Monday, May 24, 2021

The Greetery Man Made Collection

Hello and welcome, friends! I'm excited to be here today sharing three projects from the new release from The Greetery! This collection is so fabulous and really is perfect for all of the men in your life! Up first is a super cute new set called "Dad Jokes High Steaks"! I chose to create a card and gift to showcase how cute and "punny" this new set is! Before I dive into the details, however, you'll definitely want to head to The Greetery Blog to get pricing and info about each new product! Also, there will be 2 winners of a $50 gift certificate picked from the comments, so make sure to leave comments on each stop of the hop!

As soon as I read this particular sentiment that says "You're not old, you're well-seasoned", I KNEW I wanted to incorporate some type of steak/meat seasoning! I've been working hard in my flower beds and made many trips to the store. The grilling section is right by the flowers and soil, so I grabbed a bottle and gussied it up! I used the new Tartan Builder Stencils, both the regular and diagonal for the card and seasoning bottle.

One of my favorite parts about this new steak set is that you can die cut the fork portion using silver paper to make it look real! 
The seasoning bottle also uses the new Dad Squared stamp set and die to create the "DAD-love you" portion of the sentiment and then the "You're not old, you're well seasoned" is from the new Dad Jokes High Steaks stamp set. I used ScorTape to secure the plaid strip around the bottle, but the back is left uncovered so you can read directions and see nutrition information!

Up next is a fabulous new "artsy" set called Reflections! I absolutely love how easy this set is to use and gives you the look of a watercolor painting effortlessly!

I particularly love that is has the "Grandpa" sentiment to stretch its usefulness even further! As you can see, I've created yet another plaid background using the new Tartan Stencils Diagonal. I used Distress Oxide inks for this background as well. I used Washi tape to secure ALL of the stencils except the two stencils with the pinstripes. I got better results when I secured the stencil down with Pixie spray.

This set also has a coordinating die, which die cuts the tops of the trees and down the side of the grass. I chose not to use it, but now I'm kicking myself after seeing Betsy's lovely samples with it cut! Oh well....that's the beauty of stamps...you can make something over and over again as many times as you like and you never run out, right?

I stamped my images using Distress Oxide ink and then went in with some watercolors to add extra detail. I also used a brown marker to enhance the sand/shore portion a bit as well.

I stamped the different sentiments to create this phrase on my card. The Love You, So much, and Grandpa are all separate so you can mix and match to suit your needs!

I added a bit of ink splatter in both tan and blue to give the card a bit more detail. I cut the panel a bit so that you could see the plaid background peeking out. I placed it on the right side so that you could see the bigger portion of the tartan on the left side.

Even though this is the Man Made Collection, I couldn't help bring in a few flowers! ha ha! I used the new Sentiments Squared stamp/die paired with the new Text Box Die to create this bright and cheery Hello card!

To begin, I had a ball creating the beautiful Forget-Me-Nots. I used the new Fond of Foliage background stamp that was released last month and stamped it in a bright yellow! I love how it turned out, but kicked myself when I realized what a fun tartan background I COULD and SHOULD have made! ha ha!

I had fun creating the "hello" portion of the sentiment and putting it all together! I had a lot of fun using all of these fun new products! Head to the other designers' blogs to see how they've used them!


123 comments:

Beth Fralix said...

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CARDS!! I LOVE the Dad Jokes Steak Card & the Reflections set has so many uses! Love that you brought in some flowers as a florist myself for over 30+yrs(because Dad’s like flowers too)! Amazing Talent! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you & yours!!

Carmela said...

Beautiful cards, Kelly. The reflections card is fantastic!!

P.J. said...

I love the dad jokes well seasoned combo!

Lori Beseke said...

Your cards are fabulous! I especially love how you decorated the spice bottle-perfect sentiment!

Flutehappy said...

Loved how you added the bottle of spice with the sentiment! Very cute cards๐Ÿ’•

Donna said...

Kelly your cards are amazing!!! How cute is the dressed-up spice bottle!?! You've inspired me once again!

Jan Elmore said...

Your showcase for today's preview is stunning. I really, really like it all!

Heike said...

You're not old you're well seasoned!! Too funny. Love what you did with the seasoning.

Isabel Z said...

These are gorgeous and I especially love the yellow and blue card.

Annette Snyder said...

I am loving this release! Great cards!

Tricia Schaden said...

The seasoning jar wrap is brilliant! So cool - lots of ideas for this release swirling in my head ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

NickiB said...

Love these ideas! Such amazing cards!

Barb Kirkwood said...

such a cute idea to dress up the seasoning - perfect card and gift idea. Thank you.

Sallie C said...

Beautiful cards, Kelly! Great ideas for using the new sets!

karen said...

I love the adorable way you used the stamps to dress up the spice gift.

Marcia Hill said...

AWESOME cards Kelly! I love how you even dressed up the seasoning bottle to match along with the card...great idea!! And I love that you snuck a feminine card in there too...haha!! Thanks for all the great inspiration!! Hugs. :0)

Sandy C said...

Love your beautiful card using the Reflections set. Finally, a reflections scene made easy!

Kristina Tolman said...

LOVE THESE! Awesome idea for the seasoning and I love your yellow card it makes me so happy!

Kristina Tolman said...

LOVE THESE! Awesome idea for the seasoning and I love your yellow card it makes me so happy!

buzzn2scrap said...

Beautiful cards ! Love the seasoning idea and love how versatile the Text Box die is !

Cindy H. said...

Beautiful cards! What a wonderful idea to use one of the sentiments (which fits perfectly!) on a jar of seasoning!

Anonymous said...

The Reflections set is my favorite. Scenes are such fun to make.
Carol bu

Julie Bitner said...

Love these guy cards!

Stephanie Clapper said...

I love how you “gussied “ up a bottle of BBQ seasoning to go with your High Steaks card. Great gift idea!

Lorraine said...

So fun seeing all the great versatility of these new stamps and stencils.

RuthCM said...

Love the man-ly theme products and also the Reflections stamps and die.

Ms. Tamp said...

Great project shares. I like the idea to use on the jar similarly to a gift tag.

Debbie said...

Love the steak card!

Debbie said...

Oh, Kelly love your High Steaks card and your "bonus" gift giving ideas! Your card with yellows and blues is gorgeous. Now I am going to try that background stamp with yellow. Thank you for always providing fresh, new ideas.

Ang said...

Love the Reflections stamps and dies. you really do think of everything. thanks for sharing. Ang

Susan Beauchaine said...

Awesome cards. Love incorporating Forget Me Nots!!!

Mrsfish02 said...

Gorgeous cards Kelly.. loads of goodness here and not just for Dad's. Love the relections set and that sentiment squared die is really cool!

AngelRegio said...

These are some amazing cards!!! Love the Dad’s Jokes High steaks stamp fabulous!!!

AngelRegio said...

These are some amazing cards!!! Love the Dad’s Jokes High steaks stamp fabulous!!!

AngelRegio said...

These are some amazing cards!!! Love the Dad’s Jokes High steaks stamp fabulous!!!

Linda Lehecka said...

Beautiful cards! Especially love the yellow and blue combination.

Frannie R said...

I love how you decorated the seasoning bottle... so creative!

michelle in mi said...

Your creativity never ceases to inspire me!

Gail said...

Kelly - over the moon delightful creations--- I love how you decorated that cool spice bottle and the wonderful card that Steaks it all - had to say that - pun intended-- The trees are reflecting wonderfully as well - all the color choices are delicious!! - thanks for sharing your fabulous art with us

Tiffany P said...

Love these! What a great idea to give some steak seasoning as a gift along with the card. Brilliant!

Jan said...

As usual, you made a trio of wonderful cards! Such a cute and fun idea, too, to decorate the seasoning spice jar to go along with a matching card.

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Love the steak stamp set!

Fabbie said...

Love to see the use of stamps and dies in other projects, way to go Kelly! Loving that yellow and blue!

Rachael B said...

Loving the release and all the inspiration!

Luanne said...

Fantastic products for guy cards! And yours are awesome!

Kris said...

Clever, clever.....CLEVER!

Joanna said...

Great cards!

Irma said...

Love your cards and the use of the Fond of Foliage background! Just shows how versatile all these products are!

Sandy Spielberger said...

You are so creative.I absolutely love the decorated spice jar. So a seemingly masculine set can be used for gifts for all your foodie friends. Love,love,love this idea.

Leslie said...

Love what you did with the seasoning jar! Awesome! And I so love your bright yellow card! Beautiful!

MoTurner said...

Fabulous!! You always provide so much inspiration! ❤️

judy said...

I especially love your card using the Reflections stamp and die set--such a beautiful set!!

vickie said...

Such fantastic cards and great inspiration!

Emma S. said...

Can't go wrong with The Greetery and your fantastic designs! No MIs-Steak!!

Marie said...

Love all the cards, and love the spice bottle with the belly band. Great products and you used them in wonderful ways and in great color schemes. I'm inspired by your cards.

Sue McRae said...

Love how you incorporated the spice jar, such a fun idea!

Helen F. said...

LOVE your beautiful designs and fun Dad card! You are always an inspiration with the new products, Kelly :-)

Sandy Kay said...

Love every one of these, but my favorite is the grandpa card with the trees!

GrammaStubbs said...

I really like the humorous stamps and you have used them well. The Tree stamps are GREAT! No more reverse stamping to make a reflection. Genius!

Harmony Lane said...

The yellow and blue crushed me! Your seasoning idea is genius and your color combos are perfection! Can’t wait to play with this entire release!

Karen Day said...

So many great ways to use these sets! Your teal/green card with the Reflections set is my favourite!

Susan said...

That Tartan Builder stencil set seems so versatile - love how you used it.

Cyndi said...

Wonderful cards. I especially love the second one -- those trees are beautiful.

Unknown said...

Love the forget me not card! and the blue and yellow colors are my favorite.

Dawn Y. said...

Soooooo much inspiration here today, Kelly! I adore your well-seasoned label! Thank you for stamping the Fond of Foliage in bright yellow and adding the sweet Forget-Me-Nots. What a fun idea! ๐Ÿ’—

Nancy R. said...

Your use of the Sentiments Squared showing the versatile way to use it is so cute. I LOVE the wrap you made for the bottle of spice. So clever and absolutely fun!

Karen Letchworth said...

FABULOUS card for The Greetery, Kelly. LOVE that tree card. Thanks for sharing your wonderful inspirTions with us all.
Blessings.

Judy Kay Stiles said...

Everything is just so awesome! Love the masculine sets!

Unknown said...

well these products (and you!) make putting together a beautiful card so easy!

Andre M. said...

Three fab cards. The tartan builder is so versatile, it's so gorgeous on your card and jar. The Reflections set created such a tranquil yet stunning design. Thank you for sharing your creative cards!

Denise Bryant said...

Love the cards you created! The stencil set is fabulous, and I am totally in love with the beautiful Reflections set!

BarbaraB said...

Wow! I loved all your projects. Clever gift idea with the Seasonings.

Vickie R. said...

The steak projects are so great!

Sue D said...

Wonderful masculine projects. Love the card and gift set.

DGolly said...

Such creative and lovely cards. Thanks for sharing.

Jennifer Whitehurst said...

My dad is going to love receiving a masculine cards - yay! The blueprint background is really really cool!

Christina Hemeyer said...

Love the steak card and seasoning!

Betty Neville said...

Awesome projects! The spice bottle is so cute, and your forget-me-not card is gorgeous!

Laura said...

These are all awesome and I always love your ideas. The spice jar is such a great idea!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards Kelly. Love the idea with the spice bottle. Super cool.

jan metcalf said...

Perfectly seasoned steak card and a card any Grandpa would love!

Anonymous said...

Great projects! The steak season packaging idea just put a smile on my face - how creative!!

Audrey said...

Gorgeous cards! I love the blue and yellow together.

Joyce said...

Your cards are all so wonderful. My favorite is the card with the trees.

Marty B said...

I LOVED what you did to the seasoning bottle, so very clever! Your Reflections card is stunning, love the shade of green you chose. Awesome “girl” card with that bright happy yellow!

Gail Spresser said...

Love all these cards. The spice bottle is wonderful - such creativity! Thank you for sharing.

pat phillips said...

These are fun cards and the jar such a good idea. Really like the plaid. Thank you!

Sharon said...

Love all your projects, Kelly! Love your take on the Reflections set and the seasoning set!

Casandra Bennett said...

Love the examples you created with this awesome collection.

cynderbe said...

Kelly, just love the creative seasoning bottle! Also, the trees and plaid are terrific together. Thank you for sharing how to incorporate this new release with supplies we already have. Just gorgeous cards!

Marilyn M said...

Love your cards, Kelly! That Hello card!!!

Jennifer said...

Beautiful designs! This is a wonderful release.

Cathy Z said...

Beautiful cards, TFS.

Mutzy Mia said...

Your cards are fabulous! I love that you used two of the crimped circles for plates under your steak...great idea. And adding the label to the seasoning bottle is darling. My favorite is the yellow card. Love that you made all the leaves yellow...I never would have thought to do that...great thinking outside the box! The blue forget-me-nots are the perfect touch to complete that card!

MadeByMeghanK said...

What a great gift duo! I LOVE that idea and gorgeous scenery!

Sally Keagle said...

Wow! You have the best design sense, amazing!

mel h said...

I love the spice jar. What a cute idea!

Miriam Prantner said...

Love, love loving that Reflections card and love your packaging too, so fun!

Melissa said...

Love the steak card with matching seasoning packaging - it's perfect!

Karen M said...

Three great examples of this new release! The steak card and seasoning gift are so fun. And the third card using prior elements is really pretty!

Jo4Him said...

Awesome projects - LOVE the seasoning jar!!! and the reflections card. Thanks for sharing

Janelle said...

Such cool creations! Love those first 2 for dad, and the trees for grandad. Of course that bright flowers brings a smile. thanks for sharing.

Karen said...

ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way you added the sentiment to the bottle of seasoning mix--brilliant! And your feminine card with the text box die is gorgeous!

uncbballfan said...

Love your cards! The Reflections set and the Tartan stencils are must-haves!

Terri Cox said...

I love the colors you chose for these cards!

Kathy Mc said...

Kelly, your projects are fabulous, especially the seasoning jar and coordinating card for Dad. Great masculine designs and love your Reflection card...so versatile!

Tracey McNeely said...

Kelly you know I always love your style. You did not disappoint. Love all three of your cards. You are so talented!

see mary stamp said...

Such a clever idea to gussie up the steak seasoning. Too cute!

Jennifer LaVite said...

Fabulous! I love how the new collection works so well with the forget me nots. Can't wait to order!

Michelle said...

I love how this release can be used with the florals!

Alicia Harper said...

Love your cards! The steak is so adorable!

lindagk23 said...

Kelly your cards are so awesome! What a great release! cannot wait!

Unknown said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Jill Cornelius said...

Beautiful Cards!

Allie said...

Such a clever idea with the steak seasoning, Kelly! Love your creations for the release!

Kailash said...

Love your creative use of these wonderful stamp sets!

Cheryl said...

You are always such an inspiration!

Mary J said...

Love your cards. Another great release.

roxej said...

Enjoyed the yellow look forward to trying that with the tartan stencil. Thanks for the inspiration

DorothyA said...

Beautiful, manly cards. (Except the yellow- which is for us girls LOL!)Love the diagonal plaid and the reflections card. I love these new products. And the "no misteak" sentiment is so funny!

Anonymous said...

Marisela Delgado said: As always, gorgeous cards! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

Heather said...

Beautiful Reflections card!

Jean said...

BEautiful cards! A wonderful release!