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
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates, the comment deadline is Friday 3/21 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on Thursday, 3/21 at 9am EST (an hour before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
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
Helloooooo! Let’s Pawty! Hee hee! I have one more card to share with my new supplies from the newest Pretty Pink Posh release! This week is a big Instagram Hop to celebrate the release and I’m in that hop today! CLICK HERE to see the Instagram Hop! I wanted to share my card here on my blog too. Hope you are having an amazing week and hope your March is going good so far!
My card features the brand new and absolutely adorable Birthday Dogs and Cats stamps and dies! EEP! I also used the new Birthday Icons stamps to add some more details. My finished card is a white square, measuring 5″ x 5″. Sometimes I really love a square card, don’t you? I layered pretty blue cardstock, then some stripes, some vellum, and then an ink blended eyelet square panel.
Here’s a side view so you can see all the layers! Aren’t those critters the cutest things ever??!!
I used bright white cardstock and Salvaged Patina Distress Ink to blend the top of my eyelet square. I also splattered on some white paint – just because I love that look. The sentiment was stamped in black ink and die cut out with the matching die – so crisp!
I stamped and die cut the two doggos and the kitty and some balloons and a present, and then colored everything in with my Copic Markers. I added white gel pen accents to everything. I do like this clear and bright color palette or lime, pink and aqua.
I matched the stripes, the ink blending and the Copic coloring of the balloon which gives a really professional and cohesive look. My tip: Choose your papers first and then match your coloring and inks to the paper. In my opinion, that is an extra nice touch!
Hellooooooo friends! It’s a super fun and exciting day today! Pretty Pink Posh is celebrating their eleventh anniversary and birthday this month! WOOHOOO! I’m so happy for Paulina and her wonderful company for all these successful years in the crafting industry. How lucky are we that she keeps making us these amazing stamps and dies to play with?! Congratulations!! To celebrate their anniversary, of course there’s an awesome party-themed new release! Everything you could want for birthdays and other celebrations. There is a huge multi day blog hop to showcase all the new products – and also some prizes too. All the prize information is at the bottom of this post, along with the hop list for today. I’m so happy to be included in the festivities.
I have two projects to share with you today, featuring new products and getting you in the mood to party, or pawty! (you’ll see what I mean)! Everything is available now to shop to your heart’s content!
I started by die cutting and assembling the Birthday Treat Box and lining the back with matching gingham paper. I splattered on some white paint. I die cut a white Eyelet Circle and put that on the front of the treat box.
I die cut out the adorable pup using shades of brown cardstock. I used a white gel pen to add small highlights to the pieces. I gave the pup a super cute party hat and a present to hold. I added a few gems for just a little bit of sparkle. I attached the dog to the front of the treat box using foam tape. I stamped the sentiment using the new Birthday Dogs and Cats stamp set and die cut it with the matching dies. Let’s Pawty!!
I put some candy into a cello bag and tied it with matching twine and put it into the treat box – it’s so festive and fun. Sure to make any party goer smile.
My second project is a perfectly pink and cream party pennant card! I am really into pink right now! I’m loving pink everything! LOL. This card features the brand new Party Flags Dies and the new Stars Stencil and some other favorites from PPP! My finished card is a cream A2 card base, layered with another piece of cream cardstock, stenciled with stars, then those festive flags!
I started by stenciling soft yellow stars onto a cream background. I wanted the whole look of this card to be soft. I splattered on some gold paint and set that aside to dry. I die cut out my party flags using pastel cardstocks, and die cut the cupcake out also.
The cupcake icon is part of the flags set! Adorbs. I used the new Scallop Flag Tags to die cut a little gold scalloped edge for my flags – I love how that came out! I used Woodgrain cardstock for the flag sticks….
I have always loved this sentiment…. Let’s PARTY! It’s the prettiest font, and looks so good in gold!
