Welcome to the most exciting week of the year here at The Greetery! Holiday crafting is my very favorite, and I’m so excited to finally get to share all of the details of this year’s holiday collection, Merry Makings. Welcome to Day #2 of the reveals!
All of the new products being showcased today will be available for purchase beginning at 10am ET on Friday, October 9 in the shop.
Before we get to today’s product introductions, one more bit of news – Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products on Thursday morning, October 8 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!
Today’s product introductions are sure to make the holidays just a little bit brighter! This year is destined to be a different sort of Christmas, but I’m determined to make it just as special as ever! We might just have to get a little creative, but hey…that’s what we do best. 😊
Destination: North Pole stamp set + die
All aboard for the north pole! Map out your next holiday stamping adventure with this adorable set filled with holiday icons. Perfect for special deliveries straight from Santa’s workshop, use these fun images and sentiments for cards, tags, and wraps. The new Destination North Pole set can be paired with the rest of our Destination collection for projects that are really going places.
This set comes on a 6″ x 8″ sheet and includes a full-color printed stamping guide. The matching die is an 25-piece set of wired dies.
Made in the USA
Destination: North Pole stamp set price – $24
Destination: North Pole die price – $27
Click HERE for more detailed information
Snowflake Soiree stencil, stamp set, + die
Swirling & twirling, these snowflakes are ready to dance across your next project! If you enjoyed our Pinwheel Party collection you’ll love Snowflake Soiree! The Snowflake Soiree stencil set includes a 4-step border stencil that makes it so fun and easy to create beautiful multi-colored snowflake borders. The individual snowflake stencil can be used to stencil snowflakes onto backgrounds, or onto the matching dies. There’s also a mask stencil to use with the border, allowing you to sponge additional color around that pretty border.
The matching Snowflake Soiree die collection includes dies for all of the individual snowflakes in the stencil set, a die for the border, and a “be merry” sentiment and matching shadow. The coordinating stamp set includes an assortment of smaller snowflakes and some mix and match sentiments that can be combined with the “be merry” die or stamp.
This Snowflake Soiree stencil set includes a full-color printed stenciling guide. The matching die is an 11-piece set of wired dies.
Made in the USA
Snowflake Soiree 6-piece stencil set price – $16
Snowflake Soiree stamp set price – $7
Snowflake Soiree die price – $39
Click HERE for more detailed stencil information
Click HERE for more detailed stamp set information
I once again have so many projects! I could not stop creating! 😊 Before we get into the projects, I have a video for you that showcases Snowflake Soiree, showing you all of the details of what you can do with these stencils, dies, and stamps.
Here are some close-ups of the cards I created from the elements that were stamped and stenciled in the video. So quick and fun to do!
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Next I have several more cards using the Snowflake Soiree elements. This one uses the multi-step border stencil on a vertical A2 card. I used Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Victorian Velvet, and Festive Berries oxide inks for the border.
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I layered a diecut the stenciled border with the border die, and also popped up an individual snowflake to add some more dimension. The sentiment was done with a mix of the dies and stamps. I added a few single snowflakes as accents around the sentiment, and also used the stamps to stamp a few tiny snowflakes in the background.
I sat down and stenciled a whole pile of those pretty flakes in alllll the colors and had the best time mixing, matching, and layering them for a rainbow of flurries!
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I was inspired by Heather’s tone-on-tone diecut background she shared a few weeks ago for a TGIF post. I lightened it up and did a white-on-white background using some branches from the BotaniCuts Pine Bough die. It’s the perfect backdrop for these colorful snowflakes! I arranged them in rainbow order on a slim-line card base, working from cool to warm across the card front. I finished it off with a Written in Ribbons Holiday sentiment.
I created a matching card that is a bit simpler, using the multi-step border stencils. I worked my way across each stencil left to right, from warm to cool ink colors to create these stenciled rainbow flakes.
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I also added some individual snowflakes to the background with the stencil, using texture paste to create an embossed effect. I finished it off with the diecut sentiment, sponged in a rainbow of inks and layered over the shadow diecut, which was cut from vellum for a light and airy look. A few sequins add a little sparkle!
