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Lots to see in this month’s Control Freak’s Blog hop!


The theme for February's Blog Hop is projects for our friends! 

There's a lot of talent in the Control Freaks group; be sure to click on each icon at the end of each post to see it all.   

If you just stopped in from Bree's blog I'm sure you enjoyed her projects. She is uber creative!

My first card features the Floating Technique. It gives the illusion that your paper is floating on the card.  

I adhered random sizes of card stock strips onto a piece of Window Sheet and used our largest circle in the Layering Circles dies  to die-cut it out.  I've been making monochromatic cards lately and chose my favorite blue/green hues of Bermuda Bay, Pool Party & Coastal Cabana.  

Details:

  • This circle is added with Stampin' Dimensionals onto White CS that's been embossed with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder. 
  • The 'Thanks' is made with our Amazing Thanks dies from the January-June catalog. 
  • The 'Friend' greeting was fussy cut from the Special Moments stamp set.
  • Those pretty rhinestones are from a new release coming out in March called the Wave Collection.  Rhinestones in blues & greens!! 

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I recently made a card with the Hello Ladybug using Magenta Madness with Black and wanted to try it out with Coastal Cabana too. I found out that our new Supple Shimmer specialty paper works great for wings! It's pretty & iridescent.


It's also what I like to call Black & White with a 'pop' of color.  A bit of black on a card makes other colors 'show up' and be noticed. 

This card is an easy fun fold.  Turn any basic card into a fun fold with these measurements: 

  • Card base 5 ½” X 8 ½”, score at 2 1/8” & 4 ¼”
  • White (X 2) 3 ½” X 4 ¾”
  • 3 ¾” X 5” Black


The stamped images are all from the Hello Ladybug stamp set.  It's in a bundle with the punch at 10% off when purchased together.  


Thanks so much for stopping in today. Click on the icon below to see what Cindy has created for you. You won't want to miss it! 

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  • String Art Technique; fun, easy & the results are a big WOW!


    I shared the String Art technique on last week's Live video.  It's been years since I tried it and it brought back how much fun it is!

    That cool swirly, colorful image is made with a length of twine, ink refills and a phone book.  Yes; a phone book!  Any book will do but I a phone book is okay to get inky.  

    And another neat thing about this technique is you get two finished panels from one technique!  

    You might notice the card on the right has thicker lines.  I believe that piece was on the bottom and had more moisture on it.  

    I used Bermuda Bay and Parakeet Party ink refills for this technique, along with about 14" of baker's twine. After the piece was created I let it dry and textured it with an embossing folder.  

    *Bermuda Bay card stock, ink pad and refill are already sold out.  Products can go so fast on the Last Chance list! 

    Other products used: 2022-24 In Color dots seen here (Just $4; reduced by 50%!), the Quatrefoil embossing folder, Butterfly Kisses 6 X 6" DSP, 2022-24 In Color Baker's Twine pack. 

    You really need to watch this technique in action.  It's so much easier than to try to explain it.  

    Watch the video here or click on the image below to see this special technique. It's the third project in the video. 

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    April Specials:

    See the 2023 Last Chance list here 

    *current host code: SYZD4PH2 or SFHU3WMT

    Get a free specialty paper sampler with online orders over $55 using a host code above plus an embellishment if your order is over $100

    Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

    Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

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  • The Discounts start TODAY! Don’t delay; some items will go fast!


    The big Last Chance Sale is here!  Many products from both the Annual Catalog AND the Spring (January-April) catalog are discounted up to 60%! Click here to see it all.

    Remember these items are while supplies last; do not delay in getting what you want.  Some are already gone! 

    Here are some of the great deals:

    • Retiring Blends markers 40% off
    • Stampin' Write combo packs of markers 30-50% off
    • Designer paper up to 60% off
    • Gems & ribbons up to 60% off
    • Punches from 20-50% off
    • Dies and embossing folders up to 60% off!  This means if they were $30 they're now $12

    Don't forget that these colors of ink, card stock, refills and embellishments are retiring too.  If you have a favorite on the list don't wait to stock up.

    We're saying goodbye to these colors: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point, Mango Melody, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Merry Merlot, Sahara Sand

    I'm really going to miss the Stitched Rectangles, Painted Labels and Layering Circles dies. 

    Here's an example of the deals you can take advantage of: The Amazing Thanks dies here are now just $10.80!

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    April Specials:

    See the 2023 Last Chance list here 

    *current host code: SYZD4PH2 or SFHU3WMT

    Get a free specialty paper sampler with online orders over $55 using a host code above

    Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

    Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

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  • Share a Milkshake card with video & free projects sheet!


    The Share a Milkshake bundle is SWEET and super fun to create with.  We made this fun card at my March card clubs: 

    You can see the Share a Milkshake bundle here; it's filled with cute 2-step images, quirky font greetings and fabulous dies.  See that straw in the ice cream?  It fits into a 'slit' in the die-cut ice cream piece. 

    *This bundle is carrying over into the new Annual catalog but it will not be a bundle at 10% off any longer; the stamp set & dies will be sold separately. 

     

    That bottom large die above folds into a textured sugar cone; you can then insert your 'scoops' of ice cream in it like the project below shared by Stampin' Up! 

    Here's what we stamped inside our card.  The 2-step bowl of ice cream with a die-cut silver spoon is extra special.

    My colors include Coastal Cabana, Sweet Sorbet and Polished Pink with a bit of Early Espresso for the chocolate topping die-cuts. the striped DSP on the bottom is from the Country Floral Lane DSP in the Spring catalog.   

    Here's the free project sheet for this project; it includes measurements, directions and supplies. Download March 23 Share a Milkshake

     

    Click here or below for the video for this project and a few more as well.  It's the 2nd project. 

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    April Specials:

    See the Jan-Apr 2023 Last Chance list here *sale prices start April 4th 

    See the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance list here

    *current host code: SYZD4PH2 or SFHU3WMT

    Get a free specialty paper sampler with online orders over $55 using a host code above plus an embellishment if your order is over $100

    Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

    Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

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