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TGIF – Foiling with Laurie

by Betsy August 20, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Friday, all! Laurie is here with a super fun (and informative! 😊) TGIF all about hot foiling…enjoy!

Hello friends! It’s Laurie here with today’s TGIF! I am sure by now you have seen the new Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate. If you are like me….you are in love! Foiling has become something that I love to do. Adding little bits of shine to a card is so much fun and makes them look so finished and fancy!

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Using my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System, I used gold foil and then Deco Triangle Plate to create a super simple background. The plate itself would create the most amazing background by itself, but I used the Deco Triangles Stencil Set to add in color. I love that the stencils make it so easy to step it up a notch!

I wanted to keep much of the background with the foil and color showing so I added a Crimped Circle die in white cardstock at the bottom of the card. This way I could pop up the sentiment from Opposites Attract. I love the bold font and the little extras you can add to create the perfect sentiment.

Are you new to hot foiling?

Spellbinders has a platform called Glimmer Hot Foil System. This platform heats up metal plates called Glimmer Plates. These glimmer plates come in ALL different types….sentiments, florals, backgrounds, graphic details etc….and add the most gorgeous foiling detail to your cards. And the foils? There are LOTS of different colors to choose from!

The Glimmer Hot Foil System works great with lots of different die cut machines. You can click HERE to see a compatibility chart.

First you heat up the platform and your glimmer plate on the Glimmer System Platform. Then you add in the foil and the cardstock and run it through your die cut machine. Once you pull off the foil negative, the magic happens! That foil that is set on your cardstock and the results are just gorgeous!

August 20, 2021 11 comments

TGIF – Nouveau Notes Release Day + Market Basket Tags with Keeway

by Betsy August 13, 2021

written by Betsy

It’s another TGIF full of happenings here at The Greetery! Keeway is here sharing a cute project (more on that in a bit), plus it’s release day for our new Nouveau Notes collection!

Blog Hop Winners

First things first, we have a couple of blog hop winners to announce! Ladies, send an email to us at customerservice@thegreetery.com and we’ll get your gift cards out to you ASAP. (Prizes must be claimed within seven days.)

Our first winner is My Kraft Kloset Kim Klinkovsky from here on The Greetery blog…

Our second winner is Pauline from Laurie’s blog…

Congrats, ladies!

August Lookbooks

Secondly, our August Lookbooks are up! All of the amazing projects from the team can be found by visiting our Lookbook HERE. Enjoy!

Nouveau Notes Collection Bundle

One other bit of housekeeping before we get to Keeway’s adorable TGIF project. We will once again be offering a full collection bundle for our Nouveau Notes collection. It will be available HERE and accessible from the home page when the release goes live (right now you can view it but won’t be able to add it to your cart until after 10am EDT).

PLEASE NOTE: The full Nouveau Notes collection bundle does NOT contain any of the consumable items we’re adding to the shop, it’s just the stamps, dies, hot foil, and stencils. That means if you want to pick up any of the magnets, envelopes, or pens, you’ll need to add those to your cart separately.

Now let’s hear it from Keeway and the sweet project she has for us today!

Happy Friday! The Floral Delicacy stamp set released today is my absolute favorite and as soon as I saw these little floral stems, I wanted to use them to create some tags with the Market Baskets Die.

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I stamped and die cut the three little floral stem images from the Floral Delicacy stamp set to create mini bouquets to add to a basket. In my usual fashion, I like to add just a tiny bit of splatter on these solid images for some interest and set them aside to dry.

Next, I used the Market Baskets Die to build the remainder of the tag. I die cut the wire frame out of mirror gold card stock and the basket lining out of a light blue card stock. To add some shading to the basket lining, I did some ink blended with a darker but similar shade ink. I assembled all the pieces together.

I folded a piece of white card stock in half and used the basket lining die such that the top edge was just above the paper. This allowed me to die cut a mini shaped card. This was adhered to the back of the tag I put together so that I had a flap to write inside the tag.

As a last touch, I added a few gems and some string to finish it up. Hope you enjoy today’s inspiration!

August 13, 2021 19 comments

All New Product Meet & Greet

Introducing the Nouveau Notes Collection…

by Betsy August 12, 2021

written by Betsy

Thank you so much for joining us! Today we’re showcasing some new products that will go up in the shop tomorrow. Our Nouveau Notes collection is filled with all sorts of things that are perfect for creating handmade card and stationery sets. All of the items from this new collection will be available in the shop beginning at 10am EDT on Friday, August 13.

If you’d like to see all of the new Nouveau Notes products up close, Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products today – Thursday, August 12 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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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. (Note that although the new products are visible in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am on Friday, August 13).

Stationery Box die

Our first product introduction is a fitting first, since it was the inspiration for the whole Nouveau Notes collection! Angelica Conrad, a member of our Inspiration Team, designed this wonderful die for creating the perfect box for wrapping up a set of cards. It’s simple to put together, and gives such a finished, polished look to a set of cards, perfect for gift-giving.

Click HERE for more details ($40)

The construction of the box is simple. Just cut two of the main box panel and use the half-circle detail to cut a decorative edge from what will be the front panel of the box, as shown in the photo below. This will allow the contents of the box to be visible and more accessible.

From there the box goes together easily, simply by adhering the two panels together along the side tabs, closing up the bottom flaps, and attaching the rounded flap/lid. This flap is the perfect place to stamp a sentiment or embellish in any way you desire. To make a smaller box that fits our new square notecard dies (introduced below) just trim the panels down before assembling or diecutting the half-circle detail from the front panel. The flap/lid can be secured with magnets to create an easy way to open and close the box.

Angelica has put together a video for you, showcasing this new die…

Crimped & Deco Notecard dies

As mentioned above, the Stationery Box die can easily be trimmed down to fit a set of 4″ square notecards. These two new dies are the perfect starting point for a set of handmade notecards! The Crimped Notecard is a wonderful basic, while the Deco Notecard is filled with beautiful details.

Click HERE for Crimped Notecard die details ($34)
Click HERE for Deco Notecard die details ($34)

Deco Frames die

We have a new frame die to add to our collection of basics! Sized for A2 cards, this set is filled with deco-inspired details and is a gorgeous starting point for your next card!

Click HERE for more details ($26)

Handmade & Everyday Labels stamp sets + Handmade Labels die

The Handmade Labels stamp set includes four different sentiments, perfect for stamping on our Stationery Box die, to use on envelope flaps, or creating tags for all sorts of handmade items. The Everyday Labels stamp set features sentiments done in the same style, but for everyday occasions, perfect for creating card sets. Both of these sentiment sets coordinate with the new Handmade Labels die

Click HERE for more Handmade Labels stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for more Everyday Labels stamp set details ($15)
Click HERE for more Handmade Labels die details ($26)

Floral Delicacy stamp set + die

A lovely, delicate new floral set is coming to the shop! The pretty multi-step bouquet is easy to stamp and makes a wonderful focal point. It also fits perfectly on the flap of the new Stationery Box die!

Click HERE for more Floral Delicacy stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for more Floral Delicacy die details ($20)

Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate + Deco Triangles Stencil

We have a new-to-us product type coming to the shop – a hot foil plate! If you’ve never tried hot foiling, it is fun and easy and simply beautiful (Laurie will be doing a demo during the Instagram Live). We’re kicking off this new product type with a full-sized background plate featuring a versatile geometric design. It’s perfect for layering under florals, or makes wonderful masculine designs as well. It’s generously sized (slightly larger than an A2 panel), allowing for easy alignment.

If you’d like to add a bit of color to your hotfoil design, we are also releasing a Deco Triangles stencil. This stencil can be used along with the Deco Triangles hot foil plate, or it can be used on its own as well.

Click HERE for more Deco Triangles Hot Foil Plate details ($34)
Click HERE for more Deco Triangles Stencil details ($16)

**Note: to create metallic effects, hot foil plates need to be used with a foiling system (such as the Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders), but they can also be used to create letterpress effects simply by inking the plate with a brayer and running it through a standard diecut machine.

