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TGIF – Honeycomb Birthday Tags with Wanda + Save the Date

by Betsy June 7, 2024

written by Betsy

Hey everyone and happy Friday! Wanda is here with a super fun project using some of the Hey Honeycomb products from our last release. Perfect timing for some inspiration, as we just restocked the Honeycomb Balls! Before we get to that, I just wanted to give you a little heads up that we’re busy getting everything ready for our next new product release!

Next week we’ll be showcasing lots of new products coming to the shop as part of our Garden Party collection. There are lots of fun summer items, but also some great basics, and things for year-round occasions. This collection is filled with all of the pretty things you might find at a summer garden party. We can’t wait to show you everything! We’ll kick off the week with some sneak peeks starting on Monday.

Now let’s hear from Wanda and the cute project she has for you today…

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! I am always so excited and happy to share with you. Happy Summer! For my project for today I created some festive and fun gift tags using lots of my favorite Greetery supplies! I am obsessed with honeycombs now, thanks to Betsy! I have some special birthdays coming up and I always love to make something handmade….

I created two gift tags – one is a gift box decoration and the other one I haven’t decided yet – maybe a tie on to a bottle of champagne, or as a gift bag tie on!

I started by die cutting two of the big tags using the Tag Team Duo dies – they are the perfect size tag! I used the Tag Team Duo matching stencils to stencil pink polka dots on one tag and mint green stripes on the other tag. For stenciling I used Distress Inks and blender brushes. The perfect party backgrounds!

Next I die cut all the pieces to make a Hey Honeycomb Balloon and a Hey Honeycomb Ice Cream Cone. I used cardstock shades to match those cute Party Honeycomb Balls. I added bits of ink shading and also Stickles Diamond glitter glue. I affixed the honeycomb balls to the die cut pieces using liquid glue.

For the accents I splattered on some white paint and created gold streamers for both tags. I added a pretty ribbon from my stash and little scattered gems and pearls. For the sentiments I used the Tear Strip Banners Dies along with the Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamps. These were perfect across the bottom of my tags.

For the gift, I wrapped it in Kraft wrapping paper first. I added a star border using the Star Strip Die and made it from matching cardstock to the balloon. Just a little extra touch.

This is such a fun way to embellish a gift! These tags would also be nice for a graduation party gift, or any other celebration!

That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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SUPPLIES:
Party Honeycombs
Tag Team Duo Dies and Stencils
Ribbon Maker: Star Strip Die
Hey Honeycomb Balloon die
Hey Honeycomb Ice Cream Cone die
Tear Strip Banners Dies
Tear Strip Tags Birthday Stamp set

Blender Brushes
Distress Inks
Stickles Diamond
Gold, white, pink cardstocks
White Paint
Kraft wrapping paper
Pearls and Gems

June 7, 2024 11 comments

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Potted Wildflower Birthday with Dana

by Betsy July 5, 2023

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

July 5, 2023 17 comments

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Beautiful Takes the Cake Floral with Kelly

by Betsy May 9, 2023

written by Betsy

We hope you’re having a fabulous week! Kelly is here with a project to inspire you to find some creative time this week and pull out some of those new goodies!

Hello and welcome! It’s Kelly here today for this week’s TGIF! I was inspired by Betsy’s lovely “MOM”
card that she shared during the Hip Hip Hooray release AND inspiration from Bath and Body Works!
Have you seen the new collection in the “Gingham” series? My card was inspired by the new “Gingham
Fresh” packaging…absolutely delightful! I’m always a sucker for pretty packaging and pretty bottles, etc.,
BUT it’s always fun to find fresh inspiration that gets your creative juices flowing! In fact, my juices are
flowing so freely that I don’t want to go back to regular life! Has that ever happened to you? LOL!

I started my card by creating the most important part: the GINGHAM, of course! I used the Square
Dance stencil using two shades of ink to achieve the look on the lotion and soap bottles that I
bought and was using as reference. The bottles show a loose, uneven gingham, so I didn’t stress too
much about getting things perfectly lined up! Yay for imperfection, right? Once the panel was stenciled,
I trimmed it down to 4 by 5 ¼ inches and set it aside.

The next step was to create the lovely floral strip; this was achieved by stenciling two of the cake
portions from the Takes the Cake stamp + stencil set. I used Laurie’s INGENIUS way of using the MISTI for the
stenciling! I watched her do that on the Instagram LIVE for the Hip Hip Hooray release and wondered
what rock I had been living under! Ha ha! Absolutely genius!!! I chose shades of yellow and green and
absolutely LOVE how it turned out! I think I’m going to make another card using it as it was intended for
a beautiful cake! Once all of the stenciling was complete, I die cut it using the Takes the Cake Floral Details die
collection.

I also die cut two of the Ribbon Maker: Petite Scallops out of white cardstock. I cut a panel of white
cardstock just wide enough for the floral pieces and then adhered the scallops on the backside using
ScorTape. The floral pieces are added to the panel using foam squares for dimension. Once that was
done, I added it to the gingham layer using additional foam squares. It’s no secret that I LOVE
dimension, but I have felt that I can’t mail bulky cards because they will get caught in the sorting
machine even if I use the non-machinable stamp. I asked a friend at the post office what I could do to
avoid having that happen. She told me to simply write “Please hand cancel” at the bottom of the
envelope under the address and that would help. I was visiting a widow that I had mailed a VERY heavy
and bulky card, and there it was, sitting completely unscathed on her side table! Whew! Now I don’t
worry so much about mailing bulky cards!

I die cut enough pieces to create the cupcake using the Hey Cupcake dies and inked them up using the same ink as the floral portion for continuity. I glued it all together and added some glitter. I also layered it onto one of the crimped circles using light gray cardstock for contrast. I think they look like little plates or chargers anyway, so it just added to the look, I think! I stamped the sentiment using the Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set and then die cut it using the new Tear Strip Banner dies. I love having this additional option for these fabulous sentiments! I might have had TOO much fun making this because I didn’t want to stop! Ha ha! I can’t wait to give this along with the lotion and soap that was the inspiration for a coordinating look….that’s my favorite! Thanks for joining me today!

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Hip Hip Hooray Collection Day 1

by Betsy April 24, 2023

written by Betsy

Welcome to the first day of introductions for our latest collection called Hip Hip Hooray! This collection is filled with all sorts of goodies for celebrating life’s special occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and more. Today’s products are perfect for the most popular card-making occasion…birthdays! Which is only fitting since it’s our 4th birthday! We’ll be having some extra special prizes over the next few days, so make sure you check out today’s giveaway info at the bottom of this post. Hint – you also won’t want to miss out on tomorrow’s *wink, wink*!

We’ll be showcasing all of the new products today and tomorrow, and without further ado, it’s time for today’s new product introductions!

Below is a quick look at all of the new products. 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 10am ET on Wednesday, April 26).

Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set, Tear Strip Banners die, and Tear Strip Tag Toppers die

**Update: Important Note Regarding the Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set

Due to a manufacturing issue there will be a delay of the release of the Tear Strip Tags: Birthday stamp set that we introduced in this post. We will be working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue, however, this set will not be available on release day. Our sincere apologies for the delay, but we want to make sure we’re brining you the best product possible!

We have a few new additions to our Tear Strip line-up! First of all is a new sentiment set for birthdays. Secondly, we have a new Toppers die, which allows you to add an accent piece to the top of your Tear Strip Tags – it’s a set of three with three different decorative edges. Lastly, we’re introducing a Tear Strip Banner die which incorporates the same concept as the Tear Strip Tags in that it cuts four banners that stay intact for easy stamping in groups. The double-ended banner allows you to use your Tear Strip sentiment stamps in a more card-friendly design.

Click HERE for Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamp set info ($8)
Click HERE for Tear Strip Tag Toppers die info ($6)
Click HERE for Tear Strip Banners die info ($11)

All Aglow stencil and All Aglow die

Light the candles, let’s party! Our new All Aglow product suite features a multi-step stencil set and a die that can either be used on its own or in combination with the All Aglow stencil.

Click HERE for All Aglow stencil info ($16)
Click HERE for All Aglow die info ($27)

Angelica has a video to share with you today, showcasing the new All Aglow stencil plus a few other new goodies!

Make a Wish stamp set and Make a Wish die

The Make a Wish stamp set and Make a Wish word die are great companions to the above All Aglow suite, or they are great on their own as well!

Click HERE for Make a Wish stamp set info ($19)
Click HERE for Make a Wish die info ($22)

Sparkler Background Stamp

We have a new rubber background design, this one filled with sparkles and pops – perfect for celebrations of all kinds!

Click HERE for Sparkler Background stamp info ($16)

Glow, Twinkling, and Big Birthday hot foils

We are adding three new hot foil designs to our line up! Glow is a handy and versatile set of two “bursts” – great for adding a little pop and shimmer to backgrounds. Twinkling is a scattering of sparkles and spots, and Big Birthday is a generously-sized sentiment that can take center stage and make quick work of birthday cards!

Click HERE for Glow hot foil info ($10)
Click HERE for Twinkling hot foil info ($18)
Click HERE for Big Birthday hot foil info ($16)

Let’s see these new goodies in action!

