The Greetery {Garden Inspired Strength For Today}

Hello and welcome, friends! I'm happy to be here today sharing two cards using the fabulous new Strength For Today Stamp/die set! It’s my favorite from the latest release and I’ve been itching to create some cards to add to my stash. I would love to just take a lazy day and make a whole set of cards using each one of these beautiful sentiments; doesn’t that sound lovely? Autumn is creeping in and I love cozy, crafty days!

To begin my cards, I die cut the foliage, which is from the Bird of Paradise Border Die, and colored it using oxide inks and finger sponge daubers. I also die cut both the moth and the dragonfly using the Jumbo Curiosity: Moth die and the Jumbo Curiosity: Dragonfly Die. There are stencils included so I used those to ink them up.

The background for both cards was done using the Wicker Weave Stencil; I didn’t want a full panel, so I just concentrated the stenciling in certain areas. Once that was done, I trimmed each panel down to an A2 size, added some salvaged patina distress ink with some Tropical Teal ink splatter. I layered the foliage using foam squares and then added the moth/dragonfly.

I die cut all of the sentiment pieces using the Strength for Today die; I wasn’t sure which sentiments I would use for sure, so I just cut them all out! Ha ha! I stamped them with the Strength for Today stamp set using black ink and then added them to the top of the panel using additional foam squares for dimension.

The final step was adding the panels to top-folding A2 card bases using liquid glue. I gave each one a spritz or two of shimmer spray and a trio of sparkling clear sequins. Both of these cards will be added to my stash; these are the types of cards I like having on hand because you never know when someone is going to need a little pick-me-up! Thanks for fluttering by! 

Cozy Fall Days

Hello friends! It's my turn for this week's Papertrey Ink Flash Sale! I chose the beautiful Into the Blooms: Christmas Sprigs but decided to give them an autumn twist! They are so wonderful and are so versatile! I also couldn't resist popping in few mushrooms to enhance the autumn feeling!

To begin, I die cut all of the sprigs twice from white cardstock and then colored them with quite  few different PTI inks and blender brushes. I added some white paint splatter to the caps of the mushrooms and then glued the die cut dots on top.

For the background, I used the beautiful Fallen Leaves Hot Foil Plate with copper foil on a 4 by 5 1/4 inch piece of Honey Nut cardstock. I did add a little bit of Honey Nut ink around the edges before I did the foiling.

I attached the foiled background to a top-folding A2 white card base using liquid glue. I also added a strip of plaid cardstock from my stash to bring out the reds of the berries and mushrooms.

I chose one of my favorite fall sentiments from the Fresh Florals Stamp Set; I inked it up with Dark Chocolate ink on a piece of Rustic White cardstock and then cut it out using the largest oval included in the Love to Layer: Oval die set.

I'm still on my Shimmer Spray kick, so it got a spritz or two of that for sparkle and shine! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

You're On My Mind

Hello friends! I'm popping in today to share one of my last summertime cards! This card was featured in the newsletter yesterday, but I thought I'd also share it here and give you step-by-step instructions on how I put it all together!

This cards was actually mailed to its recipient quite awhile back, so it's fun to revisit this bright and floral design!

To begin, I die cut the floral border twice and then glued it together using liquid glue.

I used bright and bold inks and blender brushes to give it some color!

I used some salvaged patina spray on an A2 panel of white cardstock and allowed it to dry completely.

I adhered the border to the background panel using liquid glue. I stamped the flowers using the Breathtaking Blooms stamp set.

I die cut the medium sized arch included in the Love to Layer: Arches die collection. I spritzed it with stain as well and then stamped the sentiment from the Just Sentiments: Thinking of You stamp set using black ink.

I arranged the flowers and then added some sparkling clear sequins here and there.

I'm back on my shimmer spray kick, so this card got a generous spritz of that as well!

I'm fairly certain it's going to be seasonal and holiday projects from here and out, so here's saying adieu to summer! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

The Greetery {Autumn Air Collection} Day 2

Welcome back for day 2 of full reveals for the new Autumn Air Collection from The Greetery! I have three new projects to share with you today using some products for Halloween and autumn! Make sure to head to The Greetery Blog for the "meet and greet" for each of today's featured products! Also, 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 uses the new Hey Honeycomb Halloween suite of products. I chose to feature the cute pumpkin with the orange honeycomb ball that's included in the new mix.

