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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!

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.

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.

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….

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.

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.

Look at the detail in that wax seal! Perfection!

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! 🙂

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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July 4, 2024
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!

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

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

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.

Here they are before assembly – small and large ones!

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

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.

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!!

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

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??!!

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!

July 1, 2024
Fabric Garlands! A quick and easy home decor project!

Hellooooooo sweet friends! I have a fun craft project today – and it doesn't have any paper involved! Yes, you heard me right! It's a fabric project! So super fun, quick, easy, and awesome. I have had the supplies to make this (these) for a couple of years. Oh my. Well, I went to a craft retreat a couple months back and I finally made my fabric strip garlands! You know how you have things in your craft room for a long time and keep thinking "I need to make that"? Well, I did! Hee hee. And now I want to make more! Let's get started before I keep yammering on more.

I initially made this red, white and blue fabric strip garland to hang in our kitchen for the 4th of July! This garland is also the perfect size to go across the fireplace mantle or our entertainment center! I bought two packs of fat quarters (blue pack and red pack) at Hobby Lobby, and I also got the rope at Hobby Lobby. That's all you need to get this result….

I hung the finished garland over our kitchen curtains! It looks so cute! It adds the right amount of homey feeling!

Supplies! That's it! I roughly cut the fat quarters into two inch strips. At first I used my ruler, but then I ended up just eye balling the strips and it went very fast cutting them all up. Again – EASY!! Each strip is about 20 inches long to start.

I laid the rope out on my desk (I cut it about 8 feet long to have lots of room and then trimmed it later). I just started knotting the fabric strips over the rope making sure to keep the colors and patterns varied. I love this combination of gingham, strips, chambray…. It's very pretty!!

You just fluff it up and straighten it out when you hang it! I think start to finish this took me about two hours to make!!

Here are two other garlands I made using the same fun technique. For these next two I used Moda Fabric Jelly Rolls for the fabric. And I think this will be my preferred method for any other ones I made. Moda makes the most gorgeous fabrics! And, the Jelly Rolls come with the fabric already in strips (with a pretty zig zag edge too)! For the Jelly Rolls, I unrolled all of the strips and then cut them in the middle, so each big strip became two small strips. Really the perfect amount for a garland.

This one is all season, shabby chic! In all my favorite colors!! I added in some crochet trim and some velvet ribbon too. This one I think will hang in my craft room! I LOVE it.

Here's a close up of the knots. Wrap the strip around the rope, and pull the ends through (kind of like you would tie a string on the top of a tag).

And the last one I made is retro Halloween! Kitty cats and candy corns and polka dots. LOVE! This one was made with another Moda Jelly Roll fabric pack. The colors are lovely!

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Okee dokee! That's it for today! I hope I've inspired you to try a new crafting project! This was literally so easy. I think it would be really cute to make one for a baby's room or for a special color themed party. Also, I already have the fabric for a holiday one. Can't stop, won't stop. LOLZ. Have a blessed and beautiful day my friends. See you soon! XOXO

June 27, 2024
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!

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

June 25, 2024
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….

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!

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!!

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

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.

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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

June 22, 2024
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?

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.

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.

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…

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!

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

June 20, 2024
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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!!

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.

I adore this happy font in all the sentiments!!

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)

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

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laura

Laurie

Wanda

June 13, 2024
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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

SUPPLY LIST HERE!!

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.

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.

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

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)

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

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laura

Laurie

Wanda

June 12, 2024
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!!

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

June 9, 2024
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!

This just makes me happy!!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

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June 7, 2024
Happy Monday – Fun cards with….Denim Jackets!!

Hey hey hey hey friends! Hope you're doing great today! I have a super fun blog post to share with you today! FIVE cards and LOTS of pictures! So grab some coffee! I had so much fun making these cards and can't wait to share them all with you! Wishing you a great week ahead. Summer is OFFICIALLY here in Sacramento and we are going to have three days over 100 degrees this week. Whew. Yikes. (Just in case you ever wondered why I love Autumn so much!) The hubs and I celebrate 31 years together tomorrow (not our wedding anniversary but our 'together' anniversary). I'm not sure how that happened, since I am clearly so young. Ha!! We are going out for a nice dinner at The Melting Pot! We haven't been there in many years and I'm really looking forward to it very much. A little fondue, a little champagne. Yeah! Okay, that's probably enough chit chat, let's talk about projects!

