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Beautiful Embossed card swaps with foil accents

Our Team swap theme was to use foil or heat embossing on our cards. This was a fun theme that is especially easy around the holidays.

Today I’m sharing Jonna’s stunning card in Black, Silver & White:

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It’s a ‘Wow’ card for sure! She textured the Basic Gray card layer with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder seen here first and then rubbed it with Versamark ink. Then she heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder. Just gorgeous!

Her measurements are as follows:
– Embossed layer 3 1/2″ square
– Black layer 3 3/4″ square, Black greeting layer 3 3/4″ X 1 1/4″
– White is 4″ X 5 1/4″, White greeting layer is 3 1/2″ X 1″

The greeting is from the Branching Out stamp set.

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It’s a beautiful card Jonna!

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The kits below will ship out this week so you have plenty of time to finish them by December. And they’re quick & easy too!

The Christmas Tags & More cards are easy because there isn’t any stamping. The greetings are from the gold foil ephemera pack included in the kit.

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This kit to go includes a share of the festive designer paper, the ribbon, the peppermint gems, the ephemera greetings, the PDF tutorial and video too. Plus the pre-cut 10 cards that are all fun folds. All for $30 plus shipping. It’s a fabulous deal!

Don’t wait long; I have just a few left. Go here to get yours. *You will need to cut your new designer paper for the cards but my directions make that simple.

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The other kit I created this month is also easy but does require stamped greetings. But there is very little prep & just a little trimming of the card bases to create these beautiful wintery cards:

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These cards could be winter or holiday; it’s your choice when you stamp the greetings.

This kit originated from a former Paper Pumpkin kit but I jazzed up the cards and added more to create 12 gorgeous cards. This kit includes 12 envelopes and a share of Peppermint gems plus the PDF tutorial.
I have a few left so grab yours soon. This kit is $29 and you can see it here.

**Remember to check out all of my kits to go and tutorials here at my shop; choosing more than one will save on shipping.

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November Specials

New Online products are available on November 4th.
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Get the Peaceful Garden suite tutorial FREE with any online order in November!

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• What is a ‘Live Edge’ card? Check it out and the video tutorial too

  October 15, 2024

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  You may have heard of 'Live Edge' tables; but have you ever heard of a 'live edge' card?  Well that's what I'm calling this technique! 

  
  
  
  
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  I stamped the sweet dragonfly repeatedly along the right edge of my White card base.  I twisted the image each time and made sure they were touching or very close to each other. After stamping I fussy cut the edge off from the dragonflies. I think it took less than a minute to trim. I think it's well worth the effort!  

  The Happiest Day stamp set is adorable; I love the whimsical dragonflies and the bold greetings. Having two separate images for the wings means you can change up the colors for 2-toned results.  See the set here.

  
  
  
  
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  Here's how I stamped the inside: 

  
  
  
  
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  Products used:

  • Happiest Day stamp set
  • Inks – Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Memento Black
  • Other – Something Fancy dies, Paper Snips, Iridescent striped ribbon, Full of Life DSP

  I love the way the colors fade from top to bottom mimicking the Full of Life Designer Series Paper.  I achieved this with just 3 colors of ink, but stamping off for a few of them. 

  Do you ever stamp off to get a lighter hue of ink? Sometimes it's the perfect shade! 

  
  
  
  
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  Here's the free project sheet; click on the following link to download it or print it off.  Download Happiest Day Live Edge card

  Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with an easy addition of glimmer strips and a few other ideas as well.  

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  The Kits Collection is on sale!  Check it out here.

  
  
  
  
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• Happiest Day card with video tutorial; a simple layout with a gorgeous look

  October 14, 2024

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  On last week's Live video I chose the Happiest Day stamp set as my featured product.  It was discounted during the 3 day stamp sale but you can see it here. Here's one of the cards I made: 

  
  
  
  
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  I chose to use our 2023-25 In Colors; Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie and Petunia Pop along with Black. We have glimmer paper in these colors too so I added three strips to the card base at a diagonal.  See it here.  The strips adds a bit of a whimsical look that matches these cute dragonflies. 

  Here's how I stamped the inside.  

  
  
  
  
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  For the hearts I used that same glimmer paper along with the Humble Home Builder punch (out of stock currently).

  The circle die-cut for the greeting is from the Spotlight on Nature dies seen here. These dies are back in stock now! The White rectangle is a die-cut from the Deckled Rectangles seen here. 

  
  
  
  
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  I did not make a project sheet for this card since it's so simple. 

  Here are the measurements:

  • White card base – 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4", White deckled rectangle die-cut 2 5/8" X 3 7/8", circle die-cut1 5/8"
  • Black – 2 3/4" X 4 1/8"
  • Glimmer paper strips – 5 1/4" X 3/8"

  Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with a special edge technique and a few other ideas as well.  

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• A Little Bit of Festive card kit is sweetly nostalgic – tutorial available too

  October 11, 2024

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  I chose the fun A Little Bit of Festive DSP pack for my other Christmas card kit to go this month.  These cards are so fun and easy to create.  The many nostalgic die-cut elements make these cards fast fabulous. 

  
  
  
  
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  You can choose the pre-cut card kit with product or the PDF tutorial. Both include the video & PDF tutorial. 

  If you choose the pre-cut kit, you'll receive the following products plus pre-cut supplies for 10 cards, including layered pieces & die-cuts. You'll need greetings, ink, adhesives and a paper trimmer to complete the card kit. 

  • The A Little Bit of Festive paper pack with die-cut elements (12" X 12")
  • a share of both Red & White Peppermints gems & Red & White Baker's Twine
  • the PDF tutorial and a link to an unlisted video tutorial too

  The tutorial includes photos, measurements, the supply list and step by step instructions. The video link includes tips to make each card & is included in the PDF tutorial. The card kit will be sent in November due to supply shortage. The PDF tutorial will be sent to you immediately after purchase.  Please check your spam or junk folder. 

  Click here to purchase the pre-cut kit to go $31 plus tax & shipping. (includes about $20 in product plus the pre-cut supplies)

  Or click here to get the PDF tutorial only $16.

  Other product used include:

  • Stamps – Christmas Labels
  • Card stock – Real Red, Garden Green, Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, White, Vanilla
  • Inks – Real Red, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy
  • Dies – Greetings of the Season
  • Other – Red & White Baker's Twine, Peppermint gems, Die-cutting machine, Adhesives, Paper Snips Scissors, Paper Trimmer

  There is another new Christmas kit to go this month called Season of Elegance (seen below); be sure to check them all out.  You do save $$ when ordering more than one kit. See them all here. 

  
  
  
  
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