Happy new week! Just popping in on this Monday morning with a sneak peek of some of the new things coming to the shop later this week!
Our newest collection, called Confections, is filled with sweet paper treats. Here’s a little peek of some of the fun stamps and dies from this delectable collection…
I hope you’ll join us for the rest of the fun this week. I’ll be back tomorrow with another peek!
Our Confections collection will be available in the shop on Friday, January 21 at 10 am EST.
TGIF! I hope you all had a great week! I have a couple of quick projects to share with you, but before I get to that, a little heads up on some new products coming to the shop!
I hope you’ll join us next week as we have a week filled with sneak peeks, reveals, and projects for our first product release of 2022! Our newest collection is called Confections…it’s filled with sweet paper treats, and it’s coming to the shop on Friday, January 21!
Before I go, I thought I’d share a couple of projects with you! If you follow along with us on Instagram, you may have seen my post earlier this week about all of the exciting things going on here recently. Along with celebrating the holidays and having our year-end sale, we moved…both the business and our family, so things have been a little chaotic!
There hasn’t been a lot of creating time here with everything else going on, but this week I finally got a chance to start to settle in my new space and actually get back to creating. Sometimes that’s easier said than done after a bit of time away…you can probably relate! In this case it took me some unpacking just to find the essentials, and everything felt a little out of sorts. When I feel this way, my best bet is always to turn to my scrap bucket. I always keep extra stamped and diecut images left over from other projects. It’s a great place to start if you’re feeling stuck and just need to get the creativity going (or can’t find your supplies…lol!).
One of the things I like to do is pull out things from the same color family. For this card, I pulled out an assortment of blue things…a Blooming Branch with blue blossoms, a scrap of Mimosa Musings, and a blue berry sprig done with Winterberry Bouquet. I also found this pretty background in my scraps, which was done by stamping the Fond of Foliage background stamp onto a panel of textured watercolor paper.
I arranged all of my blue items inside a Crimped Frames diecut, and topped it off with a hot foiled Opposites Attract sentiment. I love finding all of these treasures, and putting things together that I might not have envisioned using together if it weren’t for my scrap bin.
For my next card, I pulled out an assortment of pink and green things…a Layered Leaves branch, a Pampas Grass stem, and a Winterberry Bouquet berry sprig.
I once again reached for a hot foiled Opposites Attract sentiment, and also pulled out this hot foiled Deco Triangles background. Just a quick and easy card, courtesy of my scrap bin.
Thanks so much for joining me today! What might you find in your scrap bin to inspire you?
After a little break for the holidays, TGIF is back and Kelly is here today to bring us some gorgeous winter inspiration! Her beautiful project makes me want to curl up under a cozy blanket, grab some hot cocoa, and get crafty. Sounds like a weekend plan to me! 🙂
Hello friends! It’s Kelly here and it’s my turn for this week’s TGIF! I’m the type of person who enjoys
“celebrating the season” no matter what it may be! I love the beauty of winter; freshly fallen snow
glittering in the sunlight, cozy blankets and cups of hot cocoa, flickering candles to brighten the evenings
and so much more! While it’s fun to pull out our neglected floral sets right after Christmas, I think it’s
just as fun to use snowflakes and such to create winter cards as well!
To begin today’s card, I die cut some pinecones and pine boughs using the BotaniCuts Pine Bough die
set. I die cut everything from Rustic White cardstock and then inked the pine boughs using Iced Spruce
Distress Oxide ink and then a brighter green from a random finger dauber (sorry for that unspecific
detail) LOL! I didn’t saturate the pine boughs so they would have some white areas to pick up the light.
For the pinecones, I left them white with just a touch of Weathered Wood Distress Oxide ink and some
colored pencil details. Betsy made a fabulous video when these pinecone dies were first released
explaining how to make them look like this. I did add the ink around the edges, which is a little bit
different than hers, but that video is very helpful for this look.
I set the assembled branches and pinecones aside and got to work on the background. I die cut a piece
of Kraft cardstock using the Square Dance die and added some Ground Espresso ink using the Square
Dance stencils. Once that was done, I adhered it to a top-folding A2 Rustic White card base. I added a
panel of watercolor paper that was die cut with the middle size in the Nordic Frame die collection. I
adhered the branches and pinecones using foam squares for dimension and then added some white
paint splatter to create the snowy look.
The snowflakes are adhered using liquid glue and are die cut from the same Rustic White cardstock die
cut using the Frosty Corners dies. I die cut the “Hello” word using the Written in Ribbons die set and
stamped it using Brushed Corduroy and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide inks with the Written in Ribbons
stamp set. I love the dimension that this two-step stamped image gives the card! The Written in Ribbons
stamp set has a nice collection of companion sentiments to finish off the phrase you have planned to
use, but for this card, I decided to use the Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You stamp set to accent the
“hello” portion. This particular card is headed to someone who is going through Chemo right now, so I
wanted the extra depth of the “thinking of you” sentiment.
