A Blog Called Wanda

Guest Designing with Concord & 9th! For the Record - You Rock!

Hello there! Happy Monday friends! Hope your weekend was fun and full of good things! I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by!! I mean, March is almost over! Easter is fast approaching and I'm so glad. I love all the flowers and blooms and our neighborhood looks so pretty right now. I'm all stocked up on Claritin - LOLZ. I have a few more Spring and Easter crafting ideas I want to make... Cheers to a good week ahead! (I noticed that some of my photos in my St. Patrick's Day post weren't showing (including the cute pic of Lucky!) and I think that's all fixed now if you want to look at that post again)!

Today is my second post as a guest designer for Concord & 9th new release this month. My first post was last Monday with three shoppes, and today I have three more cards/projects with a record/vinyl theme! Concord and 9th really came up with something fun here - this suite of stamps and dies that all have a vinyl record, musical theme! I don't think I've really seen anything like it. I had a blast coming up with my projects and it made me smile with nostalgia.... I still remember as a kid how exciting it was to have a little pocket money and to ride my bike to the Record store... (Fun fact, the very first original Tower Records was in my childhood neighborhood and it was our true hang out spot. I loved to buy records!! The radio station vans used to park there and we could hope to meet a DJ.... Ah good times!!) Let's get off memory lane and on to my projects!

My first card features the brand new Greatest Hits Bundle and the brand new For the Record Bundle!! For today's cards I was really inspired by colors... So this card has a retro 50's color palette of soft green and soft pink. I am imagining a diner!! I used black and silver as my accent colors and this card is really graphic. My finished card is an A2 white card base. 

 

I love all the little accent dies - stars, hearts and music notes! In this photo you can see how beautifully the dies emboss the grooves onto the records. Really great. I feel like this would be a great 50th birthday card or party invitation.... Everything in this suite of products is perfect for planning a party.

 

 

How totally fun are these sentiments??? I used C9 Inks and Cardstocks throughout all my projects.

 

The die set comes with an adorable album sleeve!!!! The large record tucks inside perfectly!! ACK. This is so cool.

 

 

 

 

Now my next card was inspired by the bright and crazy colors of the 80's! I used teal and hot pink and bright yellow to pop all that black from the records. This card also features the Greatest Hits Bundle and the For The Record Bundle!! I am kind of obsessed with that background stamp!! Another great idea for a party invitation....

 

These die sets have so many fun dies to mix and match across your projects. I used glitter on the stars for a bit of shine and shimmer! Cue the Solid Gold Dancers, right?? LOL.

 

 

The other thing I like about all these products is that they are GREAT masculine card supplies!! Think dads and husbands and brothers... Sometimes it's hard to come up with ideas for them!

 

 

 

My final project is not a card - but a crate! A crate?! Yes! OMG I got it right away, because in my actual garage, I have two crates of records!!! I can't bear to part with them. How genius is it to make a little crate for our paper albums??? This project features the brand new Little Crate Bundle. I made my crate into a party favor/candy treat box. I assembled my crate and then put in a cello bag full of Hershey's Kisses.... Wouldn't these be fun at a party?

 

The crate die set has separate dies to make the trim and/or handles a different color - so they are 100% customizable. I used aqua, grey and red as my color palette for this one.

 

Here's the side view so you can see the construction - it really came together so easily and quickly.

The die set comes with small tags and sentiments that fit onto the tags so you can add whatever sentiment is appropriate.

 

 

I feel like partying and dancing and listening to music now!!! This is what stamping and crafting is all about - joy! It has been my pleasure to share the new Concord and 9th release with you this month. I may or may not be doing something fun with C9 in April. Shhhh. Can't wait. Thanks for stopping by today to get crafty with me. Have a great week! XOXO

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE CONCORD & 9TH NEW RELEASE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies list for today's projects! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2023! Projects with Anna Griffin and a special birthday today!

Hello lads and lasses!! Top O' The Morning to You! Happy St. Patrick's Day 2023! And happy Friday! I hope you're wearing your green outfits today! I'm just home in my sweatpants - lol. I do miss working in an office on festive days like this - and dressing up and having treats! I hope you have many blessings today!