New Accessories – Magnets, Envelopes, and Pretty Pens

We have a handful of new accessories coming to the shop as well, to help you complete the look and create projects that are beautifully coordinated. We have mixed-color packs of envelopes in both A2 and 4″ square sizes, a set of pretty felt-tip pens, and magnet discs to use as a closure for the Stationery Box die.

Click HERE for Nouveau Notes A2 Envelope details ($4/pack of 10)
Click HERE for Nouveau Notes Square Envelope details ($4/pack of 10)
Click HERE for Magnet Disc details ($7.50/pack of 10 sets, 20 magnets total)
Click HERE for Deco Pens details ($8/set of 3)

I loved working with these new products and have lots of details to share! First up is a complete ensemble of A2 cards, envelopes, and more using lots of today’s new products.

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I really had fun pulling everything together into a cohesive set that would be perfect for gift-giving. It starts with a box made with the new Stationery Box die. I hot-foiled the front using the new Deco Triangles plate. The generous size of this plate makes it useable on the front of the box, which is slightly larger than an A2 card. I used the die that matches the “made with love” sentiment from the Handmade Labels set to do a bit of masking of my foiled design. (This works the same way you would mask while stamping – just place the diecut scrap paper over the area you don’t want to foil.) This left the area where I wanted to add the stamped sentiment unfoiled. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using gold embossing powder to match my foiling. You can see I added some disc magnets on the flap and front of the box for a closure.

This photo shows the box closed. I embellished the rounded flap of the lid with the bouquet from the Floral Delicacy set. All of the stamping for this ensemble was done with the same ink colors. I used Oxide inks (Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Bundled Sage, and Rustic Wilderness) as well as a gray ink from VersaFine Clair called Morning Mist, and black ink for the flower stamens. As I often like to do, I also added some additional shading to the images with colored pencils.

I created four different A2 card designs to put into my box, and had fun playing with the various elements from this collection to create different designs that still go well together. This first card is my favorite of the bunch, and it was easy to do. I started off with the largest rectangle from the new Deco Frames set and stamped the Floral Delicacy bouquet twice. I used my MISTI and got an idea of where I wanted the bouquets positioned by using a few of the matching bouquet diecuts. I stamped each step of the bouquet, then rotated my Deco rectangle 180 degrees and stamped again. I did that for each step of the bouquet, and the end result was a double bouquet that fills my card front. I added a heat embossed sentiment from the new Everyday Labels set over the top of the stamped bouquets. This would be a great design for doing multiples!

The next card in the set again uses the bouquet from the Floral Delicacy set – two of them this time as well, but stamped onto the matching diecut instead, and layered over a Deco Triangles hot foil background. I again used the Everyday Labels stamp set to add the sentiment, this time layered on a matching diecut using the Handmade Labels die. Here you can also see how I used a sentiment from the Handmade Labels set to stamp the envelope flaps. The circle seals were made by diecutting a sheet of sticker paper using the smallest die from the Crimped Circles set. I stamped it with one of the postmark images from the Pretty Postmarks set and a flower sprig from Floral Delicacy.

The last two of the four cards feature hot-foiled Deco Triangles backgrounds – one on gray, and one on pink. I am addicted to foiling! It’s so easy and looks so professional! Over the foiled backgrounds I added sentiments from the Everyday and Handmade Labels stamp sets, and embellished them with the individual blooms from the Floral Delicacy set. The card on the left also uses the medium rectangle from the new Deco Frames set.

It all comes together in such a pretty ensemble!

I was completely addicted to the color scheme I used on the A2 set I just showed you, so I used the same colors to create a set of boxed notecards. As I mentioned above in the product introductions, the Stationery Box die works perfectly for wrapping up a set of 4″ square notecards as well. Just trim down the box before assembling. I trimmed mine down to 4-1/4″ high (not including the bottom box flap) so that my cards and envelopes tuck nicely inside the box.

