Clean & Simple Blog Hop; Pretty Pop-Up dies

May 19, 2022

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

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!

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Last Chance List! Lots of discounted items; while supplies last!

March 24, 2021
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Click here to see them online. It is so much easier to see everyone on the list online.

Download 2020-21Last-Chance list here.

My favorites on the list or on sale:
- Story Label Punch! $14.40; was $18 – one of my favorite punches!!
- Flowers for Every Season DSP $6.90; was $11.50
- Lace 3D folder $4; was $10
- Ornate Border Dies $13.60; was $34
- 2020-22 In Color ribbons $3.60; was $6. These are soft and easy to work with.
- Stitched Shapes Dies!! No!!! My favorite dies ever!
- Classic Label punch $14.40; was $18
- Triple Banner Punch $18.40; was $23 *I use this all of the time!
- Champagne Shimmer Paint $4.80; was $6 I will miss this!!
- Happy Dies $12; was $30
- Stitched Nested Label dies!!!! No! $28; was $35
- Ornate Garden Ribbon duo $2.80; was $7
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Pretty Window card

March 24, 2021
Later today the Retired List will be out for the 2019 Annual Catalog! Items will be available while supplies last. Rococo Rose card stock is already sold out. Stay tuned; I'll post it as soon as it's out! Or click here after 2 pm Central Time.

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I created this card for a Flowerbug's Team swap this month. The theme was to make a 'Window' card.

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My colors are Balmy Blue, Black & White here. That pretty flower is fussy cut from the True Love Designer Series paper seen here and colored with Balmy Blue Blends. It's my very favorite paper!

I textured the Balmy Blue CS before I die-cut the window; cutting them both at the same time.

See the other products used here; click on each to see it in my store:
- Tasteful Touches stamp set
- Hippo & Friends dies (window)
- Dainty Diamonds 3D folder
- Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon
- Butterfly Beauty dies (black sprigs)
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Lots of March Specials!

Current Host code is 9UPP3WVQ

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And if your order is over $50 you'll also receive a free adhesive package from me 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive the gifts!

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Hey Girlfriend for adorable images!

March 23, 2021

Has this cute stamp set caught your eye? It's the Million Dollar stamp set for April Lopez. It's so adorable and a blast to color too.

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Audrey, on my Flowerbug's Team is an expert at coloring and she gave me a few samples made with this set. *All I had to do was layer it and create a finished card with her beautiful colored image! Love that!

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I used Sahara Sand as my card base and a few 1/4" strips of Black & White. The oval greeting with a Resin Heart finished it off!

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Get a free adhesive package from me with an online order over $50 using the host code above. 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

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