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The Greetery – The Autumn Edit Collection – Showcase Day 1!

Good morning my dear crafty friends! Happy Labor Day! Hope you have a nice day planned with family and friends – the official end of Summer – and the perfect time to think about Fall crafting! Guess what? I’m here today to kick off a new release from The Greetery! The new release is called The Autumn Edit! You know I love it already! Pumpkins and leaves, and pretty florals, and even maybe a haunted house! Lots of fun coming your way the next two days. Glad you’re here to share it with me! The design team will be showcasing our projects today and tomorrow and then release day will be Wednesday, September 9th at 10am EST. I have been so excited to show you everything! Three projects today, and three more tomorrow! WOOT! I’m hoping to inspire you and make you smile! Let’s get started, shall we?! The Autumn Edit begins….

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My first card for today features a few of the new Bigger Autumn Botanicals Dies – the corn, the pumpkin and the mums… SO pretty and so easy to mix and match into your Fall projects. I combined the new items with some previously released favs – like that pretty Cottage Tile Background… My finished card is an A2 kraft card base layered with cream and kraft and then a fall tag! The sentiment is from the brand new Simple Autumn Sentiments stamp set!

I die cut out all the pretty elements: the corn, mums, pumpkin and bow and inked the edges of everything with matching Distress Inks. I die cut out a tag using the Tag Team dies and this is the Regency Bow 2. It all goes together so beautifully! I arranged everything onto the tag using foam squares and created a fall arrangement….

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My second card for today is another Autumn bonanza! This card features the brand new Shortbread Shapes Autumn embossing folder and the new Bigger Autumn Botanical Pumpkin and the new Simple Autumn Sentiments stamp set. More fall colors and delicious textures from the gorgeous embossing folder! My card is a kraft card base layered with a bit of orange gingham and then the shortbread panel die cut from cream cardstock….

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Here’s a close up of the elements…. I started by embossing and die cutting the backgound panel. Then I die cut out all the shakes and inked them. I coated them with pretty warm gold splatters too! I wanted this card to look vintage so I used some crinkle ribbon and warm brown ink blending in the background. I used foam squares to mount the elements onto the card.

A beautiful gold bow makes this card look complete! And a few pearls too! I am obsessed with all these warm hues and all that gorgeous orange!!

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My final card for today features the newest addition to the Bitty Botanicals lineup! This card features the brand new Bitty Autumn Botanicals stamps and stencils. My finished card is a cream A2 card base layered with brown gingham. I stamped and stenciled the Bitty Botanicals and then die cut my panel into an arch! This card is clean and simple…. I used the previously released Diamond Ribbons stencil for the teal portions. (I love a pop of teal with fall colors!)

That’s it for today – day one of the showcase of projects for the The Autumn Edit Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. I will be back tomorrow with three more projects!! YEAH!! Don’t miss it!! Happy Fall Y’all!

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Wanda Guess

September 7, 2026
The Greetery – Fun Birthday Fishes Card!

Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s my day today on The Greetery Blog! How has your Summer been? Can you believe it’s August!? Hot Summer nights, and maybe some fishing?! Today’s card was inspired by Summer colors and themes. Maybe one final blast of summer colors and themes? Not sure yet! I combined lots of old and new supplies from the Greetery to create a vibrant and silly birthday card – birthday fishes! My goal for today is to inspire you to look at your stamping supplies in a different way – for example – carrot leaves as seaweed!… Let’s get started!

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My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered some stripey paper from my stash (to evoke a beach umbrella)… I used the largest die from the Canned Dies to create my white background layer. I used the awesome Making Waves stencils to stencil the background waves. (I used only a portion of the stencil and that’s good too!) See, lots of uses for different items!

Here’s a side view of all the different layers! I combined different sentiments and I love the little banner one! I made my crab pink this time instead of red. I think she’s a girl crab. LOL. And that adorable little smile! Hee hee

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I die cut the Honeycomb Crab from salmon pink cardstock and die cut the fishies and party hats from the Something Fishy die set. I thought it would be so cute to have the crab holding up the fish! (This card makes me smile) I used the Botaniuts Carrot dies to make my ‘seaweed’ for some added interest. I used two sentiments on this card – from the Honeycomb Summer Sentiments and the Something Fishy Sentiments. I added some aqua colored enamel dots and glitter as my final touches. This will be a fun card for the fisherman/woman in your life!