Next I switched to an ultra cool color palette…it reminds me of Frozen! I stenciled the 4-step border at both the top and bottom edges of this vertical A2 panel using shades of blue and purple inks. I used Blueprint Sketch, Shaded Lilac, Milled Lavender, and Stormy Sky.
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I stamped a few snowflakes as well, to the centers of the stenciled snowflakes just to add a little more depth to the centers. I added some pine branches, cut with the BotaniCuts Pine Bough die, which were glittered with some glass glitter. I finished it off with a Written in Ribbons Holiday sentiment.
For my final card featuring Snowflake Soiree, I miiiight have gone a little overboard. 😂 I mentioned at the start of this post, that Snowflake Soiree is very similar in concept to our Pinwheel Party set. That got me to thinking about how fun it would be to combine the two. And that is what I did here and it was so very much fun!
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It turned out looking almost like intricate Moroccan tiles. I stenciled several pinwheels and several snowflakes in shades of all different blues and greens. Then I had fun arranging them on my card base, and layering all sorts of different combinations. The pretty “merry Christmas” from Written in Ribbons Holiday is layered over the top, and a few iridescent sequins add some shine!
Next I have some fun projects using the new Destination: North Pole set. These are so fun to work with as well. I just sat and stamped a pile of the small icons from the set so I could just add them to my cards as I went along creating. This first card uses the previously released Destination: Round Map die as my base.
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The two-step North Pole sentiment that’s included in the set is so fun! I stamped it using my MISTI so that I could add some shading on the inside portion of the letters by sponging some darker green onto the lower half of the letters with a finger sponge. The street names are such a fun little touch, too! The stamps are straight, but you can curve them on your block to fit along any of the streets on the Map dies. There are also dies for all of the other small sentiments that go along with the “north pole” words so that you can easily layer them when using the maps dies, etc.
This next one uses the previously released Destination Map stencils. I used some texture paste along with the waterfront map stencil to create dimensional snow drifts. Before adding the texture paste with the map stencil, I used the Snowflake Soiree stencil set to add some snowflakes to the background as well.
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I added lots of details from the Destination: North Pole set and that fun sentiment as well. The polar bears might be my favorite. I stamped them in a very light gray ink, then added just a little shading with a gray colored pencil and a pink pencil for rosy cheeks. The eyes and nose were added with a black pen – to both the polar bears and the reindeer.
My next card was inspired by a book I used to read my kids when they were little…Snow Bear’s Surprise, an adorable book about sweet polar animals and the northern lights. The last page of the book had little twinkling lights – my youngest especially loved that book! This card was inspired by it. 😊
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I started with a panel of water color paper and used my watercolor paints to create something resembling the northern lights. I added some splatters for “stars”. I used the Drifting die along the bottom to create a place to tuck some mountains from the previously released Destination stamp set. I used the polar bears and trees from the new North Pole set. The sentiment is also from that set, of course. I layered everything over a Postal Frames diecut. I also added a few Snowflake Soiree snowflakes.
Lastly, I have a few tags using Destination: North Pole along with the new Wood Slices die. Such a fun combo! I layered lots of elements from North Pole over the slices.
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I used a brad to secure my embellished slice to a second slice which was stamped with the to/from sentiments from Merry Sprigs. This allows the tags to “swivel” to reveal the to/from message. Everything used to embellish the slice is from North Pole, with the exception of the “special delivery” sentiment, which is from the Pretty Postmarks set.
I so hope you enjoyed all of my projects today. They brought me such joy to create!
Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win a $50 gift card. We will be giving away one $50 gift card for today’s blog hop!
Read on for details…
- Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). I’d love to hear your best Santa story…maybe a childhood memory or something you’ve done with your children or grandchildren!
- Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ and Guest blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
- Comments close at 11:59pm EDT on Thursday night, October 8
- Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, October 9 here on the blog
And now you are in for such a treat! It’s time to see what our amazing Inspiration Team has to share with you today!
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Thank you so much for joining me today! We have one more day of reveals tomorrow before the whole collection goes up in the shop on Friday, October 9 at 10am ET.
233 comments
Love the Destination: North Pole set, so cute!
