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Christmas Time Collection Sneak Peek #1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Good morning!! It’s a good day…no wait…it’s a great day! You know why? We get to start sharing some sneak peeks of all of the holiday goodies coming to the shop next week! Those of you that know me, know that holiday crafting is my favorite…hands down, no contest! Get out the glitter, grab the tinsel, turn on the tunes, and let’s get to it!

We have thirty (yes 30!) new products coming to the shop next week with our new Christmas Time collection. Here is a little peek at some of these new goodies…

A new wintery floral, some sentiments that I think might make a few of you very happy, plus so much more. I’m having a ball over here and I can’t wait for you to be able to create with these new goodies too!

Thank you for stopping by today…I’d love for you to join me tomorrow for another peek! 😊

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TGIF – Wreath Mash-up + Save the Date!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

It’s Friday! Always the most awesome day of the week here on The Greetery blog. 😊 I’m here with this week’s TGIF project, and also a fun announcement!

First, our announcement…Save the Date! I hope you’ll join us starting next Thursday! We’ll kick off this year’s holiday release with some sneak peeks and then 3 big days of projects and reveals before this year’s holiday collection goes up in the shop on Thursday, October 7. So excited to show you all the new things we have in store!

Now for a little TGIF project to inspire you as we head into the weekend…

For last week’s TGIF feature, I pulled out the Heart Leaf Posy Pocket and Boxwood Heart Details dies we released earlier this year. This got me thinking about how fun it would be to combine the Boxwood Heart with our newest wreath – Rustic Wreath for a little wreath making mash-up. 😊 These two product suites are very similar in concept, and they work well together to give you even more wreath-building options!

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I created two wreaths, one heart-shaped using our Boxwood Heart Base and Details dies, and one round using our Rustic Wreath Base and Twigs dies. I used the basic construction for each of these to create the wreaths as directed. Then I mixed in bits and pieces from the opposite collection into each. For the heart wreath I snipped apart the Rustic Twigs and tucked in little bits and branches. I also pulled out my Curio: Autumn Findings die to add a few acorns, and tucked in a few “berry” sprigs which are actually cut using the BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die.

For the round wreath, I snipped apart the Boxwood Heart Details branches and tucked them in among the twigs. I didn’t add anything else to this one as it felt nice and full all on its own. All of the elements for both wreaths were cut from white cardstock and then sponged with warm shades of Oxide Inks.

For the backgrounds, I wanted to keep it simple, but also add some drama! I used a panel of black cardstock, splattered with some metallic inks. The sentiments are also metallic to carry through with the look…the “autumn” was hot-foiled using our Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil plate, and the “hello” was stamped with our Opposites Attract set and heat embossed with gold powder.

I had so much fun pairing up these two different product suites! I hope it inspired you to build some wreaths of your own!

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TGIF – Autumn Posy Pockets

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Good morning and happy TGIF! I’m taking a turn for this week’s TGIF project, and it was inspired by you! Whenever I help pick and pack orders in the warehouse, I get inspired by some of the product combos you, our customers, come up with. When shipping orders from our latest release, there were a few orders that had what I thought was an awesome combo…some new items from our Leaf & Blade collection along with the Heart Leaf Posy Pocket dies we released earlier this year. What a fun combo! I couldn’t wait to pull mine out and give it a try.

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I created these in the same way I created the more springy version from earlier this year, which you can find in THIS post (if you’d like to see a video, you can find that HERE). For this autumn version, I filled them up with BotaniCuts Wheat and leafy sprigs cut with the Boxwood Heart Details die. I sponged the Posy Pockets in shades of autumn using Oxide inks…Rusty Hinge, Seedless Preserves, Wild Honey, Aged Mahogany, and a bit of Peeled Paint. I also added some paint splatters and a little bit of shading to the veins using colored pencils.

The inside uses the matching Shapely Hearts die to create a liner. I stamped on this with an image from the Fall Foliage set. The sentiment (the first part stamped on the outside of the heart, and finished on the inside) is from the Autumn Sketches set.

This was such a fun project to put together, and they’ll make great little cards to send out once it’s feeling a little more autumn-y here (it’s still so hot!!). Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope you have a wonderful (and crafty) weekend!

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TGIF – Leaf & Blade Release Day + Thanksgiving Tags with Heather

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy Friday! It’s always an extra fun Friday when new products land in the shop! Out latest collection, Leaf & Blade will go up in the shop this morning at 10am ET!

Heather is here today as well with a fun bonus TGIF project using several items from the new release, but before we get to that, a couple of things…

First of all, we have our winners to announce! We have 4 winners, two from each blog day. Ladies, send an email to customerservice @ thegreetery.com and we’ll get your gift card codes to you ASAP. (Prizes must be claimed by 9/17/21).

Day 1 winners…

First up is Carol from Norine’s blog (I love Norine’s ginkgo watering can project too!! 😊):

Our second Day 1 winner is Danni Reid from Heather’s blog:

Day 2 winners…

Our first Day 2 winner is Robin in TN from Heather’s blog:

Our second Day 2 winner is Rhonda from here on The Greetery blog:

And now just a couple of release notes before the new items go live in the shop. Everything will be accessible from the homepage as usual. Our new Leaf & Blade collection consists of 17 items. All of the items will be available as a full bundle collection for quick and easy shopping. The bundle will be on the homepage, here is a direct link as well (note that you won’t be able to add it to your cart until after 10am ET. 😊): Leaf & Blade Complete Collection

The September Lookbooks are all ready for your viewing pleasure! Click HERE to check them out.

Thank you so much for joining us for the fun this week for the launch of our newest collection! Now let’s wrap up the week with a gorgeous project from Heather!

I really enjoyed creating with the new from the Leaf & Blade Autumn Collection that I kept going for the project I am sharing today and paired some of the new products with a fewer older ones. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons and I love the rich colors associated with the season. I incorporated darker tones in my project and played with adding color to darker colors of cardstock. After creating all of the different elements, I put everything together to create Thanksgiving tags for my family that I plan on using on our table settings.

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For the tag bases, I used a dark green cardstock and stenciled the Berry Branch stencil onto it first with a layer of white ink and then color on top of that. Adding a white ink layer first gives a place for the dye inks to sit on and brightens them up as opposed to stamping directly on the cardstock and the ink soaking and blending right in. You can use this technique with stenciling and also for stamping like I did for the leaves from the new Fall Foliage stamp set. I stamped the images with white ink on kraft cardstock and then stamped the images again in color over the top.

I bundled the different leaves with wheat stalks created with the BotaniCuts Wheat die collection and layered them onto the tags next to the names. The letters to make the names are cut out using the Slim Alphabet dies cut out from gold foil cardstock. The gold color goes beautifully with the fall color palette that I used on the rest of the tag and adds to the rich look. A bit of twine added to the end of the tag will be perfect to tie the tags onto a napkin or other table decor that I decide to use for our Thanksgiving dinner. Tags like these would be wonderful to add to a gift for a loved one or dinner host/hostess.

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Leaf & Blade Collection Day 2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi everyone! Welcome back for Day 2 of our Leaf & Blade collection showcase! Today we’re revealing the rest of the new products that will go up in the shop tomorrow – Friday, September 10 at 10 am ET!

Before we get to the products and projects, a heads up that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products this morning, Thursday, September 9 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out! She has some extra fun planned today with some special guests! 😊

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am EDT on Friday, September 10).

Rustic Wreath stamp set + Base die + Twigs die

Click HERE for Rustic Wreath stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for Rustic Wreath Base die + template details ($23)
Click HERE for Rustic Wreath Twigs die details ($8)

If you enjoyed our Love Is/Boxwood Heart set we released earlier this year, you’ll love this more rustic/fall take on the same concept!

Fall Foliage stamp set + Fall Foliage hot foil + Fall Foliage die

If you loved our Fond of Foliage background stamp, you’ll love having several of the images from that pretty background as individual images! This lovely mix of foliage is available as both regular clear stamps as well as hot foil plates. Both the stamp set and the hot foil images coordinate with the matching Fall Foliage die.

Click HERE for Fall Foliage stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for Fall Foliage hot foil details ($27)
Click HERE for Fall Foliage die details ($24)

Let’s Have a Word: Autumn die + Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil

This pretty addition to our Let’s Have a Word series is perfect for pairing with all of the items from this release! The “autumn” word is available as a stand-alone die, or as a hot foil. The hot foil plate come with a matching backer die with a generous border.

