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Clean & Simple Blog Hop; Pretty Pop-Up dies

Welcome to the Control Freak's May blog hop!  The theme is Clean & Simple projects. 

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You may have just arrived or hopped over from Wendy's blog.  I'm sure you loved her unique projects. 

For some reason when I think of clean & simple I lean towards mostly white projects.  I've been wanting to play with my new Pretty Pop-Up dies so here is what I came up with for my first project: 

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It's almost all white; just a few accents of Balmy Blue & Petal Pink.  These Pretty Pop-Up dies do not cut all of the way through; they provide detailed texture and a 'peak' behind the die-cuts.  

I added a bit of color to some of the flowers and butterflies with Balmy Blue & Petal Pink light blends markers.  To get them to pop up a bit I pushed each die-cut outward with my Take Your Pick tool.  I adhered this 4" X 5 1/4" piece to a smaller piece of Balmy Blue card stock using mini dimensionals.  

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The greeting is from the Nature's Thoughts stamp set and on a die-cut from the Natural Prints dies.  I added a 1/4" strip behind this to bring in a bit of Balmy Blue. This card might not be considered true clean & simple but it does only have a few layers!  Ha!

I stuck with the Balmy Blue & White them for my second card but added a bit of Gray Granite with the Abigail Rose designer paper. 

I used the smaller oval die for this card and used one of the single dies for the White butterfly.  

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The greeting is stamped on a circle die from the Picture This dies and is from the Nature's Thoughts stamp set as well. There is a piece of Vellum card stock behind the Balmy Blue layer. 

You can see some of the dies I used in the photo below: 

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Thank you so much for stopping in today; I hope you enjoyed seeing these Pretty Pop-Up die projects!  

I hope you'll stick with the 'hop' to see all of the projects!  Click here to see Melissa's projects or on the icon below.  

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  • Unique color combo for this Humble Home card; great for Christmas or birthday!

    This is one of the projects we made at my October Card Clubs. What do you think of this fun color combo? 

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    I used Highland Heather with Summer Splash & Black. The trees are Old Olive & Lemon Lime Twist.  

    The greetings are from the Iconic Imagery bundle seen here.  I also offered a birthday version for those who didn't want a Christmas card. 

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    That pretty white snowfall background is made with White Craft ink and the Falling Snow stamp seen here.  It's currently out of stock but should return around November 18th. 

    Here's the inside view:

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    For the greetings I used the Greetings of the Season & Labeled with Love sets. 

    I created a free project sheet you can print or download. Click on the following link: Download Humble Home Oct 2024

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    Here are some of the other products I used on this card; all are from the 2024-25 Annual catalog:

    • Spotlight on Nature dies
    • Blends markers – Summer Splash, Granny Apple Green & Highland Heather
    • Rhinestone Basic Jewels
    • Silver & White 1/2" sheer ribbon 

    Below is the video tutorial for this card. Click here or on the photo below to watch it. 

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  • Cute Christmas Stockings in the November Paper Pumpkin kit; get yours by November 10th

    Here's a peek of the upcoming November Paper Pumpkin kit! 

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    Each month there's a new all inclusive kit but you need to subscribe or purchase a pre-paid subscription by the 10th to get that month's kit. 

    The November kit details:
     
    · Celebrate Christmas with adorable stockings and gift tags!
    · Makes 8 projects: 8 stockings with 8 gift tags
    · Precut paper pieces
    · Safety pins and specialty gold foil
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    Subscribers can also shop the exclusive Merry Tags & More Dies add-on, which coordinates with our October, November, and December kits. This is available while supplies last. 
     
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  • Expressions in Kindness kit is back! And the sale ends today!

    The Expressions in Kindness card kit is gorgeous! Look at these stunning cards…..

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    This beautiful kit has been out of stock for many weeks.  I'm so glad it's back in time for the kit promotion.  It was $23 and is now $20.70 but that price ends today!  See it here. 

    The kit is meant to make 8 cards but one set of the card bases is printed on both sides.  I couldn't waste it so I trimmed it to add to both White & Blackberry Bliss card bases.  I did have to add two greeting labels to get 12 finished cards but that's all I added besides extra envelopes.  

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    Here are the other 2 sets of cards; I didn't change much.

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    Our kits are all inclusive which means everything is included including a stamp set, Blackberry Bliss ink spot, envelopes, gems, ribbon and adhesives. 

    Even though I consider myself an experienced stamper I love our kits.  They give me a chance to create without a lot of prep or planning.  They're great for gifts or last minute crafting. 

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