Control Freak’s Blog Hop; Favorite Colors theme!

January 19, 2022

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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Grassy Grove dies make amazing cards quickly! Video too!

January 27, 2022

I was inspired to use the Grassy Grove bundle for a January card club project because of this card made by Deloris; one of my Flowerbug's Team members.

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See what I mean? It's striking & stunning! She used Blackberry Bliss and that background is the amazing New Horizon 6 X 6" DSP seen here. Her greeting is stamped on a stitched rectangle die-cut on Fresh Freesia CS.

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I changed the colors but still kept the large die-cut and the pretty paper the star of the card.

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The die-cut is Black, cut at 5 1/8" X 3 7/8". The New Horizons paper is cut just a hair smaller. We simply added two of the deer in the Grassy Grove dies and a greeting on an Oval punched piece.

Scroll down to see the video I made or click here.

The card bases were either Soft Succulent or Misty Moonlight as that coordinated with most of the designer paper scenes.
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Here is what the inside looks like. We stamped the trees in the Grassy Grove stamp set in Black and added a greeting. This greeting is part of the Special Moments stamp set seen here (free during our Sale-a-Bration promo now)

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Here are three of the cards all together. See how the New Horizons designer paper can change the background scene so easily? Everyone thought these made perfect masculine cards and sympathy cards as well.
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Below is the quick video; click on the photo to watch it.

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Fast but fabulous Flowing Flowers card kit to go with my Easy 8 Card Wonder template

January 26, 2022
I created these pretty cards on last week's FB Live. I used the Flowing Flowers stamp set in a unique set of colors.

This stamp set was one of my top picks in the Spring catalog. Not just because it's flowers, but because of the Distinktive images and pretty greetings. Look!

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Here's a link to the live video where I made a totally different set of cards using the same OSW template. I created it a few years ago and love trying it with different stamp sets. I find it's a fabulous way to get beautiful cards made quickly without a lot of measuring.

**Did you know that my Team members get all of my tutorials free? They receive every single one I make – at least 3-5 a month! We met on Sunday night via Zoom and many of us used the Easy 8 Card Wonder to make our cards. So fun to visit while we stamped!! Ask me about the Starter Kit deal & joining my Flowerbug's Team.

Here is the 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of basic White card stock that I stamped using the images in the Flowing Flowers stamp set.

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I did do a little 'surgery' on one of the stamps (seen the flower in the first photo above). I cut the leaves and the spatter part away from the main flower so I could stamp them in different colors. I know I'll use this stamp so much more this way. I used our Paper Snips to do it. I encourage you to try this on your stamps; it's scary but so worth it!

Here is one of the cards made with my template. *These three pieces were cut on the printed lines on the reverse side. No measuring!!

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You have a few choices if you want to make cards like these:
- Get the template & PDF tutorial here in my Shop. It's called the Easy 8 Card Wonder and includes directions for 4 different sets of cards & color combos. $15 *Click here to see my other OSW's. Plus once you purchase it, you will get an email every time I update the tutorial with new color combos & stamp sets!
- Reserve a pre-cut kit to go by Feb 15th. Contact me here. I'll send you a PayPal invoice for it all. The kits are sent out at the end of February via Priority Mail. It's $46 with shipping.
The Kit to go includes:
- the Flowing Flowers 9 piece stamp set
- a printed template on 8 1/2" X 11" Basic White CS
- pre-cut & punched pieces for all 8 cards
- the free PDF tutorial sent in an email
- You will need your own ink (I used Navy, Daffodil, Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana), adhesives & gems.
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You can see the video here where I show how the template is used. I created a different group of cards using this Easy 8 Card Wonder template.

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a $50 order in January, 2022!

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Masterful Monochromatic Floral Swap cards by my Flowerbugs

January 25, 2022
Today is the last of the pretty monochromatic cards my Flowerbug's gals made for our January swap. The theme was a challenge for some but others found it easy. Have you made a monochromatic card before? If not try it!

This first card was made by Tracey using the Meadow dies in Blushing Bride & White.

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There are so many beautiful details!
- All of these flowers, butterfly & greeting dies are from the Meadow dies seen here. They're cut from White, Bushing Bride & Vellum CS
- The texture is from the Bark 3D embossing folder seen here.
- She sponged on one of the die-cuts and the textured piece too.
- The greeting is heat embossed using White embossing powder
Next is a card made by Ginny using the Color & Contour bundle seen here. She chose to use the In Color Pale Papaya.

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The designer paper is from our 6 X 6" In Color assorted DSP pack seen here. Did you know we have patterned paper in each of our Stampin' Up! colors! I love how easy it is to coordinate our products with our color line. It just makes me happy!

Next is a card Candace made using the new Sale-a-Bration free bundle called Friendly Hello seen here.

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Here are the details:
- Her colors are Blushing Bride & Flirty Flamingo. She stamped her flowers on both the greeting circle and the Blushing Bride card base.
- She used the Basic Border dies to trim off the front edge for a stitched detail.
- The striped DSP is on the inside of the card. It's from the Host Pattern Party DSP
- She textured the larger circle with the new Gingham embossing folder.
- The ribbon is our new Frayed White ribbon in the Jan-June catalog.
I hope you've enjoyed seeing my talented Flowerbug's Team swaps this month. I love seeing their style & what they create for our optional swaps.

If you've ever thought about joining Stampin' Up! I hope you'll consider getting the Starter Kit and joining my Team. We have a wonderful group that is kind, creative & awesome in every way! Our Team FB group is super active with shares, optional challenges, prizes, online meetings & so much more.

Right now the starter kit includes 2 FREE stamp sets of your choice.

You can pick out $125 in product of your choice & the additional 2 free stamp sets all for $99 plus FREE SHIPPING! Click here to get the Starter kit deal.

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January Specials:

Purchase the Starter Kit during Sale-a-Bration

and choose ANY 2 stamp sets free plus FREE shipping too!

Click here to get yours.

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Host codes: T9YW6QCC or S9WGFH9Z

*click here to order

Use the host code above & get free Iridescent Rhinestones with

a $50 order in January, 2022!

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