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TGIF – The Greetery Inspiration Friday – Garden Gloves!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! And it's definitely TGIF – which means The Greetery Inspiration Friday! I am sharing this card over on The Greetery Blog today and of course I had to post it here too! How are you my friends? How was your week? The first official week of Summer!! I had a very busy week but that's okay with me. I am enjoying being busy. Our weather has been perfection here and I'm so grateful it's not been super hot yet. We are celebrating 29 years together tomorrow for my husband and I (wow)! We met on a blind date! Yeah! Almost 30 years? Unbelievable! We will go out for a nice dinner to celebrate but that's about it. I am still very much longing for some time by the ocean but it hasn't happened yet. Gas here is about $6.50 a gallon and that has put the kabash on a lot of road trippin.

Anyhoooo I am happy to be here today sharing a garden theme card made from the latest The Greetery Release! I absolutely loved the Garden Variety Release! I couldn't resist making one more project with it! I thought maybe your goodies are arriving at your house too and you might like to see another card. My fav things from the release are the Daisy Days Suite and the Garden Gloves. I combined those two things into a pair of pretty gardening gloves. Mix in some gingham and twine….. My finished card is an A2 card base, layered with citrus green, white and woodgrain…

That new Scripty Hello Die is absolutely the best! It works on everything!!!

I started by stenciling the entire panel of the Daisy Days image. I used pretty summer shades of greens, yellows and blues…. On crisp white cardstock. Then I used the Garden Gloves Dies and die cut out the gloves. They cut out perfectly from the panel. EEP. I was so excited how they turned out.

I added my accent pieces in blue and added yellow hearts….And some white splatters….

Before I put the gloves on and assembled the final card, I wrapped some twine and tied a bow off to the side. The gloves are attached with foam tape.

Wouldn't this be the best card for that friend we all have who looooooves gardening??!!

Thanks for popping in to spend some time with me today!! I am wishing you the happiest and loveliest weekend! I will see you on Monday with a super cute Doodlebug mini album!! XOXO

June 3, 2022
The Greetery – Release Day – Garden Variety May 2022!! Yippeee!

Hi crafty friends! One last reminder! It's The Greetery Release Day! AWESOME!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS FOR SALE

THURSDAY, MAY 26TH AT 10AM EST!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

****I'm sending this message out early this morning so you get notice asap. Trust me when I say that you will want to shop early! 10am EST! There is a surprise waiting for you on The Greetery Website!! And it's a good one!!

****I am always incredibly grateful when you use my shopping links! THANK YOU! It helps me out so much more than you know! Have fun shopping and creating with your new goodies! It's been my pleasure to share with you this week! XO

May 26, 2022
The Greetery – Garden Variety Release – Day 2!

Hi friends! Welcome to Day Two of ideas, projects and product reveals for the gorgeous new "Garden Variety" release from The Greetery! The anniversary celebrations are continuing! What did you think of yesterday?? Do you have a favorite item yet? I love this release!! The only word I keep thinking is FRESH! Guess what? I have three more cards to show you today! I am SO excited! Today is day two, the final day, of reveals. All of the new items will be available for shopping tomorrow, Thursday May 26th at 10am EST! Start making your list now! And there will be a big surprise when the new release goes live – so set your alarm for early shopping!! Yay!!

My first card for today features the brand new Garden Gear – Gloves suite of products! Pretty, perfect gardening gloves! LOVE! (Maybe my favorite thing from the new release). My finished card is an A2 card base layered with kraft and white and gingham…

The gloves are a set of dies that has two gloves, two little tabs with the hearts and two longer little tabs for the top of the gloves. The stencils set makes a beautiful floral pattern in the right size and scale! In this photo you can see a close up of all the die pieces and my layers. I used the stencils, and stenciled white, pink and green inks onto kraft paper. Then I die cut out the gloves and the accompanying pieces.

I used the Market Fresh words to make my sentiment. I added some twine and buttons to the gloves also. If you look closely you can see I added accents to the stenciling with Copics. I used the same ink pads as for my projects yesterday! (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post).

As a finishing touch, I die cut a pretty butterfly from the Summer Curio die set.

We all have that one friend or family member who loves to garden! The possibilities of fun cards is endless!!

My next card is a floral explosion!!! I think you're going to love these new dies and stamps!!! I am featuring the new Posy Pocket Dies with the new Seed Catalog Stamp on it, and the new Botanicuts Bluebells! I mixed in the previously released Wildflower Mix Dies and the new Plucked Dies. Oh gosh!! The perfect bouquet! And, of course, because Betsy is a genius, there are TWO sizes of Pocket Posy Dies! I used the large one on this card. My finished card is an A2 card base. Layered with cream and vellum, and lots of vintagey watercolory goodness!

Here is a close up of my bouquet. All kinds of flowers! The Bluebells are brand new with this release!! I die cut everything from cream cardstock and water colored with my Mini Distress ink pads and a water brush. Super easy.

And a close up of the Posy Pocket!!!! I stamped it in brown ink onto cream cardstock using the new Seed Catalog Background Stamp. The way Betsy designed the Posy Pocket, if you stamp a large image, it will remain in the right orientation after you put it together. I'm sure Betsy will do a video of this – it's so well designed and simple to put together.

My sentiment is a tiny little banner up in the corner with a heart… The layer on top is cream cardstock. I wrinkled it in my hands gently and then splashed on some Vintage Photo Distress Ink and water. I also used a distressed tool to make the edges frayed. (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post) and made it look old and worn…

It was easy to tuck my flowers inside the wrap and attach the whole piece to my card.

My third and final card for the new release features the new Garden Gear – Tools dies and stencils/stamps!! CUTE gardening tools?? Are you kidding??? Such a great idea!! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered some gingham and some pretty scallops too…. The sentiments are so adorable – I dig you!!

Here is a close up of the layers I used for the handles. I die cut the entire spade out of white cardstock and then layered another set of each part on top. I die cut silver, white, woodgrain and teal cardstock and glued the pieces onto the main piece. The top was made using the stencils and stamps that match up so perfectly!!! I used the SSS ink pads for my pretty colors….

For my sentiment I did cut a circle and stamped some flowers and the sentiment onto it! EEP. I assembled some white cardstock, teal, and gingham along with a row of scallops to create my card layout. This card is so happy and cheerful!

I used one of the small accent stamps to add little bits of color all over the white layer!

