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Sweet-heart Strawberries with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! In January, it’s always nice to finish up the holidays, start a new year, and get excited about making Valentine’s! A nice change of colors and themes, and so many hearts. One of my very favorite Valentine treats is Chocolate Covered Strawberries, and that’s just what inspired my card for today! 

My finished card is A2 sized, and made from kraft cardstock. I layered deep pink and cream cardstocks to serve as my base for the strawberries. My card features lots of pretty stamps and die sets, including the Botanicuts Strawberries Dies combined with the Dippers Dies, the gorgeous Falling Hearts Background, and more. I kept a traditional Valentine color palette of cream, red, pink and brown. 

I started by die cutting the Falling Hearts Background from cream cardstock. I layered it over another sheet of cream cardstock for a tonal pattern. I splattered on some brown metallic paint and set that aside to dry. Next, I die cut out the strawberries, leaves, chocolate, and frosting pieces. I used small sponge daubers and Distress Inks to ink all the pieces and then glued them together using liquid glue. I added pretty glitter to the strawberries also. 

I used the Curio Confections Dies set to make the little papers for the strawberries. I layered kraft and vellum pieces to mimic how they might look on a dessert table. (Okay now I’m hungry!) I die cut out the Sweet word dies using red cardstock and vellum to be my main sentiment. My secondary sentiment is from the Sweet Tooth Stamps set and stamped in brown onto a cream banner from Sentiment Suite Basics. 

I used foam tape to attach the strawberries to the card in a grid. I added a few pretty red hearts and then put the sentiments on last. Such a fun way to kick off sweetheart season! 

That’s it for my card for today! Wishing you a happy Winter and Happy New Year! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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SUPPLIES:

Sweet Tooth Stamps
Sweet Word Die
Botanicuts Strawberry Dies
Strawberry Dippers Dies
Sentiment Suite Basics Dies
Curio Confections Dies
Falling Hearts Background Die

Vellum Cardstock
Colored Cardstock
Rock Candy Glitter
Green Enamel Dots
Distress Inks and Sponge Daubers
Liquid Glue and Tape Runner

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Candy Pops Peppermint Treats with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! I’m always happy to be here with you. Happy Holidays! I am definitely in the Christmas mood and I made some pretty peppermints to share with you today! I made these for treats for my Bible Study group and they are filled with yummy M&M’s! These would also be so nice on a Christmas table for place card gifts. These Candy Pops Peppermints really are the most fun project to make! I hope I’ll inspire you to make some too!!

I made these peppermint treats using lots of products from the Candy Pops Suite of items. I used the Candy Pops Circle Dies, the Candy Pops Sentiments, the 1/2″ Circle Bubbles, and the Peppermint Dies. I used cream cardstock with red, and some gingham to give a bit of a vintage flair to my peppermints. One trick I use a lot is to use cream cardstock instead of bright white, whenever I want a vintage look. 

These are truly so easy to make, and Betsy has an excellent video about the assembly (Click Here) so you really can make them so fast. I filled the bubbles with red M&M’s to match the red cardstock. I die cut out all my pieces using cream, red, and white glitter cardstocks. I assembled the bubbles into the candy portion and then splashed on some silver watercolor paint for more shimmer. 

My finishing touches are black and cream gingham ribbon (1/4″ from Hobby Lobby) and the gorgeous Holly Embellishments from The Greetery! I used the tear away circle die on the back of the candy pops to make them easy to open and enjoy. This is such a happy theme and cheerful little treat to hand out. 

That’s it for my card for today! I hope I’ve inspired you to make some candy treats! I’m wishing you a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting and Merry Christmas! XO Wanda

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TGIF – Frosty Fair Isle with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! I’m always happy to be here with you. I was in the Christmas spirit after the last amazing Greetery release, so I made another Wintery Christmas card to share with you today. You can never get too early of a start on those Christmas cards! 

My finished card is an A2 white card base that I covered with bright red cardstock. I wanted to use the new, gorgeous Fair Isle Stencils so that set is the feature of my card. I paired the stencils with the pretty Frosty Pines Dies for a ski chalet theme. I can feel that cool breeze….

I started by making my background stenciled panel. I used Distress Inks in shades of greens, reds and aqua with my soft blender brushes. It came out so nice! Next I die cut out two of the Frosty Pines Dies. I used Kraft, Green, and white paper for the trees. I assembled my trees and then splattered them with white paint ‘snow’. I also generously added Diamond Stickles onto the snowy portions of the trees.

For my background for the trees, I die cut two Crimped Circles, one from vellum, and one from white cardstock. The sentiment is from the Merry Sprigs Stamp Set, and I love that font! I stamped in black ink onto white cardstock and then framed it with the same red as my background. I put all the elements together, and then added a few red pearls for just a hint of sparkle. 

That’s it for my card for today! I hope I’ve inspired you to get started on those Christmas cards! I’m wishing you a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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TGIF – Autumn is (still) in the Air!

by Betsy
written by Betsy

After a week full of all things Christmas and holiday, we are turning back to fall for today with a gorgeous project by Wanda Guess! I’m still very much in the fall mood…I’ve got the pumpkin and apple spice candles burning and the air is finally getting a little chill to it!