I love the snowflake soiree and your colorful samples are so pretty!
That North Pole set is sooo cute and the snowflakes are just so lovely! Thanks for your video, they’re always so helpful.
Everything you create is so gorgeous & unique! My Santa memory is actually a Halloween memory. When I was little, my Mother dressed me as “Santa’s Bag” for my halloween costume. My head was the doll sticking out the top.
Oh my gosh I NEED the snowflake stuff!
Your snowflakes cards are gorgeous, Betsy. I LOVE the cheerful colors and think they would make lovely Winter Birthday greetings as well as Christmas cards. The North Pole Destination set is so fun and whimsical. So inspired to create for the Holidays today!!
I love the Snowflake Soiree stamps and stencils! I can never have enough snowflakes!
Making gingerbread houses with my grandkids
OH MY! These are totally Must Haves. Now I need to convince my husband of that! I had a good childhood but I have such a bad memory, and I can’t remember any Santa Stories.
I’m especially looking forward to the snowflake stencils!!! In a world where not everyone celebrates Christmas, I love and gravitate towards products that emphasize winter. Can’t wait for Friday!
Without our 6 year old son knowing, a few days before Christmas we filmed our local Santa in our home arriving and putting presents around the tree. He also ate all of the Santa treats!!! Then, the night before Christmas we told our son that we were going to try to catch Santa on video. So, we set up the camera in just the right spot. The next morning we checked the video and sure enough, Santa was on there. It was so funny. The best thing was that we had our son believing in Santa for a few more years. It was wonderful and we still watch the video, not only of the Santa, but also our son and his reaction to the video.
Today’s reveal is just as fabulous as yesterdays. Oh, so, wonderful and I am going to be broke!!!!!! Thank you, Betsy, for the wonderful fresh and new ideas. I love them all!
I love all the snowflakes!
Another wonderful release day! Oh, those snowflakes… I love the mix of colours and rainbow versions you made :o)
Such a beautiful Christmas release. I like the options of less to more when creating our cards. Because we had 4 children, I always made lists so I wouldn’t forget anything from Santa or my husband and I. Inevitably EVERY Christmas, one of their gifts was hid too well and I knew a gift was missing from under the tree. Somehow we pulled it off but years later my 2nd daughter said to me around Christmas time “ it was ok Mom, I saw all your lists anyway!” Shock! I still think about that every Christmas.
Absolutely stunning, Betsy!!! I’m in love with this release!
May all your Days be Merry is my most favorite but all are so pretty!
Love the snowflakes, so beautiful! I have so many childhood memories of looking good forward to what “Santa” brought me and my siblings for Christmas.
Best Christmas memories are when we’d get all bundled up and go cut our tree down.
Of course I’d have to look at all the trees and the kids would be complaining about walking through the snow and being cold but now as grownups when we gather they talk about those memories and they’ll have them forever. Love the Destiination north pole set.
Carol b
The North Pole set is so adorable! My Favorite Santa memory Is baking cookies with my grandchildren and leaving them out with milk for Santa.
SO many beautiful things! My favorite childhood memory is hearing Santa’s reindeer’s bells on my rooftop!
Love the new release. I don’t know what we will do this year, but typically we do Santa photos with the kids – usually at least two of the three kids are screeching for those photos. Makes for a good laugh when looking back!!
My favorite memory is from when I was a little girl. I must have been around 4-5 years old. Going over to my grandparents house in New Jersey, like we did every year. The entire family gathers together for what we know is our Swedish Christmas. Dinner and Presents! Everything hhi ing was going as it normally did until there was a knock on the door. Santa Claus had come to bring us our gifts! It was the best! I remember Santa walking through the door and up the stairs like it was yesterday! That was 51 years ago this year and it’s still my favorite memory!
Amazing projects! Just love what I am seeing and must have Snowflake Soiree!
Beautiful cards! Love all of the snowflake products!
Oh my goodness…..simply magical!!!! Don’t really have a Santa story other than I would love seeing my daughter react to all that he would leave for her under the tree each year. So many wonderful memories.
Oh what beautiful snowflakes you have created! The colors are stunning!
One year when my kiddos were really little, I stayed up all night putting together the Playmoblie Pirate ship for my son so it could be under the tree when he woke up! His face was priceless to think that Santa went to all that work! Those snowflakes..holy cow!!
One year, Mom brought me to sit on Santa’s lap. I told her I knew it wasn’t the real Santa because he had a cast on a broken arm. 😊
So In loVE with these cards!!
Love the snowflakes.
The North Pole set is wonderfully unique and the snowflakes are lovely! Oy. Santa story. The local mall Santa here would return from his breaks and play a quick Christmas tune on his banjo. It was rather unusual but fun.
The snowflakes on top of the pinwheels are stunning!
So much beautiful inspiration! You certainly are making it beautiful!
The new Destination set is so cute and I LOVE Snowflake Soiree! We don’t really have a Santa story. My parents weren’t into Santa, and I haven’t started the tradition with our girls. We do read about Saint Nicholas though and the girls have always been strictly warned not to out Santa to their friends.
Pinwheel Party is one of my favorite sets so I’m totally excited for Snowflake Soiree! I hope there will be more stencil sets like this in the future!
So incredibly creative and innovative! No one does Christmas quite like you. My strongest memory of Santa goes back 60 years – riding the train inside our city’s biggest department store to go visit Santa in the North Pole.
Cute Santa collection. For past 10 years, I have made perSonalized Santa messages for not only my 2 granddaughters, but also my grand nieces and grand nephews. I am told they are delighted to get the messages and look forward to hearing from Santa that they are on the nice list.
Wowzer! These are all fantastic products and your wonderful samples are such fun to look at and study. Thanks for the inspiration!
Everything is SO cute!!! LOVE the font on the North Pole!!!
What a fabulous release, Betsy, and your cards are exceptional! Being the youngest of 5, I was the entertainment for the rest of our family because I still believed. The other 4 never spoiled it for me!
Love the swoopy snowflake! Swoopy? Swooshy? Eh, you know the one I’m talking about!
So much creative inspiration from the amazing design team for The Greetery today! Betsy, you continue to warm our hearts with your wonderful stamps, dies, and stencils! Our families and friends are always so touched when they receive our cards and gifts created with love and your products.
Although I don’t have children or grandchildren, I have the happy memories of over 700 young students before retiring! Each December, I loved to bring the ‘world’ into our classroom (complete with little passports) as we focused each day on Christmas celebrations in another country. What a ‘gift’ to discover where our own family Christmas traditions came from! So many heartwarming memories over the years!💗
Just love the snowflakes.
I just love all the products and projects from today. My funniest Santa story was when I told my 2 daughters that Santa was a made up guy who didn’t come to our house because we were Jewish, but that they were sworn to secrecy, and could not tell any of their friends at school that Santa wasn’t real. And, they didn’t tell!
Today’s sets are so much fun. I love the Destination: North Pole set.
You are soooo talented Betsy!!! Love love all these new releases. A story!?! When I was a little girl we were coming home Christmas Eve from a party at my church. The church happens to be on a hill and as you come down the hill, in the far off distance, you can see the interstate. As chance would have it, there happened to be a long, well lite semi-truck driving along that interstate. My mom proceeded to point it out to us kids telling us it was Santa and his reindeer flying to our home. Honestly, to this day, I believe it was Santa in his sleigh flying through the air. A fun memory I cherish. Thanks much!
This post is fabulous!! Such a happy & cheery set of cards. You brightened my day! My fondest childhood memory was going to Philadelphia to the Gimbel’s Department store every Christmas season. The first time I went, I was 4. I was a little apprehensive with a few tears. Santa was so sweet and understanding. He told me about the elves and how hard they were working. Santa couldn’t stop bragging about how special they were, kind and busy. It always stayed with me because he emphasized doing something for others. It was such a nice memory that has always lead to giving to others at the holidays.
One year we went to my aunt’s house for Christmas Eve and when we got home Santa had already arrived! It kept the magic alive for a few more years!
What an incredible collection!
Love! Love! Love! I have several snowflake sets, but I absolutely NEED this set!
Once again I find everything so irresistible!