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TGIF – Floral Arches Wedding Card with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi crafty friends! It’s Dana here today with a wedding card that uses the beautiful Floral Arches set. This set is perfect for weddings and so much more, it’s one of my favorites! Our oldest daughter is getting married this spring so I definitely have been thinking a lot about weddings and all of the little details, so that was my inspiration for today’s card. 

I started my card by using the Floral Arches dies to die cut my arched floral frame. I then used the Floral Arches stamp and stencil set to create my floral arch. I chose to use soft colors that will coordinate with my daughter’s wedding, although the color combinations are endless. 

Next, I used the A2 Arches die set to die cut my sentiment frame. I then used one of the Arch Stencils to ink blend a light pink to the center of my frame before stamping my sentiment with the Arched Sentiments set and matching die. I added a few small flowers that I die cut with the Floral Arches die set for a little added detail. I then ink blended my card panel with a soft pink ink and attached my floral arch with foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a few gold paint splatters to finish my card. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to pull out this beautiful set and create a card of your own.

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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Elegant Holiday Entrance with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi crafty friends! It’s Dana here today and I am excited to be back on The Greetery’s Blog. I love creating Christmas cards and The Greetery has so many amazing products that work so well together… It’s fun to pull out a “mixture” of products and see what you can create!

I was really wanting to use the Elegant Entrance: Arches Die set to create a Christmas scene so that was my inspiration for my card today. I started my card by making my background (behind the doors) with the Aida Cloth Texture Plate. I ink blended the panel with a soft aqua ink and then added a tree to the right side that I stamped and die cut with the Fir & Foliage No 2 set. Next, I used the Elegant Entrance: Arches die to create the doorway on my panel. I then added a panel over the doorway that I ink blended with aqua ink and cut the center out with an A2 Arch die. I love how these dies can be layered together to give your card some dimension and depth.

To “decorate” my entryway I used the Modern Planters dies. I filled the planters with sprigs I die cut and stamped with the Merry Sprigs set. I added a bow to the planter that I die cut with the Gift Galore die set. Once all of my elements were attached to my card I added some white splatters to my card to resemble snow. Lastly, I used the Written in Ribbon Holiday set for my sentiment. 

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you have a wonderful day and I look forward to sharing a card with you again soon! 

Happy Crafting,

Dana

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Destination: North Pole with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello and happy Wednesday! We’re back to our usual blogging schedule after the busyness of our holiday release. Dana is here to share a super fun card using some older holiday products! Let’s get to it…

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today sharing a Christmas card that combines a few sets that I have been wanting to use together. When the Rolling Hills die was released last year I knew I wanted to use it with the Destination: North Pole set to create a Christmas card. Well time got away from me last year, so I was determined to use the sets together this year!

I started my card by creating my card panel. I ink blended my background with a soft blue ink and added a few paint splatters for a little added detail. Next, I used the Rolling Hills die to create my hillside. I attached it to the bottom of my panel and added a frame with the Frosted Frames die. 

I then used the Destination: North Pole set to stamp all of my images on the matching diecuts. Once my stamping was finished I attached my images to my card panel with a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive to complete my scene. 

I had so much fun creating my card today! The little images are just so cute and I love they all work together to create an adorable holiday scene. I hope I inspired you to pull out the Destination: North Pole set and create a Christmas card of your own. 

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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Bright & Beautiful Wildwood with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back with a card that uses the beautiful Wildwood stamp and die set. This set is beautiful for fall but can also be used for so many occasions! I love how by just changing the colors you get a totally different look.

For my card, I chose to use pinks, blues and yellows rather than going with fall colors. I die cut my images with the Wildwood dies and then used the coordinating stamps to stamp my images. 

Next, I created my background by ink blending my panel with a soft pink ink. I then die cut my center frame with the small Crimped Frame die and ink blended it with a soft yellow ink. I added a few splatters with coordinating ink and white paint for a little extra detail. Once everything was dry I attached my floral images with foam adhesive. Lastly, I used the Wildwood stamp and Sentiments die to create my sentiment. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card. I hope you have a wonderful day and I will be back soon to share another project with you all

Dana

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Daisy Days with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi crafty friends! It’s Dana here on the blog today to share a set of cards with you all. I had so much fun creating my cards and I hope I inspire you to pull out some “older” products and create a set of cards of your own.

My cards today use three of the Print Shop: Daisy Days Fill in the Blank Papers. I honestly feel like I am “cheating” when I use these papers! They are so pretty and easy to use. I used the Print Shop: Daisy Days Stamps & Stencil set to add color and detail to floral arrangement on the colored backgrounds. Once my panels were finished I added some splatters with metallic watercolor paint for a little added detail.

Next, I use the Written in Ribbons stamp and die set for my sentiments. I die cut the sentiments two times and stacked them for a little extra dimension. I then die cut the sentiment a third time with gold cardstock and offset it to create a shadow. Lastly, I trimmed my panels down and attached them to A2 card bases to finish my set of cards.

Thanks for joining me today. I had so much fun going through my stash to decide what I wanted to share with you all this month. I hope I inspired you to pull out an “older” set and do the same!

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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Potted Wildflower Birthday with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi Greetery friends! It’s Dana here today and I am stopping by to share a birthday card with you all. For my card, I mixed and matched lots of my favorite products from The Greetery. Let’s get started…

I started my card by using the Modern Planters die set to make my pots. I then used the BontaniCuts Wildflower Mix dies to create my blooms. I watercolored the florals and foliage and then assembled the stems and tucked them into my pots.

