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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A Wonderful Serene Love card kit to go; or choose the tutorial option

December 12, 2024
I knew I'd love this paper when I ordered it. I was right! The patterns and colors are beautiful.

I created a fantastic group of cards featuring the Serene Love DSP (new release this month). All but 4 of the 5 designs are fun folds. Aren't they pretty?

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I added Pretty in Pink as an accent since it works wonderfully with these colors. I created 5 different cards and made 2 of each. In this kit to go you'll receive the following:
- 10 pre-cut cards including layers, punched or die-cut pieces
- a share of Iridescent Pearl jewels
- a share of Pretty in Pink ribbon
- the PDF tutorial with photos, directions, measurements and a supplies list
This kit to go is $31 and will be sent to you via Priority mail at the end of December. You can reserve your kit to go here.

The PDF tutorial is available separately here for $16. It is sent to you via email immediately after payment.

You will need a few ink colors, greeting images, adhesives and a paper trimmer to cut your new designer paper. The colors include Petal Pink, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia.

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Super Easy Fun Fold card with free project sheet & video tutorial

December 10, 2024

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I shared this simple but unique fun fold card on last week's Live video. It's a great card fold and makes great use of your designer paper too.

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It's called a back fold and is so easy to make! The greeting layers are adhered to the right edge of this card. It holds the left flap closed but opens easily since there is a scored line. I hope you watch the video below to see how it's done.

It features our Take a Bow designer series paper from the Holiday catalog. I also used the Christmas Labels bundle for my greeting image and die-cut.
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The White die-cut is from the set of dies but it was quite easy to layer a red shape under it. I fussy cut the upper & lower edges to match. The green glimmer die-cuts are from the Winterly Tree Tops dies and our Festive Glimmer paper.

Click on the following link to download or print the free project sheet: Download Take a Bow back fold card

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Below is the video I made for this card and another diagonal fun fold card. Both of these make great use of your designer paper! I hope you watch and make some.

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Neat Diagonal Fun Fold with a Gift card option – video & free project sheet too!

December 9, 2024

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I shared this super cute fun fold card on last week's Live video. It has lots of layers but it's so easy to make!

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Besides the bright, happy holiday colors in the Take a Bow DSP I love that this fun fold uses your cardstock efficiently. Each diagonally cut card base is one half of an 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of CS. I forgot to take a photo of this aspect but I do share it in the video seen here.

Below is a photo that shows how it opens and the pocket available for the optional gift card.

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My colors include Real Red & Garden Green with White. The diagonal layers are also easy to do. Start with a rectangle and cut it in half on the diagonal making sure you cut it to match the diagonal.

My greeting & White die-cut is from the Christmas Labels bundle which is on the Last Chance list right now. See it here.

The Red die-cut is from Greetings of the Season dies and the pine bough die-cuts are from the Winterly Tree Tops and made from the Festive Glimmer paper.

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I added a double bow made from Red & White Baker's Twine and Peppermint dots that are currently unavailable but will return at the end of December. *They are NOT on the Last Chance list so they should be available for awhile!

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I created a free project sheet you can print or download for this fun fold card. Click on the following link to get it. Download Take a Bow November 2024

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Below is the video I made for this card and another super quick fun fold card. Both of these make great use of your designer paper! I hope you watch and make some.

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