Category: Papercrafting

  • Pretty Pink Posh – Halloween New Release 2024 – More Halloween! I want Candyyyyy!

    Hello my friends! As promised, I'm back with MORE Halloween projects I made with the awesome new release from Pretty Pink Posh! Yippeeeee! Today, it's all about the candy! Candy corn, and candy buckets! Today is also a big Instagram Hop for the new release, so if you're on Instagram, be sure to pop over and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!! I have two more projects to show you today and they are both classic Halloween! Bright and colorful and plain old fun. To see my other projects from the new release – CLICK HERE!

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    First up is this overflowing candy bucket that looks just like a happy meal pail from years gone by. PPP nailed this concept and this die set is so great! I die cut out a bright orange pail and filled it with lots of candies, stars and more! Just what you want your pail to look like when you get home from trick or treating! I ink blended and stenciled the background in golden yellow and put the sentiment right onto the lid. Lots of glitter paper and glitter glue, some splatters, and white gel pen accents complete the look. Oh and a spider too! Ha. My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with orange and white gingham of course. This card is a party!! All the supplies are HERE or at the bottom of my post. 

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    Here's a side view to see my layers and assembly. And you can see all the shimmer and shine!!

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    Here is my ink blended and stenciled background layer. The yellow makes it all 'glowy' I think!

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    I stamped the sentiment directly onto the pumpkin bucket lid…and it fit perfectly. Such a cheery card!

     

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    Next up I made some pretty and retro Candy Corn treat bags! I used the new Candy Corn Shaker Dies along with the Halloween Icons stamps and dies and the Halloween Sentiment Strips. I used glassine treat bags and filled them with Candy Corn – it's prefect! The candy corn shapes are lined with gingham papers in the yellow, orange and white color scheme. I filled each section with sparkly gems from my stash and ink blended the white outer shape to match the colors of the candy. I stamped and die cut little pumpkins to put on the twine bows. The sentiments were heat embossed on black paper using white embossing powder – again – keeping it classic. I do really love to make these glassine bags!! I always include some doilies for the right look. The bags were splattered with black paint and then I also added some gems… Can't wait to give these away! All the supplies for this project are HERE or at the bottom of this post. 

     

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    A close up of the tiny little tags! LOVE!!

     

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    That's it (for now) of my projects for the new PPP Halloween 2024 release! Boy, I hope you can tell how much fun I had making everything. Truly a joy to create with these stamps and dies. I am ready for Fall and all the things…. Take care today friends. 

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    CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies for today's projects! (Affiliate Links Used)

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  • The Greetery – Holly Vintage Christmas Card!

    Hi there my creative and crafty friends! I'm back – two days in a row! August is always that strange time each year…when one day I'm posting Fall projects, one day it's Halloween projects and the very next day it's Christmas projects! Ha! Everyone is trying to get all their holiday new releases out in time for us all to make our cards and other things! So today….it's Christmas! Today is my day up on The Greetery Blog today to share. And of course I'm posting here on my blog too. The inspiration came from the beautiful Birth Month Blooms Cuttables from the recent new Greetery release. I just loved the Holly graphic and felt a vintage Christmas card would show it off! It's never too early to start making your holiday cards, right?!

    My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with green argyle patterned paper, a kraft layer, and then a pretty tag. I went with a vintage vibe in rich classic holiday colors, with gold accents. All my supplies are listed HERE or at the bottom of my post!
     
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    I started by die cutting out the cream tag using the Speed Tagging Die Set, and a cream circle using the Sentiment Suite Basics Die Set. I also die cut the Holly Cuttables using the matching dies. I die cut a gold snowflake using the Snowflakes #2 Dies and gold glitter cardstock. 
     
     
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    I inked the edges of the tag and the circle using Distress Inks and a foam dauber. I stamped the words Holly, and Hope using the Birth Month Q4 stamp set and the Comfort and Joy stamp set. I used brown ink to stamp the words for a more vintage look. Here's a side view of all my layers and pieces.
     
     
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    I splattered the tag and holly using gold paint and I also splattered gold paint on the green argyle part. I used twine, a button and a pearl from my stash to embellish the top of the tag. I assembled everything using foam tape for dimension on the card.
     
     
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    That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda
     
     
     
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  • Pretty Pink Posh August 2024 New Release Blog Hop – Halloween is here!

    Hi ghoulfriends! How are you this lovely late Summer week?! It's so nice to have you visit me at A Blog Called Wanda! If you're new here – welcome! We like to have a good time here! Today is a fun celebration BLOG HOP of the new release for August – Halloween 2024 from Pretty Pink Posh! I am excited to be part of a big multi day blog hop to celebrate the awesome Halloween new release – stamps, dies, stencils, and more! All with a fun/cute/spooky vibe.  It's adorable, and bright and cheerful and happy with just a bit of spooky!! Great news -the new release is available for shopping now! Enjoy the hop, and I'm excited to share some cards with you today! I made LOTS of projects and I'll be sharing the rest of them next week. Can't start early enough on the fall crafts! 

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    My first card today features the awesome new Candy Bucket Dies and the new Stitched Ghosts Dies! Gosh, these dies are SO great! It's a set of buckets that look like the old Happy Meal buckets of days gone by. Such fun memories! I used bright lime green to make a Frankenstein bucket and it came out so cool! I added some cute ghosties coming out of the top and a fun sentiment too! I tried something different and used PINK for my background ink blending! I kinda like it because it's different…. And pink and green is always a winning color combo. I used graphic gingham, white gel pen accents and a few gems to finish it off. The finished card is an A2 white card base. All the supplies are HERE or at the bottom of my post!!

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    A side view to show the layers and assembly…

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    The sentiment is perfection!!! 

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    My craft room is haunted! (They're cute though!!) Hee hee.

