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Casing my friend with Caring Leaves & video

Last week I was out of town to see my son get married in the beautiful Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming.  

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The photographer was incredible; I have to share some of her early shots with you.  It was a quick trip but we were blessed to be there for the small ceremony. We had a wonderful time driving through the stunning park with the photographer scouting out photo opportunities.  We're thrilled to add Katrina to our family! 

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Today I'm sharing the swap card I made for our Team card swap this month:

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My colors include Pretty Peacock, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Beige & Very Vanilla.  Peacock is one of my favorite 'outside the box' colors for autumn projects. 

Two of my favorite types of stamps are 2-step and Distinktive and this set is both!  It's a sweet & simple set & it's just $17. See it here. 

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When I was planning my card for the swap I came across the card on the left below.  It's one my friend Susie Wood made awhile ago. I loved the layout and cased it using the Caring Leaves set. 

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Casing a favorite card or layout is my go to when designing a new project. It's fun to switch up colors and products while using the same design. 

I created a video that's posted below.  I stamped the outline leaves on the large Pretty Peacock layer before embossing it with the Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder. I also stamped an extra leaf to fussy cut and add under the tag.  See the measurements below.

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Measurements:

  • Basic Beige 4 1/4" X 11" score at 5 1/2"
  • Pretty Peacock 2 3/4" X 5 1/2", 2 3/4" X 4 
  • Pumpkin Pie 2 1/2" X 3 3/4", 4 1/4" X 1" strip
  • Very Vanilla 2 1/4" X 3 1/2" plus tag die-cut

Below is the video I shared along with card swaps from my Team. 

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Check out the new Scrapbooking Line from Stampin' Up! 

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Splendid Autumn suite

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  • Gorgeous card kit and a new Travel Journal kit – both all inclusive!

    Stampin' Up! released two new kits to our Kit Collection every month.  This month they're above & beyond special! 

    First is the stunning Expressions of Kindness Kit. 

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    It includes 8 beautiful cards along with gorgeous coordinating envelopes. I might be tempted to use the card bases as card fronts and create even more cards. Here's a snapshot of the product included:

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    This kit includes everything you need including a clear block, an ink spot, adhesives and a stamp set too. 

    EXPRESSIONS OF KINDNESS KIT (ENGLISH) Save

    This kit can be seen here.  It's $23 and the item # is 163905. 

    Next is the new Travel Journal – what a fabulous new product to showcase your travels via memory keeping.  

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    It's $22 and can be seen here.  You can arrange the included fold-out pages the way you desire, as well as the sentiments and images, and create the words of your choice using the adhesive-backed alphabet sheets. 

    This kit includes:
    * Step-by-step instructions and guided layouts
    * Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
    * Make 1 travel journal
    * 2 fold-out pages with pockets
    * 2 tri-fold pages
    * Size of the travel journal: 5-3/4" x 9-1/4" x 7/8" (14.6 x 23.5 x 2.2 cm)
    * Printed adhesive-backed die-cut alphabets, sentiments, and images
    * Paper die-cut journaling pieces
    * Enough adhesive to complete projects

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  • Pretty Friends for Life card with video tutorial & free project sheet

    Here's the 2nd card I made during last week's video with the Friends for Life bundle. 

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    My colors include Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie and White. I've always loved pink & orange together for some reason. The white circle die-cut is from the Spotlight on Nature dies seen here. They are in low inventory right now.

    Isn't this Full of Life designer paper stunning?! 

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    The pretty designer paper can be seen here. 

    There are two 'friend' die-cuts. One layers over the other.  I cut the larger layer from the designer paper – it's an ombre effect.

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    *Here's the free project sheet for you. Click to download or print it: Download Friends for Life 'Friend'

    During the video I shared a second card as well.  I had a great time creating with this bundle. There are so many options between the stamps & dies.  See the Friends for Life bundle here. It was $53 and is now $47. 

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    Below is the video for this card and another; both featuring this Full of Life suite. I hope you watch it to get the many tips I like to share in my videos.  Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel while you're there!

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  • Friends for Life card with free project sheet & video tutorial

    On last week's video I shared two cards featuring the neat Friends for Life bundle and the Full of Life designer paper.  Here's the first card: 

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    I love the bright colors here! The colors are inspired by the Full of Life DSP – Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue & Daffodil Delight. There is a layer of Shaded Spruce under the White layer to show off the heart die-cut. 

    This neat bundle is on sale in June; discounted by almost 20%. See the Friends for Life bundle here. 

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    Notice the heart die-cut from the front layer? I saved it and added it inside the card. 

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    I stamped the hearts on another part of the DSP and used the coordinating die to cut them out. The 'wishes' greeting is from the Perennial Postage dies seen here. 

    I kept the layout quite simple because the DSP, die-cuts and stamping are the star here. I die-cut the heart from the White layer before I stamped for ease of time during the video. I stamped the 'BEST' greeting first and then added the vertical highlight image in different colors, stamping off first for a lighter hue. I love the effect!

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    Here's the free project sheet you can print or download: Download Friends for Life Best Wishes here

    Below is the video for this card and another; both featuring this Full of Life suite. I hope you watch it to get the many tips I like to share in my videos.  Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel while you're there!

     

     

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