Okay, friends, that's it for day two! I have thoroughly enjoyed showing you all the new goodies! I would LOVE to know what your favorite thing is?!! Remember the new release is live for sale tomorrow – Thursday May 26th at 10am EST! I am so excited for you to create with these pretty supplies! I know they will bring you joy as they did me.

PRIZE INFORMATION!!!! The Greetery will be giving away three complete Garden Variety collections, comments from all the blogs are included in the giveaway so be sure to leave a comment on each designer blog!! GOOD LUCK! Wow, what great prizes!!!! The winners will be announced on The Greetery Blog just before the release goes live. XO

May 25, 2022
The Greetery – Garden Variety Release – Day 1!

Hi there! It's a very exciting day! We are here to celebrate the three year anniversary of The Greetery! Congratulations to Betsy! I am so honored to have been part of this awesome company since the very first release. It is a true joy to work with The Greetery! And I am so happy to celebrate this occasion! It's release week!

Today, the team is kicking off a brand new, beautiful release from The Greetery! The new release is called "Garden Variety" and it is perfect for early Summer and anyone who loves flowers and gardening! It's all so very very pretty! Flowers, Garden Tools, New Botanicuts, New word dies…. I can't wait to share my projects with you! Today and tomorrow are project and product reveals, and then the release will go live for shopping on Thursday May 26th at 10am EST. I am quite sure you're gonna like it! Are you excited? I am! Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of my post for prize information and links to the other designers!

Today I have two cards to show you and they are made with the two brand new Print Shop products!! Print Shop Garden Goodness and Print Shop Daisy Days! Stamps, Stencils and Dies that all match together like a dream. I have really come to love stenciling!!

My first card features the brand new Print Shop Daisy Days Stamp/Stencil/Die combo! I also used the new Scripty Hello Dies! The florals fill the front of an A2 card perfectly and you can make your daisies any color combination! Or you could not die cut it out and use it as a full panel… My inspiration for my card was a country Summer… Yellow and Kraft!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, covered with woodgrain cardstock, vellum, and then the florals.

I started the card by stenciling the Daisy Days panel. OMG so so pretty!!! I used yellows and greens to make my bouquet! The stencils are so super easy to use and line up. Perfect every time. I splashed on some white paint on top and used the matching die to cut it out. It fills the entire front of the card. I love the detail in the cut out of the die. VERY classy.

I layered a vellum piece over my woodgrain layer. Then I wrapped a bit of twine around it. The floral piece is attached to the card with small foam squares.

The sentiment is a new word die set – Scripty Hello and I layered dark brown paper and vellum. It's really nice – the perfect size!!

Some of my stenciling tips: I use two sizes of blender brushes! I do the large areas with the bigger brushes and then go back with the smaller brushes to add shading and do the little flowers. For both of my cards today I used the SSS Pawsitively Ink Pads. The colors are vivid and clear and bright. They make sets of threes in each color for shading and they are awesome!! I really love the colors. I am slowly collecting all the color sets – I buy three or four of the three packs each time. I loooove them both for stamping and for stenciling. I have a lot of ink pads and these are my favs right now!

My next card features the brand new Print Shop Garden Goodness Stamp/Stencil/Die combination! This suite is really cool and has a bit of a different twist… You can make the whole panel your card (as I did here), or you can die cut out the panel and it makes each element a separate piece! Then you can mix and match the small images however you like. Genius!!! My finished card is an A2 card base in white. I die cut a stitched edge around it and kept it super simple…

After I stenciled the whole panel, I went back and stenciled a few leaves, the strawberries and the butterflies to add as accents!

I shaded the leaves with two shades of green and then stamped the veins in a third color. Doing the shading really brings it to life I feel!!

For my sentiment I used vellum and gold glitter cardstock and that pretty new Scripty Hello Die!

Okay, friends, that's it for day one! We will be back tomorrow with more inspiration and more new items!! Can't wait to share more with you. And remember the new release is live for sale on Thursday May 26th at 10am EST.

AMAZING PRIZES!!! The Greetery will be giving away three prize packages that include a $50 gift card to spend right away, plus a Greetery tumbler with a 25% off code to use at a later date of the winner's choosing. To enter to win a prize, visit all the designers' blogs! The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!!

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CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

May 24, 2022
TGIF – The Greetery Inspiration Friday – Happy Easter!

Hi sweet and lovely crafty friends! Happy Friday! And, it's a great Friday because I'm on The Greetery Blog with a project! TGIF = The Greetery Inspiration Friday! I am sharing an Easter card. It's only three weeks until Easter and I'm loving making all these pretty Easter projects. Easter is my favorite holiday for many reasons… I love the spiritual significance as a Christian, first and foremost. I love Springtime as the world awakens from Winter and the flowers bloom again. And I love Easter decorations and Easter candy!! Crafting for Easter comes easy to me and using beautiful supplies from The Greetery is basically a crafting dream!!

Today my card uses the beautiful Cathedral Die along with the Botanicuts Lily Dies and the Easter word die… I created a classic Easter vibe with a church window and gorgeous Stargazer Lilies. My finished card is an A2 card base made from my favorite woodgrain cardstock. My supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

I started by die cutting the cathedral die from Woodgrain cardstock. I backed the cathedral die with vellum and then put bright yellow cardstock underneath to create a lit from within look! I die cut the Easter word twice from gold cardstock and glued them together for a thicker sentiment. I die cut out all the Lily pieces and leaves pieces from Bristol Cardstock. I used Bristol because the ink blends so smoothly on it and it's nice and thick for making flowers and leaves. I used the leaves from the Lily set and also the Palm dies set.

Here is a close up of the spray of lilies. I made two large lilies and one small lily flower. I die cut the pieces and then used small blender brushes to blend Distress ink from the center out. Then I used a Copic Marker to add the more vivid streaks. I splattered on some ink too. I colored the stamen pieces with Copic Markers. The leaves were colored using blender brushes and Distress Inks.

Here's a close up of the leaves and the flowers.

I love using the clear enamel dots to mimic water on fresh flowers! It's hard to see in the photos, but I splattered on some gold paint to the window – subtle, but it really looks pretty in person!

Okay, that's it for me today! Go out and have an awesome weekend my friends! XOXO

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March 25, 2022
The Greetery New Release Day! Yippee!

Hi crafty friends! One last reminder! It's The Greetery Release Day!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS FOR SALE

THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH AT 10AM EST!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

I am always incredibly grateful when you use my shopping links! It helps me out so much more than you know! Have fun shopping and creating with your new goodies! It's been my pleasure to share with you this week! XO

March 17, 2022
The Greetery – Breath of Spring New Release – Day 2!

—-> NOTE: I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! FOR THE PRETTY PINK POSH BLOG HOP POST CLICK HERE! THANK YOU!

Hi friends! Welcome to Day Two of ideas, projects and product reveals for the gorgeous new "Breath of Spring" release from The Greetery! What did you think of yesterday?? Do you have a favorite item yet? The other designers are blowing me away with their cards!! I have three cards to show you today! I am SO excited! Today is day two, the final day, of reveals. All of the new items will be available for shopping tomorrow, Thursday March 17th at 10am EST! Start making your list!

First up today is a French Vintage inspired card featuring the brand new Botanicuts-Crocus Dies, and lots of other Greetery goodies! The finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with purple gingham and cream cardstock. This card is definitely a 'more is more' card and it brought me a lot of joy to sit and create it! I was inspired by a French country market, where you can gather up a bouquet of flowers (fleurs) in brown paper wrapping and smile on down the street!

Here is a close up of the pretty new Crocus dies! My favorite Crocus color is violet/purple/dark blue. In fact, we have some popping out in our front yard right now! It was very easy to assemble these florals, and Betsy will include a guide in the package to help you. I used purple and lavender cardstock and used Distress Inks around the edges of the petals for a bit more detail and dimension. If you look closely, you can see the Botanicuts-Carrots carrot tops as filler greenery.

I went really vintage with this card. The flower wrap die is a discontinued die from another company, but I think you could craft one by folding a square of cardstock!! I inked and splattered and stamped the wrap part.

Here's another close up of the Crocus and greenery. I generously splattered on some white paint as well. The "Fresh Picked" words are from the Mason Jar set from The Greetery!

I used the beautiful Bold Alphabet Dies to die cut the French word for Flowers! I die cut the Spring Word Die in a pretty olive green.

In this photo you can see my paper layers and my stamping layers. I die cut a little tag for the flowers and tied it with natural twine. One little heart does the trick! I inked the edges of the tag with Distress Ink.

My next card features the whimsical and wonderful Curio Spring elements! Oh man. LOVE LOVE LOVE these! A little snail, a fern, a bird nest….all so pretty! My finished card is an A2 Woodgrain card base, layered with white and then inked all up in shades of Spring green and sky blue. I used the Curio II dies to make my card grid. Instead of using the frame from the Curio set, I used the other pieces to create my own grid! I wanted each item to have it's own little area.

The bird nest has three little eggs that fit inside!! The nest is two layered pieces. The leaves are separate and the eggs are separate so it's easy to die cut everything out!!

The butterfly is from the Summer Curio set! I chose to used just two main colors to make my card. I inked each small square with Distress inks, just at the top. I die cut everything from colored cardstock and then used Distress Inks and Copic Markers over the cardstock to add emphasis.

I glued on the big Spring word die! I added white and clear droplets to look like Spring morning dew.

And my final card for today features the brand new Botanicuts-Pussy Willows and the new Amen Dies! A big burst of yellow! I always love to craft with yellow in the Spring time! My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with gingham and yellow cardstock. My big circle element and the Pussy Willows are cream cardstock. The Amen and Alleluia stamp set has smaller accompanying sentiments so my card says "can I get an…AMEN!"

Here's a close up of the beautiful Amen word die…I layered dark brown paper and vellum…. Love. I die cut the Fit to be Tied bow die in yellow and inked over it with Copics in a darker yellow shade.

Here's a close up of the Botanicuts-Pussy Willow dies. I used green, kraft and cream paper and then added accents with Copic Markers. These are such a great addition to the floral Botanicuts series!

Okay, friends, that's it for day two! I have thoroughly enjoyed showing you all the new goodies! I would LOVE to know what your favorite thing is?!! Remember the new release is live for sale tomorrow – Thursday March 17th at 10am EST!

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

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

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Wanda

Angelica

Norine

Dawn

Laurie

Dana

Kelly

March 16, 2022
The Greetery – Breath of Spring New Release – Day 1!

Hey, hey, HEY!! It's an exciting day! Today, the team is kicking off a brand new, beautiful release from The Greetery! The new release is called "Breath of Spring" and it surely is a breath of fresh air! Florals and bunnies and Spring icons, and more florals! It's all so very very pretty! I can't wait to share my projects with you! Today and tomorrow are project and product reveals, and then the release will go live for shopping on Thursday March 17th at 10am EST. I am quite sure you're gonna like it! Are you excited for Spring? I am!

Today I have two cards to show you and they are very different! One is a bold and bright floral and the other is a sweet pastel scene. Something for everyone I think!

My first card features the brand new Print Shop Spring Mix Stamp/Stencil/Die combo! The florals fill the front of an A2 card perfectly and you can make your florals any color combination. My inspiration for my card was Rifle Paper Co – so I went with bold colors (Distress Inks) and a dark black background. Oh, and pops of gold too. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered in black, and then the floral. I used vellum and gold embossing for the sentiment.

Here's a close up of the new floral. It's a set of stencils – super easy to use!! I added Copic Marker accents over the stamping and I also splattered the entire thing with gold paint. I used black enamel dots for some of the flower centers.

I heat embossed the pretty sentiment onto a vellum strip and wrapped it around the layers.

I love these colors all together. Truly like a big burst of SPRING time!

Next up is a sweet sweet little bun bun holding an umbrella from the Spring showers! This card features the new Springtime Stamp Set and Dies. This stamp set pairs perfectly with the previously release hourglass dies!!! I chose to use the elements without the hourglass. My finished card is an A2 white card base, then a bit of gingham, then some blue and more white.

The sentiments in the new stamp set fit onto the Christmas Time Banners – so you can use them to stamp and die cut them out as I did here. The umbrella is two step stamping – so easy.

That little bunny is just too cute. This stamp set would be perfect for baby shower invites, Easter, or Springtime!!

I used a cloud stencil, Distress Ink, and blender brushes to ink a few clouds over the umbrella. The raindrops are stamps that are part of the new set.

Okay, friends, that's it for day one! We will be back tomorrow with more inspiration and more new items!! Can't wait to share more with you. And remember the new release is live for sale on Thursday March 17th at 10am EST.

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Wanda

Angelica

Norine

Dawn

Laurie

Dana

Kelly

March 15, 2022
The Greetery – Confections Collection – Day 2!

