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Lily & Palm Release Day!

by Betsy February 14, 2020

written by Betsy

The new products we’ve been sneak peeking and showcasing this week will go up in the shop this morning at 10am EST!

Before I get to some other updates, we have winners for the two $25 gift certificates to announce! Ladies, if you could email customerservice@thegreetery.com, we will get your codes to you ASAP so you can shop the new goodies.

Winner #1 is Cindy H from Heather’s blog!

Winner #2 is Linda Edwards from Dawn’s blog!

Now for a few housekeeping details!

Buy It All Button: Many of you have been requesting a Buy it All button and I’m happy to announce that we’ll be giving that a go with this release! All of the products from the new Lily & Palm collection will be on the home page as usual when they go live at 10am, and among them will be a product called Lily & Palm Complete Collection. You’ll be able to purchase all items (there are six items in this mini release) at once by adding this bundle to your cart. The price of the complete collection is $111.00

Out of Stock Items: We just got in a shipment of stamp restocks. All stamp sets that are out of stock at the time of this post going live will be restocked a bit later this morning before the new release items go live. This includes the following sets:

Summer Sketches
Oopsie Daisy
Pine Blossom
Signed & Sealed
Signed & Sealed With a Kiss
Pretty Postmarks

As for dies, at the time of this post, every single die in our shop is in stock! We have a few stencils that are out of stock, and those will not be restocked in time for the release. We expect those in about a week. I think that covers it, but if there’s any product you’re wondering about specifically that I didn’t mention, you’re always welcome to send an email to customer service.

Before I go, here is a link to the new Lookbooks from the Lily & Palm collection. I just love seeing all of the beautiful Inspiration Team projects in one place! And just a reminder, you can always easily access the lookbooks by scanning the QR codes on the stamping guides or the stickers on the backside of the inserts for those products without guides. Store them with your products for a quick way to get inspiration!

Thanks for making this another fun reveal week!

February 14, 2020 19 comments

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Introducing the Lily & Palm Mini Release

by Betsy February 13, 2020

written by Betsy

Welcome to reveal day for our latest collection of products! Today we’re introducing a handful of beautiful new stamps and dies, perfect for spring and Easter projects and more! Easter morning is one of my favorite times of the whole year. I love the music, the celebration, and the JOY it brings! I’ve attempted to capture just a bit of that joy in today’s new products from the Lily and Palm collection…

The new products being showcased today will be available to purchase in the THE SHOP beginning at 10am EST tomorrow – Friday, February 14.

Before we get to the product introductions, just a reminder that Laurie’s hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products this morning at 11:00am CST, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

Now let’s meet these new products…

BotaniCuts Lily Die

The BotaniCuts collection is a series of stand alone dies for cutting various botanical designs. This BotaniCuts Lily set creates two different layered lilies, plus a lily bud and an assortment of leaves. Keep it simple by cutting them from colored cardstock, or have fun experimenting with your favorite coloring method, such as ink blending, watercolor, colored pencils, and more!

Set of 15 dies. Full-color printed layering guide included
Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
large open lily – 2.8″ x 2.2″
smaller partial bloom – 2″ x 2″ (including stem)
bud – .4″ x 1.9″
larger leaf – .4″ x 1.5″
Price: $22.00

BotaniCuts Palm Die

The BotaniCuts collection is a series of stand alone dies for cutting various botanical designs. This BotaniCuts Palm set cuts three different palm branches in varying sizes. Keep it simple by cutting them from colored cardstock, or have fun experimenting with your favorite coloring method, such as ink blending, watercolor, markers, and more!

Set of 3 dies
Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
Palm branch #1: 1-5/8″ x 3-1/8″
Palm branch #2: 1-5/8″ x 3-1/4″
Palm branch #3: 1-3/8″ x 2-1/4″
Price: $14

Caring Cross Stamp + Stencil and Caring Cross die

Whether you’re sending a note to show you care, or you’re celebrating the season of Easter, the Caring Cross set will have you creating beautiful and meaningful projects. The Caring Cross stamp + stencil combo includes a stencil for creating the cross image, which can then be embellished with the pretty branches and berries from the stamp set. The stencil works on its own for one layer cards, or with the coordinating die (sold separately) for lots of layering options. The stamp set also includes a larger two-step palm branch, perfect for simple focal points or pretty backgrounds. The sentiments included in the set are fitting for Easter, sympathy, and thinking of you cards. The coordinating die set includes dies for cutting the cross/branch design as well as a die for cutting the negative portion of the design, allowing you to create a “peek-a-boo” effect on your projects.

This set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet and includes a full-color printed stamping guide and the coordinating 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ stencil. Made in the USA

Sentiments
Larger script sentiments:
He is risen
happy easter
with sympathy
sending prayers
Smaller text sentiments:
He is risen indeed
& loving prayers
during this difficult time
happy easter
Measurements:
assembled cross – 2″ x 3.4″
single palm branch – 1.7″ x 2.5″
happy easter script sentiment – 2.5″ x .8″
sending prayers script sentiment – 2.5″ x .8″
He is risen indeed text sentiment – 1.65″ x .1″
Price: $22

Gatherings Creative Kit: Easter Jubilee

Introducing Gatherings Creative Kits! These product kits are filled with coordinating items that are designed to spark your creativity! The Easter Jubilee Creative Kit contains a 4″ x 6″ stamp set, a set of three layering stencils, and a coordinating die. Use these products to create beautiful Easter cards and more. The three-step stencils create the basis for the tulip frame and sentiment, while the stamps bring gorgeous detail to the leaves and blooms. Top it off with the diecut word designed in an elegant block font with pretty eyelet details. This creative kit is perfect for quick and easy projects!

Made in the USA
Approximate sizes:
easter word die – 1.7″ x 2.7″
banner die – 2.2″ x .25″
overall tulip/word design size – 3.75″ x 4.4″
Kit Contents:
Easter Jubilee 4″ x 6″ stamp set
Easter Jubilee die
Easter Jubilee 3pc stencil set
Price: $30

Let’s Have a Word: Happy die

Let’s have a word! This stand-alone die cuts the word “happy” in a lovely script font. Add a little happy to your next project!

Single die – Made in the USA

Approximate size: 2.7″ x 1.7″
Price: $5

To aid in your list-making and planning, below you will find the prices for today’s products.

BotaniCuts Lily Die: $22
BotaniCuts Palm Die: $14
Caring Cross Stamp + Stencil: $22
Caring Cross die: $18
Easter Jubilee Creative Kit: $30
Let’s Have a Word: Happy die: $5

It’s time for some projects so we can see these new products in action! My first few projects use the new BotaniCuts Lily. Before we get into them, here is a video showing how fun and easy these are to put together…

My first project uses the new BotaniCuts Lily to create a pretty Easter card. The lilies were cut from white cardstock. I added some soft yellow/green to the petals using colored pencils. I just love how realistic they are!

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I clustered all of the various blooms from the set – the large open bloom, the partial bloom, the bud, and the leaves. I also added in some of the new BotaniCuts Palm diecuts. Everything was layered over a panel of watercolor paper that was watercolored with some bright blue behind the flower cluster. The sentiment here is a combination of a few things – the new Let’s Have a Word: Happy die along with the Easter sentiment from the new Easter Jubilee kit. I’m loving these long cards that fit inside a #10 envelope – something just a bit different and fun!

While the BotaniCuts Lily die is so perfect for Easter, it’s definitely not limited to that! Imagine these done in all kinds of bright and summery colors…

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I had so much fun playing with various coloring techniques – watercolor, colored pencil, and ink blending. When I was playing with these different mediums, I didn’t anticipate using them all on the same card, but they looked so pretty together that that’s exactly what happened! The bright orange lily here was watercolored, the stargazer was done with colored pencils, and the yellow was done by sponging ink. I clustered them all into one glorious bouquet, and sprinkled in some BotaniCuts Palm and also a few sprigs from the Inside & Out Berry Branch die. The sentiment is the new Let’s Have a Word: Happy combined with some Sentiment Suite: Birthday stamped onto a Sentiment Suite: Basics banner (which is just the right size to slip in the loops of the happy word for a fun touch!)

I’m still loving playing with the BotaniCuts Rose die that was released last month, and I couldn’t wait to combine the lilies with the roses!

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This pretty bouquet came together so easily with one of the large roses I already had inked up from the video I put together last month. The lily here was sponged with Distress Oxide inks. The leaves from the BotaniCuts Rose die create a nice full bouquet, along with a bit of Palm and a floral sprig that was stamped with the Fleur Impressions set. The sentiment here is from the new Caring Cross set and finishes it off just right.

While I love tucking these BotaniCuts Palm branches into floral bouquets, they’re definitely pretty enough to stand on their own as well! For this next card, I sponged several of them with Distress Oxide inks and created a pretty background.

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I started by sponging Tumbled Glass ink onto a panel of white cardstock, then layering the palm branches over the top to fill in the background. The sentiment, from the new Caring Cross set, was stamped onto the smallest Nordic Frames rectangle and layered over the top. For a little added dimension I let a few of the branches extend over the top of the rectangle rather than tucking them all underneath. I finished it off by adding some gold splatters using metallic gold watercolor paint.

My next card is even simpler and very quick to create. I started with a watercolored background done in shades of gold.

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Over that pretty background I layered some BotaniCuts Palm branches, which were cut from watercolor paper and watercolored in shades of green. I clustered them together with the twine wrap from the Fit to Be Tied die collection, and finished it off with a sentiment from Caring Cross. So quick and easy.

My next project uses the new Caring Cross set to create some unique cards that are a gift in themselves! I used the Halfsies Diamond dies to create a pocket in which I tucked a bookmark made from the Caring Cross set.

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The bookmarks were very easy to create. I simply diecut the cross from the Caring Cross set and stenciled it with the included stencil to add the color to the cross, then stamped the pretty branches. I adhered this to another diecut just for a little added durability. I set an eyelet in the top and tied some linen string through the eyelet, and also strung a few beads to finish it off. What a perfect little gift for a friend or fellow church member.

My next card again uses the Halfsies Diamond dies. I just love the focal point they create, and it’s perfect for the Caring Cross image.

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This time I stuck with a green and white color palette, and also incorporated some gold embossing for a bit of elegance. The inside of the card is stamped with the palm branch from the Caring Cross set along with another sentiment from the set. The background inside the diamond was also done using the palm branch from the set.

The Caring Cross set is perfect for Easter, but there are sentiments included in the set that give it year-round usability. I used one of those here to create a pretty sympathy card.

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I used the stencil that’s included with the stamp set to sponge the cross with shades of blue ink, then stamped the branches and berries. I layered it over the Nordic Frames diecut that was watercolored in soft shades of pink and yellow. I also layered some Inside & Out Berry Branch diecuts behind the cross. I heat embossed the sympathy sentiment from the set with gold powder.

My next few projects use the new Easter Jubilee Creative Kit! Before we get into them, here’s a video I put together detailing the contents of the kit and showing these products in action…

I love the bright, springy look of that pretty tulip frame. I decided to add a lot of color to my tulips by sponging the stencil/stamps with a mix of colors for the tulips.

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I diecut the Easter word right from the panel after I was finished stenciling and stamping, and nested some white diecut letters into the negative space for an inset look. I layered the new Let’s Have a Word: Happy die over the top. I cut it three times and layered them for a bit of extra dimension. I also created a matching tag using the stencils from the kit. The base of the tag was cut using the Speed Tagging die.

