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Spring Fever Release Day!

by Betsy March 10, 2021

written by Betsy

Good morning and happy release day! All of the new items we’ve been showcasing this week will go up in the shop at 10am ET this morning!

We have a few winners to announce!

Day 1 is Donna from Wanda’s blog…

Day 2 is Arlene from Kay’s blog…

Ladies, send us an email to customerservice@thegreetery.com and we’ll get your gift card codes to you asap!

A couple of product notes…

Price Change: Please note that we had a pricing error on the BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die. In the introductory post we had that die’s price listed as $31, when it should have been $27. It has been corrected on the introductory blog post and in the shop.

Spring Fever Complete Collection Bundle

We will one again have a complete collection bundle available for easy one-click add-to-cart of all the new items. This 18-piece collection contains all of the products we’ve introduced over the last two days.

Spring Fever Complete Collection Bundle price – $340.00

March Lookbooks

If you’re looking for a little something to do while you wait to shop, the new March lookbooks are ready to go! All of the Inspiration Team’s beautiful projects in one place. The lookbooks have been added to the A-Z index as well.

I think that wraps things up – thank you so much for joining in the fun this week!

March 10, 2021 10 comments

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Spring Fever Day 2: Spring Classics

by Betsy March 9, 2021

written by Betsy

Welcome to the second day of reveals for our newest collection, Spring Fever!

Our newest collection is filled with some of the sweet things of spring. All of these new products will be available in the shop beginning at 10am EST on Wednesday, March 10.

If you’d like to see all of the new products up close, Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products on Tuesday, March 9 at 11:00am CST (that’s today!), so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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Let’s get to the product introductions…

Print Shop: Floral Frame Stamp + Stencil, Frame die, and Elements die

Welcome to the Print Shop – the place for pretty patterns that are fun to stencil and stamp! The Print Shop: Floral Frame Stamp + Stencil bundle allows you to create a lovely multi-color floral frames for your favorite sentiments or other focal points. Start with a bit of stenciling, then add stamped details and watch the pretty design come to life! Have fun playing with endless color combinations. The Print Shop: Floral Frame set also includes individual floral stamps that you can use for focal points, adding even more versatility to this set!

The matching frame die includes a template to aid in repositioning the inner and outer cut lines of the frame should you choose to snip those dies apart.

Click HERE for more info on the stamp + stencil set, click HERE for more info on the frame die, or HERE for more information on the elements die

Print Shop: Floral Frame Stamp + Stencil combo (6×8″ stamp set + single stencil set)- $27
Print Shop: Floral Frame die + template – $27
Print Shop: Floral Frame elements die – $15
Made in the USA

Empty Grave Stamp + Stencil Combo

Celebrating the joy and beauty of Easter…an empty grave and a risen Savior! This sentiment stamp set and matching die are perfect for adding meaningful sentiments to your Easter cards and projects. This sentiment fits wonderfully inside our Print Shop: Floral Frame set.

Click HERE for more detailed information
Empty Grave stamp + cut combo (3×4″ stamp set and single matching die) – $14
Made in the USA

Nordic and Crimped Circles dies

A couple of our most popular die basics are now available in circles! The Nordic Circles and Crimped Circles dies will be wonderful basics to add to your collection.

Click HERE for more detailed Nordic Circles information
Click HERE for more detailed Crimped Circles information
Nordic Circles 3 pc wired die – $18
Crimped Circles 4 pc wired die – $18
Made in the USA

Nordic and Crimped Slimline dies

Our popular Nordic and Crimped Frames dies are also making an appearance in a new slimline version! The slimline canvas provides some new, exciting design possibilities, and these two new dies sets are the perfect basics for creating projects in this popular new size. Slimline cards measure approximately 3-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and are designed to fit in a #9 envelope.

Click HERE for more detailed Nordic Slimline information
Click HERE for more detailed Crimped Circles information
Nordic Slimline 3pc wired die – $34
Crimped Slimline 4pc wired die – $34
Made in the USA

I’m so excited to share my projects with you today! First off is a pretty, feminine card done in shades of blue and purple using the new Print Shop: Floral Frame set.

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I put together a video while I was creating this card so that you can see this set in action. It is so easy and fun to see these pretty frames come to life. I love to play with different color combos.