Next, I used the Wicker Weave stencil set to create my card panel. I trimmed the panel down and attached it to an A2 card base. I then attached my pots with foam adhesive. Lastly, I used the Tear Strips Tags: Birthday stamp set and Tear Strip Banner dies to create my sentiment. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card. I love how by just changing the sentiment this card will be perfect for many different occasions. 

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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TGIF – Takes the Cake Ombre Layers with Dana + Shipping Notice for week of 6/19

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Dana is here today to share this simply gorgeous Takes the Cake project! I just love her color choices…with the gold it’s just fabulous! Before we get to Dana’s project, I just wanted to make your aware of a brief change from our usual daily shipping schedule for next week…

Shipping Notice for Week of 6/19

Due to the postal holiday on Monday/ 6/19 and limited warehouse staff next week, we will be only be shipping orders on Tuesday 6/20 and Friday 6/23 of next week. Orders placed after 3pm central time today (Friday 6/16) will ship on Tuesday, 6/20, and orders placed after Tuesday AM will ship on Friday, 6/23. We will resume our normal daily shipping schedule on Monday, 6/26. Thank you!

Now let’s hear it from Dana…

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am excited to be back to share a birthday card will you all. The latest release includes so many amazing new products and I couldn’t wait to use the Takes the Cake set again! 

I started my card by using the Takes the Cake die set to create my ombre cake. I die cut the base of the cake from white cardstock and then inlaid the “layers” back into the frame. Next, I used the accent pieces to add gold frosting to the top and bottom of the cake and to create my candles. 

Once the base of my cake was finished I used the Takes the Cake Stand die to die cut my gold cake stand. I then mounted my cake onto my card panel that I ink blended with sea glass ink. I added a few splatters and set it aside to dry. Next, I used the Takes the Cake stamp set to create my florals and sentiment banner. I used the Takes the Cake Banner die and the Takes the Cake Floral Detail dies to cut everything out. Lastly, I attached the accent pieces to my cake to finish my card. 

I just love the possibilities with this set! You can create simple and elegant cakes or elaborate and fully decorated cakes… the sky’s the limit! Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card.

Dana

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TGIF – Make a Wish Pinwheels with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Dana is here with some more wonderful birthday inspiration! I love how she pulled out our Pinwheel Party products and combined them with some of our newly released products for a fresh new look!

Hi friends! Happy Friday!! It’s Dana here today and I am so excited to be back on the Greetery’s Blog to share a birthday card with you all. I thought it would be fun to share a card that combines the Make A Wish word die with the Pinwheel Party set… they are a perfect match!

I started my card by using the Pinwheel Party dies and stencils to create my pinwheels. Once I was finished I added a few white splatters with paint and set them aside to dry. 

Next, I used the Make A Wish die to create my sentiment. I love the size and font of this die, it’s definitely one I will use often. I ink blended a soft pink ink on my card panel and then added a few splatters. I then attached my pinwheels with foam adhesive to give them some dimension. Lastly, I attached my sentiment to the center of my panel to finish my card.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to pull out your Pinwheel Party set and create a card of your own.

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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Sweet as Can Bee with Dana

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am excited to be back sharing a card with you all. I am ready for some summertime fruits and vegetables from our local farmer’s market and thought I would use the BontaiCuts Strawberry die set to create a card. I also had to include the adorable Baby Face: Bees for a little added extra fun! Let’s get started…

I started by card by doing a lot of die cutting. I ran the BontaniCuts Strawberries, Baby Face: Bee and the Bushel Basket die through my die cutting machine with white cardstock. I then used finger daubers and dye ink to add color to all of the pieces. Once I was finished, I assembled my strawberries, bees and basket with liquid glue and spritzed everything with a little water.

For my card panel I used the Patchwork die. I love this die for my backgrounds. It has the perfect amount of detail without being too distracting from your card layout. I mounted the panel onto a gingham piece of patterned paper and then attached my images with foam adhesive. Lastly, I used the Buzz-Worthy Sentiments set and matching die for my sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card. Enjoy your day, Dana

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TGIF – Tulip Bouquet with Dana + a note about next week

by Betsy
written by Betsy

It’s TGIF time! Dana is here with a pretty spring project to inspire you to pull out your BotaniCuts Tulip dies and create a little spring! Before we get to Dana’s project, I just wanted to give a little heads up about next week.

Spring Break Notice

We are taking a little spring break getaway March 18-23. 🙂 Orders WILL still ship, but they’ll be shipping on an every other day basis, versus our usual daily schedule. So please allow an extra day or two for your order to ship. If you need to email customer service, please allow an extra day or so for a response as we’ll be checking in intermittently. Thank you for your understanding!

Now let’s hear it from Dana!

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today with a floral bouquet that uses the gorgeous BontaiCuts Tulips die set. These dies create the most beautiful bouquet that will leave you dreaming about spring!

I started my card by using the BontaniCuts Tulips die set to create my bouquet. I die cut the pieces from white cardstock and used finger daubers to add dye ink the pieces. I then used the guide to assemble the flowers, so easy! Next, I splattered the florals with a little water and set them aside to dry. 

I then tucked my bouquet into a wrap that I made with the It’s A Wrap Posy Pocket die. I attached my bouquet to a card panel that I die cut with the Crimped Frame die. Lastly, I used the Opposites Attract stamp set and matching die (and script die) for my sentiment. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to create a beautiful spring bouquet of your own.

Enjoy your day,

Dana

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