For my last card, I used the Easter Jubilee kit to create a thank you card. Instead of filling the center of that pretty tulip frame with the Easter sentiment from the kit, I layered a diecut rectangle cut with the Addressed die over the top.

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I also added some stenciling and stamping around the outer edges of the card to create a pretty design that fills the whole background. I did this by strategically placing the stencils around the outer edges and stenciling a small section at a time. The Addressed rectangle diecut was stamped with the Windowpane Plaid Background, and the sentiment is a mix of Written in Ribbons and Sentiment Suite: Thanks. The sentiment banner is from the die included in the Easter Jubilee kit.

That wraps up my projects for today, but there is more, of course! 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 one of two $25 gift cards! Read on for details…

Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). What caught your eye today, and gets you excited to get creating?
Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
Comments close at Midnight EST on Thursday night (that’s tonight!), February 13
Winners will be posted at 7am EST on Friday, February 14 here on the blog

You are in for such a treat! It’s time to see what our amazing Inspiration Team has to share with you today!

(click on the images to visit the Inspiration Team blogs, or click HERE if viewing this post via email)

ANGELICA

DAWN

HEATHER

KAY

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

LIZZIE

NORINE

WANDA

Thank you so much for visiting today! Tomorrow is the day! All of the new products we’ve showcased today will go up in the shop tomorrow morning at 10am EST. Just a little housekeeping note about the new products. They’re already loaded into the shop, but the stock has not been added. SO, if you see an “out of stock” notification, no worries – we’re just getting the store ready, and the stock will be added Friday morning at 10am EST!

February 13, 2020 178 comments

All TGIF

TGIF – Postal Valentine Treats with Lizzie + Save the Date!

by Betsy February 7, 2020

written by Betsy

As if Fridays aren’t sweet enough, Lizzie is here for this week’s TGIF post with a super sweet Valentine project!

Let’s see what Lizzie has to share about these cute treats, and make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post for some news about a few new things coming your way next week!

Let’s hear it from Lizzie first…

“Valentine’s Day is coming in hot (next weekend already!) and I, for one, needed a few quick and easy treats to share with the people in my life. So after a bit of experimenting I came up with these sweet little packages and I thought it might be fun to share them with you!

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The Postal Frames dies are the perfect size for pairing with the Candy Pops Collection. I used the rectangles on today’s projects, but the circular ones would be cute, too! A combo of greetings from the Candy Pops Sentiments and Sentiment Suite Love were just right for building a sweet message.

One of my favorite things about creating seasonal items is digging around in my collection of stamps, dies, and stencils to see what might be useful despite being “off season.” For example, the Pine Boughs stamp set might not immediately jump out at you as a Valentine’s Day set, but those pretty posies turned out to be absolutely lovely stamped in softer pinks and greens.

And you don’t have to get super complicated with your patterns either. A simple repeating pattern like the one using the Signed & Sealed With A Kiss heart is fun and quick to stamp. Of course, I am also of the belief that you should never underestimate a good background, so the Windowpane Plaid paired with a few images from Pretty Postmarks gives a charming collage-style feel without a lot of fuss.

The 1/4″ Rectangle Bubbles were just the right depth for a single serving of the candy I chose, but you could certainly use the 1/2″ Bubbles for thicker treats or a slightly more indulgent experience. I don’t think you can go wrong either way!

I hope these treats have given you an idea of how you can use your supplies to spread a little love this Valentine’s Day. I hope you enjoy the day with people you love!”

What a cute project from Lizzie! I’ve been thinking about how cute the Candy Pops collection would be for Valentine’s Day and it’s been on my to-do list. Now Lizzie really has me in the mood to find the time to put together a few cute treats.

Now for a bit of news! We have a handful of new products that we’ll be releasing next week!

This mini collection features pretty things for Easter (and beyond!). We’ll be showcasing these new products in a single day of projects and reveals. I hope you’ll join us next Thursday, February 13 for an Inspiration Team blog hop, reveals, projects, and prizes. This new mini collection will go up in the shop on Friday, February 14!

February 7, 2020 31 comments

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TGIF – Mixing Florals with Dawn

by Betsy January 31, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for some inspiration from the Inspiration Team…

Dawn is up today and she is going to town mixing florals in her classic style. Just wait until you see the beauties she has created for you today! Let’s see what she has to tell us about these gorgeous projects…

Hey Friends! So it’s time for another TGIF and I thought this was the perfect time to dive a little deeper into something I ran out of time and didn’t get to show you during the last release. I wanted to specifically highlight the leaves from the Botanicuts Rose die set!

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Even if you never used the flowers from this die set (…which of course you would never do, because that would just be crazy since they’re so pretty! Ha!), the leaves from this die set are totally worth the price of the dies! The leaves are not only gorgeous and super easy to work with, but they go with literally every floral image you may already have in your stash! And I’m going to attempt to prove it with my cards today! 🙂

I pulled from my stash of die cut florals to create these cards….these flowers are from a variety of stamp sets. With them, I put together three different cards, all with these same leaf dies from Botanicuts Rose! I die cut the leaves from white card stock and then quickly and easily blended ink on them with blending brushes. They were colored in minutes!

Whether the florals are all the same color palette or a variety of colors, whether they’re watercolored or stamped, whether they’re roses or wildflowers or even a wheat stalk, these leaves are the perfect accent for all of them! And not only that, but if you’re like me and you keep a stash of extra die cut florals on hand, adding in some of these leaves makes for a fast and easy pile of cards whenever you sit down to create!

