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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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    Are you sad you missed the beautiful Peaceful Wishes Paper Pumpkin kit?  Well no worries!  I ordered extra refills because I love it so much and am offering this big kit just in time for Christmas. See it here.

    I've jazzed it up to make more cards than ever! The stunning cards are gorgeous and you'll be so proud to send these out this year for Christmas!

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    This kit to go includes supplies to make 20 cards with envelopes!  You'll make 5 of each card and you'll receive the beautiful box as well. 

    Click here to order yours while supplies last; there's a limited supply! 

    You'll receive the PDF tutorial immediately after payment and the kit ships separately from other kits via Priority Mail. 

    It's $25 and includes all pre-cut & punched pieces, 20 envelopes (10 green & 10 White), sparkly gems, Dimensionals, mini glue dots, Red Twine & ribbon and the PDF tutorial. It does not include stamped images. 

    You will need the following to complete the cards like mine: 

    • Shaded Spruce & Black ink & Christmas greeting images
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    I used the Heartfelt Wishes & stamps in the original PP kit on my cards but I'm sure you have greeting you can easily substitute. 

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  • See them all! Two different versions of this fun fold card with gift card option

    Monday night we made these neat fun fold cards on FB Live. If you're not following me on Facebook you can do so here.  I do 6 Facebook lives a month!  

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    The top two cards feature the Tidings & Trimmings bundle & the Tidings of Christmas 6 X 6" DSP. Both are in a suite seen in the annual catalog on pages 88-89 or here. 

    The bottom two cards feature the new Eden's Garden stamp set & the Ever Eden specialty designer paper.  See them both here. 

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    Do you see the difference in the two cards below?  Note the space between the designer paper squares on the left card. The DSP squares on the left are 1 3/4" in size.  The DSP on the right card are 1 7/8" in size so they have no space in between. 

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    Share your version of this card in my FB group here by November 21st to get in the drawing for a door prize! 

    See how the card is cut partway?  The flap on the right is adhered down. But, you can leave it partially open enough to add a gift card in the pocket!  


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  • Cute Hat treat box with template for winter, Christmas or baby!

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    During the Seasonal Sale from November 16-18th, you can stock up and save 10% on cardstock, 15% on ink pads, and 20% on dies. 

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    Check out this CUTE project I made on last week's Facebook Live.  It's an adorable hat that doubles as a treat box. Besides Christmas this could be perfect for a child or a baby shower!

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    The two hats are made with our Layering Circle dies and Whimsy & Wonder specialty DSP. I used the largest scalloped die and the largest smooth die in the set.  To get the sides of the greeting strips I used the round end of a punch. *tip shared in the video here.  They are 1/2" and 3/4" in width. 

    Below is the template for the box; please watch the video below to see how it's put together. 

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    These would be so fun to give treats in; who wouldn't be excited to receive this?!

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    Click on the video below to see how this is done; and the box template is shared there as well!  

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