Hello my sweet and crafty friends! How did you enjoy yesterday's introduction to the new release from The Greetery?! Are you excited for the new release? I am!! Today is day two of previews and projects and then only one more sleep until the release goes for sale Friday morning! Thank you for all the kind comments on yesterday's post. I love to see your enthusiasm! What is your favorite thing so far?? I'm not even going to try to pick a favorite this time around. The Confections release is pure joy and creative fun!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE FOR SHOPPING FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH AT 10AM EST!!

I have two more cards to share today! Some sweet strawberries and some even sweeter bon bon confections! Let's get to it!

First up is a card featuring the brand new Botanicuts – Strawberries! OOH LA LA! I used the previously release Market Baskets to create a market fresh little scene on a card. The finished card is an A2 card base, layered with red, and then the white postal panel. This card is mostly die cutting, and I really enjoy that type of crafting….

The sentiments are from the All Kinds of Happy set! This is going to be a great addition to my stamp collection – several types of the word happy, and then loads of accompanying sentiments!! The Botanicut – Strawberry is a big spray with berries, flowers and pretty leaves. This is the entire die. I also added some berries separately to the card.

The Market Baskets were made from dark gray cardstock and just a hint of gingham (because you guys know me…) The Picked Fresh sentiment was perfect for the small label on the basket!

I die cut out the berries, leaves and flowers and added accents with distress inks and a small sponge dauber. I also splattered everything with some white paint for good measure. The sentiment was die cut from the same gray cardstock to make everything come together.

I am going to use this die cut a lot – I have so many ideas! This is a favorite motif of mine and it's going to be wonderful going into Summer!

Next up is a card for my friend Forrest….Life is like a box of chocolates! I used the new Curio Confections dies to create a sweet shop card! This finished card is a kraft 5.25" x 5.25" square card. I layered some pretty pastel pink stripes, vellum and white cardstock…. Then my feature elements and that gorgeous SWEET sentiment!

I used the Curio Cabinet Die and cut off part of it to make it smaller. I backed it with light pink cardstock as the bottom of my 'box'. I used my favorite color palette for sweets: pink, aqua, brown, and dark pink…. LOVE. The strawberries are from the Botanicut – and there are add-ons that make chocolate bottoms and frosting!!! Betsy thought of EVERYTHING!

The possibilities are endless for using these new dies. I only used a few of them!!! It was very fun and creative to sit and craft bon bons and chocolates at my table. I only wish they were real so I could eat them!

For my accents, I used some white gel pen, some Diamond Stickles and some pearls. My sentiment is the new Sweet Word Die in aqua, backed in vellum. Then I heat embossed the valentine wishes portion.

The level of detail in these dies is truly amazing! I love how Betsy always thinks of things I would never think of, and yet, makes the project even more special.

Okay, friends, that's it for release week festivities! I hope you've been inspired and that you're excited for shopping! I can't wait to hear what you get and see what you make! Thanks for spending part of your week here with me! XOXO

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE FOR SHOPPING FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH AT 10AM EST!!

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

The Greetery Blog

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Wanda Guess

January 20, 2022
The Greetery – Confections Collection – Day 1!

Hi everyone! Today is a VERY exciting day! It's time for a fabulous new release from The Greetery! Previews today and tomorrow from the whole team!! The new release will be live for purchase on Friday morning at 10am EST! The new release is called Confections! And that is the perfect name for it!! Everything sweet just in time for Valentine's Day. Candies, Cookies, Hearts, Strawberries….. What else could we want for Valentine's Day??!! I had a lot of fun creating my projects to share with you this week. The new items are also great for birthday cards and 'just because' cards too. I am excited today to see what Betsy and the rest of the team made! I hope you're excited too!

I have two cards today and two tomorrow. Today, one card is cookies and one card is candy! SUPER fun! I'm ready for the whimsy and color! Let's get started!

This first card features the brand new Love and Cookies stamps and dies! I combined it with the previously released Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats dies. I used a true Valentine color palette of red, cream and kraft….and some glitter too! The finished card is an A2 kraft card base. I layered red paper, vellum and a bit of gingham. The top layer is cream cardstock.

This new Love and Cookies set has the absolutely CUTEST sentiments!!! I mean, c'mon, love you more than cookies?? Adorable! I used red and kraft for the die cut part of the sentiment, and white embossing on kraft for the stamped portion. You're gonna love these sayings!!

My little cookies were super fun to make! Two layers of cream cardstock for the top and bottom. Then the middle layer is red cardstock with lots of clear rock candy glitter (Two coats)…. I gently inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress ink and a small dauber.

I put on a few tiny red hearts as accents. The perfect Valentine Card!

How come I want cookies now??? LOLZ.

Here's a close up of my paper layers….

Next up is a sweet-as-can-be birthday card featuring the new Sweet Tooth Stamps and Dies and the new Frosted Frames Dies! The finished card is an A2 card base. The frames die completely covers the front of the card. I used white and brown to sort of ground all those pastel colors…. Boy it was fun to stamp all those yummy treats!

It's like an explosion of bon bons!! What could be sweeter? Lots of color and glitter!

I used the coaster die in pink to make a little area for the candies to sit on….

How cute is that teeny tiny strawberry???

Okay, friends, that's it for day one! We will be back tomorrow with more inspiration and more new items!! Can't wait to share more with you. And remember the new release is live for sale on Friday at 10am EST!

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

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

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

The Greetery Blog

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Wanda Guess

January 19, 2022
TGIF – The Greetery Inspiration Friday – Colorful Christmas Trees!

Hi crafty friends! I'm excited to craft and share today for TGIF on The Greetery Blog! And of course, I love to share here too! It's always fun to share a project on The Greetery Blog!! I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. We had a super quiet and peaceful Thanksgiving at our home. Lots to be grateful for, that's for darn sure. Now, it's time to finish up our Christmas crafting and creating and start the holiday season in earnest. Today I have a suite of projects with a jolly, merry, holiday theme: A card, a gift card holder, and some pretty tags. I used the same Greetery stamps and dies for all the items so it all matches and would be perfect for giving a gift to a special friend. Let's look!

I started by choosing a bright and happy color palette of mid tone colors: Greens, pinks and aqua….then I used some vellum and silver too. It's all icy and sparkly. I used the tree die from Christmas Time in the City to die cut out about 20 of those fabulous trees. That was my main element. I used the dies from the Snowflake Soiree suite to die cut silver snowflakes. I die cut tags using the new Tag Team Duo Dies. I laid out all the designs first and mixed and matched elements until I liked it. I splattered everything with white paint (snow!) of course. Here's a close up of the card. A mix match of trees and a few snowflakes. Then that pretty sentiment in black to set it off! My layers are aqua, vellum and white. I love these colors. (I'm really into pink this year for Christmas already)

The trees were affixed to the card with foam tape to pop off the paper!!

This was my tree lot! LOLZ. I did red trees too, but when I started to put all my items together, the red didn't look right to me… So I'll save those red trees for something else! This makes me happy.

Here are my matching tags. I used the new Tag Team Duo dies to cut out two white tags from super thick cardstock (See supply list)… I used aqua ribbon, Nordic Circles, vellum…and all the pretty winter things…. I got the pastel bells from Amazon!

I stamped just a few snow flurries in aqua ink onto the tags.

I can't wait to tie these on a package!!

I also made a gift card holder out of vellum! The die for this is about 15 years old! It's a big Sizzix die for Jillibean Soup! It's the perfect size. I tucked in a matching Starbucks card and voila -done!

That's it for today! Happy Friday! Happy shopping and decorating and baking and wrapping season!! Wishing you all the very best. See you soon! XOXO

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November 26, 2021
The Greetery – Tags & Toasts – New Release Reveal!

Hi everybody! How's your week going so far? I hope you're having a great one! I've been busy in the studio a lot this week trying to get some pretty things made to share with you! And, today is a very exciting day! It's new release reveal day for The Greetery! This new release is called Tags & Toasts! Love it! It's a smaller release with two main product suites: Tag Team Duo and Year In Year Out. The new release will be live tomorrow, Friday November 12th at 10am EST! The Tag Team Duo line has stamps, dies, hot foil plates and stencils – everything works together to make gorgeous tags!! (I could have made 100 tags – so many ideas!) The Year In Year Out line has a fantastic 2022 die cut that you can use for New Year's cards and also for 2022 Graduations!! It also has stamps and stencils. I think you're gonna love it all! So happy to be part of the team today!

First up – my tags! I used the Tag Team Duo Dies, Stamps and Stencils to make four Christmas tags. I used the same classic color palette for all four and I think these would make a nice boxed gift for someone. I love kraft, red, and black together. Something cozy and homey about those colors together. And pops of green and gingham too…. I always seem to need a tag for a gift or a bottle of wine…. These came together easily and quickly and what a fun time too!

Here are all four of my tags together. I also used a few previously release stamps and dies – that you probably recognize! All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

The greenery and such is all stamping and the stripes and dots are stencils! LOVE IT. I die cut my tags from kraft cardstock. I die cut two for each tag and glued them together to make my tags nice and sturdy. I did the stamping in red and green first. Then I went over the stamping using the stencils. I inked harder on the edges and softer over the stamped parts. I kinda like how this turned out. For the tops, I used a small stitched circle die cut in red. A few splatters of ink…. The sentiments are all heat embossed in white onto black cardstock.

I used some gingham ribbon from my stash and tied on some buttons and bells to make it pretty!!

One of my tried and true favorite ways to wrap a present is in kraft paper with twine and greenery. I think it's just lovely – and perfect for anyone.

Next up today is my card made using the Year In Year Out supplies! I created a bright and happy New Year Card! Black, gold and teal – oh so pretty!! The finished card is an A2 teal card base. I layered one layer of white cardstock and then the pretty festive supplies. I used the Year In Year Out 2022 Die Cut, the 2022 Stencils and the Year In Year Out stamp set. I also used the wonderful Pinwheel Party Stencils and Dies.

I die cut the large die cut from white cardstock. I used the stencils to brush teal ink onto the numbers. I used my blender brush and yellow ink to fade some yellow onto the shooting stars part of the die.

I die cut the Pinwheel Party Dies from black cardstock and used my favorite gold ink pad to stencil gold over the black. SO CLASSY!!! I used matching teal enamel dots for the centers.

For the sentiment I used the Year In Year Out stamp set. I used the small banner from the Cake Pop Banner Dies to heat emboss the Happy New Year words!

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!!

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November 11, 2021
TGIF – The Greetery Inspiration Friday – Winterberry Postcard Christmas Card!

Hi there, crafty friends! Happy Friday! And Halloween weekend….and it's almost my birthday! EEP. So much going on right now! I'm excited to be up on The Greetery Blog today!! It's The Greetery Inspiration Friday! I'm also posting the project here too so we can share. Like a lot of you, I fell head over heels with the new Christmas release earlier this month. It was all so very very pretty. So, today I'm sharing another idea for using the Winterberry Stamps, Stencils and Dies. Definitely one of my favorite things from the release. It is such a beautiful suite of products and it makes my retro loving heart happy. My card was inspired by old postcards and Christmas cards from the 50's and 60's so I used lots of glitter and classic Christmas colors.

My finished card is a horizontal A2 sized card made from red cardstock. I layered woodgrain cardstock and then cream cardstock. I created the background by ink blending shades of yellow Distress Inks. I also stamped over the ink blending with these stamps: Pretty Postmarks and Christmas Time in the Country. I inked the edges of the Postal layer with Distress Ink also. There's a lot going on here – but I love it all!

I used the Winterberry Stamp/Stencil Combo to ink up that pretty floral spray and die cut it out with the matching die. I added lots of glitter! The sentiment is from the Snowflake Soiree Dies set – and I die cut it from silver glitter cardstock. A few pearls were added for dimension and embellishment. I made postage stamps using the smallest ornament from the Curio: Ornaments die set. I thought I needed some vintage postage stamps for this project! My goal was retro fun!

Here's a side view so you can see all the layers. I wish I would have remembered to take a photo of just the background… Sometimes I get too excited while I'm crafting and I forget to stop and take a photo!! I used a cream panel and blended yellows just in the center. Then I used accent stamps over the ink blending, and also some white snow splatters. I popped in a bit of teal with the traditional red and green.

Remember how old Christmas cards had bits and bobs of chunky glitter? I tried to achieve that messy effect here. I used liquid glue and Rock Candy Distress Glitter – my favorite glitter of all time.

Here's a close up of the tiny ornament stamps!

That's it for today's card! This time of year is so strange…. One day pumpkins, one day Christmas cards…. I guess we'll just go with it! Ha! My heart is firmly in FALL mode still, but I keep making Christmas cards too! I will be sharing some super duper fun cards made with the new Hello Bluebird release – this weekend sometime. There's so much good stuff going on. Be well, and have an awesome weekend! XOXO

October 29, 2021
The Greetery – Christmas Time Collection – Release Day is Here!

