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Today's project is one we made at my March card clubs; it features the beautiful Quiet Reflection stamp set. 

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This set is returning in the 2024 Annual Catalog and I'm super glad!  It's wonderful for both sympathy or thinking of you cards. And the best part is it's super easy to create with.  See the Quiet Reflection set here. 

My colors include Shaded Spruce & Starry Sky (retiring In Color). I used a few dies also – Thoughtful Expressions (retired and sold out now) and Garden Meadows dies seen here (for the arch). 

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Do you know how I achieved the two-toned image of green trees with blue water?  It's so simple!  

How it's done: I placed my stamp set with the rubber face up. I inked up one half with Starry Sky ink (tapping the rubber with the ink pad) and then the other half with Shaded Spruce.  The nice thing about doing this technique with this particular stamp image is that when you place your greeting strip across the image it covers up any white space left un-inked.  

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I added a few of the Gold Adhesive-backed Dragonflies & Birds seen here.  I love these so much!  They're super thin and don't add any bulk to your projects. 

In the video posted here on YouTube you can see how I made this card and another with an entirely different way to achieve a 2-toned image.  

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• A Fun Fold card with the Changing Leaves hybrid embossing folder; video too!

  July 10, 2024

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  Here's the last card in the group of three I shared in last week's live video. I featured the Changing Leaves bundle from the Online Extras. 

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  My colors include Basic Beige and Mossy Meadow with a tiny bit of white and Pretty Peacock added. That beautiful circle die-cut is the largest in the Spotlight on Nature dies seen here. 

  The Changing Leaves bundle includes the stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder.  You might wonder what a 'hybrid' embossing folder is? It's a folder that has a coordinating die that works 'inside' the folder.  It cuts and embosses at the same time.  Genius!   Confused on how this works? Watch the video here to see. 

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  I cut out all three leaves from the large leaf die at once and each card featured a different leaf. I thought I was smart to design my swap cards this way and save time too. 

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  Two cards feature a diagonal design but they're all quite different. Each one includes Mossy Meadow & Basic Beige cardstock though. 

  See the previous two blog posts for the free project sheets.  Or click here to see all of my project sheets!  

  Watch the video below to see how the Changing Leaves bundle with the Hybrid embossing folder works. You'll also see multiple techniques too! 

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• Green & Gold fun fold card with Changing Leaves bundle; & a free project sheet too!

  July 9, 2024

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  Today I'm sharing the second card I made during last week's Live video. My projects focused on new Online Exclusive products.  There's lots of beautiful texture on this monochromatic card.

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  This card features multiple new Online Exclusive products released last week.

  Did you know that Stampin' Up! releases a bunch of new online extras multiple times a year?  These items are not in any printed publication and are seen only online. Most people don't realize that they can be ordered online or at local events. 

  Print this flyer to see them all. Download July 24-OnlineExclusivesRelease

  • Green & Gold specialty DSP seen here
  • Greetings of the Season stamp & dies bundle seen here
  • Changing Leaves stamp, dies & hybrid embossing folder bundle seen here

  I'll be featuring this pretty Green & Gold specialty designer paper for one of my upcoming card kits:

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  Here's the inside view of this card.  I call it a center flap fold. It allows you to use two different pieces of coordinating designer paper. 

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  Click on the following link to print or download the project sheet for this card: Download Changing Leaves center flap fun fold card

  I share a few cards using this gorgeous new Changing Leaves bundle in the video below; I hope you watch it! 

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• Changing Leaves Hybrid embossing folder technique; with free project sheet & video tutorial

  July 8, 2024

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  I joined quite a few swaps featuring our newest group of Online Exclusives and this is one of the cards I made:

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  It features the Changing Leaves bundle seen here.  It includes a stamp & die bundle AND a coordinating hybrid embossing folder as well. 

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  I used two different embossing techniques on this card. If you look closely at the die-cut leaf you'll see there's ink in the recessed part of the leaf.  That was done by adding ink to the embossing folder before I cut & embossed the leaves.  Please watch the video here to see how it's done. 

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  My colors include the new Basic Beige and Mossy Meadow with White. I also ran a piece of Basic Beige CS through the clean folder and added ink with a blending brush afterwards. 

  In the two cards below you'll see that the Beige card stock looks different.  The left card was done by blending Mossy Meadow ink very lightly over the textured CS. The right card was done by adding ink to the embossing folder before I textured it. Two totally different results! Again; watch the video below to see how it's done. 

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  For the greetings I used another new Online Exclusive stamp set called Everyday Greetings. It's a fabulous greeting set. See it here. 

  The oval die-cut is from a new set of dies called Greetings of the Season dies seen here. They're paired with a stamp set but are great on their own too. 

  Did you know that Online Exclusives simply mean that they're seen online and not in any printed publication? Anyone can order them! See them all here; there are tons of them! 

  Or print this flyer to see them all. Download July 24-OnlineExclusivesRelease

  Click on the following link to get the free project sheet for this card: Download Changing Leaves textured diagonal card

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  I share a few cards using this gorgeous new Changing Leaves bundle in the video below; I hope you watch it! 

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