The Greetery

The Greetery: Fresh Floral Backgrounds

Welcome back all for Day 2 of the Greetery’s Fresh Air Collection and my oh my I think you’re going to blown away by today’s products. Not am I a stencil geek, but extra obsessed over layering stencils and Betsy truly makes the best ones! Today’s product is all about fresh florals, and you’ll  be seeing a lot of it in my projects.

Wow, isn’t that a gorgeous print? To create this background, I used the Print Shop: Fresh Floral stamp set and stencils. The stencil gives you the layers for the pink and blue flowers shown here and since we’re working with a stencil, that means I can give it some pretty ombre ink blending! My pink flowers are blended with Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, and Seedless Preserves distress oxide inks and the small blue flowers are Broken China distress oxide ink.

The remaining part of the background were stamped. The greenery was stamped in Forest Glades and Evergreen Altenew inks and the small yellow flowers were stamped in Snapdragon Altenew ink.

For a little extra interest, I also die cut the bottom edge of my floral background with the Postal Frames Die to have a little gray card stock shown through.

With so much going on in the background, I like to have a big bold sentiment that can stand out and the Written in Ribbons stamp set is perfect for this. I stamped the ‘Hello’ in Dew Drops and Aqualicious Altenew inks and die cut with coordinating dies. The ‘dear friend’ was heat embossed in silver and die cut with Sentiment Suite Basics Die.

After my first big bold first card, I went for a bit more muted look for this next one. This time, rather than stamp out the large floral print, I used the Print Shop: Fresh Floral stamp set with its matching dies to to create my own arrangement of flowers. I used Altenew inks Forest Glades and Evergreen for the greens, Pale Muave, Amethyst, and Grape Agate for the purple flowers, and Volcano Lake and Lagoon for the small turqouise flowers.

I wanted a muted background so I used Morning Frost Altenew ink on gray card stock. I also added some white and turoquise paint splatter for a little extra interest.

A pretty floral card deserves an elegant sentiment to pair with it and the Sentiment Starters die is the perfect font for it. I die cut the words ‘a note of’ a couple times out of white card stock and once out of gold mirror card stock and layered them together. I selectively stamped the word ‘gratitude’ from Sentiment Suite: Thank You stamp set in Versamark ink and heat embossed it in gold. This was die cut with Sentiment Suite Basics Die. I love both cards today very much and I hope you do too!

Be sure to stop by The Greetery blog and the blogs from the inspiration team designers below for more inspiration. The release will be live in shop at The Greetery on Friday, March 27th at 10am EST. See you tomorrow for more release reveals!

Kay Miller ● Laurie Willison ● Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols ● 
Keeway Tsao ● Angelica Conrad
Kelly Lunceford ● Norine Borys ● Wanda Guess

114 comments

  1. Love these colors and love the Greetery’s style!

  2. Beautiful pastel colors. They really showcase the flowers. Nice job

  3. I just love the colors you chose, your ombré stamping and stunning flowers on gray, in this fabulous post! Everything created with the Print Shop Florals is Gorgeous!

  4. These Fresh Florals are a must have for me. So many possibilities. I love your color choices, especially on the second card with that subtle background!

  5. Such stunning cards today, Keeway. That pale grey-on-grey background is amazing.

  6. I love the pops of turquoise.

  7. Beautiful! Can’t wait to get my hands on this new floral set from Betsy.

  8. Beautiful cards. I especially like the second one with the muted colors.

  9. Adore the gold script on your muted colors!! Beautiful cards!

  10. Oh! The gray card is beautiful!!!
    Actually, both cards are!

  11. Beautiful cards! Love the Note of Gratitude card – gorgeous!

  12. Love the softer colors on the gray ! Beautiful !

  13. Your cards are gorgeous! These new products are going to be just the best ever!

  14. Gorgeous colors – gorgeous cards!

  15. The note of card is especially STUNNING!!!

  16. I love your floral backgrounds and great color combo! The blue just pops!

  17. Lovely cards with these beautiful florals! I really love the style of the sentiments too!

  18. Love the soft look of your card.

  19. So pretty! And this new stencil stamp set looks like a lot of fun. Your word colors are gorgeous on the soft gray. Beautiful!!

  20. Your cards are ethereal, soft, and realistic. Just beautiful.

  21. Love the soft pastel colors.
    Beautiful. thanks for sharing
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  22. Your colors are stunning! I love this floral set with the ribbon sentiments.

  23. Your cards are beautiful . Your color choices make this floral set shine. I can’t wait to see this entire release and how the products all fit together.

  24. Wow, your cards are beautiful and I think your second one is my favorite. It is so elegant, I love the subtle background with the gold and the gorgeous choice of colors for the flowers. This release is outstanding…as they all are! Thanks for the great inspiration!

  25. So pretty! Love your color combinations!

  26. I love your use of gray with a subtle background. Beautiful cards!

  27. So very pretty. Thanks for sharing.

  28. These cards are so elegant! I love the colors in the second one especially. The flowers are gorgeous.

  29. I love your cards!! Thank you so much for saying which colors you’re using. I rely on that information when I’m looking for card ideas!!!

  30. So very pretty, Keeway!!

  31. Wow absolutely gorgeous, love your cards!

  32. I really liked your color choices and the muted cluster floral card is just beautiful!

  33. Beautiful, Keeway, the second one, with the touches of gold, is perfection!

  34. Gorgeous cards! Love the versatility of this background set.

  35. These florals make my heart sing, and that’s a good thing in these days! Thank you so much !

  36. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! These are fabulous!

