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Capturing Summer Release Day!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

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

Just a few notes for today…

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

Day 1 Winners:

Martin from Dawn’s blog…

and Kay D from Laurie’s blog…

Day 2 Winners:

Lisa Schenck from Norine’s blog…

And Kailash from Angelica’s blog…

Capturing Summer Collection Bundle

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

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

Thank you again for joining us this week!

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Capturing Summer Collection Day 2

by Betsy
written by Betsy

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

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

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

Container Garden stamp set + die

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

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

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BotaniCuts Geranium die + Pretty Pot die

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

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

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Curio: Summer Findings die

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win a prize! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

Read on for details…

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
  • Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
  • Comments close TONIGHT (Tuesday) at 11:59pm EDT on July 13
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Wednesday, July 14, here on the blog

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

ANGELICA

DAWN

LAURIE

HEATHER

KELLY

WANDA

NORINE
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Capturing Summer Collection Day 1

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Thank you for joining us on this Monday for our first day of product reveals for our newest collection, Capturing Summer! All of the new products being showcased today will be available for purchase in the shop beginning at 10am EDT on Wednesday, July 14.

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

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

Note: In an effort to simplify our release posts, full product details and descriptions will be viewable via the link below each product heading. Note that while the new products are viewable in the shop HERE, you will not be able tot add them to your cart or purchase them until Wednesday, July 14 at 10am EDT.

Sitting Pretty + Sitting Pretty Accessories die

Have fun creating front porch scenes using our new Sitting Pretty and matching Accessories dies. These pretty scenes can be done up for any season!

Click HERE for Sitting Pretty details
Click HERE for Sitting Pretty Accessories details

Sunset Skies stamp set

The Sunset Skies stamp set includes an assortment of various clouds, a sun, and a hilly skyline for creating sunset scenes.

Click HERE for more details

Firefly Nights stamp set + Fireflies die

Bring back the childhood magic of summer nights and sparkling fireflies with our Firefly Nights stamp set. The set includes various sentiments, fireflies, and light rays. Our Fireflies die is perfect for creating layered diecut fireflies!

Click HERE for Firefly Nights stamp set details
Click HERE for Fireflies die details

Shining Light die

Our Shining Light die consists of the word “light” in a fun font along with a shadow layer for the word and optional light rays to surround it.

Click HERE for more details & info

Jumbo Jar die

Think of all the fun things you can fill this generously-sized jar with! Or use it to create shaped cards. It’s also perfect for pairing with our Firefly products!

Click HERE for more details & info

Glow Powder

Let your next project shine with our glow powder! This glowing pigment powder can be used much the same as you would use a fine glitter, or it can be mixed with other mediums like paint or glaze. It’s the perfect yellow for glowing fireflies.

Click HERE for more details

A Side of Greens die

This dainty die can be used to create a corner of greenery, or double up to create a full frame. You might also enjoy using the resulting “negative” cut-out for a different look!

Click HERE for more details

Let’s get to some projects and see these new products in action!

My first card uses the Sitting Pretty and Accessories dies to create a summery porch scene. The Sitting Pretty die is nostalgic for me…our very first house had a gingerbread porch, just like this!

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I filled a couple of the hanging pots from the Accessories set to hang from the porch. The rocking chair was cut from black cardstock. I added a gingham cushion and potted geranium to the seat. For the rug, I sponged a bit of Antique Linen Oxide ink and used our Tartan Builder stencil to add the stripes. The sentiment is from our Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You set.

The Sitting Pretty porch scene is perfect for dressing up for different seasons. Here I pulled out my Autumn Sketches set to stamp a pretty branch in the background.

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This time I nestled the snoozing kitty from the Accessories die set into the rocker. I added a potted flower again using the Accessories die, inked up in autumn shades. The sentiment I used here is from the Bittersweet Bouquet set.

My next card uses the Sunset Skies stamp set to create a dreamy pastel sky. I started by blending soft shades of pink, blue, and lavender inks onto a cardstock panel (Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, and Shaded Lilac). Then I used the Sunset Skies set to stamp the various clouds.

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I wanted everything to be subtle, so instead of inking the stamps directly from ink pad to stamp, I sponged the ink onto the stamps with a dauber and used my MISTI to gradually build up the color through multiple light impressions. This allows you to get a much softer look, and also blend colors for more interesting shading. I added the skyline hills using a dark grey ink and used a black colored pencil to add some additional shading. I added some sparkles and “stars” to the sky using Stickles and a white pen.

I wanted to let the pretty sky be the focal point, so I kept the rest simple and just added the Sitting Pretty porch and the sleeping kitty from the Sitting Pretty Accessories set. The sentiment is from the Simple Things set.

This next pair of cards uses the Sunset Skies set to create some pretty skyscapes. I had fun playing with blending different colors!

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I used the same technique I mentioned above (I will try to do a video soon!). I started by sponging ink onto a cardstock panel, then added the various clouds from the Sunset Skies set using the sponging method of inking for a more subtle effect. I used the Firefly Nights set to stamp the rays and the sentiments over my backgrounds. For the “be the light” card, I created a water effect by continuing the ink blending below the horizon line, and stamped the more linear clouds from the Sunset Skies set to look like water ripples.

This next pair of cards uses the new Jumbo Jar die paired with the Firefly Nights stamp set and Shining Light die. I had fun playing with our glow powder to create these cards that will brighten the recipient’s day (and night! 😊)

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To create these shaped cards I folded a cardstock base, then positioned the top of the jar die just above the fold so that it would not cut through, leaving the fold intact to create a shaped card base.

For this black version, I started with one of my shaped card bases, cut from white cardstock. I used my Xyron sticker machine to coat the front of the shaped base with adhesive, which I then sprinkled with Glow Powder. (you could also use adhesive sheets like these if you don’t have a Xyron machine). If you want to make sure the powder stays put, you can seal it with a clear aerosol sealer of your choice, such as Krylon, Design Master, etc.

After I had my base all prepped with the glow powder, I diecut a Jumbo Jar from black cardstock, and used the Shining Light die to cut the rays. I layered this over the base that was coated with the Glow Powder. Now the rays glow! I also used the same method to coat the “light” and star diecuts with glow powder. I finished it off with the lid from the Jumbo Jar die, cut from silver metallic cardstock, and a few white ink splatters for a fun effect.

My next card again uses the Jumbo Jar die to create a shaped card base. This time I sponged ink onto it to create a sunset look in the jar, and filled the jar with fireflies made with the Fireflies die. I coated the firefly bodies with liquid adhesive sprinkled with Glow Powder so they glow. I also coated them with Glossy Accents so the powder stays put and those little bugs have a bit of extra shine.

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I wanted to capture the feeling of a summer night, with the fields lit up with fireflies, so I added some greenery along the bottom edge of the jar, cut with the new A Side of Greens die. I heat embossed some stars from the Firefly Nights set, and added the “happy summertime” sentiment from the Destination: Summer set.

Next is another card that uses the Fireflies and Shining Light dies paired with the Firefly Nights stamp set. I once again coated my firefly tails in glow powder for a fun surprise!

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I used my Crimped Frames die to create the layers on this card, the larger was cut from black and the smaller from white, then sponged with ink in warm tones. I stamped the rays from Firefly Nights and layered the diecut “light” word over the top. I added a swarm of fireflies around my sentiment. Tip: it’s fun to cut the bottom layer of the wings from vellum for a light, fluttery effect.

My last card for today uses our new A Side of Greens die paired with the Fireflies die. With a little different coloring, these cute fireflies can double as bees!

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I cut two of the A Side of Greens die and placed them in the corners of my A2 card base to create a frame around the entire card front. Before adhering them, I sponged them with shades of green ink and added some details with a white pen. I then added lots of tiny blooms using our BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die, and of course those cute bees! I finished it off with a sentiment from our Opposites Attract set.

That wraps up my projects for today, but scroll down to see lots of amazing things from our Inspiration Team! We’re also having a giveaway! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 digital gift cards for today’s hop. Read on for details…

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
  • Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
  • Comments close at 11:59pm EDT on Tuesday night, July 13
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Wednesday, July 14, here on the blog

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

ANGELICA

DAWN

LAURIE

HEATHER

KELLY

WANDA

NORINE
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AllMay 2021New Product Meet & Greet

Introducing the Man Made Collection

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello and happy Monday! We’re here to showcase a new collection of products coming to the shop TOMORROW! Our new Man Made collection is full of all sorts of fun things for the guys on your card making list! It will go up in the shop tomorrow – Tuesday, May 25th at 10am ET!

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 TODAY! – Monday, May 24 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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Let’s get to the product introductions for our Man Made collection…

Note: In an effort to simplify our release posts, all product details and descriptions will be viewable via the link below each product heading. Note that while the new products are viewable in the shop HERE, you will not be able tot add them to your cart or purchase them until Tuesday, May 25 at 10am EDT.

Dad Squared stamp set + die

Perfect for Father’s Day, birthdays, and more, you’ll reach for this handy little sentiment set to create projects especially for Dad! When used together, the stamps and dies offer some fun layering options!

Click HERE for stamp set details & info
Click HERE for die details & info

Sentiments Squared stamp set + die

This great sentiment set is full of style and features three different sentiments in a fun two-step block font. Combine these sentiments with our Text Box die to turn these sentiments into create eye-catching focal points!

Click HERE for stamp set info & details
Click HERE for die info & details

Text Box die

This great basic is designed to coordinate with both our Dad Squared and Sentiments Squared stamp sets. Fill the various spaces with the sentiments and icons from the stamp sets to create block-style focal point sentiments.

Click HERE for full details & info

Dad Jokes: Nailed It stamp set + die

Pound out some great guy cards with this set that’s perfect for your handy man! Your recipients will tell you that you nailed it! There are sentiments for dads and grandpas, as well as thank you, congrats, birthday, and even anniversary.

Click HERE for stamp set info & details
Click HERE for die info & details

Big Plans Background Stamp

Got big plans for creating great masculine cards? Our blueprint-inspired background is the perfect place to start planning out your next project!

Click HERE for details & info

Dad Jokes: High Steaks stamp set + die

Everyone knows guys like great steak AND bad jokes. 😊 This fun and punny set includes sentiments that cover lots of occasions including birthday, congrats, retirement, Father’s Day and more, perfect for dads or any steak-loving grill master on your card-making list!

Click HERE for stamp set info & details
Click HERE for die info & details

Reflections stamp set + die

For the outdoorsy guy on your list, our Reflections set will have them enjoying the view. Have fun playing with color combos and building a serene lakeshore scene with this set!

Click HERE for stamp set info & details
Click HERE for die info & details

Tartan Builder and Tartan Builder Diagonal Stencils

All the plaids in all the colors? Yes, please! These new Tartan Builder and Tartan Builder Diagonal stencil sets let you build plaid patterns in any color combo your plaid-loving heart desires. Each set includes 5 stencils and are designed to fit a standard A2 card front.

Click HERE for Tartan Builder details
Click HERE for Tartan Builder Diagonal details

I put together a video showing these stencils in action…

Ready for some projects to see these new products in action? Let’s get to it!

First up I have a couple of cards using our new Dad Squared and Tartan Builder stencils. This first one is a Father’s Day card that’s quick to put together, but has lots of fun details. I used the Tartan Builder Diagonal to create the background. It was stenciled in shades of brown and orange onto a kraft cardstock base.

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Over my background I layered some crimped banners cut with the Crimped Slimline die and that great sentiment from our Dad Squared set. I used a combination of stamps and dies to create the “best ever dad”. I love the layered look of the different fonts! I nested that great sentiment inside the new Text Box die, and added the smaller “happy father’s day” sentiment, also from Dad Squared. I also added the little star detail, which is from the Sentiments Squared set.

Next is another plaid dad card, this time a birthday card. I used similar elements to the previous card, except this time I used the straight plaid from the Tartan Builder stencil set. I stenciled it in shades of blue again onto a kraft base.

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The sentiment was again done with the Dad Squared set. This time I layered it over a circle that was actually a left-over from a card I’ll be showing a bit later in this post – it was cut with the Crimped Circles die from a panel done with the Shiplap Builder die.

My next few cards use our new Dad Jokes: Nailed it set. True to their names, our Dad Jokes sets are filled with puns. 🙂 This first card is perfect for Grandpa. I started with a Crimped Slimline base, stamped with our new Big Plans Background.

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I filled up my slimline base with lots of elements from the Dad Jokes: Nailed it set – hammers and the different nails from the set. I finished it off with one of the sentiments from the set.

Next I have a fun interactive birthday card using the Nailed It set! To create a hammer that moves up and down, I attached a diecut hammer with a brad at the end of the handle. Then I layered another diecut hammer over the top, with foam adhesive to allow for the thickness of the brad head. Super duper easy!

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I kept the rest of the card simple with just a sentiment from the set and a strip of plaid that was trimmed off the dad card up above. Note the punch line stamped on the inside! 🙂

Next I wanted to play around with our new Big Plans background to create a couple of simple cards. This first one uses a sentiment from Dad Squared layered over some Shiplap Builder planks.

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I kept it nice and simple so that background can shine.

For this one, I wanted to play around with creating a background that looks like a real blueprint. I started by heat embossing our Big Plans background with white embossing powder onto white cardstock. I then sponged over it with a couple of different Oxide inks – Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire. Blueprint sketch was a little bright on its own, so I toned it down a bit with the Chipped Sapphire.

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I again wanted to keep it simple and let the background do all the work. I thought the sentiment I used here (from the Dad Jokes: Nailed It set) was the perfect thing to pair with our Wood Slice Hearts die for an anniversary card. I stamped the sentiment onto a Sentiment Suite Basics banner

My next few cards use our new Dad Jokes: High Steaks set. I had so much fun playing with this set! These cards would be a big hit in our house – my guys love their steak! For this first one, I started with a black cardstock panel and stamped the “dads like you are extra rare” sentiment from the set and heat embossed it with white powder. I also added some lines with white colored pencil and white ink smudges to give it a chalkboard look.

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For the steak, I stamped in shades of red and pink for the extra rare theme, and then actually cut a slit so I could sink the knife from the set into the steak. I layered it over a few shiplap builder planks and added some garnish using the greens from the BotaniCuts Carrot die. The “spices” were done with some really cool glitter from Art Glitter’s Elements collection. The one used here is called Redland. So fun!! I also added a “tablecloth” using the Cozy Cup Coaster die, stenciled with our Tartan Builder stencil. To change up this card for other occasions, just swap out the “dads like you are” with one of the other sentiments from the set.

My next card uses the “well done” sentiment from the set. This time I used the fork from the set and stamped my steak in darker shades for a more well-done look. I used the same Redland Elements glitter, this time right on top of my steak to mimic the look of a well-done spicy steak.

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I had so much fun with the background on this one! I wanted to create the look of a chalkboard menu, so I once again used black cardstock and this time stamped small images from lots of different sets. I added lines and dots to create almost a grid between the elements, using a white pencil and ruler. All of the different sets I used for the background are linked in the photo above.

I love fun themed sets like this High Steaks set because they’re just begging to be used in fun, interactive ways. For this next one I created a birthday card that has a large shaker element on the front. I filled my shaker with “spices” using the Redland glitter.

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The birthday sentiment here makes me giggle. I stamped the first part on the outside and the punchline on the inside. The background on the front of the card was done with our Shiplap Builder die. My guys would love this!

My next couple of cards use our new Reflections set and are perfect for the outdoorsy guy on your card list. This first one uses Reflections to create a pretty sunset scene.

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I thought you might enjoy seeing the process of creating a sunset scene like this, so I put together a video for you…

This card is actually simpler to do than it looks! As I show in the video, I stamped the lake by sponging the stamp with the same ink colors used in the sky, and all of the other elements from the stamp set were stamped in black ink. The sentiment I used here is from the Caring Cross set.

My next one uses the Reflections set again, this time in a more traditional way.

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I always love adding colored pencil shading and details to my stamped images, and I did that here to add some extra shading to the trees as well as the lake shore and grass. For this one I used the matching die, which cuts just around the tree line and grass. I stamped and diecut two of them and layered them for an extra layer of trees and added dimension. I finished it off with a simple “thanks” sentiment from the set.

Last but not least, I have a couple of cards using our new Sentiments Squared set. This first card is a fun, geometric card that would be perfect for a guy birthday card. I diecut and stamped several of the “happy” sentiment from the set.

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I took a panel of white cardstock and used one of the line stencils from the Tartan Builder Diagonal set to stencil the angled lines. Then I used these as my guide for adhering all of those “happy” diecuts. I turned and rotated them to create an interesting pattern. I finished it off with some stars cut with our Pinwheel Party die and gold metallic paper. I also stamped the smaller “birthday to you” sentiment, also from the Sentiments Squared sets.

And finally, I couldn’t help but sneak just a few flowers in today’s post! I told the inspriation team ladies that I couldn’t believe I designed an entire collection without a flower in sight, but I’m sneaking some in here anyway! 🙂 Our Sentiment Squared set doesn’t have to be just for guy cards. It’s equally pretty for flowery feminine cards too.

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I built the sentiment focal point using Sentiments Squared and the new Text Box die. I stamped the “thanks” using a few shades of grey ink, sponging them for an ombre look, then heat embossed the layered detail with gold embossing powder. I dug into my scrap bucket for tons of flowers to cluster around my sentiment and I love how that turned out! I always have extra diecut and stamped elements lying around, and they come in handy for putting together a quick card. There are bits and pieces from lots of sets here – AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details, All Blessings Flow, Bigger Blooms, Always in Blooms, Merry Sprigs, and BotaniCuts Wildflowers.

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win a prize! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

Read on for details…

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
  • Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
  • Comments close TONIGHT! – 11:59pm EDT on Monday night, May 24
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Tuesday, May 25, here on the blog

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

ANGELICA

DAWN

HEATHER

KEEWAY

KELLY

LAURIE

NORINE

WANDA

Before I go, just a heads up that we’ll be doing a large restock in the shop either later today or tomorrow morning before the release goes live.

Thank you for joining us! I’ll be back tomorrow with the giveaway winners before our new Man Made Collection goes up in the shop at 10am ET!

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Spring Market Day 2: Holding Hands & Tiptoeing Through Tulips

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Welcome to Day 2 of our second birthday celebration and full reveals of our newest collection! Today we’ll be showcasing the rest of the new products from our Spring Market collection before they go up in the shop tomorrow morning – April 28, at 10am EDT!

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, April 27 at 11:00am CDT, (that’s today!) so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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Let’s check out today’s reveals!

