The Greetery Breath of Spring Reveal Day 2

I'm back again today for day 2 of  reveals for the Breath of Spring collection from The Greetery! Thank you so much for all of your sweet comments on yesterday's post! I'm thrilled that you love the new release as much as I do and there's even more to fall in love with today! Today the team is showcasing 2 new BotaniCuts and the latest addition in the Curio collection! If you'd like a closer look at each of the new products in today's line-up, then make sure to head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet"! You'll also want to leave a comment here and on each designers' blog to be eligible for a chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates.

My first card for today uses the new BotaniCuts Crocus die collection! I absolutely adore Crocuses; the colors, the first flower of the season, etc. These paper versions look so realistic and they are so much fun to make! I simply die cut all of the pieces from white cardstock and then colored them with an assortment of Distress Oxide inks and finger daubers. I also snuck a few bunches of flowers created using the BotaniCuts Wildflower Mix dies using the same coloring technique. Each of the crocuses and flower bunches also has some colored pencil details to really bring them to life.

I prepped the card base by adding some Aqua Mist ink blending in the center with some Hawaiian Shores ink splatter for a speckled egg look; my favorite! Once that was done, I arranged the flowers and extra bits of foliage on the panel. I placed the "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" stamp where I wanted it and then used the "press n' seal" technique to remove the flower bunch while keeping the sentiment stamp in place. Once the flowers were removed, I placed the panel in my MISTI and stamped the sentiment in black.

I added glue to the back of the flowers and then added them back onto the panel, carefully removing the press n' seal wrap. The "alleluia" word is die cut using the new word dies. It comes with a shadow, but I really like the light and airy feeling that just the thin sentiment adds. I lost the dot for the "i", so I just used a small drop of Nuvo drops to remedy that! ha ha!

I added a trio of sparkling clear sequins to finish off this floral card!

My second card for today uses the new BotaniCuts Pussy willow dies! I actually die cut each piece twice so that I would have a lot of options when it came to arranging them. I die cut them from Soft Stone cardstock so that I would have that built-in grey color. The branch portions are easily covered using Distress Oxide ink despite the grey color. I added some Hickory Smoke and Copic details to the buds to give them a realistic look. I wracked my brain for a way to make them fuzzy; I even googled grey velvet cardstock. I also wished I had some grey flocking, but I don't! Maybe Betsy has something cooked up over on her blog?!? LOL! I wouldn't doubt it, honestly!

I didn't really have a clear idea in my mind when I set out creating the pussy willows, but I thought the leftover crocus buds and flower bunches looked nice with the branches so that is the direction I headed in. I stamped a few birds using the Robin and Wren stamp set to accent this spring design!

The sentiment, which I absolutely love, is part of the Springtime stamp set that was showcased yesterday.

I really do love how this card came together!

Last, but definitely not least, is this card using the new Curio: Spring Findings die collection. I had such a fun time inking up all of these cute pieces to create my curio box. I opted to use the Curio Divider Details II die for my box. I love that it has the option to die cut the pierced detail rectangles in the background. I found some Brenda Walton K & C0. pattern papers in my stash (hoard) that are just perfect for this project!

I decided to give the wood divider a "white washed" feel by adding some Fresh Snow ink brushed over the top. I also splattered the entire thing with some white acrylic paint for even more shabby goodness.

My favorites include: the snail, the nest and eggs, the blooming branch, Lily of the Valley, and the feathers

The entire "box" portion is added to a Kraft card base with some Fresh Snow ink brushed around the edges.

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you've enjoyed everything as much as I do! This really is such a sweet and special spring release! Everything will be available for purchase tomorrow at 10 am ET. Don't forget to head to the other designers' blogs to see how they've brought these new products to life! Leave a comment here and on their blogs for a chance to win one of the $50 gift certificates. Thanks for fluttering by!

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