Once it was stamped, I die cut it using the Sentiment Suite Basics die collection and then tucked it under
the bottom wisp of the H in “hello”. The finishing touch is a sprinkling of chunky glitter to really enhance
the snowy, winter vibe I was going for! Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you’ll take some
crafty time to capture some of the things you love about winter, too!
BotaniCuts Pine Bough die
Sentiment Suite Basics die
Square Dance die
Square Dance stencils
Nordic Frame die
Frosty Corners dies
Written in Ribbons stamp set
Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You stamp set
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! From all of us at The Greetery, we’d like to wish you a Happy New Year, filled with blessings galore!
As we wrap up the year, we’re clearing some space for all the fun things coming in 2022 with an End of the Year sale!
Click HERE or the graphic below to shop the sale!
Thank you so much for your support throughout 2021…it’s been quite a year! We wish you all a safe and happy new year!
Happy Friday! It’s been a weird week here…how about you? But it’s Friday and I’m pretty excited about that! 🙂
I’m taking a turn for this week’s TGIF, which means I finally had an excuse to sit down and just have fun pulling together a few last minute holiday ideas that have been floating through my mind! I’ve been wanting to pull out my Holding Hands set and play with a few holiday ideas.
For this first card, I created a gift to place in the hands. I used a few different dies for this – one of the dotted rectangles from the Curio: Divider & Details II set, topped off with the puffy bow from the Fit to Be Tied set. I sponged the “box” with green ink and stamped some little sprigs onto it to create the “wrapping paper”.
I attached a tiny tag from the Sentiment Suite: Basics die set, stamped with a sentiment from the Sentiment Suite: Christmas set. I also tucked in some diecut Pine Bough sprigs, and Inside & Out Berry Branch sprigs, and glittered them up, along with the bow. For the hands, I sponged them with Fine Linen ink and stamped the detail layer. Then I added the sweater sleeves, cut from kraft cardstock and stamped with brown ink for the sweater detail.
For my second card, I wanted to create a pretty holiday bouquet for the hand to hold. I created my bouquet using several different elements…the berry branch from Winter Sketches, some BotaniCuts Pine Bough sprigs, and a few stems of Petite Eucalyptus. I tied them all together with some linen string, and attached another tiny tag from the Sentiment Suite stamps and dies.
I love embellishing these little hands with the jewelry that comes in the set. I cut the bracelet and ring from gold cardstock, and added a red gem to the ring.
For both cards, I attached a Nordic Frames diecut panel to a kraft card base and sponged just a bit of Tumbled Glass ink to the background. I also added lots of white ink splatters to give everything a snowy look.
Thanks so much for joining me today, I hope you enjoyed these projects! Have a lovely weekend…the last one before Christmas! Time to get those presents wrapped…or at least start shopping – lol!
Happy Friday! It’s TGIF time and Norine is here today with the most beautiful wintery thank you card. Her timing is perfect…we’re supposed to get our first winter storm of the year today, so I’m in the mood for some frosty goodness. 🙂
Hello Greetery friends, Norine back with you today with a thank you card that is a bit of a cross-over between Christmas and Winter. Your choice. It can be anything you need it to be, and if you’re finished Christmas card crafting then this card has you covered for the thank yous that come next!
I’m going to be honest here. I didn’t set out to make this precise card. I didn’t have anything specific in mind and no particular inspiration, so I just sifted through my Greetery sets and pulled all the ones that appealed to me in the moment…..
which ended up being a stack like this! Ultimately I used only a fraction of these stamps/dies, but that’s an indication of how the creative process works for me some days.
The first stamp set I was inspired by was the red rubber Fond of Foliage background stamp, which I inked up with three shades of blue/green inks – Ranger Distress Speckled Egg, Bundled Sage and Stormy Sky. I spritzed the stamp liberally with water from a mister bottle and closed the stamp positioner onto a watercolor paper panel, leaving it closed for a minute or two, to really soak into the cardstock. I chose those colors because I felt that they nicely straddled a Christmas or Winter theme.
Once dry (helped along with my heat tool) I stamped a second layer of unfocused detail around the edges and 2 corners of the panel, using Iced Spruce Distress ink and the Big Plans background stamp.
Next, I stenciled and glitter embossed a snowflake die cut from the Snowflake Soiree die and stencil set, I die cut the pine boughs with the Botanicuts Pine Bough die set from watercolor paper and painted them with the smoosh technique and more Ranger Distress Ink colors. I layered them together, then touched the edges randomly with Embossing paste and Silver glimmer paste, then touched the paste in sparkle glitter and let them dry.
