The Greetery - Pretty & Postal

Good morning, Friends, and welcome back! I know it's been a little bit quiet around here lately, but I have a good reason. Did you see our announcement? If not, you can see it here. Spoiler alert: baby (gender unknown), coming in April (or March, because who knows, but hopefully April)! So, it may stay a little quiet for a bit, but I'll try to check in as much as possible.

In the meantime, today is the first day of The Greetery's January release! There are so many beautiful things heading your way, friends. Truly. I have a few projects to share with you today to give you a sneak peek at what's to come. Let's get to it!

You all know how much I love a good tag, right? So I had a blast creating these Valentine's Day tags with the new Postal Frames Die and the Signed & Sealed collection.

I began by die cutting the Postal Frames Shapes and stamping the watermarked backgrounds on each. The Pretty Postmarks script and Windowpane Plaid Background added perfect, subtle texture to the backdrop of each tag. Then, I heat embossed the tags with a sentiment from the Signed & Sealed With A Kiss set.

I used the envelopes and mini framed sentiments from the Signed & Sealed set as the focal point on the tags. I added a bit of sponging to the envelope liners to give them some depth before tucking the mini framed piece into the envelopes (I left them loose so they can be pulled out for a little interactive element).

I used images from the Signed & Sealed With A Kiss and Pretty Postmarks sets to embellish each envelope. Keeping the layout the same on each tag helps streamline the process, while using different images and colors keeps them each unique and special.

There are some kiddos in our lives that are sure to see these pretty little tags tied to a treat come Valentine's Day!

Next up, I've used that same sweet envelope from Signed & Sealed with the gorgeous florals in Signed & Sealed With A Kiss to create a delicate wedding card.

I stamped and die cut the envelope and added the liner by painting directly onto the liner stamp with copper metallic watercolor. I tucked the foliage from the Signed & Sealed With A Kiss into the envelope (the handy, die-cut slit makes this a snap) and secured the stems on the back. I set that aside for a moment.

Then, I used the same watercolor technique on the frame. I love how it adds a soft, organic feel to the image. Once die cut, I stamped the sentiment from the Signed & Sealed With A Kiss set.

Next, I sponged a bit of aqua ink onto a white panel and splattered it with more of the copper watercolor. I am totally smitten with the mix of copper and pink! After it had dried, I attached that panel to a pink card base and tied it with a bit of crochet thread. All that was left to do was attach the envelope and sentiment with foam tape. I love that this card is clean, but still has plenty of texture and details to keep things interesting.

Thank you so much for joining me today! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $50 gift card to The Greetery's website. Also, make sure to check in on the other ladies to see even more gorgeous projects:

Kay Miller
Laurie Willison
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Keeway Tsao
Angelica Conrad
Kelly Lunceford

Norine Borys
Wanda Guess

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you back here tomorrow with more of this amazing release!

Supplies:
Valentine's Day Tags


Wedding Day Card