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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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  • Last chance for Christmas card kits & Coaster Calendar too

    Tomorrow, November 18th, is the last day to opt in for November's pre-cut kits to go.  There are three different kits this month; perfectly timed to ease the Holiday rush! 

    Whether you need Christmas cards, tags or a special hand made calendar I can help you out!

    If you want more than one please message me at lagreff60@gmail.com and I'll get you a combined shipping price. You can also add on the stamp sets I used at 10% off; email me!

    Here are the kits you can choose from. You will need assorted inks and stamps to finish them.  All include free PDF tutorials too.

    1. 'Tis the Season Christmas cards (include a few unique folds like a pop up!):

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    This kit includes 10 pre-cut cards & $20 in product so you can make more.  It's just $28 plus Priority Shipping.  See it here in my Shop or choose the PDF Tutorial option here.

    2. Next is the Tag Buffet kit; also 10 Christmas cards plus 4 tags and a sheet of Stampin' Dimensionals too!

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    If you want quick but gorgeous Christmas cards you'll love this kit! Order it here; it's $24 

    3. Next is my annual Coaster Calendar project.  This is a fabulous gift for anyone.  See it  here.  It's just $15 for the kit and the PDF tutorial is free.  Or choose just the PDF tutorial here.

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    It includes all of the pre-cut pieces, 4" coasters for front and back & 2 rings. 

    All of these kits will be mailed out Priority Mail around Thanksgiving week. 

    Remember you must order by November 18th! 

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  • Fancy Easel Fold card with the Arrange a Wreath bundle

    We made this fancy fold card at October card clubs. The Easel really shows off the wreath from the Arrange a Wreath bundle in the Annual catalog. You can see it in the video below. 

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    You can see the Arrange a Wreath bundle here.  It has a ton of seasonal options in it. 
     
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    Measurements:
    • 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored in half at 4 1/4" first. Then cut on one half of the card at 3/4" from each edge to the score line. Now score the large, center area for the easel in half at 2 1/8"
    • Very Vanilla 3 3/4" X 3 1/2"
    • Old Olive 4" X 3 3/4"
    • Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive 3 3/4" squares for the wreath die-cuts plus scraps for the greeting punches
    • Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper 5/8" X 4" (2 pieces)
     
     
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    The video below includes this fun fold card and the Box Fold card we made too!  

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  • Curvy Christmas; paired with the Curvy Dies

    I've always loved the look of curves and swirls so these new Curvy Celebrations products are right up my alley.  I've made so many projects I could share one each day for weeks! 

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    Here's one of my favorites.

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    See what I mean?  The curves make this project 'stand out' special.

    My colors are Night of Navy, Sahara Sand and White.  The designer paper is from the new Classic Christmas 6 X 6" pack seen here.  This is only available through January 4th or while supplies last.  

    The same is true for the Curvy Christmas stamp set seen here.  It will not be in the upcoming catalog so get it now while you can. 

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    As you can see I cut two pieces of Navy card stock using the dotted curved die.  I heat embossed the greeting and the long stars image.  I die-cut two White sprigs from the same Curvy Dies and added them with a double Linen Thread bow.  

    Here's another great reason to get any of these items now; everyone who places an online order (or orders any of the Curvy Celebrations items) will receive a free 22 project PDF full of ideas for their new products! 

    I chose to get it all at once with the entire Curvy Celebrations bundle seen here.  

    Here are some sneak peaks of the projects in the free PDF: 

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    Above are ideas featuring the Quite Curvy set and below are projects with the Curvy Christmas set. 

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