3 cards with my ‘Life is Beautiful’ MDA stamp set!

July 16, 2020

You may have spied my stamp set in a previous post, but I haven't shared much yet! You can be sure I will be posting quite a few projects with it.

If you didn't know, it's a stamp set I helped create as a perk of achieving a Million Dollars in sales in my career with Stampin' Up! It's so cool to have my name posted under the stamp set in the upcoming 2020 August – December Stampin' Up! catalog!

I shared three technique cards using the Life is Beautiful stamp set on FB live last week. I did upload it to YouTube so everyone can watch. *see below

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The top left card is created by stamping and heat embossing the leaves with White embossing powder. Then coloring over with Blends alcohol markers. Such a cool effect and actually fun to color too. The dark card stock covers most mistakes if you go off the image a bit.

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The colors are Bermuda Bay, Black and Mango Melody. The pretty label tags are die-cuts from the Tasteful Labels dies seen here.

I wanted to have a play with a rainbow style card using the distinktive dots in the set.

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I used Gorgeous Grape, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point here. The greeting is from another MDA set called Ridiculously Awesome.

Next is a simple baby wipe technique.

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I stamped the tree twice to create a wider trunk and more branches. The colors here are Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede with Granny Apple Green and Pretty Peacock dots.

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Cool Chevron fun fold with a free project sheet & video tutorial

August 30, 2023

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I was inspired to make this fun chevron card fold when my friend Susie Wood shared hers with me. It's a neat way to use your scraps of designer paper for a unique card front. See hers here.

I chose to use the Botanically Inked designer paper for my cards.
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I made one before and one during a recent live video. See it here.

I also created a project sheet with photos and measurements for you to print out. I'm doing this for all of my video projects now! Download Chevron Designer Paper project sheet

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I've used the Inked & Tiled stamp set a lot; I love the images and the greetings fit in the Double Oval punch perfectly!

The designer paper is the Inked Botanicals seen here.

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Click on the photo below to watch the video; I share a second card idea using the Inked Botanicals DSP as well.

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Inked Botanicals Diagonal Z-fold card; with a free printable project sheet!

August 29, 2023

Each month at my local Card Clubs we make at least one fun fold card. Here's the pretty card we made in August:

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It's called a Diagonal Z-fold card. You might think it looks a bit intimidating but it's really not. I shared how to make it in a recent video seen here. Plus I have a free project sheet for you as well! Download Diagonal Z-fold card

I textured the Lost Lagoon layer with either the 3D Basics folders or the Painted Texture 3D folder.

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My colors include Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and White with a bit of Vellum added with the die-cut leaf (Gorgeously Made dies). The other sprig and leaf are from the Bough punch (temporarily out of stock).

Below is the template I made. You start out with an 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of card stock. Make a mark at 3" down from the upper right and 3" up from the lower left. Cut in half on the diagonal.

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Then place the flat side of the card stock on your paper trimmer or scoring board and score at 4 1/4" and 8". That's it!

To create the diagonal layers for each area you start with full rectangles like a normal card and cut off the upper portion at an angle. Measurements are given in the project sheet above.

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I've used the Inked & Tiled stamp set a lot; I love the images and the greetings fit in the Double Oval punch perfectly!

The designer paper is the Inked Botanicals seen here.

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Follow me on Facebook to watch my weekly Tuesday lives here. And my YouTube channel here!

Click on the photo below to watch the video; I share a second card idea using the Inked Botanicals DSP as well.

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Join me for a Free Fun Fold card class – Live tonight!

August 28, 2023
We're making this neat Tuck & Fold 'Peek-a-Boo' card tonight on my Facebook Page here. It starts at 7:30 pm CT Monday evening.

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I encourage my followers to prep their pieces ahead of time and create along with me on the Live video.

You'll need the following pieces & tools:
- Designer paper 6 X 6". Score it at 1 1/2" on all 4 sides. Cut off all 4 corners.
- Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
- Front & inside layers 4" X 5 1/4"
- Greeting for front
- White layer inside the DSP fold – 2 3/4" square
- Embellishments, adhesive, stamps & ink as desired
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I'm using a brand new designer paper from the upcoming Holiday catalog. It's called Garden Walk. It comes in 6 X 6" size – 48 sheets – 6 each of 6 designs.

**I'll be offering a designer paper share later this week; it includes eighty 6 X 6" pieces of our newest, beautiful designer papers – all for $37 including shipping! Let me know if you want in on this; I'm taking names now and can invoice you after Wednesday.

Here's the inside view: I saved 3 of the 4 cut off corners to create a unique way to add my greeting.

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My card base is Calypso Coral as well as the ink. The stamps are both from a new set called So Sincere. It's one of my very favorites in the Holiday catalog!

I hope you join me tomorrow night; Monday, August 28th at 7 pm CT here. If you aren't on Facebook the video will be uploaded to my YouTube channel here.

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Oh; did you spy the new embossing folder? It's called Distressed Tile; it is in the upcoming Holiday catalog.

The 'Celebrate' die-cut is from the Wanted to Say dies seen here.

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