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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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  • The Gang’s All Meer cute window card

    This stamp set was one of the top free choices at my New Catalog Launch party earlier this month.  People are loving it!

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    I chose to create a window card to highlight these cute critters.  We stamped them in Early Espresso and colored in with Crumb Cake blends markers. 

    **Did you know that when stamping an image you plan to color with our Blends markers you can use any color of our Classic ink pads?  They are water based and the markers are alcohol based.  

    See the stamp set here.  It's a free choice you receive for any $50 order during our Sale-a-Bration promotion. This lasts through March. 

     

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    Details:

    • Coastal Cabana frame is 4" X 3 1/2" and I used a 2 5/8" square die to cut the window.
    • The main card is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" thick White card stock
    • 1 3/8" scalloped circle for the greeting and 1 1/2" circle in Daffodil Delight
    • two 1/2" X 4" strips of Birthday Bonanza designer series paper
    • The twine bow is from the Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins combo pack; another FREE Sale-a-Bration choice!   

     

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    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

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    2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

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    3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

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  • Honey Bee & Little Ladybug; choice!

    I received this gorgeous swap card from my friend Diana Gibbs. I just love it!  

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    Sweet and simple; but a big wow in my opinion.  The bees are colored with Blends markers in Seaside Spray and Mango Melody plus a little Wink of Stella on the wings.

    That pretty Golden Honey Specialty designer paper is one of the FREE choices in our Sale-a-Bration catalog right now.

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    Get it free with any $50 order through March. But beware that some items do not last through the promotion; they've been known to run out of some items before the promotion ends. 

    The circles are 1 3/4" and the bees are die-cut using the Detailed Bee Dies.  These come in a bundle with the stamp set at 10% off.  See them here.   It pairs beautifully with the Golden Honey designer paper above.

    My friend Judith had a workshop this weekend and she loves the Little Ladybug stamp set so I gave them a choice of two cards.  She was so excited to earn this stamp set FREE with her workshop order. 

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    Remember that I'm giving away one set in January!  Everyone who places an online order from me will be entered in the drawing. 

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    I used a Light Flirty Flamingo Blends marker and the Wink of Stella and So Saffron ink for the belly. A bit of Petal Pink for the faces and sponging on the circles as well.  We added Gold pearls for an accent which pairs nicely with the Golden Honey specialty DSP. 

    The card stock measures 4" X 5 1/4" white, DSP is 1 7/8" X 5" and the Black is 2" X 5".  The circles here are 3/4", 1 1/2" and 1 3/4" in size. 

    Below you can see how we stamped the inside of the card.  

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    Which one would you choose to make? 

    Besides Sale-a-Bration there are three more January Specials just for you! 

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    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

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    2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

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    3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

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  • Little Ladybug; get it FREE

    Here's the other card we made at my January Flowerbug's Team Meeting featuring the Little Ladybug stamp set: 

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    I thought the Friendly Silhouettes cat tails/grass die-cut would work well with this set.  See the little ladybugs behind the grass?  I did trim off the 'cattails' so it's just grass here.  

    This Little Ladybug stamp set is free with any $300 order. Gather some friends together for a book party!  Or have your own party and get ALL of the hostess benefits. 

    Did you know if you order $300 you'll get the following:

    1. $36 in free product of your choice
    2. 6 FREE Sale-a-Bration choices! 
    3. The Little Ladybug stamp set; free!
    4. You're over half way to a free stamp set from me with my Buyer Brownie Points rewards program; see that here. 
    5. A free Coastal Weave embossing folder (all orders over $65 in January) 
    6. My free 10 cards January project tutorial (all online orders) 

    Or get in on my January giveaway!  Place an online order with me in January and you'll be entered in the drawing for the Little Ladybug stamp set! 

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    Details:

    • Granny Apple Green main card is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
    • White layer is 3 7/8" X 5 1/8"
    • Black is 4" X 5 1/4"
    • Images are colored in with Blends markers in Granny Apple Green, So Saffron, Real Red and Seaside Spray
    • The greeting is from the Little Ladybug's stamp set too; punched with the Classic Label punch

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    Three January Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

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    2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

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    3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

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    January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

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