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!

The Greetery {Bibliophile Collection}

Hello and welcome, friends! I'm so excited to be here today to share the beautiful new Bibliophile Collection from The Greetery! There are so many new things to fall in love with; I hope you like it as much as I do! Before I get started, don't forget to head over to The Greetery Blog to read all about each of the new products. Also, don't forget to leave a comment here, and on each of the designers' blogs for a chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates to the shop!

My first project for today features the new Shelved Suite of products! To begin, I used the Shelved Die to cut out the stack of books using textured linen cardstock to give added realism to the books. 

Next, I added the color to each of the book spines by using the Shelved Stencils. This allows you to create muli-colored books quickly and easily. Once that was done, I added the stamped details using the Shelved Stamp Set. 

I wanted to give my card a little something extra, so I added a tea cup that was cut from the Sips Tea Stamp + Cut Combo. 

My next grouping of projects features the new Bookish Frames: Romance Edition stamp/die set. I also used the new Romantic Corners Die, and the darling new Have a Spine: Shorty Story Die.

For this combo, I used Spring Moss and Forest cardstock, but for some reason, that Spring Moss is coming across as yellow in the photos! In person, it is a delightful combo! ha ha!

I chose to create a wedding card and the "short story" is a tag to be included on the gift. 

I created a card that can be opened like a book; I watched the You Tube video that Betsy made when the Have a Spine collection was released. I stamped one of the beautiful new sentiments from the Love Stories Stamp Set on the inside.

This is a fun anniversary ensemble; this one uses many of the same products as the last project, but this one uses the new Have a Spine: Lock and Key Die. This is such a cute detail that allows you to create a diary-type look; so, so cute!

Once again, I used the Have a Spine: Short Story Die for the tag.

There are so many different sentiment options for all kinds of occasions!

Up next is the darling new Folk Heart stamp/die set! I also used the new Folk Heart Sentiments, which I absolutely love! I have been itching to create a card using this cute little windmill from the Countryside Die because of my Dutch heritage and paired with the new Folk Heart suite of products, I felt like this would be the perfect time!

You could definitely swap out the windmill for one of the darling houses included in this set for another option if you're creating a welcome to the neighborhood card.

I added some colored-pencil details to the greenery for added depth and detail.

While I wanted it to have a Dutch flair, I didn't want to go overboard, so I added in some pink and yellow rather than just purely blue and white.

I added glitter here and there for some sparkle and shine.

I really like how all of the sentiments included in the Folk Heart Sentiments stamp set have a coordinating die; it really expands the design options when creating.

My final card for today uses the new Nordic Hearts Die. I absolutely LOVE these gorgeous hearts; there are three different sizes included in the set. I chose to use the largest and smallest on my card.

I found a beautiful illustration of some Scandinavian hearts on Etsy and knew that was the direction I wanted to head with this project. 

I used the Folk Heart stamp/die set to accent this card as well.

I used my MISTI to allow me to create  identical corners very easily.

The Nordic Birds would also be super sweet to incorporate with the hearts!

Well, this concludes my post for today! I hope you've enjoyed seeing all of the new goodies! Don't forget to leave a comment here and on each of the designers' blogs for a chance to win one of the gift certificates! Thanks for fluttering by!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly (you are here)

Laura

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda