The team is back today with another round of The Greetery’s Confections Collection, and there are some really special treats to show off today. I had a lot of fun creating, ESPECIALLY with the Curio: Confections Die. If you missed yesterday’s reveal, you can find it HERE.
A box of chocolates? Yes, please!! I mean seriously… how cute are these cookies and candies?? I had SO MUCH fun creating this project. I started with the Confections die. I die-cut white card stock, then used Distress Oxide inks and finger daubers to color them. I stuck with a pretty muted color palette: Speckled Egg, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, and Ground Espresso. I glued the pieces together, and used foam squares to attach them to the wrappers. I used the new Chocolate Crumble Mix, Heart Sprinkles, and Strawberry sprinkles to finish each candy.
I love how realistic these crumbles are. So realistic, I had to keep the containers up high so my 4 year old would keep her little fingers out of them. Ha! Once I had them done, I pulled out Curio: Divider & Details II die and die-cut three frames from white card stock. I inked them with Ground Espresso ink, and stacked and glued them together. I also die-cut several vintage-print pattern papers from Authentique paper packs found in my stash. I inked the edges of the pattern papers with oxide inks to age them a bit, then glued the frame and papers to a card base. I added the chocolates to finish the card. Because I’m not sure what sort of theme I want to use this card for, I left a sentiment off for now.
After adding the chocolates to the card, I saw how high the dimension was. Way too much for an envelope to handle. So either the card would have to be hand-delivered, or I was going to have to come up with a box. So I made a box. And why not make it a bakery box, right??
A little back story on creating this box… I was on day 2 of Covid. My brain was a fog. What would normally take me 20 minutes or so to make this box (I’ve made many of these) turned into a couple hours. I literally could not think. Looking back at how I just sat in my chair, staring at the card stock, I can giggle. I’ve never been so stuck before. my body hurt, and I wanted to lay down, but I also had an idea in my head I needed to figure out before I forgot it. Getting it from my brain to my desk was definitely a challenge.
I do have a video on how I put the box together. You can find it HERE:
I decorated the box with Frosted Frames Die, and Piped Sentiments: Sweet Die. I used acetate for the window, and added adhesive to the back of card stock before die-cutting the frame and words. I found this is the cleanest and easiest way to add die-cuts to acetate.
My second card features the fabulous new BotaniCuts Strawberries Die.
I am obsessed with strawberry prints! My daughter has had so many strawberry clothes, I just can’t resist them! and the same goes with this die set. In my world, it’s a must-have! They’re sooooo realistic. I die-cut white card stock, and again used Distress Oxide inks and finger daubers to color them. I used the following colors: Abandoned Coral, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany; Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness. The blossoms where colored with Copics Colors V93, Y11, Y00, and T1. I bent the flower petals a bit for texture. I glued the pieces together, following the included graph, and poped up the leaves with thin foam squares.
The sentiment is from the new All Kinds of Happy stamp set and coordinating dies. I die-cut Happy, and attached it to the black shadow. since I wanted a really bright card, I decided on making a slimline card. I die-cut a panel of white card stock with the large Crimped Slimline die, and glued the strawberries around the edges. I trimmed the sides, stamped the All Kinds Of Happy sentiment, and glued on the die-cut word.
New Products used:
- Curio: Confections die
- BotaniCuts: Strawberries die
- All Kinds of Happy stamp set + die + Shadow die
- Strawberry Sprinkles
- Frosted Frames die
- Piped Sentiments: Sweet die
- Chocolate Crumble Mix
- Heart Sprinkles
Be sure to stop by The Greetery Blog to see the beautiful creations Betsy has made for today, as well as full details for each of today’s products. Everything you see this week will be available in The Greetery Shop this Friday, January 21st, at 10am EST.
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Today’s Designers:
Angelica Conrad (You Are Here)
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Love the strawberries!
So sweet!
I love candy box idea, it looks gorgeous. The strawberries card is outstanding!
I LOVE your sweets and strawberries! Both cards are darling!
Oh boy….this release is so stunning and priceless!
