Alphabuds - The Greetery Stamps and Dies Making a Stamp Set

I wanted to do something nice for my friends during this very unusual time.  We can't get together so I thought I'd use my new The Greetery Alphabuds stamp and die set along with my The Greetery Budding Beauties Spring stamp and die set and a classic Prickly Pear Mini Butterflies stamp and die set.  All that stamping resulted in piles of beautiful die cut images.  The cherry blossoms were a perfect accent to the patterned paper card bases from the stash and paired with the Alphabuds like they were meant to.

Between family and friends, I ended up with quite a pile.  A good bit of crafty time during this time of isolation (I haven't been out of the house for three weeks as my husband and son have been re-supplying the house) which helps keep me grounded and focused for the working at home.  Plus, I was able to write handwritten notes to my family and friends to brighten their weeks as they, too, stay home.

My God is Mighty to Save

Feeling the spring kinda mood and wanting to make something light and cheery, I decided to use my Papertry Ink Walk by Faith sentiment stamp set to create these cards.  The postage frame is from The Greetery and the sprigs were die cut from watercolor paper colored with my Brushos watercolor crystals.  I tried to get a variety of greens by mixing Emerald Green, Leaf Green and Brown.  I'm so very pleased with how these cards turned out.

The sentiments stand out given the Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide shaded background.  The delicate feel is just what I was trying to achieve.

These are delightful and I am enjoying the making process immensely.  Guess we all need something to distract us and these worked very well.

A Patterned Paper Set of Notecards

I shopped the stash looking for patterned paper to go with some of the florals colored after stamping with my Concord & 9th Annuals stamp and die set.  I ended up selecting the Mintay Papers Farmlife paper pad because the blues went together well.  And also, the patterns are so delightful!  I can tell you I was absolutely thrilled with how this card turned out.  It really looks like it was made to go together.

I was so enamored by the paper patterns and the small images I decided to fussy cut out some frames and images for use in collages and put together two more cards using a small Reverse Confetti Word-up stamp set. 

It has been a while since I used patterned papers to make cards.  I forgot how very much I love to do so and these two cards make me smile.

More Easter Cards - A Different Color Scheme

One of my favorite sentiments for Easter cards is "He is Risen".  This is the crux of the Easter message.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

                                                                                  1 Corinthians 15:22

What is unusual with these set of cards is the color scheme. Here in the desert, we come to see the beauty in shades of brown.  In the spring, there is some green, but there is also a fair amount of brown.  I decided to embrace this after one of the design team members at The Greetery did the same.  I actually like how this turned out with the slightly blue background.

I did a little playing around and used Scattered Straw in the background.  I enjoy this version as well. 

In the end, I decided to finish the set off with a more traditional color scheme.  This is beautiful too. 

Hoping your Easter celebrations are well under way and you, too, remember the reason we celebrate this Easter.  May yours be a truly Happy Easter.

Christ is Risen! A Notecard Set

With all the turmoil and change in the world today, I can honestly admit that this Lent season wasn't as fully focused as previous years and/or should be.  I did get a chance to use my new-to-me The Greetery Caring Cross stamp and die set.  This set comes with a stencil for coloring the die cut cross after stamp layering the palm leaves with delicate blooms.  I think this set is so beautiful and I knew I wanted to combing it with my Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Faith stamp set.

The palm leaves are die cut using The Greetery and the Botanicuts Palm dies.

Sending wishes for your own Easter preparations.