Concord and 9th is one of my most favorite companies! I love everything they do! A few months ago, they released the Carpe Denim dies and stamps, and lemme tell ya, I about lost my dang mind! SOOOOO cute and SOOOOO fun! Right up my alley for sure. I bought the dies right away. Time got away from me, and they have been sitting on my desk… While the dies were sitting on my desk I kept thinking of more and more ideas! When I sat down to create, FIVE cards came out! Honestly, I could have made tons more, I had so many ideas. I just ran out of time. I am a jean jacket girl for sure. I have been a jean jacket girl since about 7th grade (the 1900's) and in my closet currently I have 16 different ones! One has stars, one has bling, one has embroidery, one has patches, some are dressy and dark, some are distressed, some are slouchy, and all are loved! I do love a jean jacket! How about you – are you a jean jacket girlie too??

All five cards are A2 white card bases and I kept the layouts clean and simple and graphic. I used the Carpe Denim dies on all the cards. Each card is generally the same clean layout. I used my new favorite gingham papers (Supplies are at the bottom of this post) and all the gorgeous cardstocks are from Concord and 9th. For the denim jackets I used papers I bought at Hobby Lobby. I had this project in mind and I went to the paper racks at Hobby Lobby, and just looked for blue/denim like papers that I thought would work. I ended up with three different types of denim and I like all of them for different reasons.

First up is my crafty girl denim jacket!! This card uses crafty sentiments and dies, paint brushes, stamps and scissors too. I would absolutely wear this jacket with a giant stamp on the back! Ha. I used DB scrapbooking letters to spell out crafty on the back. I used a fun sentiment, hearts, and bits of glitter to make it 'extra'! I loved using tiny silver and gold pearls on all the cards to look like clothing hardware. The creative possibilities are endless really. I had so much fun.

Next up is my 80's inspired denim jacket! Brought back memories of the skating rink and my neon phase! Hee hee. I made cardstock stripes for this one to make it super colorful and fun. All those cute decorations and patches come with the Carpe Denim set. I splattered this jacket to make it look acid washed (I'm totally dating myself here). A vellum circle grounds the card. The sentiment is perfect!!

Besides crafting and coffee, one thing you know I love is pizza!! So I made a pizza jean jacket! I used red gingham here of course. I used the super dark denim paper for this one. I gold embossed the pizza word on the back. The sentiment and the pizza are from the Love you more than sets!! A heart background and red heart accents to match the pizza. You gotta pizza my heart right here….

So this one is just plain silly and fun! I used the Celebration Squad dies to make a girl! I know that it's not the exact right scale, but I couldn't resist!! I gave here a boho chic jacket with big hearts on the back and a matching bow in her hair! A fun girlfriend card for sure. I used the pretty C9 gingham paper and the vines background to keep it feminine and pretty.

And lastly, I had to make an Autumn themed jean jacket! Of course! I used orange gingham and kraft paper for a warmer feeling to this card. I also used those uber cute elbow patches on the jacket. I used the Playful Pumpkins stamps and dies to make the pretty pumpkin and the sentiment. I added leaves in warm fall tones and that gorgeous background die. Makes me want to go to the pumpkin patch right now! Wanna come?!

Okay, that's all five cards. The next set of photos are some close ups of all the little details. Because you know I love all the little details…. All the supplies are listed out at the bottom of this post! I would love to also see YOUR ideas!!

EEEEK. Those tiny paint brushes are everything!!!

I used lots of different icons, gems and sparkles to make this card very 80's! The stripes were cut to 1/4 inch using my paper trimmer. Really a fun and easy technique.

Um, how adorable is that tiny pizza slice?? And heart pepperonis? C'mon! I used Copic Markers to shade all of my elements on all the cards.

