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Beautiful swaps with NEW products!


We held out Team card swap Saturday and I want to share some of these awesome swaps they made. Our theme was to use new catalog products. This swap was ‘shoebox’ style so we made each other’s cards in person. I love shoebox swaps!

Tracey created this special card using the new Peaceful Pine in color. She paired it with Cloud Cover and Berry Burst here.

Look at that stamped panel; it is NOT designer paper! She stamped it because she loves to create with our stamps. And she finds it fun to create unique color combos too. She used the stamps from the Boutique Blossoms bundle seen here.

The Heirloom Boutique suite is one that Stampin’ Up! says will remain current for a year! I love knowing this; it helps when you join swaps and post projects for customers.

Here I stamped the outline image in 1st generation ink and the inside of the flower and leaves in 2nd generation ink. *that means stamped off once.

A fabulous card Tracey!

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And here is Lori’s neat pop-up fun fold card:

It had three layered panels that pop up from the card front. Very cool!
It also features the Bloom Boutique suite seen here. It was hard to get a good photo of this fun fold card that she cased from Susan Campfield. The die-cuts on the front are cut from the new 2026-28 In Color Pearlized Specialty paper seen here.

Here are the measurements:

Card Base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
Flaps – center is 3″ X 5 3/4″ score at 3/4″, 1 1/2″, 4 1/4″, 5″
top & bottom flaps 3/4″ X 5 3/4″ score at 3/4″, 1 1/2″, 4 1/4″, 5″
Inside panel of DSP 2 1/2″ X 5 1/4″
DSP – middle is 2 3/4″ X 2 1/2″, top & bottom 1/2″ X 2 1/2″, left & right 1/2″ X 5 1/4″, sides 1/2″ X 2 3/4″, corners 1/2″ square

What a special card she made!

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Next is another special fancy fold card featuring the Bloom Boutique specialty designer paper; this one is created by Kim.

She featured the All Aflutter punch bundle seen here. I’m so happy we have a new butterfly punch again!

Her card is a spinner card using Baker’s Twine. It’s fun to set up a card like this so when the recipient removed the card from the envelope the circle spins. You simply wind it up before inserting it in your envelope. So cool!

We added stamped & punched butterflies all over this card; using the newest In Colors. The inside polka dot DSP panel is from the new Painted Patterns 12 X 12″ DSP seen here. It’s available in most of our color families!

Before the string is added to the crease of the fold you’ll cut the larger circle from the front. She has so many layers on her card; it can be tricky to get the circle die-cut ‘cut’ through the layers. We ran it back and forth the Cut & Emboss machine but it did cut!

It’s an amazing card Kim!

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Be sure to tack on one of the Product of the Month choices for just $5 (once the order is over $75).

And if you’re already at $75 bump it up to $100 and earn a FREE Mystery Box from me! I have a few left and they’re stocked up with recently retired Stampin’ Up! products valued at over $200! Shop here.

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  • New Spring Catalog DSP, Ribbon & Embellishment shares – RSVP ASAP!!


    I'm excited to offer NEW product share options from the upcoming January-June 2022 Mini Catalog!!  I’m placing my share order early on January 4 and I'll use the expedited shipping option so I plan to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of January 10.

    NOTE REGARDING PRODUCT AVAILABILITY:  Stampin’ Up! has advised us that there may be items that are unavailable when the catalog launches due to the global shipping delays.  If any items that I’m offering in my shares are not available when I place my order on January 4, I’ll refund you the amount for that item.  I’m hoping that I’ll be able to order everything for you but a refund is my back-up plan. 

    New Designer Series Paper Share – $22.00 plus $5.00 for First Class shipping

    You will receive one 6×6" sheet of each design from the following DSP (*one 4×6" pack) and specialty paper packs (the number behind the name indicates how many 6×6" sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

    • Sweet Talk – 6
    • Flowering Fields – 6
    • Mother Of Pearl Specialty – 1
    • Symbols Of Fortune Specialty – 6
    • Vellum Layering Designs – 6
    • Artfully Composed – 6
    • New Horizons 6″ x 6″ – 12
    • Abstract Beauty Specialty 4″ x 6″ – 12
    • Heart & Home – 6
    • Supple Shimmer Specialty – 2 (one of each color)
    • Hey Sports Fan – 6

    In all, you’ll receive 57 – 6” x 6” and 12 – 4″ x 6″ sheets of designer or specialty paper!

    Double DSP Share – $44.00 + $8.00 Shipping by Priority Mail – I’ll cut the designer paper sheets into 6×12 (except for the New Horizons 6×6 and Abstract Beauty 4″ x 6″, you’ll get double sheets of those since they’re already precut).

    A FREE Gift From Me! – As a bonus for joining either share, you’ll also get a sample of the Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper Packs!  I’ll send each share participant a sampler of papers from the Daffodil Afternoon, Sunshine & Rainbows and Simply Marbleous Sale-a-bration DSP packs!

    New Ribbon & Embellishment share – $23.50 plus $5 for 1st Class shipping

    1 Yard of each ribbon:

    • 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack (1 yard of 2 colors)
    • 3/8″ Denim Ribbon
    • 3/8″ Evening Evergreen Windowpane Check Ribbon
    • 3/8″ Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon
    • 1/2″ Soft Succulent Satin Shimmer Ribbon
    • 3/4″ White Frayed Ribbon

    Embellishments: *the number behind indicates how many of each you'll receive

    • Adhesive Backed Hexagons -18
    • Brushed Brass Butterflies -16
    • Classic Matte Dots – 24
    • Faux Sea Glass Shapes – 30
    • Heart & Home Doilies – 6
    • Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels – 40
    • Pebbles Enamel Shapes – 18
    • Polished Dots – 24
    • Resin Stars – 24

    Want it all?  Get both shares plus the free Sale-a-Bration paper bonus samples for $45.50 plus $8 priority shipping. Anyone is welcome to join in my share (US only).  

    If you’d like to join, email me here by January 3rd with the following information:  Or send to lagreff60@gmail.com 

    • Your first and last name
    • shipping address
    • The email address that is connected to your PayPal account. I will accept PayPal for payment unless you are a customer of mine.  If you are a customer, a check is fine.  ***You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.
    • Please indicate which share or shares you would like.  
    1. DSP share – single or double?
    2. Ribbon & Embellishment share
    3. Everything – get it all!   

    Deadline to sign up for my share is Monday, January 3. E-mail me at lagreff60@gmail.com

    **It's possible I'll have extra share's left after this date; I'll keep you updated. 

    Order online here. 

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  • Quick card Ever Eden designer paper strips; just a few days left!


    On my last Monday's FB Live I shared these pretty cards; they feature the Ever Eden specialty designer paper. Click here to watch the video. 

    Diagonal strips ever eden..

    The greeting and butterflies are from upcoming catalogs in January.  The stamp is called Friendly Hello and the butterflies are little, bitty brass adhesive-backed gems. There is one more new items on this card; it's a punch called the Bough punch. Above it's in Soft Succulent shimmer vellum & Metallic card stock.  It punches both! 

    This pretty paper is a special promotion.  You won't find it in any catalog and it's retiring on January 3rd. It's available while supplies last. The colors are gorgeous together – Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Gold & White.  See it here. 

    Diagonal Strips Ever Eden

    I shared another version of this strip technique here.  Totally different! 

    Diagonal strips cards

    Tips: 

    • I start out with a 2 1/4" X 4 3/4" piece of neutral CS.  This is what I adhered the strips of Designer Paper to. 
    • I added Seal adhesive over the entire piece and added the strips one by one. 
    • Apply one strip across the middle at an angle first. Then keep filling in. 
    • I trimmed the excess off the edges once I had it well covered with strips.  
    • My DSP strips measure between 1/4" and 5/8" wide and about 3" long.  It doesn't matter how wide your strips are; it looks great if they're different widths.  
    • Add dimensionals to the back of this piece for added dimension. 
    • Add a greeting and accents if desired. 

    Here's the video with details: 

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    December Specials:

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    Use the host code above & get a free card stock sampler ring with a $50 order in December! 

    Card stock ring

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    See the July-December catalog carry over list here

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  • Geometric fun with an Ombre’ effect; video tutorial too!


    I've been sharing ideas & techniques featuring the Plenty of Patterns masks from a recent FB Live video. 

    Today it's an Ombre' effect created with a grid mask, 4 colors of ink and Blending Brushes. 

    Plenty of Patterns ombre grid

    The colors I used are from top to bottom: Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Polished Pink and Melon Mambo. I used our Blending Brushes to achieve this smooth blended look.  See them here. I love them; they're so worth investing in.  And the nice thing is that the ink can be rinsed out to use them in any color next time. 

    Plenty of Patterns grid

    I used the grid mask in the set of 4 seen below & here. 

    PLENTY OF PATTERNS DECORATIVE MASKS

    I'm sure you noticed the hexagonal greeting die-cuts.  This is part of a new die-cut set called Beautiful Shapes dies coming out in the upcoming 2022 Jan-June catalog.  And the Adhesive-Backed Hexagons coordinate wonderfully.  These embellishments come in a package of three colors – Black, Blushing Bride & Just Jade. 

    Plenty of Patterns ombre grid

    I added a zig-zag of ribbon behind my greeting image; see my easy method in the video.  

    Plenty of Patterns grid both

    Below is the video with these projects & lots more! 

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     *click here to order 

    Use the host code above & get a free card stock sampler ring with a $50 order in December! 

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    See the July-December catalog carry over list here

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