Hi friends! Hope you’re having an awesome week so far! Today is a GIANT Instagram Hop to celebrate the new release from Pinkfresh Studio… And I am lucky enough to be included in the fun hop festivities! CLICK HERE to see the hop, and leave a comment to win some prizes! The new release is, well, FRESH! Fresh, and pretty, and Summery…. Love it all!
My card for the new release and Hop features the brand new Coastal Paradise product suite of stamps, dies, and stencils. It all coordinates so beautifully, like only Pinkfresh can do…. I chose a color palette from my memories of time in Key West, Florida – those bright yellows, pinks, and aqua… This is Summer on a card for sure!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered in aqua summer stripes, and then a white stitched layer. I started by stamping all the pieces in rich black ink onto white cardstock. I used my Pinkfresh Studio ink cubes and small blending brushes to stencil all the colors onto the houses, trees, and umbrellas…. Then I die cut out everything with the perfectly matching dies. I stenciled the sunburst at the top of my panel right behind where I was going to put the houses.
This sentiment is absolutely PERFECT! I love the saying, the font, the size…everything! I stamped and die cut the sentiment out with the matching die…
Doesn’t this just remind you of sunny Florida?! I added white gel pen accents and tiny bits of Stickles to the elements for just another bit of detail.
Thanks for stopping by today! Sending you sunshine! I will see you soon! Until I do, happy crafting! XOXO
Hi there sweet and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here! Today is my turn on The Greetery Blog! (And of course here too!) Hope you’re having a wonderful Summer and enjoyed a fun 4th of July holiday! We had such a nice long holiday weekend. Lots of time at home, great church, fireworks, hamburgers… It was all good. And, now the year is half over!!
To share with you today, I made a sweet Summer tea party card! I used a fresh color palette that inspired me from an Instagram post with some cool graphic art. I am always inspired by color palettes! These happy teacups are perfect for a “just because” card. I love the blues together with that pop of orange and stripes for good measure.
My finished card is a cream A2 card base, layered with blue and white stripes, then a cream layer to feature the teacups. I used the Sips Tea Dies set to die cut three teacups. I gently inked the edges of the cups with darker blue ink. I also splattered on some white paint. I used the Lemon Blossom Die set to die cut two oranges and two leaf clusters. I inked and splattered those too. On the cream panel I used just a small portion of the Flourished Phrases Merry Stencil to add a little flourish to that top left corner. I used the small flowers from the Sweetest Corners Stamp Set to add flowers to two of the cups. Be sure to look at your stamp and supplies in new ways!!
The sentiment was stamped in black ink onto cream cardstock. I used the Sign Off Sentiments stamps and matching dies for the sentiment. I stacked the teacups and affixed them to the card with foam tape. Then I tucked in those little sweet oranges under the stack. (My favorite tea is the Good Earth Sweet and Spicy tea which has orange on the package!) What is your favorite tea? A few tiny orange hearts complete my card.
That’s it for my project for today. Wishing you a delightful rest of your Summer. I hope you have a lovely and creative day. It’s always my pleasure to share with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, stay cool and keep on crafting!! XO Wanda
Hi there creative and crafty friends! It’s June and it’s Summer! In fact, TODAY is the first official day of Summer! It’s my turn today on The Greetery Blog too! What is the best thing about Summer? It might be ice cream! For today I made a fun and sweet ice cream cone card in pink and white, with some cute little strawberries too! This card might inspire me to go sit outside and enjoy the beautiful weather, and a cone! Strawberry of course!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with stripes, vellum and a pretty scallop. My card features the What’s the Scoop Stamp Set and the Honeycomb Ice Cream dies. They work perfectly together. I started by die cutting out all my pieces to make the cone and the strawberries. I used a color palette of brown and pink, which I have always liked!! Seems kind of vintage too… I put the strawberries together and also the ice cream cone. I used Distress Inks to gently shade each of the pieces.
