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TGIF – Heart of Spring with Melissa

by Betsy February 17, 2023

written by Betsy

Are you like me and craving spring? If so, Melissa’s here with a gorgeous project to inspire you! I’ve been itching to get busy creating some springy projects, but have been buried under design files for all of the fun things we have coming over the next few months! So for the moment, I’ll have to live vicariously through Melissa’s beautiful project…

“I love creating for Spring! Hearts and flowers and fresh, pastels are my favorites. My card today uses the BotaniCuts Lavender dies tucked into my Mini Boxwood Heart.

I used the beautiful, Sketched Wildflower Bouquet around the edges of my card front (cut from the Postal Frames die) adding a pretty, soft floral. The bow and sentiment are also from this same stamp set. My pink card base was stamped with the Sketched Wildflower Frame stamp. I added a few sequins for a little shine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Spring creating!”

February 17, 2023 20 comments

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TGIF – Rustic Whimsy Card Trio with Kelly

by Betsy July 8, 2022

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! It’s TGIF time and Kelly is here with the most beautiful card trio. When I was thinking about a name for today’s post, I was trying to pinpoint the vibe of these gorgeous cards by Kelly. They feel a little rustic to me, but almost fairytale-like at the same time…I think Rustic Whimsy sort of sums it up, don’t you? Or we could just call them GORGEOUS! 🙂 Read on for all the details from Kelly…

Hello and welcome! It’s Kelly here for this week’s TGIF feature! I took a little bit of time to do some much-needed organization of my stamps/stencils/dies from The Greetery! It felt like Christmas morning as I revisited many stamps/dies that I haven’t used in a while! You know when a kid goes in to clean their room and they end up playing with all of the treasures they’ve unearthed? Yep! That was me! Ha ha!

With that said, I’m sharing a trio of cards today using quite an assortment of products that made their way onto my desk; I honestly didn’t want to stop! My first card in the series features the beautiful new Jumbo Curiosity: Moth Die/Stencil paired with some older favorites to create a birthday card for my darling daughter who will be celebrating her birthday later this month! I absolutely adore the versatile Boxwood Heart Wreath and used that as my staring point for this card. I die cut all of the piece and then colored them using Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks. I used the handy guide that is provided to assemble the wreath, securing it with liquid glue.

The background was created by die cutting the Deco Frames Die using Rustic White cardstock. I also die cut a few pieces from the Macrame Borders and Tassel Dies. I just love the extra texture and detail they add to the design. I glued them to the Deco Frame using liquid glue and then trimmed the overhanging pieces with scissors. I stamped the ‘Look who’s turning’ sentiment, which is from the Digit Sentiments stamp set, using black ink. I layered the wreath, the moth, and the Jumbo Number (19) onto the front using foam squares. I tucked a few flowers and berries from the Floral Delicacy set behind the moth for added detail. The entire focal panel is layered onto a top-folding Rustic Cream card base using additional foam squares.

My second card for today uses the fabulous new Leaves All Around stencil/die combo! I’m seriously obsessed with this particular product and keep finding excuses to use it! It’s the perfect backdrop for so many designs! I’ve actually been dreaming up a different card using it, but my idea uses yellow and I felt like I used a TON of yellow during the release, so I thought I’d give you all a break! Ha ha! I did, however, really love using the Wood Slice: Heart in the center of my release day card, so I brought that idea back, but this time with the addition of the smallest of the Heart Leaf Posie Pockets! It was the perfect thing to tuck a few more flowers from the Floral Delicacies stamp set inside! I chose to use the beautiful Love Is stamp set and Let’s Have a Word: Love die for the sentiment! I touch of glitter finishes off this card!

My final card for today uses both the BotaniCuts Lavender and the BotaniCuts Wheat dies. I’ve been itching to pair these two together for quite some time, and today was the day! I actually made two of this particular design, but chose two different sentiments from the Put a Bow on It stamp set and opted for the regular wood slice and one with the heart wood slice. As you can see, I used the same background and macrame detailing for the backdrop for the bundles; simple, yet elegant!

I die cut two each of everything for both the wheat and the lavender so I would be able to create nice, full bundles. I colored them using Distress Oxide ink and assembled them with liquid glue. I added them to the wood slices using liquid glue as well and then secured the bow using foam squares.

I had so much fun creating this trio of cards! I hope I’ve inspired you to take a fresh look at your inventory to combine
older products with some newer favorites! Thanks for joining me today!

July 8, 2022 24 comments

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Garden Variety Collection Day 2

by Betsy May 25, 2022

written by Betsy

Are you ready for Day #2 of reveals for our newest collection called Garden Variety? The new products we’re showcasing today will go up in the shop on Thursday morning, 5/26 at 10am ET.

We’re also continuing with our 3rd anniversary celebration with another fun giveaway for today’s hop, so be sure to check out the details at the end of the post!

Below is a quick look at all of the new products. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information, or click HERE to see all of the new products in the shop. (**Please Note: although you can preview the new products in the shop, they will not be available to purchase until 10am EDT on Thursday, May 26).

Garden Gear: Tools and In Spade stamp + stencil set

Click HERE for Garden Gear: Tools die info ($18)
Click HERE for In Spades stamp + stencil info ($27)

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Garden Gear: Gloves and Garden Gear: Glove Prints stencil

Click HERE for Garden Gear: Gloves die info ($22)
Click HERE for Garden Gear: Glove Prints stencil info ($12)

Plucked die

Click HERE for Plucked die info ($16)

BotaniCuts Bluebells and BotaniCuts Lavender

Click HERE for BotaniCuts Bluebells die info ($17)
Click HERE for BotaniCuts Lavender die info ($22)

It’s a Wrap Posy Pocket die and It’s a Wrap Mini Posy Pocket die

Click HERE for It’s a Wrap Posy Pocket die info ($22)
Click HERE for It’s a Wrap Mini Posy Pocket die info ($10)

I put together a quick video showing how these little pockets go together…

Seed Catalog Background stamp

Click HERE for Seed Catalog Background stamp info ($16)

I have so many projects I’m excited to share with you today, so let’s get to it!

First I have a cute card using our new Garden Gear: Gloves die along with the matching stencils. I had so much fun creating these cute patterned gloves! I started out by diecutting them from a light pink cardstock, then stenciled the multi-step floral pattern onto them. For the small flower step I used texture paste with my stencil to create the little white flowers. I love how the texture paste makes them stand out and gives a little added texture to the design. I also stamped the centers of the larger flowers with the tiny daisy center from yesterday’s Daisy Days set, and added some additional details with a white pen.

My gloves are holding a couple of the sweet little weeds (they’re only sweet when they’re not in my lawn or garden! 🙂 ) from the Plucked set. I thought the sentiment from the In Spades set was perfect to pair with the dandelions, which never seem to stop growing! The background was stamped with our new Seed Catalog Background and diecut with our Frosted Frames die.

Next I pulled out the new In Spades set to pair with the Garden Gear: Tools die. The In Spades set contains two different patterns to stamp on the little shovels and rakes…they are miniature versions of the Print Shop sets we revealed yesterday, sized perfectly to fit onto the tools. The designs are broken down into a combination of stenciling and stamping.

I lined up two sets of tools across my card front, and added some of the individual diecut elements from the Print Shop: Garden Goodness set we showcased yesterday around the tools. Since the In Spades set is the same design but in s smaller scale, these pieces were the perfect coordinating accents. The background was once again done with the new Seed Catalog Background.

My next project again uses the Garden Gear: Tools die. This time I didn’t embellish it with the In Spades set, but left it plain. I cut it from metallic silver cardstock for a realistic look.

Our Drifting die sponged with brown ink makes the perfect plot for a few weeds from the Plucked set. I also scattered in a few berries from yesterday’s Print Shop: Garden Goodness set for a little color. Complete with roots, the Plucked dies look like you did just that…plucked those weeds right out. 🙂 The fun sentiment from the In Spades set finishes off this card.

Next I used the Garden Gear: Gloves die and filled it with a beautiful bouquet on a Crimped slimline card base. I gathered up all sorts of goodies that were left on my desk…elements from the Garden Goodness set, some BotaniCuts Bluebells and Lavender, and also some Plucked diecuts.

I stamped a sentiment from the Put a Bow on It set along the edge of the glove and it fit there just perfectly, following the curve of the glove…how fun is that?

Next up I have a few Botanicuts cards. If you read this blog often, you might have noticed that I’m often inspired by food. lol. This first one was inspired by a drink we’ve discovered recently that’s such a refreshing treat…lavender lemonade! I pulled out my Just Mason Around set to create the jar. I stamped the image onto vellum to create a translucent jar. Then I filled it up with BotaniCuts Lavender stems.

I placed a couple of Shiplap Builder planks along the bottom edge of the card for my jar to sit on, and also added a few more lavender stems and some lemons from our Lemon Blossom set. It’s making my mouth water! The sentiment is also from Lemon Blossom.

My next card uses the pretty and delicate Botanicuts Bluebells die. I love blue flowers, and these were so fun to color. I used my favorite method of sponging with Oxide inks and shading with colored pencils. I used a mixture of blues and more purple-y blues…Tumbled Glass + Blue Ribbon and Shaded Lilac + Blueprint Sketch.

The background was stamped with our Seed Catalog Background and framed with a Frosted Frames diecut. The sentiment is from our Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You set…which was part of our very first Greetery release, so it’s fitting to use it to celebrate our 3rd anniversary, don’t you think?

My next card uses a whole mix of BotaniCuts dies…new and old, and wrapped up with our new It’s a Wrap Posy Pocket die. My bouquet uses our new Lavender, along with the previously released Rose, Sunflower, and Ginkgo. The bouquet wrap was cut from a panel stamped with the Windowpane Plaid Background stamp.

I thought the bouquet was pretty enough to display, so I attached a disc magnet to the back, and tucked another one under the Crimped Frame panel. The magnets hold the bouquet in place on the card front, but you can remove it and display it on your fridge, etc. For the sentiment, I diecut the tiny tag from the Sentiment Suite: Basics die and stamped with with a sentiment from the Sentiment Suite: Birthday set.

Last but not least, I absolutely had to line up a row of little bouquets using the new It’s a Wrap Mini Posy Pocket die. Ack! They are super sweet. I cut the wraps from cardstock that was stamped with the Seed Catalog Background. I filled them with little sprigs from a variety of different dies…the greenery is from the BotaniCuts Carrot and Boxwood Heart Details dies. The tiny flowers are from the BotaniCuts Strawberries set. What would you fill these little wraps with? Lots of possibilities!

I lined them up on a Deco Frames panel cut from kraft cardstock and splattered with white ink. The sentiment is embossed in white and is from the Sentiment Suite: Birthday set. I adhered it all to a black cardstock base for a little extra drama. It has sort of a French flower market feel, doesn’t it? So fun!

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new introductions and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win a prize! In honor of our 3rd Anniversary, we have some extra special prizes for today’s hop!

Today’s prize is the entire new Garden Variety collection! We’ll be giving away THREE complete collection bundles.

Read on for details…

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