Click HERE for Let’s Have a Word: Autumn stand-alone die details ($5)
Click HERE for Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil + die combo details ($11)

Curio Autumn Findings die

Click HERE for Autumn Findings die details ($14)

Our collection of curiosities is growing! This die includes all sorts of natural elements you might find on an autumn nature walk…seeds, leaves, nuts, and more. All of these pretty dieucts fit inside the spaces of our Curio: Divider & Details die, and coordinate with the other elements from our Curio line. They work wonderfully on their own as well!

Projects – let’s get to them! I loved creating with all of these goodies!

My first set of projects uses the new Rustic Wreath products. I had fun playing around with stamping or building the wreaths from diecuts. So may options…whether you want a quick project or you want to take the time to pour on the details! I created this set of wreath-shaped cards three ways – a stamped only version, a diecut only version, and a combo where I stamped the wreath, but then embellished with just a few diecuts.

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I put together a video showing how I put these wreath-shaped cards together. I’ll show how easy it is to stamp the wreath, as well as how to build the wreath using the Twigs die. In this video I’m building the wreaths onto the shaped card bases, but the same concepts apply if you’re just creating the wreaths on a plain/single layer diecut – you’ll just ignore the part about creating the shaped bases and just start with a regular single-layer diecut. 🙂

The bits and pieces I added to the more embellished wreaths were all done with items from our new release – bits and pieces from the Curio: Autumn Findings die, as well as some of the individual leaves from the Layered Leaves set we introduced yesterday. The sentiment used on all of these is from the Rustic Wreath set.

My next card is one of my favorites from today. Here I again used the Rustic Wreath Base and Twigs die to build a pretty wreath in shades of white. I tucked in some thistle stems, cut with the new Curio: Autumn die, and also tucked in a few foiled leaves using the new Fall Foliage hot foil plates and matching dies.

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Inside the wreath, I foiled the Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil plate using a pewter foil, onto a Deco Frames diecut.

Next I pulled out the Curio products we released earlier this summer, and set to work creating this pretty assortment of autumn goodies! All of the Curio: Autumn Findings elements fit inside the Curio: Divider & Details die.

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To create some interest in the background, I stamped several of the leaves from the new Fall Foliage set using a very soft pink – Tattered Rose. It’s just enough to make it interesting without taking away from the more vibrant diecut elements designed to be the focal point. All of the elements were diecut from white cardstock and sponged with Oxide inks and shaded with colored pencils. I also tucked in a few foiled Fall Foliage leaves for a bit of shine. My favorite part? It just might be those tiny maple seeds…they’re so realistic!

Speaking of the Curio: Autumn Findings die – its use can definitely go beyond pairing with our other Curio items. It’s wonderful on its own as well! For this card, I started with a Crimped Slimline base and had so much fun inking up the large 5-point leaf from the set in all sorts of colors. I sponged and splattered them for lots of texture, and also added some shading with colored pencils.

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I arranged them in a cascade down the front of my slimline card, and also tucked in a few berries and seeds from the Curio Autumn set. The Crimped Slimline background was cut from textured watercolor paper and stamped with some Fall Foliage images before adding the diecuts, to create a subtle, yet interesting background. I found a wonderful ink color for this technique is Weathered Wood Oxide. It’s a soft, blue-gray that makes beautiful shadows! I finished it off with a few diecut twigs using the new Rustic Wreath Twigs die, and a sentiment cut with the Let’s Have a Word: Autumn die combined with a sentiment stamp from the Fall Foliage set.

My last few projects really make use of the new Fall Foliage items…the hot foil, stamps, and matching dies. They are so great for mixing and matching! First up is a set of notecards. These were super quick and easy! I started with the Deco Notecard die for my notecard base.

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I foiled the Fall Foliage hot foil with an assortment of different metallic foils. For each notecard, I stamped the same foliage image that would be the focal point of that card onto the notecard base using beige ink. Then I layered a notched square diecut over the top, cut with the Deco Notecard die, and attached the corresponding foiled image to each using foam tape. I stamped the “thanks” sentiment from the Rustic Wreath set along the bottom, and added some gold ink splatters. Quick and fun and so elegant! I need to pull out my Stationery Box die to create a matching box!

