A Blog Called Wanda: January 2025

It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new Bibliophile Collection to you this week! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! Happy Crafting!! If you scroll back to my last blog post you can see all my projects from the new release, and the accompanying supply lists. If you have any questions - reach out!! Thanks for all the love and kind comments! Happy Creating! Can't wait to see what YOU make!

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it helps me so very much and I'm so grateful!! XOXO

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The Greetery - Bibliophile Collection - Introduction & Showcase Day!

Hi crafty friends! Hope you're enjoying a beautiful Winter week! We are doing good here - having a bit of a cold snap, like everyone else - and staying warm and cozy in the craft room. It's been a busy month already and another year is in full swing. Our daffodils starting getting their fresh green stalks so that's the first sign that a change will soon be here. Looking forward to longer days, and love in the air for Valentine's Day too!

Today is VERY exciting because it's the reveal/showcase day for the first Greetery release of the year! WOOHOO! The new release is called the Bibliophile Collection! It has stamps, dies, and stencils for the book lover, the romantic, and the vintage lover too! Think hearts, and more book items, and even a cupid's arrow! I adore this new collection and I know you will too! The design team will be sharing all of our projects today, and showing you all the new products. Just one day of features - then the new release will go live TOMORROW at 10am EST! (So you don't have to wait too long -yay for that!)

I have four projects to share today - can't wait to show you! All the prize information, details, and design team links are at the bottom of my post. Lots of pictures for you today, friends!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE - 1/23 AT 10AM EST!

My first project for today is a pretty, vintage inspired Valentine card made with lots of things from the new release! This card features the brand new Nordic Hearts Dies, the brand new Cupids Arrow Dies and the brand new Love Stories Stamp Set. You'll notice I also used a lot of other Greetery favorites! I love a Valentine color palette of red, pink and cream - with a touch of gold too! My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with pink stripes and text paper, and then a cream top layer. I die cut the beautiful new Nordic Heart die from cream and pink. I inked Distress Inks on all the cream parts and generously splattered gold paint too.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

I made a pretty postage stamp using the text from the new Love Stories stamp set and some hearts.... The bow and arrow was made using woodgrain cardstock and gold glitter paper. The sentiment was stamped in dark brown ink...so pretty!

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

My next project is a matching tag and card combo! With all of these beautiful supplies, I thought it might be nice to make a more masculine project. And I'm going to save this one for my hubs for our anniversary! A dark and classy color palette of kraft, white, black and gold. Love it! These projects feature the brand new Bookish Frames - Romance, the brand new Lock and Key Dies, the brand new Love Stories stamps...and more!! The tag of course was made using the versatile Tag Team dies.... The tag and the card are a perfect match.

My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with black stripes, black cardstock and then the kraft top layer. I made the card using the stamps and stencil combo - perfection!! I stamped the black heart vines and then stenciled the white floral parts with white pigment ink. I splashed gold paint on the top and added pretty gold pearls.

I added a vellum strip around the top layers for more visual interest. The heart with the sentiment 'love story' is heat embossed in gold onto a vellum heart.

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The tag was die cut using kraft cardstock. I stamped the heart, flowers and sentiment in the center of the tag. I added some stamped text around the main sentiment - very vintage!

The new Lock and Key Dies make the perfect tiny accents for the top of my tag!

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My next project is another Valentine Card - but this time it's bright and vivid! Red and white! So classic. This card features the brand new Folk Heart stamps and dies... My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with red and gingham and then kraft. A doily is always appropriate on a Valentine card - don't you think?! I stamped the pretty heart shape and the bow and die cut them out with the matching dies. I added the perfect sentiment in red in the center. This card would be a good one to mass produce and it's fairly flat for mailing also.

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And, last, but certainly not least, a card for the book lovers! This card features the brand new Shelved Product Suite! You guys are going to love this!! I made a birthday card since I know so many book lovers! I used a warm and boho chic color palette, reminiscent of a bookshop. And I even added some plants. I adore the cute sentiments in this new suite. "Here's to your next chapter" is so clever for a birthday card. My finished card is a cream horizontal A2 card base. I die cut out the books for my stack and then used the stamp set to add accents onto each book. I also gently inked the edges of the books. I made two little plants using previously released Greetery dies. I love this look!! I'm very excited to see what everyone else makes with this product suite - the possibilities are endless.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

That's it for today - and for the reveals of this awesome new release! I'm in the mood for love! And Books! Thanks for stopping by to share with me today! It's my pleasure to introduce the new release. Enjoy and happy crafting! XOXO

Giveaway Information: The Greetery is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates, the comment deadline is Thursday, 1/23 at 6:00am EST (comments from team blogs entered into giveaway). Winners announced on The Greetery blog on Thursday, 1/23 at 9am EST (an hour before the new products go live) GOOD LUCK!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE 1/23 AT 10AM EST!

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

DESIGN TEAM LINKS FOR THE NEW RELEASE:

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laura

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

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The cutest (Valentine) Ghosties You Ever Did See!!

Helloooooo! Or should I say BOOOOOOO! I have a little something just for BOO today!! This is another project I made with the brand new PPP Valentine Release for 2025! Paulina made the cutest stamp set - with Ghosties! Valentine Ghosties! Really a fun idea! And so clever. I love them just as much as the original Ghost Friends for Halloween!! My card for today is part of the big Instagram Hop for the new release. So if you're on Instagram, be sure to find my post and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!

My finished card is a clean and simple design with traditional colors of red and white for Valentine's Day. I love the sentiment! It's a white A2 card base, layered with gingham and red, and then a pretty white scalloped panel. I stamped and die cut the ghosties and colored them with Copic Markers and assembled the flying cuties onto the card with foam squares... The sentiments in this stamp set are perfect too! A few little red enamel hearts finish off the look.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S CARD!

What do you think of Valentine ghosties? I love it when the holidays are fun and silly - it's good for us to be silly! So I am a YES to ghosties with love letters! Hee hee. I'm wishing you a very happy day today and I'll see you soon! Remember to go over to Instagram to do the hop today. XOXO

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Lovely Fresh Lemons for New Years!

Hi friends! This week was my turn to have a project up on the Greetery Blog! Hope you're doing great and having a great week! The first full week of the New Year!! In the new year, it's time to turn to themes other than holidays, and to have fresh eyes on our projects. So I thought - what is the freshest thing? Lemons!! In that tone, I chose to share a card today featuring the lovely Large Lemon stencils and dies. The perfect colorful start to non-holiday crafting!!

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered a white layer die cut with the A2 Scallops Dies - so pretty! I stenciled two lemons and leaves, using the Large Lemon stencil/die set. One lemon is on the scallop panel, and the other set I cut out the leaves and flowers to create a dimensional look. I stenciled using shades of yellow, green and pink ink pads, and my blender brushes.

For the sentiment, I used the One Fine Day stamps and dies and heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. I die cut out the sentiment and attached it to a vellum circle. I attached the extra leaves and flowers onto the card using small foam circles to make them pop. As a finishing touch I added some light pink gems. I also tied pretty twine around the top of the card. I really love these colors....so bright and happy.

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That's it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you a very happy, healthy and creative new year! It's my pleasure to share The Greetery with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon - and through 2025! Be on the lookout for a new release soon! In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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Pretty Pink Posh - Valentine 2025 New Release!

Hi friends! Happy 2025! How was your new year's? I hope you had some fun and gave a toast to a sparkling new year! Man, the time sure does fly nowadays. I can't believe it's 2025 already. Some of my friends and I were talking about the big party we went to on NYE 1999 and how it was a big deal to go forward to a new century...well, here we are! I'm hoping this is a great year for everyone! Happiness, Health, Prosperity, and CREATIVITY!

I'm here today as part of a big blog hop to celebrate the new 2025 Valentine Release from Pretty Pink Posh! It's a favorite release of mine all year - everything is always so fun and cute. And this year is no different! I'm sharing two projects today, and then I'll have another project next week for the Instagram Hop too! Let's get started!

The new release is AVAILABLE NOW click here to shop it all!

My first project for today is an adorable candy treat box Valentine featuring the brand new Fox Holder dies, the new Valentine Holder additions, and more! I used the (fan favorite) Birthday Treat Box for my treats! Such a fun project - I always like making treat holders/boxes. To make this was very simple - I die cut out all the Fox parts from colored cardstock and assembled her. I added rosy pink cheeks and I drew on some eyelashes. Added a gingham bow for her hair and a gingham heart to hold in her cute paws.... To make the box I used pink cardstock and pink gingham to line the back. I put candies in a cello bag and tied it with twine... A few gems to finish off! I used cream cardstock instead of vivid white.... I can't wait to make some more of these.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

For me, it's always about the little details...

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The sentiment is from the new Valentine Greetings stamps and matching dies! LOVE.

My card for today features the brand new Fringe Heart dies and the brand new XOXO Pierced plate... I used shades of pink, kraft and gold for kind of a vintage look. My finished card is an A2 Cream card base, layered with kraft and vellum. The Fringed Heart dies are large, and take up the whole card front - which I love!! I added some pretty ribbon the the top. Finishing touches are gold enamel dots and gold paint splatters too!

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

CLICK HERE FOR THE SUPPLY LIST FOR TODAY'S PROJECTS!

SHOP THE NEW RELEASE HERE!

Well, I truly hope the new release has you in the mood for LOVE! I like it when Christmas crafting is done and we can make all the heart things! It's so fun being part of this great blog hop!! The links to the other bloggers for today are at the very bottom of my post! Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave your comments!! Remember to come by next week and see the rest of my projects! It's my pleasure to share with you today! XOXO

PRIZE INFO: There are FOUR $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly from comments along the blog hop. All comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 1/15/25. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. GOOD LUCK!!

BLOG HOP LIST FOR TODAY! ENJOY THE HOP!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Nichol Spohr

Laura Bassen

Debbie Frank

Wanda Guess

Marine Simon

Mindy Eggen

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You're my jam!

Hey friends! Happy Monday! Today is a very Monday Monday! LOL. The first Monday of the new year. Back to normal, back to routine, back to non holiday things.... I put away the last of the holiday decorations at our house yesterday and now the house seems so....empty! Lucky misses the Christmas tree (he likes to sleep under it) and I miss all the coziness.. But here we are ready to get started on a fresh new year.

My husband went to bed early last night and the crafting inspiration struck me around 11pm....and I made a fun, fresh, colorful card to share with you today - courtesy of new supplies from Concord and 9th! You're my JAM!! Hee hee. This would be a great punny Valentine card, and I love that berry purple.... My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with Berry, then white, then gingham, then more white... Yeah, I like big layers and I cannot lie. The star of the card is that cute little jam jar! I added hearts and flowers and some strawberries to make a happy scene. I used ink pads to shade the jar and the berries. White ink was used to stamp the pattern on the kraft jar topper.... I love the little details so much.

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