The frame is perfect for surrounding so many of your favorite sentiments. Here I used the Opposites Attract set, one of my favorite sentiment sets. With the frame die being two separate dies, you have lots of design options. For this card I cut out just the center, popped up the floral panel and nested that inner diecut back inside after inking it with shades of blue and purple to match the florals.

My next card also uses the new Print Shop: Floral Frame set along with the Empty Grave sentiment set to create a pretty Easter card.

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This time I diecut both the inner and outer parts of the frame and actually layered two of them over the top of each other, rotating the bottom one 180 degrees to create a fuller, double-layered frame. Foam adhesive gives it even more dimension. Inside the frame I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it with gold powder. I finished off the inside of the card with some of the complementary sentiments from the Empty Grave set and also stamped a few of the individual flowers from the Print Shop: Floral Frame set around it.

Next I have a super colorful card with a much bolder look using Print Shop: Floral Frame. The frame die comes with a template for re-aligning the dies should you choose to snip them apart. That template is made from stencil material, so it also works great to use as a mask. I used it here to sponge black ink around the outer edges of the floral frame.

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The flowers on the stencil included in the Floral Frame set are spaced far enough apart that it’s super easy to stencil them in lots of different colors like I did here. The black background really makes them pop! I added some white paint splatters to finish it off. This is a one-layer card, using the inner frame die to cut a window from the front to show the sentiment stamped inside (stamped with the Opposites Attract set). The pretty Put a Bow on It bow is the perfect finishing touch to the floral frame.

My next card uses some of the individual floral elements from the Print Shop: Floral Frame set. I created a pretty cluster and topped it off with the new bow from Put a Bow on It.

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Doubling up is good when it comes to bows! Here I layered two of them – one yellow, one pink. I filled in around my flowers with greenery sprigs cut with the Boxwood Heart Details die. My little nosegay is layered over a couple of circles, cut with our two new circle die sets – Nordic and Crimped Circles. They’re pretty on their own, but even prettier layered together! Underneath that is a Nordic Frames rectangle, cut with our original Nordic Frames set.

Next I have another Easter card. This one uses the new Empty Grave sentiment paired with some of our Easter things from last year – Caring Cross and BotaniCuts Palm.

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I had fun putting this one together using the new Crimped Slimline as a base. I diecut a panel of watercolor paper using the largest rectangle from the set. I added some soft, loose watercolor to the background. I diecut and stamped/stenciled the cross from Caring Cross and surrounded it with some BotaniCuts Palm diecuts. I stamped the Empty Grave sentiment onto the matching diecut, and diecut two more so I could layer them all together for added thickness. I stamped a companion sentiment from the set onto one of the banners from the Crimped Slimline die set. I double-cut the banner to create a shorter length to fit across my card front. The banner dies from the set are a bit longer – designed to be used along the longer side of the slimline die, but you can easily cut them down to fit across the narrow width for a portrait orientation as well. I just diecut the banner, stamped my sentiment closer to one end of the banner, then realigned my diecut back into the banner die and cut the opposite end shorter, if that makes sense! I finished off my design by adding gold splatters using a bright gold metallic alcohol ink.

Next I have a card that you might have caught a peek of in yesterday’s BotaniCuts Wildflower video. I use our new Nordic Slimline dies as the base and created a pretty linear bouquet of dainty wildflowers.

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I had so much fun creating yesterday’s black slimline carrot card, this one was inspired by that one. The slimline canvas is just so new and refreshing to work with – it opens up all sorts of new design possibilities! I thought this would make a perfect wedding card, so I finished it off with a pretty love sentiment using a combination of things from our last release – the Let’s Have a Word: Love die and a sentiment stamp from the Love Is set. The Wildflowers were cut with the BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die of course, and sponged with Distress Oxide inks, detailed with colored pencils. Of course I had to add some white ink splatters to finish the design – I can never resist!! 😊

My final project for today is a set of soft, pretty notecards that use the Nordic Slimline dies in a different way. I scored and folded the largest rectangle from the set down the center to create the notecard bases. It does create a bit of an odd size, so finding the perfect envelope might not be possible, but an A1 fits pretty well with just a bit of extra length – or you could always try making your own!

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I used the medium-sized frame from the Nordic Slimline to cut the panel that layers over the base. I trimmed them in half, so one cut was enough for two notecards. On each panel I stamped some elements in gold ink – I used the outline image from the Sketchbook Roses set on a few of them, and some Pretty Postmarks elements on the others. Each one is topped off with a stem of wildflowers cut with the new BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die. I kept these very soft and delicate. One other thing to note here is the combination of white and cream cardstock – I used to think using those two together was a no-no, but I am currently loving the way it looks!

That wraps up my projects today, but there’s more…

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 $50 gift card. We will be giving away one $50 gift card for today’s blog hop!

Read on for details…

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Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ and Guest blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
Comments close at 11:59pm EST on Tuesday night, March 9
Winners will be posted at 7am EST on Wednesday, March 10, here on the blog

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

ANGELICA

DAWN

HEATHER

KAY

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

NORINE

WANDA

Thank you for joining us! I’ll pop in with a post in the morning with a few release details and our blog hop winners!

March 9, 2021 237 comments

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Spring Fever Day 1: Hopping into Spring

by Betsy March 8, 2021

written by Betsy

Welcome to the first day of reveals for our newest collection, Spring Fever!

Our newest collection is filled with some of the sweet things of spring. All of these new products will be available in the shop beginning at 10am EST on Wednesday, March 10.

If you’d like to see all of the new products up close, Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products on Tuesday, March 9 at 11:00 am CST, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

Now let’s meet today’s products! We also have multiple videos today, so let’s get to it!

Bunny Hop Stamp + Stencil and Die

Hippity-hoppity, happy Easter! This stamp + stencil set is filled with all of the sweet things of spring. The included multi-step stencils work together with the stamps to make creating the bunny wreaths super easy! There are also individual bunnies in the stamp set, which can be layered over the wreath for added dimension, or used on their own to create other fun designs. While this set is perfect for Easter, it’s also wonderful for sweet baby projects!

The matching die includes a template to aid in repositioning the inner and outer cut lines of the bunny wreath should you choose to snip those dies apart.

Click HERE for more info on the stamp + stencil set, click HERE for more info on the die
Bunny Hop Stamp + Stencil combo (4×6″ stamp set + 4-piece stencil set + step-by-step guide)- $22
Bunny Hop die + template – $29
Made in the USA

BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die

The BotaniCuts collection is a series of stand alone dies for cutting various botanical designs. This BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix dies create an assortment of sweet, delicate blooms. Mix and match the various blossoms with the different stems to create a whole garden of wildflowers. These petite blooms also make wonderful “filler flowers” when combined with some of our other BotaniCuts dies!

Click HERE for more detailed information
BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die – ~~$31~~ $27 (please note we had an error in the pricing of this die and it has been updated)
Made in the USA

I put together a video showing these dies in action, along with a few tips for coloring and assembling these dainty blooms (there’s also a few sneak peeks of some of tomorrow’s projects! 😉).

BotaniCuts Carrot die

The BotaniCuts collection is a series of stand-alone dies for cutting various botanical designs. This BotaniCuts Carrot set creates carrots in two sizes, along with greens that can be tucked into the tops of the carrots. Perfect for Easter, summer projects, garden-y thank yous and more!

Click HERE for more detailed information
BotaniCuts Carrot die – $15
Made in the USA

Angelica is our video guest today, and she put together this fun video showing how she watercolored these gorgeous rainbow carrots!

Put a Bow on It stamp set and die

Put a bow on it! Tie up your favorite blossoms and blooms with this generously-sized bow, or use it to embellish wreaths or frames. The two-step bow is simple to stamp with a base layer and second step shading detail. There are also several sentiments in the set, designed to fit on the longer ribbon tail, and cover a wide range of holidays and occasions!

Click HERE for more detailed information
Put a Bow on It 4×6″ stamp set– $15
Put a Bow on It die– $9
Made in the USA

Let’s Have a Word: Spring and Easter dies

We have two new words to add to our Let’s Have a Word die series. “Spring” and “Easter” are both done in a lovely script font and will be a great addition to your spring and Easter projects!

Click HERE and HERE for more detailed information
Let’s Have a Word: Spring die – $5
Let’s Have a Word: Easter die – $5
Made in the USA

PreText Sentiment stamp set and PreText Banners die

Do you find yourself looking through your various sentiment stamps to find little phrases to combine with your favorite word dies? Not anymore! This handy little sentiment set contains an assortment of different phrases that can be combined with word dies (or other word stamps) from your collection. The PreText Banners die coordinates with the sentiments in this set, and makes it easy to layer these phrases over other design elements.

