A Blog Called Wanda

Lawn Fawn Tiny Gift Boxes for Halloween! Boo!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN GHOULFRIENDS!! BOO!! It's less than a week until Halloween now and I have one last project to share with you, with a pumpkin theme!! As usual, I had way more ideas than time and this was the last thing that I got made in time for Halloween. I guess there's always next year. I think to myself (again) ...self...you gotta start earlier! LOL. The weather turned very cold this week (40's at night) and the leaves are colorful and I'm generally in a fall mood. LOOOVE it. We carved pumpkins on Thursday and the front yard is all decorated. My costume is ready and the candy has been purchased! Bring on Halloween 2023! Also, this coming up week is my birthday and we have something SUPER fun planned! We are going to see Gwen Stefani in concert! I absolutely love her and she's been on my concert bucket list for ages. Well, she's playing this weekend in our city and in a venue that's only 4,000 people so we will have an intimate show. I've been a No Doubt fan from the beginning and love her on The Voice too! I'm am beyond excited for next Saturday!! I have my outfit all planned even, and you know it involves checkerboards and sequins!!  Anyhoooooo, on to my project! 

I used supplies from Lawn Fawn to make (more) Tiny Gift Boxes! I really love these gift boxes, and you've seen here on my blog the little Bees and Ladybugs and the adorable skunks, and more. Well, this fall they came out with a ghost one and I had to have her! Hee Hee. I made a little trio of tiny gift/treat boxes today; a cat, a jack o lantern, and a ghost. I also made a little banner with some Lawn Fawn Stamps. To make these, you use the Tiny Gift Box Base, and then the add ons for the different characters. (Supplies are all listed out at the bottom of my post)... Let's look!

 

Here's a top down shot of the tiny boxes. I used Lawn Fawn Gingham paper to make the boxes and that makes them so much cuter!! Purple, orange and green for Halloween!! The boxes die cut out in ONE piece which is awesome. Simply fold and glue and they go together quick and easy.

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I used the Fangtastic Friends and the Wavy Banners to make my little Halloween Sign. The bats are colored in with Copic Markers and then I used white gel pen accents and some sparkly glitter glue too!

 

I really cannot pick a favorite, but I do think I'm partial to that little ghostie witch!! Hee hee. I love that the pumpkin one has a 3D stem and those cute leaves... Of course I made a black cat!! The ghost has wittle arms that hold that wittle pumpkin. Lolz. I used Copic markers to add accents to the different die cut pieces. I also used glitter glue and white gel pen accents on everything to add those little details I love.

 

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The rest of the photos are mostly just close ups of everything so you can see everything. In reality, this project is sooooo easy. A great thing to make with the kiddos, or to make a bunch to bring to the office. A little bit of candy fits inside and it's perfect. 

 

 

 

 

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Here's another fun photo for today!! I absolutely love to get coffee and we have a great coffee scene here in Sacramento!! The other day I went to my favorite place and ask for some spooky latte art. Well, they delivered! Check out this awesome pumpkin!! I had my skeleton hand in my backpack for props and I took some fun photos. I do think it's important to be silly sometimes and find the joy in the small things. Lord knows it's been a hard year and something like a pumpkin coffee can make me smile and pause for a moment....

 

 

Okay friends! Have an awesome weekend! I think from here on out I'll probably be switching to Christmas crafting mode... And maybe something for Thanksgiving too! I really feel like the rest of the year is going to go by so fast. Wishing you a fun and happy Halloween - all treats and no tricks! Take care and love ya. Leave me a comment and tell me what's up with you!!! I love to hear from you! XOXO

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Boo to You Cross Stitch Project! Another Halloween Finish!

Hi friends! Happy Sunday! How's your weekend going?! I hope you are doing great and enjoying life in general! It's been a nice weekend here - all the windows open and a breeze in the air. It's almost my birthday and we have some fun things planned. I absolutely love this time of year! I finished another Halloween Stitching this weekend and got it framed (go me!) so I thought I'd share it with you today! It's a fun, vintage, pumpkin lady with a cute little outfit! Ha! I hope you like her. XOXO

For scale, the frame is an 8x10 frame that I bought at Hobby Lobby. I used a bit of silver wax to add some depth to the black frame and a little more vintage-ness too! My fabric is 14 count Aida and the pattern is called Boo To You. The pattern is from one of my favorite cross stitch artists - Brenda Gervais. Her patterns are so whimsical and fun! She's wearing a candy corn necklace! I mean, c'mon!

 

The next photos are some close ups of the different elements. I used the called for threads and they are all 'fancy floss' and variegated threads. Kinda turns out cool with the variegated threads!! To frame my piece, I ironed it really well and then backed it with two layers of quilt batting to make it puffy out of the frame. I don't use the glass when I frame my stitching. Just personal preference. My supplies are all listed at the bottom of the post. 

 

The shoes! The gingham skirt! Hee hee. 

 

The one change I made to the pattern is that I made her cheeks pink instead of dark orange. I just wanted her to have rosy pink cheeks!!

 

 

 

She is ready for trick or treating!

 

 

 

Here's a in-process photo I took when it was about half done!

 

 

This photo is of another pattern in this series. It's called Peppermint Pals! I have a story about this one, and it's a sad tale... I finished this one in 2019 and snapped this photo with my phone when it was done. Well..... My hubs and I went out one Saturday last year, and I had three stitching pieces with me. This snowman one, and two Halloween ones.... We went out to find fabric, and trim, and frames, and what not. Went to Hobby Lobby, the fabric store, Michaels....etc. And I brought the stitching pieces with me to match everything and look at frames. Well....when we got home that day and unloaded the car, my stitching pieces were NOWHERE to be found!!! Somewhere along the line, they must have fallen out of my tote, or I set them down somewhere. Gosh, how sad that was! I remade one of the smaller ones, but haven't redone the other two (including this guy).... I wanted to share him, since he goes with the other one today. Isn't he adorable??!!

 

 

Okay, friends! Thanks for stopping by today for a visit! Have a fabulous week! I'm not sure when I'll be posting next...I have some ideas, but not sure what I'll manage to get done still before Halloween!! Until I see you, take care! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh - New Release - Christmas Stockings!

Hi crafty friends! How are you today? Hope you're doing great and getting crafty! Today I'm sharing another project I made with the brand new Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Release! I adore this new release so much! I shared two cards last week for the big blog hop, both Christmas cards. Well, today I used the new products with some other PPP items to make a cute stocking card!  Today PPP is having a big Instagram Hop to celebrate this new PPP Release! So be sure to head over to Instagram and leave a comment to be able to win a PPP gift certificate! As always with an Instagram Hop, I'm sharing my card here too. I couldn't wait to show you this card!!

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My card features the brand new Build A Stocking Dies, the new Holiday Mug Additions, and the new Eyelet Rectangles! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with an eyelet rectangle and then those adorable stockings!! 

 

Here's a side view of my card to show you my layers and elements.... I love those little peppermint candies! And the details on the stockings are just perfection...

 

I ink blended just the top of my rectangle using ink and a blender brush. I generously splashed on silver metallic paint splatters. It's so shimmery and pretty in person...

 

That little tag is so sweet! I added a bit of twine and a heart....

 

 

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I die cut the stockings from colored cardstock and used Copic Markers to add a bit of shading. I used white glitter paper for the tops of the stockings. I used gems in the centers of the candies...

 

 

I'm all about the details.... A Bow, a snowflake, some little trees....everything Christmas!

 

 

That's it for today's spooky fun project!! Be sure to head over to Instagram to leave comments in the hop! I hope you have a fantastic day! Thanks for spending part of it with me here! I'll be back tomorrow with a new card for The Greetery! XOXO

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Graceful Watercolor Leaves with The Greetery!

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! Happy weekend! This past week I had the honor of having a project featured over on The Greetery Blog! I wanted to make sure to post my card here for you as well. I know we're switching between a lot of things lately...Fall, Christmas, Halloween! Tis the season for sure! My Greetery project is an ode to fall....because my heart is still happily in Autumn mode and I am excited about falling leaves and crisp mornings... This is what inspired my card for today! I tried to capture the serene mood of a Fall morning with a bright blue sky and pretty trees.... I kept it clean and simple and graphic....

 

My finished card is an A2 white card base that I covered with Woodgrain cardstock. The rest of the card pieces are all watercolor paper for a nice creamy look. I am featuring one of my favorite Greetery stamp sets - Autumn Sketches! I used the matching Autumn Sketches dies along with the beautiful A2 Arches dies and the Blessed Blooms Stamp Set. 

 

 

 

I used one of my favorite techniques - which is stamping with Distress Inks and then water blending the inks to mimic watercolor painting. This is such an easy and fun technique that gives great results! I started the project by using Distress Ink pads to do my layered stamping - one layer brown for the branches, and then yellow and orange layers for the leaves. After I was done stamping, I die cut out the branches/leaves clusters. I then took my water brush and "painted" over my stamping! I also went back in and added a bit more color to some of the leaves....

 

 

 

 

I die cut out an arch, using the A2 Arches dies. I again used Distress Ink Pads in blues (smushed onto a stamping block) with a wet on wet watercolor technique to make my blue sky background. The sentiment is very simple to match the mood.... I used my MISTI and brown ink for perfect placement. For my finishing touch I added some clear enamel dots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for my card for today! I hope you are enjoying a happy Autumn season.... I'm wishing you a wonderful and creative day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

 

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Pretty Pink Posh - Holiday New Release 2023 - Christmas Cards!

Helllooooo and howdy and Happy Friday! I have MORE Christmas cards to share with you today! I am almost done making all my Christmas cards now! Ha! There were so many beautiful new releases this year and I'm so honored to be part of the fun to show them to you here on my blog. Today is yet another awesome Holiday release - this time from Pretty Pink Posh!! The new release is already available in the PPP store and it's SO GOOD! Perfectly cheerful and happy and warm. Today is day three of a big blog hop celebrating the new October/Holiday release from our friends at Pretty Pink Posh. I hope my cards today get you in the mood to so some holiday crafting! I have two cards today, and then I'll share another card next week when we do the Instagram Hop. 

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My first card for today features the brand new Holiday Birds dies, the brand new Pierced Snowflakes Die and the new Sentiment Strips Christmas Stamp Set! I also used the gorgeous Decorative Birdhouses dies and some other favorite PPP items. All my exact supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!! My finished card is an A2 white card base. The blue layer mimics a pretty winter sky with snowflakes...then my focal images.

 

 

Here's a side view of my card to show you the layers and elements.... That pretty sentiment fits perfectly across the bottom of my card....

 

 

The new Holiday Birds are SOOO CUTE!!! There are three little birds (I made cardinals), a little hat, a scarf, and more! EEP. He's about to nest down for the winter in his cute house!!

 

Here's a close up of that gorgeous new background die with the snowflakes. I splattered on some white paint/snow....

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I used plaid, black and green to make my birdhouse. I wanted it to be very Christmas-y!

 

For the opening of the birdhouse I used the little tree that comes in the new Stocking Shaker set. It was the perfect size! I added a little heart over the opening of their love nest. I added snowflakes too.... 

 

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My second card today features the brand new Candy Cane Stencils Set, the new Merry Christmas Shadow dies, and the new Eyelet Rectangles Dies. I used a traditional color palette of red, white and silver, with just a little pop of green!! My finished card is an A2 white card base. Layered with red, kraft, vellum and white. 

 

 

Here's a side view of my layers.... I used vellum with that beautiful new rectangle die and I love it!! The sentiment was die cut from silver glitter paper for some Christmas shimmer! The candy canes are from the Winter Mug Die Set. They are so fresh and pretty.

 

I added red enamel dots for the holly berries and two shades of green for the holly leaves. 

 

In this photo, you can get a close up look of the new stencil set! LOOOOVE! (I always love a candy cane theme).... I used kraft cardstock and stenciled with white pigment ink (Using a small sponge dauber). I dried the pigment ink with my heat tool. Then I used bright red ink and a dauber to go over the white. The key here is to really make sure that white ink is dry first before doing the red ink. It came out so nice.

 

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Thanks for stopping by my blog today for this fun introduction of the beautiful new holiday release, and for the exciting blog hop! It was nice to share with you! Have a great day today and keep on crafting! I have one more card to share next week that I made with this new release. Can't wait to show it to you! XOXO

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BLOG HOP PRIZE INFO! There are FOUR $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 10/19!! Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. Good Luck!!

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TODAY'S FUN BLOG HOP LINEUP!!

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Cathy Zielske

Wanda Guess

Barbara Tarayao

Jeanne Jachna

Dana Kirby

Mindy Eggen

 

Hey Boo! Fun Halloween Projects with bling!

Hey Boo! Hope your week is going great! I have had a great week so far. It rained here on Monday! Just enough to make everything fresh and clean. Oh, I am really ready for that nice gloomy weather! I'm working on another Halloween stitching project right now and hope to finish before the end of the month.  I'm going to run out of time to post Halloween projects! So I have some more to share with you today! I got in some good crafting time this week already and I have really cheery and cute things to show you! My color inspiration is down further in my post, but I am loving the use of pink for Halloween this year. It seems to be the new in thing, and I'm here for it! Makes everything a little more faboooolous! I am sharing a card today and some cute cat shaker bits and bobs....

My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with white and black and a cool background die cut. The star is that cute ghostie holding a heart! I popped in bright orange and hot pink along with silver glitter and I like the look. All the dies I used are from The Stamp Market.

 

The little ghostie arms are a separate die so you can move them around! Isn't that fun?? I layered orange and silver for the 'boo' word to make it stand out. I added both pink and orange gems because, well, bling!

 

I die cut the background die a second time using silver glitter paper and sprinkled some extra pieces onto that top panel.

 

 

 

I also made some sweet kitty cat shakers!! I used patterned paper from The Stamp Market and all the bits inside are from my stash. I chose orange, black, clear and pink fillings! The whiskers are from glitter paper.

 

 

 

I think I might make these into some mini cards - or maybe some tie ons for goodie bags!

My husband found me this awesome mug and got it for me for a present! I've been drinking my water out of it every day. It is SO CHEERFUL and it makes me smile. So this mug was the inspiration for my card - for obvious reasons! TOOOOOO fun. 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay ghoulfriends, that's it for today! Have a happy and creative day and I'll be back on Friday as promised! XOXO

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Sweet Trick or Treat Kitty Cross Stitch!

Hello friends! Happy Monday! Hope you had a nice weekend! It was hot here this weekend and that's what usually happens in early October - we have one last blast of heat then we settle into Autumn. The mornings are so beautiful and cool and the leaves are starting to turn! My husband put out all the Halloween decorations in our front yard (he goes all out, even a fog machine and a graveyard!) I love it! We celebrated our wedding anniversary last week and on Saturday night we went out to dinner and an awesome concert for our anniversary. We saw The Lumineers and they were so amazing live. WOW....just wow. They sounded ten times better than on the record. Something about the piano and the violin live with his voice. I am still thinking about it. 

Before I start today's post - just wanted to say - again - thank you for alllllll the love on my Greetery posts last week! It is so much fun to show you the new releases and I can feel your excitement too. I hope you have lots of fun crafting with your new goodies!! I will have some more fun Christmas cards to share later this week, but for today it's all Halloween! 

Today's share is a fun little cross stitch project I finished up late last week! I LOVE Halloween cross stitch! The pattern is called Trick or Treat and the designer is Barbara Ana Designs. I bought the pattern off Etsy. I used 14 count Aida fabric and DMC floss. I did change up the colors on the pumpkins and the leaves motif. I almost always add my own personal touch. I also added a little button to her bow! Like with my last project, I haven't decided how to finish it yet, so it will go in the stack of almost finished projects!! 

 

I love her little top hat!! And her fluffy skirt!! She is a kitten princess with her pumpkin staff....

 

Look at those curly shoes!!

 

Trick or Treat!!

 

 

 

 

That's it for me for today! Hope you have a GREAT week! I'll be back on Wednesday and Friday! See you then! XOXO

 

The Greetery Holiday 2023 Collection Release Day! Yippeee!

 

HEY FRIENDS!! EXCITING NEWS!!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

RECOLLECTIVE HOLIDAY IS HERE!

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It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Recollective Holiday release to you this week!! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! Happy Crafting!! If you scroll back through my last three blog posts you can see all my projects, and the accompanying supply lists. If you have any questions - reach out! 

Thank you for ALL the amazingly kind comments on my project reveals post!!! You are so nice to bless me so kindly! I would be so grateful, as always, if you would shop via my Greetery affiliate link! Have fun!

 

The Greetery - Recollective Holiday Collection - New Release Day 3

Whew! Okay friends, welcome back to DAY THREE of The Greetery Release Week! If you haven't already, be sure to scroll back through my last two blog posts so that you make sure to see everything! It's been a lot of projects this week!! The Recollective Holiday Collection from The Greetery is here! And, just one more day until you can shop and create your own projects!! Thanks again, as always, for the lovely comments and the support. It means a lot to me and I read all the comments - and you guys make me smile. Bless you! Today I am sharing my final two projects from release week, and they have an interesting theme that you probably won't guess - Cars!!! Yes, cars!! Hee hee. Let's go!

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH  AT 10AM EST! TOMORROW!

Remember back when Betsy did the cutest Van Die?? Well, now we have a Hatchback! It's called, appropriately enough, the Holiday Hatchback! And it's like Barbie, because it has accessories! (I am cracking myself up right now)! The brand new Holiday Hatchback opens up from the bottom so you can tuck in little candy treats, small gifts, or even a gift card! It would be so cute as an ornament, or home decor, or place settings! And, of course, it's not just for the holidays. I'm thinking new drivers, a car themed party.....the ideas are endless. Let's take a peek at my car I created! I used the Hatchback Dies, the matching Tree Die, and the matching Skis Die! There is also a Luggage Die! My inspiration is my love of skiing (when I was younger!) and Lake Tahoe. We live not too far from Lake Tahoe and it's a regular occurrence to see cars on the freeway with trees, skis, and tons of snow packed on them! 

 

I made a little home decoration theme for my project! The sign was made using one of the stamps from the also new Holiday Cheer stamp set (featured later in my post today).

 

It's very easy to figure out where all the parts and pieces go, and it's totally customizable! Choose any color, any trim, etc. I used some gems for the headlights and I also used matte silver cardstock for the bumpers, etc. The trim is from my favorite woodgrain paper. 

 

Oh gosh, those skis are SO fun! And the tree on top is the perfect size. I assembled the tree by putting together three of the tree dies so it would be 3d. I added tons of snow to everything!

 

My knees are too old for skiing now, but I'm not opposed to some hot cocoa by the fire!

 

 

 

 

 

And, my final project for release week is featuring the brand new Cheer Mobile Stamps and Dies! I used the new stamps and dies along with some of my previously released Greetery favorites!! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with red and then white. I used the Snowflake Soiree stencils and added some pretty pines...again inspired by skiing at the lake!

 

This car is definitely on the way to gramma's house, loaded up with presents! Driving through the snowy woods ready for a celebration! And again, this car isn't just for the holidays! Presents are good any time as a theme with cute cars. The sentiments have matching dies which I love. I created my cute red card by stamping with my MISTI.

 

I stenciled my Snowflake Soiree Stencils using only two shades of blue, instead of using four color shades. I wanted the look to be icy and cool. 

 

 

 

 

Okay, friends! That's it for me for this new release week! Oh, what fun we've had dashing through the snow and getting ready for the holidays! Thanks for spending some (lots of) time with me this week! XOXO

DAY THREE PRIZE INFORMATION!! The Greetery will be giving away TWO more $50 gift certificates for today! That makes a total of SIX gift certificates over all three 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!  

The new release is LIVE tomorrow, October 6th, at 10am EST!  It is definitely my pleasure to share The Greetery products with you! I feel very lucky to be part of this team. Happy Shopping tomorrow! I am very excited to see what everyone makes with these gorgeous new winter themed products.

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

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

The Greetery - Recollective Holiday Collection - New Release Day 2

Welcome back to day two of the new Recollective Holiday Collection for The Greetery! Thanks again for joining me today! The new winter collection continues today with the design team featuring more new products! (And we'll have even more tomorrow too!) I hope you've been enjoying the release so far. Thank you for all the love and nice comments. This is such a fun time of year to share with all of you!! I hope you're in the mood today for some bright and sparkly projects! Yesterday's projects were classically Christmas and today's projects are fun, retro, colorful Christmas!! A little something for every style and even more gorgeous new stamps and dies.... Hope you're having a good day so far. Let's get started!! 

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH  AT 10AM EST!

My first card for today features the brand new Bright and Bubbly stamps, sentiments and dies! Everyone remembers those cool ornaments from the 60's...well Betsy brought them back to life for us to craft with! My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with aqua, vellum, and more white... All to serve as a background for those bright colorful ornaments. My sentiment is sparkly silver and the whole card makes me smile!

 

Here's a side view of my card and die cut layers.... I used the new Juniper Dies as my 'tree' part of the card. All the die cut pieces were generously splattered with silver metallic watercolor ink. 

 

 

I shaded each ornament with Copic Markers and I also used some Stickles for the candle portion. I added clear gemstones to look like the old liquid ornaments. This card has a lot of details and I love it all!

 

 

 

The sentiment was heat embossing with very sparkly silver embossing powder!

 

 

 

My second card for today's reveals features the brand new Christmas Sampler stencils and stamps!! It's homespun, warm, cozy Christmas! My finished card is an A2 card base covered in black woodgrain... This card is all about those stencils!! A perfectly put together set of stencils to easily make this pretty background. The sentiment was stamped on last and the stamp set has several options that fit into those spaces.

 

After I was done stenciling, I added white paint splatters as 'snow' to the card. Just felt right!

 

I rounded the corners and added a gem there at the top...

 

 

 

 

I am excited to see the color combinations everyone else came up with for this stencil set! The possibilities are endless!

 

Last up for today is another cheerful card with a festive plaid! This card features the brand new Plaid Tidings Suite of stamps, stencils, and dies. I mean, c'mon! Plaid words?? YES!!! My finished card is an A2 white card base layered again with aqua and white. I used the 'glow' stamp from the Bright and Bubbly set to make some details in the background. 

 

The stencils are so easy to do!! Pick your colors and make it festive! I stenciled and then die cut out the words using the matching die. I added the rounded sentiment from the accompanying/matching stamps. Simple and pretty. 

 

These two step holly sprigs are also part of this set and I tucked some in there for good measure. 

 

The big words are attached to the card using foam tape and then I added a few blue pearls...

Alright my friends, that's it for day two! But, guess what? Tomorrow is day THREE! More projects and more products for you to see! Cannot wait to see you again tomorrow morning!! Isn't this fun?!

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

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH  AT 10AM EST!

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

Dana 

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

 

The Greetery - Recollective Holiday Collection - New Release Day 1

Hello there my crafty friends! Today is the start of something big! Something we all look forward to all year! It's time to reveal The Greetery Holiday Collection for 2023! (It's also my wedding anniversary, so a lot to celebrate today!) I know that you know that I know (hahaha) that Betsy goes all out for the Christmas release every year and this year is spectacular! The new release is called the Recollective Holiday Collection! Stamps, Dies, Stencils, and 3d projects, all with a beautiful homespun holiday feeling. I think you're gonna love it! There are THREE reveal days this time around! The design team will be sharing our projects Today, Tomorrow, and Thursday and revealing all the new products for you. I have eight different projects to show you over the next few days. There will be tons of fun, photos, inspiration, prizes, and more! Let's grab a cup of cocoa and have some fun together! Welcome! As always, my full supply list is at the bottom of this post, and I'll update it once the new items are available!

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH AT 10AM EST!

My first card for today features the brand new Big Beautiful Bow Die, along with the new Juniper Dies, and the sentiment from the brand new Wrapped In Love stamp set!! I also used previous products - Ruscus and Pine Wisp! I created a present on a card! My finished card is an A2 card base made from cream cardstock, and then covered in small gingham. That gorgeous bow is the star of the card....

 

This new sentiment set is awesome! Mix and match different sentiments/fonts with a gift theme! Love it! I used brown ink to stamp my sentiments since this card has a vintage feeling to it. The top layer is cream and then I used shades of green and vivid red.... I splattered my card with gold watercolor ink too.

 

I mixed in some vellum and two green tones for interest. I also added some snow to make it feel more vintage and wintery! This bow is easy to assemble of course - Betsy thought of everything - and the dies line up easily to create this pretty bow.

 

 

 

 

 

I used a dark red/mahogany Copic Marker and inked parts of the bow to look like a shadow/shading...

 

My second card for today's festivities features the brand new Wrapped In Love suite of stamps and dies!! This is so cute, fun and clever!! A whole line of products set around gift wrapping!! My finished card is a kraft A2 card base. I layered the Nordic dies as my top layer and put red underneath to show through. 

 

Cute scissors, tape, tags, twine....everything you need for gift wrapping!!! And more beautiful, thoughtful, sentiments. Here's a side view of my layers...

 

I used kraft, white, red, and green for a very classic Christmas palette. The dies are matched up to look like a roll of wrapping paper!! And those tiny tags!! I used a tiny bit of vellum for my 'tape' dispenser! The scissors were die cut with both gold and silver cardstock. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I mean, seriously, can you stand this??!!! It's so great!!

 

 

My final card for today features the brand new Winterland Layers stamps and dies and the brand new Comfort and Joy stamps and dies.... My finished card is an A2 card base layered with cream, kraft, and red.... The Winterland layers are pretty foliage meant for the holidays. The Comfort and Joy stamp set has caring messages for people who might be having a difficult holiday season (SO thoughtful and wonderful)....

 

I kept this card clean and simple by layering the Nordic Dies and inking the edges for a soft look.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm always so very happy for a new release!! Especially a holiday release! That's it for day one of the new release reveals! Be sure to come back tomorrow and Thursday and I will be sharing five more cards and projects featuring the new items! What's your favorite thing so far?  The new release will be for sale on Friday, October 6th at 10am EST!  See you tomorrow with more projects! XOXO

DAY ONE PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away TWO $50 gift certificates each day (for three days)!  To be entered to win, leave a comment on each designer's blog  post for today!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! 

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

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Dawn

Kelly

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Melissa

Wanda

 

Guest Designing with Doodlebug - Sweet & Spooky Collection - Pop Up Halloween Card!

Hi friends! Happy October! YEAH! We even had some rain yesterday! Hope you're having a good weekend. So excited for my favorite month (well, one of them!) How have you been? I'm very excited and happy to be making a Doodlebug project and to be back as a guest designer on the Doodlebug Blog today!! You guys already know how much I love Halloween, and the only thing better than Halloween is....Doodlebug Halloween! I look forward to the new collection every Fall! Today, I'm sharing a project I made with the new Sweet and Spooky Collection. It's fantastic! I love how Doodlebug incorporated some aqua and pink in with all the other traditional Halloween colors. It's fresh and cute with just the right amount of spooky! 

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My card today is a pop up card! I made a little street scene for Halloween night - with trick or treaters, a haunted house, and some adorable ghosties! I used a die set that makes a pop up card - it's so simple and easy to put together.  I love that Doodlebug papers are double sided, so the front is just as cute as the back!! This card folds into an A2 envelope, and I used the awesome Cards and Envelopes Sweet and Spooky pack for the envelope. 

 

 

 

I assembled my card from 12x12 Spooky and Sweet paper using the aqua spiderwebs paper as a nice neutral background. I used lots of stickers and die cut pieces to decorate everything! When I first started paper crafting it was a 'thing' to make cards entirely from stickers! And it's so easy with the gorgeous stickers from Doodlebug! I put the haunted house in the background and the cute trick or treaters.... And then I glued the ghosties to the top to make it look like they're flying around. 

 

 

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Those big cardstock stickers are perfect for sentiments! I used the Happy Halloween banner sticker across the bottom of my card and decorated with a few shape sprinkles. 

 

I used the orange envelope from the Cards and Envelopes pack and decorated the front of it with matching stickers. I also splattered on a bit of black paint for good measure. 

 

 

 

 

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Here is the back of my card - again, the double sided papers make any project just that much cuter!!

 

 

 

 

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That's it for me for today! My supplies for today are listed below.  Happy October!! I hope you have a very Sweet and Spooky Halloween! All treats and NO tricks! Have a great day, and Happy Crafting!

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