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Spring Fling Sneak Peek #2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy new week! I’m popping in this morning with another sneak peek of our new Spring Fling collection that’s coming to the shop a little later this week! We’ll be showcasing everything over the next few days, and then the new products will be available in the shop on Thursday morning at 10am EST.

Here’s that sneak peek I promised…

We have some pretty new sentiment sets for spring-time occasions, plus a quick and easy springy frame, AND a new Print Shop! I’m excited to show you everything in full starting tomorrow. I hope you’ll join us!

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Takes the Cake with Melissa + Spring Fling Sneak Peek!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Good morning and happy Friday! Melissa is here with the most gorgeous birthday card project for a little inspiration Friday! But before we get to that, some fun news…we have some new spring goodies coming to the shop next week!

Today I’m sharing the first sneak peek of our Spring Fling collection that will hit the shop next Thursday, February 29 at 10am ET. It’s a smaller release, but chock-full of pretty things for spring, Easter, and moms. We’ll be blog hopping and showcasing everything next week Tuesday and Wednesday before the new goodies hit the shop on Thursday.

What do you spy in today’s peek? 🙂

Now for Melissa’s amazing project using our Takes the Cake product suite…

Today I’m using some of my very most favorite Greetery products!

I began with the Embroidered Background stamp to create my soft, subtle card base.  I wanted to be sure it didn’t detract from my focal point.  I then used the Window Dressing Dotted Scallops die to cut a window from my background, layering it over my card base.  Next came the beautiful Takes the Cake stamp + stencil, Floral Details, Banner, and Cake Stand dies.  This gorgeous cake comes together so quickly and easily.  I added some sweet Buttercream Toppers to finish!  A perfect birthday card for someone special!

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Spring Tapestry with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! I am always happy to share with you. Hope you’re doing great!

My card today features the stunning Rose Tapestry Stencils along with the Hoopla Oval die and the new Sign Off Sentiments. I had been wanting to make a purple/spring version of these tapestry stencils ever since they were released, and it came out looking really fresh and pretty. I am definitely in the mood to move towards spring colors! My finished card is an A2 kraft card base. I layered purple cardstock and some gingham from my stash, and then used the Hoopla Oval and matching Oval Insert as the focal point of my card.

I used both large and small blender brushes with those wonderful stencils, and inked with shades of spring greens and pretty purples. It is so fun to watch the design take shape with each stencil layer. I used the Hoopla Oval Inserts to die cut my stenciled panel to the perfect size to fit into the Hoop. I accented with silver and purple. I used the Notionable Dies to make the scissors, thread, thimble and needle. My stenciled panel and my sentiment are on cream cardstock for more of a vintage look instead of bright white cardstock.

I stamped the sentiment from the Sign Off Sentiments set, and die cut it out with the matching die. I attached everything to my card base and finished off with a bit of twine and some purple pearls. This would be a great card for a crafty friend! (My other hobby is cross stitching!) 

That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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SUPPLIES:

Rose Tapestry Stencils

Hoopla Oval Dies

Hoopla Oval Inserts

Signed off Sentiments Stamps and Dies

Notionable Dies

Cream, purple, kraft and gingham cardstock

Purple Pearl Accents

Purple and Green inks

Blender Brushes for Stencils

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Typed Greetings with Laurie

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello Greetery friends!  It’s Laurie Willison here!  The latest release had a little die set that just called my name.  Typed Greetings is such a fun set with so many possibilities!  I love fun fonts and this one is just adorable!  I grabbed 3 of the sentiments from the die set and made a fun little quick and simple card!

To get started I grabbed a rainbow of cardstock and made some ¼” strips.  Using an ATG gun, I laid down some adhesive and attached the strips, diagonally, in rainbow order.  This creates such a fun and fast background.  Next, I grabbed some black fun foam.  You can find this in sheets at any craft store.  I die cut all the sentiments out of the fun foam to create an awesome 3D look.  Using liquid glue, I attached them to the card front.  To finish off the card, I added the cutest little envelope from the Sent With Love Die Set.  I added a little red heart die, from the same set, for a little pop of color!

You know I love clean and simple with lots of white space but I always love to share a few tips for adding in more detail:

  • Add in more background detail by filling up the background with a love sentiment in black in. This way the colors of the rainbow pop!
  • Cover the whole background in rainbow cardstock strips for more color.
  • Use a colored cardstock for the base to add in more color.  This gives a great pop of contrast to the white cardstock.

I am so glad you stopped by today and I hope you enjoyed today’s project!  If you are inspired to create a clean and simple card, please tag me when you share over on Instagram! I love to see all your creations!  

