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Happy Easter with The Greetery Bunny Tales

Good morning!

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

I'm glad I managed to find some time to give the lovely Bunny Tales set from The Greetery the Easter treatment this year.

Stamps: The Greetery - Bunny Tales
Dies: The Greetery - Bunny Tales, The Greetery - A2 Stitched Scallops

This time, I used Powder Blue cardstock that reminded me of Peter Rabbit for the background with the A2 Stitched Scallops die. Then all three inks in that colour family from The Stamp Market for the stamped details.

The bunnies are stamped on light grey cardstock and coloured in with an alcohol marker. The little pink details on the ears and cheeks are very subtle and easier to see in real life.

I also added the white cottontail pom poms from The Greetery to their tails.

Finally, the scalloped panel is mounted on an ivory card base.

And that's the 2025 Easter/Spring cardmaking season brought to a close.

Time to celebrate with some chocolate...

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Bunny Tales stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Bunny Tales dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - A2 Stitched Scallops dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Gina K Designs - Obsidian Amalgam ink pad Shop at: MISC
Lawn Fawn - Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Cerulean ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cornflower ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Meadow ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Powder Blue ink pad Shop at: MISC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	PTI - Soft Stone cardstock Shop at: MISC	PTI - Spring Moss cardstock Shop at: MISC
Simon Says Stamp - Ivory cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Powder Blue cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Cotton Tail Pom Poms Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Festive Fridays: Season's Greetings

Morning all!

It's Good Friday, and technically I should be sharing another Easter card, but it's also Festive Friday for me.

So here's a card I made with a mash-up of Greetery supplies:

Stamps: Hello Bluebird - Typed Christmas (r), The Greetery - Merry Sprigs (r)
Dies: The Greetery - Merry Sprigs (r), Hello Bluebird - Pine Boughs (r), The Greetery - Curio: Divider and Details, The Greetery - Diamond Ribbons, The Greetery - Wood Slice Hearts
Stencils: The Greetery - Diamond Ribbons

I wanted to try out the new Diamond Ribbon stencils and dies on a festive look, so first created my card background with Evergreen Bough and Speckled Egg Distress Oxides, then added the die-cut little bows cut from Lakeside cardstock.

I'd already stamped a load of Merry Sprigs in different shades of ink and added Twinkle Stickles to the berries and florals to give them a little sparkle, and set those aside to dry ready for a project. And now they could be put to good use!

I used the smaller of the Wood Slices Heart dies (splattered with white, of course) to create a focal point for the typed greeting on a sentiment strip from the Curio Divider & Details set.

Finally, I added a larger bow from Hello Bluebird to bring the look together.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Hello Bluebird - Typed Christmas stamps (r) Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Merry Sprigs stamps (r) Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Merry Sprigs dies (r) Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Hello Bluebird - Pine Boughs dies (r) Shop at: MISC
The Greetery - Curio: Divider and Details dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Diamond Ribbons dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Wood Slice Hearts dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Diamond Ribbons stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Altenew - Limestone dye ink Shop at: MISC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Evergreen Bough Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Speckled Egg Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
The Stamp Market - Aspen ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Blossom ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Bubblegum ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cerulean ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Cotton Candy ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cranberry ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Fern ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Forest ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Pacific ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Powder Blue ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sage ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Wild berry ink pad Shop at: MISC	Concord & 9th - Neutrals Assorted cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | C&9 | SBC	Jackdaw Express - AM440 - White Ivory Bristol Board 335gsm Shop at: AZ (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC
The Stamp Market - Lagoon cardstock Shop at: MISC	Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ (UK)	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Spring Wishes with The Greetery Print Shop Daisy Days

Morning all!

I'm back on the Seven Hills Blog today with a last spring card for the 2025 season!

Daisies are always a happy sight this time of year.

And one of my all-time favourite sets is the Print Shop Daisy Days stamp and stencil combo from The Greetery.

Paper: The Greetery - Print Shop: Daisy Days paper pack
Stamp, stencil, die combo: The Greetery - Print Shop: Daisy Days
Sentiment stamp: The Greetery - Tear Strip Tags Spring
Die: The Greetery - Tear Strip Banners

This product suite also includes coordinating dies that cut out the full floral spray, as well as the daisy blooms and centres.

Today though, I'm using the extremely useful pack of Daisy Days fill-in backgrounds, perfect for creating white daisies easily, as you just stencil all the steps except the one for filling in the flower petals.

The aqua blue option is my favourite this time of year - just add some green tones and a pop of yellow, and it's the perfect spring mix.

I used a light grey ink to add the stamped details on the petals, both on the background panel and on the daisy dies that add some extra dimension.

Finally, for my sentiment, I still had a Tear Strip Tags Spring sentiment good to go that I had previously cut with the Tear Strip Banners die.

Once everything was stuck down and mounted on a card base, I added some clear Nuvo drops over the yellow berries.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Print Shop: Daisy Days stamps and stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Tear Strip Tags Spring stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Print Shop: Daisy Days dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Tear Strip Banners die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Altenew - Limestone dye ink Shop at: MISC	Lawn Fawn - Freshly Cut Grass ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Jalapeño ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Sunflower ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
The Stamp Market - Aspen ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cactus ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Golden ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
The Greetery - Print Shop: Daisy Days paper pack Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	PTI - Vintage Cream cardstock Shop at: MISC	Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops - Morning Dew (clear) Shop at: AZ (UK)
Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC
Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Announcement: Pinterest and pinning images

For some time now, Typepad and the Pinterest widget have not been functioning properly on my blog.