Hey girl! She has a pretty boho braid in her hair! I used enamel dots here to add little pops of color.

How pretty is that leafy background??? LOVE.

And here are all five cards together in one graphic – perfect for saving on Pinterest!

Okay friends! That's it for today's cards! I hope I made you smile, and hope I got your creative juices flowing toooooo. That's my goal, to encourage you to craft and make you have a moment of fun in your day! Have an awesome week! XOXO

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June 3, 2024
Pinkfresh Studio New Release Blog Hop – Let’s Celebrate!

Hey friends! WOOHOOOO! It's Friday! And 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 Happiness release from our friends at Pinkfresh Studio. Beautiful, classy, cheerful stamps, stencils, dies and hot foil plates just in time for Summer! So happy to be here in the lineup to share a project with you. The blog hop links, prizes information, and supplies information is all at the bottom of my post. Enjoy the hop everyone! XO

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My card for today features the brand new Cheers Suite – stamps, hot foil, dies and stencils. Who doesn't love a fruity Summer cocktail!? I know I do! Cheers indeed! I really enjoyed working with the new supplies so much. PFS makes it so easy to get beautiful results. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with aqua and more white and then some pretty vellum. I used the matching stencils and then lots of glittery accents to make my refreshing drink…

The fruits all come with the stamp set with the drink – it's perfection! I stamped the entire stamp portion and stenciled it in using Pinkfresh inks and blending brushes. I used the matching die to cut everything out for my focal element. I used fresh summer shades of pink, yellow and green…

Here's a side view of my layers…

In this photo you can see the glitter accents. The background panel was die cut using one of the awesome background dies – in diamonds… I splattered gold paint over the vellum layer. For the sentiment, I heat embossed in gold and die cut it out using the matching die.

SUPPLIES ARE ALL LISTED HERE!

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 Pinkfresh Studio!! Wishing you a happy and creative day, my friends! Cheers to drinks poolside this weekend!!

May 31, 2024
Happy Rainbow Butterflies Card!

Hello creative and crafty friends! Happy Monday, I mean Tuesday! It sure feels like Monday though! Ha. Hope you had a nice long weekend and official kick off to Summer. We stayed home the entire weekend…. We have so much to do around here and I have lots of projects to get made and photographed. We've had lovely weather and we're now ready for the season to change. I hope you are doing great!

Today's card is finally an idea from my head getting made! Yeah for that! Have you seen the GORGEOUS washi tapes from Pinkfresh Studio? I've made lots of cards with them before here on my blog. They are so amazing and lovely to work with. Everything from PFS is simply the highest quality!! I got the Butterflies Washi suite a few weeks ago and been dying to use it!! So, my card features those pretty butterflies…. Let's get to it!

My finished card is an A2 size white card base….layered with some mossy green paper from my stash, and then another layer of white cardstock. The butterflies are the star of the show here….

If you've never used the PFS washi tapes – they are so cool and easy! It's a giant roll of washi printed with the gorgeous design (butterflies)…. You roll the washi onto cardstock of any color (I used bright white) and then press it down really good. The matching dies cut out ALLLLL the design at ONE time! So, with one pass, I got like 15 butterflies, and the leaves too.

I stamped and die cut two of the Floral Envelopes dies for my butterflies to come flying out of. I affixed the envelopes to the card with foam tape. Then I arranged all the leaves and butterflies in rainbow order. I tucked some of them inside the envelope. Wouldn't you just love to open a card and have butterflies come flying out?!

Here's my side view. You can see that the washi tape elements are accented with beautiful gold….and the colors are vivid and clear.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using gold embossing powder. I stamped on vellum – and then die cut the banner with the matching dies. (All my supplies are listed at the bottom of my post)

For my finishing touch, some splatters of gold ink, and pretty gold glitter drops!

CLICK HERE to see all the washi tapes that PFS has!!! Okay, friends, that's it for today! I'll be back on Friday with another Pinkfresh Studio card – we're having a blog hop! Yay! See you then and until then, happy crafting! XOXO

May 27, 2024
The Greetery – Award Winning Love Card!

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! I am still so in love with the new Greetery release and I decided to make another project featuring some of the new items. I was inspired by the awesome Award Winning dies and really wanted to make a more vintage/masculine project using them. It's always fun to see how using a different color palette or style can change the look of our favorite stamps and dies… Happy Friday and Happy Weekend! Let's get started!

My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I covered it in diamond harlequin paper and then layered the Postage Die in cream. The star of the card is the Award Winning Dies! I used the XOXO from the Just My Type Dies to make the center of the award stand out. This patterned paper is from a (very) old paper pad in my stash. Feel free to see this as a message to use all your hoarded stash! LOL! This card has a really vintagey masculine vibe – totally different than my other card using these dies. Love it!

I started this card by die cutting all the pieces of the award using patterned papers and cardstocks. I generously inked up all the pieces with Antique Linen Distress Ink to make it all look aged and vintage. In between the bottom two layers of the award, I created a rosette layer by folding strips of paper in an accordion fashion. Then I glued all the layers together to make my award. In this photo you can see all the layers and pieces!

I die cut the XOXO using silver and black cardstocks and attached it to the award using foam dots. I added a mirrored heart Tim Holtz charm also. Finally I added a couple silver streamers die cut from the Honeycomb Balloons die set. I like the little pops of metallic in with all those rich colors….

I used my fingers to gently turn up the bottoms of the ribbons….More dimension!

It is always nice to have some masculine cards on hand for the guys in our lives! My husband loves the vintage look, so he will most likely be the recipient of this card for our anniversary this year. 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

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May 24, 2024
Pretty Pink Posh – May 2024 New Release – Congrats Champagne Shaker Card!

Hello lovelies!! Happy almost Friday! Hope you had a great week! We've had sunny weather and I feel like Summer is in the air finally. The new release from Pretty Pink Posh continues this week with an Instagram Hop and I wanted to share my card with you here. If you're on Instagram, make sure to stop by my post and leave a comment for a chance to win a PPP gift certificate! Woot! The new release is full of everything perfect for early Summer celebrations… I shared my other PPP new release project last week – so please check out my patriotic cupcake card too!

My card for the Instagram Hop features the brand new Champagne Flute shaker dies and the brand new Bows dies (LOVE)…along with the new celebration shaker beads. I decided to make a classy wedding card and used silver, white and Tiffany Blue as my color palette. I love how this card came out. One of my friends' sons is getting married and I'm going to give her this card to use!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with blue, white and vellum… The shaker champagne flutes are the star of the show!! Cheers!!

Here's a side view so you can see all my layers and pieces. Those new bows are *chef's kiss* for sure! Those dies are going to get used a lot!! The shakers were made separately and then glued onto the card. I used lots of layers and vellum for that wedding look.

I used silver cardstock for the flutes and then used white glitter cardstock for the inside of the flutes. I mixed together some clear diamond gems with the new silver/gold/white beads. It looks sooooo pretty in person!! I used foam sheets and acetate along with my precision glue to make the shakers. They just always come out perfectly with PPP dies.

I used gray and vellum cardstocks for the "congrats" sentiment across the bottom of the card.

This color blue always makes me think of weddings…. I put a big vellum heart behind the champagne flutes and added gems to look like bubbles!

Okay friends! That's it for today's post! I'm wishing you a very happy day. POP FIZZ CLINK! See you soon! Be sure to create something today and remember to have some laughs too! Crafting and laughter are good medicine! XOXO

Head over to Instagram to see this card and enter to win a Pretty Pink Posh Gift Certificate!!

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May 16, 2024
Pretty Pink Posh – May 2024 New Release Blog Hop! 4th of July Cupcake!

Hi friends! How's your week going friends? 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 of the new release for May 2024 from Pretty Pink Posh! I am excited to be part of a big multi day blog hop to celebrate the May new release – stamps, dies, stencils, and more! All with a get-ready-for-Summer vibe/theme. It's fun, and bright and cheerful and happy!! Great news -the new release is available for shopping now! Enjoy the hop, and I'm excited to share a fun patriotic card with you today!