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    I ink blended just the top of my white panel and faded to white at the bottom….

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    My second card is a POP UP card, again featuring those SUPER cute ghosties!! This was the first idea that popped into my head when I saw the ghost dies! A gang of ghosties! I just adore their facial expressions. They are having a GOOD time for sure! I assembled my pop up card base using white cardstock and used orange plaid for the accent papers. I used the new Batty about You set for the sentiment and a bright orange Stitched Pumpkin for the front. Oh, and I couldn't resist a few bats too! This card folds down flat and I would use an A4 envelope to make sure it  fits in – since I extended over the top of the back panel. It's hard to see, but the ghosties have glitter accents on them, and cute pink cheeks done with Copics. All the supplies for this card are HERE or at the bottom of my post!

     

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    A side view of my layers and assembly…

     

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    And a top down view so you can see how I placed them inside the pop up base.

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    I shaded the pumpkin with a bit of orange ink and a blender brush. White pen accents on everything too!

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    Here is the card folded down flat for mailing!

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    My third card for today! I couldn't stop making things! This card features the brand new Bat Shaker Dies and the Batty About You Stamp set!! I chose purple and black for a moody color palette. My finished card is an A2 card base layered with purple plaid! The background of the bat shaker is grey gingham and I filled it with the new Halloween Magic Beads. I stenciled the background using purple and yellow inks… And stamped some extra bats behind the big shaker bat. Can a bat be cute? I think he is! LOL. All the supplies for this card are HERE or at the bottom of my post.

     

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    Here's a top down view of the shaker bat!!

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    The perfect sentiment!!

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    Well, if this new release doesn't put you in the mood for spooky season, I don't know what will! LOLZ. That's it for my projects for today!! 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 THREE $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 8/19/2024. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!

    CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW PPP HALLOWEEN RELEASE!

    CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies used in today's post! (Affiliate Links Used)

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  • New Release Week from Pretty Pink Posh! Halloween! Yeah!

     

    One of my favorite releases of the year every year – the PPP Halloween Release – is LIVE now! Here are some sneak peeks. I've made five projects (so far) and I'll be sharing everything starting tomorrow. If you want a jump on shopping – here's your cue! It's SO GREAT!! See you tomorrow morning with my first set of cards! XOXO Happy Monday!

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  • Concord & 9th New Release and Anniversary Celebration! Happy Fall Door Decor!

    Hey friends! Happy Friday! And, today is the 9th of the month, which means that there is a NEW RELEASE from Concord & 9th today! Yahoooo! The new release is available today, August 9th, at 11am EST! It's SO GOOD! And also, Concord and 9th today is celebrating their NINE year anniversary! Congratulations to some of the best people and creativity out there! I'm so very happy for their continued success! I have a card to share today made using the new release, and then, since it's their anniversary, I thought I would share some of my favorite C9 cards from the past nine years! Yay! The release today is their Autumn release and it's really good!! (As always!) 

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    My card today features the brand new Door Decor stamps and dies, along with the lovely Playful Pumpkins Dies from last year. I created a warm and inviting Happy Fall card and I love how it came out! My finished card is not a rectangle! But it will fit into an A2 envelope…. You could also attach the door to an A2 card front if you want. I kind of like the different shape! I used warm Autumn tones for my color palette. I would sure wish that my front door was this pretty!

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    I started by die cutting out all the pieces! I cut the base from cream cardstock and then I die cut the doors from woodgrain cardstock. I lined the back of the windows with vellum for just a bit of a frosty touch! The matching stamp set has sentiments that fit perfectly onto a little banner…. I die cut the leaves from yellow, orange and rust cardstocks (all from C9)….

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    I die cut some Playful Pumpkins out to adorn the front porch. For the doors I splattered on some brown and white inks to make it look a bit weathered.

     

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    The doors open wide and welcoming! I lined the inside with some gingham cardstock and then stamped a second sentiment onto a stitched circle… SO CUTE!

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    As usual, the dies are genius! There is an arched leafy piece and a straight leafy piece. You die cut out the base and then layer on the leaves on top! You can make this greenery for Christmas too! It's really all so lovely.

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    I die cut out a whole bunch of leaves. I inked each leaf with a small dauber and my C9 ink pads. Then I just glued them onto the arch base! Easy and fun.

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    Now, if you want your card to open, be sure to only glue down one side of your banner and your leaf arch!! Here's the inside of my card…

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    CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR THIS FALL DOOR DECOR CARD!

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    In honor of Concord and 9th's anniversary, I went back through my blog posts and found some of my favorite cards I've made for them over the years! I'll show the photos here and if you want to learn more about a card, just click the photo and it will take you over to that blog post for more information! Yeah!

     

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    Let's party indeed!! It's Friday!! There are new stamps and dies!! So much good stuff. Have a blessed and happy day, and a wonderful weekend!! Keep on crafting, my friends! XOXO

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    CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used) Thank you for your support!

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  • Pinkfresh Studio New Release Blog Hop – August 2024 – Riding by with Holiday wishes!

    Hey friends! Happy Monday! Happy August! I have a fun project to share with you today! There's an awesome blog hop today! If you're new here today because of the Blog Hop – welcome! Today's post is part of a giant blog hop to celebrate the new Magical Holiday Collection from Pinkfresh Studio!!  Beautiful, classy, cheerful stamps, stencils, dies and hot foil plates just in time for your holiday projects! So happy to be here in the lineup to share a card with you. The blog hop links, prizes information, and supplies information is all at the bottom of my post. Enjoy the hop everyone! Wishing you a heart filled with joy! XO

    My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with white + snowflakes, then vellum, then the festive images! This card features the brand new Holiday Bicycle stamps, stencils, dies combo along with some of my previously released Pinkfresh Studio favorites. I chose bright, happy colors and added some sparkle too! 

