March 2026

Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here today on The Greetery Blog! I feel that Spring is in the air! At my house in Northern California, we have daffodils blooming and the trees are so full of beautiful blossoms. Renewal is coming…. So I am excited to make some Spring cards full of pretty colors and floral themes. For my project for today I made a purple, flowery, vintage-y, texture filled card! More is more! 

My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with purple gingham. For my background layer, I thought it would be fun to see if that gorgeous Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder would work with the A2 Arches. Well, guess what? They go together perfectly! I die cut the A2 arch and then embossed it.

I gently inked over the embossed portions to give more detail.Next I die cut out all the pieces of the Rosemal Reflections Jumbo dies – floral spray. I inked all the pieces with matching Distress Inks and then splattered on gold paint. I die cut the Scripty Hello dies form both purple cardstock and vellum and layered them together. For the secondary smaller sentiment, I stamped the sentiment from the Tear Strip Tags Spring set in purple ink onto cream paper. I also stamped and die cut out some postage stamps from the Postal Modern Set. For my finishing touches I added a pretty gold glitter bow, and some purple pearl embellishments. I attached everything to the card using foam squares and added a Regency Bow No 1 die at the top. It all came together in a vintage way! 

That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you all the best. It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. I can’t wait to see the next release from Betsy! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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SUPPLIES:
Regency Bow 1 Die
Tear Strip Banners Dies
Tear Strip Spring Stamps
Scripty Hello Dies
A2 Arches Dies
Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder
Jumbo Rosemal Reflections Die
Postal Modern Stamps and Dies
Gold, Cream, Vellum Cardstocks
Purple and Green Cardstocks
Distress Inks and Blending Brushes
Gold Paint
Purple Pearl Embellishments
Doodlebug Gingham Patterned Paper 

Things are about to look a whole lot springier in the shop! Our Spring Jardin collection is arriving in the shop shortly. All of the new products we’ve been showcasing here on the blog will be available in the shop at 10am EDT today.

First we have some winners to announce from our blog hops! If you see your comment chosen as one of the winners, please send an email to customerservice@thegreetery.com and we’ll get your gift card issued as soon as possible. 🙂

Day 1 Winner #1…Lora Knudsen from Lea Lawson’s blog:

Day 1 Winner #2…Jan Elmore from Laura Bassen’s blog:

Day 2 Winner #1…JoAnne P from Caly Person’s blog:

Day 2 Winner #2…Cathy Y from Kelly Lunceford’s blog:

The showcase video was posted on Friday and added to the blog posts from last week, but I’ll post it here as well in case you missed it…

The Lookbooks are also ready for your viewing pleasure!

Thank you so much for joining us for all the fun!

Welcome back for Day 2! We have more new products to introduce to you today! Our Spring Jardin collection is coming to the shop on MONDAY, March 16 at 10am EDT.

Be on the lookout for an introduction video coming a bit later, sometime today or tomorrow. I’ll be showing and talking about the products and also doing a project showcase. I’ll be sure to post it here on the blog when it’s ready!

*Editing this post to add the showcase video, which is ready and posted below! 🙂

Also, Laurie Willison will be hosting a Youtube Live craft & chat. If you’d like to see the new products, ask questions, etc, Laurie will be going Live tonight – Friday, 3/13 at 8pm EDT / 7pm CDT on our Youtube channel.

Now for today’s new product intros!

Below is a look at some of the new products in our Spring Jardin collection. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information (sentiments, measurements, etc.), or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although you can preview the new products in the shop, they will not be available to add to cart or purchase until stock is added on Monday, March 16 at 10am EDT ).

Golden Egg & Chocolate Bunnies product suite

We have a handful of great Easter basics coming your way! This product suite consists of a basic egg die set, along with coordinating Filigree Frames for the eggs. The oval that’s included in the set is sized to nicely frame any of the Bigger Botanicals dies (introduced below). The Golden Egg stencil set can be used on its own, or paired with the Gold Egg dies for more layering options. The overall stenciled design fills a 5 x 7″ card front. The egg portion of the stencil can be used to add some shading and pattern to the largest Golden Egg die, or it can be omitted completely from the stenciled design so that you can use that pretty floral border all on its own for year-round applications. The Chocolate Bunnies die is a sweet take on the perennial favorite chocolate bunny!

