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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 Hand-Penned Cards kit to go; Quick cards with no stamping!

    I love our Memories & More cards for quick and beautiful card making.  Most people truly enjoy creating with them. They're almost like a card starter kit but you can change or jazz up your projects in many ways.  And yu can use them for scrapbooking as well.

    The Hand-Penned cards & envelopes include 20 polka dot Pool Party card bases and beautiful printed envelopes with white foiling.

    Here's what I made: 

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    This kit includes half of the Hand-Penned Memories & More cards pack, the coordinating Cards & Envelopes and clear rhinestones.  If you like delicate florals and pretty patterns this kit is for you. *Opt in by July 19th! 

    The PDF includes directions & photos for fourteen 4" X 6" cards with envelopes and have leftover card bases and rhinestones to play with. 

    *You'll receive the PDF tutorial immediately upon payment.  Please check your spam or junk folder. The kit will be mailed via Priority Mail at the end of July. 

    All you'll need are adhesives and a paper trimmer to finish these cards as shown.  They're the perfect kit for quick cards or on the go as there isn't any stamping required!!  

    Click here to order; it's $28 plus shipping. 

    Or click here to get both of my beautiful July card kits.  

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    July Specials! 

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    Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

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    Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

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    My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

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  • July’s Card Kit to Go; the beautiful Expressions in Ink Specialty DSP!

    The Expressions in Ink designer paper is stunning; I had to feature it in my July cards kit to go!  The cards in this kit show it off beautifully. 

    This pretty designer paper has been unavailable for the last month; Stampin' Up! expects to have it this week.  I'm sure hoping they're right! 

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    You can choose between the PDF tutorial here or the better deal of the pre-cut kit with tutorial seen here.

    There are 10 gorgeous cards; 5 pairs including a few unique folds like a diamond gate fold and faux pocket card.  The PDF is emailed to you immediately upon payment on the links above.  Please check your spam or junk folder. 

    The actual kit is mailed out via Priority Mail at the end of July. *If you are a subscriber of my monthly kits, this is the one you'll receive for July.  

    Details:

    • This kit includes all pre-cut pieces for the 10 cards shown; except the Designer Paper. You'll receive 1/2 pkg. of Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Paper (6" X 12"), the Ephemera Pack and Gold cording. 
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    • The PDF Tutorial includes step by step directions, photos, measurements and a supplies list. You'll use the directions to create your cards with your own supplies.
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    **If you'd like to add on the Artistically Inked stamp set or bundle email me at lagreff60@gmail.com for a price quote.

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  • Two Elegant cards by my Team

    Yesterday I shared two of my Flowerbug's Team swaps here and today I'm sharing two more.  They do a fabulous job on their swaps and I love seeing what they create!

    First is Tracey's card featuring the Friends are Like Seashells bundle.  The fact that the die has a coordinating embossing folder (seen here) makes these products AND projects uniquely special.  See it here. 

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    Her colors are Pool Party & Very Vanilla.  She embossed both the Vanilla die-cut layer and the Pool party layer to reveal the embossed dots on the background.  Love this!

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    Lori made this next card with the Simply Elegant Specialty Designer paper seen here.  She colored the gold paper with Mint Macaron ink with Blending Brushes.  That extra pop of gold foil really brings it all together. 

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    Her dies are from the Stitched So Sweetly set seen here.  Beautifully elegant!  

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