I die cut a leafy branch from vellum paper with a die in the Signed, Sealed With A Kiss set, and die cut both the inside and outside die cuts from watercolor paper using the Inside and Out Berry Branch set, painting them with varying shades of blue/green ink/paint. Then I hot foiled the Opposites Attract Thank You sentiment using Spellbinders Sky Bright Glimmer foil and die cutting afterwards. I die cut extra layers of the “thank you” sentiment to give the greeting extra oomph. Then I layered all the components together and adhered the layers, with the snowflake to finish on top. Some clear flat sequins finish the card.
Thank you for your interest, for stopping by today and have a lovely day!
Happy Friday! It’s the first Friday in December…how’s the holiday crafting going? What sort of fun projects do you have in the works? If you’re looking for some inspiration to get you going, Kelly is here today with a super sweet project!
Hi friends! It’s Kelly here today with this week’s T.G.I.F! I’ve been having so much fun working on Christmas cards, tags, and crafts! I’ve had the idea for this card swirling around in my mind for a while and it’s always fun to take it from my brain and execute it! Ha ha! This card was inspired by photos I’ve seen of beautiful wooden boxes of cookies and sweets with greenery and things tucked here and there! I love that products from The Greetery makes it possible for me to recreate something like this, but in paper form!
To begin, I got to work creating all kinds of cookies using the Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die collection. I’m amazed at how realistic they look once you add a little bit of ink blending, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, sprinkles, and glitter! They look good enough to eat, don’t you think? I set all of the cookies aside to dry and got to work on the “box”. The new Curio: Divider and Details II die was the perfect choice to showcase all of these cute cookies! I die cut it 4 times from Kraft cardstock and glued them together using liquid glue. I wanted it to be very dimensional so that it would really look like the cookies were inside. Once it was glued together, I added some Brushed Corduroy ink around the edges where each point met another. I was trying to achieve a stained wood look, so I didn’t want it to be all one color. I glued it to a 4 by 5 ¼ inch panel of Kraft cardstock that had ink blending around the edges. Once it was glued down, I added some additional ink over the top of those points again. I used the cute layering dies and pattern paper for the inside of each section, minus two; the super tiny one, and one that had a cookie completely covering it.
Next it was time to get to work on the greenery. I used the BotaniCuts Pine Bough dies to make both the pinecones and the pine sprigs. I die cut them from Rustic Cream cardstock and then used Distress 0xide ink to color them. The pinecones also got some colored pencil details for added interest. I just love how realistic everything looks; that really is the key to executing an idea like this….all of the perfectly designed products from The Greetery.
One of my favorite sentiment sets is the Written in Ribbons: Holiday stamp set and I knew it would be the perfect choice to have decorating this box of Christmas sweets! I stamped the Merry portion using red and scarlet ink. The “Christmas” portion of the sentiment is stamped in black and then die cut using the must-have Sentiment Suite: Basics die collection. Once that was done, it was finally time to put it all together!
I added the cookies here and there using foam squares and liquid glue to give them just the right angle to look like they are propped in the box. I layered the greenery and pinecones over the top letting the sprigs overlap the cookies. The sentiment is adhered to the greenery and pinecones using additional foam squares. The cute little gingerbread boys are actually buttons from my holiday stash. They had two big holes on their tummies so that they can be sewn to something, but I decided to add these micro-sized buttons over the top of the holes using liquid glue. I think I squealed out loud once they were all dressed up!
I tucked them here and there along with one of the candy canes from the embellishment kit that was released last year. I also scattered some snowflakes and stars that are die cut from the Frosty Corners die set. I adhered them with liquid glue and then gave them a sprinkling of glitter along with the pinecones and sprigs! The entire “box” was glued to a top folding red card base using liquid glue. I was thrilled at how nicely this card came together…I still have a TON of cookies left over, but that can only mean one thing….more crafty projects featuring these sweet treats! Thanks for joining me today and enjoy your holiday crafting time!
Happy Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got to spend some time with family, friends, and good food!
Wanda is here with a gorgeous trio of wintery projects, but before we get to that, just a note to let you know that we have some Black Friday deals in the shop!
Click HERE to shop our selection of bundles at 40% off. Sale ends Saturday, 11/27/21 at 11:59pm EST.
Now let’s hear all about Wanda’s pretty, wintery projects!
Hi crafty friends! I’m excited to be here with you today on TGIF on The Greetery Blog! It’s always fun to share a project with you. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. It’s time to finish up our Christmas crafting and creating. So today I have a suite of projects with a jolly, merry, holiday theme: A card, a gift card holder, and some pretty tags. I used the same stamps and dies for all the items so it all matches and would be perfect for giving a gift to a special friend.
I started by choosing a bright and happy color palette of mid tone colors: Greens, pinks and aqua….then I used some vellum and silver too. It’s all icy and sparkly. I used the tree die from Christmas Time in the City to die cut out about 20 of those fabulous trees. I used the dies from the Snowflake Soiree suite to die cut silver snowflakes. I die cut tags using the new Tag Team Duo Dies. I laid out all the designs first and mixed and matched elements until I liked it. I splattered everything with white paint (snow!)
For the card I attached the trees using foam tape and then I die cut the sentiment in black. The card is an A2 card layered with aqua, white and vellum. SO fresh! For the tags, I did the same thing – mixed and matched. I added ribbon and embellishments to the tops of the tags. The “merry and bright” sentiment is from the Speed Tagging Christmas stamp set. The gift card holder was made from vellum and a Starbucks card fits just right inside. The Nordic Circles dies are a great element to mix with a Winter theme.
That’s it for me this time! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Until I see you again, happy crafting! XO Wanda
SUPPLIES:
Tag Team Duo Dies
Snowflake Soiree Dies
Speed Tagging Christmas Stamp Set
Nordic Circles Dies
Christmas Time in the City Stamps and Dies
Colored Cardstock
Vellum, White, Silver Cardstock
Stazon Ink Pad
Ribbon
White Paint
Doodlebug Enamel Dots
Happy Friday! We’re reaching the end of November and it’s definitely starting to get that “settle in” feeling around here. The evenings are dark and a winter chill is creeping into the air! It’s a great time to settle in and get crafty. Angelica is here to inspire you today with a gorgeous set of cards, perfect for holiday gift giving!
Christmas gift-making is in full swing in my house. I have been making Christmas ornaments, recipe books, and card sets for my loved ones. I wanted to share a stationery set I made for my husband’s aunt. She’s an older lady, and getting to the store to buy cards is a hard errand for her to make these days. So I thought it would be nice to make her a set of Christmas cards, and get them out in the mail to her next week.
This stationery box holds 7 flat cards and envelopes nicely. Before I stamped the outside of the cards, I stamped a sentiment from Sentiment Suite: Christmas. (I forgot to take a picture of the inside!) I used my MISTI to stamp the Winter Sketches branch onto the top right of each card base. I turned the card base around, and stamped the other side. Once I finished with the layers, I stamped the Opposites Attract Holiday sentiment. I LOVE the fonts in this stamp set.
To break up the white on the card base, I blended Toffee ink around the edges, and used Frosty Flakes stencil to add snowflakes to the empty corners. To finish the card fronts, I added glue and clear glitter to the branches for sparkle. While the glue dried, I assembled the box.
I stamped the outline winter branch onto Neenah Desert Storm 100lb card stock with Toffee ink. I die-cut the panels with the stationery box die, and used the half circle to die-cut the box opening. The flap I made with white card stock, stamping the same branch I used on the cards. I used magnetic discs to close the box, and finished the box with red pattern paper on the back of the inside.
I am so glad I reached for toffee ink to add color to the edges. It brought so much warmth to the cards. It took me about 2 hours to make the whole set, from start to finish, and I know she’s going to love it.
Good morning! Thanks so much for playing along with our Tags & Toasts blog hop yesterday!
All of the new products we showcased yesterday will be available in the shop this morning, beginning at 10am EST.
We’ll also be kicking off our storewide 15% off sale at that time. The sale will run from 10am EST on November 12, through Saturday, November 13 at 11:59pm EST. Code will be automatically applied at checkout.
A note about rewards: Unfortunately, our checkout system can only accommodate one discount code at a time. Due to this limitation, rewards points will not redeemable during the sale period. The good news is you’ll of course still earn points on your purchase to use in the future. Thank you for your understanding!
We have a few winners to announce from yesterday’s hop! Ladies, send us an email (customerservice @ thegreetery.com) and we’ll get your gift card codes to you ASAP. (prizes must be claimed within 7 days)
Both of the hop winners came from here on The Greetery blog!
Winner #1 is Meghan Kennihan…
Winner #2 is Teresa C…
Due to the fact that our latest release includes some limited edition items, we will not be offering a full collection bundle this time around.
Before I go, I promised a few videos today! I added these to the yesterday’s release blog post, but in case you missed them, here they are again!
Check out the Tag Team Duo products in action…
This video showcases the new Year In, Year Out die, stencils, stamps, and 2022 hot foil…
Since our Opposites Attract dies were not originally designed to be used with hot foils, the die is a “closed” die. In order to diecut the foiled sentiments, I put together this video with tips for making that really simple…
Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! We are having our first snow, so now I’m really in the holiday mood! 🙂
