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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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  • My ‘Top 15’ favorites – on sale this week!

    The Seasonal Sale continues through Friday. I'm sharing my top favorite products with you today: 

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    This is an unprecedented sale; all punches, embossing folders, dies are included!  All Stamp sets (but host sets) and most DSP packs priced at $12.  I've never heard of this type of sale before!  

    I hope you take advantage of it!  

    Below you can see all of my 15 top favorite items that are on sale this week. Click on any of them to see them in my store.  *you can see the discounts here too.  

    The Sun Prints suite is one of my favorites; the stamp set, dies and embossing folder are all on sale and on my list!  

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    November Specials: 

    *Seasonal Sale Nov 15-18!

    10-20% off select Annual Catalog items

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    1. Seasonal Sale is on from November 15-18!  Discounts on Annual Catalog items!

    2. Get a pack of mini dimensionals from me with online orders over $55!

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    3. All orders in November will receive a big project tutorial – a collection of 12 cards featuring this new collection of products.

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    Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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  • Beautiful Card Folio with free project sheet download & video

    In yesterday's FB Live video I shared a neat project that is super easy and quick too!  It's a Card Folio that fits at least 4 cards and envelopes.

    And the best part is the majority of the products I used are on sale this week!  See the Seasonal Sale here. 

    On November 15-18 you can SAVE BIG on so many products from the ANNUAL CATALOG!
    • 20% discount on ALL Dies
    • 20% off ALL Embossing Folders & Hybrid Embossing Folders
    • 20% off Non-Specialty Designer Series Paper
    • 15% off ALL Stamps (excluding host sets)
    • 10% off ALL Punches
     
     
    Here's the project I made on yesterday's video; scroll down to find the free project sheet you can download. 

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    It's a card folio that fits at least 4 cards & envelopes.

    It features the Good Feelings stamp set, the Hand-Penned petals stamp set, the Penned Flower dies, the Border Basics dies seen here, and the Contour Scalloped dies (front of folio).  They're all on sale this week!!

    The other item I used is the new Fitting Florets designer paper seen here.  

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    This would make a fabulous gift for those people that say they don't need or want anything.  Add a few postage stamps for mailing the cards and it's even better!

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    Here's what it looks like with four cards and four envelopes inside.  What a wonderful and easy gift!

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    Here's the free project tutorial for this neat gift project.  Download Good Feelings card folio here. I hope you make some! 

    Click here or on the photo below to watch the video tutorial. 

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    November Specials: 

    *Seasonal Sale Nov 15-18!

    10-20% off select Annual Catalog items

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    1. Seasonal Sale is on from November 15-18!  Discounts on Annual Catalog items!

    2. Get a pack of mini dimensionals from me with online orders over $55!

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    3. All orders in November will receive a big project tutorial – a collection of 12 cards featuring this new collection of products.

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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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  • Seasonal Sale is on!! A fun project with the Good Feelings stamp set on today’s Live video!

    It starts today!

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    Here's the list – all from the 2022-23 Annual Catalog: 

    • 10% off all punches (yes every punch in the annual catalog)
    • 15% of all stamps (Host stamp sets are not included in this sale)
    • 20% off all dies (every die set too!)
    • 20% off all embossing folders
    • 20% off all non-specialty Designer Series Paper (all paper priced at $12)

    Download 2022 November Seasonal Sale list here

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    I am so excited about sharing this project on today's FB Live video!  

    In the photo below you'll see something that looks like a card…. but it's not!  

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    It's actually a card folio that 'fits' cards inside.  Today is a sneak peek; I'll share details in the video today and more on tomorrow's blog post. 

    I've made one years ago and when my friend Susie Wood shared hers I had to make one too!  I chose to use the Good Feelings stamp set seen here.  It's on sale starting today with the Seasonal Sale.  It was $24 but is not $20.40.  

    In the folio I used the Contoured Scalloped dies for the frame, a few dies from the Penned Flower dies seen here.  They were $30 and are now $24. I also used the coordinating Hand-Penned Petal stamp set seen here.  They were $22 and are now $18.70. 

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    My colors include Soft Succulent, Petal Pink, Evening Evergreen and Calypso Coral.  The pretty Designer Paper is the new Fitting Florets seen here; it's available through January 4th or while supplies last.  It's also part of my card kit to go seen here or the PDF tutorial here.

    Join me here at 11 am Central time on Facebook.  Or click here to see it on YouTube later.  

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    Order online here

    Host code link: XZPZ6TDV  or BMGZZDPU

    November Specials: 

    *Seasonal Sale Nov 15-18!

    10-20% off select Annual Catalog items

    2022 Nov seasonalsale Save
    1. Seasonal Sale is on from November 15-18!  Discounts on Annual Catalog items!

    2. Get a pack of mini dimensionals from me with online orders over $55!

    Nov 22 mini dimensionals Save

    3. All orders in November will receive a big project tutorial – a collection of 12 cards featuring this new collection of products.

    Fitting Florets compilation of projects Save
    Earn free products with my loyalty rewards! 

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

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