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Control Freak’s Blog Hop; Favorite Colors theme!

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Welcome to the January Blog Hop from our talented Control Freaks group!  Our theme this month is to use our favorite Stampin' Up! color and make it monochromatic!  

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

I haven't joined a blog hop in awhile and I've missed it!  This color theme was perfect for me as my Flowerbug's Team swapped monochromatic cards last week.  I've been sharing them here all week long.

My first card features a new stamp set called Crane of Fortune.  

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I chose to feature Misty Moonlight with Night of Navy & White.  The Crane of Fortune stamp set is new in our Stampin' Up! January-June catalog.  It's a Distinktive stamp set which means you get multiple hues of color with one inking.  These are my favorite type of stamps.  Look how pretty the images are in one color and so easy too! 

After I stamped the crane I textured it with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.  

This card is a very simple fun fold.  Here are the measurements:

• Score your 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card base at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4"
• Misty Moonlight layer 1 7/8" X 5 1/4"
• White layers are 3 1/4" X 4 1/2"
• Navy layer is 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"

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I stamped some of the dragonflies on the front layer of Misty Moonlight.  I used White Craft ink for a soft, subtle effect.  As you can see I made quite a few of them for our Team swap!  

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Next is a pretty card in Soft Succulent & White.  

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I used the new Artfully Layered stamp set along with the Stitched Rectangle dies.  This technique is called Triple Time Stamping. 

To achieve this layered effect I stamped all three of the White layers at the same time. Then you adhere each piece to a Soft Succulent layer and put the pieces back together; almost like a puzzle.  It's a great way to create quick, eye catching cards. 

Measurements:

• Soft Succulent – 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card base, 4 1/8" X 2 7/8" & 3" X 1 5/8"
• White – 5 1/4" X 4", 4" X 2 5/8" & 2 3/4" X 1 3/8" 

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

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• Origami Christmas Tree card; soooo easy!

  December 15, 2021

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  I make one of these trees almost every year.  Why? Because they are easy & fun and we always have new Designer Paper for me to play with. 

  All you need are four squares of DSP. No scoring or other measurements.  Watch the video here or below to see how it's done. 

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  Here are the supplies:

  • Card stock – Old Olive & Mossy Meadow card bases, Real Red & Cherry Cobbler layers, White greeting strip & inside
  • Designer Paper – Heartwarming Hugs (out of stock now) and Sweet Stockings
  • Greeting image from the Christmas Cheer stamp set
  • Star topper from the Starlit punch
  • Embossing folder – Evergreen Forest (out of stock temporarily) 

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  Measurements: 

  • Card base 5 ½” X 8 ½”
  • DSP – 4 square pieces at 1 ¼”, 1 ¾”, 2 ¼” & 2 ¾”
  • Textured front & White inside are 4” X 5 ¼”

  Below is the video for you. I share another special card project and some pretty star/snowflake ornaments as well.  

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• Easy Christmas Ornament card

  December 14, 2021

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  I think this is pretty clever & unique; it's a 'faux' Christmas ornament on a card. And it's quick & easy too!  

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  It looks so real; like you could lift it off!  And you actually could if you use temporary adhesive; or add it to a pocket.  

  I shared this project on a FB Live last week.  It's the second project I made in this video.  

  Products used:

  • Merry Melody embossing folder on the White CS
  • The ornament is made with the largest smooth circle in our Circles dies. 
  • The DSP is called Painted Christmas and is in low inventory right now.  
  • Elegant Trim for the 'hanger'. 
  • Brushed Metallic specialty CS for the 'hanger'. 
  • Heat embossing for the greeting – from the Words of Cheer stamp set. 
  • CS is Real Red, White & Evening Evergreen 

  Here's a close-up of it. 

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  I give a few hints in the video on achieving this.  Basically you want to stamp your greeting first and add it to your DSP.  THEN cut both pieces out at the same time with your circle die. 

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  Below is the video for you. I share another special card project and some pretty star/snowflake ornaments as well.  

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• Fun way to use paper strips! Live video tonight!

  December 13, 2021

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  We made these cards on FB Live Monday night.  What a fun and easy way to use up your extra designer paper pieces! Click here to watch the video. 

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  I used the Pattern Party designer paper for these cards. It's a host choice in the back of the annual catalog seen here.  One side is Black & White and the other is colorful prints. I love the black & white patterns with a pop of color! 

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  • 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. 

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  You might wonder where this greeting is from.  It's an upcoming Sale-a-Bration stamp set called 'Hello Friend'.  It's in a bundle with a pack of Designer Paper.  It will be free with a $100 purchase during SAB in January & February.  Of course Demo's can earn it free now during our pre-order period. 

  The other new items here is a punch.  Can you spot it?  It's called the bough punch and has two options in the punch.  The large leaf and the 'buds' too.  

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