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    I started by stenciling and die cutting out the holly and pine branches for the top of my card. After I stenciled/die cut them, I used my wonderful Pinkfresh Studio ink cubes and small and large blending brushes. I used white paint spray to add some snow! Then I stamped and stenciled the bicycle/packages and die cut them out with the matching dies. I made a cute little pink bicycle!! This image is just so adorable, with those snowflake spokes!


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    Here's a close up of the leaves clusters at the top of the card and that perfect sentiment…. Love the saying, and the font!

     

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    The bottom layer was stamped with the Snowflake Background stamp and pretty aqua ink…. Adds just a touch of snow!

     


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    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog on this fun blog hop day! It's always my pleasure to bring you new things, and to work with my friends at Pinkfresh Studio! Wishing you a happy and creative day, my friends! 

    PRIZE INFO: Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full new release on the Pinkfresh Blog & YouTube channel!! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. The lucky winners will be picked from the comments left on all the blog hop stops! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on  August 13, 2024 on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. Don't forget to look! Good Luck!

  • The Greetery – These are the Days Collection – Release Day! Yeah!

     

    HEY FRIENDS!! EXCITING NEWS!!

    THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

    THESE ARE THE DAYS COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE!

    CLICK HERE TO SHOP!!

     

    It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and beautiful These are the Days 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 – from yesterday, you can see all my projects from the new release, and the accompanying supply list. If you have any questions – reach out!! Thanks for all the love and kind comments this week! Happy Creating! Can't wait to see what YOU make!

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    it helps me so very much and I'm so grateful!! XOXO

     

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  • The Greetery – These are the Days Collection – Day One!

    Hello, my creative, talented and crafty friends! It's going to be a great day today, because I'm here to tell you about a NEW RELEASE from The Greetery! The new release is called These are the Days! It's calendar/planner themed – which is so perfect and fun. Are you a planner girlie? I am! And Betsy has created a suite of products for us the use to make our own calendars and also calendar themed cards and planners. I love this idea so much and I know you will too. One of the best parts of the new release is a collection of florals called Birth Month Blooms. There are flowers for every month of the year and corresponding words that make gorgeous botanical projects! SO much good stuff. 

    This month only has one release day – today – and the entire team will be sharing our projects and the new products on our blogs. TOMORROW is release day and the release will be available for shopping at 10am – July 30th! 

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    I will be sharing three projects today – two cards, and a calendar!! Loads of beautiful inspiration from the entire design team today. My supplies, prize information, and links to everyone's blogs are all at the bottom of this post. Let's get started!

    My first card today is a special birthday card – and I used the calendar items to show the recipients birthday! This card features the brand new Calendar Basics stamp set, and the brand new Birth Month Q2 stamps and dies. My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with some pretty rose gingham. I wanted a bit of a vintage feel to this card – with the roses and the gold….

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    I started by stamping two gorgeous rose clusters using pink and green inks. (THESE ARE MY FAVORITE INK PADS FOR 2/3 STEP STAMPING) I die cut the roses using the matching dies. I stamped the vertical calendar grid in black.

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    Here's a close up of the beautiful roses stamps! I splattered gold paint on them too!

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    The roses were affixed to the calendar using foam tape. I heat embossed happy birthday in gold, and circled my friend's birthday date!  This is a GREAT way to mark a special date – birthday, wedding, anniversary, Christmas….by circling it on the grid! Love this!

     

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    My next project is a lovely 2025 calendar! Gosh I really really like this concept! There are new Pre-Printed calendars that you can decorate as gifts or for your own desk. I used the 2025 calendar and decorated each page using the new preprinted monthly flowers!!! This is awesome. The Spiral die cut cuts out holes at the top of the calendar and then you use the binding to wind it through the holes to make it able to flip!! Betsy thought of everything. I'm going to show you a few of the pages….

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    For each page, I die cut a kraft rectangle and stamped the name of the flower onto it. I then die cut out the preprinted flowers for each month… My first thought for this project was mass production as friend gifts – so I went with the preprinted florals instead of stamping them – much faster!!

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    On each page I used Stickles glitter glue to add little bits of shimmer and shine. I also splattered white paint onto each rectangle.

     

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    My final project for today is a card made using the brand new Birth Month Q3 stamps and dies, and the new Spiral Bound Die…. The sentiment is from the brand new One Fine Day stamp set.  I used pretty shades of yellow and magenta and a bit of ink blending. My finished card is an A2 white card base….

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    I stamped and die cut out the Aster florals – soooo pretty! Here is a side view of my card layers. (THESE ARE MY FAVORITE INK PADS FOR 2/3 STEP STAMPING)

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    I die cut a scalloped rectangle and ink blended just the top part using bright yellow ink… The lovely sentiment is heat embossed with gold and then die cut with the matching die.

     

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    These colors together just say SUMMER to me! So fresh and cheerful.

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    Here is a close up of the die set that looks like spiral binding – genius!!

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    I hope you're loving this calendar themed release! Here is another photo of the calendar cover. I decorated it with Stickles and a few gems just to jazz it up!!

     

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    That's all for my introduction to the new release! Thank you for your support- and for sharing my enthusiasm for The Greetery. We all love The Greetery! Have a blessed and happy day! See you tomorrow for Release Day.

    Betsy will be giving away gift certificates to some lucky winners as usual (Awesome)! To enter to win, please leave a comment on everyone's blog posts for today! She will announce the winners on The Greetery Blog. Good Luck!!

    THE NEW RELEASE IS LIVE TUESDAY JULY 30TH AT 10AM EST!!

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    CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the full supply list for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

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    DESIGN TEAM LINKS FOR TODAY!! ENJOY THE NEW RELEASE REVEALS!!

