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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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    Look at these gorgeous fun fold cards featuring the Mediterranean Blooms designer paper.

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    Navy, Yellow, Peach & White pair up to create stunning projects. There are 5 fancy fold designs and I made 2 of each. These projects include some fussy cutting of the designer paper images. 

    This pre-cut kit is $30 plus shipping & includes the following:

    • 10 pre-cut cards including die-cuts
    • 1/2 pkg of Mediterranean Blooms DSP (6" X 12"), a share of White Diagonal trim ribbon, and Opal Round gems & 10 envelopes
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    This kit will be mailed out at the end of July via Priority Mail. The PDF tutorial is emailed immediately after payment.

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    You will need the following items to finish the cards:

    • greeting images – I used the new Everyday Greetings online exclusive set but any can be substituted
    • Night of Navy ink 
    • Paper trimmer (to cut your new DSP), paper snips scissors, adhesives

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    Click here for to get the PDF tutorial.  It includes photos, measurements, supplies list and step by step directions

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  • Friends for Life cards; a quick layout you’ll love. Check out the free project sheet & video too

    Today I'm sharing an eye-catching card made with the Friends for Life bundle.  I think they're fabulous if I do say so myself!

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    They feature the Friends for Life bundle seen here.  I also used two more favorites – the Spotlight on Nature dies and the Dotted Circles 3D embossing folder.  *Click on each title to see them in my store. 

    The unique Designer paper is the Full of Life 6 X 6" paper seen here.  I love it so much; it includes bright bursts of colorful patterns filled with watercolor type prints.  *my free tutorial of the month features this suite!  See below. 

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    The measurements are so simple. I cut the 6" DSP down to 5 1/4" X 6" and then cut that into two pieces – one for each card. I then textured it with the Dotted 3D embossing folder and added it to a narrow strip of coordinating card stock on the left side. 

    All that's left is to add the layered circles and friend die-cut. 

    I matched the DSP with coordinating card stock. The card above is Night of Navy and this card below is Shaded Spruce.

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    Click on the following link to get the free project sheet you can print or download: Download June Friends for Life club

    Which do you prefer? 

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    Below is the video for this project. You'll find quite a few tips as well as a 2nd project too. 

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  • A Round We Go card with free project sheet & video tutorial

    I fell in love with the Round we Go bundle after making this card!

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    Click here to see the Round we Go bundle online. It includes a die that makes awesome rosettes!

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    As you can see I used many of the fun die-cuts includes as well as a few stamps.  I did heat emboss the greeting with White embossing powder. Heat embossing adds a special touch to cards in my opinion. 

    My colors include the new Summer Splash with Melon Mambo & White.  

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    Get the free project sheet by clicking on the following link: Download Round we Go Celebrate card

    See more Round we Go projects here and here. 

    I changed the colors by switching out Melon Mambo with Pretty in Pink.  Which do you prefer? 

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    Below is the video where I shared this project and another. Watch to get the many tips I share in my videos. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel too! 

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