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Peaceful Frosty Pines with Melissa

by Betsy October 22, 2024

written by Betsy

Have you ever created a card or tag using only dies? That’s just what I’ve done on my card today. The beautiful Frosty Pines dies were used to create my focal points.

I created a trio of pine trees, using soft, pastel ink sponged over the surfaces. I created a snowy feel by using Cottontail embossing powder that puffs when you heat set it in place. I chose to add a vertical sentiment using the lovely, Peaceful Olive die. Lastly, I added some shimmer and sparkle using Crystal Stickles Glitter. Everything was layered over a background created with the Twinkle Background die. This was such a fun card to create!

October 22, 2024 21 comments

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Christmas Ornaments in July with Angelica + Save the Date!

by Betsy July 23, 2024

written by Betsy

Happy Tuesday! Angelica is here sharing a fun holiday project…it’s never too early to get a head start on those holiday cards and projects! Before we get to that, just a fun little heads up that there is a new collection coming to the shop next week!

Our These are the Days collection is filled with pretty florals, fun calendar-themed items and more. We’re excited to share everything with you. We’ll share some sneak peeks later this week, and we’ll be showcasing everything here on the blog on Monday before the new goodies hit the shop on Tuesday, July 30.

Now I’ll turn it over to Angelica and her festive project!

Happy Christmas In July! I thought it would be fun to round up the month of July with two Christmas cards. I pulled out a few Jumbo Curiosity Ornament Dies, and sat down to do some die-cutting, and watercoloring.

I love watercoloring die-cuts. It’s such a fun way to make them vibrant and unique. I use painter’s tape to keep the die-cuts in their negative, and add a few coats of color. To bring in a bit of shimmer, I finished the ornaments with a coat of pearl watercolors. They look so festive in person!

For the backgrounds, I die-cut white card stock with Twinkle Background Die, and glued them to colored card stock. I attached the ornaments to the panels with thin foam adhesive, and finished the cards with sentiments from Bright And Bubbly stamp set and matching sentiments die.

I hope I was able to pass on some holiday inspiration your way. In my little craft world, it’s never too early to start making Christmas cards. Take care, friends!

July 23, 2024 12 comments

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 – Sparkling Ornaments with Angelica + Shop Closure Notice for 10/20-10/24

by Betsy October 14, 2022

written by Betsy

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful week! Angelica is here with a super fun TGIF project with an out of the box holiday color combo that’s sure to inspire!

Before we get to her project, just a quick notice about our shop and shipping times for next week. Our shipping and customer service will be closed from Thursday 10/20 through the weekend as we gather with friends and family to celebrate our son’s wedding. Orders placed during this time will not ship until Monday. We’ll resume normal shipping times and response to customer service inquiries on Monday 10/24. Thank you for your understanding!

Some of my favorite products from last week’s release were the Jumbo Curiosity Ornaments. I didn’t get to send as much time with them as I wanted to last week, so I made time this week especially for them. I’ve made several cards so far, and picked this one to share here on The Greetery blog. (click HERE to visit Angelica’s blog where she’s sharing a few more cards and a video!)

Believe it or not, this card was inspired while I was cleaning up my craft space. I was putting away paper scraps, and had this peacock card stock panel out. I love pairing it with lighter blue green card stock, and thought this combination would make a beautiful Twinkle background. I die-cut Peacock card stock with the Twinkle Background die, and glued it to Aqua Sky card stock. I set the panel under my MISTI so it would dry flat, and moved onto the ornaments.

I die-cut white card stock with the Jumbo Curiosity Bell, Spire, and Teardrop dies. I die-cut gold and white glitter paper with the included accessory dies. I inked the ornaments with Wild Honey and Aged Patina Distress Oxide Inks, and glued the glitter paper onto them.

I attached the Twinkle background to a cad base, and added the ornaments with foam squares. I picked a sentiment from Arched Holiday Sentiments stamp set, and stamped it with Wild Honey Oxide ink. I die-cut it with the coordinating die, and used the die to die-cut 2 more shapes so I could stack and glue all of the pieces together. I used glue to attach the sentiment, and finished the card with sweet little white bows from Christmas Pudding Die.