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  • Introducing the limited edition BOO BOX Card Kit!! It’s fun and fabulous!! Let’s get ready for Halloween!!

    Hey friends! Happy weekend! I hope you're doing great! I'm relieved that yesterday here in Sacramento we broke our two week streak of days over 100 degrees! Whew, that was hard! It's been so hot, and literally that just shuts down my brain! We had a cool morning on Saturday and it was enough to renew my spirit! You know what else renews my spirit? The thought that Fall is just a moment away! Yeah – my favorite season is next! And, today, I have something super duper fun and exciting to show you! The first Halloween cards of 2024! And a FABOOOLOUS card kit Boo Box from Catherine Pooler! 

    The CP BOO BOX is a Limited Edition card kit full of stamps, dies, patterned paper, embossing powder and more! If you buy the kit you will also get access to videos and ideas from different designers! The items in the kit are ONLY available in the kit and won't be released separately later. And when the kits are gone, they're gone. I'm predicting a sellout for sure. This is the best box of this type I've ever seen and well worth the price. On my Instagram Stories later this morning I will be posting a full unboxing video to show you everything! 

    Details to know: You can sign up to be on the waitlist (no payment or obligation required) and if you sign up, you will get an email to buy the kit early before it goes on sale for general purchase! Kit goes on sale at noon EST! 

    I'm sharing two cheerful and bright Halloween cards today that I made with supplies from the Boo Box! Let's get started! First up is some spooky cute ghosties and a bit of sparkle too! My finished card is an A2 card base layered with gorgeous orange stripes, vellum and a tag! This card is so fun!

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    The Boo Box has two large stamp sets and one sentiment stamp set, along with lots of standalone dies and a big background stamp. I think my favorite images are these adorable ghosts! I stamped and die cut them out and added pink cheeks with a Copic Marker! I die cut the spooky die from both glitter paper and black paper and stacked them. I stamped some yellow stars in the background….


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    The Boo Box includes a die set with a great tag and add ons for the tag!! Love that! The little bat is included in the tag dies set…. I tied a bow at the top and attached the bat! 

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    My second card for today features lots of Halloween icons in a grid pattern…. My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with that awesome plaid patterned paper… The Boo Box includes a great grid die set and I die cut out some of the grids and added the classic Halloween icons – cat, bat, witch hat and pumpkin!

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    That little cat makes me smile! I added the sentiment in the center of my card and placed the grids around the sentiment.  A few splatters of black paint and some glitter stars complete the look!! I added glitter glue accents to all the images too.

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    Here's the BOO BOX! And not everything is shown! It's AMAZING – so many great things – literally everything you could need to make your 2024 Halloween cards! 

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  • The Greetery Summer Watercolor Butterfly Card!

    Hi there my creative and crafty friends! I'm up on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! I am always so excited and happy to share with you over there! And of course, sharing my card here too. Hope you had a great 4th of July! Sacramento has been HOT. Gosh, so hot. We are set to break an all time record for most days over 100 degrees. I think my brain is cooked! I'm laying low and moving slow…. For my project for today I created a watercolor card with a nature theme and an all purpose sentiment. I haven't made a watercolor card in a while and I was inspired by the pretty butterflies of Summertime…. Simple and airy for the season….
     
    My finished card is an A2 size Kraft card base, layered with watercolor paper die cut with the beautiful A2 Scallops Dies. All the die cut pieces on this card were made using watercolor paper. I kept the design clean and simple and let that pretty purple butterfly shine! All the coloring was done with my set of Mini Distress Inks and a water brush… I do love this technique.
     
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    I started by die cutting the Fern Dies, the Butterfly Dies, the background panel and the sentiment panel from watercolor paper. I used Distress Inks and water brushes to color all the pieces and set them aside to dry. For the background I used a wet on wet watercolor technique: Put down a good amount of clear water onto the paper, then add the blue ink into the water and let it spread out into a free form shape! I use a large brush for the plain water and lots of water…. You never know what you'll get with this and I love that!!
     
     
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    After all my pieces were dry, I glued together the Fern and the Butterfly using liquid glue. I added a purple enamel dot to the butterfly. I stamped the sentiment in brown Distress Ink and then went over the writing with a detail water brush to make it 'messy.' I assembled all the elements together and I used foam tape to attach the sentiment. I do love the greens against the bright purple butterfly….
     
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    That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda
     
     

  • Happy 4th of July 2024!

    Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day! Happy Birthday America! Sending love and good wishes for a fun and fabulous holiday today! I hope you have a fun day and get lots of BBQ and fireworks! I am looking forward to the 4th of July in our neighborhood. Everyone is always outside enjoying the warm evening and lighting off cool fireworks displays and the atmosphere is so jovial and happy. I have been making tons of patriotic cards and projects to show you, and today I have one last patriotic card! I used lots and lots of brand new supplies from the amazing new Summer 2024 release from Honey Bee Stamps. What an awesome release – so many good products. I have many more ideas! Check it out here!

    This card features the brand new Eagle Dies, The Land of the Free background stamp (LOVE), the new Because of the Brave sentiments, and more… My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with blue stripes and then more (lots more) layers and elements! I used a traditional Americana color palette and kept it vintage too…. Everything classically USA. (By the way, are you excited for the Olympics?!) I used it all — patterned paper, glitter cardstock, vellum, wax seal, and distress ink! Oh and don't forget the gold splatters!

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    Here's a side view of all the layers and elements on my card. For the sentiment I die cut out the large letters from gold cardstock and then layered the vellum sentiment over the top. 

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    I double layered the letters USA with gold and dark brown cardstocks. I stamped the sentiment onto the vellum using Stazon black ink using my MISTI.