"May good luck be with you Wherever you go, and your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow. May your days be many and your troubles be few, May all God's blessings descend upon you, May peace be within you, May your heart be strong, May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam." - Irish Blessing. 

Well, before I share a TON of project photos, I must acknowledge a special birthday in our family! Today is Lucky's 5th Birthday! My boo boo kitty is already five years old! How did that happen?! Here's my post announcing his arrival! Well, Lucky has the most beautiful big green eyes and he was born on St. Patrick's Day, and we are very lucky to have him! That's how he came to be named Lucky!! He is the bestest boy and brings us so much joy. So, Happy Birthday Lucky!! I got him to post for a birthday portrait....

 

My projects for today are numerous! LOL. I bought some pretty Anna Griffin kits and supplies and used them to make five cards and five rosettes! I used the vellum toppers and some flowers from another kit to make all my things. Anna Griffin is sold on her website or on HSN. I usually buy directly from the Anna Griffin website as they have good shipping! Grab a cuppa (or an Irish Whiskey!) and spend some time with me! XO

 

 

I'll show you my cards first.... All the cards are 5x7 (A7) size because that is the size that the Anna Griffin Papers are made for. I usually just use some cream or white cardstock and make my own folded 5x7 card bases. I mixed and matched all kinds of fun elements for each card. So many good things: shamrocks, and horseshoes, and flowers, and even a leprechaun!!!  And, like I do, I added gold and/or white paint splatters, gems and glitter glue in clear and gold... I think it's really fun to customize and make things my own.... I'm not going to write a lot here, I'll just share the photos....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for my five cards! I really have to tell you that these kits bring me such joy to put together... Most of the time I am having to really think and CREATE something usually with products never seen before. It is very nice to just sit and craft and not have to think so hard about it. That's why I love these beautiful elements and kits so much! I am so enamored with the vintage images too...

Now here is a photo of all of my rosettes together!! I used strips of paper and my scor-pal to make the round ones. I used a die from Alexandra Renke to make the heart ones (Heart Rosette Die).... I used papers from Doodlebug in different shades of greens to make the rosettes. Then, as with the cards, I enjoyed mixing and matching all the elements...

 

I think this one might be my favorite!!

 

Or maybe this one... LOL!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alrighty friends! That's it for today! Happy St. Patrick's Day! Thanks for spending part of your day with me. Sending love and hugs your way! See you soon! XOXO Have a great weekend!

 

Fun new tool - Pouncers!!

Hi guys! Popping in (pouncing in) today with a very quick post about something new that just came out this week!! You know I do love stamping and stenciling tools, and I do love anything that comes in rainbow colors!! Well, today's item is both!!  This week Picket Fence launched new tools called Pouncers! They are perfect for stenciling when you don't want to use a blender brush. Instead of swirling on the color, you pounce it on, for a perfect impression!! They are super soft and squishy. They are the perfect size!  I absolutely love that they come with a case, so the ink doesn't go everywhere when you're storing them.... And the bottom of the case serves as the perfect resting place while you're using them...

Just posting these here now so if you want them you can get them before they sell out!! I'll be back tomorrow with TONS of fun cards and projects for St. Patrick's Day!! XO

CLICK HERE to get your POUNCERS!!

 

 

 

 

 

HAVE A GREAT DAY! 

 

Pretty Pink Posh Sweet Easter Wreath!

Helllooooooo my dear crafty pals!  Hope your week is going great! I have another fun Easter card to share today - made with the brand new release from Pretty Pink Posh! I made this card for the new release Instagram Hop! This Spring/Easter release is so great - I could make so many cards!! Thank you for all your kind comments on my post from the blog hop last week. I think you guys like this release too!! 

My card today features the brand new Leafy Spring Wreath stamp set and dies and the brand new Easter Sentiments stamp set! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered gingham and then an ink blended center panel - then that pretty wreath. I used lots of Copics and enjoyed coloring this so much. I really do love to sit and color - I find it so relaxing!

 

I used about six shades of bright clear greens to color all the leaves. Then I colored everything else with pastel Easter colors. I stamped and die cut out the wreath, bow, and animals and then colored everything. I also added white gel pen accents.

 

Here's a side view of my layers. I love to pop everything up with foam tape for shadow and dimension.... How sweet are those critters??

 

I felt like pearls would be a nice touch on this card - with the pastels.... I used oxide ink and a blender brush to ink just the top of that white center panel. I wanted to pick up a little more of that blue color of the birdies.

 

 

 

 

Happy Easter wishes!! The fonts in this new set are perfection!!

 

Okay, friends, that's it for today! I have lots more Easter ideas - let's see how many I can get made! LOL. How are things in your craft room? We are having more rain, so there's lots of crafty time here! Have a blessed day! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

Guest Designing with Concord & 9th! Let's make some shoppes!

Hi there creative and crafty friends!! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? If you can believe it, we have had three more days of rain!!! Gosh, I really can't remember ever having all this rain. I don't really mind it as long as we're cozy at home!! Did you do anything fun this weekend? Get in some crafting time? It's going to be another very busy week here on my blog! Can you believe how many projects I've been making? I can't even believe it! LOL. It just so happened that everything was released at the same time this month. Whew! I am not sure if I've ever posted this many cards in such a short amount of time!  It's been so fun sharing all these new goodies with you and thank you for hanging out with me. Especially thank you for all the super kind comments last week! This week is also going to be busy - with posts today, Wednesday and Friday! Wishing you a happy week ahead. Let's go!

Our friends at Concord & 9th do a new release every month on the 9th of the month. For March, they asked me to guest design for their new release and I said OH YEAH! The new goodies are already available in their storefront. I'm going to share three cards today and three more next Monday - all made with the new release. Each day I'm sharing has a theme based on the new products. I love Concord & 9th for their innovation and unique style and this month the new items are SO FUN!!

My three cards today have one thing in common - they are SHOPPES! I'm featuring the brand new Window Shoppe Pop Up Base Dies, the brand new Fashion Shoppe Dies and the brand new Flower Shoppe Dies! Too cool....  Supplies are all listed at the bottom of my post!

First up is my card featuring the Window Shoppe Base Dies.... These dies make a fabulous folding pop up card that looks like a storefront. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I used most of the dies from the set to create a sweet little gift shoppe. It has a little bicycle out front, cute topiaries, and even a string of party lights. The card folds flat and fits into an A2 envelope (or maybe larger depending on how much stuff you put on it!) 

 

In this side view you can see the folding mechanism - it's so simple really - and genius! I chose a fresh color palette of red, black, white and grey. Sort of a Farmhouse feeling to it. I imagined a gift shoppe full of treasures... I started by die cutting out all the pieces and gluing them together - the bike and the topiaries needed assembling. The main die cuts out the entire storefront. I used vellum to make the 'windows.'

 

I used some patterned paper from my stash to make the awning, and added a scalloped edge with some scissors.... I strung those tiny lights behind the awning and added some Diamond Stickles onto the lights.

 

The sentiment is from one of my very favorite C9 sets....with the matching die! It's perfect up there on top of the roof!

 

 

 

Here is the card folded!!! How cool is that?!

 

I added inked accents and some paint splatters on parts of my card. The building is light grey and then I splattered grey and white ink onto it for a more aged look. I made the topiaries by stacking two of the bushes together onto a strip of wood paper. Everything is simply too adorable. 

 

For my next card I used the brand new Fashion Shoppe Bundle to make a dress boutique! Instead of making a pop up card this time, I made a flat card using the dies. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with pink and then my shoppe elements.

 

The sentiments that match are SO fabulous! I chose teal and pink and black for this card to make it more feminine! Perfect card for a girlfriend.

 

I just am so smitten by all the little details! I made a gold glitter chandelier (!) and I used mirror cardstock to make the standing mirror... I added those tiny shoes and even a pearl necklace to the mannequin. The ideas are endless for this set. 

 

I die cut the pretty background with hearts and then attached the boutique on top of that background. To make the colors pop, I added a bright pink flower to the upper left of the card and draped some greenery too. 

 

My last card today features the brand new Flower Shoppe Bundle. But, instead of making a flower shoppe, I made a cute little boho chic Plant Shoppe!! Here in Sacramento we have a super cool flower store and my card was inspired by the plant store! The colors, the brick, the vibe.... I think it came together super fun. I would definitely want to shop here!! LOL.

 

For this card I used acetate for the windows so they would be clear and you can see the brick wall background. I used dark teal, brown and mustard with all those greens for a certain feel to the color palette. I went to town die cutting so many plants and pots, a cart and even and tiny watering can!! EEP. 

 

My awning is made from brown striped paper and the sentiment is from the Whimsical Wings stamps/die set....

 

 

I glued some of the plants inside on the back of the door to look like the plants are stacked on the floor inside. It was like building a Barbie house! Ha. I used Copic markers and distress inks to add shading to my plant elements.

 

In the background, I used kraft cardstock and stamped the brick wall onto it in a darker brown. I splattered on some white ink... I hung up the party lights and even hung a plant from the back of the awning. 

 

 

 

Side view so you can see the construction....

Okay, who's ready to go shopping now?? I am!!! What a joy and delight to craft with these fun new products. You could make any kind of store you want... Like a baby store, or a bakery, or florist... Your imagination can run wild. And who wouldn't love to get a pop up card in the mail? That's it for today, friends. Wishing you a super duper week. I will see you back here on Wednesday! XOXO

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW CONCORD & 9TH RELEASE

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's projects (Affiliate links used)!

 

The Greetery - New Beginnings Collection - Release Day!!

 

HEY FRIENDS!! EXCITING NEWS!!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

CLICK HERE!!

 

It was my pleasure to introduce the New Beginnings release to you this week!! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! Happy Crafting!! Thank you for ALL the amazingly kind comments on my project reveals post!!! You are so nice to bless me! I would be so grateful, as always, if you would shop via my Greetery affiliate link! Have fun!!

 

 

The Greetery - New Beginnings Collection - New Release Day 2!

 

*** I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! PLEASE SCROLL OR CLICK HERE FOR THE PPP NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP! THANK YOU! ***

Welcome back to day two of the new release reveals for The Greetery!! The New Beginnings release - product reveals yesterday and today - and then release day will be tomorrow March 10th at 10am EST!! Did you love all the projects for Day 1? Oh my goodness - everyone made such beautiful things. I literally cannot pick a favorite item from this release. And I have tons more ideas of things to make - but I ran out of time! Ha! I hope you're inspired to create (and shop) with The Greetery. I have three more cards to show you today and my theme for today is blue! Every card ended up having blue in it today! Flowers and nests and all that good stuff. Thanks for joining me! Let's get started! 

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY MARCH 10TH AT 10AM EST!

First up is a vintage inspired springtime card featuring the brand new Curio Nest and Curio Feathers dies! SO pretty!!! I combined the new dies with lots of other 'old' favorites from my Greetery stash... Pretty Postmarks and Postal Dies and that sweet springtime sentiment... My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with woodgrain cardstock, and then a cream postage layer. That gorgeous nest is the star of this show!! I love it so much!

As you know, Betsy has been releasing larger versions of the Curio elements, and this time we get the nest and feathers. Here is a close up of the feathers so you can see all the detail and thought that went into them.... Fantastic!! I die cut out all the pieces from cardstock and then used Distress inks to blend ink onto all of them... 

 

 

Here's a close up of my nest... Pretty blue robin eggs... I die cut the eggs from blue cardstock and then splashed on some brown spots...I also ink blended the eggs. This really feels like spring!!

I made some postage stamps with a nature theme to be accents on my vintagey card... And I wrapped a bit of gingham ribbon around the bottom layer to pick up that blue color.

 

 

I used all my tricks here.... Paint splatters, ink blending, background stamping....

