The Greetery 2nd Release

Hello friends.  Just a fun little post sharing some cards I've made using my new goodies from The Greetery.

It was suggested when I posted a picture of all my new goodies on IG that I start with the Macra-Made dies, so I did, and yes, I did let out a little squeal out when I ran the dies through my Big Shot!  These remind me of my college days when several of my friends and I learned how to make macramé hangers for our plants...oh the simple things!!  The flowers in my pots are from the Summer Sketches set.

During release week Wanda Guess showed a BEAUTIFUL card (HERE) and then Betsy did her own version of Wanda's card (HERE), so of course I wanted to play along and this is my take on the striped background!  I used a striped stencil and a blending brush with some Lovely Lady ink and then simply added the die cut floral branch from Summer Sketches along with a sentiment strip using the Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You set.

I was trying to channel my inner Heather Nichols with this card and stamped the Eucalyptus branches on kraft cardstock and then stamped with white pigment ink and Moonlit Fog (Gina K) ink.  And of course I had to add the Mason jar from the Just Mason Around set.

  
This card uses the Just Mason Around jar again and the Lemon Blossom set and will be going to my hubby as kind of a joke for his birthday.  When he had a kidney stone a few months back, his boss told him that he used to get them (kidney stones) all the time until someone told him to drink lemonade, and since he's been drinking a quart of lemonade a week he hasn't had a kidney stone in 4 years.  Truth or old wives tale??  I don't know, but I've been instructed to pick up lemonade every week at the grocery store since then!  Anyway, FUN set to play with!!

A simple card using the Simple Things stamp set...who would ever have thought Eucalyptus branches could be soooo pretty all on their own??!!

And last but not least, a card inspired by Betsy's card using one of the stamps from Summer Sketches as a background stamp.  And of course I had to use the Just Mason Around jar again because, well, you have to stamp them in every color combination to see what looks good (they ALL do!) and when they're all sitting there on your desk, well you use them!!  Along with the purple flower from Fleur Impressions (Betsy's 1st release) and the flowers and leaves from Summer Sketches (yes, I stamped all kinds of color combo's with this stamp set too so I had lots to choose from!).  A little bit of gingham (SU!) at the bottom of my card added to the country feel of this card.

Now you know what I've been doing for the past week...it was like Christmas around here!!  I still have the bird stamp set and branch stamp set to play with yet, but I will definitely get to them!  :0)  

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