Okay, friends, that’s it for my projects for today! Thanks for joining with me in the fun blog hop to celebrate PPP!! Be sure to note the instructions on the website for a discount on your purchase and a free gift!!
PRIZE INFO! There are FOUR $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day)! Winners will be picked randomly from your comments along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 3/4. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!
Hey friends! How are you? Hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day weekend! It was fun that VD was on a Friday and it just so happened to coincide with my husband’s day off! We went out for a really nice romantic dinner – and we never do that! It was so delightful! And we went out for a nice coffee afterwards. It’s fun to still be made to feel special after 32 Valentine’s Days together! Romance is still alive! It’s been super cold and rainy here but our front yard is coming alive with tons of daffodils already. Spring will come soon I think! Hope you are doing great!
Today I’m up on The Greetery Blog with a pretty in pink birthday card! I’m sharing my card here today as well. A clean and simple design with pretty spring colors…. Just a few supplies and some cool gold ink… My finished card is a horizontal A2 card base in light pink cardstock.
My card features the All Aglow stencils and dies…. The sentiment is from the Make a Wish stamp set. I used the stencils and lots of ink pads to create the multi colored candles. I die cut out the stenciled panel and then trimmed the candles to fit my horizontal card… I used foam tape strips to mount the candles to the card. I used gold ink to stamp the starbursts behind the candles. The sentiment was stamped in crisp black ink along the bottom.
A little bit of Stickles on the candle wicks! Pretty and shiny!
That’s it for today! It’s time to start Easter and Spring crafting now! I can’t wait! XOXO
Hi friends! Happy Friday! I hope you had an awesome week! Do you have fun plans for the weekend? Thank you for all the comments on my Greetery release post! You are all so kind and I appreciate you leaving a note of encouragement. Hope you got some Greetery goodies and that you’re looking forward to creating! Are you working on Valentines yet?? I am definitely in Valentine mode!!
Today’s card is another L O V E card! It can be a Valentine, or an anniversary card, or a just because card! Pretty, cheerful, fresh colors, gingham (of course) and wonderful new supplies from Concord & 9th! Yeah!
My finished card is a white A2 card base. Layered with watermelon cardstock, gingham, a bit of vellum, and then those big bold letters! My card features the brand new Love Letters Dies and matching enamel shapes, along with the Sweet Sayings Die set…. The concept for these dies/enamel shapes is so cool! You die cut out the letters from one color, and then the background from another color (so many options) and then the matching enamel shapes fit into the dies perfectly! Love this!
Here’s a close up of the letters and enamel shapes! SOOOOOOOO fabulous. Those crazy peeps at Concord and 9th are always thinking up something cool! I die cut the LOVE from Pink Lemonade cardstock and layered the letters onto fresh white. I splattered on silvery shimmery ink splatters, then added on all the hearts and leaves.
I used the Sweet Sayings dies and silver glitter cardstock to die cut out the ‘you’ to add in the center. You know, glitter paper is always a good idea!
That’s it for today! Be well, and keep on creating! I will see you soon my dears! XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Bibliophile 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 friends! Hope you’re enjoying a beautiful Winter week! We are doing good here – having a bit of a cold snap, like everyone else – and staying warm and cozy in the craft room. It’s been a busy month already and another year is in full swing. Our daffodils starting getting their fresh green stalks so that’s the first sign that a change will soon be here. Looking forward to longer days, and love in the air for Valentine’s Day too!
Today is VERY exciting because it’s the reveal/showcase day for the first Greetery release of the year! WOOHOO! The new release is called the Bibliophile Collection! It has stamps, dies, and stencils for the book lover, the romantic, and the vintage lover too! Think hearts, and more book items, and even a cupid’s arrow! I adore this new collection and I know you will too! The design team 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!