Yellow and turquoise has never been a Christmas color choice for me, but I sure am glad I tried it out. I absolutely love this card, and can’t wait to send it out.

October 14, 2022 16 comments

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A Song of Christmas Day 3 – We Wish You a Merry Christmas…

by Betsy October 6, 2022

written by Betsy

…now bring us some figgy pudding! Our song inspiration for Day 3 is the classic We Wish You a Merry Christmas, with a nod to the delicious (and adorable) treats mentioned in the second verse. I had so much fun designing today’s products for you!

I hope you’ve been enjoying the last few days of projects and reveals. Today is the last day of reveals before all of the new products go up in the shop tomorrow (Friday 10/7) at 10am ET!

Before I get to the product introductions, we have a product showcase video for you! Laurie is not able to join us for an Instagram Live today, but she’s prepared a video in advance. She’ll be showcasing all of the new products, giving you a close-up look at everything. This video will be available to watch any time on our Youtube channel…

Now on to our final 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 EDT on Friday, October 7).

Figgy Pudding Box Die, Bow Topper Die, and Holly Topper Embellishments

The Figgy Pudding Box die collection creates an adorable 3D box that looks like the classic holiday treat, figgy pudding. The “frosting” lifts off the base of the box to reveal the perfect place for tucking a few treats. We are also offering a Bow Topper add-on die and some adorable 3-D holly embellishments that are perfect for topping off these sweet treats.

Click HERE for Figgy Pudding Box die info ($40)
Click HERE for Figgy Pudding Bow Topper die info ($8)
Click HERE for Holly Topper Embellishments info ($5)

I put together a video showing how fun and easy these are to put together…

Christmas Pudding Die

This stand-alone die makes an adorable (flat) diecut version of the classic Christmas figgy pudding. The set includes the cake, drippy frosting, holly leaf and berry details, along with a cute bow topper and a plate to place it on. This super sweet die set is perfect for creating holiday cards and tags!

Click HERE for Christmas Pudding die info ($13)

Cooking Up Christmas Stamp + Stencil and Die

Cook up a little something sweet this Christmas! Our Cooking Up Christmas set is a fun take on the illustrated recipe trend. This clever design includes a set of 3 stencils plus a stamp set for adding lots of little details and sentiments. When used as designed, the design fills an A2 card panel. Alternatively, you can use the matching die to cut out the stamped and stenciled images from this set to create your own layouts and designs.

Click HERE for Cooking Up Christmas Stamp + Stencil info ($25)
Click HERE for Cooking Up Christmas die info ($25)

Angelica is here with a video showing this cute set in action!

StencilScapes Winter stencil and Frosty Pines die

This layered stencil set is designed to create a detailed winter scene! You’ll love watching the sweet scene come to life as you stencil each of the six steps included in this multi-stencil set. If you’d like to add some dimension to your scene, our Frosty Pines die is designed to coordinate with this stencil set, allowing you to add some dimensional diecut trees to your scene.

Click HERE for StencilScapes Winter stencil info ($16)
Click HERE for Frosty Pines die info ($25)

Angelica is joining us with another great video showcasing the new StencilScapes Winter stencils and Frosty Pines die…

I’m so very excited to show you some projects using today’s product introductions!

First things first, let’s start with the snacks! 🙂 I had SO much fun making these sweet little Figgy Pudding boxes. You all know by now my obsession with foodie-related crafts. I can’t help it! Just so fun to add all of the little details and goodies.

These boxes are fun and easy to put together, and the frosting lids just lift on and off for easy treat filling and giving. The toppings I used here include the coordinating Bow Topper die, Candy Crumbles, the Holly Toppers, glitter, and Nuvo drops for the chocolate and strawberry sauces. Our previously released Cake Pops Stand die is the perfect complement to these sweet little cakes. I love it when an older product can be combined with something new and fresh! I also layered some Crimped Circle diecuts under the cakes.

