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Control Freaks Blog Hop; ‘Can’t Live Without’ theme


This month the Control Freaks are sharing their favorite retiring products in a 'Can't Live Without' theme.  There are so many wonderful items on the Last Chance list this year!  Be sure to really look at it so you have no regrets when they're no longer available.

If you just arrived here be sure to click on the icon at the end of each post to see it all.  Or maybe you just arrived from Melissa's blog.  I love her style! 

I'm focusing on the Garden Wishes stamp set & Dandy Wishes dies today. Both are marked down 40-50% right now!  

This first card is bright & colorful in Magenta Madness, Black & White.  I love a black & white card with a pop of color.  

The Designer Paper is the All Together 6 X 6" DSP; it's a special collection ending in May. 

I used the 'Floating' technique here.  I adhered strips of various widths of Designer Series Paper to a piece of Window Sheet and die-cut it out with the largest circle in our Layering Circle dies.  Then I added dimensionals to the back and adhered it to a 4 X 5 1/4" White card stock that's been textured with the Gingham embossing folder. 

Products retiring:

  • Dandy Wishes dies
  • Garden Wishes stamp set
  • All Together 6 X 6" DSP

I just love these Dandy Wishes die-cuts!  They are unique. fun and give lots of texture to our projects.

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Next is a pretty card that's soft and almost ethereal instead of bright & bold.  The colors include Pool Party, White & Calypso Coral.  

I used the same greeting from the Garden Wishes stamp set and the same round 'Dandy Wishes' dies but also added more die-cuts in the set. I also sponged the center of the round die-cuts with Calypso Coral ink.  

Notice the two sizes of the White 'dandelions'? I trimmed off a few of the thin, outer petals on one for a smaller flower. The Designer Paper background is from the Flowering Fields DSP in the 2022 January-June catalog. 

I am SUPER SAD that the Tailored Tag punch is retiring.  It's so easy to layer this one! Just cut a second one in half horizontally. It's my 'go to' punch for greetings. If you don't have this punch, get it now; it's on sale! 

Retiring items:

  • Dandy Wishes dies
  • Garden Wishes stamp set
  • Flowering Fields DSP
  • Tailored Tag punch

*Remember the Last Chance products are while supplies last and many are already gone. 

Be sure to check out what Wendy has to share; she's super creative and crafts 'outside the box'!  

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The Last Chance list is out!
Tons of items from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog are retiring and many are deeply discounted from 20-50% off.
 
Remember that these items are while supplies last and may run out. 
Click here to see it all online along with the discounts.

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If your order is over $50 you'll receive free Polished Dots or In Color jewels and 3 hand made cards from me.

 

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  • Pretty Shades & Hues cards for December’s kit to go or PDF tutorial


    I decided to use two brand new designer papers for my December kits to go. 

    The kit I'm sharing today is the Shades & Hues DSP.  4 of 5 cards are fancy folds!

    I created 5 different cards and made 2 of each.  In this kit to go you'll receive the following:

    • 10 pre-cut cards including layers, punched or die-cut pieces
    • a share of Tinsel gems
    • a share of paper butterfly accents
    • the PDF tutorial with photos, directions, measurements and a supplies list

    This kit to go costs $31 and will be sent to you via Priority mail at the end of December. You can reserve your kit to go here. The PDF tutorial is available separately here for $16. It is sent to you via email immediately after payment. 

    You will need a few ink colors, greeting images, adhesives and a paper trimmer to cut your new designer paper.

    The colors include Petal Pink, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia. 

    See all of my kits and tutorials on my shop here. Save time by using kits & tutorials ready for your card making!

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    December Specials:

    *current host code link:  

     FFMDFU3J

    3 new designer papers!

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    Available December 3rd; while supplies last!

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  • A Wonderful Serene Love card kit to go; or choose the tutorial option


    I knew I'd love this paper when I ordered it. I was right! The patterns and colors are beautiful.

    I created a fantastic group of cards featuring the Serene Love DSP (new release this month). All but 4 of the 5 designs are fun folds. Aren't they pretty? 

    I added Pretty in Pink as an accent since it works wonderfully with these colors.  I created 5 different cards and made 2 of each.  In this kit to go you'll receive the following:

    • 10 pre-cut cards including layers, punched or die-cut pieces
    • a share of Iridescent Pearl jewels
    • a share of Pretty in Pink ribbon
    • the PDF tutorial with photos, directions, measurements and a supplies list

    This kit to go is $31 and will be sent to you via Priority mail at the end of December. You can reserve your kit to go here.

    The PDF tutorial is available separately here for $16. It is sent to you via email immediately after payment. 

    You will need a few ink colors, greeting images, adhesives and a paper trimmer to cut your new designer paper. The colors include Petal Pink, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia. 

    *This is the kit my subscribers will receive in December. 

    I'll share the other kit to go Friday.  Or click here to see them both now.  You'll save on shipping if you order more than one kit. 

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    December Specials:

    *current host code link:  

     FFMDFU3J

    3 new designer papers!

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    Available December 3rd; while supplies last!

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  • Super Easy Fun Fold card with free project sheet & video tutorial


    Free shipping continues through Wednesday, December 11th.  All orders over $75 qualify.

    I shared this simple but unique fun fold card on last week's Live video.  It's a great card fold and makes great use of your designer paper too.  

    It's called a back fold and is so easy to make! The greeting layers are adhered to the right edge of this card. It holds the left flap closed but opens easily since there is a scored line. I hope you watch the video below to see how it's done. 

    It features our Take a Bow designer series paper from the Holiday catalog.  I also used the Christmas Labels bundle for my greeting image and die-cut. 

    The White die-cut is from the set of dies but it was quite easy to layer a red shape under it.  I fussy cut the upper & lower edges to match. The green glimmer die-cuts are from the Winterly Tree Tops dies and our Festive Glimmer paper. 

    Click on the following link to download or print the free project sheet: Download Take a Bow back fold card

     

    Below is the video I made for this card and another diagonal fun fold card. Both of these make great use of your designer paper!  I hope you watch and make some. 

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    December Specials:

    *current host code link:  

     FFMDFU3J

    3 new designer papers!

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    Available December 3rd; while supplies last!

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