My first project for today is a pretty, vintage inspired Valentine card made with lots of things from the new release! This card features the brand new Nordic Hearts Dies, the brand new Cupids Arrow Dies and the brand new Love Stories Stamp Set. You’ll notice I also used a lot of other Greetery favorites! I love a Valentine color palette of red, pink and cream – with a touch of gold too! My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with pink stripes and text paper, and then a cream top layer. I die cut the beautiful new Nordic Heart die from cream and pink. I inked Distress Inks on all the cream parts and generously splattered gold paint too.
I made a pretty postage stamp using the text from the new Love Stories stamp set and some hearts…. The bow and arrow was made using woodgrain cardstock and gold glitter paper. The sentiment was stamped in dark brown ink…so pretty!
My next project is a matching tag and card combo! With all of these beautiful supplies, I thought it might be nice to make a more masculine project. And I’m going to save this one for my hubs for our anniversary! A dark and classy color palette of kraft, white, black and gold. Love it! These projects feature the brand new Bookish Frames – Romance, the brand new Lock and Key Dies, the brand new Love Stories stamps…and more!! The tag of course was made using the versatile Tag Team dies…. The tag and the card are a perfect match.
My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with black stripes, black cardstock and then the kraft top layer. I made the card using the stamps and stencil combo – perfection!! I stamped the black heart vines and then stenciled the white floral parts with white pigment ink. I splashed gold paint on the top and added pretty gold pearls.
I added a vellum strip around the top layers for more visual interest. The heart with the sentiment ‘love story’ is heat embossed in gold onto a vellum heart.
The tag was die cut using kraft cardstock. I stamped the heart, flowers and sentiment in the center of the tag. I added some stamped text around the main sentiment – very vintage!
The new Lock and Key Dies make the perfect tiny accents for the top of my tag!
My next project is another Valentine Card – but this time it’s bright and vivid! Red and white! So classic. This card features the brand new Folk Heart stamps and dies… My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with red and gingham and then kraft. A doily is always appropriate on a Valentine card – don’t you think?! I stamped the pretty heart shape and the bow and die cut them out with the matching dies. I added the perfect sentiment in red in the center. This card would be a good one to mass produce and it’s fairly flat for mailing also.
And, last, but certainly not least, a card for the book lovers! This card features the brand new Shelved Product Suite! You guys are going to love this!! I made a birthday card since I know so many book lovers! I used a warm and boho chic color palette, reminiscent of a bookshop. And I even added some plants. I adore the cute sentiments in this new suite. “Here’s to your next chapter” is so clever for a birthday card. My finished card is a cream horizontal A2 card base. I die cut out the books for my stack and then used the stamp set to add accents onto each book. I also gently inked the edges of the books. I made two little plants using previously released Greetery dies. I love this look!! I’m very excited to see what everyone else makes with this product suite – the possibilities are endless.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY’S PROJECTS!
That’s it for today – and for the reveals of this awesome new release! I’m in the mood for love! And Books! 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 Thursday, 1/23 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on Thursday, 1/23 at 9am EST (an hour before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
Helloooooo! Or should I say BOOOOOOO! I have a little something just for BOO today!! This is another project I made with the brand new PPP Valentine Release for 2025! Paulina made the cutest stamp set – with Ghosties! Valentine Ghosties! Really a fun idea! And so clever. I love them just as much as the original Ghost Friends for Halloween!! My card for today is part of the big Instagram Hop for the new release. So if you’re on Instagram, be sure to find my post and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!
My finished card is a clean and simple design with traditional colors of red and white for Valentine’s Day. I love the sentiment! It’s a white A2 card base, layered with gingham and red, and then a pretty white scalloped panel. I stamped and die cut the ghosties and colored them with Copic Markers and assembled the flying cuties onto the card with foam squares… The sentiments in this stamp set are perfect too! A few little red enamel hearts finish off the look.
