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!

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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Black Friday Special! (Through Sunday too)

November 27, 2020

Do you normally shop on Black Friday? Online or in the stores? I have a feeling there will be a LOT more online shopping this year! That's my plan anyway.

I thought I'd host my own Black Friday special this weekend; just in case you want/need any Stampin' Up! products.

Be sure you consider your crafty friends or family when shopping. Think card kits or Paper Pumpkin! Giving them some special projects to create while they stay at home is a thoughtful gift.

All online orders over $55 this weekend that use this host code NCMAWRKB will receive one of our hand made Multipurpose glue stands!

And if your order is over $75 I'll add a tube of Multipurpose glue too!

Go here to shop but be sure to order between Friday, November 27th through Sunday, November 29th to get this special offer!

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I will choose the color unless you message me requesting a certain color. We have a limited supply of some colors.

If you want to purchase one or more they're available in my Shop here.  They are $6 each and shipping is about $3-4 in US. They make great gifts for your stamping friends!

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Next weekend I'm having the last Christmas cards class on Saturday. Here are the cards we're making:

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It's all about the trees this time! I realized after I grouped them together that each one features a tree.

Class is Saturday, December 5th at 10 am. Class size is limited due to social distancing but there are two spots left. Message me if you'd like to come. You can get the PDF tutorial for this class and the 3 others I had here at my Shop.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2020

I hope you can enjoy a very Happy Thanksgiving today! I know many of us cannot be with the family or friends like we're used to. It's so difficult with this pandemic; tough times and even tougher decisions!

I received this cute card from my friend Pat this week. I wanted to share it with you with my seasonal wishes for you and your family.

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She used my Million Dollar stamp set; Life is Beautiful seen here. You might think this is for Halloween; but she has a two black cats and I have one so this fit us both!

If you aren't on Facebook you might not know about my stamp set challenge. I found out how many of these stamp sets have been sold so far worldwide and had my FB Live followers guess. What's your guess??

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As of two weeks ago Stampin' Up! has sold over 16,000 sets! That's 176% over their predicted amount! Whoop! I'm thrilled with how you all like it!

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Check out my November specials below:

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Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're available in my Shop here.

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We can fit three in a box for almost the same shipping cost. They are $6 each and shipping is about $3-4 in US. They make great gifts for your stamping friends!

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24 hour sale extended through today!!! And a Fun Fold Poinsettia Card

November 25, 2020
There were a few technical glitches during the big sale yesterday so Stampin' Up! decided to extend the sale another 24 hours!! Yay!! Go here to order and take advantage of this rare sale when things like card stock, Blends markers, ink pads & punches are all on sale!

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Here is the list of excluded items for the sale. download the 2020 Holiday Extravaganza sale excluded list

**All orders using the host code below that are over $55 will receive 3 things FREE from me:
1. A free Winter Snow embossing folder
2. 10 free cards from me!
3. My 22 project Curvy Celebrations PDF tutorial.
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I realized I hadn't shared these pretty fun fold cards made with the Poinsettia Petals suite. They were made during my Stamp with Me Live last month. You can watch in the video below.

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Isn't it pretty? I used the Poinsettia Place designer paper and the Poinsettia Petals bundle plus Metallic pearls & the All the Trimmings ribbon combo as well as the Vanilla/Gold ribbon.

Here's the inside:

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Measurements:
- Card Base 5 1/2" X 5 1/4" scored at 4 1/4"
  CS – same color as base 4 1/8" X 3 5/8"
  2 pieces designer paper 4" X 1 1/4" for sides and one more at 7/8" X 5 1/4" for top (or a textured piece of CS instead).
  2 pieces neutral CS for front and inside
  A die-cut flower, snowflake etc
You can see the Poinsettia Place suite of products here. They're so pretty!

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November Specials!

Current Host code is NCMAWRKB

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All online orders receive my FREE Curvy Celebrations 22 project PDF Tutorial!

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Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're available in my Shop here.

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We can fit three in a box for almost the same shipping cost. They are $6 each and shipping is about $3-4 in US. They make great gifts for your stamping friends!
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