TGIF everyone! It’s been one of those weeks…I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready for the weekend! I’m hoping to spend some time in my craft room creating with some of the new goodies we have headed your way soon, which leads me to a Save the Date announcement! We’ll be releasing a new collection of products soon called Nature Lover…sneak peeks start a week from today and the new products will go up in the shop on Wednesday, January 20! I hope you’ll stop by for the fun!
But for today, we have Norine joining us with an amazing project where she has so skillfully combined several different elements into one incredibly beautiful design! Let’s dig in…
Hello Greetery friends, Norine here with you this Friday! I’m buried under a blanket of snow, munching on the remaining crumbs of gingerbread spice cookies with a hot cup of sweet coffee, solidly straddling the seasons, card-making-wise. I daresay there are elements of all 4 seasons in the bits and pieces I’ve assembled for my “thank you” card today.
I’m also straddling the mediums with some of the die cuts layer-stamped and others colored with Copic markers. I think it makes for an interesting if eclectic effect!
I didn’t actually get to use the BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden or the BotaniCuts Mighty Oak dies from the release last fall, so I’m making up for it today. All of the pieces from both of those die sets are die cut from Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and then colored with Copics before assembling.
Next, I stamped and die cut (or actually, die cut THEN stamped – it’s so much easier to get a nice even die cut margin all around doing it in that order) the layered images of the birds in the Robin & Wren set, the green bough in the Hoop Wreath set, and the mini eucalyptus branched from the Petite Eucalyptus set.
Once I had all the pieces colored and die cut, I started playing with the design and I ended up with this sweet arrangement of branches, boughs and birds. Oh, and mushrooms!
The four seasons are represented (in my mind, at least) by the evergreen bough and eucalyptus branches – winter, the birds – spring, the mushrooms – summer and the oak leaves and acorn – fall. I tried to stay with “frosty” colors as much as possible to give the card an appropriately January feel as I am sending it out mid-winter.
I used the “thank you” stamp from the Hoop Wreath stamp and die set, and splattered the card when finished with black watercolor paint. To visually weight the scene, I added a narrow strip of blue plaid patterned paper from my stash to the very bottom.
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Once again, I am delighted by and impressed with the ease of combining multiple stamp and die sets from The Greetery, and how well even different coloring mediums play together!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
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this is soo beautiful. Love it.
Stunning card! The colors are perfect and beautifully arranged.
Beautiful!
Always love Norine’s color combinations & artistry in her beautiful creations.
Oh my how stunning i am so loving this card. Your artisty is amazing and i am swooning over your coloring. But please please please tell me what color you used for the birds. And the toad stools. I cant wait to try and recreate something like your card. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Jessica! You can find all the colors listed on my blog at the velvetlemon.com
Lovely card! Very exciting to have a nature release coming!
All I got is….Wow!
Just stunning and so misty, frosty looking!
Your card is absolutely beautiful! I love the colors… looks very wintery… so pretty. I love your layout… You did a fabulous job! Love, love…
Norine, this is BEAUTIFUL!!!! LOVE the colors you’ve used, so fitting for mid-winter. AND of course the very pieces you used! LOVE THEM! A BEAUTIFUL JOB!!! ;)<3
This is absolutely stunning. Frameable art!
What a sweet card. Love the natural color scheme.
That is absolutely beautiful!! I love the frosty colors!! The card has a definite winter feel!!
Beautiful mix of Greetery product Norine!
Betsy I have been meaning to ask you about an herbal set. I adore my/the Herb kit you designed for another company, and would love herbs in a multi step stamp/die set, in a larger size. Imagine the possibilities, the beautiful cards!! And gifts!! Please consider, check and see if it is in your creative heart! 🙂
This card is just stunning. I love everything about it- the colors, the softness, the elements all work together, the grounding strip of patterned paper- it may be a perfect composition.
Such a beautiful card. Love the color composition. Well done.
Absolutley beautiful!
Just the words “Nature Lover” and I’m already in trouble! Can’t wait!
These cards are amazing!
Just Gorgeous ! Love the soft color combo and the elements you chose to make it the 4 seasons.
Oh boy this card gave me feelings of sentiment. I love all the seasons, and the card is so beautiful, wintery and interesting. I love all of Norine’s work, and naturally The Greetery’s products as well. Great card, great products.
Pretty, pretty, pretty! I was hoping for a video but I really like your step-by-step directions as well.
Thank you for sharing your talents!
The colors, composition and frosty look are wonderful! And a Nature Lover collection, too. Can’t wait!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Absolutely LOVE Norine’s gorgeous design here – AND I have MOST of these stamps/dies so I am super happy and am going to brazenly copy her beautiful cards (although my coloring skills are probably not as good as hers!) I always look for Norine’s creations on the reveal posts – thank you for adding some creative happiness to my day!
I love the way you combine images and colors and composition so magnificently. I truly enjoy your makes.
Your wonderful card is like taking a walk through the forest and coming upon a magical scene. Living in a tropical climate, your card helps me to envision the cool colors of January. Beautiful work Norine!
I join you Betsy in putting this week behind me. I’ve decided to camp in my craft room this weekend, which is my happy, happy place. Truly looking forward to the new release‼️ 😊
What a stunning card! Your composition and color palette is gorgeous. You did a wonderful job carefully choosing the dies to inspire us. This card just made my day!!
Your seasonal interpretation of nature is lovely. Winter colors in all their glory.
This is the most beautiful card I’ve ever seen. No offense to anyone else who’s posted on this blog. This one has certainly captured my heart.
And you have represented each of these sets so beautifully. Love the arrangement and the colors are so wonderful. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow! Absolutely stunning Norine! Love everything about this, the colours, the composition, and how you combined multiple die cuts. Thanks for the step by step tutorial, I must give this a try. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent!
What a wonderful mix of elements in this design and love the softer color palette!
I love the muted colors you used, Norine! My wishlist just grew a little 🙂
Love this! So inspiring!
Stunning card!
Gorgeous use of the stamps and dies, love it!
looking forward to a new release!
J’adore!
What an elegant card! I was just looking at my greetery mushroom and leaf die sets trying to think of a “wintery” way to use them – because they are some of my very favorite dies! Thank you for this lovely bit of inspiration – exactly what I was looking for!!!
Lovely!
Norine, your card is stunning! Your color combination and choice of elements are awe inspiring!
Norine! Your elegant card is a lovely mix of these beautiful stamps and dies! You have captured all four seasons with this beauty. Thank you for this inspiration~Now I need every Stamp, Die and Ink color to create something similar 🙂
What a gorgeous work of art! Looking forward to this for sure.
Stunning!! Such gorgeous cards!
As always, Norine, I adore your style! This is absolutely beautiful! My very first order from The Greetery just arrived yesterday and I have the toadstools in it. I cannot wait to dig in!
So pretty! I love it!
Absolutely gorgeous, be still my heart💕
Love everything about this card.