What do you think of Valentine ghosties? I love it when the holidays are fun and silly – it’s good for us to be silly! So I am a YES to ghosties with love letters! Hee hee. I’m wishing you a very happy day today and I’ll see you soon! Remember to go over to Instagram to do the hop today. XOXO
Hi friends! This week was my turn to have a project up on the Greetery Blog! Hope you’re doing great and having a great week! The first full week of the New Year!! In the new year, it’s time to turn to themes other than holidays, and to have fresh eyes on our projects. So I thought – what is the freshest thing? Lemons!! In that tone, I chose to share a card today featuring the lovely Large Lemon stencils and dies. The perfect colorful start to non-holiday crafting!!
My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered a white layer die cut with the A2 Scallops Dies – so pretty! I stenciled two lemons and leaves, using the Large Lemon stencil/die set. One lemon is on the scallop panel, and the other set I cut out the leaves and flowers to create a dimensional look. I stenciled using shades of yellow, green and pink ink pads, and my blender brushes.
For the sentiment, I used the One Fine Day stamps and dies and heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. I die cut out the sentiment and attached it to a vellum circle. I attached the extra leaves and flowers onto the card using small foam circles to make them pop. As a finishing touch I added some light pink gems. I also tied pretty twine around the top of the card. I really love these colors….so bright and happy.
That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you a very happy, healthy and creative new year! It’s my pleasure to share The Greetery with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon – and through 2025! Be on the lookout for a new release soon! In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda
Hi friends! Happy 2025! How was your new year’s? I hope you had some fun and gave a toast to a sparkling new year! Man, the time sure does fly nowadays. I can’t believe it’s 2025 already. Some of my friends and I were talking about the big party we went to on NYE 1999 and how it was a big deal to go forward to a new century…well, here we are! I’m hoping this is a great year for everyone! Happiness, Health, Prosperity, and CREATIVITY!
I’m here today as part of a big blog hop to celebrate the new 2025 Valentine Release from Pretty Pink Posh! It’s a favorite release of mine all year – everything is always so fun and cute. And this year is no different! I’m sharing two projects today, and then I’ll have another project next week for the Instagram Hop too! Let’s get started!
My first project for today is an adorable candy treat box Valentine featuring the brand new Fox Holder dies, the new Valentine Holder additions, and more! I used the (fan favorite) Birthday Treat Box for my treats! Such a fun project – I always like making treat holders/boxes. To make this was very simple – I die cut out all the Fox parts from colored cardstock and assembled her. I added rosy pink cheeks and I drew on some eyelashes. Added a gingham bow for her hair and a gingham heart to hold in her cute paws…. To make the box I used pink cardstock and pink gingham to line the back. I put candies in a cello bag and tied it with twine… A few gems to finish off! I used cream cardstock instead of vivid white…. I can’t wait to make some more of these.
The sentiment is from the new Valentine Greetings stamps and matching dies! LOVE.
My card for today features the brand new Fringe Heart dies and the brand new XOXO Pierced plate… I used shades of pink, kraft and gold for kind of a vintage look. My finished card is an A2 Cream card base, layered with kraft and vellum. The Fringed Heart dies are large, and take up the whole card front – which I love!! I added some pretty ribbon the the top. Finishing touches are gold enamel dots and gold paint splatters too!
Well, I truly hope the new release has you in the mood for LOVE! I like it when Christmas crafting is done and we can make all the heart things! It’s so fun being part of this great blog hop!! The links to the other bloggers for today are at the very bottom of my post! Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave your comments!! Remember to come by next week and see the rest of my projects! It’s my pleasure to share with you today! XOXO
PRIZE INFO: There are FOUR $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly from comments along the blog hop. All comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 1/15/25. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!
Hey friends! Happy Monday! Today is a very Monday Monday! LOL. The first Monday of the new year. Back to normal, back to routine, back to non holiday things…. I put away the last of the holiday decorations at our house yesterday and now the house seems so….empty! Lucky misses the Christmas tree (he likes to sleep under it) and I miss all the coziness.. But here we are ready to get started on a fresh new year.
My husband went to bed early last night and the crafting inspiration struck me around 11pm….and I made a fun, fresh, colorful card to share with you today – courtesy of new supplies from Concord and 9th! You’re my JAM!! Hee hee. This would be a great punny Valentine card, and I love that berry purple…. My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with Berry, then white, then gingham, then more white… Yeah, I like big layers and I cannot lie. The star of the card is that cute little jam jar! I added hearts and flowers and some strawberries to make a happy scene. I used ink pads to shade the jar and the berries. White ink was used to stamp the pattern on the kraft jar topper…. I love the little details so much.
One final Christmas card to share with you today! I made this large slimline card using all supplies from Anna Griffin! It's so lovely and I just adore all those tiny details from the window candles to the snow, to the trees. Hope it makes you smile!!
Hi creative and crafty friends! Today is my turn up on The Greetery Blog! And, as usual, I'm posting my project here too! I hope you're doing great and having fun getting ready for the Christmas this week! I love to decorate my home for Christmas and make lots of pretty crafty things to put around… For my project today I created a cheerful and happy snowman banner using the brand new Honeycomb Snowman dies and the Snowflakes #2 dies. This project brought a smile to my face the whole time I was making it, and now it's hanging up in our dining room! Do you enjoy making home decor items too?! This is a Winter themed project, so I'm going to leave it up through January probably. When I decorate the house for the holidays I use all kinds of colors and themes. Then, once Christmas is over, I take down the obviously red/green/Christmas decorations, but I leave the snowmen, snowflakes, and Winter decorations up for the month of January. It just makes the holidays last a little longer during the foggy January days….
To make my snowman banner, I started by die cutting out all the pieces to make four snowmen from the new Honeycomb Snowman Die set. I assembled the snowmen and then added those most adorable snow white honeycombs! I die cut out five silver glitter paper snowflakes to put in between the snowmen on my banner. I used a long length of twine – around six feet – and used my hot glue gun to glue the snowflakes and snowmen onto the twine. It was really a fun and easy project and I love how it came out. I used bright colors for their ear muffs.
A few of my little finishing touches include – Copic marker shading on the die cut pieces of the snowmen, White gel pen accents, and bits of Diamond Glitter to give them a bit of shine! This would be a great group project or one to do with the kids too. The goal is to have F-U-N!
Here is a photo of my banner hanging up in our dining room!! We've already been enjoying it!
That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you a wonderful week and all the magic of Christmas…. It's my pleasure to share with you all year. Blessings to you and your families. I look forward to sharing with you again soon – in the new year!! In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda
Hello there!! Today's blog post is both festive AND jolly! Today I'm sharing some super cute and colorful Winter cards I made with supplies from Concord & 9th! There is an Instagram Hop today too, so if you're on Instagram, be sure to stop by my page and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize! The theme for today's Instagram Hop is My Favorite Things – from Concord & 9th 2024! There are a bunch of creatives sharing our favorite stamps and dies and colors from 2024… It's going to be a fantastic hop! It always brings a smile to my face to use stamps and dies from Concord and 9th – truly one of my favorite companies!! So grab some cocoa because today's post is chilly!!
So you know I did THIS POST earlier this year using the Carpe Denim set – the cutest jean jackets you ever did see! Well, today I made a Christmas jean jacket! Hee hee. I am one of those gurlz that loves to wear holiday apparel! I always have a fun Christmas sweater or sweatshirt on during the month of December! So that was the inspo for this card…
My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with Falala patterned paper and then a white panel to feature my jacket! I die cut a beautiful bright red poinsettia to adorn the back of my jacket… Oceanside and Poppy cardstock are great together!! I added some snowy paint splatters and bits of gold to finish my look. Let's be jolly indeed!! (I actually wish I had a denim jacket like this!) I added a tree and a sweet sentiment banner to finish it off!
I just received the AMAZZZZING Alpine Village Dies in the mail last week and I had to use them today too! EEK!! This finished card is an A2 white card base. The layers are all from the super genius die set. I die cut all the pieces using my fav colors of Concord & 9th cardstocks. I really wanted to create a little Swiss village so I used red, dark green and brown…. That little ski lift makes me giddy!! I added little white snowflakes to their Winter skating sweaters… I used glitter glue for the rooftops and skating pond… Snowy splatters finish it off. The sentiment is just perfect!
That's it for today's Wintry goodness! These cards were so much fun to make! I hope your week is going great, and your holiday prep is going smoothly… Sending you Winter good wishes today and always. Happy Crafting!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and a great long weekend! It's the official kick off to the holiday season and it's December first! Christmas will be here before we know it! We enjoyed a very quiet and peaceful Thanksgiving here at our house and then we got up at 5am to go shopping on Black Friday. We have had a shopping tradition for many many years. I love being out in the hustle and bustle of the mall and the stores – everyone wearing their holiday sweaters and feeling festive! We shopped til we dropped – having fun. Didn't really buy too much, mostly just looking. I feel like the store/mall decorations this year were super amazing!! I love that kind of stuff. It makes me inspired and in the spirit of the season!!
We had a Christmas miracle happen also… I left my iPhone on a bench at the mall (right by the exit to the parking lot) and didn't realize it for 10-15 minutes. I FREAKED out. We ran to the Apple Store and they turned my phone to lost mode and we were able to track my phone – to still being inside the mall (I thought for sure someone would take it and run)… The Apple store employees were so nice. Since my phone was locked, they sent a message to it which allows the person to call a number…. Well, through divine intervention an honest person had my phone and she called me. Boy did I feel grateful!!!! Whew.
I have a couple of projects to share today since it's December! I love working with my supplies from Iron Orchid Designs….gorgeous molds and transfers and stamps…They are really wonderful to work with and create beautiful things. I made a home decor piece and some ornaments and I have some more to make also. Here's my home decor piece…. It's hanging in our entry way now…. This started with a plain wood arch piece, which I painted with navy and gold, then a big fabulous transfer, and then more gold paint and a few coats of wax. Annie Sloan Chalk Paints and waxes are the BOMB!!!
The piece is painted Navy (I combined two blues for a dark starry night color), and then I painted gold on that inside edge to look like gold leafing… I also splattered gold paint (of course). I used three coats of the blue paint and about five coats of the gold paint on that inside edge. The entire piece is coated in two coats of clear Annie Sloan Wax and then buffed out to a shiny finish. The tree is actually a giant rub on transfer! I cannot even tell you how pretty it is in person.
I also made these resin ornaments using my supplies from Iron Orchid Designs supplies also. The shapes were made using resin and then I painted 2-3 coats of deep charcoal chalk paint onto them. I used sweet woodland rub ons and then gold wax as shading. The ties for the ornaments are Tim Holtz velvet ribbon from my stash. These came out soooooo nice. I love them and can't wait to make more!!! I like to use the quick set resin so they set in about 10-15 minutes and then I usually let them sit until the next day before I paint them.
Here's another photo of my home decor painting piece – on our dining room table – in different light. It was a very hard project to photograph!!
I took some in-process photos with my iphone – so you could get a feel for the projects…. Here I'm starting with my first layer of paint…
The two colors I mixed for the blue color….
That gorgeous transfer!!
Starting on the gold paint…
Ready to put the tree on!!!!
And it's almost done! I let it sit overnight and then did the wax! I used two coats of wax and let that sit for a day and a half and then buffed it out. You can see in my final project photo that it has a pretty sheen to it now. LOVED making this!
I only took one photo of my ornaments! Ugh. I get caught up in the moment and the fun and forget to take more pictures!!
Thanks for spending a little time with me today. Happy Sunday! Happy December! Wishing you a bright and lovely holiday season! XOXO