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My card for today features the brand new Big Celebration Cupcake Dies set – the latest in the Cupcake Collection!! I also used lots of other favorite PPP supplies and went with a 4th of July theme! The way this year is going, the 4th is going to be here fast!! My finished card is an A2 card base, covered in blue gingham and then an eyelet panel and an ink blended panel.

Here's a side view of my card so you can see all the parts, and layers! I love those little firecrackers! So fun!! I used the numbers from the Graduation set (supplies are at the bottom of my post) to make 1776 in red to accompany the 4th of July banner. I love the blue gingham combined with red, gold and white. Really festive!

I ink blended the top part of the panel using yellow oxide inks and then stamped on some fireworks for a nice background. I added lots of blue gems for sparkle! And there's glitter glue on the cupcake too! (I love sparkle!)

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Those fireworks are SO fun! Easy to make and layer and pop into your cupcake. I love how PPP left slits in the cupcake top so you can tuck items into the frosting – such a great idea.

Lots of gold stars to finish off the accents for this card!!

Well, if this new release doesn't put you in the mood for celebrating Summer, I don't know what will! LOLZ. That's it for my project 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!!

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 5/15/2024. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!

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May 9, 2024
The Greetery Confetti Encore Collection Release Day! Yahoooo!

HEY FRIENDS!! EXCITING NEWS!!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE GREETERY!

CONFETTI ENCORE COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE!

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YOUR ENTIRE ORDER WILL BE 15% OFF FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS! (DETAILS BELOW)

It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Confetti Encore 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 to PARTY! 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

April 26, 2024
The Greetery – Confetti Encore Collection – Day Two! The Party Continues!

LET'S KEEP THE PARTY GOING! Welcome back to day two of the new release week from The Greetery! We are celebrating five years of awesomeness from The Greetery – with the fabulous new Confetti Encore Collection! How did you enjoy all the projects from yesterday's posts?? What is your favorite thing so far?? 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 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 April 26th 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!

SHOP THE NEW RELEASE ON FRIDAY APRIL 26TH AT 10AM EST!

My first card for today features one of my personal favorites from the new collection – the brand new Party Hat Die! It also has a matching Stencil! I used the Party Hat Die along with the lovely Make A Wish dies and the Twisted Crepe Dies. I really love this card! I chose colors in kind of a 50's retro vibe. My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with dusty blue and then more white, with all the focus on that marvelous hat.

That big bold sentiment in gold is perfect for this hat!! die cut out a bunch of hats in different colors and then hand cut the stripes and it came out cool. You can do so many things with this die! Tags for gifts, cards, a banner…. I'm going to be using it a lot!

The topper on the hat is SUPER fun! I used gold glitter cardstock and teal cardstock and then I painted gold paint on it. It looks really cool in person! A big yellow gem in the center makes it! I used a corner rounder to continue that retro vibe and attached my streamers in matching colors….

Warning – my next card is going to make you hungry for a treat!! Yay! This second card for today features the brand new What's The Scoop Stamps and Dies! The mostest perfectest ice cream set ever!! You can also use it with the new Honeycombs (more to come on that))!! My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with my new favorite gingham and vellum and more!! I created a happy, minty card. Of course totally inspired by Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream! Yum.

The dies that spell out SCOOP are so cool!!!!! I love the frosting pieces that go on top of the letters!! I used mint green and rich chocolate brown shades for my card, I die cut out all the pieces and then used Distress inks to shade all the pieces before splattering on white paint!!

The die set also comes with the cherry on top! It's delicious! I assembled my cone and used brown enamel dots to make 3D chocolate chips. I want to lick this card!! I stamped the sentiment onto a little flag. I used two sizes of arches to make the frame for my cone and sentiment.

A couple of little red hearts for a pop of color…

You can use any colors to make your own favorite flavor of ice cream! I was also thinking how cute this would be in pink and brown for strawberry ice cream!

My third card for today is very fun and also interactive!!! Betsy has come out with new colors of Honeycomb Balls! In pretty party colors! Yippeeeee! Don't worry, they fold flat for mailing! Betsy thought of everything! My finished card is an A2 card base layered with coral stripes and white cardstock to feature those honeycomb balloons! The suite is called Hey Honeycomb!! (Is anyone else thinking of the Honeycomb Hideout right now?! Hee hee). I used Hey Honeycomb Basics, Sentiments and Balloon dies!

I used the brand new It's Your Day die for the sentiment again, this time in silver!! I love the coral and blue honeycomb balls to make this party card. The honeycombs fold flat and then the recipient fluffs them up. Isn't this so cool???

Silver strings, crystal gems, tiny hearts, and silver metallic paint splatters complete this look! I even paint splattered the balls!

And finally – the super cool part!!! Stamps and dies that show the person how to fold open the interactive parts! Oh, and those little hearts?? They're adhesive! So the honeycombs stay put!! Great idea Betsy!

My third card today is another interactive card!! I had lots of fun with this new release! This card features the brand new Award Winning Dies! My finished card is an A2 card base, layered with an ink blended panel, and then my sweet little award. I made it such that the award comes off the card! My thought was that the birthday guy or gal could wear it on their shirt on their special day! Or pin it on their bulletin board or cubicle wall! It has a pin back on it – you'll see as I go along. The new dies make the prettiest layered ribbon/award!! SOOOOO many uses for this! Prizes, cards (think grad for sure), banners, and more. The new Inflated Sentiments stamps fit perfectly inside that top circle. Genius!

I used stripes and gingham and gold and stars and MORE! This is a sparkly creation!! Hee hee.

I die cut two sets of the bottom flags and layered them…. No end to the possibilities with this die set!

Here is a look down from the top of the card. I attached a pin back to the back of the award and then attached it to the card using a zig zag circle that I hole punched two holes in. FUN!

And here is my detached from the card award!!

That's it friends! It's been a pleasure sharing the CONFETTI ENCORE 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 FOR DAY TWO: Betsy is generously giving TWO complete Confetti Encore collection bundles!!! Comment deadline is Thursday, 4/25 at 11:59pm EST. Please leave a comment on all the design team blogs to be entered! Good Luck! Betsy will announce the winners on The Greetery Blog!!

THE NEW RELEASE IS LIVE TOMORROW 4/26 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) I'll update the supply list when release goes live!!

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

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

April 25, 2024
The Greetery – Confetti Encore Collection – Day One! It’s a Party!

Hello, my creative, talented and crafty friends! It's a gooooood day today! It's time for a fun, happy, awesome, party themed new release from The Greetery! The Greetery is celebrating their FIVE year anniversary this month! How amazing is that? Feels like yesterday when I got the email from Betsy telling me of her new business and asking me to join the fun! So honored to have been on this journey! So I feel like that calls for a party! The new release is called Confetti Encore Collection!! It's everything for celebrations – birthdays, graduations, parties, or any other fun occasion. You're gonna be in the mood to shake it and dance, and eat cake and ice cream after you see everything!! The design team will be sharing products and projects today and tomorrow, and then the new release will be available for shopping on Friday, April 26th at 10am EST. So glad you're here to join me in the fun today.

SHOP THE NEW RELEASE FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH, AT 10AM EST!

I will be sharing three cards today, and four cards tomorrow. All seven cards are birthday cards! We can never have enough birthday cards on hand, right? Two of my cards are interactive too! I used tons of colors, and fun papers to make it a par-tay. Lots of inspiration from the entire 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!

Each of my cards this time has a completely different vibe and style. I love it. I really got into the colors this time around and had fun with all the new stamps, stencils and dies. My first card for today features the brand new addition to the Four Square Tags series – Birthday! I used the new stamps along with the Four Square Dies, and some other Greetery favorites. My finished card is an A2 kraft card base. I layered paper from my stash with a vintage color palette and gold….