Note: In an effort to simplify our release posts, all product details and descriptions will be viewable via the link below each product heading. Note that while the new products are viewable in the shop HERE, you will not be able tot add them to your cart or purchase them until Wednesday, April 28 at 10am EDT.

Holding Hands stamp set + die

Holding hands and holding hearts, this set is all about the details! From the three different sleeve options, to the objects to hold, or the itty bitty jewelry, this set will capture your creativity!

Click HERE for stamp set details & info
Click HERE for die details & info

Flower Market Bouquet stamp set + die

First stop at the flower market? The tulip bouquets! Fresh and springy, there’s no flower quite like it. Stamp this pretty multi-step bouquet for birthdays, anniversaries, springtime cards, and more. Create fuller, more dimensional bouquets by layering the individual blooms over the bouquet!

Click HERE for stamp set info & details
Click HERE for die info & details

BotaniCuts Tulips die

Our always-popular BotaniCuts series is off to tip-toe through the tulips! These gorgeous blooms are easy to put together, but create simply stunning projects. Assembly guide included!

Click HERE for full details & info

Market Baskets die + Market Basket Sentiments stamp set

Going to the market? Better bring your baskets! This fun set includes baskets in three sizes. Have fun creating patterned liners using the optional liner and ruffle dies. The coordinating mini sentiment set has lots of options for stamping sentiments onto the labels!

Click HERE for die details & info
Click HERE for stamp set info & details

Fond of Foliage Background Stamp

Are you fond of foliage? A lover of leaves? This background stamp is calling your name. Create quick and easy stamp-n-go backgrounds, or play around with your favorite techniques for lots of different looks!

Click HERE for details & info

I can’t wait to share today’s projects! My first card uses the BotaniCuts Tulips along with the largest basket from the Market Baskets die set. THIS was the card I wanted to create as I was designing these dies, and I love how it came together.

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I cut the tulips from white cardstock and sponged the pieces with ink, then added some shading with colored pencils. They come together very easily. The large open bloom is just two pieces + the center stamen. I like to curl the edges with something round like a pencil to really bring these blooms to life. I included several wildflower stems from our BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die from last release, leaving them white to just fill in and not distract from the tulips. For my basket, I diecut the largest basket from the Market Baskets set from gold metallic paper. I didn’t add the optional liner because I wanted my stems to show. I added the “thanks” sentiment using the Market Basket Sentiments stamp set. The slimline base was of course cut with our Crimped Slimline die.

For my next BotaniCuts Tulip card I wanted a much softer look. I once again diecut all of the flower parts from white cardstock. I very lightly sponged some Tattered Rose Distress Oxide to the centers/bases of the flowers and buds. I made the foliage very vibrant by sponging with Crushed Olive and Rustic Wilderness Oxides.

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For my background, I stamped our new Fond of Foliage Background onto a panel of gray/green cardstock using Weathered Wood, Rustic Wilderness, and Crushed Olive Oxides. I started inking my stamp in the lower left corner, and worked my way to the other corner, changing the ink colors as I went along to get a sort of tone-on-tone, yet gradient effect. I finished off the card by tucking in a few BotaniCuts Wildflower sprigs and a sentiment from our new Holding Hands set. I think it will be a beautiful sympathy card.

Next up is another card using our new Market Baskets die. This was another idea I couldn’t wait to put into action. I diecut the small and medium baskets from assorted cardstocks – white, black, and gold.

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To fill up my baskets, I pulled out my Macrame Fillers die and also once again my BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix die. I positioned my full baskets on a wood ledge created with our Shiplap Builder die. Take note of the shorter black basket – it’s easy to snip off a few of the bottom rungs if you want something shorter, or to add more variety to your sizes!

My next couple of projects use our new Flower Market Bouquet. This is such a fun one to stamp and watch come to life! So fun to play with different colors for the tulips and the small filler flowers. I used shades of pink and yellow here for the main bouquet – Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, and Scattered Straw.

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Our new Holding Hands set is perfect for pairing with the Flower Market Bouquet – I used that here to hold this pretty bouquet. I also tucked in a few individual sprigs stamped with the Flower Market Bouquet and layered them over the top – oh, and I’m addicted to the Wildflower die, so there are a couple of those tucked in there, too! 😉 I dressed up that pretty hand with red nail polish (I used Nuvo Drops), a bracelet cut from gold metallic paper, and a pretty ring (cut from gold metallic paper and topped off with a rhinestone). The background is very subtle – I stamped the Fond of Foliage background in a very soft gray, and added the “for you mom” sentiment from the Holding Hands set.

Next I paired the Flower Market Bouquet with the largest basket from the Market Baskets die set to create a shaped card. To do this, I diecut the basket liner on the fold so that the top edge didn’t cut all the way — it cut in the very center where it is slightly curved, but not on the very edges. This created a slit where I could tuck my bouquet.

