The Greetery Christmas Market Collection Reveal Day 2

Welcome back, friends! It's day 2 of full reveals for the Christmas Market Collection from The Greetery! Today is jam-packed with lots of holiday goodness and hopefully the spirit of Christmas will permeate your hearts and minds! As always, don't forget to head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" for each of the new products being introduced today! You all seemed to love the products that were showcased yesterday, and I think you will feel the same about today! 

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 cards to the shop! I always enjoy reading your comments and which products and projects you like!

My first card for today features the beautiful new Bitty Holiday Botanicals suite of products paired with the Diamond Foliage Die. I know we all fell in love with the original Bitty Botanicals, so this holiday addition will be a welcome addition to your crafty arsenal!

To begin this card, I used the Bitty Holiday Botanicals stamp + stencil combo. I used Certainly Celery ink from Stampin' Up! for the stamped portion and then used Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky, and Pale Peony ink for the stenciled details. There is enough space between flowers/berries so you can switch colors at your convenience. 

Once that was done, I added some details using color pencils and a white gel pen. At this point, I wasn't quite sure how I would be using the panel so I decided to just add those additional details right off the bat. This set also has a coordinating Bitty Botanicals Die, so I wasn't sure if I would cut them out that way and tuck them here and there. As you can see, I did NOT head in that direction, but I'm still pleased with those small additions that make the card feel more detailed and special. 

I cut the Diamond Foliage pattern from Dark Indigo cardstock and then glued it over the top of the botanical stencil. This particular die also includes small individual blooms, so I cut them from Enchanted Evening cardstock, curved them with the small end of a stylus on a foam mat, added diamond gems to the centers and then glued them to the intersecting portions on the Diamond pattern.

I used the Frosted Frames Die to cut the outer portion from Enchanted Evening cardstock and then adhered it to the stenciled panel using small foam squares for dimension. Betsy used this same frame on her Bitty Botanicals projects when it was first released and I just love the look so I used it here. It just helps ground the design and give it some depth.

The sentiment is from a new set that you will be seeing on each of my projects today and it's called Rosemal Reflections Sentiments. It has a coordinating die included in the Rosemal Reflections Die. I heat embossed it in silver and then cut it using the die. 

The focal point for this card is the beautiful new Rosemal Reflections Details and Jumbo. You will be seeing more of this on my next project, but it just looks so cute to accent the bitty botanicals. I die cut all of the pieces from white cardstock and then used dye inks to color everything and then glued them together with liquid glue and foam squares. I used the Capsule Borders 1 Hot Foil with silver foil and then cut it using the Capsule Basics Die. Fair warning: I use these quite a bit on the next two projects, so I'm just going to link them here but will reference them where I used them. I used quite traditional colors that are used with Rosemaling and I just love how it turned out!

My next project features ALL of the beauties included in the Rosemal Reflections suite of products and I just LOVE every last bit of it! I had so much fun creating the pair and I can't wait to give these cards to loved ones this upcoming Christmas season!

I wasn't planning on liking this card as much as I did in the end (does that ever happen to you?). This was supposed to be the 'companion' card to the one on the right, but this one turned out to be the favorite. 

Because this card has so many layers and details I'm just going to explain each layer starting at the bottom rather than the actual design process; that was a bit crazy and helter-skelter! ha ha!

The bottom layer was cut using the largest scalloped die included in the Capsule Basics Die from Mint Julep cardstock. I also embossed it using the Capsule Basics Embossing Folder, which is absolutely wonderful! I hope I have time to revisit the Hint of Autumn Collection to use it on a few more autumnal projects! It's finally feeling like fall around here! Ok, back to the card; I added some Garden Green (SU!) ink around the edges using a blender brush.

The next layer was cut from white cardstock and then stamped using the new Rosemal Reflections stamp set using both Certainly Celery and Garden Green inks. Now, please note: there are coordinating flowers to go in all of the empty spots around the frame....I chose to use some different options for this card, but I did want to make you aware.

The  next two layers are also ovals from the Capsule Basics Die: one from white with embossing and the other from Mint Julep with hot foiling in silver. There is a Bow Bookmark sandwiched between those last two layers that was colored with the same inks as the flowers. Betsy used the bows on her Hint of Autumn projects and I just loved how they looked! Betsy used hers to pull out a gift card, but this is just a design detail, but you could definitely do it either way.

