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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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  • More swaps from my talented Demo friends

    I have a few more swaps to share with you today.  These are all from our newest Online Exclusive products. 

    First up is a pretty floral card from Susan Campfield. She used the Happy Hibiscus bundle. 

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    This bundle includes a Hybrid embossing folder that includes dies that coordinate with the folder!  It's so cool. You can see it here in my store. 

    In the photo below you can see the die-cut images that are textured. This is done when the die is inserted into the embossing folder with the card stock.  Yes; it is incredible! 

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    The next few cards feature the Marbled Elegance suite: 

    This first pretty card is made by Natalie Travis who made the focus of her card that gorgeous golden stitched heart. 

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    That pretty heart is die-cut with the Hearts of Elegance dies from our new Brushed Metallic paper in both Gold & Silver. See that here. 

    Her measurements are simple – the DSP is 4" X 3", a strip of Cherry Cobbler is 4 1/4" X 5/8" on a Pretty in Pink card base. 

    Next is a gorgeous card made by Sandy Carlson:

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    Her colors are Melon Mambo with White and the same beautiful Marbled Elegance specialty DSP. She also used the new Hearts of Elegance bundle seen here. 

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    Thanks for stopping in.  I hope you're been enjoying the swaps I've shared. 

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  • Check out these swap cards from the Otterly Amazing Suite!

     

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    Two punched circles and a 3 1/2" square of DSP show off the elements in this Otter suite. The colors include Balmy blue, Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Early Espresso.  

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    This second swap with the Otterly Amazing suite is made by Tracy Jacobs. 

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    She created a fun fold by cutting up to the 5 1/2" score line at 1". That layer is adhered to the back of the card base so only the left card front opens. Simple but 'amazing' too!  It really shows off the playful scenes in the Otterly Adorable DSP.  See the DSP here. 

    Below is the bundle with the stamps & dies: 

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    See this Otterly Amazing bundle here.  Many of the images in the DSP can be cut out with the Otterly Amazing dies.

    You can see the entire suite here.  

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    We have so many new items! See all of our Online Exclusives here.  

    This playful otter swap was made by Kelly Acheson:

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    I love the little fish at the bottom!  Her colors include Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & White. 

    I'll share more swaps tomorrow! 

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    Lots of November Specials:

    Nov Online Exclusives 24 Save
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    JVXWJ4U6 or M7S96HPT

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    November free gold dots Save

    Online orders over $75 get an extra special gift; while supplies last!

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

     

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  • New! Perfect Pairs stamp set

    I joined an online swap with my Demonstrator friends and knew you'd like to see them. They feature our newest Online Exclusive products. 

    Did you know they are releasing new products online every 2 months?!!

    First up I'm sharing cards from the Perfect Pairs stamp set. This one was made by my sweet & fun friend Selene Kempton: 

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    What a cute layout! She used Crumb Cake with Petal Pink and Early Espresso. The White square is 2 1/2" and the other two are 2 3/4". Sweet & simple! The embossing folder is Dashing Designs from the Annual Catalog.

    Here's a picture of this cute stamp set – it's in the newest Online Exclusives. See it here. 

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    See all of our Online Exclusives here.  

    Next is another sweet card using this stamp set made by Kay Cogbill. 

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    She added elements from the Marbled Elegance suite seen here – also brand new in our Online Exclusives. The gold foil specialty DSP is absolutely gorgeous! 

    I'll share more swaps tomorrow! 

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    Lots of November Specials:

    Nov Online Exclusives 24 Save
    See the new Online Exclusives here

    *current host code link:  

    JVXWJ4U6 or M7S96HPT

    Get a package of Gold Textured dots with your online order 

    November free gold dots Save

    Online orders over $75 get an extra special gift; while supplies last!

    *must use a host code 

    November special free bundle & card kit Save

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

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