YAY! It's finally here – the release day for The Greetery Christmas Time Collection! I will update my blog posts with all the exact links once the release goes live in the store. My last three blog posts are all for this new release – so take a peek if you haven't already! Thank you for ALL the many kind comments this week! I read every single one. You guys bless me with your sweet words and kindness!!! THANK YOU!!!

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October 7, 2021
The Greetery – Christmas Time Collection – Day 3!

Heeeeeyyyyyyy it’s me again! Day THREE of our three day release week for The Greetery! Today is the final day of product reveals and projects. So now you can get your list ready for tomorrow. I’m dying to know what your favorite thing(s) is from the release! It’s really hard for me to choose a favorite this time around. I loved everything! I can’t wait to make more stuff too!! It’s been my pleasure to help introduce the Christmas Time Collection. I have two more projects today to show you!

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THURSDAY 10/7 AT 10am EST!!

My first card today features the Bake It Merry Product Suite! Stamps and Dies that are all about a baking theme! The stamps remind me of the S’mores stamps released last year – same fun look to them. Tiny cookies and oven mitts and rolling pin. EEK so cute! My card is an A2 woodgrain card base, layered with gingham (of course) and white. I kept a fresh color palette by using red, white and blue…with just one pop of green! The tiny cookies are my favorite!

Here’s a close up of my layers. The sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a black banner. Red gingham plus kraft is perfection in my opinion!!

Here’s a close up of those cookies!! I die cut them from cream cardstocked. Then I inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink, then covered them in Rock Candy Glitter. They really do look like sugar cookies!!! I put some vellum down on my cookie sheet (parchment paper!!) and die cut a little baby spatula. LOVE.

I added two big snowflakes from the Snowflake Soiree Dies. They are ink blended with blue ink and then white paint.

Why do I suddenly want cookies???

Okay guys, this is probably the cutest thing ever…. A tiny oven!!! This collection is called Bake Someone Happy!!! A die cut oven that comes with matching stamps to decorate and embellish!! I decided to make a bright red Christmas oven!! I decorated it with white embossed accents and a little bit of holly too. The front of the oven (the door) opens, and the top opens up also. I’ll show you in my photos. You can tuck in some sweet candies!

There are a million ways to decorate your oven… I adore these tiny oven mitts and spatula. Betsy thought of everything!

I put some kisses inside! I used acetate to make the oven glass. Here is the oven with the door popped open!

And here is the top – with the burners and the embossed accents. There’s also a teeny cookie sheet!

Here is the top down view with both of the moving parts opened so you can see in!

I used the matching stamps to stamp my sentiment onto a tag, which I put on the back of the oven. What great little place cards these would be!!

My friends, we have come to the end of the reveal/release week party! WOWZA, right? Don’t you just love it all? I know you guys are going to have so much fun creating with your new goodies! If you have questions about anything you can email me or find me on social media. I’m happy to help! I would be super grateful if you would come back here and use my affiliate link to do your shopping! XOXO

NEW RELEASE IS LIVE ON 10/7 AT 10am EST!

There will be TWO $50 store gift certificates given away each day of the reveal. For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced this week on The Greetery Blog.

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

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Laurie Willison
Wanda Guess
Kelly Lunceford
Norine Borys

October 6, 2021
The Greetery – Christmas Time Collection – Day 2!

Hi crafty friends! Welcome to Day TWO of our three day new release party for The Greetery! The new collection is called Christmas Time! Be sure to look at my post from yesterday if you haven’t already! We’re doing three days of previews and projects and then the new release will be available for shopping on Thursday at 10am EST! I have two more cards to share with you today! I am over the moon with excitement about all the good things in this product release. It’s amazing and I had the most fun crafting with the new stamps, dies, stencils and more!!

Today’s cards feature the new Curio Collection additions and the new Christmas Time product suite (genius)…. Let’s get started!!

My first card today showcases the new Curio Ornaments Dies (YAY for more Curio items), the Ornament Box Tops stamps and dies, and the new Curio Divider/Details Dies! My finished card is A2 size and the Ornament Box Top fills the entire card front! I made my card to look like a box of vintage 60’s ornaments. Can I even tell you how much fun it was to make this???

I started by stamping my ornament box in aqua ink. I stamped the accent pieces in red ink. And then die cut out everything. Note: There are two ornament box stamp/die sets: One is vertical (I used that one) and one is horizontal. The stamp is a giant red rubber stamp and the dies cut out the banner and the smaller pieces you see in red. Again, this is genius! I like this side view because you can see all the different elements. I wracked my brain on how to make it look old… Came up with the idea of stenciling a gingham background in Antique Linen Distress Ink and also I wrinkled up a piece of vellum and glued it around the opening to look like old tissue paper!!

The Curio Ornaments die set has so many wonderful Christmas elements. In addition to ornaments there is a Holly, Wreath and a little deer.

The new Divider Die is mounted inside the opening to make it look like a box of goodies. I used a 60’s color palette of pink, red, green, aqua and gold. I also used lots of glitter and some gems. The more sparkle the better!

All the tiny details are what make these ornaments so pretty!!

The background was done using the Square Dance Stencils all in one color ink. It looks old and funky!! I splattered on a bunch of white paint on the box also.

Okay, kids, hold onto your hats…. Introducing the new Christmas Time (In the City and In the Country)!!! An hourglass concept that you can fill with stamps and dies to create a little Winter Wonderland scene! OMG do you love it??? My finished card is an A2 card base out of gray cardstock. The hourglass fills up the entire front. There are several pieces you can use to mix and match and create your own specific scene. Really lovely idea!! I used the City dies and the pretty die cut snowflakes at the top of my piece.

All the dies are separate so you can mix and match your papers. I used woodgrain paper, silver paper and white paper to make my hourglass. I ink blended the background and the little lake at the bottom using aqua/blue Distress Inks.

The matching stamp set has these pretty sentiments that fit onto a gorgeous banner. Here’s a close up of the die cut snowflakes background too.

I generously applied clear glitter to everything and my usual snow splatters.

I’m definitely a Christmas-in-the-city type of girl. Are you a city girl or a country girl? I stamped some snowflakes onto my card base to keep the theme going. I wanted it simple so no layers here. Just that big beautiful hourglass.

That’s it for day TWO of our three day extravaganza!! Be sure to come back by tomorrow – you won’t be disappointed my friends! I’m loving it alllll! Hope you are too! If you have questions about anything you can email me or find me on social media. I’m happy to help! I would be super grateful if you would come back here and use my affiliate link to do your shopping! XOXO

SHOPPING STARTS THURSDAY 10/7 AT 10am EST!

There will be TWO $50 store gift certificates given away each day of the reveal. For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced this week on The Greetery Blog.

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies I used for today’s cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Keeway Tsao
Angelica Conrad

Laurie Willison
Wanda Guess
Heather Nichols
Kelly Lunceford
Norine Borys

October 5, 2021
The Greetery – Christmas Time Collection – Day 1!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! I am BURSTING with excitement about this week's blog posts…. Because it's release week for The Greetery! Yahooooo! There will be three days of inspiration and product reveals and projects this time! The new release is called Christmas Time! OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY are you in for a treat. Betsy has outdone herself with the new designs and it was a complete joy to create cards and projects to show you. It is my honor to help introduce all the wonderful new items! So….we will have blog posts Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then the products will go live for shopping Thursday morning at 10am EST. Mark your calendars and set the alarms my friends!

Today the design team is introducing Winterberry Bouquet, Cathedral Dies and Stencils, Pine Wisp Dies, Abundant Joy Dies, Opposites Attract Holiday and more! It's all what I would call "classic Christmas" and it's all gorgeous. So let's get started!

First up is a card I made using the new Cathedral Dies, Pine Wisp Dies, and Opposites Attract. I also used some previously released items that I love: Snowflake Soiree and With Love at Christmas. My finished card is a 5" x 5" square card base make from kraft cardstock. My layer is cream cardstock and then the feature elements…

So, I love it when word stamps have matching dies! It's so polished and clean looking. I used the joyeux noel stamps and dies for my sentiment because the cathedral window reminded me of Notre Dame – I went with a French theme! LOL. The noel is heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Here's a close up of the new Pine Wisp Dies. PERFECTION. I die cut several out of cardstock and used Distress inks to color them brown and green. Kind of a water color effect. I used a water brush.

I used the gorgeous Snowflake Soiree Stencils for this background. I only used two colors of ink – because I wanted it to be icy and blue. I also splattered on a good amount of snow (white paint)!

I die cut the Cathedral Window Die Cut from dark brown woodgrain cardstock (supplies are listed at the bottom of my post). I used an embossing dabber and dabbed embossing ink randomly onto the die cut. Then I sprinkled gold embossing powder and made it messy with my finger. Once I heated it, it gave this nice patina of old wood!! I really like how this came out. I backed the cathedral window with vellum and it was attached to the card with foam tape.

Here's a close up of the top of the card. Poinsettias, Pines, and a big gold bow. Christmas goodness.

My second card today features the new Winterberry Bouquet stamp/stencil combo and the new Abundant Joy Dies. Again….classic Christmas! OH MY WORD. The results of this stenciling are fantastic!! My finished card is an A2 red card base, layered with woodgrain paper and then a postage die cut.

The new Abundant Joy Dies have a decorated layer and a border layer. Here I used silver cardstock and vellum. There is also a Hot Foiling plate the same design. Love.

I stenciled and stamped the big bouquet image and die cut it out with the matching die. It fills up the entire front of the A2 card. I love that. I ink blended a bluish background for the die cut image to 'rest' on. I think it makes it pop off the page more.

This is soooooo pretty in person!!!!

I attached the die cut to the card with foam tape. A nice flat card to mass produce for Christmas cards I think!

Okay, that's it for day ONE of our three day introduction to the Christmas Time Collection! What do you think so far? I'm so happy and excited for you to see the next projects too. If you have questions about anything you can email me or find me on social media. I'm happy to help! I would be super grateful if you would come back here and use my affiliate link to do your shopping! See you tomorrow!! XO

There will be TWO $50 store gift certificates given away each day of the reveal!!! For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced this week on The Greetery Blog.

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

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!!

Keeway Tsao
Angelica Conrad

Laurie Willison
Wanda Guess
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Kelly Lunceford
Norine Borys

October 4, 2021
The Greetery – Leaf and Blade Collection for Autumn 2021!

Hi everyone!!! Are you ready for a new release from The Greetery?! I know I am!! No doubt about that! I am sharing three cards today, made with supplies from the fabulous Leaf & Blade Collection! All the pretty things for Fall and Autumn occasions! Stamps, Dies, Stencils…and hot foiling too! It's all very pretty and very classy – just as you would expect from The Greetery. I used shades of Fall and warm color palettes for all my projects today – and that makes me very happy! Yippee!

Everything will be available for shopping in The Greetery Store on September 10th at 10am EST!! YAY!!

The first card is FALL on paper! The finished card is a kraft card base that is 5" x 5" square. I used the brand new Rustic Wreath stamps and dies along with the Fall Foliage Hot Foil plate and dies….and the new Autumn Word die!! Oh, and for good measure, I also used the gorgeous Tartan Builder Stencils in gold and orange….

The Rustic Wreath Dies are BEAUTIFUL!! I die cut them from woodgrain cardstock and splashed everything with gold paint! The Autumn Word is die cut from dark woodgrain cardstock and vellum…. So elegant. My layers are: Kraft, Brown, Cream, Plaid, Cream…. LOTS of layers on this card. I love it!

Here's a good close up of the dies…. See how it's designed?? The bottom die serves as a template for the twig dies to lay on – so you get a perfect wreath. Genius I tell ya!

Here's my pretty fall plaid! I used the Tartan Builder Diagonal Stencils and only three colors: Yellow, orange and brown. SO warm, like a big sweater!!

Once my wreath was assembled, I added a brown bow with a shimmery golden enamel dot in the center. I wanted a leaf sprig in there too… I used the new Fall Foliage Hot Foil plate to make the leaves sparkle. I wanted to see how the hot foiling would look on textured cardstock – and it came out better than I had hoped!! I used matte gold foil onto the AC cardstock. This is super pretty in person!

I used my Distresser Tool on the edge of that bottom cream layer!

Next up is a pretty Autumn Curio! I was really hoping that Betsy would do a Curio Dies set for Autumn…and she did! Yeah! This finished card is a kraft card base and then layered with some patterned paper from my stash. All of the elements were die cut and then edged with Distress Inks and accented with white gel pen…. SO MUCH FUN to make this card. Truly joyful crafting!

I am very partial to oak trees and acorns…. They symbolize Autumn, and so many other things to me.

I used elements from the original Curio Findings along with elements from the new Curio Findings to make my Autumn themed curio box. I had fun mixing and matching things with a warm color palette.

