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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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  • What is a ‘Live Edge’ card? Check it out and the video tutorial too

    You may have heard of 'Live Edge' tables; but have you ever heard of a 'live edge' card?  Well that's what I'm calling this technique! 

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    I stamped the sweet dragonfly repeatedly along the right edge of my White card base.  I twisted the image each time and made sure they were touching or very close to each other. After stamping I fussy cut the edge off from the dragonflies. I think it took less than a minute to trim. I think it's well worth the effort!  

    The Happiest Day stamp set is adorable; I love the whimsical dragonflies and the bold greetings. Having two separate images for the wings means you can change up the colors for 2-toned results.  See the set here.

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    Here's how I stamped the inside: 

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    Products used:

    • Happiest Day stamp set
    • Inks – Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Memento Black
    • Other – Something Fancy dies, Paper Snips, Iridescent striped ribbon, Full of Life DSP

    I love the way the colors fade from top to bottom mimicking the Full of Life Designer Series Paper.  I achieved this with just 3 colors of ink, but stamping off for a few of them. 

    Do you ever stamp off to get a lighter hue of ink? Sometimes it's the perfect shade! 

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    Here's the free project sheet; click on the following link to download it or print it off.  Download Happiest Day Live Edge card

    Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with an easy addition of glimmer strips and a few other ideas as well.  

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  • Happiest Day card with video tutorial; a simple layout with a gorgeous look

    On last week's Live video I chose the Happiest Day stamp set as my featured product.  It was discounted during the 3 day stamp sale but you can see it here. Here's one of the cards I made: 

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    I chose to use our 2023-25 In Colors; Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie and Petunia Pop along with Black. We have glimmer paper in these colors too so I added three strips to the card base at a diagonal.  See it here.  The strips adds a bit of a whimsical look that matches these cute dragonflies. 

    Here's how I stamped the inside.  

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    For the hearts I used that same glimmer paper along with the Humble Home Builder punch (out of stock currently).

    The circle die-cut for the greeting is from the Spotlight on Nature dies seen here. These dies are back in stock now! The White rectangle is a die-cut from the Deckled Rectangles seen here. 

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    I did not make a project sheet for this card since it's so simple. 

    Here are the measurements:

    • White card base – 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4", White deckled rectangle die-cut 2 5/8" X 3 7/8", circle die-cut1 5/8"
    • Black – 2 3/4" X 4 1/8"
    • Glimmer paper strips – 5 1/4" X 3/8"

    Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with a special edge technique and a few other ideas as well.  

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  • A Little Bit of Festive card kit is sweetly nostalgic – tutorial available too

    I chose the fun A Little Bit of Festive DSP pack for my other Christmas card kit to go this month.  These cards are so fun and easy to create.  The many nostalgic die-cut elements make these cards fast fabulous. 

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    You can choose the pre-cut card kit with product or the PDF tutorial. Both include the video & PDF tutorial. 

    If you choose the pre-cut kit, you'll receive the following products plus pre-cut supplies for 10 cards, including layered pieces & die-cuts. You'll need greetings, ink, adhesives and a paper trimmer to complete the card kit. 

    • The A Little Bit of Festive paper pack with die-cut elements (12" X 12")
    • a share of both Red & White Peppermints gems & Red & White Baker's Twine
    • the PDF tutorial and a link to an unlisted video tutorial too

    The tutorial includes photos, measurements, the supply list and step by step instructions. The video link includes tips to make each card & is included in the PDF tutorial. The card kit will be sent in November due to supply shortage. The PDF tutorial will be sent to you immediately after purchase.  Please check your spam or junk folder. 

    Click here to purchase the pre-cut kit to go $31 plus tax & shipping. (includes about $20 in product plus the pre-cut supplies)

    Or click here to get the PDF tutorial only $16.

    Other product used include:

    • Stamps – Christmas Labels
    • Card stock – Real Red, Garden Green, Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, White, Vanilla
    • Inks – Real Red, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy
    • Dies – Greetings of the Season
    • Other – Red & White Baker's Twine, Peppermint gems, Die-cutting machine, Adhesives, Paper Snips Scissors, Paper Trimmer

    There is another new Christmas kit to go this month called Season of Elegance (seen below); be sure to check them all out.  You do save $$ when ordering more than one kit. See them all here. 

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