The Greetery {Confetti Encore Collection} Day 2

As promised, I'm back with more inspiration from the Confetti Encore Collection from The Greetery! There's so much to share today, but first, you'll want to head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" for each of the featured products today! Also, make sure to leave a comment here, and on each of the designers' blogs, for a chance to win one of two COMPLETE Confetti Encore Collection Bundles!!!

My first card for today features some of the featured products from yesterday paired with today's so to show you how well everything goes together!

There is a brand-new suite of products called Hey Honeycomb and I know you're going to love them as much as I do! This collection of products is designed to be used with the Honeycomb Balls that will available for purchase. You can see the holiday version of the Honeycomb Balls HERE! They are exactly the same, just different colors for this release!

This card uses the new Hey Honeycomb Party Hat die WITHOUT a Honeycomb ball to show you that they can be used with or without a ball attached. I have another card later on that DOES use a Honeycomb ball AND the new Hey Honeycomb Sentiments stamp set. 

I mentioned yesterday that you would be seeing more streamers, tiny presents, and Ticker Tape hot foiling! I just love how each element comes together to bring the card to life!

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Four Square Birthday Tag die. The little flower at the top of the hat is from the Hey Honeycomb Basics die and you will see another use for that later on as well.

My next card features the adorable new Hey Honeycomb Ice Cream Cone die paired with the new What's the Scoop stamp set and die. I didn't think I would love this sweet set as much as I do! It's so much fun to create with and the results are just so cute!

To begin, I die cut the pieces to create the "scoop" word....there are coordinating stamps for each of the letters, but I simply used a finger dauber and ink to color the different letters and the chocolate "topping" and glued them together with liquid glue. I added the letters to the shadow using foam squares.

I inked up the ice cream dollops in the same colors and added the chocolate and cherry on top! The "thank you" has a coordinating die, which I love! It's so easy to add it over the top of the Ticker Tape hot foiled background (yep! I used it AGAIN!) ha ha!

The sentiment set has so many fun options; I chose to make something suitable to give to my son's teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week coming up!

I love that there is tiny cherry to add to the top of the "scoop" word, too! So many fun details!

My next project features the fun new Award Winning Die and the new Inflated Sentiments stamp set! This stamp set also works well with the Hey Honeycomb suite of products!

I mentioned yesterday that my birthday stash has been lacking, so I opted for a birthday sentiment, but there are SO many celebratory occasions to choose from in this new set!

I love how realistic the ribbons look, don't you? I can't wait to put them to use in another way!

I doubled the base piece on the ribbon for a fuller effect! I also used foam squares to give it dimension!

Okay! THIS project uses the new Hey Honeycomb Flower Power die WITH a Honeycomb Ball....I have pictures with it opened up later on, so stay tuned. I wanted you to see how it will look when the recipient gets it!

The Hey Honeycomb Basics die comes with the portion on the right and the portion on the left. You simply stamp/emboss (like I did) the words that you'd like. There are a few different options, but they all let the recipient know what to do.

I used the new Adhesive Sheets to die cut the little flower (that's the one I had on the top of my party hat). It has a backing so it's not sticky until the recipient peels it off.

and voila! You can see how cute it is with the Honeycomb Ball! The new assortment has such fun and bright colors, just perfect for a celebration!

The additional flowers are also included in the Hey Honeycomb Flower Power die set and they make the cutest accents! I also added streamers (of course), the Ticker Tape hot foil (of course) and a sentiment from Four Square Birthday Tags sentiments (of course)...I'm becoming SO predictable, aren't I? ha ha!

Well, this concludes today's projects! Make sure to leave a comment on the other designers' blogs for a chance to win one of the two prizes being offered today! Thanks for fluttering by!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

 

The Greetery {Confetti Encore Collection} Day 1

I'm so thrilled to be here today as we begin the celebration for The Greetery's FIFTH birthday!!! Can you believe it? I've been busy as a little bee working on birthday-themed projects to share with you today! I was just lamenting that my birthday stash is dwindling and needed a refresh...this collection couldn't have come at a more perfect time! Make sure you head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" for each of today's featured products! Also, make sure 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 Greetery Shop!

My first card for today features the new Flourished Phrases Birthday Stencil and die! To begin, I used the three different stencils to create the "phrase" and then die cut it using the coordinating die. Like the other "Flourished Phrases", there is an option to cut out the individual letters, which I did on a previous version of this card, but ended up not liking it, so it ended up in the circular file! ha ha! I used saltwater taffy distress oxide ink for the "flourishes", twisted citron and mowed lawn for the letters, and rustic wilderness for the shadow on the letters.

Once that was done, I prepared an A2 panel using the Airmail Border Stencil. I added the scalloped portions, which were created using the Ribbon Maker: Large Scallops die to the back of the panel using ScorTape. I trimmed it in half so I could use one piece for both edges. I layered this entire panel onto an A2 top-folding A2 card base, but as you can see, the scallops make it larger than an A2 card. The 3 dimensional gifts won't allow for an envelope anyway, so I figured I'd just have fun and not worry about certain parameters! This will definitely be a "hand-delivered" card or attached to a gift!

I had quite a bit of fun with the little gifts! Ever since Betsy made her Christmas tags with the little gifts attached, I've been itching to make some gifts myself and this was the perfect opportunity! You will see more little gifts tomorrow (wink)!

I used the Holiday Hatchback Toppers: Luggage Die to make the box shape along with the pierced "ribbons", but then I used the Gifts Galore Die for the bows and tags! I just love how they turned out...they remind me of Barbie gifts! ha ha! I also made some flower bundles using the Winter Medley die and tucked them here and there for additional detail!

My next project is a collection of tags using the new Four Square Birthday stamp set and die! These tags also feature the new Ticker Tape Hot Foil which you will be seeing a lot more of! It is the perfect celebratory background and yields such beautiful results. I have a Gemini foil machine and I set it to high and let it heat for 25 seconds! It turned out perfectly without any over-foiling!

I made a collection of four tags because it's easy to make four with the dies, but as you can see, I had so much fun mixing and matching cardstock that  I ended up cutting way more than  four! ha ha!

I used the Four Square Birthday stamps and dies for all of the sentiments; such a playful assortment!

You can see the hotfoiled detail a little bit better here on this closeup picture.

All of the tags are double layered; I glued them at the top and stamped a to: from: sentiment on the inside. I used some gold metallic baker's twine to add to each of the tags.

My third and final project for today is a bright and cheery birthday card featuring the incredible new Curly Q Streamers die and the new Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil. I used both of these two products for a dimensional card!

This card also features the new It's Your Day die; I cut it from gold mirror cardstock and then layered it onto an aqua shadow.

The back of the packaging for the Celebration Streamers stamp + stencil gives tips on how to make different colored streamers, so I followed those instructions for the colorful background. I die cut the streamers from white and then used ink to color the different pieces and then glued them together. I couldn't get enough of them, so you will see even more streamers tomorrow! The Happy Birthday sentiment at the bottom is from the new Four Square Birthday Tags stamp set. Well....this concludes my post for day 1, but join me again tomorrow for day 2! Don't forget to leave a comment on the other designers' blogs!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly (you are here)

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

 

Simon Says Stamp Celebrate Release {Flower Power}

I'm thrilled to be helping with the Celebrate Release from Simon Says Stamp!  My card for today features the new Flower Power stamp set that features an assortment of daisies and flowers in all kinds of sizes and a few leaves and hearts.  It also features quite a few uplifting and encouraging sentiments so I was happy to be able to sneak two onto the card without it seeming odd or busy!

I had thought up the design for this card one night when I couldn't sleep, so once I had time to sit down and get busy, it came together quite easily. To begin, I cut a bunch of 1/4 inch strips of scrap cardstock in rainbow colors (omitting purple). I cut a panel of white cardstock measuring 3 3/4 inches by 5 and then glued the strips using liquid glue. I like using liquid glue on projects like this because it gives me a little "wiggle room" (literally) to get the strips placed neat and straight.

When it was all said and done, I only used two blue strips, so I decided to heat emboss the "hugs and happy thoughts" sentiment on the teal cardstock using white detail embossing powder.

I cut a slightly narrower panel and got to work building the flower pattern using the included images. Once I had what I wanted, I got to work coloring them with an assortment of alcohol markers. I don't do much coloring at all anymore so many of my Copic markers have dried up, so I had to use a few from my inexpensive set I got on Amazon. I added some black ink splatter for added interest and detail.

I attached the teal sentiment underneath the colored panel and then adhered it to the panel with the strips using foam squares. I mounted the entire thing onto a white card base using additional foam squares. I added some Tim Holtz Rock Candy glitter to the flower centers, leaves, and the smaller flowers. I added a trio of sparkling clear sequins to finish it off! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

Bloom With Happiness

Hello friends! for those of you who saw my last post, today's cards were made while I was impatiently waiting for THOSE dies to arrive! I was itching to use the cute rainboots, so....to bide my time, I pulled out some equally fun rainboots to scratch the itch! ha ha!

Both cards feature the fabulous Pro Stamper's Box: February; I actually just used the "assembled examples" ideas from the website for both of the cards. I was just having fun with all of the little images that I didn't want to use brain power to think up a layout! LOL! Do you ever have those times when you just want to play and have fun and not have to think too hard? 

Both cards use the the Cover Plate: Quilted die for the background; one done in Aqua Mist and the other is Green Parakeet.

I used the new  Watercolor Wonderful Stencil Collection on the largest of the ovals included in the Love to Layer: Ovals die collection. I simply used the 3 stencils on a panel of white cardstock and then framed the portion I wanted to cut out with the oval die and then ran it through my die cutting machine.

I made a few adjustments here and there with swapping images because I didn't actually stamp enough for both cards with what was shown on the assembled examples image.

I love how you can customize the rainboots with different stamps to create fun looks!

I used both of the included sentiments between the two cards. These were so fun to make! I absolutely ADORE making summer cards, but I'm having so much fun with spring, I hope I can make a few more before the industry switches gears! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

Beautiful Blessings of Spring

I'm on a spring card kick if you haven't noticed! I treated myself to a few of the new goodies from Honey Bee Stamps that I simply couldn't resist! The tulips are getting ready to bloom here and I can't wait....so, in the meantime, I will make some paper versions!

For this card I used the delightful Lovely Layers: April Showers-Honey Cuts and the Blessings of Spring Stamp Set. A few additional products found their way into my shopping cart, so I'm hoping to sneak more crafty time to play with those soon!

I die cut the umbrella pieces from Bitty Big: Pink Posey pattern paper, with the exception of the black stem and the pink handle, and then added some SU! Regal Rose ink around some of the edges. I used the layering guide that came with the dies, so I used that for shading cues. I glued everything together with liquid glue and foam squares to create the illusion of a real umbrella.

I set that aside and got to work on the flowers. I die cut all of the pieces I planned on using to create three flowers each, but as you can see, I didn't end up using that many. These are good sized blooms, so you don't need too may to fill up the boots. I die cut all of the pieces from white cardstock and then colored them with finger daubers and distress oxide inks.

The boots are die cut from Lemon Tart cardstock with some shading using SU! Crushed Curry ink around the top portions. I used liquid glue to add the bottom portion that is covered up by the sentiment! ha ha!

The bird was die cut from Fine Linen cardstock for all three layers. I added dark brown distress oxide ink to the base , left the middle layer as-is, and then added lighter brown to the top layer and then glued it all together. There is an impression where the eye is so all I needed to do was use a fine-tip sharpie marker and a white gel pen to create a realistic looking eye.

I cut a piece of Echo Park gingham pattern paper to 4 by 5 1/4 inches and adhered it to a top-folding A2 card base using a tape runner. I added the boots using foam squares and then the umbrella. I had fun filling the boots up with the bloom and additional leaves. The birdie is perched on the toe of the boot. I added the sentiment and some glitter and a few dew drops for a raindrop feeling! I can't wait to play with these darling dies again soon! Thanks for fluttering by!