To begin this project, I started off by prepping the honeycomb pumpkin. I die cut all of the pieces for the pumpkin and then used the previously released Hey Honeycomb Basics Die for the flap that says "spooktacular surprise inside". That was stamped using the new Hey  Honeycomb Halloween stamp set. I glued it to the side of the orange honeycomb ball and then glued it to the base of the pumpkin using the sticky portion and additional liquid glue for stability.

I really love the texture that the pumpkin has, so rather than covering that up (even though it will EVENTUALLY be covered up with the honeycomb ball) I chose to stamp directly onto that portion and add the sticky star. I used the Foam Adhesive Sheets for the sticky part.

Here you can see how cute it looks with the ball open! I used the Spring Frame Hot Foil and gold foil on a panel of Canyon Clay cardstock. I strategically covered up the tulips using leaves from the To Pie For Die!

The Happy Halloween sentiment is from the Tear Strip Tags Halloween Stamp Set and then I cut it out using the Tear Strip Banners Die. 

My next project features the new Grateful Greetings stamp + stencil and die. I just finished reading The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County and when I saw the Grateful Greetings stamp set, it totally reminded me of the cute cover of the book, so that was my inspiration!

I used Post-It Notes to cover up each letter as I inked them up in the different colors using finger daubers and distress oxide inks. I stenciled the shadow using the same color ink.

The stamp set also has the cute heart image and the cute floral cluster image. I picked the colors from the two letters that only were only represented once, pink and yellow, to stamp the heart and flowers.

I used the Fond of Foliage Background and antique linen distress oxide ink for the background. I added some ink splatter and stamped the companion portions of the sentiment.

 

My final card for today and for the release uses the new Hey Honeycomb spider but without the honeycomb ball. These products are designed to be used with our without and I just love that!

It looks like my spooky spider is trying to crash a Halloween party. I used the Pinwheel Party Die and Pinwheel Party Stencil in black and orange for a festive look!

I also hung some Twisted Crepe streamers to add to the festive look!

The spider die consists of three portions: the eyes, the top fuzzy piece for the spider, and then the full body with the legs. This gives you all kinds of options to make your spider and colorful and spooky as you'd like!

This concludes my projects for today and for the release! Everything will be available for purchase beginning tomorrow at 10 AM EDT! Thanks for fluttering by!

Dana

Dawn

Kelly (you are here)

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

 

The Greetery {Autumn Air Collection} Day 1

Hello friends! Welcome to day 1 of full reveals for the Autumn Air Collection from The Greetery! I have three projects to share with you today using most of the products being showcased for day 1. You'll want to make sure to head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" for 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 card for today features the new Autumn Crest stamp/stencil, die paired with the new Crest No. 1 die! You'll also notice the new Pierced Plaid Plate that I used for the background on this card.

I went with a traditional autumnal color palette for my card and brought in a few pumpkins that were die cut using the Autumn Harvest die that was released last year. 

I also tucked a few leaves here and there which are from the To Pie For Die.

You'll find lots of sentiments included in the stamp set, just perfect for all of your fall projects!

My second project for today features the beautiful new oakwood stamp + stencil and die. I chose to keep the colors as close to the ones shown on the guide because I think they are so beautiful.

The sentiments included in the stamp set are what inspired the calendar designs; I thought it would be fun to have one for Thanksgiving and the other for autumn!

All of the calendar products are from the last release that you can find HERE

I thought it might be tricky being able to highlight specific days AND use the Oakwood branch, but I was able to place them a little bit differently on each of the two cards and still be able to showcase the date.

I'm ready to say hello to autumn; how about you?

My final project for day 1 features the new Mum's the Word stamp + stencil and die. I also used a beautiful new sentiment set called Strength for Today! I know I will be reaching for this one often and I'm so excited for it!

There are coordinating dies for the sentiments, but I chose to stamp it directly onto the background.

The sentiment featured on this card is included in the Mum's the Word stamp set.

I really like how Betsy designed the detail stamps for ease of use. She has made it so you can stamp one corner and then you can flip it to stamp the other.

This concludes my post for day 1, but join me again tomorrow for all kinds of fun (and spooky) products! Thanks for fluttering by!

Dana

Dawn

Kelly (you are here)

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda