The Greetery {Fête and Fiesta Collection} Day 2

Welcome back for day 2 of full reveals for the Fête and Fiesta Collection from The Greetery! I had so much fun working on all of the projects I'll be sharing today! Don't forget to head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet"! Make sure to leave a comment here, and on each of the designers' blogs, for a chance to win 1 of 2 complete Fête and Fiesta Collections!

My first card for today features the new For the Ages suite of products paired with some of my favorites from the Pretty Picado suite that was showcased yesterday! I'm calling this my "Encanto" card! ha ha! A few butterflies would have made it perfect!

To create the candles, I cut the base from Rasperry Fizz cardstock using the For the Ages Die. Once that was done, I embossed them using the For the Ages Embossing Folder. I just stuck them in one at a time for accuracy. There is a coordinating stencil, but I chose to add the color to the raised dots by using a gold metallic marker. I cut the outline using the For the Ages Detail Die from white cardstock. I glued them over the top of each "candle" and then used the same gold marker to add the color. These look exactly like the big number candles you can buy at the store, and I love it!

I added the candle flames using glue and then set them aside. This card features the beautiful and festive new Capsule Star Studded Borders Die. This is what I used for the teal base layer. I will also be sharing more of this die set later on in this post. For the sentiment, I chose to use the Pretty Picado Cut-Away Sentiments die. This is the perfect choice to really give the banner that true papel picado look that I love! I stamped the "birthday" portion of the sentiment in black using the Pretty Picado Sentiment Stamp Set. I also added some of the cute floral designs using coordinating ink on the banner.

I tucked a few floral clusters here and there that were created using the Winter Medley Die. This card is for my sweet daughter who will be celebrating her 23rd birthday in July!

Switching gears a little bit to share a graduation card using the new Capsule Party Scene Die. I wanted to use school colors, so it's not as festive as my first card, but I do love a good "school colors" grad card! As promised, this card also uses more of the dies included in the new Star Studded Borders! To begin, I foiled a panel of Pinefeather cardstock using the Capsule Borders 1 Hot Foil with champagne foil. I cut it using the Capsule Basics Die and mounted it on the black panel that is cut using the star studded borders. I feel like I have been making quite a few shaped cards ever since the capsule collection was released last year and it's going to be nice to have a few more options to switch things up a bit!

For the party scene, I cut a piece of gold cardstock using the medium sized "pinked" edge star-studded border. Once that was done, I cut the balloon portion using the Capsule Party Scene Die from gold cardstock in the center of that first piece. Please note: this die just cuts the scene; there are no edge cuts or a border of any kind.

I used the star border to glue over the top of the balloon portion for an added festive measure! I also used a few of the streamers and "celebrate" banner included in the Market Place Celebration Street Die that was showcased yesterday. I glued them to the edges with liquid glue.

The sentiments are both from the new Capsule Basics Celebration Borders Stamp Set. I nestled them so they could be seen around the balloons and balloon strings. I added a few sequins and gems for sparkle and shine. The Party Scene Die would be perfect for shaker cards as well!

When I was making my arch boxes that I shared yesterday, I mused to myself that I had never actually made a card using the main market place buildings or with the accent of the smaller building. I made THIS card, but it only used the smaller buildings. So, when I saw the sentiments that are included in the new Laid Back Basics Stamp Set, I knew the "Welcome to the Neighborhood" combination would be the winner AND I would be making a market place card! ha ha!

For the pink building, I cut it using the Market Place No. 1 Die. The main building is Pale Peony cardstock and the door and top detailing are cut from Raspberry Fizz cardstock. The window frames are cut from Spring Moss and the banner is cut from Ocean Tides. Rather than add a shop name, it made more sense to omit that detail and just add the "to the neighborhood" heat embossed on Olive Twist cardstock. I also omitted the detail at the top of the building so I could add the welcome portion of the sentiment.

The little building is cut using the  and I used the exact same colors as my mini box from yesterday. It complemented the main building so well, I just recreated it!

I stenciled an A2 panel of white cardstock with a cloud stencil and then I added the buildings using foam squares. I didn't add brads to the center of the bike on this one, but I think I like it better with the brads. 

I added stickles to the balloons and flowers for sparkle and shine!

Don't forget to visit each of the designers' blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win one of the prizes today! Everything will be available for purchase TOMORROW! Thanks for fluttering by!

Caly Person

Dana Kirby

Dawn McVey

Kelly Lunceford (you are here)

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess