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TGIF – Pumpkin Spice Hug in a Mug

by Betsy October 16, 2020

written by Betsy

Wow, can you believe it’s already Friday? TGIF time! Wanda has the most adorable project for us today using our new Hug in a Mug die. If you ordered yours it is on its way, or may have already arrived! I’m so excited for Wanda’s Pumpkin Spice version. Let’s check it out…

Hello and Welcome to TGIF here at The Greetery! Wanda here, sharing two of my favorite things! Coffee and Fall! I do so love a good Pumpkin Spice Latte, and that’s what I have made for you today. You might just be receiving your goodies from the Merry Makings release last week, so I want to give you some more inspiration using the Hug in a Mug stamps and dies. I am always inspired by Fall colors. This project would be so cute as a favor for a girls coffee date or your Thanksgiving table. Thanks for joining me on this beautiful Fall Friday.

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My coffee mug was made with orange cardstock and the saucer was made from cream cardstock using the Hug in a Mug dies and the Saucer dies. I stamped the plaid border at the top of the mug, and stamped the latte art on the top using the Hug in a Mug stamp set.

After the mug pieces were cut out I used the beautiful Berry Branch stencil, a blender brush, and Crackling Campfire Distress Ink to make a pretty leaf design onto it! I also brushed a bit of the ink onto the bottom of the handle for an ombre effect. I stamped the sentiment on the front in brown ink and added a wee heart too. I glued the mug handles together, glued the steam pieces together, and glued the mug together and set that aside to dry. I always use a glue pen for putting together my 3D dies. For the saucer I used cream cardstock. I again used my blender brush and ink (Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink) to gently ink the outer edges of the saucer. I glued the saucer together. Next, I die cut the Coaster Die from gingham patterned paper.

I splattered everything with gold watercolor ink! I used one of my favorite stamp sets to add the little seasonal embellishment on the top – the Top Down Day Autumn stamp set. I stamped the pumpkin/leaves image and die cut it with the matching dies. I cut a small slit on the left side of the image so it would fit over the edge of the mug. I used Stickles Diamond Glitter to add shine to the pumpkins and the steam.

I put some sweet pumpkin candies inside as a treat for the recipient. Some coffee candies would be sweet too. You could add a small gift, some sweets, or whatever little trinkets your heart desires. This is such a fun suite of products – I have so many more ideas!

Thank you for spending some time with me here on The Greetery Blog today. Wishing you a beautiful weekend full of happiness and creativity! Take care friends. XO

October 16, 2020 19 comments

TGIF – Vintage Pinwheels & Postmarks with Wanda

by Betsy June 19, 2020

written by Betsy

I hope you’re ready for a beautiful summer Friday! We have some inspiration for you today as we head into the weekend. Hopefully you’ll be able to sneak in some creative time! Wanda’s beautiful project is going to make you want to pull out those postmarks and pinwheels…

Hello and Welcome to TGIF here at The Greetery! Wanda here, sharing a vintage inspired card for this Summer Friday! I like a good vintage project, and getting my hands inky! One of the many things I love about The Greetery stamps and dies is that they can be adapted to any crafting, card-making style. Everything is so creative and flexible to make your style shine. The stamps I used for this project could be used just as easily is bright bold tones, or soft pastels, or warmer hues… Today I’m using one of my favorite products from the last release: The Pinwheel Party Dies and Stencils. I wanted to use them again with a retro look… I combined them with lots of previously released goodies and Distress Inks. Thanks for joining me today!

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My finished card is an A2 sized card base in dark brown paper. I started by creating a cool, old paper looking background. I used watercolor paper, a water brush, and brown and blue Distress Inks. I kept layering the inks until I got a nice, worn paper look. Then I used stamps from the Pretty Postmarks Stamp set (the beautiful text and the circular postmark) and stamped them over the background. I sprayed the stamping with water to make it soften. I love text stamps!

For the tag, I used the Speed Tagging Die Set and die cut the scalloped tag from watercolor paper. I used Distress Inks and the Oopsie Daisy stamp set to stamp the two daisy flowers onto the tag. I used a water brush to soften the edges of the stamping to mimic water coloring. I splattered inks over the flowers and also added a bit more of the text….

