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• Get Designer Paper ideas from these neat Team swaps

  August 24, 2023

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  Our latest Flowerbug's Team swap theme was to create cards without a greeting on the front.  I shared quite a few yesterday and here are three more: 

  First is a card made by Paula; check out the many details!

  

  She featured the Earthen Elegance suite seen here – the Earthen Textures bundle, the Earthen Elegance designer paper and the neat Natural 1/4" wavy trim too!  

  Lots of details and textures here:

  1. She spattered her Vanilla textured front layer using a paint brush. 
  2. She stamped one of the natural elements images on the right inside layer. 
  3. She wrapped the vase (cut from the Earthen Elegance DSP) with the Natural Wavy trim and added another die-cut piece  as a second decorative element.  

  Measurements: 

  • Card base is 6 1/2" X 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4"
  • Vanilla front 2" X 5 1/4", inside 4" X 5 1/4"
  • DSP inside 1" X 5 1/4"

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  Next is a special card fold made by Annette who featured the Masterfully Made designer paper: 

  

  It doesn't look like a fun fold from the front.  But it sure shows off that pretty designer paper! 

  Do you see the wavy die-cut trim in Pretty Peacock?  It separates the right side edge of the same DSP as the front.  She folded it back on itself so you see both sides of the DSP on the card front.  What a neat idea!  

  Here's the inside view.  She added the other die-cut edge as an extra detail to the inside of the card.  

  I believe her measurements are: 

  • DSP 6" X 5 1/2", score at 1/2" and 4 3/4" (the 1/2" side is adhered to the back of the quarter size card base.  
  • Card back is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2", plus a 1 1/4" X 5 1/2" strip to cut the wavy trim (Basic Border dies)  

   

  

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  Next is a book binding fun fold card made by Candy. She featured the Sweet & Precious stamp set seen here.  

  

  Her colors include Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie and Pretty Peacock. 

  Measurements:

  • Card base 11" X 4 1/4" score at 4 1/4" & 5 1/2"
  • DSP 1" X 4"
  • Pretty Peacock 4" square

  Details:

  • She colored the sweet animals in with her Blends markers. 
  • The circle and square die-cuts are from the Stylish Shapes dies. 
  • The Pretty Peacock layer is textured with the Fern 3D folder
  • The DSP on the left edge is the Glorious Gingham. 

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  August Specials: 

   *current host codes: KY99RPXP 

  

  Free Gift with orders in August: 

  Get a pack of at least 5 beautiful cards with orders over $50 this month. 

  The more you order the more cards you get!

  *cards are previous card kits to go; over the top and many fun folds.  

  

  **Redeem your Bonus coupons in August! 

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• Check out these Team swap cards!

  August 23, 2023

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  Today I'm sharing a few of our August Flowerbug's Team swaps.  Our theme was to create a card without a greeting on the front.  It was quite the challenge for some of us!!  

  First is a fractured card made by Karen.  She shared how to make it and we were all blown away by how easy it is! 

  

  I loved it so much I shared how to make it in a recent video.  See it here and my blog post here. 

  She featured the Inked Botanicals designer paper and the Trucking Along bundle.  The Truck builder punch is unavailable at this time; it will be back in October.  Her card base & 1/4" strips are Calypso Coral.  Love that truck full of flowers!

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  Next is a sweet card made by Sharon who chose the Cheerful Daisies bundle seen here. 

  

  She added lots of die-cut daisies & leaves; some are sponged. She added the circles image (from Timeless Arrangements) using the Baby Wipe method.  Love this look!  And after stamping the circles she textured it with one of the Basics 3D embossing folders (online exclusive).  Plus she colored the White glittered ribbon (another online exclusive) by sponging on color.  So many great details! 

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  Next is a pretty card made by Mary who featured the Darling Details bundle seen here. 

  

  The pretty & delicate frame adds beautiful detail to the Delightfully Eclectic designer paper in the center.  Her colors are Fresh Freesia, Night of Navy and Crushed Curry.  

  This wonderful bundle may have slipped your notice; here's a photo of both the stamp set & dies:

  

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  August Specials: 

   *current host codes: KY99RPXP 

  

  Free Gift with orders in August: 

  Get a pack of at least 5 beautiful cards with orders over $50 this month. 

  The more you order the more cards you get!

  *cards are previous card kits to go; over the top and many fun folds.  

  

  **Redeem your Bonus coupons in August! 

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• The easy way to make a ‘Fractured’ card! Video tutorial & free project sheet!

  August 22, 2023

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  You may have seen these cards online lately; they're quite popular.  It looked s bit intimidating to me; I thought I'd have to do a lot of measuring to get the pieces to fit exactly.  

  Well my team member Karen shared how to make them at our August Team meeting and I was surprised to learn it's quite easy peasy!  So I had to share the fractured card on a recent Live video so YOU could see how fun & quick it is.

  I chose to use the Hello, Irresistible designer paper and the Irresistible Blooms stamp set; both Online Exclusives. See all of our products available online here.  There are so many they have their own category!  

  This card starts out with a full 4" X 5 1/4" layer of designer paper.  The center squares and strips are added on directly over the designer paper!  No measuring needed!!  

  **Get the free project sheet here Download Irresistible Blooms Fractured card

  This pretty designer paper is in low inventory.  Do you have it yet?  It's just beautiful!

  

  My center squares are approximately 2" in size and are from the Stylish Shapes dies – the middle die of the 5 square dies. I chose to add a 2 1/4" layer under my square.  

  Tip: Once you adhere your square to the upper center (eyeballing, no measuring needed) you will start adding your 1/4" X 5" strips of card stock.  You start at the upper center.  Leave the excess strips hanging off the card until you're done; then just trim off.  *watch the video below to see my helpful tips for success. 

  Here are both cards I shared in the video; one in Pretty Peacock and the other in Petal Pink. 

  

   

  Which do you prefer?  One is soft and pretty and the other is vibrant. I like the 1/4" strips to match the card base; I feel it gives a greater sense of continuity.  

  I kept these cards quite simple but you could certainly add more to it.  

  

  Click here or on the photo below to watch the video.  I believe it will give you the confidence to try it.  

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  August Specials: 

   *current host codes: KY99RPXP 

  

  Free Gift with orders in August: 

  Get a pack of at least 5 beautiful cards with orders over $50 this month. 

  The more you order the more cards you get!

  *cards are previous card kits to go; over the top and many fun folds.  

  

  **Redeem your Bonus coupons in August! 

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