I've reached out to Typepad about this several times over the past year or so and Pinterest too, but without full resolution.

Sometimes pinning works fine and pins link back to the actual blog post, sometimes it's not even possible to pin an image.

So, if you ever encounter issues here or on Pinterest this info may help.

If you wish to save any of the projects on my blog to your Pinterest boards, the easiest way to do this is via the dedicated boards on my Pinterest account:

• Here's a little something I made earlier - here you'll find all my card projects (manually created project pins from 2024 onwards have working links back to the original posts)
• Handmade by Natty IG - these pins have been automatically generated from my IG feed as of summer 2024

Some older pins on my dedicated Pinterest board don't always go back to the original blog post, despite it being linked when the pin was originally created. I'm not able to fix the links on these pins, as I always get an error message on Pinterest. If you ever want the details for the original blog post, you can browse the My Latest Cards/My Cards albums here on my blog, where the supplies are listed and a link is provided to the original post. Or simply drop me a comment on the pin on Pinterest, and I'll respond there.

I am really frustrated about these issues, but short of decamping to a new platform, this is the only workaround I have at the moment.

Thanks for your understanding!

Festive Fridays: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Morning all!

Welcome back to another Festive Friday on possibly the warmest day of the year so far... this is going to be a very interesting series come the summer!

This week I've done a little festive spin on The Have a Spine die from The Greetery:

Digital paper: Crate Paper - Snowflake collection
Stamps: The Greetery - Bookish Holiday Frames
Dies: Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle (r), Memory Box - Countryside Circle (r), The Greetery - Have a Spine

Basically, I needed an excuse to try out the festive wording in the Bookish Frames stamp set and I found a fun way to do this with the Countryside Circle die from Memory Box.

By creating a slightly smaller circle aperture in the book cover, I could add a little wintry sky blending behind the trees and house, plus still have room to stamp the "sentiment".

It was also a perfect opportunity to use some of my digital papers that I'd printed out at Christmas.

The book is simply mounted on a trimmed down A2 card base so it doesn't show around the edges.

I'm already looking forward to making some more festive book cards with other papers I printed.

Until next time, happy crafting!

 

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The Greetery - Bookish Holiday Frames stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Memory Box - Countryside Circle die (r) Shop at: MISC	The Greetery - Have a Spine die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Distress Oxide ink pad - Black Soot Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Chipped Sapphire Shop at: SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Speckled Egg Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Distress Oxide ink pad - Uncharted Mariner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Deep Sea ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	The Stamp Market - Pacific cardstock Shop at: MISC
Crate Paper - Snowflake collection Shop at: MISC	Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ (UK)	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Birthday wishes with Concord & 9th Paper Bouquet

Morning all!

I'm back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog with a special birthday card featuring a mix of supplies from my favourite brands.

Stamps: Concord & 9th - Paper Bouquet, Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes
Dies: Concord & 9th - Paper Bouquet, Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, The Greetery - Deco Frames
Stencils: The Greetery - Airmail Border

The Paper Bouquet die and stamp set from Concord & 9th can be used in a variety of ways: with the tied bouquet alone on your card or nestled inside the paper sleeve - complete with a hidden message inside added using the coordinating stamps.

I already had a few elements for this project good to go, as I'd cut/stamped/stencilled them during previous craft sessions and tucked them away in their corresponding storage pockets, ready for future projects.

So it's nice to finally get these down on a card.

I assembled the Paper Bouquet with a mix of papers from my scraps, with the focus on bright spring shades.

Inside the paper sleeve you can see the tied detail for the bouquet complete with a little tag and additional sentiment.

To set the scene for this bouquet, I cut the largest of The Greetery's Deco Frames from cotton paper and added a subtle wash of sage ink with a few splatters of ink and gold watercolour paint.

To bring everything together, I used a panel of cream cardstock stencilled with the Airmail Border set from The Greetery and added one of the fab Birthday Wishes sentiments from Waffle Flower to finish off my card.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Concord & 9th - Paper Bouquet stamps Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Paper Bouquet dies Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
The Greetery - Deco Frames dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Airmail Border stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Lawn Fawn - Sage Leaf ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Walnut ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Butter Mints Shop at: AZ (UK)
Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Just for You with Spellbinders Fresh Picked Daisies

Morning all!

I'm back with another floral card featuring some favourite shades of Concord & 9th cardstock.

Unfortunately, despite taking a gazillion photos, I wasn't able to accurately get that lovely dark green (not black) background to look as it does in real life.

But never to mind, butter it looks better in real life rather than in photos!

Dies: Hello Bluebird - Just for You Words (r), Spellbinders - Fresh Picked Daisies

For a complete change, there is actually no stamping on this card.

It's all die-cutting, and here are the C9 cardstock colours I used:

• Nectar
• Grapefruit
• Sorbet
• Eucalyptus
• Rainforest

I also used the Just for You Words die set from Hello Bluebird without the outline and added a little Wink of Stella over the lettering for extra sparkle.

And there we have it!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Hello Bluebird - Just for You Words die (r) Shop at: MISC	Spellbinders - Fresh Picked Daisies dies Shop at: MISC	Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Eucalyptus cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th - Grapefruit cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Nectar cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Rainforest cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Zig - Wink of Stella glitter brush pen - Clear Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC