Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Hey there my crafty and creative friends! How's your week been so far?? It's going to be 107 degrees here today! I'm staying inside, that's for sure! Yikes. One last blast of Summer before Fall comes! It's been a good week here. Lots going on, lots to create and photograph. Today I'm popping in to share a card and a super fun announcement! Betsy has invited me to join her very first "The Greetery" Design and Inspiration Team! Woot! I'm so excited to work with her on a regular basis and with the other gals on the team (See graphic...
Hi there! Welcome to day two for the full reveal countdown from The Greetery! Today we are showcasing several new products, Lemon Blossom stamps & dies, Just Mason Around stamps & dies, Oopsie Daisy Stamps & Dies. Be sure and check out all of Betsy's beautiful samples and more information on The Greetery Blog! And connect on social media: @the_greetery on Instagram, and The Greetery on Facebook. All of the new products that I am sharing today will be available to purchase on Friday, June 21 at 10am ET at The Greetery. This card uses the new Lemon Blossom stamp set and coordinating dies. For the background, I used some Distress ink mixed with water. I just took a large paintbrush and lightly brushed it across several times. The stamps were all stamped in multiple layers using my MISTI stamping tool, cut out with the coordinating dies and added to the card with foam tape. *** This card was created with the new Mason Around stamp set and Oopsie Daisy stamp set. The mason jar is a layered stamp with four different stamp images, and it creates such a realistic looking jar! I just love it! I stamped a few flower stems on top of the jar to create the illusion that the flowers were actually inside the jar. I stamped the pretty daisies in several different shades of pinks and purples and adhered them behind the card. I hope you have enjoyed seeing what Betsy has coming so far! Don't forget to check The Greetery Blog for more sneak peeks! Also don't forget to leave a comment on my blog and all of the designers blogs for a chance to win different prizes each day of the countdown! Be sure and check out what the other talented designers have created! Laurie Willison Laurie Schmidlin Dawn McVey Lizzie Jones Keeway Tsao Thanks so much for stopping by! Kay :)
Good morning! We have a special guest today! The talented Joy Taylor has a card for…
Hey there my crafty and creative friends! How's your week been so far?? It's going to be 107 degrees here today! I'm staying inside, that's for sure! Yikes. One last blast of Summer before Fall comes! It's been a good week here. Lots going on, lots to create and photograph. Today I'm popping in to share a card and a super fun announcement! Betsy has invited me to join her very first "The Greetery" Design and Inspiration Team! Woot! I'm so excited to work with her on a regular basis and with the other gals on the team (See graphic...
Welcome back to Day #2 of our countdown to the release of our June collection! Today…
Hey friends, today I'm sharing projects for The Greetery's June release! The sets being revealed today are: Lemon Blossom, Just Mason Around, & Oopsie Daisy. All of the new products will be available on Friday, June 21st at 10 pm ET. Betsy is giving away some amazing prizes, so make sure to leave comments on all of the participating designer's blogs! Check out all of the details on The Greetery's blog. My first project features the Lemon Blossom stamp set. Fresh citrus and flowers, what could be more summery than that? I chose a bright color combo of red, pink, green, and yellow. I just adore the citrus details Betsy added to this set! Not only can you add more depth to the solid images by sponging on some ink but you can also stamp the detail image in a darker color. My next card features the new Oopsie Daisy...
Hello friends! What day is it? It's Friday! I'm excited to have a project over on The Greetery Blog today! I'm posting here too because sharing is caring! Every Friday on The Greetery Blog there is a feature called TGIF = The Greetery Inspiration Friday = and one of us on the design team shares a card or project with everyone. Well, today is my day! Yeah! I'm sharing a bright and cheerful card for you this Spring Friday! As the season changes to Spring I am always inspired to use vivid and happy colors in my crafting. Right now...
