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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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  • Hydrangea Hill cards kit to go; opt in by the19th!

    Look at these stunning cards featuring the Hydrangea Haven suite of products!

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    If you love flowers or purple this might be the kit for you. It includes 10 cards; most of which are fancy fold cards and $20 in product as well!  Plus you receive the PDF tutorial free!

    I used the Hydrangea Haven stamp set for all of the greetings on these cards but you can use any set.  You can see the stamp set here or the bundle here and add either to your kit as well for an extra 10% off! 

    You'll receive the following in this kit to go:

    • 1/2 pkg. Hydrangea Hill Designer Paper (6" X 12")
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    • free PDF tutorial (photos, measurements, supplies and step by step directions) 

    You have a few options if you like these cards. 

    • Choose the PDF tutorial only here $15
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    • Add on the Hydrangea Haven stamp set or bundle with the card kit/PDF and save an extra 10% off!  Email me at lagreff60@gmail.com for this option. 
    • I am also offering a second kit in April; the Well Suited cards for men.  See that here.  More on that tomorrow. 
    • Choose both April card kits to go here. 

    You'll receive the PDF instructions in an email immediately after payment.  The actual kit will be mailed to you Priority Mail at the end of April (barring any back-orders).  

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  • Two striking ‘WOW’ cards with Paper Strips!

    This week I'm sharing the cards I made on last week's Facebook Live video.  If you aren't following me on Facebook yet click here. I host a video each Tuesday morning at 11 am CT and twice a month on Monday evenings as well. 

    I had a bunch of paper strips leftover from cutting out for cards and kits and created some fun & unique cards with them. 

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    This is one of my most favorites of all of the cards I made with my paper strips.  I find the colors stunning together!  

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    The colors are Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Bumblebee & Daffodil Delight.  The 1/4" strips are simply adhered to the 4 1/4" X 11" card front and the excess is trimmed off afterwards. 

    These unique flowers are made with the Pierced Bloom dies seen here. Each flower has 4 layers.  

    The greeting is from the Happiest of Birthdays set; seen here.  

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    Next is another striking card using the same colorful strips added horizontally this time. 

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    The pretty leafy die-cut is from the Christmas Layers dies seen here. They're on sale for $17.40 (was $29) now while supplies last!  the greeting is from the Simply Succulent set seen here.

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    Below is the video with 10 unique and amazing cards all made with leftover paper strips! 

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  • Happy Easter with a Floating Die-cuts Technique card

    Our family gathers together for Easter most of the time; when we can that is. 

    We do jelly bean hunts with our granddaughter inside and an Easter Egg hunt outside weather permitting.  What are your traditions for Easter?   

    I shared this card on last week's Facebook Live when I did Paper Strips Techniques. You can see it here.  

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    On this card I adhered strips or punched circles to our Acetate and then used the Oval Dies to cut them out.  I had to run it through multiple times as our acetate is very thick. But it die work!  

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