 I used the Rosemal Reflections Jumbo die for the main flower in the center and the Rosemal Reflections Detail die for the accent flowers. They were all cut from white cardstock and then colored using Regal Rose (SU!) ink, Pure Poppy, and Scarlet Jewel ink. The green is the same celery and garden green as the rest of the stamping and shading. The sentiment is from the Rosemal Reflections Sentiments stamp set and has the beautiful vintage charm I love so much!

The second card uses many of the same products, but this one also incorporates the beautiful new Rosemal Reflections embossing folder! I wanted to use this on everything, but restrained myself since that just wasn't feasible! ha ha!

The embossing folder created impressions where the floral clusters can go, so that is what I did here. I cut everything twice and then adhered them with foam squares.

I did add some pearl gems to both cards for additional detail and interest.

There are some additional non-Christmas sentiments included in the Rosemal Reflections stamp set that will allow this suite of products to be used year-round!

My final project for today uses the new Lovely Linocuts: Nativity suite! I went for a soft, subtle natural look for this card. I die cut all of the pieces I planned on needing using the Lovely Linocuts: Nativity die from Gray Kraft cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse. I stamped everything with distress oxide and pigment ink so that it would show up on this particular cardstock.

There is a Lovely Linocuts stamp that is just an overall background of the design, but I chose to use the individual pieces to create this scene.

I did use it as a reference though, so everything would fit nicely. 

The sentiment is heat embossed in gold on Antique Gold cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse.

Well, this concludes today's post! Everything will be available for purchase tomorrow! Don't forget to stop by the other designers' blogs! Thanks for fluttering by!

Dana Kirby

Dawn McVey

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess

 

The Greetery Christmas Market Collection Reveal Day 1

Hello friends, and welcome! It's the best time of the year....time to introduce the newest collection from The Greetery: Christmas Market and it is everything you can possibly imagine! I feel so honored to be able to share my projects with you using this beautiful new collection! Don't forget to visit The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" AND 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 cards to the shop!

My first project for today features the adorable new Market Place suite of products! These fabulous store-fronts work perfectly with the previously released Arch Box Large Die which I absolutely LOVE! I cut mine from Ocean Tides cardstock for both the box and the store-front using the Market Place No 1 Die; there are two other options that fit the box and then there is a set of smaller buildings included in the Market Place Mini Die. You can see I made a tag with one of the minis on the side of this photo. I actually made a set of three, but I will be sharing the details for those later on.

There is also a coordinating stamp set called market Place Holiday Stamp Set and it allows you to add the cute names of the stores. I've been on a gingerbread kick, which you will see more of on a different project I'm sharing today, so I used the "Gingerbread Spice Market" sentiment which is heat embossed in white onto Scarlet Jewel cardstock.

This box also features the new Market Place Holiday Festoons Die to add all of the fun decorations! These would be so fun with a tea light candle inside to allow it to glow!

Here is the set of tags I was mentioning earlier; I used the three different buildings included in the Market Place Mini Die. Also, if you use any one of the main Market Place options, one of these mini buildings will fit perfectly next to it on an A2 card.

I chose to create a set of tags and then the third building is attached to a plastic tube of hot chocolate for a fun treat to give to friends or family at Christmastime!

I bought these tubes a few years ago and have had fun using them on different crafty projects ever since. I simply used a funnel to add the hot chocolate mix to the tube and then added the building using foam squares. You could also add a ribbon at the top; I find it incredibly difficult to photograph bows and ribbon so I usually omit it if I can. 

The cute sentiments are from the new Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments and I will be showcasing them more on another project I'm sharing today!

I die cut the main building twice for each one; one from the color cardstock and another time from white so I could add the glow to the windows.

I punched holes at the top of the two that aren't on the cocoa tube and then threaded metallic DMC floss through the holes to create the tags.

You can see that hot cocoa tube again here, but this time it's bare and I simply used it as a photo prop, but this gives you an idea of the size. This card is an A2 size and features the ADORABLE new Cocoa Cozy Stamp and Die, the Cocoa Cozy Embossing Folder, AND the new Winter Mitts Stencil.

I took a break from traditional holiday colors and went for something icy and wintery looking! To begin, I used the Winter Mitts Stencil on an A2 panel of Colorplan Grayscale cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse. I used Hickory Smoke, Weathered Wood, Speckled Egg and Brushed Corduroy distress oxide ink. 

Once all of the stenciling was done, I used the Get a Grip Die to cut the slits in the mittens so you can slip the mug in between. I also used the Cocoa Cozy Embossing Folder to give it the beautiful texture. There are a few different options with this suite of products; there are mittens included in the stamp and die set  so you can use them individually or aligned differently if you'd like. I'm sure you'll see some different options on each of the designers' blogs for variety.

I used the Cocoa Cozy Stamp and Die for the cocoa mug, sentiment, and additional snowflakes.

I can't wait to use the new Cocoa Cozy Cider Additions Stamp/Die set as well! This is one of those sets that you can use all season long and keep hearts and spirits warm as the long months of winter can seem bleak to some!

There are quite a few different sentiment options but since I'm steadily building my Chrismtas card stash, this one got a fitting sentiment!

I added some extra details to the snowflakes with Crystal Sequin Mix, gems and Crystal Stickles. 

My final project for today features the new Shortbread Shapes suite of products! I decided to go with a gingerbread theme since I made ginger cookies every year for Christmas! Christmas came early this year and I whipped up a batch to add in the photos for this project! Yum!

This project features the new Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Die, Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Holiday embossing folder, Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Labels, Simply Holiday Sentiments and the Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments. 

I pulled in some older favorites to accent the tags and the card! I always enjoy using previously released products when they fit with the project. I had a sweet blog reader ask how I remember to use older products AND she wanted to know how I store my stamps and dies from The Greetery. A few years ago, I used to organize them by categories, exactly like the categories in The Greetery shop. This worked well for a time, but I have now switched to organizing them by release and I have found I can locate particular products MUCH easier because I remember which release they are part of! 

For the card, I used the outer die included in the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Die and cut it using Ocean Tides cardstock. I then used the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Holiday Embossing Folder to give it the beautiful detail. I brushed a white pigment inkpad over the top to really bring out the detail.

There is a die included in the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Die that will cut out all of the individual "cookies"; it will keep them mostly intact and then you just need to snip the connection points with a fine-tip pair of scissors. I cut some from Honey Nut cardstock to look like gingerbread and a few from Colorplan China White cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse. I used a blender brush and ink to give them the color. The lighter one looks washed out, but that's what happened when I was editing. It looks much better in real life...I added antique linen ink over the top.

I'm absolutely smitten with these sentiments; Betsy always speaks to my soul with her font choices and always picks the ones I've been pining for. I love all of the sweet sentiments included in the Simple Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set...so many are perfect for a handmade holiday! Looks like I better get sewing, crafting, and baking so I can use them all {wink}! 

And now for the tags.... I had so many shorbread/gingerbread pieces left over and I'm smitten with the sentiments in the Simple Holiday Mini Sentiments that I just couldn't stop!

These tags features the previously released Capsule Borders 1 Hot Foil and the Capsule Basics Die. I used these as an additional point of detail and to create larger tags. The portion with the sentiment is cut using the Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Labels (please note: there will be an adjustment making this piece slightly larger to allow some breathing room for the sentiments) I stamped the sentiments in Fresh Snow ink or black, depending on the color of cardstock I used for this piece.

If a sentiment says "home" I have a hard time resisting adding a little home to my projects. I cut a few using the Countryside Die and then added them to the tags instead of a gingerbread/shortbread shape. This tag also got a swag of greenery that was created using the Ornamental Tag Die.

I used the same die for the bows on the other tags.

I used a hole punch for the top and then threaded red/white baker's twine through the holes.

I always keep bakery boxes on hand to deliver homemade treats; I added the ginger cookies, tied a bow and added the tag. Funny story: I was taking dinner to a friend in the neighborhood the same day I baked the cookies and she almost got this exact presentation! ha ha! I decided to just leave the cookies in the box and omit the ribbon and tag, BUT this is something that would definitely be delivered to neighbors at Christmastime!

This finishes today's post, but please join me again tomorrow for day 2 of full reveals! I have some fun projects to share with you! 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! Thanks for fluttering by!

Dana Kirby

Dawn McVey

Kelly Lunceford {you are here}

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess