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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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• Heartfelt Hexagon cards with free project sheet & video

  October 20, 2023

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  I featured the Heartfelt Hexagon bundle on a recent Live video.  Here's one of them: 

  
  
  
  
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  It's a fun fold card that also has a gift card holder inside. You can see the Heartfelt Hexagon bundle here in our online store.  It's a cute punch bundle with a nice variety of greetings & more. 

  
  
  
  
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  Products used:

  • Merry, Bold & Bright designer paper
  • Merry Melody embossing folder
  • Deckled Rectangle dies

  Below is a photo of the inside. It might be hard to see the gift card pocket on the inside left.  Scroll down to the other photo of the inside.  Isn't this greeting wonderful?  It's my favorite one in the set: 

  
  
  
  
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  Here's the free printable project sheet for you. Download Heartfelt Hexagon gift card

  I made a second version on my video; but reversed the colors. I used Pool Party & Real Red.  Which do you prefer?  Watch the video here.  

  
  
  
  
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  You can see how the gift card is slipped into the inside left pocket, formed when you fold back the card stock on the left edge.  

  Measurements are included in the free project sheet seen above.  

  
  
  
  
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  Below is the video on this card and two others. I'll share the project sheets for the other cards soon. 

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• Unique Christmas card swaps; they’re not your average cards!

  October 19, 2023

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  Today I'm sharing the last of our October Flowerbug's Team Christmas card swaps.  These two cards are not your average Christmas cards! 

  First is a pretty card made by Marla.  She put together a unique color combination of Pretty Peacock with Moody Mauve and it works! 

  
  
  
  
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  She chose two stamp sets for her card; Ringed with Nature and Vertical Blooms. Both are from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog.  The designer paper is the Earthen Elegance, also from the Annual catalog. 

  Measurements:

  • Moody Mauve card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4"
  • Moody Mauve inside 6 1/2" X 3 1/4" score at 3 1/4" and 5 3/8"
  • DSP layers 2 pieces at 1 7/8" X 5 1/4", and inside back is 4" x 5 1/4"
  • White layers 3" square, 1 7/8" X 3" and 7/8" X 3" 

  
  
  
  
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  Sharon made this super cute reindeer card featuring the Sending Cheer dies seen here.

  
  
  
  
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  Can you tell that the reindeer are upside down gingerbread men?  Rudolf is a complete die-cut but the Mrs is half.  She added so much detail on them too! 

  • The 'hello' die cut is from the Rustic Crate dies
  • The antlers are from Autumn Leaves dies.
  • Ears are from the monkey punch. 

  She used the Joy of Christmas designer paper on the front, cutting it in half with the Border Basics dies.  A great idea!  

  
  
  
  
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  The greetings are from the Horse & Sleigh stamp set (online exclusive). 

  Below you can see all of the Flowerbug's October swap cards.  Details on each if you go back each day this week.  

  
  
  
  
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• WOW fun fold swap cards with the Beary Cute bundle!

  October 18, 2023

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  Look at these three fabulous swaps that all feature the Beary Cute bundle.  All so different which shows how versatile this bundle can be.  

  First is an amazing fun fold card made by Candace.  

  
  
  
  
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  She stamped her neat background using stamps from Artistically Inked. I know it doesn't look like a fun fold; but look what you see once you open it up!  

  
  
  
  
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  So fun!  And not that difficult either. I created a similar card on this week's Live video. I'll share it and a free project sheet next week.  

  Measurements:

  • Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 3", 4 1/4", 5 1/2" 
  • front white 2 3/4" X 5 1/4", inside white 2 3/4" X 5 1/4"
  • Pretty Peacock front 2 7/8" X 5 3/8"
  • White inside greeting layers 2 3/4" X 1 1/2"
  • Smoky Slate greeting layers 2 7/8" X 1 3/4" 

  She used Pretty Peacock, Basic Gray and Lost Lagoon for her inks.  All stamps are from the Beary Cute stamp set. 

  
  
  
  
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  Next is a fun & bright card made by Tracey:

  
  
  
  
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  She chose to feature the Merry, Bold & Bright designer paper here, focusing on the blues and green patterns.  She broke up the busy tree paper with a striped piece under the greeting and bow. Neat! 

  Here's the inside view.  The greetings are from the Christmas Classics set. 

  
  
  
  
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  Next up is a neat book-binding card made by Candy.  

  
  
  
  
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  She used the Beary Christmas designer paper and stamps from the Beary Cute bundle. 

  Products used:

  • Beary Cute bundle
  • Night of Navy, White, Crumb Cake and Balmy Blue card stock
  • Inks – Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight (scarf) and Mossy Meadow
  • Deckled circles dies, Navy & Gold glittered ribbon, Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder.

  Measurements:

  • Night of Navy card base 11" X 4 1/4" score at 4 1/4" & 5 1/2"
  • Balmy blue and White inside 4" square
  • DSP strip 1 1/8" X 4"

  
  
  
  
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  Unfortunately the Bear punch is unavailable right now; it will be back the first week in November though. See this bundle here. 

  
  
  
  
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  Love to make cards & swap?  Join my Flowerbug's Team in October with the Starter Kit deal seen below and be a part of the fun! 

  More Team swaps coming tomorrow; stop back in! 

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