Hi there! Welcome to day two for the full reveal countdown from The Greetery! Today we are showcasing several new products, Lemon Blossom stamps & dies, Just Mason Around stamps & dies, Oopsie Daisy Stamps & Dies. Be sure and check out all of Betsy's beautiful samples and more information on The Greetery Blog! And connect on social media: @the_greetery on Instagram, and The Greetery on Facebook. All of the new products that I am sharing today will be available to purchase on Friday, June 21 at 10am ET at The Greetery. This card uses the new Lemon Blossom stamp set and coordinating dies. For the background, I used some Distress ink mixed with water. I just took a large paintbrush and lightly brushed it across several times. The stamps were all stamped in multiple layers using my MISTI stamping tool, cut out with the coordinating dies and added to the card with foam tape. *** This card was created with the new Mason Around stamp set and Oopsie Daisy stamp set. The mason jar is a layered stamp with four different stamp images, and it creates such a realistic looking jar! I just love it! I stamped a few flower stems on top of the jar to create the illusion that the flowers were actually inside the jar. I stamped the pretty daisies in several different shades of pinks and purples and adhered them behind the card. I hope you have enjoyed seeing what Betsy has coming so far! Don't forget to check The Greetery Blog for more sneak peeks! Also don't forget to leave a comment on my blog and all of the designers blogs for a chance to win different prizes each day of the countdown! Be sure and check out what the other talented designers have created! Laurie Willison Laurie Schmidlin Dawn McVey Lizzie Jones Keeway Tsao Thanks so much for stopping by! Kay :)
Hi friends! I'm just popping in today to share a few cards I made using the Lemon Blossom stamp set from The Greetery. I wanted to use the "happy summer birthday" sentiment before Summer disappears! I will pop this one in the mail ASAP to the next birthday gal on my list! I also wanted to use the "I could just squeeze you" sentiment as well. I haven't sat down and made anything "just because" in a LONG time, so I was happy to get to just stamp away creating all of the bits and pieces for these two cards! To begin, I die cut everything using the Lemon Blossom Die collection a few times; I wanted to have a lot of pieces to choose from. Once they were all die cut, I used my mini MISTI to get everything stamped quickly. The citrus slice image is a two step stamp. Betsy has included a little tab on the edge of the stamp so that you know which way to line them up. I actually just layered the second step directly over the first step stamp and lined up the tabs that way. Because it was in my MISTI, I was able to just stamp the 2nd step very easily. I love how the bright pink centers of the blossoms really make the flowers come alive! I love the attention to detail that Betsy puts into everything that she does! Once the pieces were all stamped, I set them aside and got to work on the blended panels. I cut two pieces of Fresh Snow Linen Cardstock at 4 by 5 1/4 inches and then blended in some Hawaiian Shores ink using the Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes. I smooshed my Hawaiian Shores ink pad onto an acrylic block and added some water so that I could add some ink flecks to the blended panel. Once that was done, I added the different sentiments using black ink. I added the die cut pieces here and there and then spritzed the entire piece with Shimmer Spray. I added some clear Nuvo drops to the the lemons and slices for some juicy shine. The finishing touch is a few sparkling clear sequins. I added each panel to a standard A2 cardbase using foam squares. I had a lot of fun on these two cards! Thanks for fluttering by!
Hey, Friends! It's release day at The Greetery, which means at 10am EST, you'll be able to start shopping for all of the darling new Confections products! I wanted to make a couple more cards to share with you, and...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the best d
Happy TGIF! I’m back for this week’s TGIF. It seems my trend towards food-themed projects continues. Maybe we should just start calling this Foodie Fridays. 😊 I have a fun project today…
Welcome back to another day of The Greetery June Release product reveals and today I'm sharing inspiration with two fabulous summer themed sets, Just Mason Around and Lemon Blossom. I am crazy addicted to stamping these two sets! I tried out various combinations of inks for my layered stamp images and the ones shown here
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Happy first Friday of summer! There’s something extra special about summer Fridays isn’t there? I’m looking forward to some sunshine this weekend, and Norine is here to kick off o…
Hello there! It's my turn to share for the TGIF post at The Greetery this week, and I've got strawberry lemonade on the brain for today's cards! I've been wanting to pair the new Botanicuts Strawberries with the Lemon Blossom...
Hello there! Well, this is certainly fun.....It's my turn to share a project with you today for The Greetery and when I made this whole set of birthday gift tags, I had no idea I'd end up being scheduled to...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...
Hello there and welcome back for more Garden Party fun with The Greetery! Lots to show you today, so let's dive right in! First up, I recently painted a lemon painting in my studio, so this giant lemon set brought...
I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I'm popping in quickly today to share the card I made for my Papertrey Ink Flash Sale this week! It's been a while since I've used many of the products for today's card so this was a fun one to put together! I love all things lemon, so it is always so fun to use lemons in my crafting as well! Just a note: I'm not sure when the newsletter will arrive in your inbox, but the sale will start then! I was going for an Italian vibe, so I started by stenciling two different panels using the Woodblock Prints Stencil Collection to create the look of tile. The largest background panel measures 4 by 5 1/4 inches and uses the largest pattern in the stencil collection. I used Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening inks for the stenciling. The smaller stenciled panel uses Spring Rain ink and the smallest pattern in the collection. I added some ink blending aroudn the edges of both panels using the residual ink on my dark blue blender brush. I die cut the frame using the Framing Florals Die and then stamped it using the Framing Florals Stamp Set and Enchanted Evening ink. I set the stenciled panels and frame aside while I got to work on the lemons, leaves, and blossoms. I die cut all of the leaves, blossoms, and lemons from white cardstock using the Tag Creations: Lemon Die and then colored them using a blender brush with Lemon Tart and Summer Sunrise Ink for the lemons; stamped with both inks as well. The leaves are blended with Green Parakeet and New Leaf inks; stamped with New Leaf. The blossoms have a touch of residual yellow ink around the edges and Summer Sunrise centers. The sentiment, which is from the Just Sentiments: Quotes Mini stamp set, is stamped on the bottom of the frame using black ink. To create the curvature of the blossoms, I simply use the end of my stylus to press the centers of the flowers into my foam mat. It automatically curves them to give them a little more realism. I layered everything up using foam squares and liquid glue. I added some ink splatter to the blossoms and lemons using a color spritzing tool and a mustard colored marker. Of course, the lemons and leaves needed a sprinkling of glitter for some sparkle! The entire stenciled background panel is layered onto an A2 size piece of Bitty Big: Blueberry Sky pattern paper glued to a top-folding A2 card base. Thanks for fluttering by!
Hey friends, today I'm sharing projects for The Greetery's June release! The sets being revealed today are: Lemon Blossom, Just Mason Around, & Oopsie Daisy. All of the new products will be available on Friday, June 21st at 10 pm ET. Betsy is giving away some amazing prizes, so make sure to leave comments on all of the participating designer's blogs! Check out all of the details on The Greetery's blog. My first project features the Lemon Blossom stamp set. Fresh citrus and flowers, what could be more summery than that? I chose a bright color combo of red, pink, green, and yellow. I just adore the citrus details Betsy added to this set! Not only can you add more depth to the solid images by sponging on some ink but you can also stamp the detail image in a darker color. My next card features the new Oopsie Daisy...
Welcome back to another day of The Greetery June Release product reveals and today I'm sharing inspiration with two fabulous summer themed sets, Just Mason Around and Lemon Blossom. I am crazy addicted to stamping these two sets! I tried out various combinations of inks for my layered stamp images and the ones shown here
Hi there! Welcome to day two for the full reveal countdown from The Greetery! Today we are showcasing several new products, Lemon Blossom stamps & dies, Just Mason Around stamps & dies, Oopsie Daisy Stamps & Dies. Be sure and check out all of Betsy's beautiful samples and more information on The Greetery Blog! And connect on social media: @the_greetery on Instagram, and The Greetery on Facebook. All of the new products that I am sharing today will be available to purchase on Friday, June 21 at 10am ET at The Greetery. This card uses the new Lemon Blossom stamp set and coordinating dies. For the background, I used some Distress ink mixed with water. I just took a large paintbrush and lightly brushed it across several times. The stamps were all stamped in multiple layers using my MISTI stamping tool, cut out with the coordinating dies and added to the card with foam tape. *** This card was created with the new Mason Around stamp set and Oopsie Daisy stamp set. The mason jar is a layered stamp with four different stamp images, and it creates such a realistic looking jar! I just love it! I stamped a few flower stems on top of the jar to create the illusion that the flowers were actually inside the jar. I stamped the pretty daisies in several different shades of pinks and purples and adhered them behind the card. I hope you have enjoyed seeing what Betsy has coming so far! Don't forget to check The Greetery Blog for more sneak peeks! Also don't forget to leave a comment on my blog and all of the designers blogs for a chance to win different prizes each day of the countdown! Be sure and check out what the other talented designers have created! Laurie Willison Laurie Schmidlin Dawn McVey Lizzie Jones Keeway Tsao Thanks so much for stopping by! Kay :)
As a special treat today, several members of the Inspiration Team, along with myself, have created…
Happy TGIF! Keeway is here with a super fun project today that combines our new Print Shop: Peachy Keen + Lemon Blossom. I love her ideas for adding lots of versatility to the Peachy Keen set! The …
Happy TGIF! Keeway is here with a super fun project today that combines our new Print Shop: Peachy Keen + Lemon Blossom. I love her ideas for adding lots of versatility to the Peachy Keen set! The …
As a special treat today, several members of the Inspiration Team, along with myself, have created…
Happy Friday! This week has been so beautiful and sunshine-y here, it is starting to feel like spring! I hope you’ve seen a bit of sun in your neck of the woods too. In case you haven’t…
Happy Friday! This week has been so beautiful and sunshine-y here, it is starting to feel like spring! I hope you’ve seen a bit of sun in your neck of the woods too. In case you haven’t…
Good morning! Welcome back for Day 2 of reveals at The Greetery! I just have to tell you that this might be my favorite day of the release! I had SO much fun making these cards! It was just the...