Click HERE and HERE for more detailed information
PreText Sentiments 3×4″ stamp set – $7
PreText Banners die – $19
Made in the USA

Are you ready for some projects? We also have some videos for you today!

Let’s kick it off with some projects using Bunny Hop.

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This one-layer Easter card was so fun and quick to create. The stencil and stamp combo make it so quick and foolproof. Once I was finished stenciling and stamping the bunny wreath, I diecut just the inner portion to create a window so that I could stamp the sentiment on the inside of the card.

I put together a video while I was creating this card so you could see this set in action. After the video I did add a little colored pencil shading to the tulips and bunnies, and also a little glitter to their tails. 🙂

The other card from this duo is stepped up a bit with some added layers. That’s one of the fun things about this set – you can make a quick and easy card, or spend more time on the details…whatever you’re in the mood for! This time I diecut the inside and outside of the bunny wreath and layered it over a mint green background which was stamped with the Painterly Striped Background stamp. Inside the wreath I added the new Let’s Have a Word: Spring diecut. I finished the sentiment with the “happy” from the new PreText Sentiments stamp set and matching Banners die. I popped the wreath up some foam tape for extra dimension.

My next card uses the individual bunnies, tulips, and carrots from the Bunny Hop set. I thought it would be so fun to create w scene with them and our new BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix dies. I pulled out a new die we’ll be showcasing tomorrow to create a slimline card base. This gave me lots of room for a whole train of hopping bunnies!

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Between the bunnies I scattered some of the small tulip and carrot clusters from the set. The taller blooms were created with our new Wildflower Mix die. The shorter sprig way on the left was created with one of the carrot tops from our new BotaniCuts Carrot and embellished with a few blooms from the Wildflower die. Those sweet little bunnies hopping through the garden make me smile!

For my next project, I thought it would be fun to use the Bunny Hop set to create a baby card.

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I used the same one-layer card design as I did in the video above and just cut a window from the center of the bunny wreath. The “welcome baby” sentiment is from the Balloon Bouquet set. Instead of stenciling the 4th step – the carrots – I omitted that step. Instead I pulled out the little heart stamp and matching die from the Signed & Sealed with a Kiss set. The hearts fill in perfectly where the carrots are supposed to be! I was so happy with how that worked out. To finish it off I added some colored-pencil shading and Stickles to the hearts. I also added polka dots to the bunnies using a white gel pen.

My next card is my favorite of the day. Do you ever have an idea for something in your head and then it turns out just like you envisioned it? I thought it would be so fun to create a dramatic look with some bright orange carrots and a mix of wildflowers on a black background.

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I had so much fun arranging these bright carrots and blooms on a black background, cut with another new slimline die we’ll be showcasing tomorrow. For the sentiment, I used a combination of stamps and dies from our new PreText set and the Let’s Have a Word: Easter die. Before adding the sentiment though, I couldn’t resist adding some white paint splatters which just really gave the whole thing a fun pop! Can you imagine swapping out the sentiment for a summery thank you card? It would be perfect!

My next card again uses both of the new BotaniCuts – the Wildflowers and the carrots, but this time for a much softer look. This time I clustered them into a bouquet, tied up with our new Put a Bow on It set.

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The BotaniCuts carrots have some small cut-line details that make them so realistic. They’re very easy to color – I just sponged them with shades of orange and added a little colored pencil shading to each of those cut-line details. There is one small cut slit at the top in which you can tuck the carrot greens. Here I also tucked in three wildflower sprigs, and filled in with more carrot greens. The But a Bow on It set includes several sentiments that can be stamped on the longer tail. I used the “happy easter” sentiment here.I layered my carrot bouquet over a new Nordic Circles die (you’ll be seeing more of these tomorrow!)

For my final card today, I really wanted to try combining the new Wildflower Mix dies with our BotaniCuts Lily die that was release last year for Easter. I love how they work together!

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Once again I went with a slimline card base. I am absolutely loving this new size! It’s just the thing to spice up your card making – there’s nothing like a new size to play around with different arrangements and layouts. I used our new Crimped Slimline (more on that tomorrow!) I covered the smaller panel from the set with a whitewashed shiplap using out Shiplap Builder die. I diecut and assembled a single lily and bud, then filled in around it with an assortment of wildflower stems. For the sentiment I again pulled out the handy Pretext Sentiments set and matching Banners die to pair with our new Let’s Have a Word: Easter die. I love how this one turned out and I think I have just the right person to send it to!

That’s wraps up my projects for today, butt 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 $50 gift card. We will be giving away one $50 gift card 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’ and Guest blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
Comments close at 11:59pm EST on Tuesday night, March 9
Winners will be posted at 7am EST on Wednesday, March 10, here on the blog

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

ANGELICA

DAWN

HEATHER

KAY

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

NORINE

WANDA

Thank you for joining us! We’ll be back tomorrow with more reveals and projects before the new collection goes up in the shop on Wednesday!

March 8, 2021 262 comments

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Spring Fever Sneak Peek #2

by Betsy March 6, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Saturday! Just popping in with a second peek of what’s coming to the shop next week with our new Spring Fever collection!

Can you pick out the new takes on some of our best classics? Plus there’s a new Print Shop coming to town.

I hope you enjoyed the peeks and I hope your weekend is wonderful. I hope we’ll see you back here Monday morning when we kick off the reveals. 😊

March 6, 2021 41 comments

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TGIF – Shamrock Hello + Spring Fever Sneak Peek #1

by Betsy March 5, 2021

written by Betsy

TGIF! It’s time for some fun! Kelly is here with an adorable project, perfect for the first Friday of MARCH! Can you believe it?

Before we get to Kelly’s adorable project, how about a sneak peek of something NEW? Next week we’ll be releasing our latest collection called Spring Fever. Here’s your first peek into a little of what’s coming to the shop on Wednesday, March 10…

I’ve been having so much fun playing with these new goodies – it feels like spring in my craft room! Can’t wait to share everything in full next week. We’ll have one more peek tomorrow!

Now let’s see what Kelly has up her sleeve for today’s TGIF…

Hello friends! It’s Kelly today with this week’s TGIF project! I’ve been having a lot of fun sprucing up the house with spring and St. Patrick’s Day touches so I thought it would be fun to create an Irish inspired card! I love when I can use products from my stash that aren’t necessarily for a specific season and re-work them to fit my needs! In this case, I was thrilled to be able to use the smallest of the Heart Leaf Posy Pocket Dies to create a shamrock!

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I die cut three posy pockets out of white cardstock and then added two different shades of green to each one and then secured them shut using foam squares. I set those aside and got to work creating the small yellow bouquets. I used the BotaniCuts Forget-Me-Nots dies and die cut everything out of white cardstock and then used yellow and green ink to add the color using blender brushes. I also added some darker yellow details using a colored pencil. Once they were all colored, I used liquid glue to assemble them together and add them to the stems. I was thrilled that one of the stems in the set worked perfectly as the stem for the shamrock as well!

I like to use mini foam squares to attach the flowers to the stems for a bit more realism and dimension. Once the bouquets were finished, I was able to get started on assembling the card. I cut a piece of Linen cardstock and added some light blue ink with a blender brush to the center of the card working my way toward the edges. I also added some ink splatter with an ink that is a few shades darker than the background.

I stamped the “a note to say” portion of the sentiment, which is from the Opposites Attract stamp set, directly onto the panel using my mini MISTI for exact alignment. I die cut the “hello” portion three times out of white cardstock using the Opposites Attract Dies. I stamped it in black and then stacked the other two die cuts to create a chipboard weight piece. I added it directly underneath the scripted sentiment using foam squares.

I placed the stem where I wanted it and then added the three posy pockets to the panel using foam squares. From there I was able to tuck the two bouquets here and there for added detail and embellishment. I added some glitter to the flowers and the shamrock using a 2-Way glue pen. Once that was done, I added some White Nuvo Drops to the centers of the flowers and a few gold drops for a touch of St. Paddy’s gold! You could also use some of the letters from the Alphabuds collection if you wanted something more on the St. Patrick’s Day side, like “Lucky” or “Pinch Me”. I love using alphabets to customize my cards!

I had a lot of fun putting this card together! Thanks for joining me today!

March 5, 2021 32 comments

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TGIF – Sunshine & Lemons with Dawn + Save the Date!

by Betsy February 26, 2021

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! This week has been so beautiful and sunshine-y here, it is starting to feel like spring! I hope you’ve seen a bit of sun in your neck of the woods too. In case you haven’t, Dawn is here today with a couple of sunshine-y projects that will definitely brighten your day right up and give you a case of spring fever.

