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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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  • Homemade Sweetness Fun-fold card kit to go or PDF tutorial; reserve yours

    I had so much fun making these cards with the Homemade Sweetness designer series paper. Look how cute they are!

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    Reserve your card kit here and it will be mailed to you at the end of April. This kit includes 10 fun fold cards and the products you need to make them.  

    You’ll receive the following in your kit:

    • 10 pre-cut cards including die-cuts, punches and layers 
    • 1/2 pkg Homemade Sweetness designer series paper
    • a share of the Moonlight checkered ribbon & Strawberry dots & gems
    • the PDF tutorial and the exclusive video tutorial

    The PDF tutorial is sent to you via email immediately after payment; check your spam folder. The actual kit with products is sent at the end of April via Priority Mail.  The product alone are valued at almost $20.

    Reserve your kit here for $31. Purchase the PDF tutorial with video here for $16.

    You will need greeting images, inks, adhesives and a paper trimmer to finish the cards. 

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    I have THREE kits to go this month; see them all here. Purchase more than one and save on shipping!

    April Specials:

    Check out the Last Chance list here; these items go fast!

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    Product of the Month is the Eyelet Blooms dies

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  • 2 fabulous new Kits in our Kit Collection

    At the beginning of each month Stampin’ Up! adds at least 2 new kits in their online Kit Collection. This month they’re extra special!

    First is a 9 card kit called Painted Skies and it’s a big WOW.

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    See what I mean? This is an all inclusive kit that has no stamping required. You’ll be especially proud to give these cards away.

    Each one is a fun fold card that opens once and then once more. It comes with everything you need to complete them. Pre-stamped greetings, die-cut beachy elements, Dimensionals, gems and adhesive. It’s $18 and you can see it here.

    The second new kit is a big Scrapbooking kit called Sunniest Stories and can be seen here.

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    It can create at least 12 pages like the two above! That’s 6 double layouts in 12 X 12″ size.
    It includes the following:

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    -12 sheets of single-sided Designer Series Paper

    -4 sheets of precut images and phrases & 4 sheets of cut-apart designs

    -20 colored and patterned 4″ x 6″ cards

    -1 sheet of printed stickers

    -8 yards (7.3 m) of Tear & Tape Adhesive, 100 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals & 50 Mini Glue Dots

    Here’s a photo of the kit elements:

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    Whether it’s card making or scrapbooking; our Kit Collection will have what you’re looking for. See it all here.

    April Specials:

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  • A WOW card with Swirled Designs

    This is one of those cards you will not soon forget; the Swirled Designs bundle is so cool!

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    See what I mean? The colors include Blueberry Bushel, Shaded Spruce & White. Striking, bold colors for a celebratory card. The stars are die-cuts from the Swirled Designs dies.

    The Swirled Designs bundle was a sleeper; not many people have used it. But once you do…. you’ll want to use it over and over. See the stamp set here and the dies here. You can choose the bundle here, but the dies are discounted which makes it almost the same cost to order separately. It’s on the Last Chance list unfortunately; only available while supplies last.

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    For the greetings I used the Reason to Celebrate stamp set. Wonderful and specific greeting images you will love. See it here.

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    It’s a simple fun fold card where you score the front one extra time. I used the Garden Poetry DSP for the left side panel. That’s where I got the idea for my colors.

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    If you’d like the free project sheet for this card click here. You can download or print it for future projects.

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    Below is the video tutorial. Please follow me on Facebook here or my YouTube Channel here so you don’t miss a thing!

    April Specials:

    Check out the Last Chance list here; these items go fast!

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    Product of the Month is the Eyelet Blooms dies

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