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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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  • Multiple New December Promotions start today!!

    Today I'm sharing the new December promotions.

    First is three new designer papers.  They're all available starting today! Click here to see them. 

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    They were inspired by previous designer papers shown in the photo above.

    On the above left is the Shakes & Hues 6 X 6" DSP. The colors include Fresh Freesia, Misty Moonlight Petal Pink and Pool Party.

    In the center is Serene Love 12 X 12" DSP.  the colors include hues of green & blue in Lost Lagoon, Night of Navy and Old Olive

    On the right is Refreshed Beauty 12 X 12" DSP. The colors include Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist and Peach Pie. 

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    Next is our Last Chance Products list. These items consist of retired products and clearance rack items. There are over 250 items and many are discounted!  They're available while supplies last! This list will be updated every other month on the even months of February, April, June etc.  Click here to see them. 

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    We have two new kits this month too.  A pretty Perpetual Calendar and a sweet set of treat boxes; both include stamps & ink.

    See the Perpetual Beauty Calendar here. 

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    See the Cherry Blossom Treat boxes kit here

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    LeeAnn's December specials:

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  • Holiday Shaker card with video tutorial & free project sheet!

    I shared these super fun shaker cards on last week's video. They were one of our November card club projects. 

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    The colors include Pool Party, White & Real Red.  The penguin and tree were fussy cut but some of the dies in the Snowy Wonder bundle cut out the printed elements from the Snowy Scenes designer paper. The greeting die are from the Countryside Corners dies. 

    Below you can see how you assemble the shaker card. We used the Pool Party window layer to position the snowman die-cut on the Red card base. Then we stamped the Pool Party layer with snowflakes. Next lay your shaker elements on that as shown below.

    Add the window sheet to the back of your window, then add our Adhesive Strips close to the opening; do not leave any gaps! Add a few supporting adhesive strips as well.  Then remove the paper backing from the strips and turn it over and add over the snowman layer matching the window with the snowman die-cut. Press down well to get a good seal.  Shake!

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    My shaker bits include retired loose sequins and the White Loose Snowflakes available here.  We added a few to the front of the card as well. 

    Get the free project sheet here. Click on the following link to print or download. Download Snowy Scenes November 2024

    The stamped elements are all from the Snowy Wonder stamp set. The snow globe dies are wonderful and match the two different designer paper snow globes wonderfully!  

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    Click on the video below to see how it's made.  I also share a second type of shaker card that's even easier!  I hope you watch and follow me on both YouTube and my Facebook page. 

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    December Specials:

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    3 new designer papers!

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    Available December 3rd; while supplies last!

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  • 3 NEW designer paper choices are coming on Tuesday, December 3rd.

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    On Tuesday, December 3rd there will be three new designer papers released to our Online Store; while supplies last.

    Do any of the papers below look familiar?  They've refreshed some old favorites in an array of brand new colors. Same patterns but different colors.  Should be fun!

    • We’ve refreshed these previous Designer Series Papers using some of our best-selling colors!
      • Serene Love is recolored from True Love.
      • Refreshed Beauty is recolored from Blackberry Beauty.
      • Shades & Hues is recolored from Color Theory.
    • Available while supplies last.

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    Tomorrow is the last day for these November Specials

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    Get a package of Gold Textured dots with your online order 

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    Online orders over $75 get an extra special gift; I still have a few left!

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           All online orders in November will receive a free PDF tutorial featuring the Reindeer Days suite

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