An easy Whitewashing Technique with our Retiring In Colors

February 2, 2022

I had time to play with the Whitewashing technique & our beautiful Calming Camellia stamp set.

This first card features my top favorite color among the retiring 2020-22 In Colors; Misty Moonlight. I hope it returns someday!

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I decided to cut the pieces down to fit and layer on one 8 1/2" X 11" piece of Basic White CS. I love saving card stock this way.

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The In Color pieces measure 3 3/8" X 4 1/2" and the layering White is 3 1/2" X 4 5/8".

How did I do the Whitewashing Technique? I use our White Craft ink pad and a water painter. I added a few drops of the White Craft ink refill to the inside of the ink pad and added water from the brush. Swirl it around a bit and start painting. You don't need much if you like it soft; I prefer it pretty diluted.

You can see a demonstration in this video; it's the second project.

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Heads up!! These 2020-22 In Color will retire at the end of March. If you have the ink pads, make sure you have the ink refills and grab extra card stock or Designer Paper too! See all of this color line here.

***Once the retired list comes out these tend to sell out FAST!

Here's my other favorite of these In Colors; Just Jade. I love this pretty, medium toned green. It fits so beautifully with other colors!

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This stamp set is a 'distinktive' set which means it gives multiple hues of color with one inking. Love these so much!

Did you notice that these cards are also monochromatic? I cannot get enough of a single color with a neutral. This technique truly shows off our gorgeous colors!

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The Calming Camellia stamp set is free during Sale-a-Bration with a $300 order. So if you have a big wishlist you can get this free along with $36 in host rewards AND 6 additional Sale-a-Bration choices too! Click here to see it.

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Sand & Sea Spinner Fun-Fold card

March 17, 2021

For our Team swap this month Candace created this pretty spinner card with the Friends are Like Seashells bundle and the Seashell embossing folder.

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This gorgeous embossing folder has been unavailable for a few weeks; but it should be back in stock on the 29th of March.

Her colors are Sahara Sand, Navy & Calypso Coral. She used the Oval dies and the Stitched Shapes dies for her spinner. She also added beautiful shimmer to the shell but it doesn't show up well in this photo.

To make a spinner card you need to adhere a length of twine between two ovals adhering the twine under another layer on the main card. It's not hard; just a bit fiddly.

She went above the window card theme and added a surprise flip up layer!

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Stop back in for more window cards all week long!

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Lots of March Specials!

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And if your order is over $50 you'll also receive a free adhesive package from me 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive the gifts!

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One Day Only of FREE SHIPPING! Plus a special Hydrangea Hill Fun Fold Window card

March 16, 2021
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day and both Stampin' Up! and I have an ordering special!

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Plus I'm giving you 5 free cards with an online order over $30 through Sunday!

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Win win; it's your lucky day! Get your wish list together and place that order tomorrow on March 17th! You'll get even more! Scroll down to the bottom to see what else you'll receive!

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And now I want to share Karen's amazing fun fold card featuring the Hydrangea Hill suite of products. It's one more in a series of window cards from our Flowerbug's Team swap on Saturday.

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Her colors are Gorgeous Grape & White along with the beautiful Hydrangea Hill designer paper and the Mercury Glass acetate. See this suite of products here.

Other items she used here are the Stitched with Whimsy, Stitched Rectangle, Oval dies and the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

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She used the Hydrangea Haven stamp set to finish off the inside. Below are the measurements if you'd like to make a card like this beauty.

Measurements:
- White card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
- Inside White card stock 5 3/8" X 8 1/2". Score it at 2 1/8", 4 1/4" and 6 3/8". Die-cut a 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" oval from the center.
- Gorgeous Grape CS 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"
- Designer Paper front is 2 5/8" X 4" (stitched rectangle die) inside 1 7/8" X 5 1/4"
- Oval Mercury Glass Acetate 2 1/8" X 3"
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Lots of March Specials!

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Get 5 free cards with a $30 online order through March 20th!

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Current Host code is 39A9QQZP

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And if your order is over $50 you'll also receive a free adhesive package from me 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive the gifts!

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All online orders receive a free PDF of the new Butterfly Bouquet bundle

with 15 projects!

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A WOW fun fold card with Dragonfly Dreams!

March 15, 2021
This weekend my Flowerbug's Team held our monthly card swap & Team gathering. Our theme was window cards and I'll be sharing them all week long!

Check out this special Z fold card Jacki made!

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Her colors are Terracotta Tile, Black & White and the Dandy Garden Designer paper seen here. Did you know that the Dragonfly Punch coordinates with this Designer Paper? She punched her dragonflies directly out of the paper! No stamping for these at all! See the Dragonfly Garden bundle here.

Check out the whole suite of products here.

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This card features almost two full card bases with just a few score lines. It looks a lot harder than it is.
- Terracotta Tile – 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
- Whisper White – front is 4" X 5 1/4", inside fold is 5 1/4" X 8" scored on the long edge at 4" X 6".
- Designer paper – 1 3/4" X 5"
Her 'window' in the front is 2 3/8" and the black circle on the inside fold is the same. The White greeting circle is 2 1/8". All of these circles are cut with the Circle dies in the Annual Catalog.

Steps to assemble this card:
- You'll adhere the White front to the main card base and then cut your window.
- Stamp on the inside White card before adhering to the inside of the main card.
- Add the Designer paper to the inside fold.
- Die-cut the greeting circles and adhere together.
- Fold the card closed and add the circle to the inside fold 'through' the front window. Perfect placement!
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More window cards posted tomorrow and all week long!

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Current Host code is 39A9QQZP

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All online orders receive a free PDF of the new Butterfly Bouquet bundle

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Get a free adhesive package from me with an online order over $50 using the host code above. 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive a gift!

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Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're $6 each and available in my Shop here.

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