I stamped the sentiment in brown and pink to match my cone. I used the Curio Confections Dies to make the circles for the sentiment. I added little heart embellishments and some chunky glitter. You could make this card in any color combination and I think it’s perfect for a birthday card!
That’s it for my project for today. Wishing you good times and lots of ice cream too. 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! Happy Summer!
Hey Hi Hello! I’m back today with another card I made with the awesome Summer 2025 new release from our friends at Pretty Pink Posh! This is such a good release – one of my favs of all time! All the things we love for Summer! Today I made a seashell card to send you lots of good vibes as we head into the heart of the season. Oh, how I yearn for a trip to the beach! Hope you’re having a great week. This card today is also part of a bit multi-day Instagram Hop, so if you have Instagram, be sure to head over and enjoy the hop and enter to win some prizes! XO
Today’s card is an A2 horizontal kraft card base. I layered soft blue, cream, and vellum to serve as the background for my bounty of seashells… This card features the brand new Stitched Seashells and the brand new Stitched Coral Dies. They are marvelous! The perfect scale, all the right shapes, stitched details. What’s not to love? I busted out all kinds of pastel colors to make my shells and coral. I used Distress Inks in matching colors to gently ink around the edges of all the pieces. I added paint splatters and a bit of glitter also… Finally, lots of pretty pearls from the sea… The sentiments are also new – good vibes, and summertime greetings! Love.
Hi there my dear crafty friends! Hope you’re having an awesome week! This week is FLYING by! Today the hubs and I celebrated 32 years together!! He sent me a giant bouquet of roses at the office today, and it was soooo nice! We’re going to go out for a nice dinner this weekend to celebrate some more! Yay us! It’s quite an accomplishment to stay together this long, and I’m totally proud of us! It’s been a good week, really busy at work, and some fun creative things too. Oh, and our first set of 100 degree days…
Today is release day for the awesome new Summer 2025 release from Pretty Pink Posh! It’s one of my favorite stamp/die releases EVER. Yeah, it’s that good. The seashells dies are going to stay in my collection forever! (I’ll be sharing a card next week using them)! The release is sure to satisfy your summer crafting cravings….
My clean and simple card today features the brand new Beach Fun stamps and dies and the brand new Waves Dies… I love the simple lines, and I added tons of color using my Copic Markers. My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with Summer stripes paper and then my beach images. I ink blended the waves and the sand using Distress inks… I added some white gel pen accents and just a few gems to finish my warm sunny scene….
Happy Summer my friends! Happy crafting with the new release!!
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Star Spangled Summer 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 blog post 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! Happy Summer!
Hi crafty and creative Greetery loving friends! I hope this week is treating you good so far!! Happy almost Summer! I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. The temps are heating up here and (can you believe it) it’s almost June! And that means it’s time for Summer crafting! Yeah!
I’ve been at my new job a couple of months now and it’s so good to not be new anymore. I think I actually had one day where it felt like I knew what I was doing! Haha. So grateful for the opportunities that await me! I read this quote recently and it is so true: “Walk in like God opened that door for you, because He did. Stop second guessing yourself. No more insecurity or doubt. You’re not here by accident. You’re on assignment. You don’t need every answer. You just need obedience, courage, and the reminder that God has been equipping you for this moment your whole life. Everything can change with one act of faithfulness. All it takes is one person, one meeting, one conversation, or one opportunity to shift everything in your life. You’re not walking alone – God is with you.”
Today is VERY VERY exciting because it’s the reveal and showcase day for the new Summer 2025 Greetery release! OHHHHH YEAAAAAHHHHH! The new release is called the Star Spangled Summer Collection! There are stamps, and dies and stencils with a celebration and patriotic theme. Festive, Fun, classy, creative AND pretty! The new items are definitely filled with stars and patriotic themes, but most of the new goodies can be used for birthdays and graduations too. Really versatile!! The design team (and some awesome guests) will be sharing ALL of our projects today, and showing you all the new products. Just one day of features – then the new release will go live TOMORROW at 10am EST! So get ready to shop tomorrow!
