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TGIF – Easter Lilies with Wanda

by Betsy March 25, 2022

written by Betsy

Happy Friday, friends! I hope you had a wonderful week. Wanda is here today with some beautiful inspiration as we head into the weekend!

Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to be joining you here today on The Greetery Blog for TGIF! It’s always my pleasure to share a project with you! Spring is here, and Easter is not far away, so I’m sharing a classic themed Easter card made with beautiful Stargazer Lilies and a pretty Cathedral window. The idea for this card has been in my head since Christmas when the awesome Cathedral die was released! I’m happy to bring the idea to life and share with you.

My finished card is an A2 size, made from woodgrain cardstock. I die cut the cathedral window from woodgrain cardstock as well. For the window, I backed the die cut with vellum and then attached it over yellow cardstock to have a lit from within glow.

I die cut the Lilies and Palms dies from Bristol cardstock. I used blender brushes and Distress Inks to add color and depth to the petals. After the ink was dry, I used a Copic Marker to add the streaks of the petals. The stamens were colored with Copic Markers. The leaves were colored with Distress Inks and blender brushes in two shades of green. I used two large lilies and one small lily to make my floral spray. The flowers are attached with foam squares, then I tucked the leaves in last.

I layered everything onto the card and then glued on the sentiment at an angle. The sentiment was die cut twice out of gold glitter paper. I glued the two die cuts together to make a slightly thicker sentiment. I added some clear droplets, as the final step, to look like water drops.

That’s it for me this time! I hope you have a wonderful Spring season, and a great weekend! Until I see you again, happy crafting! XO Wanda

The Greetery SUPPLIES:
Botanicuts Lily die
Botanicuts Palm die
Cathedral Die
Let’s Have a Word: Easter Die
OTHER:
Woodgrain Cardstock
Vellum
Gold Glitter Cardstock
Bristol Cardstock
Gold watercolor paint
Distress Inks
Copic Markers
Clear Droplets
Blender Brushes

March 25, 2022 25 comments

TGIF – Dreaming of Summer with Wanda

by Betsy April 9, 2021

written by Betsy

TGIF! Wanda is here today and if you thought you had spring fever, Wanda’s taking it one step further and making us long for summer with her gorgeous project…

Hello and Welcome to TGIF here at The Greetery! Wanda here today sharing some of my favorite things! I live in California and last week we had a high temperature of 86 degrees! Well, that got me to thinking about Summer, and pina coladas, so I created a Summer card to share with you today. Never too early to plan ahead for the season, and work with some of my favorite themes… I am always inspired by vintage postcards, and I absolutely love vintage Hawaiiana too. Well, combine those two things with lots of wonderful stamps and dies from The Greetery and you have today’s card! A tropical postcard card!

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I started by die cutting several of the small stamps dies from the Pretty Postmarks Dies, one of the larger stamp pieces and the circular postmark piece. I used watercolor paper for all the pieces of this card except the card base. The card base is made from Woodgrain Cardstock from my stash in A2 size. I also die cut several palm dies from watercolor paper. Once I had my elements all die cut, I had fun water coloring with Distress inks and the awesome Destination stamp sets.

I chose the elements that made me think of summer: Palm Trees, flowers, and that cute woody wagon with the surfboard. I stamped with Distress Inks and then used a water brush to ‘paint’ over the stamped images to look like water coloring. I also splattered everything with brown ink to look vintage. I edged all the pieces with light brown ink. For the base layer, I die cut the large Postal Die from watercolor paper and brushed on some blue ink mixed with a lot of water.

For the palm leaves I also used Distress inks and a water brush. Such an easy technique that gives great results! Everything is attached to the card using foam squares for added dimension. For the sentiment, I used the Pretext Dies and stamps from the Lemon Blossom stamp set to write out ‘happy summer’ on two different tabs.

To finish off I will wish you Aloha! I hope I’ve inspired you to look at your stamps in a new way and try something different. 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.

April 9, 2021 15 comments

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Easter Blessings

by Betsy April 12, 2020

written by Betsy

Wishing you and yours a blessed Easter. May your day be filled with joy and HOPE, knowing that even though our churches may be empty this morning, so is the tomb!

Our Easter celebrations may look very different this year…but maybe it’s the year to begin a new family tradition of some sort. I made this card while I was reflecting on the fact that one of our traditions won’t be taking place this year. My youngest daughter and I have attended our community sunrise service together for the past several years. The church where it’s held has beautiful stained glass windows on every side. They are dark and lifeless when we arrive before sunrise, but as the service progresses, we start to see glimmers of light. By the time it’s finished and we all join in the Hallelujah Chorus, the light is flooding through those windows in the most glorious way. Just because we won’t be there to see it this year, doesn’t mean that light isn’t shining as bright as ever, or that the Easter message is any less powerful!

Wishing you all peace, joy, and most of all…HOPE on this blessed day.

April 12, 2020 39 comments

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TGIF – Sending Sunshine & Tropical Vibes with Kelly

by Betsy April 3, 2020

written by Betsy

Are you craving some warmth and sunshine? Kelly has just the thing for you today…her projects for today’s TGIF post are like warm sunshine wrapped up in card form, filled with delicious colors and details. Take it away, Kelly…

Hello and welcome! It’s Kelly here today with this week’s TGIF post! If you saw my projects from the latest release, then you will know that I’ve really been enjoying adding some “postal” details to many of my designs! I just can’t seem to stop, so you will see that continue with today’s cards! I think many of us wish we were headed away somewhere fun and exciting, or maybe some of you have had some cancelled plans. I decided to bring a little joy and sunshine into my cards today with sunny yellows, cheery sentiments, and tropical flowers!

Just because you may not be going anywhere tropical doesn’t mean that you can’t send some warming cheer to a friend or loved one! That is what I was imagining as I created my first design using the BotaniCuts Lily.

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These flowers are so much fun to create; each one its own little masterpiece. When I first used these BotaniCuts, I had Easter in mind, but couldn’t wait to expand their usefulness by adding them to cards like I’m sharing today! I like to die cut each piece out of white cardstock (I kept my dies connected so I can easily send them through my machine in one pass). Once that was done, I used ink and blender brushes to add the different colors. I also added the black splatter by using a Color Spritzing tool and a black marker. I also spritzed each bloom with some Shimmer Spray. I used some of the different splatter pattern as a guide for placement of the Crystal Glaze. It helped me achieve a more organic feel to the droplets.

The background was created by stamping the beautiful new Fresh Floral Background stamp in a cheery yellow which is the perfect backdrop to add the flowers, leaves, and foliage. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Fresh Air Stamp Set, in black at the bottom. I gave the BotaniCuts Palm die cuts the same treatment as the lilies, but omitting the splatter. I really love arranging the flowers and leaves on my floral designs, tucking things here and there until I get the arrangement that I like. I used a mixture of foam squares and liquid glue to achieve the dimension I was seeking. A few postal images stamped here and there finish off this tropical design.

My second card is a little more simple in design, but I love the sweet details that Betsy’s stamps allow me to add. I am BEYOND smitten with the Print Shop: Fresh Floral Stamp and Stencil.

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Once you have created one of these beautiful backgrounds, you will want to make a million more, and not to mention sit and stare at your background once you’re done! LOL! It’s embarrassing, but SO true! This darling kit makes the most beautiful backgrounds; the color combinations are limitless!

I used the Crimped Frame Die to cut the background so that I could give it the little border of yellow around the edges. I chose to use a color combination that would accent the first card I made so I chose yellows, corals, and pinks to bring the background to life. I chose the smallest crimped frame to add some extra details so as to not cover up too much of the background. I used the “hello” and the “just a note to say” sentiments from the Written in Ribbon set as well as a few postal touches (surprise, surprise) to finish off this cheery design.

These two designs will be popped in the mail ASAP so they can bring someone a little cheer! Thanks for joining me today and I hope you get a chance to create some cards to send out to those who could use some joy and happiness!

April 3, 2020 35 comments

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Introducing the Lily & Palm Mini Release

by Betsy February 13, 2020

written by Betsy

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

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

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

Now let’s meet these new products…

BotaniCuts Lily Die

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

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

BotaniCuts Palm Die

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

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

Caring Cross Stamp + Stencil and Caring Cross die

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

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

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

Gatherings Creative Kit: Easter Jubilee

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

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

Let’s Have a Word: Happy die

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

Single die – Made in the USA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That wraps up my projects for today, but there is more, of course! Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win one of two $25 gift cards! Read on for details…

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

February 13, 2020 178 comments