The Greetery {I Will Give You Rest}

 

Hello and welcome, friends! It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone, but here we are ushering in 2025! I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start, full of new possibilities and fresh outlooks on your life! As 2024 came to a close, my heart filled with sadness for the many friends who mentioned 2024 was a difficult year for them. My card today uses a sentiment that is so fitting for each of them, and all of us, really! The Strength For Today stamp/die set continues to be a favorite of mine and I find myself reaching for it often! 

To begin this card, I created the background using the Ribbon Maker: Large Scallops Die by die cutting it twice from pink cardstock. I used the edges of the second one to use on the sides and then layered one down the center. I adhered them to a Grey Kraft A2 panel using foam squares for dimension.

I used the Winter Medley Die to create all of the tiny flower clusters. I know I use these quite often, but they are just so cute and so addicting to create! I die cut everything twice and then had fun coloring them with distress oxide inks and finger sponge daubers. I like to add a dot of black pen to the centers of the flowers to give them extra depth.  I use a foam mat and the fine-tipped end of a stylus to give the flowers a cupped shape. I glued them to the greenery using liquid glue.

For the wreath, I used the Magnolia Wreath Die and cut it twice from white cardstock. I used blender brushes and twisted citron, mowed lawn, and rustic wilderness distress oxide ink to color both wreaths. I adhered them together using foam squares and liquid glue. I have found that the oxide ink prevents the foam squares from being tacky enough, so I simply add a dot of liquid glue to the foam squares and allow it to dry. I added the wreath to the background panel using additional foam squares.

Once that was done, I stamped and die cut the sentiment, which is from the Strength for Today and placed it in the center of the wreath. I had fun arranging the floral clusters using liquid glue until I was satisfied with the arrangement. I gave it a quick spritz of Shimmer Spray, added a touch of glitter to the flowers, and attached it to a top-folding A2 card base. I have a few friends in mind that I want to send this particular card to, so that must mean I need to sit down and make a few more! I hope this sentiment brings hope to you as well! Thanks for fluttering by!