Don’t you love that pink + aqua color combo? So fresh!

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Have fun – get our your supplies and mix and match everything. Look at your dies in a different way – and who knows what you might come up with! That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have an awesome and creative day! Cheers to the end of Summer and all of it’s magic. It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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August 14, 2026
Pretty Pink Posh – New Release – Halloween 2026!

Hello friends! It’s August and that means it’s time to start Fall crafting! In crafty land, Halloween starts in August. I think someone coined the term Augtober! And I’m for it! One of my favorite Halloween releases every year is from Pretty Pink Posh – it never disappoints. We have had a streak of 8 days over 100 degrees so I am yearning for a cool breeze and sweater weather! Hee hee. I know some of you are Fall people too! Today is release day for the Halloween 2026 collection from PPP. I am sharing two cards today and then I’ll share another one on Instagram next week in the giant Instagram Hop! Yeah!

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My first card is classic Halloween – pumpkins and ghosties! This card features the brand new Pumpkin Face dies and the brand new Mini Ghosts stamp set – among other wonderful supplies!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with graphic diagonal stripes and then lots of color and cute elements…

This card has a lot of fun parts! I started by ink blending the background with a pretty teal ink – orange and teal look soooo good together! I then die cut out that big pumpkin and ink blended that too. I die cut the fence, the leaves and the spider web and set those aside…

Next I stamped and die cut out those sweet little ghosties! I used Copic Markers to color them and then added some glitter glue to them… They are so tiny and cute!

I assembled all the pieces onto the card using foam squares for dimension. I added white paint splatters and some orange hears for good measure. I like the graphic look of the stripes behind all that color! This card is very cheerful!!

My second card for today uses the new Halloween supplies to make a FALL card! Complete with a yummy caramel apple and some fall foliage. This card features the brand new Halloween Apple Dies, the brand new Halloween Banner Greetings, and the brand new Pinking Ovals. My finished card is a cream A2 card base, layered with kraft and then more cream to feature that delish apple. I do really love kraft and red together, don’t you!?

I started this card by die cutting that pretty argyle background from kraft cardstock. Then I splattered on some gold ink and wrapped it with a strip of red gingham! I die cut the apple and the leaves and ink blended everything…. Those new Pinking Ovals dies are sooooo perfect! I am going to use those a lot! For the sentiment I used the newest addition to the Banner Greetings suite…

And just because…. Here is a sneak peek of my card for next week’s Instagram Hop! You’re going to love this one! (I do!)

I am wishing you a lovely, peaceful, creative day today. Sending lots of love from my craft room to yours. XOXOXO

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August 6, 2026
The Greetery – La Dolce Vita Collection – Release Day!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

LA DOLCE VITA COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE!

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Living La Dolce Vita! Yay! It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and gorgeous Dolce Vita Collection to you this week! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! I’m in the mood for a trip to Italy now, how about you?! YEAH! Happy Crafting!! If you scroll back to my last two blog posts, you can see all my projects from the new release! If you have any questions – reach out!! Thanks for all the love and kind comments! Happy Creating! Can’t wait to see what YOU make! Ciao! A Presto!

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July 10, 2026
The Greetery – La Dolce Vita Collection – Showcase Day 2!

Hi friends! Welcome back to Day Two of our showcase days for the La Dolce Vita Collection new release from The Greetery! Did yesterday get you in the mood for an Italian vacation? I want to ride a Vespa scooter, and eat lemon gelato and stay in a villa now! The good life indeed! I have three more projects today for you! Can’t wait – more pretty themes…. Remember that release day is tomorrow, 7/10 at 10am EST. This is such a beautiful release! Classy and fresh! Let’s get started today… Thanks for joining me!

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First up today – you say tomato I say tomato! LOL! This card features the brand new Tomato suite – there are stamps and dies! This card also features the brand new Bella Terra Stamp Set and the Tile Style stencils for the background. My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered marine blue and then my stenciled panel – to feature those sweet vine ripened tomatoes! Just so fresh! This would be a fun hostess card if pasta is on the menu!! I die cut out all my pieces and assembled the tomato vine. I added ink shading and white gel pen accents to make it pop.