Speaking of which, it’s time to save the date! Our newest collection, Spring Fever, is coming soon! We’ll start sharing some sneak peeks next week.

Now let’s hear from Dawn about this pair of cute cards she has for us today…

After all the frigid temps and snow we’ve had for weeks, it’s finally warming up here and it’s got me itching for Spring! Nothing says Spring like flowers or some cheery yellow, so I paired both elements to create a couple of Spring-y cards to share with you today!

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I’ve been thinking about painting some artwork with lemons on it, but haven’t gotten it done yet. What I HAVE done though, is some stamping with the darling Lemon Blossom stamp set — still a favorite of mine! I loved pairing it with an earlier release stamp set (Autumn Sketches), as well a more recent one (Opposites Attract), to create this combo.

Whether you like a more bright, modern feel or a softer, more vintage feel, these cards have you covered!

And for the brighter version, I grabbed a simple, flat, brown paper bag to create a little surprise pocket on the front of the card. So easy! This gives me a cute spot to tuck an additional portion of the sentiment, making the card a little interactive.

I also love taking a single image from a stamp set, and stamping it in a repeating pattern to create a lovely background. Even better in my book, if the chosen image happens to have a vintage feel, creating the look of vintage wallpaper! Such a simple way to get more mileage out of your stamps!

I stamped a pile of these Autumn Sketches backgrounds ages ago, and I’m still finding uses for them even now! It’s one of my favorite crafting tips….stamp multiples at once and then you have them when you need them and can grab and go! Plus, you never know what new products you’ll be able to pair them with down the road!

Hope these cards give you a bit of Springtime inspiration! Anyone else got Spring fever like me??

February 26, 2021 9 comments

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TGIF – Lily Notes with Angelica

by Betsy February 19, 2021

written by Betsy

TGIF – already! Where did the week go? When there’s a Monday holiday it tends to throw my whole week off, but Friday coming sooner is never a bad thing. 😊

Angelica is here with today’s TGIF and if your day needs a little brightening, her projects should do the trick…they have me craving not just spring, but maybe even summer!

I was talking to a friend the other day, and she mentioned how much she loved The Greetery’s BotaniCuts Lily. I realized that I hadn’t used that die set in almost a year! It’s such a pretty set, and now that it was on my mind, I decided to pull it out and start making flowers.

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I die-cut many flowers, using Neenah 110 lb white card stock. I pulled out my finger daubers and Distress Oxide Inks, and started coloring the flowers. I had a podcast playing in the background, and before I knew it, I had 12 flowers done!

To cut some time on the smaller pieces, I pulled out a few Distress Oxide Sprays. The pistils were sprayed with Squeezed Lemonade, and the leaves with Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers. I colored the tops of the pistils with a brown multiliner pen.

To make them into cards, I positioned them around an inked card panel, without attaching them, and then picked sentiments from Opposites Attract stamp set. I stamped the script stamp onto the panel, and stamped the large sentiments onto a separate panel. I used the coordinating dies to die-cut the words. I then attached the flowers, and trimmed the edges. I used the edges that were cut on the second card, which means no pieces went to waste!

Next time you find some quiet time on your hands, do some die-cutting. I promise you, it’s relaxing, and you end up with beautiful new embellishments for your next cards!

February 19, 2021 17 comments

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TGIF – Fresh & Cottony Thank You

by Betsy February 12, 2021

written by Betsy

TGIF! I hope your week was great! It’s Inspiration Friday time…

I’m back again for this week’s TGIF, sharing a card I made a few weeks back, inspired by a treat I received in the mail from someone special. It was a set of pretty towels that reminded her of some of my designs here at The Greetery. They had images of cotton and mason jars, so I can totally see the connection! It inspired me to pull out my Cotton Comforts set and get to stamping. We released the Cotton Comforts set as part of a fall collection, but it’s equally pretty for something fresh and springy!

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I was inspired by the colors on the towels – the cotton tufts were done in shades of pale blue, mauve-y pink and brown. I mimicked the look by stamping the images from Cotton Comforts in those same shades. I omitted the first step of the cotton bolls (step 4 on the stamping guide) so that they would stay nice and white, and stamped the boll detail (step 5 on the guide) using Speckled Egg, Victorian Velvet, and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks. I sponged the ink onto the stamps so that I could get a variety of color and blends into the images.