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This time I also used the ruffle liner for the basket- I stamped some dots onto it to create a fun pattern (it’s actually the flower centers from one of the flower clusters in the AlphaBuds Bold Floral set introduced yesterday). In addition to the large bouquet, I also tucked in two of the little individual flower sprigs from the Flower Market Bouquet set. This fun shaped card would also be so fun for place cards for a spring brunch or bridal shower!

This next card might be my favorite of the day! I combined the smallest Market Basket die with the Holding Hands set. I had so much fun creating with Holding Hands – so many options for creating pretty details. Here I diecut the “puffy” sleeve option from vellum, and heat embossed the detail layer with white embossing powder. It turned out so fun!

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A note about the dies that match the Holding Hands set – several of the dies in the set are a bit different from our usual format in that they are exactly the same size as the stamps, without the typical border around the edges. The hands and sleeves are done this way so that none of the pretty detail is lost, and the result is something so delicate and detailed! This also gives you the option of stamping just the detail layer, like I did here on the vellum sleeves. I also found that when using the dies, I liked to sponge my first layer of color and then just stamp the knuckle/shading detail.

I filled my wire basket with two of the small bouquets from the Holding Hands set. The sentiment was done with a combination of the PreText Sentiments stamp set and the new Let’s Have a Word: Birthday die. The jewelry details really make this extra special! They were diecut from metallic gold paper, and a tiny pink pearl was added to the ring.

While the card above uses two hands done in the same skin tone to depict one person holding the flower bouquet, you can also create two different hands to look like two people exchanging a gift or a note! For this card I used the small envelope from the set (it’s a tiny version of our Signed & Sealed envelope!)

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Inside the envelope I tucked the bouquet from the Holding Hands set, along with a tiny tag that was cut using the Sentiment Suite Basics die, stamped with the birthday sentiment from the new Market Basket Sentiments set. To assemble the card, I layered a Crimped Circle over a background stamped with the new Fond of Foliage background.

My next card again uses Holding Hands. I loved experimenting with different objects for the hands to hold. Here I used the BotaniCuts Forget-Me-Nots and a couple of other scraps from my desk – a small bit of a BotaniCuts Carrot top and a stem from Wildflower Mix. What do you envision creating for the hand to hold? 🙂

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This time I used the bell sleeve option, and embellished it with a small flower from the AlphaBuds Bold Floral set introduced yesterday, along with some white pen dots. I gave her a gold bracelet embellished with a purple gemstone. For the background, I stamped the Fond of Foliage background onto watercolor paper using Oxide inks. Then I used the watercolor technique I shared HERE several months ago to give it a watercolored look. To finish it off, I diecut a frame using the Nordic Frames die and backed it with vellum so my pretty pattern would show through just a bit, but not distract too much from that pretty hand-held bouquet.

My last and final card today uses the Holding Hands set, this time stamped directly onto my card font, instead of using the dies. That puff sleeve stamped over the top of the arm? Perfect for creating a sheer look!

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I did use the coordinating hand die to do some masking. Since the dies are the exact size of the hand stamps, this works wonderfully. I layered a hand, cut from a post-it note, over top of my stamped image before stamping the bouquet. I trimmed the thumb from the mask so that my bouquet would look like it goes behind the hand, but over top of the thumb. I stamped and heat embossed the ring, and added a rhinestone for the perfect finishing touch. It would be perfect for a bridal shower card! I trimmed down my stamped panel, and also diecut a border using the Macrame Openwork Base die, then layered it over a panel that I had sponged and stamped with the Fond of Foliage background and Tumbled Glass ink – something borrowed, something blue! I also heat embossed the “congratulations” sentiment from the Holding Hands set.

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 special prize! Today’s prize is a bundle that includes ALL of the items from our Spring Market collection – a $392 value! We’ll be giving away TWO bundles – one here on the blog, and one via our Day 2 giveaway post on Instagram.

Read on for details…

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
  • Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
  • Comment on our Instagram Day 2 giveaway post
  • Comments close at 11:59pm EST on Tuesday night, April 27
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Wednesday, April 28, 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

KELLY

LAURIE

NORINE

WANDA

Thank you for joining us! I’ll be back tomorrow with the giveaway winners and some other fun information before the new release goes live!

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Spring Market Day 1: The ABC’s & 123’s of Pretty New Products

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Welcome to Day 1 of our second birthday celebration and full reveals of our newest collection! Today and tomorrow we’ll be showcasing all of the pretty products from our Spring Market collection…

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, April 27 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

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Let’s check out today’s reveals!

Note: In an effort to simplify our release posts, all product details and full descriptions will be viewable via the link below each product heading. Note that while the new products are viewable in the shop HERE, they will not be available for purchase until Wednesday, April 28 at 10am EDT.

Bold Alphabet & Bold Numbers dies

Bold and curvy, there’s a new alphabet set coming your way, along with matching numbers. The details on our new Bold Alphabet and Bold Numbers make them extra special!

Click HERE for Bold Alphabet details & info
Click HERE for Bold Number details & info

AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details stamp set & die

Dress up the already beautiful Bold Alphas and Numbers with these pretty floral details. Designed to tuck perfectly around the curves and lines of the Bold Alpha, you’ll love dressing up your sentiments and monograms!

Click HERE for AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details stamp set info
Click HERE for AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details die info

Delightful Digits Die

You’ll be counting all the ways to love this number collage die – sized to fill an A2 card front!

Click HERE for full details & info

Digit Sentiments stamp set

The perfect companion to our Bold Numbers die set, you’ll pull find yourself reaching for this sentiment set for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and more!

Click HERE for full details & info

Always in Bloom Stamp Set + Die

We’ve heard you loud and clear – you love having our designs in multiple sizes! The Always In Bloom set features many of the same floral designs as the new Alphabuds Bold Details set, but in a much larger scale. With several images having mirror images, you’ll love all of the focal point building options, not to mention the pretty bouquets you can create!

Click HERE for stamp set details & info
Click HERE for die details & info

Always in Bloom Quick Cards Stencil

This stencil set coordinates with the Always in Bloom stamp set, allowing you to quickly stencil focal points for cards that come together in a snap. Use the matching Always in Bloom stamp set to stamp some additional details!

Click HERE for full details

Let’s Have a Word: Birthday and Congrats dies

We have two wonderful additions to our Let’s Have a Word die collection – Congrats and Birthday!

Click HERE to view birthday die details
Click HERE to view congrats die details

I was so excited to create with all of these new goodies! Let’s start with the projects…

The new Bold Alphabet die is so perfect for building your own sentiments and phrases. The letters fit together beautifully. I spent a lot of time designing the coordinating AlphaBud Floral Details stamp set – I think you’ll find something to tuck in nearly any space created by the letters and numbers in the set. These new AlphaBuds are a little more free-form than our original AlphaBuds Slim set – there is no backer die that fits the letters and floral clusters, but rather it’s designed to be more more free-form and open to your own designs, making it easy to create sentiments and phrases, then just tuck the florals in as desired!

The Bold Alphabet set is great for longer phrases as well – fill a whole card front! I’m also loving how it looks amazing so with many of our other products, such as our Crimped Frames and Circles, and our Macrame dies.

Our new Delightful Digits die pairs perfectly with the new Bold Numbers. I loved using it to create several birthday and graduation cards. First up is this pretty 18th birthday card…I can hardly believe it, but I’m going to need this card for my daughter in just a few short months! I had fun making these numbers super feminine by tucking several of the AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details sprigs in and around the numbers. The sentiment is a combination of the Bold Numbers dies and Digit Sentiments stamps.

This one is perfect for any age – just swap out the numbers on the Big Balloons to customize it for your recipient! Our new Let’s Have a Word Birthday die works wonderfully with our previously released PreText Sentiments stamp set and Banners die.

The Bold Numbers dies are so perfect for custom graduation cards. Having a daughter that’s a junior this year, she handed a list of cards she’ll be needing (along with the recipients’ favorite colors!), and I couldn’t wait to put these pretty numbers to work to celebrate our 2021 grads. Our Crimped and Nordic Slimline dies work wonderfully for stretching these numbers out and adding in the AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details.

I needed to make several of these, so to make them a bit quicker, I started off by stamping all of the AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details onto their matching dies, which I used to play around with placement and figure out my design. When actually creating the cards, I set up my MISTI with the florals laid out how I wanted them, using the stamped diecuts as my guide, but then stamped directly onto my Slimline panels, omitting the Alphabud Floral diecuts. It made them quicker to mass produce, rather than doing lots of diecutting.

These pretty number dies don’t have to be feminine, either! My graduation card list included one guy student as well, so I pulled out some black, grey, and burgundy (our school colors), and also added some gold details. Loving the way that Delightful Digits die looks cut from back and layered over black with foam for just a little dimension and a background that’s super interesting but not overpowering. I used the new Let’s Have a Word: Congrats die cut from gold metallic cardstock to finish it off.

There are so many occasions covered in the Digits Sentiments set – here I pulled out the “high 5” sentiment from the set and paired it with our Sliver Lining die and a Delightful Digits background to create a card that would be perfect for a kindergarten grad, or just to say “great job!”