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The four notecards in the set are all the same, with just a bit of switching up of the ink colors from one bouquet to the next. I used the bouquet from the Floral Delicacy set, and also added in a few of the individual blooms from the set to further fill out the design. The base for the cards is the pretty new Deco Notecard die.

The box front was hot foiled with the Deco Triangles plate. This time I added a bit of color by using just one of the stencils from the Deco Triangles stencil set. You can choose to add as little or as much color to the geometric design as you’d like, using as many of the four-step stencils needed to get your desired look. Here I used just one stencil. I stamped the Floral Delicacy bouquet onto the flap, but this time just used shades of pink for a tone-on-tone look. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Handmade Labels stamp set, and once again used magnet discs to keep the lid closed.

Next I have just a single card to share as well. I wanted to break out some bright ink colors to see what the pretty Florall Delicacy bouquet looks like stamped in a brighter mix of colors!

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I used the bouquet from the set and layered it over two Deco Frames rectangles. I embellished the bottom with individual blooms from the set. The sentiment is from the Everyday Labels stamp set, stamped onto a matching Handmade Labels die.

In the background of my photo above, you can also see a fun panel I created with the Deco Triangles Hot Foil and matching stencil. I thought I’d show you a few options you have with this stencil, which can be used alone, or paired with the matching Deco Triangles Hot Foil plate.’

The 5-piece Deco Triangles stencil set includes one stencil with an overall design, which can be used to create quick background like the one on the left in the photo below. Alternatively, you can use the other 4 stencils to create multi-color designs – the same design is broken down into four separate stencils, allowing you to easily create multi-color designs, no masking needed.

You can of course also use it with the matching Deco Triangles hot foil to add color – as little or as much as you’d like. You can add just spots of color using one or two stencils, or color the whole design using all four, like the example on the left in the photo below.

I had fun playing around with the Deco Triangles Hot Foil and matching stencil set to create a set of cards with a much different look and feel than the other projects in today’s post! I thought it would be perfect for creating a more masculine looking set.

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I started off by choosing four different colors of dark cardstock from my stash. I hot foiled each with the Deco Triangles plate and pewter foil. Then I used just two of the stencils from the matching Deco Triangles stencil set and inked them. I used the same two ink colors for all four cards – Black Soot Distress Oxide and a white pigment ink. Even though I used the same ink colors, they look so different, depending on the cardstock color showing through underneath!

To finish off the set, I diecut all four labels from the Handmade Labels die set using a dark gray cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiments from the Everyday Labels set onto their matching diecuts and heat embossed them with a copper embossing powder. For a final finishing touch, I hot foiled the envelope flaps using the same pewter foil and the smoke envelopes from the Nouveau Notes A2 envelope packs. This was a very fun project that was definitely outside of my norm! 🙂

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) at 11:59pm EDT on August 12
Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, August 13, 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)

ANGELICA

DAWN

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

WANDA

August 12, 2021 227 comments

All Sneak Peeks

Nouveau Notes Sneak Peek

by Betsy August 11, 2021

written by Betsy

Good morning and thanks so much for stopping by! I’m popping in this morning with a peek of some new products coming to the shop this Friday!

I’ve been having so much fun creating with the new items from our Nouveau Notes collection…

If you love creating (and giving!) card and note sets, you’ll love these new products. We also have a new-to-us type of product…can you guess what it might be? I’m addicted and can’t wait to see what exciting options this new product type has in store for the future.

Tomorrow we’ll be revealing all of the new products here on the blog and the team and myself will have lots of projects to share! I hope you’ll join us!

Our Nouveau Notes collection will be available to shop beginning at 10am EDT on Friday, August 13.

August 11, 2021 39 comments

All TGIF

TGIF – Signed & Sealed Florals with Norine + Save the Date!

by Betsy August 6, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! It’s time for our weekly dose of Friday inspiration, but before we get to that, a bit of fun news! We have some new products heading to the shop next week! We’ll be sharing sneak peeks and a day of projects before the new products go up in the shop next Friday, August 13.

And now let’s turn it over to Norine for all of the details of the beautiful project she has for you today!

Hello Greetery friends! It’s another Greetery Inspiration Friday, and I’m happy to be back to share a pretty little card incorporating bits and pieces from some of the older Greetery products! My goal was to create a visual of opening an envelope and having tumble of flowers pour out!

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I began with a lightly inked Shiplap die cut background, adhered to a card panel and folded card base. Then I stamped and die cut an envelope from heavy weight white cardstock. I stamped the outline in grey/brown ink and a liner in blue, visible only faintly behind the flower bouquet.

I stamped a variety of flower images from the Merry Sprigs, Print Shop Fresh Floral, Simple Things and Print Shop: Floral Frames stamp sets, then die cut them all and used a few to create the bouquet. (Some left over for next time is always a good thing!) I used the Pretty Postmarks sets to stamp and die cut the blue postage stamp. (I notice in the shop, that the Pretty Postmarks stamp set is out of stock, so fingers crossed for it’s return soon)

I arranged the various flowers and leaves into a gracious bouquet and taped them on the backside of the envelope die cut. With the shiplap planks, and the envelope and stamp positioned at a slant, I wanted at least the greeting to be oriented as close to perfectly horizontal as possible.

To accomplish that, I laid the envelope onto the card front, with all the components lightly tacked in place, then positioned the sentiment stamps on the envelope, lining them up with a T-square ruler butted against the left side of the card. Then I removed the envelope and put it (with bouquet) into the MISTI, and picked up the perfectly placed sentiment stamps by closing the door of the MISTI down onto the envelope. I like how it provides a solid focal point in the midst of everything else all tilted and askew!

It’s a pretty basic card design, just a little time consuming to stamp and die cut all the flowers, but if you keep an envelope of leftovers from other projects, you’re already halfway there!

I hope you like my card today; thanks so much for stopping by today and have a great weekend!
cheers, Norine

August 6, 2021 24 comments

All TGIF

TGIF – Everything’s Just Peachy with Wanda

by Betsy July 30, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Fri-yay! Wanda is here with a super fun and summery card to brighten up your Friday even more! It’s mouth-wateringly good…read on for all the details!

Hi everyone! So happy to be joining you today here on The Greetery Blog! TGIF! My husband and I love to go to Farmers Markets in the Summertime. We are very lucky to have a lot of great markets nearby (we live in Northern California) and it’s so nice to be out in the cool mornings choosing fresh produce and flowers. The past two weeks at all the markets there have been peaches, peaches, peaches everywhere! So I was inspired to make a peachy keen card to share with you today.

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This is a big, square card. The finished size is 5.5″ x 5.5″ and I made the card base by folding and scoring a sheet of Neenah cardstock. I knew I wanted to balance the orange/yellow of the peaches with blue… Orange and Blue are opposites on the color wheel so they always look great together.

I used the Square Dance Stencils to create the background. I only used one shade of ink – and all three stencils – to get a monochromatic gingham look. I stamped and die cut out several peaches using the Peachy Keen Stamp Set and matching Dies. I also stamped and die cut out several leaf clusters. I used the brand new Jumbo Jar Die Cut to make a mason jar for my fresh peaches. The lid is made from Silver metallic cardstock.

I used the beautiful Fit To Be Tied dies to make a Kraft paper bow for the top of the jar. I splashed and splattered some white paint over the peaches, leaves and background. I assembled the jar, peaches and leaves and set that aside so I could make the sentiments.

I stamped the “you’re a” stamp from the Just Peachy Sentiments stamp set – and heat embossed it in white onto black cardstock. I die cut the word “peach” from white cardstock using the Just Peachy Sentiments die and inked an ombre effect using the two ink colors from the peaches. I used vellum as the background.

After everything was assembled, I added a few peachy colored glitter enamel dots to finish off my project. I do love some bling! I hope your weekend is JUST PEACHY! Can’t wait to see you soon with more projects.