Click HERE for Golden Egg die info ($18)
Click HERE for Golden Egg Filigree Borders die info ($17)
Click HERE for Golden Egg stencil info ($18)
Click HERE for Chocolate Bunnies die info ($12)

Bigger Botanicals dies

You loved our Bigger Holiday Botanicals dies, so we’ve taken our original Bitty Botanicals set and enlarged those florals into stand-alone die form as well! They are wonderful for floral accents and focal points all year long. I’ve taken some artistic liberty with these, so don’t count on them being anatomically correct, lol! As I mentioned, most of these were created from the tiny flowers from our Bitty Botanicals set. When drawing them I really had no intention of them becoming stand alone, named florals, but they were loosely inspired by a vintage botanical book, so I relied on that for naming them. Which was also interesting as the book is written in Russian. Just thought I’d share that fun little backstory! 🙂

Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Cress die info ($9)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Genista die info ($7)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Hawthorn die info ($9)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Jacob’s Ladder die info ($9)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Mallow die info ($8)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Oregano die info ($7)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Soapwort die info ($11)
Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Starflower die info ($7)

Like the we did for the holiday version, we will again be offering all eight of the Bigger Botanicals dies in an easy-shop bundle. Click HERE for Bigger Botanicals Die Bundle info ($67)

Silly Goose product suite

Duck, duck…goose! Geese are everywhere these days, and we couldn’t resist hopping on the trend with this sweet product suite. It includes a set of geese dies, complete with lots of fun accessories to dress them up…hats, boots, balloons, and more. The Silly Goose Sentiments set includes sentiments for babies, Easter, moms, birthdays, and more.

Click HERE for Silly Goose die info ($25)
Click HERE for Silly Goose Sentiments stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Silly Goose Sentiments die info ($20)

That concludes the product intros, so let’s get to some projects! I have SO many more bits and pieces lying on my desk – I can’t wait to put together more projects, but for now, I’ll share what I have!

First up is a card that uses the Golden Egg dies, Golden Egg Filigree Dies, and the Golden Egg stencil. I’m loving the large 5 x 7″ card size that we’ve been releasing products for recently. The Golden Egg stencil fills a 5×7 card, but as I’ll show you with my next project, with a little creative positioning it works well for A2 cards too.

For the egg, I diecut the largest egg from the Golden Egg die and then embossed it with the new Tangled Tulips embossing folder. Not a whole lot of the design shows, but that’s ok. I just wanted to add some pretty texture to the egg. Before embossing it, I also used the oval from the Golden Egg set to cut out the middle of the egg so I could place a floral inside. Here I used the Bigger Botanicals Mallow die. I also framed out that oval with the matching oval die from the Golden Egg Filigree Borders die, cut from vintage gold cardstock.

I used the Golden Egg stencil to stencil the pretty floral frame on my card front panel. I also pulled out my colored pencils to add some shading to the stenciling. It’s one of my favorite ways to really elevate a stenciled design, and is very simple to do. All you need is some simple lines and strokes to add a little detail and definition! The sentiment banner is from the Tangled Tulips die, stamped with a sentiment from the Tangled Tulips stamp set (I can’t stop using those sweet little banners!).

Up next I again used the Golden Egg stencil, but this time on an A2 card by doing a little repositioning and selective stenciling – super easy to cover up little portions using sticky notes and only stencil what you’d like to fill your card. The design is symmetrical, so I always think that makes it easier as well – once you have one side how you like it, you can do the other side just the same.

Inside my pretty stenciled frame I placed a sweet little family of geese. There are lots of fun accessories in the Silly Goose set. Here I used the cute little rain boots. I didn’t have nearly enough time to create with these cuties, but I have a whole gaggle of them on my desk and can’t wait to use them up. I turned this into an Easter card using a sentiment from the Silly Goose Sentiments set, but it would make a very sweet baby, spring, or even a birthday card by swapping out the sentiment. The bow placed at the top was cut with the Shortbread Shapes: Scalloped Hearts die.

I created a tiny tag to coordinate with the card by using the smallest die from the Golden Egg Filigree Borders die, backed with a solid egg cut from acetate using the matching plain egg from the Golden Egg set. Inside the egg I put one of the baby geese, embellished with a bow from the set, and added a Hang It Up topper to turn it into a tag.

Up next I have just a whole bunch of fun things that I put together using goodies from the new collection, combined with some previously released things as well. There are shaped cards and tags, and lots of fun doo-dads.

I’ll share some more details on each…

This first one is a fun clear jumbo-tag that used the Sweetest Frames Capsule stamp and die to make the base, a Capsule Filigree Border inside, and a Bigger Botanicals: Hawthorne flower cluster. I topped it off with a Regency Bow No 1 and a Hang it Up hanger. The sentiment banner is from the Tangled Tulips set.

Next are a few smaller Capsule-shaped tags that combine the Sweetest Frames Capsule set, Capsule Filigree Borders, and Bigger Botanicals Starflower and Oregano, plus Hang it Up hangers. The sentiments are both from the Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments set (I love that that set has some great year-round sentiments for tags and gifts!).

Up next we have some adorable bunnies, eggs, and the little goose tag I shared a bit earlier in the post. One of the Chocolate Bunnies is nestled in the oval from the Golden Egg set and framed with the oval filigree from the Golden Egg Filigree Borders set. I put a few Bigger Botanicals sprigs behind him – a Starflower and Genista. The tiny embossed egg was created by cutting the smallest egg from the Golden Egg set and embossing it with the new Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Easter embossing folder, which are designed to coordinate!

Next I have several egg-shaped cards. I created the shaped bases by diecutting the largest egg from the Golden Egg set from folded cardstock. I used the oval from the set to cut a window from the front of each. Each one is embellished a bit differently!

I’ll go through and share some details of each one…

The first one uses a sweet Chocolate Bunny in the center oval focal window. I stenciled some details using the Golden Egg stencil. I tucked a Bigger Botanical Oregano around him and added a sentiment from the Silly Goose Sentiments set.

Up next I again did some ink blending using the Golden Egg stencil. On the bunny card above, the bunny is on the inside of the card. On this one I backed the oval cut-out with some clear acetate and placed a Bigger Botanical: Jacob’s Ladder floral onto the acetate so it is actually on the front of the card.

This next one showcases the Bigger Botanicals Soapwort die. I embossed this egg using the Rosemal Reflections embossing folder and also topped it off with a Regency Bow No 1 diecut. I love how the ribbon ends flow perfectly down the sides of the egg.

This one isn’t so much of a card as it is a jumbo tag. I didn’t create a folded base, but rather left it a flat single layer added a hanger from the Hang it Up die. This one was embossed using the Shortbread Shapes: Scalloped Hearts embossing folder, and I placed a Bigger Botanicals: Cress diecut inside to oval, which was backed again with acetate.

And finally, this one might be my favorite from the group. I pulled out my Easter Morning Sentiments stamp set and matching die to create the cross to place in the oval frame. I diecut it three more times and stacked them all up to give it some dimension and make it pop from the background.

The egg was embossed with the Tangled Tulips embossing folder. I added several flower sprigs using the Bigger Botanicals dies…Cress, Genista, and, Jacob’s Ladder. The banner and sentiment are from the Tangled Tulips set and die.

Inspiration Team Blog Hop & Giveaway

We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop. **NOTE the comment deadline and winner posting time**

• Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
• Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close Monday, March 16 at 6:00am EDT
• Winners will be posted by 9:30 am EDT on Monday, March 16 here on the blog (shortly before the new products go live in the shop!)

Now for the team blog links to see more projects featuring today’s new product reveals!

Hello and welcome! We have new products to introduce to you today! Our Spring Jardin collection is coming to the shop on MONDAY, March 16 at 10am EDT. We’ll be showcasing all of the new products here on the blog today and tomorrow.

After today and tomorrow’s posts, be on the lookout for an introduction video coming a bit later, sometime Friday or Saturday. I’ll be showing and talking about the products and also doing a project showcase. I’ll be sure to post it here on the blog when it’s ready!

*editing this post to add the showcase video, which is now available and posted below. I hope you enjoy!

Also, Laurie Willison will be hosting a Youtube Live craft & chat. If you’d like to see the new products, ask questions, etc, Laurie will be going Live on Friday evening 3/13 at 8pm EDT / 7pm CDT on our Youtube channel.

Now for today’s new product intros!

Below is a look at some of the new products in our Spring Jardin collection. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information (sentiments, measurements, etc.), or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although you can preview the new products in the shop, they will not be available to add to cart or purchase until stock is added on Monday, March 16 at 10am EDT ).

Tangled Tulips product suite

If you enjoyed our Rosemal Reflections product suite, you will love this springy version filled with elegant tulips and foliage! Designed with a very similar concept to our Rosemal Reflections, this product suite is designed to work with our Capsule product series and includes a stamp + stencil set and matching die, an embossing folder, and a details die – all featuring elegant, flowing tulips.

Click HERE for Tangled Tulips stamp + stencil info ($30)
Click HERE for Tangled Tulips die info ($9)
Click HERE for Tangled Tulips Details die info ($11)
Click HERE for Tangled Tulips embossing folder info ($14)

Shortbread Shapes Spring & Easter

We have a couple of additions to our Shortbread Shapes series! Two new embossing folders to coordinate with our Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle die – one featuring pretty spring florals, and another featuring sweet Easter images.

Click HERE for Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Spring embossing folder info ($13)
Click HERE for Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Easter embossing folder info ($13)

Simple Spring Sentiments & Mini Sentiments

Continuing with our Simple Sentiments series, we have some spring additions. Like our previous Simple Sentiments sets, there is a regular and a mini version. These sets are filled with sentiments for spring and Easter and coordinate wonderfully with our Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Labels die.

Click HERE for Simple Spring Sentiments stamp set info ($16)
Click HERE for Simple Spring Mini Sentiments stamp set info ($8)

I’m excited to share some projects with these new goodies!

First up, I have several projects using the new Tangled Tulips product suite.

First up is a pair of Easter-themed cards. These are both 5×7 cards and combine the new Tangled Tulip items with some previously released elements from our Capsule series.

This first one features a colorful embossed border that was done by combining the Tangled Tulips stamp + stencil set and the matching embossing folder. The tulips and tiny flowers are done via the stencils in the set, which makes for super easy alignment since they are fixed in place around the entire perimeter of the Capsule shape. The foliage is done with the stamp from the set, but it is also the full perimeter. Additionally, the stamp base for the foliage has the capsule shape built into it, making alignment a breeze. I’ll be putting together a video using the Tangled Tulips suite soon, so be on the lookout for that as well!

For the interior of the design, I layered some previously released items – the Capsule Filigree Borders, cut from gold metallic cardstock, and also a Sweetest Frames Capsule Edition – stamped and heat embossed with gold embossing powder onto some steel blue cardstock, then the interior was cut out using the matching die. Over this cut-out window, I added two of the Tangled Tulips Details diecut clusters, as well as the banner from the Tangled Tulips die set. The sentiment is included in the Tangled Tulips stamp set.

This second card from the duo is a shaped card in which the shaped base was created using the Capsule Basics die. I layered an embossed panel, embossed with the new Tangled Tulips embossing folder, then layered a Sweetest Frames Capsule layer over the top.

The tulip clusters were stamped using the Tangled Tulips stamp set, then cut with the matching die. After stamping and diecutting them, I also added some embossed dimension using the Tangled Tulips embossing folder.

I get lots of questions about the cardstock colors used, so I will share the colors here used in this card duo. This card uses Arctic from the Mohawk Mosaic collection, which is a gorgeous steely blue (which can almost lean lavender or periwinkle), along with Colormates Really Buff, which is a gorgeous buttery cream, as well as plain white and Stardream Antique Gold metallic.

While I love the Tangled Tulips set for Easter, it’s going to be wonderful for lots of other occasions as well…think Mother’s Day, birthdays, weddings, and more (I can’t wait to make some elegant wedding cards!). This next card duo includes a Mother’s Day and a birthday card.

Let’s take a closer look at the birthday card first. This one is an A2-sized (4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″) card. The Tangled Tulips suite (much like the Rosemal Reflections set) is versatile enough to work well for either card size, so if you’re exclusively an A2-sized card maker, you don’t need to feel left out!

The background panel was embossed with the Tangled Tulips embossing folder, and I love how it just peeks out from behind the smaller scalloped Capsule Basics die. I also embossed the interior oval with the tulip folder, then layered two of the Tangled Tulips Details diecut clusters over top of the embossed design, not aligning them perfectly so that the embossing sort of peeks through from underneath. For the sentiment, I pulled out an oldie-but-goodie Sentiment Suite Birthday set and gently curved one of the linear sentiments to fit nicely on the embossed banner.

The second card from this duo is a pretty Mother’s Day card. I kept this one nice and simple and let the embossing do most of the work for me!

The shaped base was created using the Capsule Basics dies. I also used the Capsule Fixed Borders Large die to quickly cut a perfect border that I could emboss with the Tangled Tulips Embossing folder. The scalloped Capsule base shape was also embossed with the Capsule Basics embossing folder to get the pretty embossed details on the scallops as well as that embossed outer border that the tulip border just nestles right into. There’s something so satisfying about that perfect little detail! It gets me every time! I also added a Capsule Filigree Border, cut from vintage gold cardstock. I diecut and assembled one Tangled Tulips Details cluster and snipped it apart so I could arrange it around my sentiment. The sentiment is a new set as well – you’ll be seeing more about that one tomorrow!

Up next, I couldn’t resist creating something with a traditional Dutch tulip look…a nod to my heritage. 🙂 Black backgrounds can add so much drama…then paired with some embossed woodgrain cardstock? Feels like a match made in heaven.

I started out with a black Capsule base, embossed with the Capsule Basics embossing folder. Then I diecut a Large Fixed Border from woodgrain cardstock and embossed it with the Tangled Tulips folder. I filled the interior with two of the Tangled Tulips Details diecuts and a banner from the Tangled Tulips die (note…this banner is exactly the same as the one included in the Rosemal Reflections die as well). The sentiment is from the Thanks All Ways set. Just curve it as you attach it to your clear stamping block to follow the curve of the banner. You can use nearly any linear sentiment in this way, as long as it’s small enough to fit on the banner, of course!

Up next I have some projects using the new Shortbread goodies!

First up is a springy card set that uses the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Spring embossing folder. Like our previously released Shortbread Rectangle embossing folders, this one also coordinates with the previously released Rectangle Die.

These were simple and fun to put together. I created the shaped bases using the Shortbread Rectangle die and added an embossed layer to each, as well as a colorful frame, also created with the same embossing folder and die.

I layered each one with a pretty new floral diecut…you’ll be seeing much more of these tomorrow when we formally introduce them! The banners and sentiments are from the new Tangled Tulips stamp set and die.

Finally, I have a card and tag set created with the new Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Easter embossing folder and also the new Simple Spring Sentiments sets.

Let’s take a closer look at the card. I again created the shaped base using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle die, and embossed another panel to layer over the top using the new Easter embossing folder.

That sweet bunny is also being formally introduced tomorrow, but I couldn’t wait to use him! He’s adorable with some of tomorrow’s new goodies, but he’s also perfect to pair with the new Easter Shortbread embossing folder. I surrounded him with a cluster of tulips, created with the Tangled Tulips Details die. The sentiment is from the Simple Spring Sentiments stamp set, stamped onto a Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Label diecut.

And lastly, a set of sweet Easter tags. I have loved making these quick and easy tags for all sorts of occasions since we released our first Shortbread Shapes back in October. This Easter addition was just calling to be done in the softest pastels.

Like the other similar tags I’ve created in the past, the base was created using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Labels die and the embossed tiles were made using the Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle die, embossed with the new Easter embossing folder. The grid in the die makes it easy to snip the design apart into the little individual tiles. The little blossoms were cut using one of the florals we’ll be introducing tomorrow. The sentiments were stamping using the new Simple Spring Mini Sentiments stamp set.

That wraps up my projects for today, but I’ll be back tomorrow with more product reveals and projects before the new collection goes up in the shop on Monday, March 16 at 10am EDT.

The Inspiration Team has been busy creating as well, and they have so much to share with you. I hope you’ll hop along…there are prizes too (of course!), read on for details…

Inspiration Team Blog Hop & Giveaway

We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop. **NOTE the comment deadline and winner posting time**

• Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
• Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close Monday, March 16 at 6:00am EDT
• Winners will be posted by 9:30 am EDT on Monday, March 16 here on the blog (shortly before the new products go live in the shop!)

Now for the team blog links to see more projects featuring today’s new product reveals!

Happy Wednesday! It’s time for another sneak peek at some of the new goodies from our Spring Jardin collection!

So many fun things in this peek…adorable spring animals, tons of “Bigger” florals, delicate eggs, and more.

I hope you’ll join us tomorrow and Friday as we showcase everything here on the blog before the new products land in the shop on Monday morning!