As you can see, this time around, I didn't make FOUR Four Square tags…. I made ONE! So this is cool – I didn't cut my paper into a square first, so I could make a longer tag from the die! I made one cream tag with the criss cross top for the focus point of my card. I used cream cardstock for that vintage look. I inked the edges with Distress Ink…. I used the gorgeous Ticker Tape Stamp to stamp the confetti on the tag and then generously splattered gold paint. My sentiment is from the brand new Four Square Tags Birthday set and I heat embossed in gold….

I used the Loopy Bow Die to make the pretty bow for the top of my tag. I had some paper flowers in my stash that fit the theme…. And lovely pink pearls to complete the look. This card is very girlie!

I attached the tag to the card using foam tape and also attached the sentiment with foam tape! I do love that dimension!

Now….for a totally different look! For my second card I used the brand new Celebration Streamers Stencils and Stamp combo and the brand new It's Your Day die! I made a rainbow! This new set is very cool! My finished card is an A2 white card base, with just one more layer of white featuring the design. The stamp/stencil combo is neat – you stencil the streamers on first and then use the matching stamps to add the darker shaded portion so it looks so realistic! To make it a rainbow, I carefully used small blending brushes to change colors for each streamer! (My ink colors and fav blending brushes are linked at the bottom of my post).

This is a cool one layer card – perfect for mailing! I used the new dies for the sentiment in gold and vellum. Super sparkly and festive!!

Lots and lots of gold paint splatters here!! And a few gems and stars too!!

And my last card for today features the brand new Flourished Phrases – Birthday!! If you loved the LOVE and HELLO versions, you're going to love the birthday version! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with a new gingham paper pad I just got (You need it) and then my focus layer with the design. The matching die for this stencil is perfection and so detailed. Fantastic!! I used pretty shades of aqua and yellow.

Here's my tip for getting the die cutting perfect on this one – because of the swirls…. I inked the words first in shades of aqua and teal (LOVE)! Then I die cut it out. After it was die cut, I went back and stenciled the yellow swirls onto the already die cut part!! I added glitter to the words for sparkle!!

For the background, I stamped some starbursts from the Make a Wish stamp set in yellow and then added gems. This card could be stamped in annnnny colors to make it feminine, masculine, mod, vintage, whatever the mood!!

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 for the rest of the party! XOXO

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

THE NEW RELEASE IS LIVE FRIDAY APRIL 26TH 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 cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

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

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

April 24, 2024
The Greetery – Cheerful Spring Tulips!

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! Happy Friday! It's my turn up on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! And of course, to share here too! I am always so excited and happy to share with you. Happy April! Hope you had a nice Easter and are enjoying a lovely Spring so far. Our weather has been psycho! It was almost 80 on Tuesday here and now it's back in the mid 50's! Rain, sun, we've had it all the past week. Spring for sure… For today's card I was inspired by the garden and the blooming flowers! We already have lots of tulips blooming at our house and so I created a tulip card for you in shades of pink and yellow…

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered yellow polka dot patterned paper and then a crisp white layer for my tulips. I used the gorgeous Botanicuts Tulips dies of course! The sentiment is from the All Occasion stamp set and I heat embossed it in gold for a classy look. Perfect Spring colors – yellow and pink! I made a big bountiful bouquet!

Here's a side view of my layers and the dimension in those cool tulips dies….

I started this card by die cutting all of the tulips and leaves pieces. I added shading to each piece using Copic Markers before assembling all the flowers. After the flowers were completed, I splattered on some artistic white paint. I arranged the tulips into a big bouquet and affixed everything to the card using foam pop dots.

I stamped and heat embossed the pretty sentiment using gold embossing powder and then die cut it out using the matching dies. I used the Fit To Be Tied die to create a bow for my bouquet from kraft cardstock. Lastly, I added a few golden yellow gems to finish off my card.

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This card would be great for any occasion. I do love a nice "thinking of you" card, don't you? You could change the colors of the tulips to match your favorite colors, too. Would be super pretty in bright red don't you think?!

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! Have a great weekend! We are going to see the Goo Goo Dolls in concert tomorrow night and I am so excited! XOXO

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April 5, 2024