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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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  • Reserve your Shining Brightly card kit to go; or get the PDF tutorial option

    The Shining Brightly specialty paper is featured  for these pretty all occasion & Christmas themed cards; and a few are fun fold designs too. It has beautiful gold foil accents on each sheet with Vanilla and Navy. 

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    It's one of my card kits/tutorials options this month. It features the Shining Brightly specialty designer paper which is extremely beautiful with it's gold foil accents in Vanilla and Navy. 

    This kit includes the following:

    • 1/2 pkg. Brightly Shining specialty designer paper (6" X 12")
    • a share of Sparkly Navy & Gold ribbon
    • a share of Festive Pearls & possibly Adhesive-Backed Star trinkets (if available) 
    • the pre-cut cards including all die-cut & punched elements
    • the PDF tutorial (a $15 value)

    Reserve your kit here by November 19th. The PDF is emailed to you immediately after payment. The kit is sent via Priority Mail at the end of the month or beginning of December, barring product availability. 

    There is also a PDF tutorial option for those who already have the products.  It's $15 and seen here.

    *You will need stamps, ink, adhesives and a paper trimmer to complete the cards. I used the Stars at Night, Christmas Classics & So Sincere stamp sets and Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler & Blackberry Bliss inks. 

    *I design my card kits to need mostly greeting images so it's easy to use what YOU own. But if you'd like to add on the So Sincere stamp set I offer it at 10% off along with the purchase of a kit to go

    This is one of two NEW kits available this month but there are many more available too!  Save money and order multiple kits!  See them all here.

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  • LOTS of new Online Exclusive products available today!

    They're released a bunch of NEW online exclusive products today.  

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    I'll be sharing a few projects featuring the new Meandering Meadow designer paper on today's Facebook Live video. You can see see it here as well as below as well as all of the other new items released today.  

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    Remember that Online Exclusive items are only seen online; not in any printed catalog. And sometimes when they run out, they're gone and are not reordered.  So if you want something don't wait!

    Click here to watch it on my FB page. It will also be uploaded to YouTube later today.  Here's the YouTube link. I hope you'll follow me on one or both of these options! 

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  • Merry, Bold & Bright card kit to go; for both Christmas & Birthdays!

    I chose the Merry, Bold & Bright designer paper for one of my card kits this month because it's filled with fun, bright & colorful designs that can be used for  Christmas, Birthdays or other celebrations.  They're my theme for these colorful cards I created this month. 

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    Aren't they fun? Each one is a fun fold card that truly shows off the neat prints in the designer paper. I know they don't look like fun folds but they are!

    As I usually do with my monthly kits to go I am including approximately $20 in product along with the pre-cut cards.  You also have the option of getting the PDF tutorial only.  

    This is the kit my monthly subscribers will receive.  If you'd like to receive a pre-cut cards kit (with extra products to make more) each month click here.  It's $28 plus shipping and they get bonus free products every few months. 

    This kit includes the following: Reserve yours here.

    • 1/2 pkg of the Merry, Bold & Bright designer paper (6" X 12)
    • a share of Iridescent white ribbon
    • a share of the Iridescent Adhesive-backed circles
    • the pre-cut cards including punched and die-cut pieces
    • the PDF tutorial (a $15 value)

    The PDF tutorial is an option for those who have their own products.  It's $15 and can be found here. It includes photos, step by step directions, measurements and a supplies list. 

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    I have two NEW kits available this month plus a few extras too!  Save money and order multiple kits!  See them all here.

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