So let’s check out Wanda’s gorgeous project…

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! I’m happy to be here with you. My heart is still happily in Autumn mode and I am excited about falling leaves and crisp mornings… This is what inspired my card for today! I tried to capture the serene mood of a Fall morning with a bright blue sky and pretty trees….

My finished card is an A2 white card base that I covered with Woodgrain cardstock. The rest of the card pieces are all watercolor paper for a nice creamy look. I am featuring one of my favorite Greetery stamp sets – Autumn Sketches! I used the matching Autumn Sketches dies along with the beautiful A2 Arches dies and the Blessed Blooms Stamp Set. 

I used one of my favorite techniques – which is stamping with Distress Inks and then water blending the inks to mimic watercolor painting. This is such an easy and fun technique that gives great results! I started the project by using Distress Ink pads to do my layered stamping – one layer brown for the branches, and then yellow and orange layers for the leaves. After I was done stamping, I die cut out the branches/leaves clusters. I then took my water brush and “painted” over my stamping! I also went back in and added a bit more color to some of the leaves….

I die cut out an arch, using the A2 Arches dies. I again used Distress Ink Pads in blues (smushed onto a stamping block) with a wet on wet watercolor technique to make my blue sky background. The sentiment is very simple to match the mood…. I used my MISTI and brown ink for perfect placement. For my finishing touch I added some clear enamel dots.

That’s it for my card for today! I hope you are enjoying a happy Autumn season…. I’m wishing you a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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Meet Me at the Patch with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! Autumn is my very favorite season, and it’s my favorite time of year to craft, too.  I am so happy it’s September and the season is changing! Can’t wait to wear a sweater, and a jean jacket, and be cozy!! So, that cozy feeling of Autumn is what inspired my card for today…. 

My finished card is A2 sized, and made from kraft cardstock. I layered cream and russet and then more kraft! My card features that adorable Hearts at Home Sweater Die! The sentiment is from one of my favorite Greetery sets – Top Down Autumn. 

I started by using my MISTI to stamp the classic Windowpane background in brown ink onto cream cardstock. I die cut two Crimped Rectangles dies to frame the sweaters. I mixed and matched warm Fall tones of cardstocks to make the sweaters and the small images for the front of the sweaters. Leaves and pumpkins – perfect!

The sentiment is stamped in brown ink and die cut with the matching die. I gently inked the sweaters and icons using a small sponge dauber and Distress Inks. To assemble the card, I intertwined the sweaters and mounted them to the card with foam tape.  

That’s it for my card for today! Wishing you a very happy Autumn season…. I hope you have a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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Summery Yellow Meadow with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a fun project with you! Summer is winding down and I always start crafting with yellow this time of year. I made a card with one of my favorite color combinations: yellow, kraft, and white! I used the beautiful Spring Meadow Stencils and Dies in kind of a different way! Instead of using all different colors for the flowers, I made them all shades of yellow! I’ve never tried that before with the floral stencils, and I like how it looks this way too!

My finished card is an A2 Kraft card base, layered with White and some yellow patterned paper then the pretty oval for my bouquet to fit onto. I used the new Hoopla Oval Inserts Dies (see that pretty pierced detail?) as my background. The sentiment is from the Tagged Elegance Set, and it fit perfectly onto the round die from the Sentiment Suite Basics Die Set.

I stenciled in four shades of yellow inks, two shades of green inks, and then brown ink for the flower centers. I splattered on some white paint for an artsy feel, and also added a few yellow gems. This card would be great for any occasion, and you could make it in any color! I’m thinking pink would be pretty too!

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

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Terrarium Treasures with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! I am very excited to share this card because it was fun to create and I hope to inspire you! I used tons of my favorite Greetery Dies and I watercolored with Distress Inks, which is one of my go-to techniques. I created a little terrarium, filled with beautiful ferns and toadstools…and a little snail too. I guess I am still in a garden frame of mind after the latest Urban Jungle release! 

I’m featuring the Large Ferns Die set from the new release, along with the Toadstool Garden Dies, the Spring Curio Dies and a few more too. My finished card is an A2 card base that I covered with woodgrain paper. I layered watercolor paper and text print patterned paper with a bit of twine, then I created my terrarium/cloche scene on top. 

I die cut all the pieces (terrarium, ferns, toadstools, snail, background postage frame, and sentiment tag) from watercolor paper first. The terrarium top was made using one of the larger A2 Arches Dies. For the base, I die cut just the bottom portion of the Jumbo Jar Die out of woodgrain paper and it fit just right! The sentiment tag was made using the Market Basket Dies and the stamped word “nature” is from the Curio Labels Stamp Set. I really love to encourage you to use your stamps and dies in different and new ways! There are no rules in crafting!

After everything was die cut, I mixed the elements around to see how I wanted them arranged. Once I had my layout settled, I colored all the pieces. I like to watercolor with my Mini Distress Inks because there are so many colors to choose from and they blend nicely. I simply smoosh some ink onto my glass mat or a stamping block, and then pick up the color with my water brushes. This is such an easy and fun technique. I let everything dry and then splashed on some white paint splatters. 

To color the top portion of the terrarium I used blender brushes and Distress Inks to blend blue on the top (sky) and brown on the bottom (dirt)…. I attached all my elements using either glue or foam squares. Lastly I added a few clear drop embellishments. It reminds me of a little fairy garden and it makes me happy! 

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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First Day of Summer Citrus with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Happy first day of Summer! Wanda is here today with a gorgeous project that will make your mouth water…perfect for this first day of summer!

Hello there my sweet crafty Greetery friends! Wanda here on the blog today to share a fun, bright and zesty card! It feels like Summer and that makes me in the mood for fun colors and lemonade! I mixed and matched lots of my favorite Greetery products to make a cheerful Summer note sure to liven up any mailbox. I’m featuring the citrus dies from the Baby Face Orange set and the Lemon Blossom set. I think the Patchwork Die in sky blue makes the perfect background….

I started by die cutting several oranges and lemons, and lots of leaves too, using bright cardstocks. I used a blender brush and Distress Inks to ink blend on some shading to the dies. I also splattered on a bit of white paint. I die cut the Ruscus Die from vellum to add more foliage to my fruit cluster. I die cut out some pink flowers from the Lemon Blossom Dies and added white enamel dots to the centers. 

For the sentiment I used one of my favorite Greetery sentiment sets: Opposites Attract. I stamped the ‘just a note’ in black and die cut it with the matching die. It’s such a pretty and happy font. The fun part was assembling the card together with all those elements. Here’s what I do: I play around with everything and the placement until I get it the way I like it. Then I take a quick photo with my iPhone to use as my guide to affixing it all. I used foam circles to pop everything up off the background.

That’s it for my project today! Hope you have a wonderful day. I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, keep on crafting! XO Wanda

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Takes the Cake Mini with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

If you’re in need of birthday inspiration you’ve come to the right place! The team is on a roll using all of the new goodies from our Hip Hip Hooray collection. Wanda is joining us with a sweet project using the Takes the Cake Mini die and lots of other goodies too!

Hello there dear Greetery fans and friends! Wanda here on the blog today! I feel like you can never make enough birthday cards so I’m going to share a fun and colorful birthday card today made with a mix of lots of my favorite Greetery products! My feature is that super adorable Mini Cake from the latest release! I used a bright and vivid tropical color palette and added some sparkle too!

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I used the awesome Delightful Digits Background Die in teal to make the numbers background. I layered it over the white so it really pops. Next I layered on a few banners using the Twisted Crepe Dies. I splashed on silver watercolor paint for a hint of shimmer….

I die cut a white tag using the Tag Team Duo dies for my focal layer. On the tag, I stamped a few yellow starbursts and added rhinestones. Next up, I die cut all the pieces for the cake! I used the Takes The Cake Mini dies and cut out a tropical rainbow of cardstocks to layer. The cake stand is silver cardstock.

To finish up I added a twine bow in matching teal, and made the tiny cake banner out of vellum. I stamped the sentiment in rich black ink using the Takes The Cake stamp set. I really love the font on this set! I assembled the card using foam tape to ‘pop’ up the tag and the cake. 

I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, keep on crafting! XO Wanda

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Sweet Easter Lambs with Wanda

by Betsy
written by Betsy

Hi there my Greetery friends! It’s Wanda, here to share a cheery Easter card made with some new supplies, and some of my previously released favorite supplies! It’s getting close to Easter, and I really wanted to use those cute lamb dies…so I combined them with the awesome Tartan Plaid stencils and the Easter Jubilee dies. I used a fresh Easter color palette of pink, yellow and aqua too!

My finished card is an A2 card base of white. I layered just a smidge of yellow, then my plaid layer, a vellum layer, and my top white layer. To make this card I first started by making my plaid background. I used my large and small blender brushes with three shades of Distress Oxide Inks. The Tartan Plaid Diagonal stencils are really so easy to use and produce a perfect result every time. Love how my spring plaid came out! 

Next I assembled my Baby Face Lambs by die cutting white, cream and grey cardstocks and gluing the parts together. I added small accents of Copic Markers to the ears and bodies. I love those faces and cheeks that come in the Baby Face Stamp Set – they bring the critters to life! I die cut the word Easter in aqua to match the plaid. When I assembled the card, I used foam squares to pop up parts of it for a polished look. I added a couple of pink heart accents to finish it off.

I think these lamb dies are wonderful for Easter, but also how cute are they for baby cards or baby shower cards and invites? Just adorable! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, keep on crafting! XO Wanda

SUPPLIES:

Baby Face Lamb
Baby Face Sentiments Stamp Set
Tartan Plaid Diagonal Stencils
Crimped Frame
Easter Jubilee
White, Cream, Grey, Yellow, Aqua, Vellum Cardstocks
Distress Oxides: Flamingo, Patina, Lemonade
Doodlebug Hearts
Pixie Spray
Blender Brushes

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