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District Twelve25 Window Shopping

November 11, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m joining The Greetery to introduce the new District Twelve25 Window Shopping product.

These new products with be available to shop at The Greetery on Thursday, November 12th at 10am ET.
I will update this post with links at that time.

I’ve created two 5 x 7″ cards using these new products:
-Atelier die
-Atelier embossing folder
-Window shopping die
-Atelier Signage stamp set
-Atelier Accessories die + stencil

My first card is a coffee shop for the holidays. I did the store-front out of Honey Nut & Milk Chocolate cardstock with lots of greenery from the Berry Bouquet Builder Dies. There’s just so much fun details you can add with the coordinating stamps, dies and accessories sets. I also took a risk and added a bit of faux snow for a winter feel.

My next card is a colorful flower shop. For the flower boxes I used the Market Place Celebration Street Die Set.

I used Stardust ink on the white awning. The store front is Eucalyptus and Juniper. The sentiment stamped in the window is from the blong Octagon Labels Stamp Set.

Here’s a video showing how I created these cards.

Hop Links
Caly Person
Dana Kirby
Dawn McVey
Kelly Lunceford
Laura Bassen
Laurie Willison
Lea Lawson
Melissa Phillips
Wanda Guess
The Greetery Blog

Joy for You Blog Hop

November 7, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for their Joy for You blog hop.

I created two cards using the Frozen Fractal snowflake dies. This first card uses the Frozen Fractal Love die with white glittered cardstock. I stripped it up on the background and used the CZ Holiday Duo die for the sentiment with vellum and gold cardstock.

This next card uses the Frozen Fractal Joy die with a piece of the Lightweight paper.

I masked off portions behind the snowflake using post-it tape and blended rainbow colors. I used the CZ Holiday Duo die again for the sentiment with Matte Silver and vellum. For embellishment I used Clear Dazzling Gems.

Here is a video showing how I created these cards.

GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop.
Leave me a comment for your chance to win!
Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Heather Hoffman
Suzy Plantamura
Cathy Zielske
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen
Keisha Charles
Amy Rysavy
Bibi Cameron
Mindy Eggen
Bobbi Lemanski
Alberto Gava
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Lorraine Aquilina
Jane Tyrrell

Joy for You

November 4, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of projects from the new Joy for You release with Simon Says Stamp.

SSS-Shimmy Weave, Flourish Flurry, Curious Deer, Happy Bear, Bitty Baubles

To begin I trimmed two panels of green cardstock. Then I die cut each panel using one of the Basic Shapes Circles dies. I embossed the darker green panel using the new Shimmy Weave Embossing Folder. I backed the panels with acetate to make a shaker window and filled it with the new Gold Shaker Balls and Moonshine Stars. I used the Curious Deer Die set for the images and embossed the sentiment using the Bitty Baubles stamp & die set.

SSS-Shimmy Weave, Curious Deer, Bitty Baubles

This next card has the same idea but for the texture I used the Flourish Flurry Embossing Folder. I filled this shaker using the White Shaker Balls and Galactic Stars. I used the Happy Bear Die Set for this one and Bitty Baubles again for the embossed sentiment. I also added rosy cheeks to both the deer and bear using a copic marker.

SSS-Flourish Flurry, Happy Bear, Bitty Baubles

You can check out a walk-through of the new Joy for You release HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Christmas Confectionery

November 4, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m joining The Greetery to introduce the new Christmas Confectionery products.

For this card I used the Christmas Confections Stamp, Stencil, Die and Embossing Folder.
I also used the Christmas Confections Sentiment Additions Stamp & Die Set for the smaller sub-sentiment.

I ran out of time this week to make a video, but if I can squeeze it in, I will try to get one made to show my process.
There are a few different ways to go about using all of these products together. What I did was die cut the images first, then stamp & stencil to add color to the images. After that, I used the embossing folder to add the texture. I also added glossy accents & glitter to a few images.

This next card uses only the candy canes. First I die cut a bunch of white candy canes. Then I stamped each with Poppy ink. Then I popped them up onto a Ballet Slipper panel. I added glossy accents and glitter to each one…what can I say, when I pull out the glitter, I can’t stop.

The Greetery-Christmas Confections, Piped Sentiments: Sweet

For the sentiment I used the Piped Sentiments: Sweet Die with gold cardstock and added a sub-sentiment using the Christmas Confections Sentiment Additions Stamp & Die Set.

Blog Hop Links
Caly Person
Dana Kirby
Dawn McVey
Kelly Lunceford
Laura Bassen
Laurie Willison
Lea Lawson
Melissa Phillips
Wanda Guess
The Greetery Blog

Hey, Boo!

October 31, 2026

Hi there and Happy Halloween to those who celebrate! Today I’m sharing a graphic & colorful take using the Floating Ghost Cat die. This idea is a fun one for Halloween, but could easily be adapted for many occasions. Just switch up the color combinations and use whatever die images you have that could fit repeatedly on a card base.

SSS-Floating Ghost Cat, EZ Strips Oh My Goth

I cut little rectangles of solid colored cardstock and then sliced the lighter ones in half from corner to corner. The mini guillotine makes this so much easier. I also love to use the mini guillotine to trim my sentiment strips. Here I used one of the EZ Strips Oh My Goth sentiment strips.

For the floating ghost cats, I die cut the backer cat and ghost topper out of white cardstock. I used a pink and black copic to color the ears, eyes and nose before gluing on the ghost costume. I also added a few clear gemstones for fun.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Novelties & Nativities

October 28, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m joining The Greetery to introduce the new Novelties & Nativities Collection.

The Greetery-Capsule Nativity Scene, Laid Back Holiday

This first set of cards uses the new Capsule Nativity Scene die.
Clearly I couldn’t stop. I kept wanting to try another color combination.
This first card uses (background to for front)Almond, Sand, Peanut, Pistachio, Artichoke & Evergreen. I also used white glitter cardstock behind the rays and Rose Gold for the star.
I added some sprigs from the Berry Bouquet Builder die & a red bow from the Regency Bow No. 2 die.
All of these cards are shape cards using the Capsule Basics dies and the outer layer was embossed using the Rosemal Reflections Embossing Folder.

This next card has a more teal color combination using (background to for front): Sea Glass, Juniper, Rainforest.
I blended Rainforest ink onto the silhouette images to make them slightly darker as well as a big of ink along the outer scalloped edge.
All of these cards have embossed sentiments from the Laid Back Holiday stamp & die set.

This last card uses yet another color combo: Bluebell, Capri, Midnight and Peanut.
I blended Midnight ink onto the silhouette images to make them slightly darker. I also blended Peanut ink on the Peanut border to enhance the embossed texture form the Pretty Picado embossing folder.

Next up are a few cute, little favor bags using the new Market Tote & Market Tote Mini dies.

The Greetery-Market Tote & Market Tote Mini

This first little one uses Poppy cardstock and the Market Tote Mini die. I embellished it using the Berry Bouquet Builder die using Lemongrass & Evergreen cardstock and added a Rose Gold bow that is included in the Market Tote die set.

Next is another mini bag with pattern paper, more sprigs, a red bow and a Teeny Tag.

Lastly is the larger Market Tote with pattern paper, sprigs, Regency Bow and another Teeny Tag.

Here is a video showing a closer look at these projects.

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Lea Lawson
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Mitten Garland

October 24, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this card over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Mitten Garland Embossing Folder & Die along with the coordinating Stencil. For the sentiment I used the CZ Holiday Wishes die set.

You can check out the video of this project HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jolly Season Inspiration

October 23, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m sharing some inspiration using the Jolly Season card kit over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

SSS-Snow Globe die set, Jolly Season, Twinkle Stars

I created two projects. The first is a cute snow globe shaker card using the Snow Globe die, Twinkle Stars and white shaker balls. Both cards using sentiments from the Jolly Season stamp set. The card below features the cute carolers from the Jolly Season set along with the Jolly Season Accessories. You can barely see it but I embossed the Snow Flurries stencil for a subtle snow texture on the background.

You can check out the video walking through these projects HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Evergreen Collective by The Greetery

October 21, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m joining The Greetery to introduce The Evergreen Collective.

The Greetery-Brimming Baskets,Berry Bouquet Builder, Capsule Quilt Shop, Teeny Tags

My first card features the new Brimming Baskets die & embossing folder. On the background I used the Sweetest Frames Capsule Edition dies along with the Capsule Quilt Shop embossing folder & dies. I added a bow using the Regency Bow No 2 dies and added a little sentiment tag using the new Teeny Tags stamp & die.

This next card is pretty much the same I just changed up the colors and sentiment. For this one I used Briar Rose & Wildberry for the background and for the Eucalyptus & Evergreen for the greenery. For this one I used the Rosemal Reflections Sentiments stamp set & die.

The Greetery-Brimming Baskets,Berry Bouquet Builder, Capsule Quilt Shop

I also added some chunky glitter to some of the berries & sprigs.

This next card features the new Bow-tique Holiday stamp set & die. I stamped an Evergreen Tree on Clover cardstock and added rainbow bows with little enamel dots in the centers. The sentiment was embossed in gold onto Wheat cardstock.

The Greetery-Bow-tique Holiday, Capsule Quilt Shop

I used the Capsule Basics dies & Quilt Shop Embossing folder to add the texture. I also used the Regency Bow No 1 die for this one with Matte Champagne cardstock.

Here is a video showing how I created these cards.

Giveaway info above↑↑↑

Caly Person
Dana Kirby
Dawn McVey
Kelly Lunceford
Laura Bassen
Laurie Willison
Lea Lawson
Melissa Phillips
Wanda Guess
The Greetery blog

Glory to the Newborn King Card Kit

October 20, 2026

Hi there! Today I’m sharing several project I created using the new Limited Edition Glory to the Newborn King Religious Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.

My first little shape card uses the The First Noel die set. I added some leaves and an embossed sentiment using the Glory to the Newborn King set. I also added some tiny red gems for a pop of color.