouds dies and the brand new Spring Holder Additions dies…. These clouds are PERFECT!! The set has three different sizes of two different clouds. I am going to use these again and again and again. I think they’re a staple for any craft collection!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with aqua and then a white layer. I kept my design very clean and simple and graphic. I do love an aqua and red color palette! I die cut out the clouds and the umbrella. I splattered everything with silver ink to look like rain… I added gems here and there and some raining hearts. This is just the right card to cheer up someone!
That’s it for today, friends! I hope I brought a smile to your face, and inspired you to do some crafting! I will be back soon with some more cards and such! Wishing you a blessed and beautiful day. Thanks for stopping by! XOXO
Hi friends!! It’s finally February! Gosh, January was 575 days long! I’m glad it’s now the month of LOVE! I have lots of ideas, and as always, I am going to run out of time. Boo. I ordered some cool Anna Griffin dies for Valentine’s Day but they haven’t arrived yet. I’m going to try to make a project with them for this year. If not, they will be Easter projects! LOL. I hope you had a great weekend and that you are not freezing cold! I know so many of you went through that huge storm. I pray and hope you are all doing well.
Today is my day on The Greetery Blog! Woop! And I’m sharing my cards here too. I made two cards today – Punny Valentines – with a clean and simple card design. My cards feature the fun Hearts at Home Toaster and Clock and the matching sentiments. I used a very basic Valentine color palette – red, white and silver. Both cards are A2 sized white cards….with lots of layers!
First up is A Toast To Us! Hee hee. That super super cute toaster with poppin up toast! Fun fact about me – I LOOOOOVE toast! Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Snack! I started by doing loads of white and vellum layers and then popped in a bit of gingham to make it fresh. I die cut out all the elements and gently shaded the pieces using distress inks and sponge daubers. I added white gel pen accents and some glitter too. Even the little lever on the toaster is a heart! Cheers!
My second card uses the exact same layout and design. But this card features the Hearts at Home Clock dies! I’m Yours For All Time! So sweet! Again I used red and white with a bit of silver. The fun thing I like to do is add hearts to everything. So here I added some red hearts and a few clear gems. Just a bit of sparkle and visual interest. Everything is popped up with foam tape also. Even though this card is clean and simple – it is THICK! Hee hee.
Here’s a side view of my clock card. I used the Pretext Banners dies for the sentiments. The sentiments are from the Hearts at Home stamp set. Love the mix of fonts and the sayings!
That’s it for me for today! I’ll be back in a couple of days to showcase the new Spring/Easter release from Pretty Pink Posh. And you definitely don’t want to miss that! I love how my cards came out and I can’t wait to share them with you!! XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and gorgeous Amour 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 Valentine’s love for sure! Have a great weekend!