Aren’t Dawn’s cards amazing? She is so good at combining lots of elements and pulling them all together in her classic Dawn style. So beautiful! Here’s the shot of all three of them together one more time…

Before I go, I wanted to update you on restocks. Unfortunately we are a bit behind schedule as to what I have been telling those who’ve emailed to ask about restocks, but they are coming soon (hopefully sometime today)! The first batch of stamps and dies are here, and we’re working on getting them checked and packaged up. We have another large wave of dies scheduled to arrive early next week. Many of you have enquired about the items from the latest release that are out of stock – the dies are included in next week’s shipment, but the stamps won’t be back in stock until mid February.

January 31, 2020 12 comments

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Make & Tell Tuesday – BotaniCuts Roses in a Jar

by Betsy January 28, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s time for a Make & Tell Tuesday video!

Today I’ll be filling up our Just Mason Around jar with a bouquet of BotaniCuts Roses. I’ll show you how easy these are to color using just some ink blending.

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The key to creating flowers with lots of interest is mixing the shades and values from layer to layer. Make your leaves and greenery more interesting by using lots of different colors – I blended several different shades of green, and even some blues and yellows. We’ll finish off the design with an easy watercolor background over some embossed script from Pretty Postmarks.

Here’s the video – I hope you enjoy!

January 28, 2020 25 comments

All TGIF

TGIF – Winter Garden Terrarium with Wanda

by Betsy January 24, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s TGIF time! Are you ready for the weekend? Do you have crafting plans? It’s cold and dreary here and I plan to sneak in some crafting time this weekend. Wanda is here for today’s TGIF with a project that’s so fresh and wintery, it’s making me think maybe winter’s not so bad after all if it inspires these kinds of beautiful things. Let’s read on to learn more about her pretty project…

Hello Greetery Friends! Happy New Year! I’m so looking forward to a new year of fun and creativity! Today I’m sharing a pretty thank you card and I’m calling it – Winter Garden. This time of year I always need thank you cards. For Christmas presents, for parties I was invited to, for business associates. So I like to stretch my Christmas stamps and dies in new ways to carry on into Winter months by making thank yous. I thought it might be pretty to use the beautiful Pine Bough Botanicuts Dies together with the innovative and pretty Terrarium Die and create a Winter Garden.

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I used shades of Winter for this project: Icy blue, sparkling bright white, warm brown and all shades of green. I really love to combine textures on my cards and that’s what I did here. Vellum for the sentiment, watercolor paper for the leaves and metallic paper for the terrarium. Twine and enamel dots as accents add even more texture.

I die cut the pine leaves from watercolor paper and used small sponge daubers and Distress Inks to add shades of greens. Once the ink was dry, I splattered lots of white paint to look like snow. The background of the terrarium was also ink blended with Distress Ink.

I used the little tag from the Sentiment Suites Basics to add a design element to the top of the card. The words are from the Christmas Caravan stamp set. I used Stazon Ink to stamp the gorgeous thank you sentiment from Pine Blossom onto a strip of vellum.

Happy Crafting!

Before I go, I have a couple of winners for our Sticker Giveaway from the Love Letters release day…

The winners were Virginia P with her guess of “envelope”, and Catherine Milne with her guess of “sketchbook roses” – they were both correct! I had to choose several random numbers until I found two with the correct answer! 🙂 Ladies, I sent you both an email and I’ll get your stickers out as soon as I hear back from you.

Have a great weekend everyone!

January 24, 2020 17 comments

All January 2020 Release Day

Love Letters Release Day!

by Betsy January 17, 2020

written by Betsy

Today all of the products from our new Love Letters collection that we’ve been showing throughout the week will go up in the shop! The new products will go live at 10am EST today.

Thank you so much for following along with all of the fun this week – it would certainly be NO fun without all of you!

Ordering Notes & Stock Update

The products are already loaded in the shop, but stock will not be added until 10am EST, so you will see an “out of stock” or “sold out” label on the products until that time. If you continue to see that button instead of an “add to cart” button after 10am, try refreshing your browser or clearing your cache. All of the new products will be moved to the home page at 10am for easier shopping.

We restocked several dies late last night. We’ve been working on our out of stock notification system and it should be back up and running properly now, so if you signed up for back in stock notifications, you should have received those emails. We will not be restocking any stamps. (*edited to add: we are not restocking stamps today – out of stock stamps will be restocked, we just don’t have any to add to the inventory today! sorry for the confusion) Several stamp sets that are currently out of stock are due to be back in the last week of January. You are always welcome to send an email to customer service if there is a specific item you’re wondering about.

Giveaway Winners

Before I get into a re-cap of everything we’ve introduced this week, we have some winners to announce! Ladies, send an email to customerservice@thegreetery.com and we’ll get your codes emailed to you ASAP so you can shop the new products.

Day #1 Winner is Luanne Ford from Angelica’s blog!

Day #2 Winner is Melissa Leftrick from Kay’s blog!

New Products

Here are all of our new products that have been introduced throughout the week – click on the images to view larger…

Here is a re-cap of the product prices:

Signed & Sealed 4″ x 6″ stamp set – $15
Signed & Sealed die – $21
Signed & Sealed With a Kiss – $18
Signed & Sealed With a Kiss die – $31
Pretty Postmarks stamp set – $15
Pretty Postmarks die – $9
Postal Frames die – $28
Windowpane Plaid Background stamp – $15
Sketchbook Roses 4″ x 8″ stamp set – $24
Sketchbook Roses die – $24
Written in Ribbons stamp set – $24
Written in Ribbons die – $28
Sentiment Suite Love 4″ x 6″ stamp set – $15
Let’s Have a Word: Beautiful die – $8
BotaniCuts Rose die – $40

Lookbooks

All of the January Lookbooks are live. You can see all of the projects by our talented Inspiration Team all in one beautiful place! You can navigate to all of the November lookbooks by visiting the main January Lookbook page, or use the dropdown menu here on the blog or in the shop. And remember, you can always find our lookbook pages easily by scanning the QR codes on the back of the product inserts that come packaged with your stamps and dies, OR on the new stamping guides for sets that have those. Store the QR codes right along with your stamps so that you have inspiration at your fingertips.

We’ve done this sticker giveaway the last few releases and it’s always fun, so let’s do it again! For those of you who have ordered from us in the past, you know that your order comes embellished with a cute sticker…always something that’s been featured in the release. Can you guess what this month’s sticker is? I’ll choose two random winners from the correct guesses and send them each 10 of this month’s sticker. Sound fun? Leave your guess in the comments! Contest closes Sunday night at midnight, but I’m going to wait until Friday to announce the winners. I don’t want to give it away before your packages arrive! 🙂

**Edited to add winners: The winners were Virginia P with her guess of “envelope”, and Catherine Milne with her guess of “sketchbook roses” – they were both correct! I had to choose several random numbers until I found two with the correct answer! 🙂 Ladies, I sent you both an email and I’ll get your stickers out as soon as I hear back from you.

Thanks for an amazing week, everyone! It’s been so much fun sharing all of these new products with you and I can’t wait to start seeing your creations popping up! Have fun shopping, and don’t hesitate to drop and email with any questions or issues.

January 17, 2020 99 comments

All January 2020 New Product Meet & Greet

Love Letters Collection Day #2: Coming Up Roses

by Betsy January 16, 2020

written by Betsy

Thank you so much for your enthusiasm about yesterday’s reveals! Today we’re back for Day 2 of reveals for our newest collection – Love Letters!

All of the products being introduced on the blog this week will be available for purchase in The Shop, beginning at 10am EST on Friday, January 17.

Before we get to the product introductions, just a reminder that Laurie’s doing an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products this morning at 11:00am CST, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

Now let’s meet today’s new products…

Sketchbook Roses stamps & die

A rose is a rose is a rose…taken straight from a hand-drawn pencil sketch, the pretty Sketchbook Roses set features a large-scale flower cluster that’s perfect for focal points and backgrounds. Using the solid images to add color to the sketchy outline is like a stamper’s version of a paint-by-number. The carefree style of this set makes for no-fuss layered stamping. Experiment with embossing the outline image with metallic powder for an elegant look, or use your favorite coloring medium to fill in the outline image. The “beautiful” script sentiment can be combined with a handful of text sentiments from the set to create projects for a variety of occasions.

This set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet and includes a printed full-color stamping guide

Approximate sizes:
large bouquet – 4.2″ x 4.4″
beautiful word – 2″ x 1.25″
you make life more sentiment – 2.2″ x .15″

Sentiments include:
beautiful
you make like more (beautiful)
have a (beautiful) day
hello, (beautiful)

Written in Ribbons stamps & die

Like flowing, graceful ribbons, these pretty sentiments will wrap your cards in style. The large-scale two-step script words can be stamped in any colors you can imagine. Using two shades of the same color will give you a pretty tone-on-tone look. Have fun experimenting with different inking techniques to create an ombré effect, or layer different ink colors for a bolder look. The companion dies are a bit different than your typical centered outline die in that they are slightly offset to create a fun shadow effect. The smaller text phrases can be combined with the larger script words to create a variety of phrases for several occasions.

This set comes on a 6″ x 8″ sheet and includes a full-color printed stamping guide.

Approximate sizes:
thanks – 3.5″ x 1″
happy – 3.5″ x 1.5″
hello – 3.1″ x 1.7″
just for you – 2.25″ x 2.6″

Sentiment Suite Love stamps

Do you ever find yourself hunting for the perfect sentiment to finish your card? The Sentiment Suite stamps cover the most popular card making occasions, with sentiments in many different layouts. You’re sure to find the perfect fit for your project, whether it’s a one-line sentiment, a small sentiment for a tag, or even the perfect saying to stamp on the inside! The Sentiment Suite Love set has stamps for weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and more. Pair these sentiments with the Sentiment Suite Basics dies for lots of layering options! You’ll be reaching for these great basics again and again!

Let’s Have a Word: Beautiful die

Let’s have a word! This stand-alone die cuts the word “beautiful” in a lovely script font, accompanied by a few smaller sentiments to complete a handful of phrases. It coordinates beautifully with the Sketchbook Roses stamp set to provide you with more design options for the sentiments found in that set.

Set of 4 dies
Approximate sizes:
beautiful – 3.25″ x 1.75″
have a – 1.5″ x .4″
hello – 1.3″ x .4″
day – .8″ x .4″

BotaniCuts Rose die

Everything’s coming up roses! The BotaniCuts collection is a series of stand alone dies for cutting various botanical designs. This BotaniCuts Rose set creates two sizes of layered roses, an assortment of leaves, and a small rose bud. Keep it simple by cutting them from colored cardstock, or have fun experimenting with your favorite coloring method, such as ink blending, watercolor, markers, and more! The layers on these roses create beautiful dimension!

This die collection comes with a full-color printed layering guide

Set of 25 dies, wired together.
Approximate sizes:
large rose – 2.5″ x 2″
small rose – 1.8″ x 1.6″
large double leaf – 1.7″ x 2.25″
single leaf – 1.7″ x .75″
assembled rose bud – 1″ x 1.25″

To aid in your list-making and planning, below you will find the prices for today’s products.

Sketchbook Roses 4″ x 8″ stamp set – $24
Sketchbook Roses die – $24
Written in Ribbons stamp set – $24
Written in Ribbons die – $28
Sentiment Suite Love 4″ x 6″ stamp set – $15
Let’s Have a Word: Beautiful die – $8
BotaniCuts Rose die – $40

I have so many projects to share, and just wait until you see what the Inspiration Team has created for you! Before we dive into projects, I put together a video showing how to layer and assemble the BotaniCuts Pine Bough die.

So I’m just going to get right to the point here and throw out my favorite card of the day (possibly the year?!) I had so much fun completely filling this card front with the BotaniCuts Roses!

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All of the roses I used here were cut from plain white cardstock and then sponged with Distress Oxide inks. I did add a bit of shading to some of them using colored pencils to add just a little deeper color into some of the layers. I love playing around with sponging all different colors…the leaves have mixes of all different greens, and even some blues and yellows for a really pretty variety of color. I also snuck in a few BotaniCuts Pine Bough sprigs…I mentioned the other day that I was loving putting those pine sprigs in with other things too, like my daisy cards. They’re perfect here with the roses too and just add a little variety! I also used some clear Nuvo drops to create some dew drops, and also added some splatters with white acrylic ink. In the center is that pretty “hello” from the Written in Ribbons set, stamped in shades of yellow and gold. The layers and layers of color on this card just make me happy!

You might be wondering how tricky these roses are to assemble. Well, I put together a video for you that shows how easy they go together. Each layer has some guides built in in the way of scored or cut lines, so you’ll always know just how to stack them up. You will also receive a full-color layering guide with your die to keep as an easy reference.

My next card uses just a single BotaniCuts Rose along with a pretty mix of foliage. I love all of the different leaves in this die set almost as much as those blooms! The pretty bloom here was watercolored, as were the leaves.

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The mix of foliage behind the rose is made up of the leaf cluster from the new Signed & Sealed With a Kiss that was introduced yesterday, some BotaniCuts Pine Bough sprigs, and leaves from BotaniCuts Rose. It’s all layered over the medium rectangle from the Nordic Frames die, which is layered over a panel stamped with the new Windowpane Plaid background. The sentiment I used here is from the new Sentiment Suite: Love set. I love that vertical layout and it was perfect for my card design!

Creating layers and bouquets with these roses is just so fun I couldn’t stop. I sat one evening and just had fun playing around with watercoloring the leaves and flowers. The leaves are especially perfect for experimenting with different watercolor blends and color combos. You can see the leaves here have lots of shades of blue, green, and yellow.

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The rose here was done with ink sponging, along with some colored pencil shading. Behind the rose is an Inside & Out Berry Branch diecut – both the outline and some of the individual branches. The sentiment is of course from the new Written in Ribbons set, this time stamped with two different ink colors – green and blue, instead of shades of the same color. The background behind everything was stamped with the new Sketchbook Roses set. I used just the outline image, which makes super quick and pretty backgrounds!

The rest of my cards today feature the new Sketchbook Roses set. I thought it might be helpful to put a video together showing how this is put together. There are a lot of individual bits and pieces, but as you’ll see from the video, you can combine many of those into a single step if you use a stamp positioning guide like a MISTI.

So now that you’ve seen the Sketchbook Roses set in action, I have several projects using it. This first one uses the outline image along with all of the solid filler layers to create this pretty, colorful bouquet that makes for a pretty focal point all on its own.

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Behind that pretty bouquet is a panel of watercolor paper. I stamped some script from the new Pretty Postmarks set and heat embossed it with white powder before watercoloring over it with shades of pink and yellow. The sentiment here is a combination of the new Let’s Have a Word: Beautiful die and some sentiments from the Sentiment Suite: Birthday set. I used the new Postal Frames die to add the pretty edge to the bottom of the watercolor panel.

The Sketchbook Roses set has lots of opportunity to play with different techniques. I love the look of heat embossing the outline image with gold powder, and then adding color using the fill-in stamps.

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I used lots of bright ink colors and my favorite method of inking my stamps using finger daubers and Distress Oxide inks to give these images lots of interesting color blends. Because the oxide inks can get a bit messy stamping over the embossing, I stamped the outline image first in black ink to use as a guide for filling in my flowers with all of the solid images. Then when I was finished stamping all the flowers, I went back and stamped the outline again, this time with Versamark ink, then heat embossed it with gold. The sentiment here is a combination of the Let’s Have a Word: Beautiful die, and a sentiment stamp from the Sketchbook Roses set.

I loved the look of the embossing on that outline image, so I wanted to try that again, but this time add color using watercolors instead of the fill-in stamps. I wanted to just create kind of a free, messy look with lots of color!

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I used loose brushstrokes, and didn’t fill the images in completely, and used lots of color, especially in the leaves. When I was finished watercoloring that bouquet, I also added some watercolor to the background before diecutting that bouquet. Doing it this way made it feel more natural, and some of the image kind of extends into the background. For a fun shadow effect and to give the image a whole lot of pop, I diecut the bouquet from black cardstock and nested it back inside the background, then layered my watercolored bouquet over the top, offsetting it just a bit to allow the black to show, and popped it up with some foam adhesive. I also tucked in some leaves from the BotaniCuts Rose set and sprigs from the BotaniCuts Pine Bough die. The sentiment was stamped using the Sketchbook Roses set. I created a matching envelope by sponging some ink over the scalloped Flappable stencil, then stamped the outline floral from Sketchbook Roses with the stencil still in place using Versamark, and heat embossed it with white powder. The layering/shadow technique I used here was really fun and I would love to experiment with it more!

My next card again experiments with some watercoloring and the outline image from Sketchbook Roses, embossed with gold embossing powder. This card was about one hot minute from ending up in the trash. 😉 Once I decided that it was not working out, I went a little crazy and just started adding leaves by hand with my watercolors and brush.

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The result is…well, interesting. Maybe it should have gone in the trash. 🙂 I layered some diecut leaves from the BotaniCuts Rose die over the top of my watercoloring, as well as the “thanks” sentiment from the Written in Ribbons set. I added some gold splatters because well, splatters fix a lot of things!

My last card for today is a much softer take on the Sketchbook Roses set. I wanted to create a pretty wedding card and play with some colors outside of my usual color palette.

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I started by stamping the outline with some gold ink, then I filled in just the bouquet in the lower corner with with solid fill-in stamps using soft colors of Distress Oxide inks. The sentiment is from the new Written in Ribbons, stamped in the same soft colors – Tea Dye and Tattered Rose. I added a few diecut leaves from BotaniCuts Rose behind the sentiment, which were cut from watercolor paper and then watercolored. The inside is finished off with the online image stamped in gold ink, and one of the sentiments included in the Sentiment Suite: Love set.

That wraps up my projects for today, but there is still so much 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! Read on for details…

Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). What caught your eye today, and gets you excited to get creating?
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Comments close at Midnight EST on Thursday, January 16
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You are in for such a treat! It’s time to see what our amazing Inspiration Team has to share with you today!

We also have a special guest today! Please give a warm Greetery welcome to Caly Person, who is joining us in today’s hop!

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ANGELICA

CALY

DAWN

HEATHER

KAY

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

LIZZIE

NORINE

Thank you so much for visiting today! Tomorrow is the day! All of the new products we’ve been showcasing will go up in the shop tomorrow morning at 10am EST. Just a little housekeeping note about the new products. They’re already loaded into the shop, but the stock has not been added. SO, if you see an “out of stock” notification, no worries – we’re just getting the store ready, and the stock will be added Friday morning at 10am EST!

January 16, 2020 274 comments

All January 2020 New Product Meet & Greet

Love Letters Collection Day 1: Pretty & Postal

by Betsy January 15, 2020

written by Betsy

Thank you for stopping by today – we’re ready to reveal some of the new products in our latest collection – Love Letters! I’m so excited to show you all of the details of what we’ve been working on…

All of the products being introduced on the blog this week will be available for purchase in The Shop, beginning at 10am EST on Friday, January 17.

Before we get to the product introductions, here’s a bit of fun news. We’ll be doing a live product showcase on our Instagram channel on Thursday, hosted by Laurie Willison!

Join Laurie at 11am CST on The Greetery Instagram to get an up-close look at all of the new products.

So now let’s meet today’s new products…

Signed & Sealed stamps & die

Cute as can be, you’ll want to put these little envelopes on every project! The petite envelope image from this set is perfect for tucking small notes, sentiments, floral sprigs and more. Have fun embellishing the “envelopes” with the patterned liners in two different prints. The mini wax seal adds a fun touch. Pair this set with the coordinating dies for lots of creative options!

This set comes on a 4″ x 6″ sheet.

Approximate sizes:
envelope – 2.9″ x 2.9″
wax seal – .8″ x .8″
label – 1.8″ x 1.2″
envelope liner – 2.4″ x 1.6″
just a note sentiment – 1.4″ x .4″

Sentiments include:
Just a Note
– to say hello
– to say I care
Hello
A gift for you

Signed & Sealed With a Kiss stamps & die

Signed & Sealed…With a Kiss! This stamp set is filled with images that coordinate wonderfully with the Signed & Sealed stamp set. Tuck the flower clusters, leaves, or hearts into the petite envelopes from the Signed & Sealed set. All of the sentiments included in this set are sized perfectly to fit on the label included in the Signed & Sealed set, giving you lots of creative options for weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and more. The images from this set work beautifully on their own as well!

This set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet and includes a full-color printed stamping guide.

Approximate sizes:
leafy branch – 3.5″ x 3.3″
lily of the valley – 1.8″ x 2.8″
single flower stem – 1″ x 1.5″
wax seal – .8″ x .8″
dotted heart – 1.2″ x 1.2″
be mine, valentine sentiment – 1.2″ x .5″

Sentiments include:
Be Mine, Valentine
sending
Lot of love
tucked inside
XOXOXO
on your wedding day
s.w.a.k.

Pretty Postmarks stamps & die

Pretty & postal, this set includes so many beautiful details to add to nearly any project. Mix and match the sentiments with the postal cancellation circles for options for a variety of occasions. The three script blocks are designed to be pretty backgrounds. Upon taking a closer look, your recipients will be delighted to find that the subtle text matches the card’s occasion! The scripts feature sayings appropriate for weddings/anniversaries, birthdays, and thank yous. The small icon images can be added to the centers of the postage stamp or cancellation circle. The postage stamp from this set also coordinates with the postage stamp quad die from the Postal Frames die set.

This set comes on a 4″ x 6″ sheet

Approximate sizes:
script blocks – appx 3″ x 1″
postage circles – 1″
cancellation lines – 1.1″ x .5″
postage stamp – .9″ x 1.1″
small icons – .4″ tall
thank you sentiment – 1″ x .4″

Sentiments include:
congratulations
thank you
happy birthday
with love
sent with love just for you (postage circle)
special delivery just for you (postage circle)

Postal Frames die

This die collection is perfect for cutting mats and frames with a pretty postal-style edge, perfect for layering over A2 cards. The die set consists of mats/frames in two sizes plus a postage cancellation, and a smaller rectangle that resembles a grouping of postage stamps. This smaller rectangle can be stamped with the postage stamp image from the Pretty Postmarks set.

Set of 4 dies
Approximate sizes:
large frame – 4″ x 5.2″
medium frame – 3.2″ x 4.4″
postage stamp quad – 1.8″ x 2.1″
postage cancellation – 2.2″ x 1″

Windowpane Plaid Background Stamp

Windowpane plaid is everywhere this season, from home decor to fashion, and now you can stamp it too. Sized just a bit larger than an A2 card, this quick and easy background stamp is sure to be a staple in your collection!

This is a single rubber cling stamp made from deeply etched quality pink rubber for a lifetime of crisp impressions.

Overall stamp size – 4.5″ x 5.75″

To aid in your list-making and planning, below you will find the prices for today’s products.

Signed & Sealed 4″ x 6″ stamp set – $15
Signed & Sealed die – $21
Signed & Sealed With a Kiss – $18
Signed & Sealed With a Kiss die – $31
Pretty Postmarks stamp set – $15
Pretty Postmarks die – $9
Postal Frames die – $28
Windowpane Plaid Background stamp – $15

I have so many projects to share, and just wait until you see what the Inspiration Team has created for you! Before we dive into projects, I put together a video showing some of the fun options with the new Signed & Sealed and Signed & Sealed With a Kiss sets…

So let’s dive into the project details! My first project is the one shown in the video.

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I loved filling this cute little envelope with wildflowers. Can you imagine all of the different color and flower combos you could come up with? Or all of the different seasons you could create them for? That postage cancellation die from the Postal Frames die set might be one of my favorite things from the whole release!

By mixing in some elements from the Signed & Sealed With a Kiss set, there are some super sweet options for Valentine’s day!

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Here I started with the largest die from the Postal Frames set and sponged it with pink/red ink. I layered another panel over the top, just trimmed down with my paper trimmer to fit inside the pierced border of the Postal Frames die, and stamped it with the new Windowpane Plaid Background stamp with black ink. Over that I layered one of the Signed & Sealed envelopes. The liner was cut from white cardstock and stamped with some hearts from the Signed & Sealed With a Kiss set. I finished if off with a sentiment from the latest in our Sentiment Suite series, which you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow! The little label from Signed & Sealed is tucked in the envelope, layered with a diecut/stamped sentiment from the Sealed With a Kiss set.

The Signed & Sealed and With a Kiss addition set gives you some fun new options for wedding and anniversary cards as well!

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I once again used the Windowpane Plaid background layered over a Postal Frames diecut. I also stamped and heat embossed one of the script backgrounds from the new Pretty Postmarks set. I filled the envelope with the lily of the valley and single bloom from the S&SWAK set, using colored pencils to add some extra shading to the images. I topped it all off with the cute faux was seal from the S&SWAK set.

I really wanted to experiment with stamping some fun patterns onto that cute little envelope liner, so for my next project I pulled out my Pine Blossom set and used some of the smaller individual images from that set.

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I used lots of bright blues, pinks, reds, and yellows for this cheery card. The sentiment I used here is from the new Pretty Postmarks set. I also stamped some of the script from that set onto the background watercolor paper, which was embossed with white powder before I did a bit of watercoloring over the top. Such a springy, cheery card!

Staying with my bright and cheery color scheme, I thought it would be fun to stamp a whole rainbow of colorful postage stamps from the new Pretty Postmarks set.

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In addition to the postage stamp from that set, there are also several small icons – some of them you might recognize from some of your favorite previously released sets, now in miniature! These little icons can be stamped inside the postage stamp, or the cancellation circle from the set. The matching die set has little dies for these so you can add them in layers for even more fun. The sentiment here was done with a combination of a few of the new things – the cancellation die from the Postal Frames set, the “Just a note” is from the Signed & Sealed set, and the circle text is from Pretty Postmarks. In the background, I watercolored a rainbow strip to layer my stamps over, which was done on a Postal Frames rectangle, cut from watercolor paper.

I just love all of the pretty little elements in these new sets, and they’re great for creating pretty clusters. So much fun to mix and match and just play with different combinations!

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For this pretty hello card, I created a postal-themed cluster by using the postage stamp and circle text from Pretty Postmarks layered over some script from that same set. I also tucked in that cancellation diecut again, along with a flower stamped with the S&SWAK set. That pretty hello sentiment also also new of course, and you’ll be hearing more about those tomorrow, but I couldn’t help sneaking a few of them in my projects today – they’re impossible to resist! Also take note of that pretty Windowpane Plaid tucked between my Postal Frames layers for just a bit of pattern.

All of the pretty elements in the Signed & Sealed With a Kiss set are perfect for tucking in those tiny envelopes, but they’re great on their own as well. I just love this leaf cluster from the set and wanted to make it the focal point for my next project.

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That two-step leaf image is simply to stamp and oh, so pretty. I stamped two of them here in varying color schemes. I used colored pencils to add a bit more shading to the berries to really make them look dimensional. The pretty watercolor paper background was cut with the largest Postal Frames die. The sentiments were stamped using the Pretty Postmarks set. I tied a bit of string around the frame to finish it off.

My final card for today is a very different take on the floral images included in the Signed & Sealed With a Kiss set.

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I stamped the lily of the valley and single stem bloom in neutral colors, again using colored pencils to add some shading. I arranged them in a unique layout which is made up of two lily of the valley diecuts and four of the single flowers. Over that I layered one of our new sentiments that you’ll see more of tomorrow. It turned out so striking on the black background!

Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). What caught your eye today, and gets you excited to get creating?
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Comments close at Midnight EST on Thursday, January 16
Winners will be posted at 7am EST on Friday, January 17 here on the blog

You are in for such a treat! It’s time to see what our amazing Inspiration Team has to share with you today!
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ANGELICA

DAWN

HEATHER

KAY

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

LIZZIE

NORINE

WANDA

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you’re as excited about these new products as we are! We’ll be back tomorrow with more reveals and projects!

January 15, 2020 349 comments

All January 2020 Sneak Peeks

Love Letters Collection: Sneak Peek #2

by Betsy January 14, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s time for the second peek into our newest Love Letters collection!

For Peek #2, a rose is a rose is a rose…

So many pretty things to peek today…a new die in our BotaniCuts series, some pretty sentiments, and a new stamp set that’s like a stamping version of a paint by number. I can’t wait to show you all of the details!

Tomorrow we’ll start the full reveals with lots of projects from the Inspiration Team, and of course a few prizes…I hope you’ll join us! Our new Love Letters collection will be available to shop on Friday, January 17!

January 14, 2020 74 comments