For my next card I was envisioning one of those glorious autumn days where the sky is blue and the golden leaves are glowing in the sunshine…those are my favorite days! To create this look, I started with a panel of white cardsock, sponged with some Tumbled Glass ink to create a backdrop for my golden leaves.

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The leaves were done with a combination of the new BotaniCuts Ginkgo and the new Fall Foliage Hot Foil, foiled in shimmering gold foil. I topped it off with an “autumn” sentiment, foiled with gold onto vellum and cut with the outline die from the foil set.

And last but not least, a card with a bit of a different feel than the others today. I pulled out some brighter colors for this one and filled up my background with the leafy images from the Fall Foliage stamp set.

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I wanted to play around more with the shadow idea I used on the slimline card earlier in this post. I started with a panel of watercolor paper and stamped the leaf images directly onto thee watercolor paper using Weathered Wood Oxide ink. Then I layered the same diecut leaves over the top, but stamped in bright ink color, and attached with foam tape for lots of dimension. I off-set the diecuts a bit so the “shadow” stamped underneath would show. This was fun and easy to do! I topped it off with a Written in Ribbons sentiment – actually two of them layered to give the sentiment a little more definition and echo my “shadow” theme of the rest of the card.

That wraps up my projects today, but we have more in store for you!

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 prize! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

Read on for details…

  • 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 tonight! – Thursday, September 9 at 11:59pm EDT
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, September 10, here on the blog

The inspiration team has been busy creating with these new stamps and dies! Hop along to see what they’ve been up to (click HERE if viewing via email)

LAURIE

DAWN

HEATHER

KEEWAY

ANGELICA

KELLY

NORINE

WANDA
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Leaf & Blade Collection Day 1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for joining us today…one of my favorite days of the year. We’re kicking off two days of reveals and projects to showcase this year’s autumn collection. We’re heading into my favorite crafting months and I couldn’t be more excited!

Before we get to the products and projects, just an advance heads up that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products on Thursday, September 9 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out! She has some extra fun planned today with some special guests! 😊

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Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am EDT on Friday, September 10).

BotaniCuts Wheat die & BotaniCuts Ginkgo die

Click HERE for BotaniCuts Wheat die details ($17)
Click HERE for BotaniCuts Ginkgo die details ($22)

The BotaniCuts Ginkgo features pretty ginkgo branches along with a few individual leaves, no assembly is required. The BotaniCuts Wheat is simple to assemble, and I’ve put together a quick video showing how they go together…

Layered Leaves stamp set + die

Click HERE for Layered Leaves stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for Layered Leaves die details ($12)

The Layered Leaves set is a bit unique in that the matching die does not have any additional border built in like is typical for our dies that match our stamp sets. In order to keep the delicacy of the branch, the matching die was designed without the additional border. I’ve put together a video showing the stamping for this set and how the individual leaves can be layered for extra dimension!

Grace Upon Grace stamp set & Grace Upon Grace hot foil

This verse from John 1:16 is perfect for fall, and we’re offering it in both stamp set and hot foil versions.

Click HERE for Grace Upon Grace stamp set details ($7)
Click HERE for Grace Upon Grace hot foil details ($14)

Pampas Grass stamp set + die

Click HERE for Pampas Grass stamp set details ($24)
Click HERE for Pampas Grass die details ($26)

Now for some projects! I have several projects today, plus at the end of this post will be links to all the Inspiration Team members also sharing projects today!

My first project is a slimline card featuring pretty leaf clusters made with the BotaniCuts Ginkgo and Layered Leaves sets. The Layered Leaves were of course stamped with the stamp set, the Ginkgo leaves were diecut from white cardstock and colored with my favorite method – sponged with Oxide inks and then details and shading added with colored pencils.

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The base was cut with the Crimped Slimline die, and the leafy bouquet was topped off with a new “autumn” diecut we’ll be showcasing tomorrow. I added some splatters of gold ink to finish it off and add extra interest.

Next is another slimline, again using the Crimped Slimline die as a base. This time I used just the Ginkgo branches – they are so pretty on their own!

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I layered both branches over each other at the top, then hot foiled the new Grace Upon Grace sentiment towards the bottom. I added just a few scattered ginkgo leaves and some gold splatters. It turned out so elegant, and is much simpler to put together than it looks – always love that!

My next card uses the same color scheme as my previous two card…I love how the dark background sets off these pretty leaves and sprigs! This time I used the new Grace Upon Grace stamp set to stamp the sentiment onto a panel cut with our Crimped Frames die. The cluster along the side was made with the Layered Leaves set, along with a few stems of wheat tucked in, cut using the new BotaniCuts Wheat die.

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To add some interest to the background, I used my Deco Triangles hot foil plate to add some texture and shine. I also added some ink splatters. If you’re wondering about the color combo I used to stamp the Layered Leaves branch, I used Brushed Corduroy, Victorian Velvet, and Rusty Hinge Oxide inks, with Versafine Clair Pinecone for the vein details.

Of course those pretty wheat stems are just begging to be bundled up with a big bow, so that’s just what I did for this next project. I grew up in rural North Dakota, where fall meant miles and miles of golden wheat fields, so wheat images will always have a special place in my heart!

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Cutting two batches of the BotaniCuts Wheat will give you a nice, full bundle. Here I also tucked in some hot foil leaves from a set we’ll be introducing tomorrow, and topped it all off with our Put a Bow on It stamp set and matching die. The background panel was cut with the Deco Frames die.

My next three cards all use a similar color scheme. I was loving the way our new Pampas Grass set looks stamped in warm shades of tan, orange, and rosy pink!

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My first two cards are one-layer cards that use our new hot foil sentiments – Grace Upon Grace, and a Let’s Have a Word: Autumn hot foil that we’ll be officially introducing tomorrow.

My hello autumn card uses the same color scheme, again stamping the Pampas Grass images directly onto a rustic white cardstock panel. Of course I couldn’t resist adding a few ink splatters to add some extra interest. I also did just a little colored pencil shading to the pampas grass images. The ink colors used on both of these are Oxides…Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Rusty Hinge, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Linen, and Frayed Burlap.

My third card of the bunch uses the same color scheme, but this time I incorporated the matching Pampas Grass dies for more dimension. I also tucked in a few stems of “grass” using the new BotaniCuts: Wheat die. I love how this die doubles as grass if you omit the beards. So pretty to tuck in amongst other things! The sentiment here is from the Blessed Blooms set we released last year.

My final card for today again uses a mix of Pampas Grass images and blades of “grass” cut with the BotaniCuts: Wheat die.

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I stamped these lovely grasses in shades of green and tan, then layered them over a panel of watercolor paper with some loose watercoloring in matching shades of green. The sentiment here is from the Cotton Comforts set. The BotaniCuts wheat/grass sprigs add just the right touch of texture to the design.

That wraps up my projects today, but we have more in store for you!

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 prize! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

Read on for details…

  • 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 Thursday, September 9 at 11:59pm EDT
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, September 10, here on the blog

The inspiration team has been busy creating with these new stamps and dies! Hop along to see what they’ve been up to (click HERE if viewing via email)

LAURIE

DAWN

HEATHER

ANGELICA

KELLY

NORINE
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Leaf & Blade Collection Sneak Peek #2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Good morning! Just popping in with our second sneak peek for our newest collection, Leaf & Blade, coming to the shop later this week!

Today’s peek features an addition to something we released this summer, plus a fall version of a popular product we released earlier this year as well. Any guesses?

We will be adding 9 new dies, 5 new stamp sets, and 3 new hot foil plates to our product catalog with the release of this new collection. We hope you’ll come join the fun starting tomorrow! The team has been creating some amazing things and I can’t wait to share all the details!

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Leaf & Blade Collection Sneak Peek #1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy Monday! I hope you’re all getting a chance to enjoy the long weekend. As we bid summer farewell, what could be more fitting than a sneak peek of our new autumn collection?

Our Leaf & Blade collection is coming to the shop this Friday, September 10. Here is your first peek of a few of the new things heading your way. This collection is filled with nature-inspired elements from my favorite season…fall, with its glowing golden leaves and amber waves of grain.

I hope you enjoyed today’s peek. I’ll be sharing another peek tomorrow before we dive into the full reveals, project, and videos. I hope you’ll join us for the fun!

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TGIF – Backgrounds that Shine with Kelly

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy TGIF! It’s always a super-great TGIF when it’s a holiday weekend. Woot! I hope you all enjoy the long weekend and get to squeeze out just a little bit more summer! If your long weekend plans involve some stamping time, Kelly is here with some beautiful inspiration to get you going!

Welcome to this week’s TGIF! It’s Kelly here sharing two floral cards with you today using a few favorites from the latest release! I have so much fun creating hot foiled backgrounds, but I wanted to try giving them even more depth by doing some background stamping first! The open geometric pattern of the Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate is the perfect choice to add a hint of pattern to the background.

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I didn’t want the background to look too busy, so I opted for tone-on-tone stamping using the Fond of Foliage background stamp. I chose to use Aqua and Yellow for today’s card in both the stamping and paper choices for a soft and elegant look. Once the stamping was done, I used the Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate to add the gold details. I trimmed each panel to 4 by 5 ¼ inches and layered them onto A2 card bases using foam squares for dimension.

For the flowers, I used the new Floral Delicacy stamp and die set. I am particularly fond of this new floral set because of the large size and the beautiful arrangement. It’s easy to create striking cards with ease using both the large cluster as well as the smaller stems that you can tuck here and there, like I’ve done today! I chose to use the Aqua and Sage shades for the leaves and yellow for the flowers, with a few in Blush for some contrast! I really love how these flowers turned out and they complement the stamped/foiled backgrounds so nicely

I recently sent most of my thank you, hello, and thinking of you cards to a hospital, so my stash was needing some refreshing. I chose to create one “hello” card, and one “congrats” card for an upcoming wedding! The sentiments from the new Everyday Labels stamp set are the perfect choice!

I also added one of the frames from the Deco Frames Dies to help “ground” the florals and sentiment. In the end, I covered up more of the pretty backgrounds than I had originally intended, but I really like how these cards turned out regardless! I can’t wait to try this same background technique using even more stamps/stencils!

I finished these two cards off by adding some glitter to the flowers and foliage and stamping some of the beautiful new Nouveau Notes A2 envelopes with coordinating sentiments. Thanks for joining me today and I hope you get a chance to create some backgrounds like this soon!

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TGIF – Potted Blooms with Wanda + Save the Date!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Yay! It’s the first weekend of the school year around here, and that always feels a little exciting! Happy to be back in a routine during the week, and fun goings-on for the weekend. Got crafty plans? Wanda is here with the most amazing project to get you feeling inspired — but first, a little save the date announcement! We’ll be releasing a beautiful collection of autumn-inspired products very soon. We hope you’ll join us the week of Sept 6-10 as we showcase our latest collection called Leaf & Blade.

Now let’s see what Wanda has for us on this beautiful Friday!

Hi everyone! I’m delighted to be here today sharing on The Greetery Blog! Happy Friday! It’s the end of Summer now and time to transition from Summer crafting to Autumn crafting (yay!)…. Fresh florals will soon become warm leaves and pumpkins on my crafting table…. But, I wanted to take this opportunity to share one last fresh bouquet with you. I had the idea for this card since the Pretty Pot Die Set was released. I was hoping that the Container Garden floral spray would fit into the pot. Well, it turns out it works perfectly!

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My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered pretty yellow cardstock and vellum to create my card. I stamped the Container Garden floral in fresh colors and die cut it out with the matching die. I added some accents and lowlights using Copic Markers, and then used a white gel pen for accents. 


I die cut out the Pretty Pot Dies from Kraft cardstock. I used Rusty Hinge Distress ink and a sponge dauber to add depth of color onto the pot. I also splattered on some brown ink and white paint. 


To make the background I used my MISTI and the Windowpane Plaid background stamp with yellow ink. So fresh and pretty! The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder onto a black banner. Everything is attached to the card using foam tape. This would be the perfect card for lots of different occasions and you can make it in any color palette. 

Thanks for spending some time with me today! Have a great weekend, and happy crafting!

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