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Summer notecard set with beautiful floral stencils!

Hello friends! It's Friday, and the last day of June!! Wishing you a blessed and happy weekend full of fun and Summer! I have been super busy here and I have lots to show you in the next few weeks. Love it!! Hope you're doing well, and getting in lots of crafting time too. I have a fun project to share today - a set of notecards I made with the innovative Create In Quads Stencils from Taylored Expressions. These are seriously the coolest concept! (remember the snowflake cards I made last year?).... I saw the new stencil set called Ever In Bloom and I HAD to buy it! My cards came out really fresh and Summery and pretty!!

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Each card is an A2 white card base. In order to keep the look cohesive, I used yellow cardstock and mini gingham and vellum on all of them as my accents. I started by stenciling the GORGEOUS panel of florals. (I'm kicking myself that I didn't take a photo of just the stenciled part!! Sorry!!) The concept is this: One set of large 8x11 stencils that stencil an entire sheet of cardstock at once...with four different designs. Then you cut the paper into four and you have four card front panels!!! Here are all four of my cards, and you can see the background on each one is different - but they were all stenciled together!! LOVE!

 

Here are some photos of each individual card.... After I stenciled the panel, I generously splashed on white ink spray to make the look softer! It's soooo pretty in person. I used the stamp set from the Here Comes The Sun Card Kit - it's called Shine So Bright. Unfortunately this sentiment set is only available in the kit. However, sometimes Taylor will release the sets later individually. I adore the fonts in this set. You can use any of your favorite sentiment stamp sets though!

 

There are matching dies to cut out parts of the stencils - as here - the corners can be flat on the paper or die cut out and mounted onto the card as I did!! It's such a nice look.

 

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I used a vellum oval to stamp the large Irish Blessing Stamp for the sentiment for this one. I used Stazon Ink for the vellum so it wouldn't smudge or smear!!

 

 

For this fourth card, I used the matching die cut to cut out the floral spray!! For my stenciling, I used both my large and small blender brushes and shaded with inks on all the elements. It gives such a nice look.

 

As my accents, I used pearls, since this look was so feminine. These would be great to use as bridal shower invites, or thank you cards too...

 

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I am going to use this card as a housewarming card! That sentiment is so lovely!

These stencils are so fun and fabulous to work with. Makes it a breeze to make a bunch of cards at once. You could easily use fall colors or Christmas colors and change the entire look of these notecards. The possibilities are endless - and your creativity can run wild! Thanks for spending some time with me today. See you soon! XOXO

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Sweet Honey Bee Hives with Lawn Fawn!

Hello my little sweet bees!! Bzzzz Bzzzzz! Happy Monday! How was your weekend?! We had our last weekend of nice weather, I'm afraid. Next week is going to be all 100's - yuck! So we enjoyed a nice weekend here. Friday we drove to the ocean and hung out for the day and it was wonderful. Then we went to church, and chores, and out for a nice Mexican dinner...and then the weekend vanished like that!! I hope you are doing great. Today I'm buzzing by with some FUN projects made with stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn! I finally sat down to use my new BEE themed supplies, and let me tell ya, it was a big ole mess in my craft room! Ha - but a good mess. I made one bee hive, and then another one, and then I made ten little bees.... And I just kept making stuff! I ended up making a card, a little treat box, and a tag, all using the same supplies, mostly dies.

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Let's get started with the card... So this card is going to win an award I think... The award for the MOST STUFF on one card! LOL! I couldn't help myself. I am definitely a More is More crafter, and it makes me happy. This is an A2 card and it has 4,378 elements and layers on it! I think it weighs five pounds! I'm joking, but it really is crammed full of goodies. When I sat down to make these items, I first started by die cutting out a bunch of the cute bee hives. Then I die cut bees, and fences, and leaves, and flowers, and hearts.... That's my process, to cut out all the pieces first and then sit down and play with everything to get my design layout. THEN I start coloring and shading, etc. This card is a white card, then yellow cardstock, then gingham (of course), then vellum, then the top panel that has ink blending on the top in blue. Whew.

 

Here is the matching Treat Box project. I used gingham for this project too! The 12x12 yellow gingham for the box and the 6x6 yellow gingham for the card. This is a treat box die from Lawn Fawn (everything today is Lawn Fawn).... I put a cute little beehive on the front of the box, some leaves, flowers, and of course BEES!

 

And here is my matching tag! It's a bee hive tag! I stamped the sentiment on vellum and sandwiched the vellum piece in between two bee hives to create the tag. I used my eyelet setter to put a gold eyelet at the top, and decorated it using the same elements as the other two items. This is really fun!!

 

Okay, let's talk more abou the treat box! It's the Scalloped Treat Box and I made the base/box from 12x12 gingham. It's so easy to assemble. For all the beehives I used Distress Inks and a blender brush to shade color - deep yellow. I also used Copic Markers to add even more shading. The little fence is from the Spring House Add On set and it fits perfectly with this theme. I used the top from the Outside in Strawberry dies set to make a little 'hat' on top of the hive. I really just thought it was cute and added a punch of green! 

 

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I die cut and shaded lots of little flowers and some hearts.... Here is a top down view of the finished treat box. I attached the beehive to the box using foam tape. The sentiment is from the Wavy Sayings stamp set.

 

And here is the back of my treat box - of course I added a few little decorations to the back too!

 

Those little beeeeees are seriously SO cute!! I gave them some shading with Copics, some little pink cheeks and glittery wings too!

 

Now a little bit more about the tag.... Here it is in my hand so you can see how big the bee hive is. I added a branch and leaves, and beeeeees....

 

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Here's a view of the back of the tag. I decorated/shaded the back bee hive so it looks pretty from the back too!! The vellum makes a fun touch here.

 

 

 

And, let's show some more photos of the card!! Here is a close up of my paper layers... I used blue ink and my blender brushes to ink just the top part of the scalloped rectangle panel. I wanted it to look like blue sky. Everything is shaded and splattered, and then I added white gel pen accents. (More is MORE)...

 

 

Here's the bottom part of the card. I stacked two of the sweet die to make it a bit thicker. I stamped the sentiment from the Hive Five set and then cut it into pieces "you're" and "as honey." This bee hive is actually three die cuts stacked on top of each other to make it thicker too.

 

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This was my Assem-BEE-lee line of bees! I die cut out all the pieces first and then sat down to put them together!! Each bee is three pieces - easy to put together.

 

 

And here's my little swarm of bees ready to go onto my projects!!

 

I used lots of pretty greenery and leaves from the Strawberry Patch die set. I love the stitched detail on them.... 

 

I always like to add a heart(s) to my projects so I sprinkled in some red hearts....

 

I used the strawberry top again here on my card - and added a pink flower in the center. I think it makes it look fancy! Ha.

 

 

 

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Thank you for spending part of your day buzzin around with me!! To bee or not to bee? I say BEEEEE! Sending hugs from my crafty hive to yours, and wishing you a great week ahead! Can you believe it's almost July?? And the 4th of July?! Dang, another year flying on by. Take care my busy bees, and I will see you soon!

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Patriotic Cards for 4th of July 2023!

Hello my little chicadees!!! Happy Friday!!! I hope you have a great weekend! The hubs and I are taking a day trip to the ocean today, for a little fresh air and Vitamin Sea...clear the cobwebs and enjoy the day together.  Just a couple more weeks until we celebrate the 4th of July! Do you have big plans for the 4th? We don't usually have big plans, but there are lots of local fireworks, parades, festivals, and BBQ's and everything else, so we'll decide what to do once it gets closer. I do love all the festivities and pomp and circumstance of the 4th. I love all the decorations and the flags, and the red white and blue t-shirts, and everything!! Just a nice time to remember to be grateful we live in America! I remember when the Bicentennial happened in 1976 - it was so cool. I remember being a little kid and thinking to myself....mmmmm. I wonder if I will live until the Tricentennial! Ah, to be young. I for sure will not make it that long! Ha. I hope you had a good week and that you have a fun weekend planned.

Today I'm sharing four 4th of July projects all made with some favorite old and new supplies from Taylored Expressions. Taylor does the whole patriotic thing right, that's for sure. I made three cards and a tag. All four feature the brand new Old Glory stamp set! It's a cool concept- a star and a heart with two stamps that go together so you can do the red and blue inking separately. Here are all my projects!

 

I went for a vintage vibe with all my projects....I used kraft and cream with the deep red and blue....and accents of gold. Kept it simple and clean. I did some ink blending with Antique Linen Distress Ink too, oh and a little bit of gold embossing. 

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When I sat down to create, I first stamped two hearts and two stars with the new stamp set. I used my MISTI for perfect placement. These stamps are yummy red rubber that stamps like a dream. For the tag project, I die cut the tag using the Hero Arts Infinity Tags set and embossed it with the Lots of Stars Embossing Folder from Taylored Expressions (discontinued). I added the heart and the 4th dies, and just a bit of twine. All my projects are splattered with gold paint and embellished with gold glitter drops.

 

I used the brand new Fly Your Flag stamp/die combo to stamp the sentiment to place around the heart. I inked the edges and this is cream cardstock for the heart! I stamped the fireworks onto a kraft layer for my background. The fireworks are from the discontinued set called Yankee Doodle Homestead. 

 

 

For this card I embossed the stars on kraft cardstock again and then layered blue and red cardstocks. The star is the STAR of the show on this card. I layered the pretty sentiment banner and added glitter drops. Super quick and easy!

 

For this card I used the large Flag coverplate! (This one is discontinued but there is a newer version - slightly different - and I listed that one in my supply links for you) I heat embossed that gorgeous sentiment in gold and die cut it out with the matching die. I added a star, some gold paint splashes and glitter drops too. It's sooooo graphic and pretty.

 

 

 

I shadowed blue and gold for the number here.... Love that gold glitter cardstock.

 

You really have to check out this sentiment stamp set - it's part of the Handlettered series and it's gorgeous!! 

 

 

 

I had fun making these projects to share with you....and I had fun photographing them too! I love to stage my cards and create little scenes to bring them to life in another separate creative process....

Hooray for the red, white, and blue and for 4th of July crafting! Are you crafting for the 4th? What are you making? Do you have a special recipe that you cook for the BBQ? Do you decorate? Let me know - I'd love to hear your traditions!! XOXO

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The Greetery - Citrus Burst Card!

Hey hey hey! How are you today?! Nice to see you! My week has been busy and fun and it's gone by in a flash! Guess what? I think today is my last fruit themed card! Ha! I am sort of cracking up at all the fruity goodness projects that I've made the past month or so. It just really worked out that way. But alas I think my fruit season is coming to a close! Hee hee. Next up I have some patriotic cards and some pretty florals to share! But, today I'm featured over on The Greetery Blog and sharing my card here too! It's, wait for it, lemons and oranges! I combined lots of my favorite Greetery sets into a bright and happy note.

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered the pretty Patchwork Die in light blue, and then had fun creating my citrus burst with lots of dies...and a bit of vellum, and a pretty sentiment....

 

I started by die cutting several oranges and lemons, and lots of leaves too, using bright cardstocks. I used a blender brush and Distress Inks to ink blend on some shading to the dies. I also splattered on a bit of white paint. I die cut the Ruscus Die from vellum to add more foliage to my fruit cluster. I die cut out some pink flowers from the Lemon Blossom Dies and added white enamel dots to the centers.

 

Here's a side view of all my layers and pieces!

 

For the sentiment I used one of my favorite Greetery sentiment sets: Opposites Attract. I stamped the 'just a note' in black and die cut it with the matching die. It's such a pretty and happy font. The fun part was assembling the card together with all those elements. Here's what I do: I play around with everything and the placement until I get it the way I like it. Then I take a quick photo with my iPhone to use as my guide to affixing it all. I used foam circles to pop everything up off the background. 

 

 

 

 

That's it for my project today! Hope you have a wonderful day. I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, keep on crafting! XO Wanda

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More fun with Honey Bee Stamps - Strawberries and Animal Tags!

Hi friends! Happy Monday (again already?!) Hope your weekend was a good one! We had a mellow but fun weekend here in Sactown. The weather continues to be astonishingly beautiful. We have yet to have a day at 100 this Season (hope I didn't just jinx us!) We are enjoying being outside a lot. I've been creating a lot of fun things too, and decorating for the 4th of July! What are you up to these days?? Let me know! 

I have some more projects made with lovely supplies from Honey Bee Stamps! These stamps and dies have been sitting on my desk too long! I was so excited to finally use everything, especially those strawberries dies!! (More fruits! Ha) I have a card to share, and some cutie patootie tags also. Let's go!

