/

Home
Shop Now
YouTube Videos
Free Project Sheets
Card Kits & Tutorials
Promotions
Frequent Shopper Perks
Join the Fun
Contact Me

Latest Post

Clean & Simple Blog Hop; Pretty Pop-Up dies

Welcome to the Control Freak's May blog hop!  The theme is Clean & Simple projects. 

Control freak welcome Save

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: 

Pretty pop up card Save

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.  

Pretty pop up card Save

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.  

Pretty pop up card Save

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: 

Pretty Pop up cards. Save

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.  

Control freak click Save

~~~

Get a bunch of NEW In Color products FREE in your Starter Kit! 

It's $99 for $213 in products!!!  And Free Shipping! Click here. 

May-LG Free-Starter-Kit-Products Save

Host codes: HUNR9DB6

 *click here to order 

If your order is over $50 you'll receive a set of NEW embellishments from me.

FUN FLOWERS RESIN SHAPES Save

Don't forget about my loyalty rewards! 

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

Designer Paper Share May 22 Save

Opt in for my New Catalog Designer Paper Share

It's $26 plus shipping

 

All Posts

  • Mischievous Mice Fancy Fold cards; awesome swaps by my Team

    Today is the last day to redeem free Sale-a-Bration choices! Don't miss out on FREE!  Click here to see them.

    2022 SAB header Save

    Our Flowerbug's Team swap theme in February was animal fun fold cards.  Here are two sweet cards using the Mischievous Mice stamp set.  It's one of our hostess sets you can earn free with an order over $150.  Stampin' Rewards are those you can use towards free & discounted products like this choice.  You can find them at the end of each catalog.  

    Sharon made this amazing card using Soft Succulent as her card base.  

    Feb Mischievious Mice Sharon .JPG Save

    the designer paper is from Harvest Meadow which was in the 2021 Holiday catalog.  Don't you love these cute images? She fussy cut the balloon and cheese out.   

    Feb Mischievious Mice Sharon .JPG Save

    Next is a card Annette made using Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede.  Her card is a standard gatefold; scoring a 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card base at 2 1/8" from each end.  

    Feb Mischievious Mice Sharon .JPG Save

    She used our Hive 3D embossing folder, blending Daffodil ink over it.  Great effect she achieved!  She colored the image in with Blends markers.  Love that shadow she created! 

    And look at the sweet inside addition! 

    Feb Mischievious Mice Sharon .JPG Save

    ~~~

     Hot Deals & Gifts Galore in February:

    Choose $125 in product PLUS any 2 stamp sets free in February!

    It's just $99. Get FREE shipping too!

    Join-my-team Save

    Host codes: EU76H4H7

     *click here to order 

    End of February special for the end of Sale-a-Bration!

    Get 6 FREE card kits & PDF tutorial!

    Feb free card kits Save

    Plus use the host code above & the card kits and an embellishment too!

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • The fabulous deals end tomorrow! New deals start March 1st!

    Today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration and the 'deals' happening in February. Be sure you don't miss getting any of the products you want.  Here's a video highlighting you all of the current products. 

    Or if you've thought about getting a discount on your Stampin' Up! purchases, consider the join deal with two free stamp sets in your starter kit here. 



    If you still have a wish list why not get something free with your order?  Most of the items above are free with a $50 order; with a few being free with a $100 order.  Order online here. 

    A few reasons you might want to place an order:

    • Get my 6 cards kit FREE with any $55 online order through February 28th
    • get he retiring 2020-22 In Color products before they retire in March 
    • grab a new bundle from the mini catalog
    • Blends markers are a great idea 

    Feb free card kits Save

    Heads up on March savings; there's a new promotion coming that has select items at 20% off from the Annual Catalog. Click here to download the flyer & see what's discounted in March.  

    Savings are in Bloom Save

    ~~~

     Hot Deals & Gifts Galore in February:

    Choose $125 in product PLUS any 2 stamp sets free in February!

    It's just $99. Get FREE shipping too!

    Join-my-team Save

    Host codes: EU76H4H7

     *click here to order 

    End of February special for the end of Sale-a-Bration!

    Get 6 FREE card kits & PDF tutorial!

    Feb free card kits Save

    Plus use the host code above & the card kits and an embellishment too!

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Awesome Otters is perfect with the Simply Marbelous!

    There are just 2 days left of Sale-a-Bration promotion and I had to share this sweet card my Flowerbug's team member Karen made for our recent swap. The theme was cards featuring animals & fun fold layout. 

    Feb Karen Awesome Otters Save

    She used Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight & Gray Granite along with the Hippo & Friends dies. She colored him in with Blends markers.  

    This card is a triangle pop up card.  The front of the card is scored diagonally across it so you can give it a twist to pop it up.  The inside greeting holds it up.  

    The Awesome Otters set is adorable; those critters are so cute!

    AWESOME OTTERS CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH) Save

    You can see the Awesome Otters set here and the Simply Marbelous DSP here.  They're BOTH free with a $50 order through Monday only.  Then Sale-a-Bration ends! Don't miss out on the deals!!!

    ~~~

     Hot Deals & Gifts Galore in February:

    Choose $125 in product PLUS any 2 stamp sets free in February!

    It's just $99. Get FREE shipping too!

    Join-my-team Save

    Host codes: EU76H4H7

     *click here to order 

    End of February special; 6 FREE card kits!

    Feb free card kits Save

    In addition to these card kits you'll also receive the PDF tutorial for them AND a free embellishment too! 

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Notice: LeeAnn Greff, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Manager. The content of this website is my sole responsibility as an independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and the use of, and content of, the classes, services, or products offered on this website is not endorsed by Stampin’ Up! Copyright 2025