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Lovely & Beautiful fancy fold card swap with measurements

May 1, 2026

Kim made this amazing card for our April Team swap:

She combined new and current products for this beautiful card cased from Karen Hadler. That beautiful textured flower is from an upcoming bundle called Opulent Oasis. It includes a new die that textures; it’s called Textured Impression dies. I’ll share more details on this new product soon. It will be released on May 5th in the 2026 May-August catalog.

The designer paper is called Lovely & Beautiful and can be seen here. The pretty leaf die-cut is from the Nature’s Symphony dies.
Here’s how it looks once opened:

So many layers!! The card stock colors include Old Olive, Petal Pink and Fresh Freesia.

Measurements:

– Olive card base 11″ X 4 1/4″ score at 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″, second piece – 9″ X 3 34″ scored at 3″ & 6″
– Petal Pink layers 2 1/2″ X 4″ and 5 1/4″ X 4″ on the large piece. 3 pieces at 2 3/4″ X 3 1/2″ on the shorter piece
– DSP 1 1/4″ X 3 3/4″ and 5″ X 3 3/4″ on the large piece. 2 pieces at 2 1/2″ X 3 1/4″ on the shorter piece
– Fresh Freesia 2 1/2″ X 3 1/4″

I hope you enjoyed seeing her gorgeous card. More swaps soon!

April Specials:

Check out the Last Chance list here; these items go fast!

Product of the Month is the Eyelet Blooms dies

*Get a free 12 project tutorial when you redeem this POM from me!

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Free PDF tutorial featuring the Delicate Whispers suite!

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Paper Tags Joseph’s Coat technique with video tutorial

June 23, 2025
I played with the Paper Tags stamp set and the Irresistible Designs Specialty Paper for last week's video. Here's my favorite project:

The colors include Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana and Gorgeous Grape in inks. The card stock is Black, White, Daffodil and Highland Heather.

For the colored designer paper panel I started with a piece at 4" X 5" and blended the three inks on it diagonally. This Irresistible specialty paper seen here resists the ink where they printed the resist designs. Once you add ink, it reveals their pattern. So cool!

After I blended the colors on I randomly cut the single panel into 5 pieces on the diagonal. I share how I did this in the video here. I adhered each panel one at a time starting in the corner. You may need to trim one of the pieces slightly to fit the card base.

For the inside of the card I stamped the greeting and added color to it with coordinating Blends markers.

Here's how you do the Joseph's Coat technique:
1. Sponge or blend multiple colors onto your neutral cardstock.
2. Swipe the embossing buddy over this layer; tap off excess powder.
3. Ink the stamp image in Versamark ink; stamp onto the layer.
4. Immediately heat emboss with Black embossing powder.
Once I had my tag, I trimmed it by hand (there are coordinating dies) and added a few extra pieces to lengthen the tag and add more layers. I finished it off with a bow.

Here's the free project sheet with directions, photo, measurements and a supplies list: Download Paper Tags Joseph's Coat card

Below is the video tutorial for this card and another I shared in the video:

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June Specials:

The Suite Sale is on!

Buy one get 50% the second item – on all available suite products.

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Last Chance List has been updated! see it all here. Don't miss out on the deals!

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Earn free card kits in June with online orders! Get 4 kits with a $50 order and orders over $80 receive all 6 cards. All you need are greetings, gems and adhesives to assemble.

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Awesome fun fold swaps by the Flowerbug’s

June 21, 2025
Today I'm sharing two neat fun fold cards made by a few of my Flowerbug's for a recent card swap. Our them was to use a new 2025-27 In Color and make it a fun fold.

First is a card made by Joan who used the new Online Exclusive set 'It's Okay' seen here.

Her In Color is Strawberry Slush and she loves to color; as you can see! It's a triple fold card; here's how the first panel opens:

Here are her measurements:
- card base 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
- White opening panel 8" X 5 1/4" scored at 4"
- inside DSP – large right panel is 3 3/4" X 5", greeting strip 3 7/8" X 1", back of the front panel 3 1/4" X 2 1/4"
- front white panel 3" X 4 1/4"
- Front Strawberry panel 3" X 4 1/4"
- side strip to connect panels 3" X 1" scored in half
Isn't her coloring gorgeous? That Bokeh DSP is perfect here!

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Candace made this next card – a double box card!

She used the You are Remarkable stamp set seen here. It's a great 2-step set with lots of possibilities. Her colors include Strawberry Slush, Black, Gray and White. The Designer Paper is the Botanical Textures; also in our Online Store here.

Here are her measurements:
- card base 8 1/4" X 5 1/2" score at 1", 2", 3" & 4"
- Strawberry Slush textured layers – 3 at 7/8" X 5 1/4", 1 at 7/8" X 3 7/8"
- White front 2 7/8" X 3 7/8", back is 3 3/4" X 5"
- Black 2nd box layer 4 1/4" X 4" scored at 3" & 4"
- DSP 3 1/8" X 5 3/8"
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June Specials:

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Huge Stamping Sale Saturday; stop in for amazing deals!

June 20, 2025

Tomorrow is the big sale!

If you're local to North Dakota (Minot) you do not want to miss it!

There are 30 plus crafters selling their excess paper crafting supplies. It's Saturday from 9-2 pm (Friday night for my current customers that have been invited for early bird shopping).

See the event on Facebook here for the address & details.

So many punches! And Stampin' Up! card stock below…..

Inks, tags, ribbons & embellishments galore

Lots & lots of stamps!

I'm sorry but I cannot shop for anyone long distance; you must be here in person. It's a crazy day!

I am sorry if these photos are a big tease for some of you. But other local gals need to see this!

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June Specials:

The Suite Sale is on!

Buy one get 50% the second item – on all available suite products.

Shop here or see products below:

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Last Chance List has been updated! see it all here. Don't miss out on the deals!

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Earn free card kits in June with online orders! Get 4 kits with a $50 order and orders over $80 receive all 6 cards. All you need are greetings, gems and adhesives to assemble.

Order here

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Get my Celebratory Sips PDF tutorial free with any online order in June!

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