First up is my vintage inspired strawberry card. My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with strips, cream cardstock, vellum and a little fence too!! My card features the brand new Lovely Layers Strawberries Dies and the new Delicate Daisy Coverplate Base die. OHHH LA LA - these are perfect together.

 

Here's my side view so you can see all my layers and where I added dimension via foam dots... The striped paper is from Honey Bee also and it's the perfect vintage green color... I used cream cardstock for my base layer instead of bright white.

 

Here's a close up of that beautiful cover plate.... (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post) 

For the sentiment I used the Seeds of Kindness stamp set and matching die and just cut out the part of the stamp that says 'strawberries.'

 

For the strawberries cluster, I die cut the strawberries from light pink cardstock and ink blended with a small sponge dauber and a couple of shades of Distress Inks. For the leaves I used green cardstock and inked them the same way. The flower is die cut from cream and yellow cardstocks. As I love to do, I used lots of ink splatters!! I die cut the fence dies from kraft cardstock and ink blended/splattered that too! I added bits of Stickles glitter and a few gems for good measure.

 

I used a vellum scalloped circle under the fence, because why not!? I love vellum on everything!

 

This card makes me happy!!

 

For my next project, I made some tags using the Heart Hugs dies! They are the cutest little critters! You can use them on cards or boxes or tags or anything! I chose to make a couple of fun tags that I can tie on a gift or put on an assembled card later. I used the awesome Hero Arts Infinity Tags to die cut my tags from cream cardstock. The sentiments I used are from older Honey Bee stamp sets that are discontinued, but you can add any sentiments from your stash!

 

 

It's hard to pick a favorite critter from this trio!! For this larger tag I layered a scalloped circle also in cream. I stamped the bottom of the tag with the sentiment and did a few black splatters of paint. I used red gingham paper for the top of the tag to match the hearts they're holding. 

I die cut the animals from colored cardstock and added white gel pen accents. I also used some chalks to give them rosy cheeks. These came together easily and were fun to make.

 

And here's that sweet bear! He reminds me of Yogi!! I love how the arms are die cut out so they can hold objects like these pretty gingham hearts!! These would be really fun for Valentines!

 

 

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for today's post! Thanks for starting your week off with me and spending some time here on my blog! I appreciate you guys. Wishing you a fun week. I'll see you soon! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh - June 2023 New Release - You're the Zest!

Hello friends!!! Guess what? I have more fruits for you today!! LOLZ. And I have more next week too!! Seems like it's the theme of the Summer! I don't care because I love this fruit theme. Makes me smile. Today's card is for the Pretty Pink Posh new release Instagram Hop! If you have Instagram, be sure to pop over to my post today and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize! But, in case you aren't an Instagram person, I'm posting here too. I think you are the ZEST! My card features lemons and oranges and makes me thirsty for a summertime cocktail! Cheers!

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered yellow polka dot patterned paper, my stenciled panel, vellum and my focal layer. It's such a bright and happy card. I do love yellow for crafting in the Summer!!

 

Here's a side view of my layers.... I love those wonky rectangles dies....

 

I started this card by stenciling the beautiful Layered Citrus Stencils in yellows and oranges (my ink colors are in the supply links at the bottom of my post). I used blender brushes and it was easy peasy lemon squeezy to stencil this pretty panel. I splattered on some white paint and set it aside to dry.... I used the Wonky Rectangle dies to cut both my stenciled layer and my vellum layer. 

I used the dies from the brand new Citrus set to die cut a lemon and an orange and the leaves. I used inks to blend on some shading colors. My top layer is a circle and I stamped that cute sentiment in black! 

 

 

 

I die cut a stitched circle to put my fruits and sentiment on. I added a few little heart sprinkles as my finishing touch! I love these vivid colors - so happy!! I want to make this card again in green for limes! That stencil is really cute! 

That's it for today!! Remember to head over to Instagram to see the whole hop for today. I hope your week has been good and here we are almost to the end of it. This year is flying by. Is it bad that I'm already thinking about Autumn?? LOL. Take care!! XO

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Summer Seashore cards with Honey Bee Stamps!!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! I have a long post for you today with lots of pictures and stories... So grab some coffee or tea and spend some time with me! Last week was crazy with all the projects and posts! Thank you sooooo much for allllll the lovely comments! I appreciate all the love.  It seems like you guys love the new Greetery release just as much as I do! I hope your new goodies arrive quickly and that you have fun crafting! It finally feels like Summer here in Sacramento so I was inspired this weekend to make some pretty seashore/beach inspired cards. I used wonderful new stamps and dies from Honey Bee Stamps!! Melissa is very generous to me and I'm so grateful to be able to create with these products. I am reminded every time what high quality everything is... The dies are already apart so you don't have to snip them, and they cut like a dream... The project cards that come with the dies show you exactly how to match everything up. Truly makes it more fun to sit down and create! Supplies are listed at the very bottom of my post - just click the link!

Last weekend my husband and I celebrated THIRTY years together!!! Gosh, like how did that happen!? Because I'm only 25 year old!! LOLZ. We have been married for 22 years, but together for 30 so we celebrate both anniversaries!! We met on a blind date in June of 1993. We met at a restaurant for lunch on a work day (in case I needed a reason to leave fast)... Well you know, that lunch lasted three hours! And we've been best friends ever since. I still remember all my work friends anxiously awaiting my return to the office that day!! (waaaayyyy before cell phones!) As a couple, our favorite place is the ocean and we go whenever we can. The best thing about living in California actually!!  We got married on Cape Cod right by the water....(more on that story later in my post).... The ocean makes me calm and happy and at peace. It also makes me feel closer to God, who created everything.... If I was rich I would buy a house right on the ocean with a big craft room on the top floor with all windows!! Dreaming....

I have two cards today, inspired by the Summer Seashore and my love of the ocean. First up is this soft pastel shell card... It features lots of dies from Honey Bee and I watercolored with watercolor pencils.... My finished card is a kraft A2 card base, layered with vellum and watercolor paper. 

 

I used the Lovely Layers Seashore Die Set and the Shoreline Scene Builder Die Set to make my beachy scene here. All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post! In my mind I knew I wanted a really soft look for this card, and I wanted pink and brown for my main color palette. I die cut all the pieces out of really good watercolor paper. Here's a side view to show how the card is assembled.

 

Here are my card layers - Kraft, Vellum, Watercolor Paper. The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and die cut out with the matching die. Perfect.

 

 

Because I die cut the shell pieces out of watercolor paper, they are nice and thick. The two large shells have three layers and the smaller blue shell has two layers. The included project sheet shows you exactly how to layer them together. I used watercolor pencils for this project because I wanted to get the shell details to show up more. I think it worked out great!! Especially that pretty pink!!

 

 

I used some thick and crunchy glitter on the shells to look like sand. EEK. Love this so much!!

 

To make my top layer (background for the shells) I used Distress Inks on my craft mat and just smushed some color onto the watercolor panel. I did it a few times until I got it to look the way I wanted. I used Flamingo and Linen Distress Inks.

 

The final touches...pearls and pink gemstones!!! More is more as I always say! Here's a close up of those chonky shells...

 

My second card is a white A2 horizontal card base in white, layerd with another white panel that I ink blended and then my little scene.... As I said earlier in my post, we got married on Cape Cod! We got married in the little gazebo at the Chatham Bars Inn, right at sunset.... I know I have a few Cape Cod followers, and you guys know exactly where that is! It was just the two of us, and the judge who married us, and it was PERFECT. I made my own wedding outfit and I had a bouquet of blue hydrangeas and pink roses, and the fog was rolling in and we cried and cried. MAGIC. On our honeymoon one day we visited the island of Nantucket! Have you ever been there?? It's so beautiful it looks fake! Like a movie set! Exactly how you would picture it, only better. It's one of my favorite places I've ever been in my whole life.  You have to arrive via ferry boat, and as you arrive in the harbor you see the whole town....the boats, the houses, and this gorgeous church up on a small hill. So in this card my goal was to recreate Nantucket Harbor!

I used The Spring Cottage Village Dies (houses) and the Winter Village Dies (church) and the Shoreline Scene Builder. I chose tones of grey and white and marine blue to bring it to life. The houses there are all grey with white trim.

 

These dies could not be more fun!! All the little details so you can create exactly the type and color of house you want. I made a church and two cottages, some trees, some fences and clouds too! Here's a side view to see all the layers.

 

Here is a photo of Nantucket Harbor....Do you think I created it?? So much fun to create ideas with paper, right?? We went all the way to the top of the church (90 steps)! From the top you look out over the town and the harbor. This church was built in 1725!! My husband and I both love American History and as you can guess we spent time in Boston on this trip too...

 

Some shiny shimmery blue gemstones in the sky...and those clouds...

 

 

The sentiment is from the Seas The Day stamp set... Whenever I am down or sad I always tell my hubs "I need a day at the ocean for some Vitamin Sea!" So this sentiment is perfect!

 

 

Details details details.... That tiny cross! And the embossing is in the die to look like shingles. 

 

Here's a close up of all those pieces!! I put little blue hearts on the doors of the cottages.... Lots of splatters....

 

I ink blended the bottom part of the top scalloped panel because I wanted it to look like the ocean in the background. I used Distress Ink and blender brushes and blended just the bottom half or so. 

 

So I have this thing for blue hydranges because of our travels to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket...they are everywhere there!!! All over the sides of the roads, at everyone's house... And they are so big and healthy and prolific!! When we came home we planted two blue (Nikko Blue variety) hydrangeas in our front yard. So they are now over 20 years old!! They are my prized flowers and I treat them like pets. LOL. I fertilize and prune and protect them all year... This year we had soooo much rain and the temps have been mild so far. Our hydrangeas are going nuts. They are already over eight feet tall and it's barely June. Here's a photo from our front yard. The neighbors' pink hydrangeas are in the background. Nice, good memories.

Okay, I think that's enough rambling and stories for today! I am wishing you a blessed and happy week ahead. I have some fun things planned for the week and I'll have another blog post on Thursday. I'm kind of bummed that my weekday Bible Study is on hiatus until Fall so I guess I'm going to have to find some other things to keep me out of trouble!! I hope to get in some 4th of July crafting this week too. Take care! Love you guys. XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh June 2023 New Release - Fresh & Fruity!!

Hi guys!!! I have a really fun post for you today!!! Yes, more fruits!!! It's definitely a trend and I love it! (hint, I'll have more fruity fun on my blog in a couple weeks too! Ha!) It's just such a fresh and cheerful theme for Summertime... I have always enjoyed crafting with a fruity feeling. Got out my Copics for this post and had a blast coloring everything just so.... I forget how much I love to sit and color!! Today is day three of a giant blog hop celebrating the brand new June 2023 release from our friends at Pretty Pink Posh!! So happy, as always, to be included in the hop line up. Welcome to my stop today! I have THREE cards to share with you and I cannot wait to get started!! Prize information, hop list, and supply lists are at the bottom of my post. Thanks for joining me today! XO

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My first card is a strawberry explosion! This card features the brand new Fresh Berries Stamp Set and matching dies!! OHHHH my gosh! I also added in some little bees from one of my favorite PPP stamp sets of all time. A little bit of big gingham and we're good to go! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered black, then gingham, then vellum and white....

 

 

Here's a side view of my layers and a close up of the bottom of the card. For the berry basket I die cut out five baskets and then stamped the top one and colored it. This gives a LOT of dimension to the basket and makes it look 'real' to me. Did I mention how much fun it was to color these?? :-)

 

And a close up of those deeelicious berries!! Lots of white gel pen accents here...and yellow enamel dots for the flower centers too!

 

I wrapped twine around the berry basket and added a little heart to the bow. I looooove details.

 

Let's talk about how adorable that sentiment is!! And a matching die cut too!! Love it BERRY much!! 

 

 

 

 

 

My second card today is a POP UP! I have been obsessed with the PPP pop up box card die since it was released and I can't stop making these easy and fun pop ups!! This card features two more new sets - Watermelon and Citrus! I used the sentiment from the Summer Friends stamp set too!! I did some ink blending to look like a blue summer sky (or maybe a swimming pool!).... The folded pop up card fits into an A2 sized envelope. Again, lots more Copic coloring. Yay!

 

I started by stamping oranges and lemons and limes and watermelons!! I die cut them out and colored them in. I also added white gel pen accents. I also added some sparkly gems to some of the fruits. Why does this make me want a mai tai?! LOL.

 

I die cut the pieces for the pop up box out of juicy green cardstock. I die cut the accent pieces from white cardstock and used distress oxide ink and a blender brush to add blue shading... I stamped the sentiment on the front panel in rich black ink. 

 

Here is the folded card in my hand to show you the size and scale. I cannot recommend this die set enough. It is SOOOO easy to make these fun pop ups!

 

I staggered the fruits inside the pop up panels and glued some on and used foam tape on some. I put the larger fruits at the back and tried to make it so they all show up. It's an explosion!! And this makes me happy.

 

 

My last card for today is a wee notecard featuring the brand new (awesome) Mini Scallop Card Dies set!!! It is a two piece set that makes the folded card and the smaller square front panel. This is going to get used a lot!! I used the Sweet Cherries stamp set to make the cherries. I used the brand new Smile Shadow Dies to make the sentiment.... A bit of ink blending.... and that's it! The finished card is 3" x 3" - would be perfect for gift bags or table place cards....

 

 

I die cut out the card from some gingham from my stash. I ink blended the top of the square using oxide ink....

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today for this fun introduction of the new release and for the exciting blog hop! It was nice to share with you! Have a great weekend!! XOXO

BLOG HOP PRIZE INFO! There are THREE $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day of the hop). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop from all the comments. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 6/14!! Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. Good Luck!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW PPP RELEASE!

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

 

TODAY'S FUN BLOG HOP LINEUP!!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Raquel Arribas

Wanda Guess

Lindsey Larsen

Marine Simon

Jeanne Jachna

Lauren Taylor

Zsofia Molnar

 

The Greetery - Urban Jungle Collection - New Release Day Two!

Welcome back to day two of the new release reveals for THE GREETERY! The Urban Jungle release continues on today!! If you didn't see my post for yesterday be sure to check it out too! Product reveals finish up today and the new release day will be tomorrow June 9th at 10am EST!! Are you loving the green theme? I have three more planty cards to share with you today. One is modern and two are tropical!! Ooh la la! This release is crazy cool!! Thanks for dropping by for day two...let's get started!! 

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY JUNE 9TH AT 10AM EST!

I am aware that some of my project photos are still missing from random blog posts! I can't fix it on my end (ugh) and I'm waiting for Typepad to resolve it for me. Thank you for being patient while this all gets ironed out. It's been super frustrating! Photos are my mode of communication and it's making me kinda cray cray!

My first card for today features two of my favorite new things from the release!! I'm featuring the Modern Planters Dies, the Woven Cane Background Die and the new Spider Plant!! LOOOOOVE! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I used the new Woven Cane background in kraft and layered it directly onto the card. Then I popped some teal in a clean and simple card design.

 

Here's a side view! Another fun sentiment from the brand new Way To Grow stamp set. I used white embossing on a black label for the sentiment. Keeping it graphic and modern...

 

I used two shades of green to make my spider plant....it's so realistic looking! I made my pot a pretty teal color and added shading with Copics... My 'feet' for my planter were made from woodgrain cardstock....

 

I used white crimped circle for my planter to 'sit' on... 

 

Here's a close up of the background die. I'm going to say this is a must have! It's is perfection and I'm going to use it A LOT!!! In fact I used it in another one of my cards today!

 

 

 

 

My second card for today is colorful and tropical! This card features the brand new Hibiscus Dies!! They are SO pretty!! I used the Woven Cane Background die in blue on blue for a textured look. My finished card is an A2 white card base, covered in blue and then layered in the same blue. I used gold paint to splash on some shimmer to the blue!!

 

The new dies are so dimensional and SO super easy to put together!! I used pink and orange and green.... I used a small blender brush and distress inks to add a bit of shading to the flowers and leaves.

 

 

The sentiment is from the Sentiment Suite Birthday stamp set! I embossed it in gold onto a small banner....

 

 

 

 

 

My final card today features the brand new Large Leaves Monstera Dies!! Obsessed! My finished card is super simple and clean... The finished card is a 5.5" x 5.5" square card. Those leaves are huge!! Seriously awesome. My background layer is a soft pink cardstock. Really a Lily Pulitzer vibe, right?

 

 

I feel like this card design would be a fun party invitation - to a tiki party or a BBQ? I die cut four of the Monstera Leaves and affixed them directly onto the pink square panel. I trimmed the overlap with some nice sharp scissorys. 

 

I splashed on some gold paint to the panel and let that dry while I made my sentiment part. I used the Scripty Hello Die and layered it with gold cardstock and vellum for an overall elegant look.

 

 

 

 

DAY TWO PRIZE INFORMATION!! The Greetery will be giving away TWO more $50 gift certificates for today! That makes for FOUR gift certificates total over both days.... To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog!  

Thank you for spending part of your week here with me! It is most definitely my pleasure to share The Greetery products with you! I feel very lucky to be part of this team. Happy Shopping tomorrow!

I truly appreciate it if you remember to shop via my links! It helps me so very much! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE!

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

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

 

The Greetery - Urban Jungle Collection - New Release Day One!

Hi friends!! We're gonna have some fun this week!! Soooooo excited and happy to share with you that it's new release week at The Greetery! Yippee! This new release is called "Urban Jungle" and it's for all of us plant lovers out there! Cool, elegant, and right on trend with new stamps, dies and stencils for us to play with! I do love plants, and I love a fun plant themed craft project! We will have two reveal days this release - today and tomorrow. The design team will be sharing our projects on our blogs and revealing all the new products for you. I have six cards to share with you over the next two days and they are all so different from each other. This release is super versatile in terms of styles and themes.... Are you excited too?? Let's gooooo!! 

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY JUNE 9TH AT 10AM EST!

I am aware that some of my project photos are still missing from random blog posts! I can't fix it on my end (ugh) and I'm waiting for Typepad to resolve it for me. Thank you for being patient while this all gets ironed out. It's been super frustrating! Photos are my mode of communication and it's making me kinda cray cray!

My first card for today features three new products! The lovely Greenhouse Die, the new Garden Tub Filler Die and the new Way To Grow stamp set! I used a few other previously released products also for this encouragement card. My finished card is a white A2 card base. The greenhouse fits on the card front perfectly! How fun would it be to have a pretty greenhouse in your backyard?!

I had so much fun building my structure and then adding little details and textures!! To make the greenhouse building I stacked four die cuts together - to give it more thickness. I made the bottom part and the door out of woodgrain cardstock. I used distress inks and white paint to add 'age' to them both. I also used a small heart die to make a heart in the door!! EEP.  I added pots out front, just waiting for plants...

 

 

On just the top part of the greenhouse, I added vellum behind the structure to look like a frosted roof. I used the new Garden Tub Filler die to add the plants inside the greenhouse. I added a bit of interest by using Copic Markers...

 

 

 

 

The pots and the plant on the outside of the greenhouse were made using the Sitting Pretty Accessories Dies! 

 

 

You're gonna love the new Way To Grow stamp set! Fun puns with a plant theme... I'm rooting for you!! For the background behind my greenhouse I used blue distress inks and blender brushes to blend a 'sky.'  A beautiful sunny day out in the garden!

 

My next card for today features the brand new Petal Pusher Stencils and matching dies! SOOOOOO pretty! I loved stenciling this piece! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I wanted a Mary Engelbreit feeling to my card, so I added some tiny black and white gingham and used bright vivid Summer colors. I used the sentiment from the Spring Mix stamp set!!

 

 

To start my card I first stenciled my big background panel. I shaded the inks by using both small and large blender brushes. My ink colors are listed in my supply list at the bottom of this post. I wrapped a vellum strip around the card and added the sentiment on a crimped circle die...

 

Here's a close up of the stencil design! There is also a matching large die to cut out the stenciling, and smaller detail dies that I used in this card.... I added black enamel dots for contrast!

 

I die cut two red flowers using the new Petal Pusher Dies..... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My last card for today features the brand new Garden Tub Die! Gosh, how clever and fun! I also used the new Garden Tub Filler Dies and the new Little Labels stamps and dies!! My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with green, and gingham.... This card is very....GREEN! I love the color green, so that's okay!

 

I die cut out the Garden Tub using matte silver metallic cardstock. I added some shading with a grey Copic marker. I die cut the handles from brown cardstock. I used the new Garden Tub Filler (greenery) die, and the previously released Side of Greens die to add the foliage to my tub....

 

I wrapped twine around the bottom two layers of my card and used a little heart with a twine bow for interest on the side.... I used the new Little Labels stamps and dies to make the sentiment.... I tucked the greens into the tub and attached that part to my card using foam tape.... The perfect card for your fellow plant lover friends!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm always so very happy 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?  Are you a plant lover too? The new release will be for sale on Friday June 9th at 10am EST! See you tomorrow! XOXO

DAY ONE PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away TWO $50 gift certificates each day!  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

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda