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


    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! 

    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.

    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!  

    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!


    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.  

    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!  

    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. 

    Next is a fun & bright card made by Tracey:

    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. 

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

    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"


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

    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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  • Get inspired by these Christmas card swaps by my Flowerbug’s


    I'm sharing three more of my Flowerbug's Team Christmas card swaps today! I know you'll be inspired by one or more of them. 

    First is a beautiful card made by Karen. She chose the Regal Reindeer bundle from the Annual catalog. 

    She paired it with the pretty O Holy Night designer paper from the Holiday catalog.  What a beautiful scene she created!! See the Regal Reindeer stamp set here and the coordinating Reindeer dies here.

     

    Next is an elegant card made by Ginny who featured the Christmas Classic bundle from the Holiday catalog. 

    She added a 2 3/4" square of the Joy of Christmas designer paper on the upper right and textured the entire White panel with the Christmas Tidings embossing folder seen here.  I love these layered die-cuts! See this bundle here.  It's one of my favorites in the Holiday cataog.  

    Here's the inside view of her card: 

    Paula also used the Christmas Classics bundle on her card: 

    Other products include:

    • Garden Walk 6 X 6"designer paper from the Holiday catalog (2 pieces at 5 1/4" X 2")
    • Crumb Cake & Vanilla card stock
    • Stampin' Write markers for the 3 colored greeting
    • Real Red & Garden Green ribbon combo pack & the Red and Burlap ribbon combo pack from the Annual Catalog

    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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