 

The sentiment is from the Springtime Stamp Set and the little banner is from the Christmas Time set. I love how the sentiment goes across the card but doesn't take up too much space. 

 

 

 

Next up is a pretty Easter card that features the brand new Botanicuts Morning Glory Dies!! EEEEEP. So pretty!! I used the Square Dance dies in white over green to look like a garden trellis!! The sentiment is from one of my favorite older sets: Comforting Commands. My finished card is an A2 white card based layered with green and white.

 

 

I die cut the Morning Glory Dies from blues and greens.... I used a white pencil to add the detail in the center of the flowers. Everything is so easy to layer and put together because of course Betsy includes a guide with our die sets.... 

 

I stamped the sentiment in rich black ink and die cut it out with the matching die.... I used a vellum circle to layer under the sentiment.

 

 

 

I added on a couple of delicate vellum butterflies after I finished the card. You know I like MORE stuff on my cards! Ha!

 

These Morning Glory dies are so nice - I can imagine them in pink and purple....and every color!!

 

Okay....and my final card for the release....drum roll please... This last card features the brand new Spring Meadow stencils and Dies and the brand new New Day Sentiments Stamps and Dies!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with gingham and then a white layer to showcase those pretty florals...

 

 

I love it when sentiment sets have matching dies - I think it makes your cards look so finished and polished... I chose a color palette or purple, blue and yellow for a Spring feeling of pansies!

 

I used all the stencil layers with Distress Inks and blender brushes. I used a white gel pen to add the details in the flower centers.... I die cut out the big spray (all one piece) with the matching die. 

 

 

 

As always with The Greetery, the stencils line up beautifully....

 

I finished off my card with a pretty purple bow and some pearl elements... This card is very feminine... Maybe for an encouragement card or a sympathy card. I can't wait to make these florals in different color schemes.

Whew!! That was a lot of cards! So happy you could join me! The past two days have been so fun! I love to share new things with you! What are you excited for? Is the creativity flowing already?? Thanks for spending some time with me here this week. The new release will be for sale tomorrow - Friday, March 10th at 10am EST! Have a blessed day! XOXO

PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away two $50 gift cards each day of the reveals,  To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

Laurie

Dana

Wanda

Melissa

Dawn

Kelly

 

Pretty Pink Posh - March 2023 Spring New Release - Easter Bunnies and Spring Chicks!

 

*** I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! PLEASE SCROLL OR CLICK HERE FOR THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP! THANK YOU! ***

Hello friends (again)!! I told you there was a lot of GOOD stuff to share!! Today on my blog I'm part of a huge three day blog hop to celebrate the Spring New Release from our friends at Pretty Pink Posh!! Everything is SO great for Easter and Spring and couldn't be cuter or more fun! I love working with PPP and using their wonderful stamps, stencils and dies. For my stop in the hop, I made two cards to show you - using all the new supplies!! One Easter Card and one Spring Card sure to make you chuckle!! Hope you are having a great day, and thanks for joining me on this wonderful hop! 

In order to celebrate the PPP new release there is a huge three day blog hop and also next week a big Instagram hop! (I'll have one more card from the new release) Yippee! Prizes, supplies, discounts and the link list are at the bottom of my post today. Let's get started!

THE PPP MARCH NEW RELEASE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR SHOPPING!!

My first card today is the most happy and cheery Easter card I've ever made I think!! The Easter Bunny, eggs, tulips, carrots and...coffee?!! I used the brand new Easter Mug Additions dies set along with the other Mug die sets to create an Easter explosion!! All the happy colors too!! My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with yellow and white...

 

 

 

I mixed and matched the dies in the Easter Mug Additions dies to create a sweet little gray Easter Bunny to pop out of my mug!! I added lots of white gel pen accents, glitter, and some Copic Marker accents too....

 

 

The sentiment is also brand new and I die cut it out of gray cardstock and layered with vellum.... I wanted it a bit softer than using black for the sentiment. I used lots of different die sets to make all the elements for this card. It was so much fun to keep adding things!! I kept it cohesive by using the same tone of colors. My supply list is at the bottom of my post...