The stems were stamped with Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain Oxide inks. I clustered several of the stamped and diecut cotton stems together into a bouquet of sorts. I also tucked in some leaves which were diecut using the BotaniCuts Rose die. I haven’t pulled that die out for a while and I had forgotten how much I love the leaves in that set! I sponged them with shades of brown ink and tucked them in various spots.

I wanted to create a background for my cotton bouquet that had a little bit of interest, but wouldn’t overpower my cotton, so I pulled out my Macrame Borders and Macrame Openwork Base dies. I thought it was fitting for the cotton theme! I diecut the openwork diamonds from a panel of cardstock and added the zig-zag border from the Macrame Borders & Tassels set. Before attaching my diecut panel to my card base, I sponged some Speckled Egg ink on the left side of the base so it would show through my diecut panel. I finished it off with a thank you sentiment from the Hoop Wreath set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Before I go, just a note in case you missed it – we did a major restock of the items from our January Nature Lover collection. Most items are now in stock!

February 12, 2021 29 comments

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TGIF – Loads of Love

by Betsy February 5, 2021

written by Betsy

TGIF! I hope you all had a terrific week! I’m taking a turn for this week’s TGIF with a fun Valentine project that I’ve had in mind for awhile. I’ve been wanting to pull out my Top Down Day set and fill that cute car up with love! ❤️

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I’ve also been in the mood to do some watercoloring. I haven’t pulled out my watercolors much lately, so I was itching to get them out and paint up some cute red cars. I started by stamping the outline car image from Top Down Day onto Arches watercolor paper. I painted the car with shades of red and black for the tires and convertible top. I wanted a loose carefree look, so I didn’t get too fussy with the details. Remember that blue or blue/grey (like the Payne’s Grey I used here) is a great “highlight” color when using black. It just adds a little extra interest!

To fill up the car, I pulled out my Signed & Sealed With a Kiss set and added a cluster of stamped and diecut hearts as my cargo. I used a white pen to add some extra highlight details to the hearts.

For the sentiment, I used a combination of a few different things to spell out the Sending Loads of Love sentiment I had in mind. I pulled out my Slim Alphabet die to cut “loads”, the “of” was done with our Sentiment Starters die, and the “love” was cut with the Let’s Have a Word: Love die. For the “sending”, that word makes an appearance in several of our stamp sets, the one in particular I used here is from Bittersweet Bouquet. I love pulling in lots of elements from different sets to create my own custom sentiments.

My scene was assembled over a background of watercolor paper which was painted with a bit of light blue in the sky area and more blue/grey along the bottom to anchor the car.

This was a fun and happy project to put together! I hope it brightened up your Friday. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!

February 5, 2021 17 comments

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TGIF – Posy Pocket Valentine Tags with Heather

by Betsy January 29, 2021

written by Betsy

TGIF everyone! I hope your week was great and your weekend will be even better. 😊 Heather is here with an adorable project Valentine tag project. These are just the cutest! Read on for details…

If you have followed me for awhile, you know that I have always loved creating tags for my family and friends. I was inspired by the new products for the Nature Lover Collection release to create interactive pocket tags with the Heart Leaf Posy Pocket die. Valentine’s Day is coming soon and I wanted to create something special for the ladies in my family to attach to a Galentine’s Day gift (which will probably be something chocolate!

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To personalize the tags, I used the Alphabuds Slim stamp set and coordinating dies to add a monogram to each pocket tag along with greenery and flowers for a soft and feminine look. The greenery is cut out with the Boxwood Heart Details dies and the little white flowers are created with the BotaniCuts Forget-Me-Nots die collection.

Inside the pocket is a cardstock heart cut out with a Shapely Hearts die, stamped with the ‘be mine’ sentiment from the Mini Boxwood Heart Stamp + Cut Combo set, and I added another greenery sprig like the ones on the outside of the pocket.While I created the pocket tags for Valentine’s Day, these sweet little tags would be wonderful to use for bridal showers, weddings, Mother’s Day, tea parties, or other events that elegant details like this would fit. I love how these turned out and can’t wait to attach them to my Galentine gifts!

January 29, 2021 15 comments