Next I have several pretty floral cards using our new Always in Bloom set. I loved the tiny florals from the new AlphaBuds Bold Florals set and new I was going to want them jumbo-sized as well! The larger size is perfect for bouquet and focal point building. Here I clustered several blooms together and “tied” them all together with our Put a Bow on It set. That stenciled Square Dance background is giving this card a summery feel – loving the “lace” border too, which was cut with our Macrame Borders & Tassels die. I’ve been hooked on those dies recently! The sentiment here is a combo of our new Let’s Have a Word: Birthday die and the PreText Sentiments stamp set and matching Banners.

Along with the Always in Bloom stamp set, we’re also releasing a matching “Quick Cards” stencil that coordinates with this set. I absolutely loved creating with this stencil set. If you love building focal points, but sometimes struggle with placement, this stencil set is the perfect solution. And so quick. Here I used the stencil as it was designed – it’s three steps, and when used as designed, creates a design like this card below, but there are lots of different ways to create with it, as I’ll show you in my next few cards. After doing the stenciling, I used the Always in Bloom stamp set to stamp some details on the flowers and “bloom” sentiment, and also stamped the remainder of the sentiment. I always love to add colored pencil shading too – it just really adds a lot of depth and interest.

This next card also uses the Always In Bloom Quick Cards stencil. This time I moved the design upward to the top edge of my card rather than centering the stencil on my A2 panel. This allowed me to turn the stencil 180 degrees and stencil it again to fill up my card front. I also turned it 90 degrees and filled in the empty spaces on the sides as well. I love how this one turned out! I used the stamps to stamp the sentiment onto the matching diecut. I heat embossed the “bloom” word detail with white powder.

Using the stencil to create larger designs like the one above gave me the idea to try it on one of our Slimlines as well, and that worked out wonderfully too! I stenciled the design twice , which left a larger open space in the center of my card panel, which I topped off with a Crimped Circle diecut and a sentiment from the set. I added a couple of small floral sprigs from the AlphaBuds Bold Floral Details set at the top and bottom of the sentiment. That’s one of the great things about having these florals in two sizes – so many options!

Last but not least is a card for Mom using the Always in Bloom stamp set and matching dies, along with the Bold Alphabet dies. I stamped several of the florals from the set in soft shades of pink and layered them over a background created with the Macrame Borders & Tassels and Macrame Diamonds dies. The sentiment is a combo of our new Bold Alphabet dies and the “for you” from the Opposites Attract set. Once again I’m loving the combo of white and cream! I used it on my Wildflower notecards last release, and wanted to experiment with it a little more.

That wraps up my projects and introductions, but 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 special prize! Today’s prize is a bundle that includes a $50 gift card to use now, along with a fun Greetery logo tumbler. Inside the tumbler will be a golden ticket good for 25% off a future purchase. We’ll be giving away TWO bundles – one here on the blog, and one via our Day 1 giveaway post on Instagram.

Read on for details…

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
  • Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
  • Comment on our Instagram Day 1 giveaway post
  • Comments close at 11:59pm EST on Tuesday night, April 27
  • Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Wednesday, April 28, 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’re back tomorrow with more product reveals and fun!

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Spring Fever Release Day!

by Betsy
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!

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Spring Fever Day 2: Spring Classics

by Betsy
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!

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Spring Fever Day 1: Hopping into Spring

by Betsy
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!

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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…

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

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Nature Lover Release Day!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Good morning! Just popping in with a few notes before our latest collection goes up in the shop this morning.

Our Nature Lover collection will be available to shop beginning at 10am ET!

First we have our $50 Gift Card winners to announce (ladies, send an email to customerservice @ thegreetery.com and we’ll get your codes out ASAP)…

Day 1 winner is Brenda Aplin from here on The Greetery blog…

Day 2 winner is Rema DeLeeuw from Laurie’s blog…

Buy-it-All Bundle

We’ve had requests for a Buy-it-All bundle, so we’ll be offering that again. The price of the 13-piece complete Nature Lover bundle is $237.00 It contains all of the items we’ve showcased over the last two days:

  1. Boxwood Heart Base die + template
  2. Boxwood Heart Details die
  3. Love is 4×8 stamp set
  4. Let’s Have a Word: Love die
  5. Love Song Sentiments 3×4 stamp set
  6. Mini Boxwood Heart Stamp + Cut combo
  7. Wood Slice Hearts die
  8. BotaniCuts Forget-Me-Nots die
  9. Heart Leaf Posy Pocket die
  10. Heart Leaf Jumbo Posy Pocket die
  11. Shapely Hearts die
  12. Lovely Blossoms 6×8 stamp set
  13. Lovely Blossoms die

Also, we have seven new lookbooks featuring all of the beautiful Inspiration Team projects from the last couple of days! You can check out the January Lookbooks HERE. They’ve been added to our alphabetical index page as well.

I think that’s a wrap! Thank you so much for joining us for the fun this week! We’ll be back here on Friday for a TGIF…Kelly will be sharing a beautiful project with you!

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