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    The star of the show are these new Eagle Dies!!! WOW. The layers are easy to understand and easy to put together – and it really looks like an eagle!! I added gold paint to the tips of his wings for some extra pizazz!! Isn't he marvelous?? In this photo you can also see that I used a background die on the circle just behind the eagle. I thought it looked really vintage….

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    This new background stamp is great! I stamped it in gold/yellow ink and then used distress inks around the edges. I crumpled the stamped panel into a ball in my hands and then unfolded it flat and this way it looks like old paper/cloth. I splattered gold paint on that panel also.

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    Hands down, Honey Bee has the best wax seals and melts! This new 3D star is perfection. I made my seal in blue wax to fit the color theme. It is affixed using foam squares.

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    Look at the detail in that wax seal! Perfection!

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    And lastly, here's a patriotic photo of me out in our front yard last week! We were getting ready to go somewhere so I took a quick photo to update my Facebook profile pic! Yes – I am very patriotic! 🙂

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    That's it for today! And I think that's it for the 4th of July projects! I have some patriotic stitching but I didn't finish them all! Boo! Seems there is never enough time for stitching! And my eyes get tired after a while – so I am very slow. I need to be better about starting earlier with that. As usual, never enough time! Happy 4th of July everyone! XOXO

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  • 4th of July Patriotic Pinwheel Wreath Project!

    Happy Monday! Happy July! It's going to be a good week! There's a fun holiday involved! Yeah! I am very into Americana themed items – crafts, home decor, clothes, cards, stitching…. Well, you get the idea! Our home is very decorated for the 4th of July with lots of flags and good things. I am wishing you a good week and a fun holiday with family and friends! I recently made it a goal to read more….Summer is a great time for lazy afternoons reading!! I have been an avid reader since I was very small and lately life just got busy and I stopped reading and I miss it!! Anyone else have a giant stack of books waiting on the nightstand?? I recently updated my Amazon Summer 2024 reading list if you want to check it out!! 

    My project for today is a home decor piece made from paper!! And card making supplies! 

    My project is a Paper Pinwheel Wreath! Made from patriotic papers and 4th of July theme. It's made from lots and lots of pinwheels hot glued onto a wreath form. It was a very fun project and it came together quickly and easily. This would be a really good group project because it's the same thing made over and over again and it's easy to finish in an afternoon. Here is my wreath and where it's hanging in our home – on the cabinets between the kitchen and our nook. All my supplies are at the bottom of my post or CLICK HERE!

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    I photo'd it on this white door so you could see the size and scale against a plain background…

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    In my stash, I had these buttons from Michaels so I added a few of them!

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    I used the AMAZING 3D Pinwheel Dies to make this project. I made about 30 large and small pinwheels but it only ended up taking about 14 pinwheels to finish my wreath. I actually thought it would take a lot more!! I die cut all my pinwheels first – sooooo easy. 

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    Here they are before assembly – small and large ones!

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    I folded them over and used colorful brads to finish/close them up! This could not be more fun or simple!

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    On my desk…. I used a wreath form (in the supplies) and acrylic paint. I painted the wreath form blue (I forgot to take a photo of that part!) and then I used hot glue to attach all the pinwheels to the wreath form. (I only burned myself once! Ha) I glued them right under the part with the brad. 

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    You, again, could make this project with any theme! I am definitely going to make a Halloween one. I have so many cute Halloween papers! As I continue to try to use my stash!!

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    After the entire wreath was assembled I generously splattered on rich gold paint for a little bit of shimmer….

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    My trusty sidekick Lucky was right there on my desk when I finished my project…. So I snapped a quick photo of him inside my wreath! How fun is he??!! 

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    That's it for today! Happy July! Happy 4th! I'll be back on Thursday with a cool card with a VERY Americana theme! I can't wait to show you! I hope you'll try to make a paper wreath!

    CLICK HERE to see another project I made last year with the same patriotic pinwheels idea!

  • Hey Lady! Cute Ladybug Card Kit available now!

    Hey Lady!! Hello my little ladybugs! I'm flying by with a quick post today to let you know that there's an adorable new Card Kit from Taylored Expressions today! It's available now and I love love love it! I made this sweet card using items from the kit. There are stencils and stamps and matching dies…and more! I think you'll like it too. You can shop it here!

    My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with gingham and then one of the printed sentiment panels. I used the stencils, stamps and dies to cut out all the ladybugs and affixed them to my card using foam squares. I added a little swirly path for the one ladybug…. And some glittery pink gems! All my supplies are listed at the bottom of my post or HERE. 

    When I stenciled the ladybugs I used two ink shades for an ombre look. I also used dark pink instead of red for some hip ladybugs. Ha! I used matching pink gingham paper and it's all so dang cheerful!

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    Here are some photos of everything that comes in the Hey Lady Kit!

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  • Summer cards with Catherine Pooler – Let’s Hit The Beach!

    Hey hey hey friends! Are you ready to hit the beach today? It's full on Summer now! I'm inside the craft room with the fans on and it's 105 degrees today. Nope, not going anywhere. LOL. All the lights out and lots of water! Hope you are having an awesome weekend. I have so many fun Summer crafts to share with ya lately – so excited! Today's post features the awesome and fabulous Resort Release from Catherine Pooler and Sizzix. I loved it the second I saw this release and wanted to create with it! Think beach umbrellas and towels, cute swimmers, a stenciled pool deck, and adorable sentiments. It screams "Let's Hit The Beach!" I am sharing three cards all made with the Resort Bundle…. Let's gooooo!

    My first two cards feature a retro 50's/60's color palette or aqua and lime and yellow…. I do love a retro vibe. For this first card I used those perfect beach umbrellas to make a clean and simple card. My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered soft aqua and then my top panel….

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    The sentiment is perfect! Each beach umbrella was made with two step stamping in my MISTI and then I added a matching pearl to each one. You can see my subtle shadow line on the umbrellas. I did this using a C2 Copic Marker. It's, again, subtle, but I do think it makes a difference!

