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Print Shop: Peachy Keen Meets Lemon Blossom with Keeway…

by Betsy July 24, 2020

written by Betsy

Happy TGIF! Keeway is here with a super fun project today that combines our new Print Shop: Peachy Keen + Lemon Blossom. I love her ideas for adding lots of versatility to the Peachy Keen set!

The Print Shop collections are my favorite Greetery products to work with, and so well put together that it’s literally impossible to make a bad card! I really loved the recent release of Print Shop: Peachy Keen and wanted to find alternative ways to use the products, so I thought maybe I can switch out the peaches for some sweet lemons from last summer’s release?

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I started by using the Peachy Keen stencils for the leaves and the flowers. The leaves were blended using Bundled Sage and Mowed Lawn distress oxide inks, and the flowers were blended with Victorian Velvet and Wilted Violet distress oxide inks. I then used the Peachy Keen stamp set to stamp in the details.

Now we’re left with empty areas where the peaches would have been, so this is where I used the lemons from Lemon Blossom! I used the Lemon Blossom Stamp Set to create my three variations of lemon images and the Lemon Blossom Die to die cut each of them out. The lemons are smaller than the peaches, so in many areas, I overlapped a couple of my stamped images to fill in the spaces, and strategically covered any partial leaves with the lemon. You can’t even tell the space was meant for peaches!

I also stamped my sentiment from Lemon Blossom Stamp Set directly onto the card in black and then trimmed down my panel to a size 4″ by 5.25″ before mounting it onto a white A2 top fold base card. As a final embellishment, I added several drops of Nuvo Jewel Drops in Limoncello and Orange Marmalade. These dropped added a fun texture and also look just like droplets of the fruit juice!

How do you like the lemon replacement of the peaches from the original design? Shall we try some flowers next? So many possibilities!

What a fun project by Keeway…I just love it! So clever!

Before I go, just a note about the preorders that many of you are waiting on. We are expecting to be able to begin shipping the Pinwheel Party preorder bundles starting early next week. If your order includes one of the other two preorder bundles (Birthday Blooms or Balloon Bouquet), we’re expecting those to begin shipping more towards the end of next week. It will be our top priority to get those out as soon as we possibly can once we have everything in hand.

If you didn’t place a preorder for these items but have been on the look-out for them, we will be restocking those as regular items in the shop after we are finished filling preorders. We are expecting that to happen likely around the second week of August. (We’re hoping to sneak in a family get-away in between getting those preorders out the door and restocking the shop 😊)

Have a great weekend…I hope you find some time to do something creative!

July 24, 2020 16 comments

TGIF – Save the Date!

by Betsy July 10, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s TGIF time! 🎉

We don’t have a TGIF project today, but instead a fun announcement about lots of goings-on for next week!

Next week we’ll be sharing projects and product reveals for a new collection of products we’ll be releasing on Friday, July 17…

Our Destination Summer collection is filled with some of my favorite things about summer…pretty flowers, fresh fruits, and travel adventures!

We’ll kick off the week with a couple of days of sneak peeks, and then we’ll have two days jammed-packed with projects from myself and the team before the new products go up in the shop on Friday, July 17. It’s been a whirlwind around here lately with not nearly enough creative time, so I’m soaking it up this week and having so much fun with these new products. I can’t wait to share!

I hope you’ll join us for the fun! 😊

July 10, 2020 27 comments

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TGIF – Pretty Pinwheels with Kay

by Betsy July 3, 2020

written by Betsy

TGIF! And it’s a good one too…Holiday weekend, woohoo! Whether you’re going out or staying in, I hope you have a wonderful weekend. If you’re sneaking in some crafting time, Kay is here with some weekend inspiration. Looking for a fun way to use those Pinwheels you just ordered? Just wait until you see the gorgeous project Kay has for you today!

Hi there! Kay here, and I have a card to share with you today using the new Pinwheel Party stencils and Pinwheel Party dies, along with some pretty florals from Print Shop Fresh Florals and Top Down Day stamp sets.

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I’ve had a lot of fun playing with the Pinwheel Party stencils and dies. Although this is a birthday card, they are by no means limited to only birthday themed projects. I think they make lovely backgrounds just lightly stenciled onto your cardstock. I love to have a soft background for floral cards or collage type cards.

So for this card, I used the Pinwheel stencils and very lightly stenciled several different pinwheels in different colors and sizes onto the background. I speckled with a tiny bit of the same color inks. I then stenciled some more pinwheels and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I layered these onto the card with foam tape. I stamped and cut out some of the pretty little bunches of flowers from the Top Down Day stamp set and tucked those behind the pinwheels. I also added some of the flowers and greenery from the Print Shop Fresh Florals stamp set.

To finish it up, I stamped the Happy from the Birthday Blooms stamp set, cut it out with the coordinating die and added it to my card with foam tape. The small birthday is also from the Birthday Blooms stamp set. I heat embossed it with white embossing powder and added it below the happy with foam tape as well.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today and I hope it will inspire you to play around with the Pinwheel Party stencils in fun and unique ways!
Hugs,
Kay 🙂

Before I go, a bit of a shipping update! We are working our way through the orders from the Fast Favorites sale, but we are asking for a bit of patience as we work through them. We had a larger than usual volume of orders, so it’s going to take us a bit longer to get through them! We’ll be working diligently though, and hope to be nearly finished by Monday or Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

July 3, 2020 13 comments

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TGIF – Fresh-Picked Lemons with Norine

by Betsy June 26, 2020

written by Betsy

Happy first Friday of summer! There’s something extra special about summer Fridays isn’t there? I’m looking forward to some sunshine this weekend, and Norine is here to kick off our weekend with a bright and cheery project…

Hello Greetery friends! Norine here with you today to share a card that is a mash-up between several different stamp and die sets! Just the kind of project I like!

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I really, really wanted to use the Lemon Blossom stamp set as it’s new to my stash and I definitely have a thing for lemons. (Have you visited my website???) So, I started by stamping some lemons and leaves from that set using Altenew dye inks, and die cutting them with the coordinating dies. For a sweet “homespun” look I stamped the Windowpane Plaid background stamp onto a piece of cardstock with a navy blue ink.

I found a pretty blue patterned paper in my stash (Doodlebug Design Floral/Graph) and die cut a placemat with the Cozy Cup Coaster Die. I cut it in half diagonally to imitate a cloth folded over the edge of a table. Next, I stamped and die cut one of the small floral designs from the Balloon Bouquet stamp set. Then I die cut some streamers with from bright yellow cardstock using the Twisted Crepe dies. Instead of die cutting the individual twists to create the shaded side of the streamers, I colored them with an alcohol marker.

Finally I picked a greeting from the Just Mason Around stamp set. I arranged all the elements onto my plaid card panel and adhered them in place. I stamped the sentiment tight up to the streamer flower cluster to anchor it on the card so it wouldn’t appear to just be floating aimlessly. Once again, I’m delighted by another combination of 6 different stamps and dies! i love how the various Greetery designs compliment one another for endless creative possibilities!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Before I go, just a note to keep you in the loop because so many of you have been asking about restocks. We had hoped to do a major restock today, but things were slower in getting to us than we anticipated. We’re working through the enormous shipment of dies we just received, but we’re also waiting on a few more things. Since we want to make your shopping as easy as possible, we’re going to wait to restock until those items we’re waiting on are here so you’re not having to place separate orders for bits and pieces. We’ll be working through the weekend, and we’re expecting the restock to happen early next week! I’ll pop in here on the blog when it happens. Thank you for your patience!

Have a great weekend!

June 26, 2020 11 comments

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TGIF – Vintage Pinwheels & Postmarks with Wanda

by Betsy June 19, 2020

written by Betsy

I hope you’re ready for a beautiful summer Friday! We have some inspiration for you today as we head into the weekend. Hopefully you’ll be able to sneak in some creative time! Wanda’s beautiful project is going to make you want to pull out those postmarks and pinwheels…

Hello and Welcome to TGIF here at The Greetery! Wanda here, sharing a vintage inspired card for this Summer Friday! I like a good vintage project, and getting my hands inky! One of the many things I love about The Greetery stamps and dies is that they can be adapted to any crafting, card-making style. Everything is so creative and flexible to make your style shine. The stamps I used for this project could be used just as easily is bright bold tones, or soft pastels, or warmer hues… Today I’m using one of my favorite products from the last release: The Pinwheel Party Dies and Stencils. I wanted to use them again with a retro look… I combined them with lots of previously released goodies and Distress Inks. Thanks for joining me today!

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My finished card is an A2 sized card base in dark brown paper. I started by creating a cool, old paper looking background. I used watercolor paper, a water brush, and brown and blue Distress Inks. I kept layering the inks until I got a nice, worn paper look. Then I used stamps from the Pretty Postmarks Stamp set (the beautiful text and the circular postmark) and stamped them over the background. I sprayed the stamping with water to make it soften. I love text stamps!

For the tag, I used the Speed Tagging Die Set and die cut the scalloped tag from watercolor paper. I used Distress Inks and the Oopsie Daisy stamp set to stamp the two daisy flowers onto the tag. I used a water brush to soften the edges of the stamping to mimic water coloring. I splattered inks over the flowers and also added a bit more of the text….

I die cut pinwheels using the Pinwheel Party Dies – some from watercolor paper, and some from text paper. I used the matching Pinwheel Party Stencils to add blue and brown stripes. Then the pinwheels were inked around the edges with a sponge dauber…

I stamped and die cut a pretty postage stamp to add to my collage. The sentiment was die cut from the awesome Sentiment Starters word dies set. My finishing touches are a bit of twine and a few gold enamel dots. The main elements were attached to the card using foam tape.

Thank you for spending some time with me here on The Greetery Blog today. Wishing you a beautiful weekend full of happiness and creativity! Take care friends. XO

Don’t you just love seeing how this beautiful project came together? So many details to delve into!

Before I go, just a quick update. We’re getting shipping notices on restocks! We’re expecting most out of stock items to be back in stock by the end of next week. Last week I mentioned we had something fun planned…don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten. Stay tuned!

Have a wonderful weekend!

June 19, 2020 16 comments

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TGIF – Blooming Balloon Bouquets with Dawn

by Betsy June 12, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s finally Friday! Which means it’s time for some inspiration as we head into the weekend. Do you have crafty plans? If you’re looking for a little inspiration, Dawn’s here with some pretty ideas for using Balloon Bouquet…

“I had so much fun creating with Balloon Bouquet for the last release, that I was excited to show you a few other things you can do with the balloons, to style them in different ways!

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The one I’m most excited about though, is using the BIG flower stamps for the large balloon, on all three sizes of balloons! Who doesn’t love floral balloons of all sizes?!! Just stamp the images for the large balloon on a smaller balloon die cut with the Big Balloons die just as you would the big balloon. Easy peasy! The flowers just go off the edges of the balloon, which makes it look like the floral pattern continues all the way around the balloon!

You can do several other things, as well! I’ve got examples of all of these here, but besides stamping all of the elements on the balloons, as they were designed, you can also leave the flowers white, stamp the flowers and leave the leaves white or you can even ombre your balloons! So many options with this versatile set!”

Thanks for sharing these cheery balloons, Dawn! I hope her project has inspired you to get inky this weekend and squeeze in some crafting time. Have a great weekend!

June 12, 2020 12 comments

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TGIF – Nature Inspired Notes with Kelly

by Betsy May 22, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s TGIF time and Kelly Lunceford is joining us today with some gorgeous nature-inspired cards. I just love how Kelly uses layers! Are you planning some crafting time for the long weekend? If so, Kelly’s beautiful projects are sure to jumpstart your creativity.

Hello friends! I’m thrilled to be here today sharing a few cards for this week’s TGIF post! I used quite a few different sets, using bits and pieces from each one for today’s projects! I even added a bonus tag that was created using some leftover dies and images! I usually just put them back in with the stamp or die set when I am cleaning up, but for today I decided to put them to good use and make a coordinating tag! I’ve been doing a lot of porch deliveries these last few months and tags are perfect to have on hand to dress up a little drop-off surprise!

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The cards are similar in layout as far as the focal image, but I had some fun with the two backgrounds. The first card uses the new Fresh Floral Background Stamp that has been die cut using the Halfsies Oval Die. The portion that was left over is what I used for the tag by diecutting it with the Speed Tagging Die. I simply placed the stamped background underneath the specific tag shape that I wanted to use.

The second background uses the wonderful Windowpane Plaid background stamped simply in yellow and then die cut using the Crimped Frame Die. Each card has stamped flowers and foliage from the Signed and Sealed With a Kiss stamp set. They are tucked inside an envelope that is from the Signed and Sealed stamp set with a mini note card from the same set. The “Just a Note” and “to say Hello” and “to say I care” sentiments are also from the Signed and Sealed set. The yellow label and the stamped panel behind the envelopes are both from the With Love at Christmas stamp set. I love when a stamp set stretches beyond it’s intended season for added versatility.

I really like stamping multiples of most things when I am creating for a few reasons: I never know exactly where the design will take me so I like having options on hand, it is beneficial for me time-wise since I set everything up in my MISTI (if I’m stamping one, I may as well stamp 2 or more), and I enjoy making multiples of cards to send to friends and family. When stamping with multi step stamps, I find it to be most beneficial to die cut the shape first and then place the die back in the negative space all set up in my MISTI. That way I can make sure the edges are aligned nicely. If there isn’t more than one step, I’ll usually just stamp the image and then die cut it afterwards, making sure to line it up accurately around the stamped image and then secure it with washi tape.

I spent one Sunday afternoon creating all kinds of different colored birds from the Robin and Wren stamp set and tucked them away to use on future projects. I had three left, which just happened to work perfectly for these three projects! They are just the right touch to add to these nature inspired cards! Of course I couldn’t resist creating some coordinating envelopes using the Flappable Stencils! They are so easy to whip up and are perfect complements to the cards!

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you’re all taking this unique opportunity to mail out your special creations to brighten the lives of others!

Don’t Kelly’s projects just make you want to go create something? Her work always has that effect on me! Good thing too, because I will be stamping the weekend away, finishing up all of my projects to share with you next week! I’m so excited that we finally have some new products coming to the shop. I hope you’ll join us – we’ll kick off the week on Monday with the first of the sneak peeks for our new Confetti Collection. Ready to party?? 🎉 🎊 🎈

May 22, 2020 19 comments

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TGIF – Spring Bouquet + Shiplap Background with Caly

by Betsy May 15, 2020

written by Betsy

Happy TGIF! We have a special guest for today’s TGIF – Caly Person is joining us today with a beautiful card she created using Budding Beauties Spring and Just Mason Around. I love the clever way she did the background…read on for all the details.

Hi Friends!
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy springtime when flowers begin to bloom and the grass is at its greenest! I love fresh cut flowers and decided to play with the Budding Beauties Spring set to create an arrangement using the Just Mason Around set.

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I began by stamping all the images using different shades of ink, being thoughtful what colors I wanted to pop off my card in the end. Baby’s breath is a soft and delicate flower that I knew would be really subtle, so I gave my cherry blossoms and tulips more vibrant colors in pink and purple. When I was done die-cutting the foliage and flowers, I looked up at my daughter – who is usually painting or coloring across from me – and asked her what color she felt my mason jar should be and knowing what my favorite color is, she said “teal!” So teal it is – or as close as I could get with my ink selection.

For my background, I found inspiration just looking at photos online. Shiplap backgrounds
stood out to me so I used the Alpha Alignment Guide to create my own. I masked off the sides of my card and ink-blended each plank from the top down with light gray ink. To give it
additional interest, I used a ruler and black drawing pen to frame in my shiplap background
before arranging my flowers and jar with foam adhesive for lots of dimension.

I felt the tulips needed additional color, so I used a dark purple colored pencil and lightly added shading until I was happy with what it looked like. I didn’t think my card needed a sentiment so I left it as it is. Sometimes, a peaceful arrangement speaks for itself, doesn’t it?
Thanks so much for stopping by today.

I hope everyone is taking care during this time. Enjoy your flowers (or plant some – I assure you, it does the soul good!)
~Caly

May 15, 2020 25 comments

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TGIF – Spring is in bloom with Kay

by Betsy May 8, 2020

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Kay is here with some beautiful springy projects using the Fleur Impressions set. We just had this set come back into stock in the shop, so Kay’s timing is perfect. Whether you’re new to this set or you’ve had it in your stash for a while, Kay’s beautiful cards will make you want to get this set inky!

Spring has finally made it’s way to my neck of the woods, and the flowers are blooming everywhere! We live out in the country here, and we have so many beautiful wildflowers. I am totally loving the flowers and warmer temperatures and it has inspired my card making too. I love the Fleur Impressions stamp set so much and wanted to explore some different color schemes using the different flowers in the set. I came up with two different cards, one with a warmer feel and one with a cooler feel.

My first card uses the warmer colors. I stamped the flowers in shades of red, orange and yellows. For the background, I used the Flappable Stencils. I used the stencil that makes the stripes and just rotated and stenciled a second time to give the look of plaid. I then speckled with a little bit of the same color ink.

For the frame, I used the Nordic Frames dies. I cut out the medium one and then used the smallest to cut out the center. I layered this over my background with foam tape. I then die cut all of the flowers with the Fleur Impressions coordinating dies and adhered those to the frame with foam tape. The sentiment is from the Sentiment Suite: Birthday stamp set.

And here is the same card, using the same supplies just with different colors! And if you know me very well, you know that purple and blue is one of my all time favorite color combinations!

I hope you have enjoyed my card today and I hope you are enjoying sunshine and flowers where you live too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

May 8, 2020 14 comments

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TGIF – Easy floral thank yous by Dawn

by Betsy May 1, 2020

written by Betsy

It’s Friday! I hope the sun is shining and you’re enjoying some of the same beautiful weather we’re having here. Dawn is here for today’s TGIF post with some pretty thank you cards that are fun and easy to mass produce using her formula! Let’s check them out…

I’ve been going through quite a few thank you notes lately, as I’ve been tucking them into artwork I’ve been shipping out! So I decided I’d better beef up my stash of thank yous, and these cards fit the bill perfectly!

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And because they really just consist of four main elements, they’re so easy to put together. They’re even the perfect type of card you could create elements for, while hanging out in front of the TV or maybe out on the deck with your family! All you need is a background (I used Painterly Stripes), a big focal element (like Sketchbook Roses), an eye-catching sentiment (how about Written in Ribbons) and a simple die cut (Nordic Frames) to separate the focal items from the background.

The really fun part about these, is that you can put them together in a wide array of color combinations, like I’m sharing today! Create your focal elements in whatever colors you can dream up, and then let those colors be the same ones you use on your background and sentiment. Easy peasy!

I love Dawn’s formula for creating these cards! Focal point, sentiment, background + a mat layer…a simple concept you can use over and over for unlimited looks. What sets would you plug into her formula?

May 1, 2020 13 comments