I die cut pinwheels using the Pinwheel Party Dies – some from watercolor paper, and some from text paper. I used the matching Pinwheel Party Stencils to add blue and brown stripes. Then the pinwheels were inked around the edges with a sponge dauber…

I stamped and die cut a pretty postage stamp to add to my collage. The sentiment was die cut from the awesome Sentiment Starters word dies set. My finishing touches are a bit of twine and a few gold enamel dots. The main elements were attached to the card using foam tape.

Thank you for spending some time with me here on The Greetery Blog today. Wishing you a beautiful weekend full of happiness and creativity! Take care friends. XO

Don’t you just love seeing how this beautiful project came together? So many details to delve into!

Before I go, just a quick update. We’re getting shipping notices on restocks! We’re expecting most out of stock items to be back in stock by the end of next week. Last week I mentioned we had something fun planned…don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten. Stay tuned!

Have a wonderful weekend!

June 19, 2020 16 comments

All Giveaway Winners TGIF Updates

TGIF – Sending a Squeeze with Wanda + Giveaway Winner + Die Update

by Betsy April 17, 2020

written by Betsy

Wanda is here with today’s TGIF…she’s sending you a bright and cheery squeeze! Read on to learn more about the super sweet project she created using our Lemon Blossom set!

Hello and Welcome to TGIF here at The Greetery! Wanda here, sharing a bright and cheerful card for you this Spring Friday! As the season changes to Spring I am always inspired to use vivid and happy colors in my crafting. Right now I am making everything with yellow! I guess we can all use a little sunshine, right? And I know I could use a squeeze! (I’m definitely a hugger) I’m featuring one of my very favorite The Greetery stamp sets – Lemon Blossom. So fresh and pretty, and so many different ways to use this stamp set.

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I combined it with the beautiful Windowpane Background Stamp. Reminds me of a pretty tablecloth with a big bowl of lemons. My finished card is an A2 sized kraft card base. I used a MISTI to stamp and heat emboss the background in white embossing powder onto a sheet of teal cardstock. Then I die cut that layer out with the awesome Crimped Frame die. Then I added a layer of vellum, die cut from the smallest size of the Crimped Dies.

I wanted to try something a bit different with the lemons, leaves and flowers stamps. So I stamped the images onto colored cardstock instead of white! I used a slightly darker shade of the same color to stamp onto the paper. I used the matching dies to cut out everything.

The Lemon Blossom stamp set has the word “squeeze” in it! I paired that word with the “sending a” word die from the Sentiment Starters die set. At this time, I know I miss squeezing my friends…so this is the perfect card to send. I finished off the card with a few clear gems in the flower centers. I also used white paint to splatter white ink onto the die cut pieces and the background. That is one of my favorite techniques!

Wishing you a beautiful weekend full of happiness and creativity! Take care friends.

Wanda’s bright and cheery project definitely brightened up my day! It’s also making me crave a cold glass of lemonade and the warm summer sun. We’ll get there…yes we will. And it will feel amazing. 🙂

Now for a winner for the Mason Jar palette giveaway from earlier this week. The random number generator chose comment #8, which was Jan Elmore! Jan – I’ll get your palette in the mail to you very soon! I hope you enjoy it!

Update on the delayed dies from the Fresh Air collection

We’re very excited that these dies are finally on their way! We’ve received part of our order, which we’re working on getting ready to put in the shop. We’re expecting the remainder of our order to arrive over the weekend. Our intention, if all goes as planned, is to put them up in the shop on Monday. I say “if all goes as planned” because you know the world we’re currently living in…even things like the mail are a bit more unpredictable than usual. So, we’re planning on Monday – if something changes and we end up needing to delay, I will post here on the blog on Monday and let you all know. Thanks so much for your patience with the delay of these! I know it’s hard to wait. 🙂

We also have a few other items that will be restocked along with the dies – some stencils and red rubber stamps have arrived, and will be added to the shop along with the dies – again, hopefully Monday!

April 17, 2020 16 comments