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My next card features the brand new Countryside Villas that go together with the previously released Rolling Hills Suite! There are also new additions to the Rolling Hills products. I used the new Terra Cotta stamps and dies and the new Countryside Villa dies. I imagined a Tuscan home on rolling green hills with trees and flowers everywhere… Think “Under the Tuscan Sun” movie! I created green hills and then had fun adding flowers and fencing and tiny trees and that gorgeous villa! Life IS beautiful!

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I used warm tones to mimic Italian architecture and colors….

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And lastly for today and for the week….This happy tile card that features the brand new Tile Style suite – stamps, dies, embossing folder…. I used pretty Mediterannean shades of blue and white… My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with golden yellow and then those yummy tiles. I stamped the red rubber background stamp in blue, and then die cut an archway to go over it – to mimic architecture…

SOOOOO many ideas for these tiles – I am particularly excited to see how everyone else used these! Great for backgrounds!

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That’s it for today – and day two of our showcase of projects for the La Dolce Vita Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me yesterday and today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. TOMORROW is release day! YEAH!! Get your shopping list ready! Enjoy this new release and happy crafting! CIAO!!

Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $100 gift certificates! The comment deadline is 7/9 at 11:59Pm EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 7/10 at 7AM EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!

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Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess

July 9, 2026
The Greetery – La Dolce Vita Collection – Showcase Day 1!

Good morning my dear crafty friends! Something fabulous starts today! There’s a NEW release from The Greetery this week! Summer 2026 is happening! The new release is called La Dolce Vita – the sweet life! Think of an Italian Summer in a gorgeous villa….Think lemons, and pretty tiles, and flowers and and and tomatoes! Oh and sardines! This Italian motif/theme is really in right now, and of course, Betsy knocked it out of the park with new supplies for us. Totally on trend and modern! Stamps, Stencils, Dies, and MORE! Everything is evocative of a beautiful country life. I think you’re going to love it too! The design team will be showcasing our projects today and tomorrow and then release day will be Friday, July 10th at 10am EST. I have been so anxious to share everything with you! Three projects today, and three more tomorrow! WOOT! I’m hoping to inspire you and make you smile! Let’s get started, shall we! Ciao!

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My first card for today features the brand new Citrus Fields Stamps, dies, stencils and embossing folder!! You can combine the elements however it suits you. I used the embossing folder (gorgeous) and the stencils for the background and then the dies for my accent. This card also features a brand new sentiment set!! My finished card is an A7 card (5×7) made from white cardstock. I stenciled that big background image and then embossed it after. I trimmed it down to fit the card front. I didn’t want too much over the top of it – wanted the embossing to show! I used a vellum strip, a lemon, and a sentiment to finish it off. One word comes to mind – FRESH! You can see all my supplies and ink shades listed in the supplies for today!

In this side view you can see that beautiful detail in the embossing. Dang, this is pretty!! It matches up so perfectly with the images… And I adore that beautiful lemon color palette. Now I am craving a Limoncello!

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Okay, so this next card has a weird? FUN theme – sardines! Hee hee. Sardines are ON TREND so much right now – those cute beaded purses, and tshirts, and home decor. Who thought we would be making sardine cards?? Well, lemme tell ya – it’s SUPER cute! I had the most fun making this card! So many colors and pieces.

This card features the brand new Canned Dies, the brand new Ciao Bella Borders, and MORE! I even threw in some lemons. LOL. So this card opens and I made the card in the shape of the largest sardine tin die. It will fit into an A2 envelope. I chose all the fun happy Summer colors for this card. You could use a totally different color palette and make it super masculine too. So many different options here! I die cut out all the pieces and laid my card design out, then I inked and shaded everything and added enamel dots and splatters and glitter (oh my)…. The matching sentiments are SO perfect for this set!!

Here’s a side view – I attached two of the same background pieces to make it open – but you could definitely attach it to front of an A2 card as well. I used lots of foam tape to pop everything off the page…

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The little fishies were so fun to make. I die cut them from blue cardstock and then inked blue ink on the top of their bodies and I inked white pigment ink onto the bottom of their bodies! Turned out cute! A little bit of glitter to make them look wet and shiny! The lemons and the flowers are from the new Citrus Fields Die set.

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My final card for today features the brand new Coastal Cuttings floral dies and the brand new Checks out Dies! A brand new lovely floral to add to our Greetery collection – awesome! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with aqua and then the Checks Out die over the top in white. I also added a layer of vellum to make it pretty! I again used those fresh Summer colors and enjoyed the process of gluing the pretty flowers together… And another gorgeous sentiment too! Looks like you could just pick the wildflowers in the Italian countryside….