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    Each umbrella was attached to the card using foam squares. I inked just the top of the panel to mimic the warm golden sunshine. I do really love these colors together!!

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    The stamps align to perfection!!! I stamped the outline in black first and then my colors inside second.

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    Next up are these adorable synchronized swimmers ready to jump in! This finished card is an A2 white card base. I used the pool deck stencils to make the background and then feature the swimmers and another great sentiment.

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    For the background – instead of using all four of the stencils in the pack, I only used two of them – the ones with triangles and squares. This made my design a little less busy and left some white space. I do like the result. I added some waves across the bottom of my card for them to jump in/out of!!

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    The swimmers have these one piece suits, and also a bikini option. The possibilities are endless!! I love their tiny swim caps. I added a few shadows using Copic markers on their swimsuits. 

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    For my final card, I went with a nautical color palette of red, white and bright blue! I created a shoreline with festive umbrellas and a towel… My finished card is an A2 card base in white, layered with blue and also some kraft. 

     

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    I hand tore the kraft cardstock in an irregular way to look like sand. Then I put some white paint along the edge and splatters to look like the waves. I stamped the sentiment sideways and it's nice and big. I used all red/white umbrellas for a French Riviera vibe. 

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    This entire release is literally so HAPPY and fun! I could see making some pool party invitations or birthday cards for summer parties. Any color would look good and there's a sentiment for every occasion. I hope you'll check it out!! 

     

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    That's it for today's Summer cards! I'll be back soon with more more more! I hope you are finding time to get your craft on lately! I'm still working on some 4th of July stitching. I'm starting to accept the fact that I may not finish….but I'll keep working on it!! XOXOXO

  • Happy First Day of Summer – May Your Day Be Sunkissed!

    Hi everyone! It's almost Friday! And it's the official first day of Summer 2024! I am excited for Summer for a few reasons….mostly the Olympics! And also, because when Summer is over – it's FALL! Lolz. I've been working on some patriotic stitching and other 4th of July projects to share.  It's been hot here in Sacramento and we're due to get 100's again starting this weekend. I could do with a little road trip to the beach! Well, my card is the perfect beach card! There is an AMAZING new release from Honey Bee Stamps and I have been making projects with it. Today's card is perfect for this first day of the new season! All the new dies are so great – and I do love paper piecing a good die cut card together. This card was super fun to make – colorful, happy and beach themed! SHOP the new release here! I'll be sharing another card made with the gorgeous new Americana themed items soon. Yay!

    My finished card is an A2 white card base. Layered with sky blue stripes and then my beach scene…. I used Summer colors of aqua, lime, hot pink and yellow…. My uncle, and then my mom both had VW vans and they are so cute and fun. Really brings to mind certain memories doesn't it? 

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    When I'm making cards like this – with lots of pieces and bits – I usually die cut out everything first and put the pieced in little stacks. Then I sit down and ink the pieces if needed and assemble them. Once all the elements are assembled I will play with them until I get the right scene look I want. I really wanted both the palm trees and the umbrella in there, so it took some time to get it just right. Tip: Once everything is the way I want, I'll take a quick iPhone photo for reference in gluing it all down.

     

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    I used this pretty new sentiment set – I adore this font! I stamped it in aqua ink to match my van and then die cut it out with the matching dies. I created a 'beach' by freehand cutting a kraft strip to go across the bottom of my oval. I added a little white beach fence too!! All my supplies are listed at the bottom of my post.

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    I used two different shades of green for my palm trees, and added some pearl coconuts!! I die cut a yellow surfboard and inked it with yellow and orange distress inks for a sunset look! The windows in the van are vellum and I added white gel pen accents to them. The headlights are grey pearls…

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    I just had to add a couple of seagulls flying by. I added gems to the pieces and a little bit of Stickles Diamond glitter glue too. If you zoom in on this card, you can smell the ocean! (I wish) LOL!

     

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    Hope you had a great week so far! Happy SUMMER! Wishing you a fun Summer full of everything you enjoy!! Our favorite coffee shop is hosting a social club on the weekends where no phones are allowed and there will be live music and good conversation! What a grand idea – we'll be stopping by there tomorrow night. And then next week some fun art festivals. Yeah! See you soon! Lots of projects to share before the 4th of July! XOXO

  • The Greetery Garden Party Release Day! Yeah!

     

    HEY FRIENDS!! EXCITING NEWS!!

    THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

    THE GARDEN PARTY COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE!

    CLICK HERE TO SHOP!!

     

    It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and beautiful Garden Party 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, and the accompanying supply lists. If you have any questions – reach out!! Thanks for all the love and kind comments this week! We are ready for Summer!  Happy Creating! Can't wait to see what YOU make!

    Thank you for shopping via my links -

    it helps me so very much and I'm so grateful!! XOXO

     

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  • The Greetery – Garden Party Collection – Day Two! Lemons and Flowers!

    Welcome back to day two of the new Garden Party release week from The Greetery!! How did you like yesterday's cards and theme? What do you love so far?? Are you a tea girlie or a coffee girlie? I like both!! Thanks for the comments and for being here to share the excitement with me! It's my pleasure to be able to introduce the new Garden Party items to you!! Be sure to look at yesterday's post to see my first three cards. I have four more cards to share today!! And then release day will be tomorrow, Friday June 14th at 10am EST! Prize information, Supplies, and the links for today are all at the bottom of this post! Join me in some more fun today! Today has a purple and yellow theme! Two lemon cards and two purple flower cards! Awesome!!

    SHOP THE NEW RELEASE ON FRIDAY JUNE 14TH AT 10AM EST!

