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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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  • Delicate Dahlias card kit to go

    I'm excited about this month's pre-cut cards kit to go. It will include the Delicate Dahlias stamp set! I have a limited supply of them so if you've always wanted it this is the perfect option.  A stamp & 10 pre-cut cards along with it. 

    This stamp set was part of our last Sale-a-Bration offering; it was available with a $100 order.  

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    I love our distinktive stamp sets; they give multiple hues of color with just one inking.  So cool!  And the greetings that are included are wonderful and perfect for multiple occasions. 

    Look at these pretty cards! 

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    You'll receive the exclusive Delicate Dahlias stamp set, the 10 cards pre-cut kit, a few sheets of Be Dazzling specialty paper plus the free PDF tutorial in this kit to go.

    Click here to get the stamp set & cards kit to go for $28. *Best deal!

    Click here to get the pdf tutorial only for $15. 

    The PDF tutorial is emailed to you immediately after payment.  Please check your spam or junk folder.  

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    The kits are shipped at the end of January via Priority Mail.  Add on any other kit to go on my site (seen here) and save on shipping. 

    I used the following inks to complete the cards: Black, Crumb Cake, Just Jade, Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Poppy Parade 

    Besides the inks they only other items you'll need are a paper trimmer, adhesives and a sponge. 

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  • New Spring Catalog DSP, Ribbon & Embellishment shares – RSVP ASAP!!

    I'm excited to offer NEW product share options from the upcoming January-June 2022 Mini Catalog!!  I’m placing my share order early on January 4 and I'll use the expedited shipping option so I plan to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of January 10.

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    NOTE REGARDING PRODUCT AVAILABILITY:  Stampin’ Up! has advised us that there may be items that are unavailable when the catalog launches due to the global shipping delays.  If any items that I’m offering in my shares are not available when I place my order on January 4, I’ll refund you the amount for that item.  I’m hoping that I’ll be able to order everything for you but a refund is my back-up plan. 

    New Designer Series Paper Share – $22.00 plus $5.00 for First Class shipping

    You will receive one 6×6" sheet of each design from the following DSP (*one 4×6" pack) and specialty paper packs (the number behind the name indicates how many 6×6" sheets of that paper pack you will receive):

    • Sweet Talk – 6
    • Flowering Fields – 6
    • Mother Of Pearl Specialty – 1
    • Symbols Of Fortune Specialty – 6
    • Vellum Layering Designs – 6
    • Artfully Composed – 6
    • New Horizons 6″ x 6″ – 12
    • Abstract Beauty Specialty 4″ x 6″ – 12
    • Heart & Home – 6
    • Supple Shimmer Specialty – 2 (one of each color)
    • Hey Sports Fan – 6

    In all, you’ll receive 57 – 6” x 6” and 12 – 4″ x 6″ sheets of designer or specialty paper!

    Double DSP Share – $44.00 + $8.00 Shipping by Priority Mail – I’ll cut the designer paper sheets into 6×12 (except for the New Horizons 6×6 and Abstract Beauty 4″ x 6″, you’ll get double sheets of those since they’re already precut).

    A FREE Gift From Me! – As a bonus for joining either share, you’ll also get a sample of the Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper Packs!  I’ll send each share participant a sampler of papers from the Daffodil Afternoon, Sunshine & Rainbows and Simply Marbleous Sale-a-bration DSP packs!

    New Ribbon & Embellishment share – $23.50 plus $5 for 1st Class shipping

    1 Yard of each ribbon:

    • 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack (1 yard of 2 colors)
    • 3/8″ Denim Ribbon
    • 3/8″ Evening Evergreen Windowpane Check Ribbon
    • 3/8″ Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon
    • 1/2″ Soft Succulent Satin Shimmer Ribbon
    • 3/4″ White Frayed Ribbon

    Embellishments: *the number behind indicates how many of each you'll receive

    • Adhesive Backed Hexagons -18
    • Brushed Brass Butterflies -16
    • Classic Matte Dots – 24
    • Faux Sea Glass Shapes – 30
    • Heart & Home Doilies – 6
    • Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels – 40
    • Pebbles Enamel Shapes – 18
    • Polished Dots – 24
    • Resin Stars – 24

    Want it all?  Get both shares plus the free Sale-a-Bration paper bonus samples for $45.50 plus $8 priority shipping. Anyone is welcome to join in my share (US only).  

    If you’d like to join, email me here by January 3rd with the following information:  Or send to lagreff60@gmail.com 

    • Your first and last name
    • shipping address
    • The email address that is connected to your PayPal account. I will accept PayPal for payment unless you are a customer of mine.  If you are a customer, a check is fine.  ***You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice, you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.
    • Please indicate which share or shares you would like.  
    1. DSP share – single or double?
    2. Ribbon & Embellishment share
    3. Everything – get it all!   

    Deadline to sign up for my share is Monday, January 3. E-mail me at lagreff60@gmail.com

    **It's possible I'll have extra share's left after this date; I'll keep you updated. 

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  • Quick card Ever Eden designer paper strips; just a few days left!

    On my last Monday's FB Live I shared these pretty cards; they feature the Ever Eden specialty designer paper. Click here to watch the video. 

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    The greeting and butterflies are from upcoming catalogs in January.  The stamp is called Friendly Hello and the butterflies are little, bitty brass adhesive-backed gems. There is one more new items on this card; it's a punch called the Bough punch. Above it's in Soft Succulent shimmer vellum & Metallic card stock.  It punches both! 

    This pretty paper is a special promotion.  You won't find it in any catalog and it's retiring on January 3rd. It's available while supplies last. The colors are gorgeous together – Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Gold & White.  See it here. 

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    I shared another version of this strip technique here.  Totally different! 

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    Tips: 

    • I start out with a 2 1/4" X 4 3/4" piece of neutral CS.  This is what I adhered the strips of Designer Paper to. 
    • I added Seal adhesive over the entire piece and added the strips one by one. 
    • Apply one strip across the middle at an angle first. Then keep filling in. 
    • I trimmed the excess off the edges once I had it well covered with strips.  
    • My DSP strips measure between 1/4" and 5/8" wide and about 3" long.  It doesn't matter how wide your strips are; it looks great if they're different widths.  
    • Add dimensionals to the back of this piece for added dimension. 
    • Add a greeting and accents if desired. 

    Here's the video with details: 

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