I have three projects (and one little extra) to share today – can’t wait to show you! All the prize information, details, and design team links are at the bottom of my post. Party in the USA!
My first card for today features the AWESOME brand new Wave the Flag Dies along with the new Land of Liberty stamp set! I made a vintage inspired card by using cream, navy and deep red colors along with pops of rich gold! My finished card is a horizontal A2 cream card base. I started by die cutting the flag pieces in red and navy. I used embossing ink to smudge along the outer edges of the blue portions and then used gold embossing powder to give that gold effect on the edges. I stamped that gorgeous sentiment in gold embossing onto a vellum circle. I used Distress Ink to ink around the edges of my card and to splatter onto the card (for that old antique look!)…. I used stars and numbers die cut from gold glitter cardstock to complete my uber patriotic card, perfect for the 4th of July!!
My next card features the brand new Star Stream Suite of products – there are stamps, dies, stencils, foiling, and embossing folder! Whew! It’s VERY cool. I used the stencils and dies to create this super colorful and cheerful card. I intend my card for a graduation card! Reach for the stars! My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with the die cut panel that I stenciled. I used vellum again for my sentiment, and bright gold stars all around. I stenciled in red, navy and gold….and accented again with gold splatters and gold stars. (I’m pretty sure I had a pair of pants like this back in the 70’s! hahahah) I can imagine this in a whole bunch of colors! The sentiment is from the brand new Star Stream stamp set! Isn’t this unique and fabulous??
My third card today features the brand new Grand Finale dies along with the brand new Land of Liberty Stamp set (you’re gonna want this stamp set for sure!)… I used traditional colors of red, white and blue…. Then added pops of silver and glitter glue too. It’s bright! My finished care is a white A2 card base layered with red cardstock. Then I put down silver glitter cardstock – to show through the die cut fireworks. I die cut out the panel and also the fireworks and pinwheels. I used blue ink to stencil on the fireworks. Added my sentiment in blue and added a few gems and pearls. This die that cuts the large scene is so super detailed. Overall, it’s a party on a card!
I made one final project since I was in the 4th of July mood! I used the new Land of Liberty stamp set and made a little fun badge for the holiday. I used the Award Winning Dies set to make my badge…. I love how this came out!
That’s it for today – and for the reveals of this awesome new Star Spangled Summer release! Ready for ALL the patriotic celebrations! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. Enjoy and happy crafting! XOXO
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates, the comment deadline is 5/30 at 7:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on Friday, 5/30 at 9:00am EST (an hour before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
Hi there creative and crafty friends! It’s my turn today on The Greetery Blog! Time to start thinking about (early) Summer cards! For today I made a cute little Bee to remind us to BEE kind! Bzzzzz Bzzzzz… I used the super cute Baby Face Bee dies, the Baby Face Sentiments, and that classic Crest #1 along with some other Greetery favorites. I really love a bee theme – especially this time of year when the bees are a buzzin’!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with gingham, white, yellow and vellum. I always like that postal die as a landing layer for my main elements. I started by die cutting the Bee pieces and the crest. I put together the Bee dies with liquid glue. I used Copic Markers to add a bit of deep honey yellow shading to his body. I added the face and cheeks using the Baby Face Sentiments set. I bit of white gel pen accents always looks good on die cut cards.
I stamped the sentiment from the Buzzworthy Sentiments set, and die cut it out using the matching dies. It’s so crisp and I like just that little bit of curve in it. I added some white splatters to the crest for some interest. I put the bee and the sentiment onto the card using foam tape for added dimension. A couple of honey gems complete my card. To me – gems are like earrings – you can’t leave the house (or finish your card) without them!
That’s it for my project for today. Wishing you the beauty and renewal of late Spring and joy in your heart. Bee kind and keep smiling like this little bee 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!
Hello Hello Hello! Happy Monday! I have a really fun card today! I looooove this card actually and I had a great time making it! It’s my second card made with the brand new Pretty Pink Posh release! Today starts the big multi day Instagram Hop for the new release, so this card is on my Instagram today too! Be sure to head over to Instagram and leave a comment for a chance to win prizes! Woot! Summer officially arrived last week here. We had a couple of days in the mid 90’s – whew. It’s time I guess….and now we’re one step closer to Fall! LOLZ. My card today features a lot of pink, and pretty summer Strawberries. Cheers!
My finished card is a 4.75″ x 4.75″ square card. I wanted to use those pretty Eyelet Squares…. I layered pink gingham and then white, before putting on my focal point teacup. The teacup is the brand new Teacup Shaker Dies. I used past products to add the strawberries, flowers and leaves. This teacup die is the perfect size and scale for a card.
Here is a side view to see all the yummy layers and pieces!! I do love a card with lots of dimension….
I started this card by die cutting out ALLLLL the pieces! Then I used distress inks and Copic Markers to shade and blend ink onto the cardstock pieces to add depth and color.
I used the brand new Simple Thanks stamp set and dies to make the sentiment. Thank you cards need to be extra special! I added yellow pearls to the centers of the white flowers.
The teacup die set has the little label too! I used some pretty twine for my tea bag string. I wanted another texture on the card and I do like how that came out. I used gold glitter paper on the handle to make my teacup just a bit more fancy!!
That’s it for today! I will be back TOMORROW with another fresh and cute card. Be sure to head over to Instagram today for the big hop and enter for some prizes. Have a great day and a great week! XOXO
Hi there my dear crafty friends! Hope you’re having an awesome week! We are going to hit 90 degrees this week, so I guess Summer is coming! Our garden is exploding with flowers and it’s been a beautiful Spring here in Sacramento. Today, we continue to celebrate Late Spring with a gorgeous new release from our friends at Pretty Pink Posh! This new release has everything pretty! For Mother’s Day too! Today I’m sharing my first card I made with the new release! It’s available now – so CLICK HERE to shop it all! YEAH! I will share another card next week too! XO
My card today features the brand new Spring Floral Dies, the brand new Stitched Hummingbird Dies (these are perfection) and the brand new Friend Greetings stamp set! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with a pretty eyelet rectangle that I ink blended. The stars are those beautiful, colorful hummingbirds and the delightful yellow daffodils! Makes me smile….
I die cut my items using smooth, vividly colored cardstocks. I used Copic Markers to ink blend each piece in a darker, shaded color. I added lots of shimmering paint splatters and also lots of sparkly Diamond Stickles. I wanted the hummingbirds to look shimmery like they do in real life! And everything just looks so pretty in the sunshine!
Here’s a close up so you can see the marker shading, the splatters, and the glitter!
I used Salvaged Patina Distress Ink and a blending brush to make a vivid blue sky for my scene….
Alrighty then, that’s it for me for today! This new release is really good! I hope you love it as much as I do! Have a great end of the week and come back and see me again soon! Keep on crafting! XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Jubilee 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 blog post you can see all my projects from the new release, and the accompanying supply lists. My husband is having surgery this morning so I will update the exact products from release day later! 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!
Hi crafty and creative Greetery loving friends! I hope this week is treating you good! I hope the sun is shining on you, and I hope you had a really lovely Easter! It’s time to start thinking about celebrations for the Summer now! Grads, Dads, Moms, and parties in general. SO much to celebrate right now. Let’s kick off the Summer right with some new stamps and dies to play with!
Today is VERY VERY exciting because it’s the reveal and showcase day for the new Late Spring 2025 Greetery release! OHHHHH YEAAAAAHHHHH! The new release is called the Jubilee Collection! There are stamps, and dies and stencils with a party/celebration theme. Festive, Fun, creative AND pretty! There is always an occasion to make a celebration card. The design team (and some awesome guests) will be sharing ALL of our projects today, and showing you all the new products. Just one day of features – then the new release will go live TOMORROW at 10am EST! So get ready to shop tomorrow!
I have four projects to share today – can’t wait to show you! All the prize information, details, and design team links are at the bottom of my post. Let’s Party!
My first card for today is a floral explosion! This card features the brand new Best Bouquet Dies set along with the brand new Sweetest Frames Dies. I used one of my favorite bright color combinations (pink, red, yellow and aqua with black) along with pretty gingham from my stash. The card is accented with lots of rich black enamel dots too. A very Mary Engelbreit inspo for sure!! I stared by die cutting all the pieces for the floral bouquet. I added deeper color accents using Copic Markers, just to make it pop a bit more. I glued the flowers onto the background layer because I just love how that extra layer looks. I used creamy cardstock for a vintage flavor. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the vellum layer using Stazon Ink. This would be such a nice all-occasion card!
My second card for today is a big bold graduation card in shades of blue and gold (for my alma mater!). This card features the brand new Dreams and Plans Suite of products – numbers and outlines for the numbers, and brilliant sentiments! I also featured the brand new Sweetest Frames again here – GORGEOUS accent pieces and layers. (You’re going to love these!) My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with blue and then more white. I die cut the numbers from gold cardstock and blue cardstock – this is really so perfect and professional looking (thinking grad announcements)…. I added the bows and flowers and the perfect sentiment. This is so cool!! I am excited to see everyone else’s ideas for these sets!!
My third card features the brand new World’s Greatest Dies along with the brand new Star Struck Dies! I do love a trophy! This trophy is sized perfectly for a card. This is going to be my hubs’ anniversary card I think! He is truly number one in my book! So I made the card a bit more masculine by choosing color palette of black, cream and honey. (And a few pops of green)…. My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with black and honey and then cream. I die cut the trophy and stamped the accents onto it. Then I stamped the No.1 in the center. I added the gorgeous stars (all one die) made from gold glitter paper. I die cut some leaves to mimic laurel leaves…. I inked the edges of the cream layer with Antique Linen Ink and a sponge. I also splashed on some of my favorite gold paint. I really like this card! I think my hubs will like it too!! I think I am going to use the trophy die a lot – and just wait until you see all the awesome sentiments that come with the matching stamps!!
And last, but certainly not least, is my final card for today! This card features the brand new Big Yay Suite of stamps, dies and stencils. Yay is actually one of my favorite things to say – and I say it a lot! LOL. So this stamp suite was perfect for me! I used the new items to create a really happy and cheerful birthday card! My finished card is an A2 sized white card base, layered with polka dots and then more white. I stenciled those bit rays/stars using inks and daubers. I splashed on some silver metallic paint. I die cut the YAY from silver glitter paper and layered it with vellum…. I stamped and die cut out the birthday sentiment in black to pop against the colors. A few extra stars are scattered around, along with pink gems. This card is really fun and is sure to make the birthday person smile!!
That’s it for today – and for the reveals of this awesome new Jubilee release! Ready for ALL the celebrations! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. Enjoy and happy crafting! XOXO
Giveaway Information: We are celebrating The Greetery’s 6th anniversary, so we have a special giveaway. We’ll be giving away two complete Jubilee Collection bundles!! WOOHOO! The Greetery is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates, the comment deadline is 4/25 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on Friday, 4/25 at 9am EST (an hour before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
Helloooooo creative friends! Today is a good day! And it’s about to be even better! Today we’re celebrating the new release from Concord & 9th! They have NEW COLORS and NEW PRODUCTS too! There are six new colors for 2025 – and the new bundle is called Color Love (appropriately!) So there are six new colors with ink pads, paper and enamel dots. The new colors fit in great with the previous colors from Concord & 9th! I have several photos of the new colors, and my project today is make with ALL the new colors! My project also shows the new dies and stamps for this month! YEAH – this is gonna be good. Today, there is also a giant Color Love Instagram Hop – and I’m part of that too. So if you have Instagram – head on over there to enter for some prizes. Let’s get started with the pictures…
My card features the brand new Birdhouse Blossom Dies along with the new Paper Posy Dies and the new Birdhouse Blossom Stamp set. I also used some older favorites from Concord and 9th. My color palette is cream cardstock and then allllll the new colors. Not my usual color palette, but I love it – warm and earthy and then some pops of that bright Plumberry.
My finished card is an A2 cream card base layered with the Lakefront cardstock, then more cream. Then that explosion of color for my birdhouse, flowers, bird and mushrooms. I made the birdhouse base from woodgrain cardstock to look a bit rustic!
Here is a picture of all the new colors!! I swatched them and added the new colors with a new stamp set. They are rich and vibrant! My two favs are Plumberry and Lakefront for sure!
It was really fun to die cut the flowers and birds and mushrooms. I shaded each piece using the matching ink color and small sponge daubers. I added white gel pen accents and some new enamel dots.
Hello my lovelies! It’s Friday! WOOHOOOO! Hope you have an awesome Spring weekend! I’m going to rest and regroup and have some fun with my hubs. My first week back at work full time went great, and now it’s time to get caught up at home and sleep in! YEAH! Today is my turn on The Greetery Blog, and I’m also posting here of course. Another Easter card – made with some of my old and new favorites from The Greetery! Beautiful yellows and greens and that little pop of gold and bling too!
My finished card is a cream A2 card base (I am loving cream lately instead of optic white), layered with some pretty arches, and then those big bold beautiful Honeysuckle Stems! I used the brand new Hymn stamp for the background on that top arch – makes such a nice layering piece. I stamped and die cut out the flowers and then die cut my sentiment and the Palm Border. There is a lot going on here, but it comes together because of a simple color palette. I splattered some gold paint onto the blooms for a classy touch. A few gems and pears complete the look!
Hi friends! Happy April! Happy Easter month! Just a few more weeks until my favorite holiday! I hope you are having a good week so far! Today was exciting for another reason – I started my new full time job today! It was FANTASTIC! I feel that it is the perfect place for me to be at this stage in my life and career. I know that God is using me and that the whole situation was divine timing! I feel so grateful and humbled. So here I am, home from my first day, typing a blog post at 8:30 pm – just like the old days! It’s all good!
Today’s card features brand new supplies from Lawn Fawn for 2025 and some of my other LF favorites too! A cute little Easter card full of pastels and sweet bun buns! My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with gingham from my stash, more cream paper and then the adorable bunny couple (me and hubs)!! I used the new Build A Bunny Dies set and the matching accessory dies and they are SOOOO SWEEEET!!
These bunny are so fun – like mini paper dolls! They have dresses and overalls, and accessories! It was easy to make them however I wanted. I die cut the bunnies from cream cardstock and then gently inked the tops of their faces and ears with distress ink to make them soft brown (Antique Linen ink). I gave them little pink ears and pink noses and cheeks. So squishable.
Hey again! MORE Easter today! As promised, today I’m sharing another card I made with the new PPP Release for Spring 2025! More bunnies – yay! Today is the big Instagram Hop for the new release – so if you have Instagram, pop over and leave comments everywhere for a chance to win a gift certificate!! Oh yeah! I hope you are having an awesome week so far, friends! XOXO
My card for today features the brand new Bunny Holder Dies and the brand new Easter Holder Dies! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered in pink cardstock, then vellum, then a pretty gingham Flag…. And then that oh so cute bun bun!! With his adorable little Easter basket!! To make this card I die cut out all the pieces of the bunny, the eggs and the basket. I used Copic Markers to add shading to each piece and then a white gel pen for highlights!! I assembled the card and then added a few gems and a pom pom tail. The sentiment is from the Sentiment Strips Easter stamp set – it’s perfect! This card is just so fun and cheerful. I really love this new release!!
That’s it for today! And I think that’s all my Easter cards for at least a little bit! Don’t you just love all these fresh and pretty colors? I sure do! Sending a hug and good wishes for a great day! Keep on crafting! I have been blessed with a wonderful new full time (in the office M-F) job, so I’m going back to the 9-5 next week! I will probably be doing a little less posting for a while until I get my new schedule set! I’m so excited! Wish me luck, and I’ll see you soon friends! XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Bunnies and Bows 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 blog post you can see all my projects from the new release, and the accompanying supply lists. 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!
Hi crafty and creative Greetery loving friends! I hope this week is treating you good! Spring is definitely arriving! We are supposed to be at 80 degrees by this weekend! Whoa! Flowers are flowering and trees are treeing. It’s a magical time of year. And now it’s time to get ready for my favorite holiday – Easter! A time of renewal and faith. I really love this time of year and all that it signifies.
Today is VERY VERY exciting because it’s the reveal and showcase day for the new Spring 2025 Greetery release! YEAAAAAHHHHH! The new release is called Bunnies and Bows (love)! There are stamps, and dies and stencils with a pretty, feminine touch. Creative and sweet and of course – things for Easter too! It’s really lovely and I know you’re going to love it as much as I do. The design team (and some awesome guests) will be sharing ALL of our projects today, and showing you all the new products. Just one day of features – then the new release will go live TOMORROW at 10am EST! (So you don’t have to wait too long -yay for that!)
I have four projects to share today – can’t wait to show you! All the prize information, details, and design team links are at the bottom of my post. Lots of pictures for you today, friends! And All of them are EASTER! I’m so excited!
My first project for today is a set of tags I made using the brand new Honeycomb additions – a Bunny and a Chick! You guys – these are SO cute! I made two tags – one with each of the new honeycomb sets! I also used the Tag Team dies and the new Honeycomb Spring stamps. I adhered this pretty patterned paper onto white thick cardstock and then die cut them out. I added a small scallop across the bottom by layering white paper and using scallop scissors! SO CUTE! I die cut out all the pieces and assembled them with the poofy honeycombs. I used twine and some buttons from my stash for the top of the tags. I also added a few pearls. I stamped the sentiments onto some small stitched circles. I can’t wait to tie these on some treats!!
Next up is a pretty in blue Easter card. This card uses the brand new Spring Crest stamps and dies and the brand new Easter Refrain products. I used lots of my other favorite Greetery supplies. My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered in gingham and then a cream panel. The feature is that beautiful floral border and the new crest. I started by stamping the flowers and leaves and die cutting out the floral part. I stamped the sentiment in the same blue color to match the flowers and added the word “Easter” over the top. I added vellum Ruscus flowers and a wooden cross. A few blue pearls complete the look. I think that by using cream instead of vivid white the card has a softer feel. And I always love blue!
My next card is pretty-in-purple! This card features the brand new Bunny Tales stamps and dies along with some other Greetery favs!! My finished card is a cream A2 card base. I layered purple floral paper and purple cardstock, vellum, then another cream postage panel. I started this card by stamping and die cutting the floral frame and the bunnies. I gently colored the bunnies with Copics and added their little pom pom tails. I stamped the sentiment in light purple to match…. I die cut out that gorgeous Fit To Be Tied bow and splattered on some gold paint for good measure. I affixed the floral frame with foam squares and added the bow at the bottom. With a different sentiment I also think this would be a wonderful baby card – in pink or blue!!
My final card for today features the brand new Bitty Botanicals stamps and the new Diamond Ribbon Stencils. This suite is SO lovely!! My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered the Patchwork background die and then my panel. I wanted the flowers to shine, so I kept the rest of the card simple – a vellum oval and then a white oval with the beautiful sentiment on top. This card is clean and fresh! Those bitty botanicals are really pretty!! The sentiment was stamped and die cut from the matching die. This card could also be used for other occasions besides Easter.
That’s it for today – and for the reveals of this awesome new Bunnies and Bows release! Ready for Spring and Easter time! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. Enjoy and happy crafting! XOXO
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Hello friends! It’s time to hippity hop into Easter crafting! I am SO excited! I have SO much to share with you this week. And, Easter is my favorite holiday and I love all the new releases coming out! This week, and next are going to be jam packed with projects, blog hops, new releases, instagram hops…. OH MY! I hope you are ready for Spring crafting and hope you love everything too. Be sure to check my blog every day to see all that’s new and fun! XO
This week (Today) is the annual new release from Pretty Pink Posh for Easter! You guys know I look forward to this release every year! Bunnies, Chicks, Eggs and carrots! Hee hee. PPP is doing things a bit different for this release. Everyone is sharing their new projects today – ON RELEASE DAY! And then next week there will be a five day Instagram Hop. No Blog Hops this time around. I have two projects (Easter) to show you today and then I will share a third project here next week on IG Hop day. Woohooooo!
My first card for today features the Candy Bucket dies along with the brand new Easter Bucket Add Ons! I also used the brand new Grass Border, Easter Greetings and more! I combined everything into a sweet Easter Bucket with a cute bun bun on it! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with gingham and then a white panel for my design to sit on. I die cut out all the pieces: bucket, bunny, eggs, grass, bow, and carrots using pastel colored cardstocks. I used Copic Markers to add shading and colored accents to all the pieces and then used a white gel pen for highlights. I stamped the greeting and die cut it using the perfectly matching die – it looks so professional with the matching die! For my finishing touches I added a few glitter gems and tiny hearts. This card makes me smile!!
Since I posted a bunny card, I have to post a carrot card, right?! My second card for today features the brand new Carrot Shaker Dies, the brand new Easter Icons and the brand new Easter Greetings! All from this new release. My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with orange cardstock, then gingham (of course), vellum, and a white eyelet circle. I die cut out two of the Carrot Shaker dies and leaves. I used Distress Inks and blending brushes to add shading to the carrots and leaves pieces and then splattered them with white paint. I stamped the small Easter Icons – rabbit and lamb – and colored them with Copics and gave them a dusting of glitter glue. I wrapped natural twine around the tops of the carrots and added the small icons. When I attached them to the card, I used foam tape. I stamped and die cut the perfect sentiment!! To finish off, just a few orange and green sparkly gems.
That’s it for my Easter cards for today!! Head over to PPP and shop this pretty new release now! Come back next week for my other Easter card from PPP and the information on the Instagram Hop too! And tomorrow is a NEW GREETERY RELEASE! Like I said, be sure to visit me every day! XOXO
Hi there creative and crafty friends! Top o’ the morning to you! It’s my turn today on The Greetery Blog! So of course I’m posting here too! Spring is coming! And it’s time for green all around us! Today I’m sharing a St. Patrick’s Card made with the gorgeous Nordic Hearts – turned into a shamrock. I love St. Patrick’s Day – it’s my cat’s birthday – ha! (His name is Lucky and he has gorgeous green eyes). Green is one of my favorite colors and this time of year, especially, it is so fresh and pretty. So make a wish on a Lucky clover!!
My finished card is an A2 white card base. Layered with white, green gingham and vellum – you know, my favorites! I started my card by die cutting three of the medium sized Nordic Hearts from olive, yellow, green cardstock. I made my stem by hand cutting the curve of another heart die cut. I generously splattered the pieces with gold paint. I die cut the Make A Wish die from gold cardstock. All stamps and dies are from The Greetery!
Here’s a side view of all the pieces. Aren’t you smitten with those hearts?! I definitely am!
I used the Calendar Basics stamp set to stamp March 17 onto a little banner from the Sentiment Suite Basics Die set. It fit perfectly there on that spot on the card. To assemble the card I layered green gingham paper, then vellum, then a white layer die cut with the Crimped Rectangles Dies. The white layer is popped up with foam tape. I put the hearts onto the white layer using foam tape and assembled them into the shape of a shamrock. I glued the Make A Wish over the top of the shamrock and then tucked the little banner underneath.
To finish off, I added a few little yellow heart embellishments. That’s it for my project for today. Fresh green for Spring! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day. And an awesome weekend! We are going to a vintage pop up today and I can’t wait!! It’s my pleasure to share with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XOXO