    My first card today features the brand new Garden Gateway Dies and the brand new Impressionist Garden stencils and dies, and the new Bloom and Grow Sentiments! LOTS of new things on this fun card! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with purple and white (stenciled with clouds) to make the background for my garden gate. It's really just the happiest card. 

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    Here's a close up of the gorgeous Impressionist Garden stencils and the pretty arch in the gate. I added Copic Marker accents to all my different pieces. The way the flowers were designed, they fit right over the beautiful arch. (Betsy = genius!) I just love how this looks.

     

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    I die cut the gate from white cardstock and added dark gray accents. Here's a close up of the pretty signs in the stamp set. The little flourish is just the perfect touch. 

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    I used the Sitting Pretty Accessories dies to add a spider plant, some clay pots, and a sweet sleepy kitty cat!!

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    Next up is this big bold lemon card featuring the brand new Large Lemon Stencils and the brand new Squeeze The Day stamps and dies! Gosh, this might be one of my favorite Greetery things EVER!!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with gingham white – to properly feature that gorgeous lemon.

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    I heat embossed the sentiment in gold for a pop!! I stenciled the lemon, leaves and florals using bright inks and blender brushes. I also used a paint brush and gold metallic paint to add gold accents to the stenciled areas.

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    My third card today features the brand new, beautiful, Botanicuts Wisteria Dies and the brand new Scalloped Gingham Stencils! OOH LA LA! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with the gingham stencils and then a bit of vellum, and then a white oval!! All these layers meant to properly feature this new floral dies!! The sentiment is in dark grey for good contrast. 

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    Here's a close up of the beautiful flowers and leaves. Just the right look and scale…. I die cut out everything and used Distress Inks to edge a darker color on all the pieces. 

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    The brand new A2 Stitched Scallops Dies are going to get used in my craft room A LOT!!!

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    And last for today, but certainly not least, is this bright and cheerful lemonade card!! This card features the brand new Sippin Summer stamps and dies, the brand new Trendy Tumbler Dies, the brand new Squeeze the Day stamps, and the brand new Palm Border Die!! Whew, that's a whole lotta new! Yeah! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with gingham, then vellum, then white. I used the Palm Border to frame my drink to look like we're out sippin in the backyard!!

     

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    This close up shows all the different lemony elements!! This is a series of stamps and I used my MISTI to align everything just right! The set even comes with an adorable little straw!! I splattered silver paint onto my pieces to look like bubbles… For my accents I used Stickles Diamond Glitter and little yellow hearts.

     

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    I adore this happy font in all the sentiments!!

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    That's it friends! It's been a pleasure sharing the GARDEN PARTY Collection new release with you! Thank you for your support and kind comments – and for sharing my enthusiasm for The Greetery.   We all love The Greetery! Have a great day!  Happy Shopping tomorrow!! XOXO

    PRIZES INFO: Betsy will be giving away several $50 gift cards as part of the new release week. To enter to win, please leave a comment on everyone's blog posts for today and yesterday! She will announce the winners on The Greetery Blog!! YEAH!!

    THE NEW RELEASE IS LIVE TOMORROW 6/14 AT 10AM EST!!

    THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING VIA MY AFFILIATE LINKS – IT HELPS SO MUCH!!

     

    CLICK HERE to see all the supplies I used in today's projects! I will update the links when the new release goes live! (Affiliate Links Used)

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    DESIGN TEAM LINKS FOR TODAY!! ENJOY PARTY AND THE NEW COLLECTION!

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    Dawn

    Kelly

    Laura 

    Laurie

    Wanda

     

  • The Greetery – Garden Party Collection – Day One! Let’s Have Tea!

    Hello, my creative, talented and crafty friends! It's a gooooood day today! It's time for a fun, happy, awesome, pretty, and amazing new release from The Greetery! The new release is just in time for Summer and it's VERY pretty!! The release is called Garden Party! Think tea parties, flowers, lemonade, pretty backgrounds, and more! You're gonna love it. It's fresh and bright and you know me, I used LOTS of color!! The design team will be sharing products and projects today and tomorrow and then the new release will be available for shopping on Friday, June 14th at 10am EST! Just two more days to wait. I had a really fun time with this release – it's right up my alley! I'm excited to share it with you.

    SHOP THE NEW RELEASE FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH, AT 10AM EST!

    I will be sharing three cards today, and four more cards tomorrow. The cards for today all have a tea party theme – tea pots, and tea cups and pretty fine china too! Great for birthdays and invitations and encouragement cards. My cards have lots of gingham, well, because it's me! Loads of beautiful inspiration from the entire design team for the next two days. My supplies, prize information, and links to everyone's blogs are all at the bottom of this post. Let's get started!

    My first card today features the brand new Pours Tea Dies, and the brand new Brew-tea-ful Stamps and Dies! The sentiments are SO cute! I also used some of my favorite Greetery supplies with the new items. The center of my tea pot features the gorgeous Botanicuts Strawberries dies…. Shades of pink and red – so feminine!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with gingham and then accented with white and kraft.

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    Here's a close up of all my layers and elements. I used the Cozy Coaster to make a little tablecloth for my tea pot…. I die cut out all the pieces and inked the edges of everything using Distress Inks and blending brushes. I used a bit of gold just on the lid of the pot. These dies have scrumptious pierced dot details. Love it so much.

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    The sentiments have matching dies – looks so professional and polished!! I added a few little hearts for good measure….

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    Those pretty little strawberries were attached to the tea pot with foam squares.

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    My second card features LOTS of new products! The new items are the Sips Tea Dies and Stencils, the Brew-tea-ful Stamps and Dies, and the Flourished Frame Die!! Everything works together so nicely. This card was Bridgerton inspired!! Pretty pastels and touches of gold!! My finished card is a cream A2 card base layered with the new frame (in gold) and then the focus elements of the tea cup and floral spray. 

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    This gorgeous flower spray can fit into either the tea cup or the tea pot – genius! It's multi step stamping and it comes out like a dream. The tea cup has matching stencils so I stenciled a darker shade of aqua. I used a gold leafing pen to add gold accents onto the cup.

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    I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of vellum using Stazon in and wrapped it around the card. In the background, I stamped words and added paint splatters. Just look at that tiny tea bag tag!!!! SO sweet.

     

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    Here's a close up of all the detail on the gorgeous new frame die…..

     

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    SUPPLY LIST HERE!!

     

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    My third card today features the brand new Fine China stamps, dies and hot foil plates! Reeeeeallly elegant and classy and so very pretty! Gorgeous layers of dies and hot foil and then petite floral elements. I used shades of blues with gold for my finished plate. My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with blue cardstock, vellum and then a Greetery Arch. The star of the show is the fine china for sure.

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    This close up shows all my paper layers….so scrumptious! I ink blended just the top portion of my arch to ground the white of the plate. The foiling comes out PERFECTLY. I used a gold pen to add small accents to the blue floral spray.

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    The included sentiments in the stamp set are classy!!!!!

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    That's all for today, but I'll be back tomorrow with the rest of the new release! Thank you for your support and kind comments – and for sharing my enthusiasm for The Greetery. We all love The Greetery! Have a blessed and happy day! See you tomorrow bright and early! XOXO

    PRIZES INFO: Betsy will be giving away some $50 gift cards as part of the new release week. To enter to win, please leave a comment on everyone's blog posts for today and tomorrow! She will announce the winners on The Greetery Blog as usual!! YEAH!!

    THE NEW RELEASE IS LIVE FRIDAY 6/14 AT 10AM EST!!

    THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING VIA MY AFFILIATE LINKS – IT HELPS SO MUCH!!

     

    CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the full supply list for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

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    DESIGN TEAM LINKS FOR TODAY!! ENJOY THE NEW RELEASE REVEALS!!

    Angelica

    Dana

    Dawn

    Kelly

    Laura 

    Laurie

    Wanda

     

  • Anna Griffin Wildflower Meadow Card Kit!

    Hi everybody! How are you? Have you been crafty this weekend? What are you up to? I am up to staying cool! Oh yeah it's hot hot hot here! I'll be inside with my iced coffee, thank you very much! LOL. I have a set of cards to share today and there are six total – I seem to be making multiples lately!! You guys know that I looooooove Anna Griffin supplies and especially the AG card kits. My cards today were made with the new Anna Griffin Wildflower Meadow Card Kit! The kit makes 12 cards total (with items left over) and I made half of them the other day. I will save the rest for a different crafting session. I adore these kits because you can sit down and just craft – you don't have to come up with all the ideas. You can just mix and match the elements in a way you like. I always add my own special details on the kit cards: paint splatters (gold or white), pearls and gems, and Stickles too. I do love to add a bit of sparkle.

    I buy my Anna Griffin supplies directly from her website, or from HSN and now from Scrapbook.com! I have a nice little collection going now, but I've been a fan since day one of her scrapbooking journey!!

    CLICK HERE to see some other Anna Griffin card kits!!

    I won't go into great detail on each card – the were all made with elements from the card kit. The kit comes with envelopes too and all occasion sentiments. Now I have a very nice stash of cards made!! Everything is 3d and accented with gold foil. So pretty. Every card is A7 (5"x7") size. I am smitten with the color palette of this kit – super feminine and pastel. Kind of makes me think of Marie Antoinette for some reason!! 

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    And here's a photo of all the cards – perfect for saving on Pinterest!

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  • Fun Honeycomb Birthday Tags and Gift Ideas with The Greetery!

    Hi everyone! How are you my creative and crafty friends?! It's my turn up on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! And of course I'm sharing my project with you here too!  Yay!  I am always so excited and happy to share with you. Hope you're doing great! Happy Friday! Good wishes for a great weekend! Hope you get in some crafting time! I just started two new cross stitch projects! LOL. Seems I am the queen of starting projects, but not the queen of finishing projects! 
     
    I am smitten with the new honeycomb items from The Greetery, so today I decided to make some more projects using them! Just so cheerful and happy!! I created two festive and fun gift tags using lots of my favorite Greetery supplies! I have a few special birthdays coming up and I always love to make something handmade….  I created two gift tags – one is a gift box decoration and the other one I haven't decided yet – maybe a tie on to a bottle of champagne, or as a gift bag tie on! I used pretty shades of pink and mint with gold accents for my party today!

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    This just makes me happy!!
     

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    I started by die cutting two of the big tags using the Tag Team Duo dies – they are the perfect size tag! I used the Tag Team Duo matching stencils to stencil pink polka dots on one tag and mint green stripes on the other tag. For stenciling I used Distress Inks and blender brushes. The perfect party backgrounds!
     
     
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    Next I die cut all the pieces to make a Hey Honeycomb Balloon and a Hey Honeycomb Ice Cream Cone. I used cardstock shades to match those cute Party Honeycomb Balls. I added bits of ink shading and also Stickles Diamond glitter glue. I affixed the honeycomb balls to the die cut pieces using liquid glue.
     
     
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    For the accents I splattered on some white paint and created gold streamers for both tags. I added a pretty ribbon from my stash and little scattered gems and pearls. For the sentiments I used the Tear Strip Banners Dies along with the Tear Strip Banners Birthday stamps. These were perfect across the bottom of my tags. 
     
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    For the gift, I wrapped it in Kraft wrapping paper first. I added a star border using the Star Strip Die and made it from matching cardstock to the balloon. Just a little extra touch. This is such a fun way to embellish a gift! These tags would also be nice for a graduation party gift, or any other celebration!
     
     
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    That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XOXO