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That’s it for today – day one of the showcase of projects for the La Dolce Vita Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. I will be back tomorrow with three more cards!! YEAH!! Don’t miss it!! Ciao bellas!

Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $100 gift certificates! The comment deadline is 7/9 at 11:59Pm EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 7/10 at 7AM EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!

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Dawn McVey

Kelly Lunceford

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess

July 8, 2026
Happy 250th Birthday America! Patriotic projects!

Hi there! Happy 4th of July! Happy birthday America! 250 years! Wow – it seems like yesterday we were celebrating the Bicentennial in 1976! Today is a fun holiday and a mindful one – how lucky we are to be Americans. I love making patriotic crafting projects: stitching, papercrafting, sewing, and more. I have a patriotic stitch that I just didn’t finish in time for the holiday. I probably have about a week or so left, and then I need to frame it. But…I did have time to bring today’s ideas to life in time for the 4th! I made two big rosettes/medallions and one card using my beautiful supplies from Anna Griffin. I bought everything directly from her website. I had fun playing around with the vintage images and themes…and those gorgeous ribbons from my stash…Lots of photos ahead. I am wishing you a blessed and happy holiday today! XOXO

Here are my three project together. I got that big vintage and tattered flag a few years ago at my friends antique store. I love the faded look of it, and it’s always on display in our house. These rosettes turned out way bigger than I had planned, but I am using them for home decor so I think it might actually be better that the are big! Lots of paper and supplies. I used the Anna Griffin Madison paper collection and the new Anna Griffin Pretty Patriotic Dies set.

I started by cutting the 12×12 paper into strips and then scoring each 1/4 inch. I folded the strips and then formed my rosette shapes… Lots of paper layers, gold paint splatters, gold glitter….Oh yeah! The rosettes are hot glued onto paper straws and then I also hot glued pretty ribbons to the bottom.

How cool is that pretty 250th die?? Love it in rich gold metallic paper!!

The finished card is a 5×7 card with lots of room! Hee hee… Layers of paper and ephemera…more glitter and more embellishments too!

That’s it for today! I will keep working on that Americana/Patriotic stitching project and hope to share that soon. Tonight we will be on a boat underneath the Golden Gate Bridge watching the fireworks and celebrating big! (Pray for no fog)! Take care and I will see you soon!

July 4, 2026
The Greetery – 4th of July card!

Hi creative and crafty friends! Happy Friday and happy 4th of July weekend! Today is my day up on The Greetery Blog. Happy Independence Day! I hope your Summer is going great so far. America 250 is very exciting, so I had to make another patriotic card. I feel like The Greetery has some of the most classy and beautiful patriotic products out there – don’t you? For my project I used lots of Greetery patriotic goodies and that big beautiful pie die!

My finished card is an A2 Cream card base. I layered red/cream gingham paper and then I layered the Grand Finale Die. I let the gingham show through that layer and inked it up with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Next I die cut out all the pieces for the flag (Wave the Flag dies), the pie (To Pie For dies), and the sentiment and stars.

I assembled the Blueberry pie (almost as American as Apple Pie!) and coated it with some sugary glitter. To make it look like pie crust I inked the cream cardstock with Linen Distress Ink. I assembled the flag and splattered it with gold ink.

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I gold heat embossed the sentiment from the Land Of Liberty stamp set and die cut it out with the matching dies. I added the word happy on a small banner. The stars were die cut using the Small Rustic Stars dies with gold glitter paper. I put everything together on the card front and used foam squares for some of the elements to pop up off the card. I added blue gems for a bit more sparkle.

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That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have an awesome and creative day! Wishing you all the best for a fun and exciting 4th of July! Cheers to the rest of Summer! It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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July 3, 2026
Pretty Pink Posh – June 2026 new release – Celebrating Summer!

Hey hey heyyyyy! How’s your week going so far? We are having perfect weather here (fingers crossed) and I am super excited to go to a baby shower on Saturday. (I made another bear card!) I have been busy in the craft room and have been making cards and stitching and more! Today I’m here to share all my cards I made with the brand new Summer 2026 release from Pretty Pink Posh. Cocktails, flowers, flamingos, and MORE! It’s very fresh and cheerful – I love it all – of course! Let’s get started!

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First up – cheers! Kick back and relax! Who doesn’t love a fruity tropical beverage?! I want to go on vacation now! Hee hee. My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with a white rectangle that I ink blended with turquoise ink…. I used ALL the bright colors on this one, and glitter too! This card is a party!

I die cut out all the pieces of the Summer Cocktails Dies, the Tropical Leaves Dies, the shell, and the banner. I ink blended all the pieces with subtle shading. I think this really makes die cuts pop! Here is a side view of my card so you can see all the layers.

In this photo you can see my glitter bits and the shading. I just kept adding stuff! The sentiments are from the new Happy Summer stamp set and the new Summer Banner Greetings stamp set. Everything is popped up with foam squares also.

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Next up is a BIG bold sunshine! This card features the brand new Sun Shaker Dies, and the Stitched Clouds dies. I kept it clean and simple, with a vivid color palette. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with gingham and a white rectangle. The sun is the big feature on this card, and the sentiment is from the new Happy Summer stamp set.

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My final card for today features the brand new Hibiscus Flowers Dies! I also used a new sentiment. Again, I used big bold colors – hot pink and lime green – to evoke Summer! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with plaid and then an eyelet rectangle.

I die cut out all the leaves and flowers and gently ink blended them. I splattered on some green ink to the background and used an accent color of golden yellow. These flowers would look pretty in any color!

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Okay friends! That’s it for today’s cards and today’s post! Hope you had fun with me sharing Summer cards today! Are you Summer crafting? What are you working on? All the new supplies are available now from PPP. The supply list is linked below for everything! XOXO

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June 24, 2026
America Bear! With a sweater! Happy Friday everyone!

Hello friends! Happy happy Friday! I hope you had a great week and that you’re enjoying Summer time! We have had only a few hot days here so I’m surviving! Ha. One of my favorite holidays is the 4th of July, and this year is such a special 4th of July – America’s 250th! I’m trying to get in all my patriotic stitching, card making and other crafts with an Americana theme. Today’s card is SO fun and I can’t wait to share it with you. When I saw these dies for sale, I knew exactly the card I wanted to make! It’s an ode to Ralph Lauren and the iconic flag sweater. EEEEK!

On a fun side note, hubs and I are going on a boat cruise on the 4th of July to watch the fireworks go off from the Golden Gate Bridge! To be on the water during big fireworks has been on my bucket list. In the past, we have been on a boat in Lake Tahoe for the 4th, but never the bay. They have only done fireworks off the GG Bridge twice before! We need to pray for no fog that night! Yay!

Today’s card features brand new (and back in stock finally) dies from our friends at Papertrey Ink! The Build a Bear dies are literally perfection. Baby cards, birthday cards, USA cards, anything that needs the perfect bear. I used a traditional red, white and blue color palette with kraft of course! Let’s get started.

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My finished card is a cream A2 card base, layered with kraft cardstock, then navy gingham, then a scalloped rectangle! LOVE the layers…. The star of the show is that adorable bear, and then just a simple sentiment. A classic red, white and blue color palette. Oh and some hearts as you know I love to do!

Here is a close up of my paper layers and also the bear. Pro tip: Instead of making a single layer die cut for a big piece, try doing 2-3 layers and gluing them together. All the bear pieces (body, arms, feet, face) are two layers of kraft paper glued together. It makes it so much sturdier and it just looks better. An easy tip to level up!!

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For her sweater (she is a Ralph Lauren girlie) I die cut the sweater pieces from cream cardstock and then ran them through an embossing folder that looks like cable knit! I looooove how this came out! I die cut the flag and the bow and assembled the entire bear together. (This one took some time to dry and finish)

I used a Q-tip and distress oxide pink ink to make her cheeks. I also inked the edges of all the pieces in brown distress ink and a blending brush. I added white gel pen accents at the very end of the process. The white gel pen works best if you wait until the ink blending dries completely.

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The sentiment is from a C9 stamp set and I stamped it in cream with navy blue ink and then cut it into a banner. There’s not a ton of room here for a sentiment, so this worked out great.

That’s it for today’s post! I can bearly contain myself over this card! I hope you have an awesome weekend and a beautiful day. Keep on crafting! XOXO

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June 19, 2026