IG @laurie_willison 

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Scrap Buster Bookmarks with Dawn

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello there!  Dawn here to share another fun project with you!  So remember last month, I showed you some bookmarks I made to tuck into some books we were giving to various loved ones for Christmas?  Well, one of those friends loved her book and bookmark so much, that she ordered more copies of the book to give to other people, and she asked if I’d make her a few bookmarks to tuck into each one she gives away.  

Well, of course I said yes, but you know once I got started, I couldn’t just make a few!  I ended up pulling out all sorts of goodies from my stash and making a whole pile of them!

I used some older stamps and dies paired with goodies from more recent releases.  I even used some things that could be used for Christmas, but when used outside of the Christmas context, they work great for year-round bookmarks!  

Here’s a list of all the products I mixed and matched:

Tag Team Duo dies
Tear Strip Tags dies
Tear Strip Cover Ups dies
Tear Strip Tag Toppers dies
Woven Cane Background die
Square Dance die
Ribbon Maker Large Scallops die
Starburst Baubles dies
Four Square Valentine Tags stamps
Four Square Valentine Tags Elements dies
Graceful Stems dies
Four Square Holiday Tags stamp set
Four Square Holiday Tag Elements die
Pine Blossom stamp set & dies
Twinkle Background die
Round About Fall Foliage die

So, the point of showing how many different products I used on these bookmarks, isn’t to make you feel like you need to have all this stuff to make your own bookmarks.  The point is to show you that you can literally dig into your stash and pull out nearly anything (or nearly everything – haha!) and make a pile of bookmarks that are just as lovely and that are unique to YOU!  

And bonus!  Any one of bookmarks in this pretty pile could provide you with some fresh COLOR inspiration for all sorts of different cards and other projects, even if you’re not making bookmarks!

I hope you will dive in and play and have FUN with this project!  And just remember my number one PRO TIP for making bookmarks: More hanging tag layers equals more FUN!  It gives them a more interactive feel and just makes them more interesting with all those various layers of color and shape and size!  

One other tip I would give you is to skip the foam adhesive on these!  Remember, they’re going into books so “flatter is better”!  Haha!

And one other practical note, even if I have die cuts sticking out the side or bottom of a bookmark, I usually try to keep at least one edge totally straight so that if I need to mark a certain line in a book, where I stopped reading mid-page, I can use that straight edge to indicate where to start reading again when I pick the book back up.

Enjoy this gallery of images of each individual bookmark for a closer look!

Hope you’re now feeling inspired to create!  Happy making, friends!
Dawn

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Love Grows Here with Kelly

by Betsy
written by Betsy

February is the love month, and love is in bloom! It’s Kelly here today sharing a pair of wedding/shower cards using some older favorites. My daughter’s best friend is getting married this spring and so she’ll be attending many events to celebrate both the bride and the couple! I used inspiration from the bridal shower invitation for the colors and theme! This particular shower’s theme is “Love is in Bloom” so one of the cards uses the sentiment that fits that theme the best: Love grows here!

I photographed both cards on top of the invitation so you can see how well the Lovely Silhouettes stamp/die set works to coordinate with the theme! To begin, I die cut all of the pieces twice (you never know where a design will take you, so I always like to have options at my fingertips) and then stamped them using Distress Oxide inks and finger daubers for control. Because these are silhouette stamps, there aren’t different steps to separate the blooms from the foliage, so I chose to do it this way to add more color. Hopefully that makes sense!

Once that was done, I got to work on the backgrounds for each of the two cards. I used the beautiful Elegant Arches stamp that was released at the same time as the Lovely Silhouettes stamp set, so they are a perfect choice to use together! I took that particular release off, so I have tried to use each of the products because they are so beautiful. I chose to used white pigment ink on the darker background and then tone-on-tone ink for the lighter of the two. I love how you can get such starkly different results by changing up the ink color.

I used the A2 Arches dies in two different sizes to create a mat for the focal point. I simply used the lighter color on the darker card and vice versa. I added a touch of Antique Linen ink around the edges of the white arch for some added definition and detail. I layered them together using foam squares and then had fun creating the different bouquets. Because I wanted to use the “grows here” sentiment on the dark card, I chose to stamp it in black on the bottom of the arch and then on the lighter card I stamped the accent sentiment in black on the background.

The lighter card got some black ink splatter for added detail and I left the darker card as is. Both panels are attached to white A2 card bases using liquid glue. I didn’t add any glitter or sequins, so I’m not sure if I’m coming down with something or what! Ha ha! I might go back and give them a spritz of Shimmer Spray if I come to my senses! Ha ha!

Thanks for joining me today!
~Kelly

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Nature Love Card with Angelica

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start! Angelica is sharing a gorgeous project here with us today. I believe she may also have a video to go along with it, so you’ll want to hop over to her blog when you get a chance to check that out as well. 🙂

Last week I cleaned out my craft room, and in doing so I found a few products from The Greetery that I haven’t used in awhile. so I put them aside to use in the near future. I finally was able to sit down and create the other day with them. I didn’t know what I was going to make, I just knew I wanted to die-cut and watercolor.

I started with BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden die. I die-cut watercolor paper, taped the die-cut pieces in their negative space, and watercolored them. My first thought was to make pink mushrooms. That quickly turned into these red and purple mushrooms. Once I was done painting them, I glued the pieces together.

Next came the Large Leaves: Fern die and Wood Slice Hearts die. I die-cut the fern and wood heart out of watercolor paper, then picked out a variety of Distress colors. I normally use Distress Oxide inks, but this time I decided to use regular Distress inks. For the fern, I smooshed the pieces into Forest Moss ink first, then Shabby Shutters and Old Paper. Once the fern was dry, I inked the edges with Scorched Timber. I also inked the wood heart with Scorched Timber, and Antique Linen and Scorched Timber on the center of the heart. I glued the pieces together, and moved onto the background and sentiment.

The background is Dried Marigold Distress ink, smooshed into watercolor paper. While the paper was lightly damp, I put it under my MISTI to finish drying. This helped the panel dry flat. Once it was dry, I attached the panel to a card, added the finished die-cuts, then picked a sentiment from Sign Off Sentiments stamp set. I white heat-embossed the sentiment onto black card stock, used the coordinating die to die-cut it, and attached it the card with glue.

I am in love with how all of these products came together. I can’t wait to hear what you all think! That’s all that I have for today… Happy crafting!

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Sent with Love with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back with a card that uses the new Sent with Love dies. I am in love with these fun dies, so I thought I would use them again to make a card that can be sent throughout the year.

I started my card by pulling out some of my favorite pastel colors of cardstock and the Sent With Love dies. I die cut all of the images and assembled all the individual pieces with liquid glue. 

Next, I used the Curio Divider & Details 2 die to create my card panel. I ink blended the inside pieces in coordinating pastel ink and inlaid the individual pieces back into the frame. I then splattered the background with a little gold and white paint. Once the paint was dry I added a frame that I die cut with the Curio Cover die. I stamped my sentiment with the Sent With Love Sentiments set onto the bottom right die cut. Lastly, I attached the Sent with Love die cut pieces to fill in the grid and to create my design. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to use this fun set of dies throughout the year!!

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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Flourished Phrases Hello with Melissa

by Betsy
written by Betsy

The new Flourished Phrases Hello Stencils and Dies are some of my very most favorite products from the Love Letters P.S. Collection.  These new products make creating so fun, quick, and effortless.  Create beauty in minutes!  I’ve also used the delightful, new Airmail Border Stencils, Graceful Stems dies, and Scripted Sentiments.  Everything in this new collection works together so perfectly!

Melissa started with a few layers of patterned and dotted texture paper from her stash, then added the Hello diecut, which was stenciled with the matching stencil set. The “note to say” sentiment was stamped with the Scripted Sentiments stamp set onto a Sentiment Suite Basics banner. She also stenciled the striped airmail border along the bottom edge of the textured paper. She added a few Graceful Stems diecut blooms and leaves around the sentiment, and added some white paint splatters for an artsy finish.

Melissa’s card is such a sunny and beautiful way to send a hello! I hope it brightened your January day!

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TGIF – Baby Face Bee with Laurie

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello Greetery friends!  It’s Laurie Willison here!  I needed a few baby cards in my stash so I grabbed the Baby Face Collection and created some cards.  The first card I made was with the Baby Face: Bee Die and the Baby Face Sentiment Set.  I love how quickly the Baby Face dies go together to create a clean and simple card!

Using a white card base, I added ½” washi tape around the card front and traced on a black Sharpie frame.  This is such a fun and easy detail to keep it simple!  After die cutting the pieces to those 2 cutie bees, I put them together and added them to the front of the card with foam squares for dimension. The vellum wings give a little extra dimension as well. Last, I stamped the sentiment in black ink to finish off the card. 

You know I love clean and simple with lots of white space but I always love to share a few tips for adding in more detail:

  • Before removing the masking tape, stamp or ink blend some color into the background.  Those cloud stencils we made a couple of months ago would be perfect for this card!
  • Add in a branch or some blooms for more detail and color.
  • Use a colored cardstock for the base to add in more color.

I am so glad you stopped by today and I hope you enjoyed today’s project!  If you are inspired to create a clean and simple card, please tag me when you share over on Instagram! I love to see all your creations!  

IG @laurie_willison 

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