First up are some Tear Strip Birthday Tags. The Tear Strip series has been one of my favorites, so I just love the new birthday addition as well as the cute new toppers! I had fun creating some vellum tags using colored vellum. I am guessing I may get some questions about the vellum, so I’ll just go ahead and share what I used. Unfortunately, we won’t be carrying it in the shop, but you can find the pack I used here (Amazon link).

I created several sets in sorbet colors. The toppers were cut from white cardstock. For my wrap here I used the Ribbon Maker: Large Stripes and Ribbon Maker: Star Strip dies wrapped around a kraft box, and topped it off with a Loopy Bow Builder. When creating the bow, I diecut it from pink vellum as well as gold mirror cardstock. In addition to using all of the loops, I also incorporated a few of the solid centers from the vellum diecuts. Love the frosted look!

Next up is a card I couldn’t wait to create using the new All Aglow die and stencil set. I thought this set was just perfect for a pop-up easel card. The best thing about easel cards is how easy they are! Just a few score lines and voila, a fun, interactive card. I’ll be posting a reel to our Instagram feed in the next day or two showing how I put this together.

For the candles, I diecut the circle flames from yellow vellum for a “glowing” effect. I love how they overlap just a bit for a fun effect! Behind all of those colorful candles are a couple of our new hot foils – Glow and Twinkling. You can use these independently, or they’re great paired up as well! For the sentiment, I used our new Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamp set and the new Tear Strip Banners die and placed it on the inside where the “easel” rests.

Next I have another card using All Aglow. This time I used just the stencil set for an easy, single layer card that’s perfect for mailing. Mix up the color combo to create this for guys or gals!

Once my All Aglow stenciling was finished, I pulled out the new hot foils again – this time I used Twinkling and that great jumbo Big Birthday sentiment and foiled them right over my stenciling. I also pulled out the burst images from the Make a Wish stamp set and stamped a few onto my candle flames using gold ink.

One more All Aglow card…for this one I used both the die and stencil set, but didn’t stencil the solid candles, just the patterned parts onto the All Aglow candles diecut from white cardstock.

Once again I added some foiling to the background using the Glow hot foil. The sentiment is a mix of the Make a Wish die paired with a stamped sentiment from the Make a Wish stamp set. I cut the Make a Wish from gold metallic paper and the shadow portion from white vellum. The banner that the sentiment is stamped on is from our Pre-Text Banners die.

This next one uses the Make a Wish die and Make a Wish stamp set with a little Sparkler background. For the sentiment, I diecut the new Make a Wish from several cardstock colors, snipped them apart and pieced them together for a colorful sentiment.

Before adhering the sentiment to my card base, I first stamped the Sparkler Background using light tan ink. Then I stamped several candles and their “flames” and sparkles using the images from the Make a Wish stamp set. I added a few white pen details to the sentiment and some sequins for sparkle.

One more fun candle card…I couldn’t stop! For this one I created a window in my card front, cut using a new die we’ll be showcasing more tomorrow called Window Dressing. I backed it with acetate and then added a cluster of candles done with the All Aglow die and All Aglow stencil.

Once again I used the Make a Wish die for the sentiment and added a few diecut sparkles, which were cut with the Twinkle Background die.

Before I wrap up today’s post, I have just a few more projects that are quick and easy! It seems like I’m always looking for something quick as I head out the door (is it just me?!) So here are a few ideas for those times when you just need something quick!

This first one just uses out new Sparkler Background stamp stamped onto an aqua card panel. I hot foiled the sentiment using the new Big Birthday hot foil, as well as a few of the new Glow sparkles.

I added just a few diecut stars, cut using the Twinkle Background die, and added a few sequins. Nice and easy and quick, and oh, so cute!

And last but not least, another easy idea! I once again started with the Sparkler Background and heat embossed it with gold powder onto a white cardstock base. Then I added some vellum circles, which I cut using the All Aglow die, but you could easily use a circle punch as well.

I topped it off with the Make a Wish sentiment die and some gold diecut stars, cut once again using the Twinkle Background die.

Before we get to the blog hop and giveaway details, just a heads up for tomorrow evening! If you’d like to see the products up close, join Laurie for an Instagram Live tomorrow evening, 4/25 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT on our Instagram channel. If you aren’t able to join her live, you can watch it any time from our feed.

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 a prize! In honor of our 4th birthday, we’ll be giving away FOUR $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop. The team blogs are linked in the thumbnails below – enjoy!!

Read on for details…

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 Tuesday, April 25 at 11:59pm ET
Winners will be posted at 7am ET on Wednesday, April 26 here on the blog

ANGELICA

DANA

DAWN

KELLY

LAURIE

WANDA

April 24, 2023 394 comments