Just a Note {The Greetery}...

Hey friends!  I hope you are hanging in there during this stressful time.  We are hanging out and doing school and crafting everyday.  Feeling so fortunate to have a hobby where I can hide away and create to take my mind off things.  Right now I am zooming with friends and we are all crafting.  I made this and am now sitting down to type while we are chatting.  I do love my crafty friends!

I grabbed my new favorite stamp/stencil combo from The Greetery.  I picked different colors to use this time for a fresh, springy feel.  I linked all the Altenew Inks I used down in my supply list at the end of this post.

I cut background panel down and then cut it in 3 parts.  Using fun foam, I popped up the panels directly on a white card base.  Using black fun foam, I die cut my sentiment from the Sentiment Starters Die.  I just love the font in this set.

I finished off the card with some clear drops for a little extra detail.  Super easy!  

Check out the Print Shop: Fresh Floral Stamp/Stencil Set HERE.  The Sentiment Starters Dies will be available soon.  Just keep an eye out on The Greetery Blog for those details.

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Hope you are doing well.  Have a great day!

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Altenew 6th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway

Happy 6th Anniversary to Altenew!  I am so happy to be here today to help them celebrate!  Crafting is such an amazing way to come together right now from the safety of our homes and craft rooms!

Keep scrolling to see my projects, check out the AMAZING list of giveaways and see a full list of stops on today's hop.   OH and check out the special offer below too!

Let's get started!

Today's card was a fun one to make.  I grabbed a piece of coral cardstock and blended in some Crimson ink around the edge, keeping the center like a highlight.  I stamped the an image from the Engraved Flowers Stamp Set in white ink.  Next, I cut down the panel and added it to a white card base. 

I die cut the Congrats Frame Die in black cardstock and cut off the congrats to line the bottom red panel.  I added that to the panel using spray adhesive.  Last, I die cut the Miss You Die in black cardstock and black fun foam.  I adhered the 2 together and added them to the top of the red panel.

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GIVEAWAYS

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Altenew: 6 $50 Altenew gift certificates
• Altenew Academy: 10 class spots
• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 $100 Altenew gift certificate & 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags($20 each)
• My Sweet Petunia: 1 prize bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
• CiLi in Papers: $100 gift certificate
• Craft Stash: £75 gift certificate
• Amy Tangerine: Your Brightest Year Yet online workshop(valued at $89)
• Online Card Classes: 3 class spots
• Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
• Scrapbook.com: $50 gift certificate
• Michelle's Cards & Stamp: $50 gift certificate
• Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate
• Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
• Scrapbook and Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook and Cards Today Spring 2020 issue
• Bumbleberry Papercrafts:  £25 gift certificate
• Seven Hills Crafts: £25 gift certificate
  
  
  Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2020 for a chance to win one of 37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!". 37 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/18/2020.
  
  

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SPECIAL OFFER

37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!". 37 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/18/2020.

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY6TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV20 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/2/2020 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/5/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. 

Shop HERE!

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BLOG HOP

Altenew Blog

Laura Bassen

Therese Calvird

LauraJane

Ellen Hutson LLC

Nathalie DeSousa

Seeka

Nenette S. Madero

Scrapbook & Cards Today

Sveta Fotinia

Ilda Dias

Craft Stash

Laurie Willison

Laura Volpes

Bumbleberry Papercrafts

Arjita Sepaha Singh

The Hedgehog Hollow

Jenny Colacicco

So glad you could stop in today. Hope you are doing well! Enjoy the rest of the hop and the Altenew 6th Anniversary Party!

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United We Craft Blog Party

Hello crafty friends!  I am so excited to be here today bringing a little crafty in the middle of this crazy quarantined time at home.  I am joining a big group of amazing crafters today for one huge virtual party today over at Simon Says Stamp!  We will all be sharing lots of crafty inspiration today and you can check out all the blogs by heading over to the Simon Blog.  

As I have been sitting at my desk, zooming with friends over the past 2 weeks, I have been feeling to grateful for this hobby and all of my friends.  We have chatted and laughed and crafted the time away in the middle of this yuck.  I feel pretty blessed to be "safe at home" not stuck at home, with my kiddos and all my friends who live in my computer.

I have a couple of projects to share today using some of my favorite Simon Says products.  Everything I used for today's projects are linked at the bottom of this post.

This first card was made with the stamp set called Vacation Time and the adorable Classic Bicycle Die.  I also used some distress inks to add some Grassy Edges along the bottom and then a few clouds at the top edge of the card front.

I used my Misti and stamped in the sentiment from Vacation Time along the bottom edge and the big sentiment up in the corner.  I die cut and pieced together the Classic Bicycle Die and added it to the front of the card.  Last, I added in some clear drops to finish off the card.

Another die from Simon Says that has always been a favorite is the Clustered Leaves.  And then they went and came out with the outline to coordinate.  I just love these 2 dies!

To create this card, I die cut the leaves in a light green cardstock and then added in a bunch of shading with Altenew's Alcohol Makers.  I die cut the Clustered Outline in white and attached the 2 die cuts together with spray adhesive.  

I grabbed a light gray card front and heat embossed the sentiment on the front.  Next, I added in the leaves to the front and finished it off with some more clear drops.  I love those things.  I want to put them on every card I make but I try to contain it.  LOL!

I am so glad you stopped in today!  I hope that you are safe at home and doing well.  If you are an essential worker, my family sends love and prayers for your safety!

Have fun in today's Simon Says Stamp Virtual Party!  

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Way to Go {Spellbinders}...

Have you seen the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month?  WELL....its an add on for those adorable Truck dies from last year!!  You guys.  SO cute!!  I created an adorable little truck and added in a football, a basketball, a soccer ball and a baseball and bat.  Perfect for any kiddo who needs a congrats!

Do you know about the Spellbinders Club Kits?  They have several!  

Large Die of the Month

Small Die of the Month

APG Die of the Month

Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Card Kit of the Month

Stamp of the Month

You can subscribe to any of these kits and they will land on your doorstep each month!  Click HERE to learn all about it!

Here is a look at this months Large Die of the Month.....

These are the perfect add-ons.....or even by themselves....for the Truckin Through the Seasons Dies.  Check out my project using these dies.....

To create this card, I added some clouds to a white card panel along with a small 1/2" strip of black cardstock.  I added the card panel to a white card base with fun foam for some dimension. 

Next, I die cut all those adorable truck parts in green cardstock, chrome ish cardstock and black tires in black fun foam.  I built the truck with liquid adhesive and added it to the card front.  Next, I die cut the sports gear and that way to go sentiment and tucked them down inside the truck bed.  So easy and fun to create!

Checking out the Truckin through the Seasons Dies by clicking HERE.  And check out the adorable add-ons in the Large Die of the Month kit by clicking HERE.

Thanks for coming by today.  Hope you are doing ok and hanging in there during this crazy stay at home time.  We are getting lots done and settling in to our new routine.  Lots of school stuff and crafting!

Hope you have a great day!

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Cards for Kindness {Scrapbook.com}...

Good morning!  I am stopping in today to share a new stamp set from Scrapbook.com.  This is an adorable stamp set called Cards for Kindness.  The Cards for Kindness™ Stamp Set was created to bring awareness to a philanthropic effort that Scrapbook.com has been participating in locally where handmade cards are donated to hospitals, nursing homes, youth centers, crisis centers, treatment facilities and more.

I have a quick and simple card to share today using this new set!

To create this card, I lined up the little rainbow image in my Misti and stamped repeatedly, shifting my cardstock over for each image.  I did the full panel in rainbow order, of course!  Check out the amazing rainbow of inks linked in my supply list below.  Scrapbook.com inks are FABULOUS!

I cut the panel out and added it to a yellow card base and then stamped the Hello in black ink on the front of the card.  Last, I stamped the little heart from the set and popped it up on a foam square.  I added a little Glossy Accents to the heart to finish off the card.  

You can find this new Cards for Kindness Stamp Set by clicking HERE.  Thanks so much for coming by today!

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