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Sweet Land of Liberty Card with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here today on The Greetery Blog. Hope you are having a great Spring and that everything is awesome in your craft room! As now it’s May and soon to be Summer, my mind turns to Summer occasions! Most of all, in the Summer, I love a patriotic theme. I love  the 4th of July, picnics, fireworks, gingham…. And this year, 4th of July will be extra special as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday! I was in Junior High School when it was the Bicentennial and it was so fun to celebrate! The Greetery has THE BEST Americana supplies and I wanted to create a pretty and patriotic card to share with you today. I used cream, deep red, and navy blue with pops of gold for my color palette… 

My finished card is an A2 Kraft card base, layered with navy and then a cream panel. My card features LOTS of Americana supplies: the Stars and Stripes Bow, the Wave the Flag Dies, and the gorgeous Land of Liberty Stamp Set. I started by die cutting out all my pieces – the flag, the bow, the stars and the crest (Crest No. 1). I assembled the flag and the bow and gently inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

I inked around the edges of the cream panel to make it look a bit vintage/aged. I put the flag die cut onto the card first, starting at the bottom left corner. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and attached it to the crest. I attached the crest over the flag portion using foam adhesive. Then I glued the bow at the top of the crest. (More is MORE!) I added the Star Struck die to the card and then sprinkled the extra stars around the card. I finished up with gold paint splatters and a few red gems!

That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have an awesome and creative day! Wishing you all the best as we get ready for Summer creating! It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. Happy Birthday America! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

SUPPLIES:
Star Struck Die
Crest No 1 Die
Wave The Flag Border Die
Stars and Stripes Bow Die
Land of Liberty Stamp Set and Die
Cream, Red, Blue cardstocks
Gold glitter paper
Gold paint
Gold heat embossing supplies
Antique Linen Distress Ink
Stitched Rectangle Die

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Sweet Land of Liberty!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Good morning and happy 4th! I hope you have fun things on your agenda today! Just a reminder that since it is a holiday, we will not be shipping orders today and customer service is closed. We’ll be back on Monday!

I’m popping in to share a couple of fun cards with you to celebrate the 4th! I’ve had this idea rolling around in my head for a while and finally got a chance to carve out some time to create and play last evening. I was thinking it would be so much fun to combine the Wave the Flag Border and Stars & Stripes Bow dies with our Print Shop: Calico set. I saw the cutest sweatshirt the other day when I was out shopping with my daughter. It had a simple flag stitched out of strips of cute calico print fabrics. I have been itching to create some sort of paper version ever since!

To start, I pulled out the Print Shop: Calico rubber stamp and stencil, along with some linen textured cardstock. I knew stamping onto the linen paper was going to give my calico prints the perfect worn and weathered look I was going for. I started by stamping/stenciling panels of calico…all with shades of red, pink, blue, and white, making sure I had some that were more obviously red, blue and white to use to create the flag stripes and star portions. I used Distress Oxide Inks – Blueprint Sketch, Prize Ribbon, Tattered Rose, Festive Berries, and Tumbled Glass.

I created a total of 5 panels, and this was enough to cut all of the pieces for my Wave the Flag Border and Stars & Stripes Bow. I also pulled out my Rustic Star die to cut a few star shapes from the left over scraps to scatter in my background. After assembling the Wave the Flag Border, I also did something I haven’t done in a long, long time – I pulled out my sewing machine and adding some stitching. It really makes it look like fabric!

To assemble the cards, I pulled out my A2 Stitched Scallops die and diecut some panels to layer with my flag and bow, then topped it all off with a couple of sentiments from the Land of Liberty stamp set, cut with the matching die.

That’s all I have for you today – thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderfully fun and safe holiday weekend!

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Introducing the Star Spangled Summer Collection

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hello and welcome! Today we’re introducing all of the new products from our Star Spangled Summer collection!

All of the new products being introduced today will be available in the shop beginning tomorrow morning – Friday, May 30, at 10am EDT.

Let’s get to it!

Below is a look at the new products from our Star Spangled Summer Collection. Click on the links below each product heading for more details and information (sentiments, measurements, etc.), 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 add to cart or purchase until stock is added tomorrow – 10am EDT on Friday, May 30.).

Youtube Product Intro

I have an intro video showcasing all of the new products. If you’re not into reading all of the details, you can sit back and watch/listen to all of the details here. I’ll be showing you all of the new products and also doing a show and tell of all of the projects I’m sharing in today’s post.

Stars & Stripes Bow die and Wave the Flag Border die

Show your stripes with these fun new stand-alone dies. Perfect for celebrating summer and 4th of July, as well as expressing thanks for service members, Veterans Day and more.

Click HERE for Stars & Stripes Bow die info ($20)
Click HERE for Wave the Flag Border die info ($26)

Land of Liberty stamp set and coordinating die

This set includes a wonderful variety of pretty, patriotic sentiments, perfect for 4th of July, Veterans Day, service-member thank yous and more. Done in a pretty, classic font, you’ll reach for this set for years to come.

Click HERE for Land of Liberty stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Land of Liberty die info ($25)

Grand Finale die + stencil combo

Let the sparks fly with this fun die and stencil combo! The background die features sparkling fireworks, shooting rockets, and pretty pinwheels. The included stencil lets you add some color to the firework bursts as well as add optional details to the rockets and pinwheels.

Click HERE for Grand Finale die + stencil info ($27)

Star Stream Suite

Our next suite of products is perfect for out of this world galaxy-inspired projects! The whirling, swirling starry design is fun for summer and patriotic cards as well as baby, congrats, and more! This product suite includes a new type of product for us – a 3D embossing folder! The other products in this suite include a 4-step stencil set, a full-panel die, hot foil stamp, and a stamp set filled with star-inspired sentiments along with a coordinating sentiment die.

Click HERE for Star Stream 3D embossing folder info ($13)
Click HERE for Star Stream stencil info ($16)
Click HERE for Star Stream hot foil info ($22)
Click HERE for Star Stream die info ($22)
Click HERE for Star Stream stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Star Stream Sentiments die info ($26)

If you’d like to see the Star Stream product suite in action, Lea Lawson has put together a video showcasing this fun birthday card!

I can’t wait to share my projects with you! I’ll be keeping the descriptions of each project very brief and just sharing links to the supplies used. If you want more details, I talk more about each project in the Showcase video, so you can check that out for more info!

First up is a pair of cards using the new Land of Liberty sentiments, Wave the Flag Border, Stars & Stripes Bow, and a few other new goodies sprinkled in.

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Next up is another pair of patriotic cards, this time with a more rustic, Americana vibe. Tip: brush the diecuts with a bit of watered down white gauche to give them a weathered, rustic look!

TIP: Two Wave the Flag Borders used together create a design that fills an A2 card front.

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Next up are a couple of cards that pair the Stars & Stripes Bow die with some pretty florals.

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Up next is a pair of fun 4th of July cards using the Grand Finale set and also products from the Star Stream suite.

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TIP: Stencil the fireworks using Versamark ink, then brush over them with metallic pigment powder for a fun effect! Use a gold pen to add details to the pierced dots on the Grand Finale cover plate die.

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Up next is a super fun trio of cards using the new Star Stream product suite…

TIP: Use the Star Stream die to create a paper-pieced background! Cut the Star Stream background from a few different cardstock colors. Leave one intact to use as a base. Snip the others apart and adhere them to the base panel for a multi-colored background!

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Lastly, a pair of sweet baby cards using Star Stream…

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That wraps up my projects, but there’s so much more to see from the team! Read on for the team links and details on how you can be entered to win one of two gift cards!

Inspiration Team Blog Hop & Giveaway

We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop. **NOTE the change from our usual comment deadline and winner posting time**

  • Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person).
  • Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ blogs for more entries (linked below – one comment per person, per blog)
  • Comments close Friday, May 30 at 7:00am EDT
  • Winners will be posted at 9:00 am EDT on Friday, May 30 here on the blog (shortly before the new products go live in the shop!)

Now for the team blog links to see more projects featuring today’s new product reveals. The team is here along with some special guests, Laura Bassen and Lea Lawson…so excited to have them joining us with their beautiful work!

DANA

DAWN

KELLY

LAURA

LAURIE

LEA

WANDA
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