Hi friends! WOOHOOOO! It’s time for a new product release from Concord and 9th! ANNNDDDD….new colors too! Yes, you heard that right, a new color drop just in time for Spring! Today is launch day, and everything is already available in the Concord and 9th storefront! So you can shop to your heart’s delight. The new colors are fresh and beautiful. The new colors are: Aster, Bluebell (my personal favorite), Surfside, Basil, Berry Kiss and Capri! My card for today features the new colors (most of them) along with the new stamps and dies. Let’s get to it!
FYI – all the new colors have cardstocks, ink pads, and enamel dots!
My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered that delicious Bluebell color and then a Kraft Layer embossed and die cut into that pretty oval shape. The star of the show is the brand new Handpicked Dies! A huge gorgeous floral bouquet that makes me smile. I used all of the new colors except for Berry Kiss. I love that big flower in the center. Pow!
I started by die cutting out all the pieces of the floral grouping and then glueing them to the background die (so simple!). Then I splattered on some white ink. If you look closely, the die cut pieces have gentle ink blending using the matching ink pads. The sentiment is so sweet! I attached the floral portion to the card using foam dots. My finishing touch is some matching blue enamel dots. This card could be pretty in a million different color palettes!
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! It’s going to be a very busy and crafty week this week! I have lots of things to share with you and I am so excited! I hope you had a wonderful Easter yesterday! Our Easter was perfect. Eighty degrees out, blue skies, an amazing sermon and awesome worship music. Followed by a huge delicious brunch and then a LONG nap with kitty. Really a perfect day! Now it’s back to work today and also back in the crafting groove. Wishing you a good week ahead, my friends.
Today is the launch for the brand new, gorgeous, colorful, happy, amazing Spring Kits from our friends at Crafted by C9! You know that I am such a fan of their crafting kits, and the spring kits are no exception. I had a lot of fun making all of them, so I could show you each one. The pretty Spring colors are delightful and the kits are imaginative and inspiring.
There are five kits this time: Gathered Blooms (paper flowers in a vase), In Bloom Wreath, Hello Spring Wall Decor, Birds Of A Feather Home Decor, and the Bird & Bloom Garland. As always, the instructions, and instruction videos are easy to follow. Everything is included!! The only things I used from my stash were scissors, a pencil and a ruler. The boxes contain everything else you need.
All the kits come beautifully packaged in these green hard boxes. It really is such a treat to receive and open them up. You can feel the quality. These make great gifts for that creative person in your life (or someone who wants to start being creative!)
Here is the Bird and Bloom opened box. You can see all the elements are packaged inside and labeled. Also, there is a project card inside and you can use the QR code reader on your phone to click on the code, which takes you straight to both written and video instructions.
Here are some photos of my completed projects…. You can see the garland, the wreath and some of the flowers. In the center portion is the Hello Spring wall decor piece made with pom poms! This is SO dang cute. Came together so quickly and easily!
In this photo you can see the fabulous Gathered Blooms Kit assembled! Out of the five kits, this one was the most time consuming. You make it all! The vase, the flowers, everything! I absolutely adore the pom pom flower centers – they make the entire project so whimsical and fun. The instructions are so clear and anyone can make this! Leave yourself lots of glue drying time is my only tip!
In this photo you can see the big In Bloom Wreath! The perfect colors! All the pieces are die cut for you! (hallelujah!) and it’s simple to assemble. I am going to add some paper flowers to my wreath! In the photo you can also see the garland and the Birds of a Feather little home decor pieces.
Let us rejoice in the miracle of Easter and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. May the hope and joy of Easter fill your heart with renewed faith and blessings. Wishing you and your families a blessed Easter and a joyous reminder of God’s love for us.
Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s my turn today on The Greetery Blog! I hope you enjoyed the new release and got some fun things to craft with!! Especially after that new release, I feel that Spring is in the air! At my house in Northern California, we have tons of daffodils and tulips blooming, and the trees are so full of beautiful blossoms. Renewal is coming…. Easter is coming…. Today is Lucky’s birthday (my sweet kitty turns 8 today!) And it’s St. Patrick’s Day! I am excited to make some Spring cards full of pretty colors and floral themes. For my project for today I made a purple, flowery, vintage-y, texture filled card with lots of Greetery supplies. More is more!
My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with purple gingham. For my cream background layer, I thought it would be fun to see if that gorgeous Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder would work with the A2 Arches. Well, guess what? They go together perfectly! I die cut the A2 arch and then embossed it. I gently inked over the embossed portions to give more detail. Next I die cut out all the pieces of the Rosemal Reflections Jumbo dies – floral spray. I inked all the pieces with matching Distress Inks and then splattered on gold paint.
I die cut the Scripty Hellow dies form both purple cardstock and vellum and layered them together. For the secondary smaller sentiment, I stamped the sentiment in purple ink onto cream paper. I also stamped and die cut out some postage stamps from the Postal Modern Set.
For my finishing touches I added a pretty gold glitter bow, and some purple pearl embellishments. I attached everything to the card using foam squares. It all came together in a vintage way!
