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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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  • The deals end today! Plus In the Country & Sending Support sets; so easy to use!

    Sadly today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration and the Starter kit promotion.  And the next one won't be until January of 2024!  

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    Did you know that purchasing the Starter kit is basically placing an order?  It's true!  You can pick out up to $175 in product for just $99! Or add on the mini die-cut & emboss machine for $129. AND that's with free shipping too; you just pay tax.

    If you have a list of things you want, place an order with the Starter kit and for as long as you wish, enjoy the discount of 20% off all purchases. See more details here.

    We've had almost 20 people join our group in the last few months! We're growing like gangbusters and would love to add you to our fabulous Flowerbug's as well. If you have any questions, message me here. 

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    I've been highlighting some of my favorite SAB products the last few days and I'll end with a few sleepers – In the Country & Sending Support stamp sets. 

    I've shared them on a recent video seen here.  But here are a nice bunch for you.  

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    As you can see above, you can decide to stamp in one color or add color to the images. See it here. 

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    And the greetings from the Sending Support set are some we've been wishing for!  See it here.

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    See all of the Sale-a-Bration items here.  

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  • Favored Flowers and Beautifully Happy – lots of ideas to inspire you!

    Today I'm featuring the Favored Flowers and Beautifully Happy Sale-a-Bration choices.  This awesome promotion ends tomorrow!  Do you have everything you want yet?  

    The Favored Flowers 12 X 12" DSP is filled with gorgeous florals and patterns.  You can see it here.  

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    Some people are fussy cutting these pretty flowers out but you can use the DSP as is too.  It features these colors: Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink, 

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    I am a little surprised it's still available.  The Dainty Flowers DSP sold out and I thought this one would be next.  

    Next I'm featuring my favorite stamp set in the Sale-a-Bration catalog – the Beautifully Happy set.  

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    There are three main reasons it's a favorite:

    1. It's Distinktive and a 2-step set!  Distinktive means it gives two or more hues of color with one stamping.  Love these! 
    2. It's flowers!  Botanical sets tend to be among my faves. 
    3. The greetings are wonderful; I especially like the mixed font.  
    4. Okay; here's a 4th reason – it doesn't have to be colored in.  The solid stamps do it for you! 

    One of my favorite cards: 

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    It's just a fabulous set!  And it's free with any $100 purchase through Tuesday, February 28th.  See it here. 

    I hope you find some inspiration among these samples.  

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    More Sale-a-Bration samples shown tomorrow! 

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  • LOTS of ideas for Adorable Owls & Thanks a Bunch stamp sets!

    Do you have the Adorable Owls or Thanks a Bunch stamp sets yet?  If not, there's still two days left to earn them free with a $50 order!  

    Our Sale-a-Bration promotion ends on Tuesday!  

    First I'm sharing cards I made and swaps I received featuring the Adorable Owls stamp set.  See it here.  

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    Here's a photo of this cute stamp set. 

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    Next I have a bunch of samples with the unique Thanks a Bunch set.  It's also free with any $50 Stampin' Up! purchase through February 28th. After that we wait for 10 months before the next Sale-a-Bration promotion!  Yikes; that's a long time! 

    See all of the Sale-a-Bration offerings here.  

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    When I first saw this stamp set I wasn't thrilled.  But once I had it in my hand and played with it I love it!  People are so clever – using it as trees and rainbow carrots!  And the sentiments are super 'punny'.  Such a special and unique set!  

    See it here. 

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    Stay tuned for more Sale-a-Bration highlights tomorrow! 

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    February specials:

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    February Host code:

    TMJXFR2T

    Get free Pastel Sequins with online orders over $55 when using the host code above!

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     Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

    Click here to download yours and earn a $50 shopping spree!

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    Best Deal Ever on the Starter kit here!

    Choose $175 in products for just $129 plus the new mini machine!

    Or choose $175 for $99 without a new Mini.  AMAZING!

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