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2 more Season of Elegance & Peaceful Season cards with free project sheets & video

Yesterday I shared a gorgeous fancy fold card and today I have two more pretty cards as well.  They all feature the Season of Elegance suite. 

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I'll start with this one which has Basic Beige, Pretty Peacock and Gold:

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I love so many things about this card – the pretty dies and that fabulous Painted Trees 3D embossing folder too.  I adhered the Season of Elegance DSP (seen here) to the Beige layer before I textured it.  A neat trick to showcase them both.  

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Notice the 'Merry' die-cut layers. There isn't a coordinating larger die-cut for this so I cut this in half horizontally to add a nice gold layer above and below. *watch the video here or below to see how I did it. 

Click on the following link to print off or download this free project sheet: Download Season of Elegance Christmas card

Here's a view of this gorgeous designer paper:

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Next is a pretty card featuring the Cherry Cobbler and Gold DSP in this pack.  

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It also shows off the pretty die-cuts once again.  I really like the ribbon slots in three of the dies in the set. Here I used the gorgeous Cherry Cobbler/Gold satin ribbon seen here.  

This Peaceful Season bundle is a big hit with many of my customers.  It has beautiful die-cuts and the greetings are wonderful as well. 

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I'm sure the embossing folder caught your eye as well.  It's the Forever Plaid 3D folder.  It's one of our large folders so I could place the Beige CS on an angle.  

 

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Here's the free project sheet for this card. Download Gifts of Christmas card

I especially like this layout as it truly does not matter what size your DSP layers are. Simple offset them from each other to form an interesting mix.  

**Did you know you can get the entire Season of Elegance Suite for just $99 (regular price $154.75)?!  And shipping is free!  Add it to your Starter kit here by October 31st. An incredible deal! 

Below is the video for these two cards and another neat fun fold too.  Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel too.  

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• Another ‘WOW’ card swap with the Beautiful Butterflies stained glass technique

  July 18, 2025

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  Today I have another stunning Team card swap made by Tracey featuring Window Sheets. She featured the Beautiful Butterflies bundle seen here:

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  Her colors include Shy Shamrock with Petunia Pop, Black, White & Gold embossing. 

  Here's how she made this card:

  1. Texture the White layer with the Hybrid embossing folder; add to the Petunia layer and the card base. 
  2. Ink the butterfly image in Versamark and stamp on the Window sheet. Heat emboss with Gold embossing powder. Die-cut with the coordinating die.  *she did say some of the embossing powder on the edge frayed off when it went through the die-cut.  
  3. Color the back of the butterfly with Blends markers.  Adhere to the White cardstock layer with Foam Strip adhesive in the center only. Add the center 'body' die-cut.
  4. Heat emboss the greeting onto the Black strip with White embossing powder.  Finish with gems. 

  Here's the full bundle that includes stamps, dies and a Hybrid embossing folder. What is a 'Hybrid Embossing folder?  It's where you can cut AND emboss/texture at the same time!

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  And look how she finished the inside!  She used the Baby Wipe technique to achieve a multi-colored butterfly. 

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  Thanks so much for your gorgeous card Tracey! 

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• Amazing Trusty Tools bridge card swap with window sheet technique; so cool!!

  July 17, 2025

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  Look at this incredible card Jacki made for our Team swap in July.  This month's theme was to feature window sheets.

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  She used the Timeless Plaid and the Notes & Totes stamp set here.  Her colors include Black, Misty Moonlight, Silver Foil and Pecan Pie. 

  Here's the view when you flip the top layer up:

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  She paid special attention to both sides of her bridge, adding the card stock & DSP layers to both the inside and the front!

  That dotted die-cut background is part of this bundle!  She really made the most of the dies here!  See the dies here and the coordinating stamp set here. 

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  This is what it looks like fully opened. The inside greeting is from the With You in Mind stamp set. 

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  Measurements:
  

  • Black card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4" – from the top, cut to the score line on both sides at 1 1/4"
  • Window sheet – 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"
  • Misty Moonlight – greeting strip 2 3/8" X 1 1/8", center is 2 3/4" X 4", 4 sides are 1 1/8" X 4", center is 2 3/4" X 4", inside back is 5 1/4" X 4"
  • White inside 2 7/8" X 3 3/4", dotted die-cut 2 1/2" X 3 3/4", greeting strip 3 1/4" X 1"
  • DSP strips 6 pieces at 1" X 3 3/4"

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  I'm so impressed; this is definitely a 'WOW' card!  Thanks so much Jacki! 

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• Blending tips with this cute Cheers & Sips card; video & free project sheet too!

  July 16, 2025

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  Today I'm sharing a pretty & bright color combo for this cheery card using the Cheers & Sips stamp & die bundle. I made it on last week's Live video. 

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  The colors include Peach Pie with Melon Mambo. It's a simple layout but the stamped images sure make it special.  

  The circle die-cut is from the Spotlight on Nature dies.  I stamped the images in Black Memento ink and colored them in with our Blends markers.  I love them because you rarely get any lines when coloring.  If you like to color you NEED the Blends markers!  Watch the video to see how to blend easily.  

  I created a free project sheet with measurements & a supplies list. Click on the following link to print or download it.  Download Cheers to You card

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  The Cheers & Sips dies are currently out of stock but they'll likely be back around July 14th. See the bundle here

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  Below is the video for this card and TWO more with this neat bundle and the coordinating Celebratory Sips DSP seen here.   I love this colorful & unique paper; it's something completely different! 

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  Click below to watch the video for this and two other cards! 

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