July 30, 2021 17 comments

All TGIF

TGIF – A Dragonfly Rainbow with Angelica

by Betsy July 23, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Angelica is here with some amazing (and colorful) inspiration to kickstart your weekend. Enjoy! 😊

One of my favorite items from the new Catching Summer Collection is the dragonfly from Curio: Summer Findings. I Think dragonflies are so gorgeous to look at, and I knew I was going to make a card dedicated to them. I die-cut several of them from Neenah Solar White 110 lb white card stock, and sat down with Copic markers for a fun coloring session.

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This was a great opportunity to work on color combinations, and I ended up with a full rainbow of swatches. Here’s the Copic combinations I used: Greens- G18, G03, YG41; Blue Greens- BG78, BG18, BG13; Yellows- Y28, YR23, Y21; Oranges- E07, YR18, YR15, YR12; Pinks- RV29, RV14, RV13, RV21; Dark Reds- R89, R85, R83, R81; Purples- V09, V05, RV63; Dark Violet- V99, V95, V93-, V91; Light Blues- B18, B04, B02, B00; Dark Blues- B99, B97, B93, B91.

For the background, I stamped the blurred clouds from Sunset Skies. I pulled ink pads from my stash that matched the Copic colors, and stamped the panel. Once stamped, I glued the dragonflies on the coordinating cloud.

I finished the card with Opposites Attract sentiment. I die-cut white card stock with the coordinating die for the sentiment and script first, then stamped the sentiments. I attached them to the card with foam squares to finish the card.

I hope this gives you crafty inspiration right in time for the weekend! Thanks so much for joining me today.

July 23, 2021 10 comments

All TGIF

TGIF – A Pretty Floral Thank You with Keeway

by Betsy July 16, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy, happy Friday! Keeway is here today with a gorgeous card in her signature style and always-gorgeous use of color!

Happy Friday friends! I have been holding onto a card idea for a very long time and finally found the time to create and share with you today.

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Back when the AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details Stamp Set was released earlier this year, I had stamped a lot of these small flowers with the intention to build my own pattern background. I used the Alpha Buds Bold Floral Details Die to die cut several of them and start stamping in the layers in bulk with my stamping tool. I varied the floral colors between coral, blue, and yellow.

I took a piece of A2 sized white card stock and die cut it with the largest of the Shapely Hearts Die to create a window where my focal point will be. I started adhering all the little floral pieces like I was completing a puzzle. It was so fun building this together! Once I was done, I trimmed off anything thing that extended past the edge and used the Shapely Heart Die in the same spot to to trim inside the heart.

Behind the window is some warm coral ink blending with a touch of splatter. For the sentiment, I used the Opposites Attract Stamp Set and Die in the same blue as my flowers. I absolutely love the bold text of this stamp set, that stands out so well in front of a busy background. I adhered the windowed panel and sentiment over my ink blended piece with foam tape for some simple dimension and finished off my card with a few iridescent sequins. Hope you enjoy today’s inspiration!

July 16, 2021 9 comments

All July 2021 Release Day

Capturing Summer Release Day!

by Betsy July 14, 2021

written by Betsy

Good morning! Our new Capturing Summer collection will be available to shop in just a few hours (10am EDT)! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm over these new products, and for joining us for all the fun. It’s no fun without you! 😊

Just a few notes for today…

First, we have some winners to announce! We were giving away two $50 gift cards for each of the two blog hops. Here are our winners. Please send an email to customerservice@thegreetery.com within 7 days to claim your prize.

Day 1 Winners:

Martin from Dawn’s blog…

and Kay D from Laurie’s blog…

Day 2 Winners:

Lisa Schenck from Norine’s blog…

And Kailash from Angelica’s blog…

Capturing Summer Collection Bundle

There will be a full collection bundle available HERE. Please note that this 16pc bundle is for the stamps and dies only – the new Glow Powder is NOT included in the bundle and will need to be purchased separately.

And finally, if you’re looking for something to keep you busy while you wait for the new release to go live (or while you wait for the postman!), you can browse our July Lookbook to see all of the projects from the last two days in one place.

Thank you again for joining us this week!

July 14, 2021 6 comments

All July 2021

Capturing Summer Collection Day 2

by Betsy July 13, 2021

written by Betsy

Welcome to our second day of product introductions and projects for our new Capturing Summer collection! All of the new products we’re showcasing will be available to purchase in the shop beginning at 10am EDT on Wednesday, July 14 – that’s tomorrow!

If you’d like to see all of the new Capturing Summer products up close, Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products today – Tuesday, July 13 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

Let’s get to today’s product introductions for our Capturing Summer collection…

Container Garden stamp set + die

The Container Garden set features a garden of summery blooms, sized perfectly to fit inside the Jumbo Jar die we revealed yesterday. There is even a layer of potting soil and a couple of sweet bumble bees to add to your designs!

Click HERE for stamp set details ($18)
Click HERE for die details ($20)

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BotaniCuts Geranium die + Pretty Pot die

Geraniums are a summer favorite here with their vibrant blooms and zesty sent! Create your own paper version using our BotaniCuts Geranium die. The Pretty Pot die is the perfect size for potting them up!

Click HERE for BotaniCuts Geranium details ($24)
Click HERE for Pretty Pot details ($6)

Curio: Summer Findings die

Our new Curio collection is filled with all sorts of curiosities! The Summer Findings die features treasures you might find while out on a summer nature walk, including butterflies, a bee, dragonfly, shells, and assorted greens.

Click HERE for Curio: Summer Findings die info ($20)

Curio: Divider & Details die , Curio: Cover die + Curio: Labels stamp set

“Display” all of your found curiosities using the Divider & Details and Cover die to create designs reminiscent of vintage curiosity boxes. You’ll have fun creating little collages inside each of the spaces in the Divider die. The Curio: Labels stamp set is filled with words and phrases that fit on the small label dies found in the Divider & Details set. The Curio: Cover die creates a mitered woodgrain frame. along with decorative hinges and latch. Use them as simply decorative items, or get creative with interactive ideas.

Click HERE for Curio: Divider & Details die info ($26)
Click HERE for Curio Cover die info ($15)
Click HERE for Curio: Labels stamp set info ($7)

I’m excited to show you several projects with these new products. It brought me so much joy to create these!

First up are a few projects using our new Curio collection. These delicate and detailed insects are one of my favorite products to date. Here I created a card front using the new Curio: Divider and Curio: Cover dies, and filled in all of those little compartments with the elements from the Summer Findings die. I diecut the divider portion three times from kraft cardstock and stacked them up for extra depth. Then I just added the Cover strips around the outer edge of the Divider – the mitered frame pieces are sized just right to fit around the outer edges of the Divider.

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The Divider & Details die includes some tiny paper clip dies…yes, paper paperclips. lol! I cut them from gold metallic cardstock for a realistic touch. I loved layering up the little labels (cut with the Divider & Details die) and all of the other elements. To color the insects and shells, I used my favorite coloring method – sponging with Oxide Inks, and then adding more shading and details with colored pencils and a white pen. It’s so fun to diecut and color a whole pile of these beautiful bugs in allll the colors of the rainbow!

My next card again uses the Curio products, but this time I simplified things a bit and omitted the Cover die and hinges. I simply cut the Divider from white cardstock and layered it over my card base, which was inked with some Vintage Linen Oxide ink.

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I went with a beachy theme this time and used mainly the shells and greenery sprigs, inked up in colors that remind me of pretty ocean plants. I used the bottle from the Divider & Details set to create the tiniest shaker bottle filled with sand and a sprig of coral. There’s even a cork for the tiny bottle!

For this next Curio card, I wanted to play with creating something interactive. I used the Cover die around a sheet of acetate to create a card front that looks like the top of a box.

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The inside of the card also has a surprise interactive element. I took the cut-out from the largest space in the Divider die and nested it back inside its opening. I secured it with a hinge from the Cover die, and created a tiny “pull” using the latch from that set, folded around the bottom edge. This little door opens up to reveal a happy birthday sentiment. In this photo, you can also get a glimpse of how I attached the cover/front of my card to the base. I used a panel of cardstock that was just a bit taller than my cover panel, scored to create a lip that I could attach the front panel to – just enough of a lip that it hides under the front frame.

The inside of the card was embellished with the Curio: Divider and lots of elements from the Summer Findings die, along with a few other items – a couple of blooms cut with our new BotaniCuts Geranium, a leaf from BotaniCuts Rose, and a couple of tiny blooms from BotaniCuts Wildflower. Our Pretty Postmarks set seemed like the perfect set for adding a few stamped details as well.

Next I have a few cards using our new BotaniCuts Geranium die. I love how realistic this die looks when it’s all colored up! The petal cut-outs built into the die make it realistic (and easy to assemble). For this first card, I paired it with our new Pretty Pot die. There’s something about cobalt blue and bright geraniums that screams summer to me, so I inked up my pot with Blueprint Sketch Oxide ink and added some white paint splatters.

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The Geranium blooms were sponged with Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick, and Aged Mahogany inks, then shaded with colored pencils. I used a white pen to add a dot to the center of each flower. The leaves were sponged with shades of green, then I used colored pencils again to add more detail. For the background, I did some loose watercoloring on a panel of watercolor paper, then added some wood planks – you could use our Shiplap Die, or these were actually done using our new Sitting Pretty porch die – I just trimmed off the porch portion, which left me with the perfect planks for placing under my pot. The icing on the cake? I few dropped geranium petals…you know you can’t have geraniums without a few shedding petals! 🙂

This next geranium card has a much softer look. I diecut the geraniums from white cardstock and just added some soft pink shading with a colored pencil. Instead of placing them in a pot, I clustered them in thee bottom corner of my card, along with some bits and pieces from our new A Side of Greens die, introduced yesterday.

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Let’s talk about the background! I used the new A Side of Greens die and diecut it twice from a panel of white cardstock (once from the upper left corner, and once from the lower right corner). I kept the resulting negative piece (including the center) and adhered it to a panel of soft gray cardstock (with some foam tape for dimension). I finished the design with a sentiment from our Opposites Attract set and a dragonfly using our new Curio: Summer Findings die. I cut the wings from vellum for an airy look.

Our last featured product for the release is the fun Container Garden set. I had so much fun with this set! So many possibilities. For this first duo of cards, I paired the set with our Jumbo Jar die that it was designed to coordinate with. I created some fun jar-shaped cards with acetate “peek-a-boo” fronts.

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I used the Jumbo Jar die to create the shaped card base (fold a piece of cardstock and position the top of the jar die just above the fold line so it doesn’t cut through the fold, creating a shaped base). I used the interior die from the Jumbo Jar set to cut a window from the front of this shaped base. I also cut two jars from acetate. I stamped up my Container Garden flowers and dirt layer onto their matching diecuts, then sandwiched them between the two layers of acetate, securing with adhesive around the edges. I adhered this to the inside of my shaped card base so the flowers show through the window cut-out. If you want a nicely finished interior, you can cut a second jar + window to adhere to the inside of the card and cover the edges of the acetate layer.

I finished them with a sentiment stamped inside, and a couple of cute bees added to the front with foam tape. Such fun and happy cards!

The Container Garden set has lots of possibilities beyond pairing with our Jumbo Jar. It’s also great paired with our Market Baskets die!

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Here I created a jute-lined basket by cutting the liner layer from burlap, and the wire portion from black cardstock. The Container Garden set looks just right planted in the basket. For the background, I used the rays from our Shining Light die introduced yesterday, cut twice from a Crimped Slimline panel. It’s just a fun touch to the background!

While I had lots of bits and pieces lying on my desk, I noticed that putting two of the Container Garden clusters end-to-end filled a slimline card just beautifully!

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I popped a couple of them up with foam onto a Crimped Slimline base, and topped it off with an Opposites Attract sentiment and a pretty dragonfly using our new Curio: Summer Findings die. Nice and easy, but oh so colorful!

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.

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