That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you all the best. It’s my pleasure to share with you every month. It was so great to just share another beautiful release with you! Blessings to you and your families. I will see you soon… In the meantime, happy crafting! XOXO
It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new and gorgeous Spring Jardin Collection to you last week! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! 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! I’m so excited for Easter crafting! Have a beautiful day!
Hi friends! Welcome back to Day Two of our showcase days for the new Spring Jardin Collection from The Greetery! Do you have Spring on your mind now?! What was your favorite thing from yesterday? You are in for more projects today too! More Easter creations full of pretty colors, and more chocolate bunnies! Remember that release day is Monday 3/16 at 10am EST. This is such an inspired release. I can feel Betsy’s vision particularly in these pretty new Spring items! I have three more cards to show you today. Thanks for joining me!
First up today is I think my favorite card I made with the new release! It has everything…sparkle, pastels, a giant egg, a bow, and a bunny! Hee hee. This card features the brand new Golden Egg Dies, the brand new Chocolate Bunnies dies, some items from Tangled Tulips, and more of the gorgeous new Bigger Botanicals! My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I layered and layered with shades of teal and turquoise!
I started by die cutting the largest egg first and coating it with chunky glitter – I set that aside to dry and made the rest of the elements. I die cut out the bow (more glitter) and the flowers and the bunny. This is such a traditional Easter color palette. I definitely had fun making this card, smiling the whole time!
Here’s a side view of all the layers and parts. I added pearls and hearts for good measure…
So you might notice that today’s chocolate bunny is facing the opposite direction of yesterday’s chocolate bunny! The die set comes with two – one facing each direction! That way you can put them together like they are rubbing noses! EEP.
My next card is also an Easter card, but goes in a completely different direction! This card is more bright and vivid and modern! This next card features more of the Bigger Botanicals (Hawthorne) and also the Silly Goose Sentiments (we’ll get to that more in a moment!)… I used an old paper pad and die cut all the pieces from the solids in the pack. Lord, I have SO much patterned paper – need to start using it more! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered a postage panel and one of the tags from Tag Team Duo (I used scalloped scissors to trim the bottom of the tag).
This card came together pretty simply. To me it feels fresh! I splattered on some black ink and used black heart accents to ground all that color. I used lots of foam tape to pop up all the layers. In the centers of the flowers I used a white gel pen to add dots.
Okay….now Let’s Get Silly!! Final card of the new release! It’s sooooo dang fun and cute!! This card features the brand new Silly Goose Dies and Stamps and lots of vivid colors! Gosh, if this isn’t the cutest thing ever! My finished card is a bright white A2 card base layered with some blue gingham. I die cut a postage layer and inked the top with soft yellow at the top only. I die cut out all the pieces of the geese and put them together so easily! Then I stamped and die cut the sentiment. I LOVE their cute boots! I’m imagining me and my bff out for a shopping trip in our cute outfits (with a stop for coffee of course)!
I feel like you can never go wrong with red, yellow and blue. It’s always going to look fresh and pretty! I added a few hearts too. In this photo you can see the detail on the hat, the flowers and everything else!!
That’s it for today – and day two of our showcase of projects for the Spring Jardin Collection! Thanks for stopping by to share with me yesterday and today! It’s my pleasure to introduce the new release. MONDAY is release day! I know you have to wait all weekend! Wahhh! Get your shopping list ready! Enjoy this new release and happy crafting! XOXO
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away two $50 gift certificates! The comment deadline is 3/16 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 3/16 at 9:30am EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
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Hello hello hello my sweet friends! Something beautiful starts today! It is getting very close to Easter – which is my favorite holiday! And with that comes Easter and Spring crafting! Awesome. The Greetery has a brand new release this week, and it’s called the Spring Jardin Collection! As you would expect, it’s lovely, soft, spring-y and so pretty! Think eggs, and bunnies, and tulips and….geese! It’s so good. The design team will be showcasing our projects today and tomorrow, and then release day will be on Monday March 16th at 10am EST. I am so excited to show you everything! Three cards today, and three more tomorrow. I’m hoping to inspire you and get you looking forward to Spring! Let’s get started!
For those of you (and me) that love the Rosemal Reflections stamps/dies/embossing folders, have I got a treat for you! This new suite is the same concept, but for Spring! It’s called Tangled Tulips! There is a gorgeous embossing folder, stamps and dies. It pairs perfectly with the Capsule Collection dies and makes larger, 5×7 cards. I went all out with my project – and chose a peach/apricot, soft green and gold color palette to make an Easter card. This card features the new Tangled Tulips stamps, dies and embossing folder. My card also features the Amen die and the cross from the Easter Morning Sentiments.
I love all the color and texture in this card… The smaller dies match the embossing folder perfectly. I gently shaded the flower/leaf pieces using matching Copic markers. I added pearls because they fit the vintage vibe I was going for.
You can never have enough little details! I used some green crinkly ribbon as an accent. Here you can see up close the embossed tulips… Also my gold splatters and gentle ink blending…
Next up is this cuuuuuuuute Easter card with lovely purple accents! (I have always loved purple and yellow together) This card features lots of new products! First up – Chocolate Bunnies! Are you serious!? ADORABLE! And the new Shortbread Shapes Easter! And also new Bigger Botanicals – Soapwart. (There are several new botanicals this release!) So much good stuff. My finished card is slightly larger than an A2 – I cut it from kraft cardstock to allow a layer of gingham. I embossed and die cut the pretty new Shortbread Shapes background first.
Then I die cut the flowers and the chocolate bunny! I gave everything a good coating of chunky glitter to look sparkly and pretty. I am already super smitten with that rabbit.
I used a little white pom pom for his tail and sat him upon the sentiment. I wrapped a bit of natural twine through the ends of the sentiment by using a small hole punch. You can see there is an arch of vellum underneath too! All the tiny details!
My last card for today features the other brand new Shortbread Shape – Spring! This one is full of beautiful florals on the Embossing Folder! I embossed and die cut the Shortbread Shape from kraft cardstock and gently inked with white pigment ink. My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I used the new Simple Spring Sentiments on this one – such a pretty font! I used the beautiful image sheets from the last release and die cut it out with the crimped rectangle die. I also used the gorgeous Magnolia Wreath Die….. Creating a vintage Spring card! And of course a pretty bow to finish it off. Be sure to use all your old and new supplies together!
That’s it for today – day one of the showcase of projects for the Spring Jardin 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!! Seriously. Don’t miss it!
Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away two $50 gift certificates! The comment deadline is 3/16 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on 3/16 at 9:30am EST (right before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!
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Hi friends! Happy Monday! Just a quick little post today with a super cute card I made yesterday! I used supplies from last month’s release from Concord & 9th! They have the best supplies, don’t they? Easy stamps and dies that go together like a dream…. I used the brand new Scalloped Petals suite. And of course I had to add a little gingham! I hope you have a wonderful week!
A bit of news: There’s a new Greetery release coming later this week!! YAHOO!! Everything beautiful for Easter!
My finished card today is a white A2 card base….then a gorgeous blue die cut background and then those gorgeous floral dies.
Hi friends! Wooooo I am really getting this project made and posted in the nick of time before Valentine’s Day! Yeah! Happy Friday! I am wishing you a weekend full of love and laughter with the ones you love! And, it’s a work holiday weekend too. Lots to be excited about. We don’t really have plans for Valentine’s day so maybe we’ll go to our favorite pizza spot and just enjoy being together. I hardly ever see my lovely husband anymore! I am looking forward to hanging out with him – my best friend. This past week was crazy busy. I’m taking a class at night and we got our taxes done one evening after work…this old girl is tired. But never too tired for crafting!
For today’s project I made some over the top treat boxes for some of my Galentines at work. Hee hee. The gurls always appreciate a chocolate treat. All the supplies I used today are from Anna Griffin. The paper, the dies, the embellishments – everything. It all mixes and matches together in the best vintage way. I buy my Anna Griffin supplies straight from her website or from HSN! I added ribbon and glitter and gems from my stash. These treat box dies are brand new – they cut like a dream and go together very easily! I already am thinking of ideas to make these boxes for Halloween!
The boxes hold a fair amount of candy and would definitely hold a small gift – like earrings or a gift card. The dies set has different rectangles to use to cut an opening in the box – like I did here. They you put some acetate behind the opening. You also could leave the box solid without the window – total preference. Okay, enough yapping, I have lots of photos to share!!
This photo shows the tops of the boxes – because as I always say – more is more! Hee hee. I added some gold paint splatters too and a doily, and and and… 🙂
Do you ever go through your stash and think… That ribbon is probably from 20 years ago!? LOL. You never know what you might find in your crafty stash!
Thank you for stopping by today! It’s good to see you! Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Galentine’s Day! XOXO
Honk Honk! Silly Goose! Gosh, today I’m sharing a new stamp/die combo that just might be the CUTEST thing everrrrr! Concord and 9th just released their February new products and everything is SOOOO fun! I’ll be making more cards soon, but I couldn’t wait to share this card asap! Hee hee. The cuteness factor is off the charts! Everything in the new release is available now for shopping and I guarantee you’re gonna like it too! Hope you’re having a good week so far everyone!
My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with pretty yellow stripes and then a second white layer. This card is clean and simple, lots of white space. My color palette is yummy for Spring. That goose is ADORABLE! And, are you kidding me? She is wearing galoshes!! I am obsessed with those tiny yellow boots! I combined some previously released C9 die sets to create my perfect-for-spring scene! (It’s actually raining while I’m typing this!)
Of course, because it’s Concord and 9th, they thought of everything.. A bow, little cheeks and a die to easily make the beak! I really love this fun set, and it made me smile the whole time I was crafting! Take care, everyone! I’ll be back on the blog on Friday with some pretty vintage Valentine treat boxes! XOXO