  37. Oh my…these are stunning projects! I can see I won’t be able to resist any of the new products!

  38. Your color choices are so delicate

  39. Gorgeous cards! Especially like the muted background with the cut out florals on the second card.

  40. Flowers, flowers, flowers!

  41. Love those color choices. Beautiful.

  42. Your cards show how lovely these new florals can be in any color combination. Beautiful!

  43. Beautiful cards … love the Printshop Florals package!

  44. This card feels like Spring! So pretty.

  45. So loving this release! And I love your gratitude card! Beautiful!

  46. How gorgeous! These cards are simply beautiful

  47. Oh these are AMAZING, Keeway! I just love the floral background you created, such beautiful colors!

  48. Absolutely beautiful! Than k you!

  49. Such pretty cards, Keeway. My wishlist is growing longer and longer!

  50. Both cards are so elegant!

  51. I love your beautiful cards, especially the second one. It’s so elegant.

  52. Just love that floral background

  53. Both cards are absolutely BEAUTIFUL Keeway! Cannot wait to try out this Print Shop set for myself! :0)

  54. Both cards are really beautiful. I love the bold and the soft looks, both with the same set. Just shows how versatile this set is!

  55. Wonderful cards! Love the muted gray background on the second card!

  56. very pretty flowers. you always do such a nice job with painting and coloring.

  57. Wow, Keeway, these are both very beautiful! I love your bright colours and the way you have showcased these florals 🙂

  58. The touch of gold with your cards make them so pretty. Keep sharing your inspiration with us.

  59. I love these cards! Those backgrounds are amazing!

  60. Lovely cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

  61. Keeway, your cards are stunning! I love how you take Pastel coloring to new heights. Thank you for today’s beautiful inspiration.

  62. Keeway, I love both your cards, but especially the second one…WOW! I am sold !

  63. Love the colors…can’t wait for the 27th

  64. so soft and pretty ! Beautiful cards!

  65. Gorgeous cards Keeway! That background stamp is a must have! Thanks for the inspiration.

  66. These are all stunning! That little pop of gold is such a pretty touch!

  67. Your cards are so lovely. What a privilege it must be to work with Betsy’s genius products

  68. Your cards are beautiful, Keeway!

  69. Everything is beautiful! Especially love the touches of gold in the second card!

  70. Beautiful and elegant cards, Keeway! This stencil set is wonderful and the lettering dies are stunning!

  71. Love your gray card with the purple & gold!

  72. So colorful and fresh!! Love these!!

  73. So beautiful and stylish Keeway.

  74. Both cards are amazing but that first one really speaks to me! I LOVE IT!

  75. Gorgeous cards! Love the gold sentiment against the muted, neutral background.

  76. Such pretty cards…love the look of these floral images.

  77. Keeway, your cards are SO ELEGANT with the touch of gold & the colors you’ve used! LOVE these new sets today!!! A SUPER JOB!!! ;)<3

  78. You always create cards that I love.

  79. Absolutely beautiful.

  80. Love the beautiful colors on the muted background. Stunning!

  81. So pretty! Love the bright card with the beautiful flowers! The purple card just calls to me. 😉

  82. Those Fresh Florals are gorgeous. Can’t wait to get them.

  83. Your second card is stunning…subtle background, muted colors and that gold font!

  84. Gorgeous and beautiful color combinations!

  85. what a beautiful background!

  86. I love your color combinations with the gold accents!

  87. So pretty–love the colors.

  88. This flower collection offers so many possibilities for card designs.
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  89. Just beautiful, Keeway! The Fresh Florals and Ribbon Letters were made for one another! Thank you for so much inspiration today.💗

  90. Good showing of a brighter and muted color combination.

  91. Your cards make me SWOON! Absolutely amazing!!

  92. I’m liking everything I see with the Print Shop Fresh Florals – lovely!

  93. Oh so lovely! I like the colorful background and then the soft background.

  94. I love the muted look. It took me by surprise and am anxious to experiment with it a little on my own.

  95. Your cards are beautiful and i enjoyed seeing the color combinations.

  96. Such beautiful cards. I enjoy your creations so much. Thank you.

  97. Your projects are always such great inspiration, from colors to designs, simply GORGEOUS. It is hard to contain the excitement for this release 😁😍

  98. Such a gorgeous color palette you chose for your Print Shop: Fresh Floral card. Just lovely!

  99. These are beautiful, job well done

  100. Stunning cards, love the colors. An amazing release of new products they are fantastic.

  101. You have showcased this set beautifully.

  102. So – so BEAUTIFUL!

  103. Your Fresh Floral cards are just lovely!

  104. Both cards are stunning, Keeway! You always add just the right details, like the postage stamp edge with the gray card stock strip. Your note of thanks is one of my favorites. Betsy sure knows how to coordinate all her products, doesn’t she?

  105. Lovely cards! I can’t wait to get this set.

  106. Simply beautiful cards!

  107. Lovely cards and colors!

  108. WOW!! Simply STUNNING!! I just LOVE this Set and ALL of the Possibilities!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

  109. Gorgeous floral cards! Your work is so inspiring.

  110. Absolutely beautiful cards! These floral images are so graceful I want them all! thanks for the inspiration.

  111. Beautiful! Great colors!!

  112. Beautiful cards. Love your use of color. Your cards are so cheerful. Thanks for sharing!

  113. Wow, both cards are so lovely. Thank you for the detailed instructions.