I thought the holiday version was fun, but I might have had even more fun putting together some everyday versions! Strawberry Shortcake anyone? Takes me back to my childhood. 🙂

I had fun digging through previously release products to see what I could find for toppings. I used BotaniCuts Strawberries die and the Lemon Blossom stamp set. The little blueberry cluster is actually the holly berries included in the Figgy Pudding die…just change up the color and instant blueberries!

I couldn’t leave our card makers out in the cold without any figgy pudding, so I also created a flat version of this classic Christmas treat. Our Christmas Pudding die is a stand alone die that creates an adorable focal point.

I paired it with our Piped Sentiments: Sweet die to create this arch-shaped card. The card base was cut with the largest A2 Arches die. I stenciled a smaller arch using the new A2 Arches Stencil. The remainder of the sentiment was stamped with the “Christmas Blessings” sentiment from the Sentiment Suite: Christmas set. I added some small greenery sprigs and flowers using the new Winter Medley die.

The Christmas Pudding die makes adorable tags as well, just cut the base of the cake on the fold to create these little enclosure tags. Quick and easy and so adorable! The to/from on the inside was stamped with our Tag Team Duo Labels stamps set.

If you’re hungry for even more sweet treats, we have our Cooking Up Christmas set! This one is so fun to play with as well! The stencils make it fun to create an all-over one layer card, but combining the stamp + stencil set with the matching dies gives you all sorts of design options.

For this first card of the pair, I used the stamp + stencil set as it was designed, filling my whole card front. It’s fun to add some little details like colored pencil shading, glitter, etc.

The little sentiments and details take a bit of time to stamp, but they can be set up in your MISTI all together, so if you’d want to create multiples it would go really quickly once it’s all set up to go! Angelica showed this in the video she shared above.

Combining the Cooking Up Christmas Stamp + Stencil set with the matching die opens up all kinds of design possibilities! Here I paired some of the elements from Cooking Up Christmas (candy cane, spoon, cookies) with the new Christmas Pudding die. The Mistletoe Arches is the perfect frame for all of these goodies! Inside the frame I stenciled an arch using the A2 Arches Stencil, and the sentiment is from Cooking Up Christmas.

After all these sweets, I think we could use some fresh air! Next I have a few projects using the new StencilScapes Winter stencil set and Frosty Pines die. These scenes are so fun to stencil. Playing with different color combos can produce such different looks! First up is an arched card done in classic Christmasy colors.

I stenciled my scene onto an A2 panel, then diecut it with two different sized arches from the A2 Arches set. I used the largest to cut the majority of the scene as well as an arched card base to attach it to. I also cut a smaller arch out of the center of the scene. I popped the outer arch up with some foam tape, then added the Frosty Pines trees on both sides of the arched cut-out, adhering those with foam tape also. I also added a couple of the tiny bunny diecuts from the Frosty Pines set and popped them up over the stenciled bunnies in the scene. I added a few pine sprigs cut with the Winter Medley die, and added a “Merry Christmas” sentiment using the Arched Holiday Sentiments set. I also added some stickles for a little shine and some white ink splatters for snow.

My next scene again uses the StencilScapes Winter stencil set. This time I stenciled the scene with soft pastels…pinks, purples, blues, and mauves. I even made the trees in the background purple!

When my stenciling was finished, I added some glitter to some of the images. I layered some Frosty Pines diecuts using foam tape, done in soft minty greens. The sentiment I used here is from the previously released Written in Ribbons set. I also added a Drifting diecut along the bottom edge.

The Frosty Pines die is great for layering over the StencilScapes Winter scene, but it’s great on its own as well. Here I layered two sets of trees on a Twinkle Background.

I inked them up in shades of green, and added glitter and splatters. The snowy parts of the trees were done by snipping apart a second tree (left white) and layered over the base. Angelica showed this technique in her video as well.

I can hardly believe it, but I think we’ve come to the end of the product intros and projects, at least for me! But good news…the team is here with tons more inspiration. And we have some giveaways, 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 a prize! We’ll be giving away TWO $50 gift cards for today’s blog hop.

Read on for details…

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Comments close Thursday, October 6 at 11:59pm EDT
Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, October 8 here on the blog

The team is here for a hop, and we also have a special guest! Latisha Yoast is joining us as a guest today and I think you’ll love her bright and beautiful projects!

ANGELICA

KELLY

DANA

MELISSA

WANDA

LAURIE

DAWN

LATISHA

October 6, 2022 219 comments

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A Song of Christmas Day 2 – Deck the Halls!

by Betsy October 5, 2022

written by Betsy

Welcome to Day 2 of product reveals and projects for our 2022 holiday collection! This year’s collection is called A Song of Christmas, and each day we’re being inspired by some of the songs of the season. Today’s inspiration comes from an old familiar tune…Deck the Halls. We’re stringing the ornaments and hanging the mistletoe. I hope you’ll join us for the fun. We have a hop from the Inspiration Team (links at the bottom of this post) and some giveaways as usual!

All of the new products being introduced today are part of our new Song of Christmas collection which will go up in the shop on Friday, October 7 at 10am EDT.

Jumbo Curiosity Round, Teardrop, Spire, and Bell Ornament Dies

We’ve created some curiously larger versions of some of your favorite Curio dies! These ornaments were originally found in our Curio: Attic Ornaments set, and now they’re available individually in a larger size!

Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity Round Ornament die info ($11)
Click HERE forJumbo Curiosity Teardrop Ornament die info ($11)
Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity Spire Ornament die info ($6)
Click HERE for Jumbo Curiosity Bell Ornament die info ($7)

To help you visualize the scale of these, here is a comparison image that shows the original Curio: Attic Ornaments beside their new “jumbo” versions.

Twinkle Background die

The new Twinkle Background die is the perfect backdrop for the pretty ornament dies as well as so many other things! It’s a great basic to have in your collection. There is no outer cutline, allowing you to use this die on card sizes beyond the standard A2, such as Slimline cards, etc.

Click HERE for Twinkle Background die info ($27)

Mistletoe Arches Stencil and Die

Often holiday card making involves making multiples, so products that make a big impact while being simple to use is a great thing during this busy time of year! Our Mistletoe Arches stencil set does just that. With just three easy steps for stenciling the pretty arched mistletoe frame, we think you’ll reach for this set over and over again. The set of four stencils includes three for the arched greenery, plus an optional arch stencil that can be added to the center of the design. The coordinating die cuts the frame, and also includes some small sprigs and berries that can be added to your designs.

Click HERE for Mistletoe Arches stencil info ($14)
Click HERE for Mistletoe Arches die info ($27)

Arched Holiday Sentiments

One of our recent favorite sentiment sets is now available in a holiday version! These arched sentiments work wonderfully inside the Mistletoe Arches set, and oh so much more! The main sentiments can be used on their own or paired with the coordinating arched phrases. Like the original Arched Sentiments set, this holiday version also coordinates wonderfully with our A2 Arches die.

Click HERE for Arched Holiday Sentiments stamp set info ($25)
Click HERE for Arched Holiday Sentiments die info ($14)

A2 Arches Stencil

Ever since we released our A2 Arches dies a few months ago, I’ve been wanting a coordinating stencil set. I’m pleased to say that it’s here! This set of seven stencils are sized exactly the same as our A2 Arches dies, allowing you to stencil frames and mats. Of course they can be used on their own without the Arches dies as well. Each stencil also includes the “inner” portion of the arch which can be snipped away from the backing and used as a mask for maximum versatility. The etched lines on these stencils make it super easy to keep things straight and centered.

Click HERE for A2 Arches Stencil info ($18)

That wraps up our product introductions for today. Are you ready for some projects?

First up, a couple of cards using the new Jumbo Curiosity Ornament dies and the Twinkle Background die. I love creating these vintage ornaments…piling on the color and details…glitter, sequins, glitter and metallic cardstock, they are just fun to create!

This sliver version was created on an A2 card base. I cut the Twinkle Background from silver glitter cardstock and layered it over an aqua card base. I love how the color shows through all of the little circle and sparkle details. Then I filled up my card front with four of those pretty new ornaments! I piled on the details, and topped them off with little bows (from the Sketched Wildflower Bouquet die), and bits of frosty greenery cut with the Winter Medley die that was introduced yesterday. The sentiment is from the new Arched Holiday Sentiments set. I always love the retro vibe of aqua and red for the holidays!

This next card uses the same main elements, but this time I stacked up a rainbow of ornaments on a slimline card. As I mentioned in the product description, the Twinkle Background die does not include an outer cut line, which means you can use it on other card sizes beside just the standard A2. Here I cut it twice (end to end) from a slimline panel. Once again I stacked up all the yummy details on those ornaments, and once again added a sentiment from the Arched Holiday Sentiments set, this time the “Merry & Bright” sentiment. My white Twinkle panel was adhered to a shimmery gold card base for even more sparkle!

This next duo of cards uses a combination of several new products. I went with rose gold and soft pinks for this pretty pair.

The first of the pair uses the new Twinkle Background cut from rose gold mirror cardstock. I added the outer scalloped white frame, which was cut with our Frosted Frames die. I also added an arch to my background, which was cut with our A2 Arches die and stenciled with the new A2 Arches stencil with a bit of soft pink ink. I added some of the new Jumbo Ornaments, done in rosy pinks and golds. I also added a branch, which was stamped and cut using the Pine & Berry set that was introduced yesterday. The sentiment is from the Arched Holiday Sentiments set.

The second card in the pair is much softer. This time I used the new Mistletoe Arches stencil and matching die. I stenciled the design in soft pinks/lavender (Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose) using a very soft hand, and also sponged a little golden brown onto one of the stencil steps (brushed corduroy). The berries were stenciled with Barn Door for a bright, orangey red. I added details to the leaves with colored pencils, and to the berries with a white pen. The sentiment is of course done with the new Arched Holiday Sentiments set. I added some of the individual leaves and berries from the Mistletoe Arches die set around my sentiment. Such a pretty card that would be pretty easy to mass-produce.

I’ve been loving playing around with some softer colors when creating with these new products. This next pair is done in soft greens and golds. Mistletoe berries are actually white/cream, so I wanted to play around with stenciling the mistletoe design with that in mind.

This first card started with a panel of white cardstock that was stamped with the new Pine & Berry Background using Vintage Linen ink. I diecut an arch from the panel and added a Mistletoe Arches frame around it. I wanted to stencil this with soft blue/greens. I don’t have an ink in my stash that’s the perfect color, so I make do by blending a few different colors. To get this look I used Robin’s Egg, Iced Spruce, and Bundled Sage. I just play with blending a little of this and a little of that, using a light hand, until the color is close to what I’m going for!

I created a mistletoe cluster to hang in the arch using the individual leaves and berries from the Mistletoe Arches die and some Winter Medley sprigs, then topped it off with a bow you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow! I also stenciled an arch inside the cut-out using the A2 Arches stencil, and added the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Arched Holiday Sentiments set.

This next one uses similar colors, but this time I layered the Twinkle Background cut from white cardstock over a shimmery gold card base. I added an Arched Holiday Sentiments phrase, which I also stenciled with the new A2 Arches stencil set to create both the outer green frame, and the inner yellow arch…so many possibilities with this stencil set! To finish it off I added a few branches from the Pine & Berry set stamped in pale greens with pink and red berries.

My final pair of projects for today include a spinner card and an easy arched tag.

For the spinner card, I cut an arch from the front of a black card base, then surrounded it with the Mistletoe Arches frame, done in classic Christmas greens and reds. I tucked a strand of twine between the frame and my card base, stringing it across the arched opening. I attached two Teardrop ornaments back-to-back, sandwiching the twine in between so that my ornament is “hanging” inside the window, and you can spin it. Just a fun and easy way to create something interactive!

The tag was super quick and easy. I just used one of the A2 Arches dies and cut on the fold so the top of the arch stayed intact. Then I layered an Arched Holiday Sentiment over the top, and added a few small leaves and berries from the Mistletoe Arches die. Attach a little twine to the top and you’re all set with a cute and easy tag!

That wraps up my projects for today…I hope you enjoyed them! If you’re ready for more, keep scrolling!

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WANDA

ANGELICA

MELISSA

DAWN

LAURIE

DANA

KELLY

October 5, 2022 241 comments