I used a few elements from the Pretty Postmarks stamp set too…

This makes me so happy!!

For my last card, I used the new Fall Foliage Stamps and Dies to make a bright and fresh Fall card! The finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered in a bit of orange gingham and then a white layer, and white circle to use as a frame for the leaves.

I stamped and die cut all of the leaves out. I used Copic Markers to add bits of darker color to the leaves… Then I splashed everything with white ink…

I tucked the leaves into the Crimped Circle to frame that pretty sentiment.

I do like a POP of teal in with my warm Fall colors!!

That's it for me – today completes the release week reveals! All of the new goodies will be for sale tomorrow, Friday September 10th at 10am EST! CLICK HERE to shop The Greetery Storefront!

I cannot wait to hear what you think and to see your projects once you get your new goodies. This release has so much room for personalization and creativity for the Fall season. The possibilities are endless! XOXO

There will be TWO $50 store gift certificates given away each day of the reveal. For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced later this week on The Greetery Blog.

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's cards. (Affiliate Links Used)

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Norine Borys

Wanda Guess

Keeway Tsao

September 9, 2021
The Greetery – Pretty Flower Pots!

Hi guys! It's me again! And I'm back with more yellow, and more flowers! I was on The Greetery Blog yesterday with a TGIF project and I wanted to share it here with you, too! Happy Crafturday/Saturday my friends!

My card features some of the newer stamps and dies release from The Greetery this summer…. The Pretty Pot Dies and the Container Garden Stamps and Dies. The finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with yellow, vellum, and more white. This card is bright and sunny! The idea came to me when the Pretty Pot die came out…. I wondered – hey, does the Container Garden floral spray fit into the pot?? Well…guess what? It does! Nice!

Here's a top down photo to show all the layers…. You can see I used foam tape to mount my flowers/pots to the card and also to mount that top layer of white paper.

To make the pots, I die cut them from Kraft cardstock. I used shades of Distress Inks and splatters to make the pots look like aged terra cotta/clay pots that have been out in the garden for a while… The sentiment was heat embossed onto a banner with white embossing powder.

I used my MISTI to ink/stamp the Windowpane Plaid background stamp onto a white panel. I also used my MISTI to stamp the flowers. Everything lines up so perfectly – thanks to Betsy. I used Copic Markers to add a bit more shading, and then a white gel pen too.

I die cut the floral spray using the matching Container Garden Die. I tucked it inside the pot – I love how this looks!! I wish I had this pot of flowers in my garden!

Okay friends! Last project for the weekend…. But guess what? I'll be back on Monday!! Next week we have this on tap: Doodlebug and Pigment Craft Co! Take care until we meet again! XO

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August 28, 2021
The Greetery – Nouveau Notes Collection – New Release!

Hi there everyone! Welcome – thanks for stopping by today! I have something VERY exciting to share with you! A brand new, gorgeous, release from The Greetery! It's a 'mini' release but I don't think there's anything mini about it! It's beautiful! Angelica concepted this one and she and Betsy brought it all to life. Stamps, dies, stencils, FOILING plates, and more!!! All with a stationery theme! Everything you could want to use to make your own boxed stationery sets. A stationery box die cut that's super easy to put together, florals, note card dies…..on and on. I love this idea so much. There is only one reveal day (today) for this release. Then, everything will be available for purchase FRIDAY 8/13 in The Greetery Store at 10am EST.

I have two stationery box projects to share today and LOADS of photos. I was really inspired and had a lot of fun with making these to share with you. One box is in muted, classy tones and the other one is is bright, happy tones. Let's look!

First up is this stationery box made with the box die, the new Floral Delicacy bouquet stamps and dies, as well as some other Greetery products from past releases. I used grey and pink as my color palette. The box holds A2 sized cards. If your cards are relatively flat, you could fit up to five in there. You know I like my cards chunky, so there are three inside my box.

Here's a close up of the new floral spray: Floral Delicacy….

Here is the box in my hand for scale. It's perfect for gift giving!! To make the box, I started with gray cardstock. I used clear Versamark Ink and the Fond of Foliage background stamp to stamp onto the gray paper. Love the tonal look of this. I also splashed on some white paint. I wrapped vellum down the center of the front and added the word 'notes' using the Slim Alphabet dies.

The box die comes with a die that cuts this beautiful edge for the inside of your box….

Because I love taking pictures of pretty stuff….

I used the new Handmade Labels stamps and dies to make a label for the back of my box! Always so cool to put a handmade tag on something!!

Here are my notecards that are inside the box. I used the new Deco Frames Dies and the Everyday Labels stamps and dies to create my card set.

Isn't this art deco font so beautiful??!! So classy. I'm thinking weddings, and retirements and lots of other occasions! The dies are so detailed and pretty.

For my second stationery box set, I went in a different direction. My inspiration was one of my favorite artists: Mary Engelbreit! Do you see the reference? Gingham and red, blue and green…and so much cheer! One of the cool things about the Stationery Box die is that you can trim it down to fit the smaller notes! The cards inside are made with the Crimped Note Cards Die and it makes a 4" x 4" card.

See how different that pretty floral looks with different colors?? I love it both ways! I popped on some big bold black and white checked paper on the flap. The box is made from red cardstock. Then I used a white gel pen to add dots as accents.

Also inspired by Mary Engelbreit – the Bloom sentiment! I used the Always in Bloom Stamps and Dies (one of my favs from The Greetery) and decorated the outside of my box. BLOOM!!!

I used another one of the Handmade Labels stamps to stamp the back of my box.

I used the Pretty Postmarks stamps and some floral stamps to make my own postage stamps as decorations!! At first I was going to put them on the back of the box, but it ended up looking too busy. The pens in the photos are for sale from The Greetery also! They are sooooo pretty.

Here are my small note cards inside this box…. I used the Opposites Attract sentiments and pretty blooms to make these all occasion cards. So nice to have ready made cards on hand.

Seriously, the possibilities are ENDLESS!! Are you excited to use these new stamps and dies?? I can think of a million ideas already. It was hard for me to decide what to make first! This is a great suite of products to have in your stash. I am especially looking forward to seeing what everyone else has made to share today.

That's it for today! Remember, all the new items will be for sale FRIDAY, August 13th at 10am EST! Be sure to check out the blog hop today!

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

PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT ALL THE DESIGN TEAM BLOGS

FOR INSPIRATION TODAY! Start at The Greetery Blog!

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Keeway Tsao

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Wanda Guess

August 12, 2021