Both of your cards are fabulous, Angelica! I am totally in love with the Botanicuts: Strawberries and this slimline card is a definite fave!
The Curio die are always fun to use. Your card makes me wanna eat all these scrumptious goodies. Super excited about the strawberry and dipper dies. Love this fun packed release 🙂
Oh boy, my wish list gets longer and longer!
I can’t believe that you did all of this while battling Covid! It’s all so cute and I hope that you’re feeling better!!
You made these projects while having COVID?!?! Color me impressed! Your cards are beautiful. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Your sweet treats look amazing in those muted colours, and I love the strawberries!
So happy you persevered and that you are doing much better now.
Hope you’re well on your way to a full recovery!
Love Love these!! candy box is lovely can’t wait to try it out!!
You’ve created some beautiful cards with this release from The Greetery! Wishing you a quick recovery!
your cards are just stunning!!
Gorgeous card examples!
Your box is fantastic! The treats are so realistic, but my favorites from this release are definitely the strawberries, just love that second card!
Fantastic projects- as usual! Your bakery box is amazing!
Love the strawberry die! They look so realistic!
Your box is so pretty. When you’re feeling better and can think again, I’d love to see a tutorial! Sorry you’ve been sick.
Your box of cookies and candies is SO cute! and I love your strawberry card too!
Darling cards! I love them both. The “box” for the candy is a wonderful idea…I’d love to see the details for making the box but only after you have your strength back! These were truly a labor of love while you were sick. Thanks for your great inspiration.
Amazing cards! Love the candy box!!
Oh my you rocked the cards today! That box of chocolates looks amazing! And the strawberry card so sweet!
Sweet strawberry card and love the box of chocolates.
This collection just makes me smile! I love all of your projects!
Your candy box is so amazing with the decorated sweets. WOW. I can’t imagine doing that with Covid…I know the aches, exhaustion, and brain fog!! Your are superhuman!
Love the strawberries….your coloring is totally spot on. So realistic!!
Thank you for sharing!
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Your box and confections are perfect! Sorry you had a COVID! Couldn’t tell with these cards!
These are little works of art.
Your candy box card is fabulous!! Brain fog be darned … it turned out perfect!
Great project shares. I do like that box created. It would be very neat for a gift set of the cards too. I hope that you are feeling and your recovery is going well. I do look forward to a video on creating the box, it would be helpful.
The candy box with the chocolates card is outstanding!
Your cards are absolutely beautiful and I would absolutely love a tutorial on how you made the box when you are feeling up to it. Hope you are feeling better.
Your strawberries look so wonderfully realistic. Thank you for the lovely inspiration.
So, so fabulous and creative. Love the curio confections and the sweet little box. And those strawberries – just perfect!
The box of chocolates look absolutely scrumptious!
Love the box of chocolates!
Beautiful! I love the box of chocolates and what a stunning strawberry card!
I don’t know what to say, because anything I will try to put in words will not describe what I really want to say! You chocolate box is so real, I can even taste them. Your card is stunning and those strawberries, oh my goodness they even shine! Beautiful, gorgeous and delicious!
Thank you❤️
These are amazing projects! Love them both. Would love to know exactly how you made the box.
It’s hard to imagine by looking at these fabulous projects that you were in a fog!!! I love every one of them. Your confections look so realistic–and so delicious!
SQUEAL!! Such SWEET Cards!! I Just LOVE the Inspiration, especially that Candy Box!! So CUTE!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Beautiful cards! Hope you feel better soon!
Lots to love in this post. Even without fog, I would never have come up with anything this cool. Glad you are feeling better.
All of your projects are beautiful; can’t pick a favorite!
Those strawberries look good enough to eat!
Love love love this!! Hope you are feeling better.
I can’t believe you made all these wonderful projects while feeling so sick! You did a fantastic job and I love them all!
I would very much like to learn how you made the box. Thank you for being willing to do a video on it.
Your cards are so amazing! And you made them when you were sick…
Hope you feel better soon!
Another delicious release!
DDDAAAMMMNNN……..girl, these are phenomenal! Absolutely stunning. They look so real. Outstanding!