I used lots of foam tape to put everything together - layering elements until I got it just the way I wanted it! I gently ink blended some purple ink on the bottom of the mug to give it some depth. (I can't wait to see what mug additions PPP comes up with next!)

 

Carrots and tulips - nothing says Easter more than that!!

 

 

 

 

 

My second card for today features something we've been waiting for... The brand new Scallop Box pop up card dies!!! Hurray! PPP has made us the easiest pop up die set ever! I used the new card pop up dies along with the brand new Spring Chicks stamps and dies and the new Umbrellas stencils to make this Spring card! Little chicks out dancing in the rain with their colorful umbrellas! I had fun coloring with vivid colors of Copics on this one.

 

The Scallop Box Card die set comes with the base (here in blue) and the accent pieces (here in white)... It also has the 'bars' that go across to hold your elements and serve as the front of the card. It's incredibly fast and easy to put together. I stamped and die cut out my chicks and umbrellas and colored everything with markers.... I also added white gel pen accents.

 

SO SWEET!!!

 

I used the new Layered Umbrellas stencils (just the raindrops stencil) to make the background of raindrops. My clouds are coated in glitter glue....

 

 

 

Here's a top down view of the construction of the card....

 

And here it is folded flat for mailing! Genius! I'm so excited to think of all the things I can make with this pop up!!

 

And here's the view of the bottom of the card so you can see how it comes together. I used sweet Spring sentiments and some little hearts to finish off my card. Can't wait to mail this one. {smile}

 

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Enjoy the wonderful blog hop! Hope you have an awesome and creative day!! Big thank you to Paulina for including me in this great celebration. 

There are SIX $25 gift certificates up for grabs from Pretty Pink Posh (two winners for each day of the hop!) Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop comments so be sure to comment on ALL the blogs!! Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 3/14/2023. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog! Good luck everyone!! 

THE PPP MARCH NEW RELEASE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR SHOPPING!!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see my supply list for today's card (Affiliate Links Used)! 

 

 

TODAY'S BLOG HOP LINKS LIST! ENJOY THE HOP!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Wanda Guess
Lynn Put

Raquel Arribas
Carly Minner

Jeannie Lieu

Stefanie Loh

Lisa Mears

 

The Greetery - New Beginnings Collection - New Release Day 1!

Hello friends! How's your week going? Well, I think it's going to get a whole lot better! Because I'm here to share the product and project reveals for the March 2023 new release from The Greetery! Yay! This release is called "New Beginnings" and it's all about Spring and Easter! We will have two reveal days this release - today and tomorrow. The design team will be sharing projects on our blogs and revealing all the new products for you. SO exciting! The new release is pretty and happy, like a breath of fresh air. Flowers and bunnies, and everything that signifies "new beginnings!" RELEASE DAY will be Friday, March 10th at 10am EST. I have so many cards to show you, and I can't wait. It made me smile creating everything with a spring color palette and gorgeous new stamps, dies and stencils. Are you excited?? You know how I am, so grab a cuppa, because there are lots of pictures today! 

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY MARCH 10TH AT 10AM EST!

My first card for today features the brand new Spring Sprays stencils and Dies, and the brand new Rejoice Dies... I used the previously released Arches Dies and the Ruscus Dies too. I intend this one as an Easter card so I used pink and yellow and green for my color palette - a nice coral pink!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered in pink, then two arches, then my design elements. 

 

Here's a side view to show my layers. I die cut the rejoice die from dark brown woodgrain cardstock (see the supplies) and layered it with vellum. I like the dark color in contrast with the bright pastels. 

 

I layered some vellum sprigs under the stenciled Spring Sprays elements!! 

 

The flowers and leaves are from a stencil set and then die cut out with the matching dies. I used Distress inks and blender brushes to get a nice layer of color. I splashed on some white paint for an artsy effect. When I put the Sprays onto the card I used foam squares to raise them up.

 

I used yellow Distress ink and my blender brushes to ink just the top parts of the arches. I first had the card with just white, but I felt like I wanted a pop of color behind the florals. 

 

A few enamel dots to finish off my card!

 

My next card will make you smile!! This card features the brand new Baby Face Bee dies and Baby Face Stamp Set! I also used the Honeycomb Corners to add a few little bits! I kept this card clean and simple and bright! The new Baby Face Collection is ADORABLE!!!! OH my gosh! Bees, Elephants, Sheep, Sweet Peas, and more!! For baby cards and new beginnings! I chose to use the bees and make a hello card! My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with yellow and some gingham from my stash...

 

 

I die cut the beeeeees from yellow and black cardstock. I added some subtle shading with a Copic Marker. I used the Baby Face stamp set to add the eyes, mouths, and cheeks. For the wings I doubled up with aqua cardstock and vellum cardstock.

 

I also shaded the little yellow honeycomb bits - by using a Copic Marker. Here is a photo of my layers...

The bees are attached to the card with foam squares. I added a few hearts, well just because.

 

 

 

 

My last card for today features the brand new Bunny Kisses Dies, the brand new Tear Strips Spring stamp set, and the brand new Ribbon Maker -Egg dies!! I chose three of the pastel colors of the ribbon paper to make my background on kraft! My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with aqua and then kraft. 

 

 

I die cut the egg strips from pink, blue and lavender and glued them onto a kraft panel on a diagonal... This made my pretty background. I die cut a white circle for my focal point. 

 

I die cut out the sweet bun bun and the eggs and attached them inside the white circle. Isn't he so cute!!? this just really says Easter!!

 

For the sentiment I used the previously released Tear Strip Tags Dies along with the brand new Tear Strips Spring stamp set!! LOVE. 

 

Yiipppppeeeee for a new release!! That's it for day one of the new release reveals! Be sure to come back tomorrow and I will be sharing three more cards featuring the new items! Yippeeeeeee! What's your favorite thing so far? And how cute are those bees? I can't take it! The new release will be for sale on Friday, March 10th at 10am EST. See you tomorrow! XOXO

PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away two $50 gift cards each day of the hop,  To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

Laurie

Dana

Wanda

Melissa

Dawn

Kelly

 

Sweet Easter Treats with Doodlebug and Pixi Dust Designs!

Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Getting caught up today and starting to post some of the projects I've made lately. I spent most of the day taking photos of cards for the next week or so. The Greetery new release is coming soon! Yippeeee! I also started decorating the house for Easter. The hardest part is remembering where I put everything last year when I cleaned it up!! Anyone else do that?? I always think I'll remember! Ha. Our garden out front is going crazy and we have tons of daffodils! There are a few crocus blooms, and lots of tulip buds. My husband planted a lot of bulbs this winter and it will be so pretty when everything comes up. We are having more rain again but not as bad as January.... I hope you have a great week ahead. And hope you'll hang out here with me every day too! XO

My projects today are some cute and sweet Easter Treat bags made with awesome dies from Pixi Dust Designs along with some pretty papers from Doodlebug. Lots of pastel colors and bunnies, and even a carrot car! LOL. You know I love to make treat bags! Pixi Dust has the best dies - with lots of interchangeable options. (CLICK HERE for my Halloween projects with Pixi Dust)....

Here are my two treat bags! Pink and yellow and blue and lavender...the softest colors. I used papers and embellishments from the Doodlebug Hippity Hoppity Collection. 

 

The treat bags come together so quickly with the well designed dies. I chose yellow and pink for the handles and mixed and matched the patterned papers.

 

 

 

I filled my treat bags with Easter grass and Cadbury eggs (my favorite)....

 

 

 

I do love those tiny details and finishing touches!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a side view of the construction. The bottom/sides are one piece and then you attach the handles. SOOOO easy.

That's it for today! Have you started getting ready for Easter and Spring? Are you decorating? Crafting? Let me know what you're up to friends. I'd love to know. Have an awesome week! XOXO

CLICK HERE to see the supply list for today's projects!