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Easter Rejoice with Melissa

by Betsy April 7, 2023

written by Betsy

Isn’t Spring a delightful time of year to create for? It seems that all things become new again, including crafting supplies. I love the chance to look at them in a whole new way, such as I’ve done on my Easter card today.

I pulled out my Curio: Summer Findings die and paired the sweet images from that set with the Rejoice die and matching stamp set for the sentiment. The Floral Arches stamp + stencil made for the perfect floral backdrop for these pretty diecuts. Everything was done in sherbet-y colors using watercolors and lots of splatters and glitter to make it all sparkle, then layered over a Postal Frames diecut.

Supplies used:
–Floral Arches Stamps + Stencils, and matching die
–Rejoice Stamps and dies
–Curio Summer Findings dies
–Postal Frames die

April 7, 2023 16 comments

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 – Postal Collage Valentine with Melissa + Save the Date!

by Betsy January 6, 2023

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Melissa is here with a fun project to kick off your weekend, but before we get to it, I wanted to share some info on our first release of 2023!

We have some new products coming to the shop on Tuesday, 1/17. We’ll be showcasing everything from our new Have a Heart collection here on the blog on Monday 1/16, with some sneak peeks to precede. I hope you join us for the fun! 🙂

Now let’s check out Melissa’s beautiful project for today’s TGIF…

I love the mixed media/collage look and The Greetery has so many versatile and creative products that work with this style. I pulled out some of my favorite stencils and stamps and got creating! I began with the Color Spots Stencil, overlapping my squares in soft pastels. I then added a few droplets of water to activate the ink and cause some beautiful pooling of color.

Next came the Pretty Postmarks set, specifically the scripted font that was stamped across the entire front of my card in a lighter shade of ink. I added a postmark from this same stamp set in the upper right of my card, and a diecut from the Postal Frames set. A couple of Hearts from the Signed & Sealed with a Kiss stamp set were placed in the center of my card followed by one tiny flower from the Floral Arches set.

I added a simple sentiment to the bottom of my card using the Mini Boxwood Heart stamp set to finish.

Thank you so much for joining us today!

January 6, 2023 21 comments

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TGIF – Holly Bells with Mellisa

by Betsy November 11, 2022

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Melissa is here with some bright and beautiful holiday inspiration to kick off your Friday!

Crafting for Christmas is my favorite thing to do! This time of year it’s always such fun to pull out all the stops when it comes to adding shimmer, sparkle, and shine. I’ve used the darling Jumbo Curiosity Bell Ornament Die on my card today.

This sweetly shaped ornament reminds me of helping my grandma decorate her Christmas tree when I was a kid. I’ve added silver glitter cardstock to help mimic the old fashioned feel of these ornaments. I layered them over a frosty A2 Arches cut from vellum and embossed around the edges with white embossing powder. I added glitter foam bows to the top of both ornaments, cut using the Christmas Pudding die. The darling Holly Toppers make the cutest embellishments for the tops of my ornaments and the little sprigs and berries (cut with the Winter Medley die) look extra festive covered in Stickles Crystal glitter. The background was done by layering the Twinkle die over the Postal Frames, and the sentiment is from the Arched Holiday Sentiments set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

November 11, 2022 19 comments

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TGIF – Whimsical Elegance with Melissa

by Betsy August 5, 2022

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Melissa is joining us today for some beautiful Friday inspiration!

I love how all of The Greetery’s beautiful products work so well together…even from one release to another! On my card today, I originally started going in an entirely different direction than how I ended.

After stamping my Elegant Arches Background, I knew I wanted to add in some soft florals to accent the delicate arch, so I pulled in flowers from the Lovely Silhouettes stamps and dies. I added my sentiment and had the perfect spot for one last, little item.

I selected the Jumbo Curiosity: Dragonfly die + stencil combination. All I needed was coordinating colors of ink and let the magic happen. My dragonfly looks perfectly perched on top of my A2 Arches die, cut from corrugated cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful weekend!

August 5, 2022 22 comments

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TGIF – Welcome Melissa Phillips

by Betsy April 15, 2022

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! Besides our usual dose of Friday inspiration, we have a fun announcement for today’s TGIF! I’m so excited to have Melissa Phillips joining our Inspiration Team! I’ve had the pleasure of working with Melissa for many years over the course of our crafting adventures. Her lovely, shabby style never waivers. She manages make each one of her creations very special – always so many details to explore with the layers, textures, and techniques she incorporates into her projects. We’re excited to have her join us, and she’s kicking things off with a gorgeous project in her signature style…

Hi there! Melissa Phillips here and I’m so happy to be joining The Greetery for their TGIF feature. I love this time of year and all of the happy occasions to create for, including spring birthdays. My card today celebrates spring and the birthday of someone very special to me. Let’s get started!

The Jumbo Jar die has my heart and I thought it would make the most perfect birthday card filled with something sweet such as flowers from the Container Garden Stamp Set. Fresh flowers, fresh air, happiness, friendship, and a birthday…what could be sweeter?

I had to try my hand at a softly tinted pink glass jar and love how it turned out. I cut my window from the center of the jar and added Speckled Egg Distress ink to create an iridescent, clear shade of blue behind my tiny flower garden. I love the happy, plump daisies and assorted flowers and stamped them in a variety of colors to symbolize a celebration.

I added a tiny happy birthday banner near the bottom of my jar using the Cake Pops Banner die and a sentiment from the Cake Pops Sentiments stamp set. I love the size of both the banner and sentiments and find that they are a great way to add a sentiment that doesn’t detract from the focal point of my card, they just compliment my design.

Glitter cardstock is my go-to for any metallic accents I use on my cards, so I used a rose gold glitter cardstock for the die cut jar lid on this card. Behind my jar, I used the Frosted Frames die to bring in a soft frame around my birthday jar. I love the soft scallops that frame in my focal point just perfectly.

Thanks so much for joining me and happy creating!

Melissa

THE GREETERY supplies used:
Stamps:
Cake Pops Sentiments
Container Garden

DIES:
Cake Pops Banner
Container Garden
Jumbo Jar
Frosted Frames

Other:
Patterned paper, adhesive gems, glitter cardstock, ribbon, Stickles glitter, ink

April 15, 2022 49 comments