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3 day Sale starts today!! Double Z-fold card with Meandering Meadow; free project sheet & video!

Nov 23 Seasonal Sale Save

The Seasonal Sale started today!  It includes the items from the Annual 2023 listed below:

To see all the products go to the online store > Specials > Seasonal Sale
  • Ribbons & Trim
  • Paper: Cards and envelopes (including memories and more), Cardstock, Packaging, Patterned Paper, Specialty Paper, grid paper, masking paper watercolor paper
  • Ink: Ink Pads (including Classic, Versamark, Stazon, and Memento), Ink Refills, Ink Spots, Uninked Pads, Alcohol Markers, Stampin' Write Markers

*This sale ends Thursday; you can expect some items to go to unavailability status so don't delay. 

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Have you ever made a double Z-fold card?  They look difficult but honestly they are quite simple!  I shared how in last week's video tutorial. I also have a free printable project sheet for you!

I featured the new Meandering Meadows 6" designer series paper from the Online Exclusives. It's stunning with 12 different watercolor scenes!  

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I love how the printed strip on the bottom has the colorful stream; it matches the DSP on the card perfectly!  I sure do love this new paper!  I will be featuring it in a December card kit to go. And these cards may be included! 

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At first I was going to leave it quite simple on the left front, then I thought of the Bough punch and tried that.  I liked it so I added it to both cards which you can see below.

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*Click here to download or print the free project sheet for these cards. Download Meandering Meadows Z-fold card They include the measurements, supplies, step by step directions and photos.  

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I used Balmy Blue for both card layers and added Garden Green and a bit of Highland Heather with the punches. 

It's hard to tell but I used two different sheets of this pretty designer paper here.  One for the left two panels and another for the large one on the right. Then I was able to trim the bottom DSP layer off and use it for the 1" strips on the bottom layers. A perfect match! 

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You can see a glimpse of each sheet in the photo below.  It's 6 X 6" in size and filled with watercolor scenes. This type of designer paper allows you to let the pretty scenes do the work for you. Click here to see it. 


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You can see the video tutorial for this card and two more below and if you click here. 

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  • Look at this Amazing Gift!

    I received quite a wonderful surprise in the mail last week from Jakelle; a demonstrator in eastern North Dakota.  Look at what she made me!  

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    It's a 5 X 7" board on an easel and her craftmanship is incredible! She used sooo many different dies & products to complete it. 

    • Tasteful Labels, Playful Alphabet & So Much Happy dies
    • Lovely Labels Pick a Punch
    • In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
    • Nothing's Better Than stamp set

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    She sent this gorgeous card too, congratulating me on my Million Dollar in Sales achievement.  

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    Isn't it beautiful?  She used the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set and dies bundle and the In Good Taste DSP.  If you want to know how to make this Double-point fun fold card here's a link to a video I made.  

    I am so grateful for the fabulous friends I've made; both online and in person.  I would say I have the best job ever; but it doesn't feel like a job!  I'm loving it.  And like my stamp set says, Life is Beautiful!

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  • Life is Beautiful Apple Tree; get the secret to easy apples!

    Here's one more card with my Life is Beautiful stamp set. We made this one at my August Card Clubs.  

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    The colors are the new In Color Just Jade with Early Espresso & Real Red.  See the tiny 'apples' on the tree?  Well I wanted just a few apples from the large bokeh dots image. I have a surprising way of stamping just a few of the stamp image.  I dare you to try it!  Watch the video below to see what I did! 

    That pretty stitched shape is from the Celebration Label dies seen here.  There are 5 sizes of this shape in the set! 

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    I'm so happy with all of the projects people are making with this stamp set!  It's been fun to see how much everyone seems to like it!  

    Measurements: 

    • Just Jade card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
      Very Vanilla 4 3/8" X 3 1/8" die-cut
      Early Espresso 2" X 4 1/4"
      Real Red 1" X 5 1/2"

     

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    online order over $55. 

    *Remember that if your order is over $150 do not use the host code above.  You'll get your own host benefits!  

    And if it is over $99 I recommend you choose the Starter kit instead!  It just makes sense! 

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  • Cool technique with the Wink of Stella pen!

    There are times I like to color and others that I don't. I came up with this cool technique using the Wink of Stella pen and White Craft ink to highlight my main image. 

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    I pressed a clear block directly onto my White Craft ink pad and used that to pick up the ink with my Wink of Stella pen. You sure don't have to use a clear block but I didn't want to get Wink of Stella in my ink pad. You could use a paper plate or any other non porous surface.   

    I used Purple Posy, Pool Party and Seaside Spray on the cards below. 

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    Technique tips:

    • Light colored card stock works best here; the White ink can obscure the stamped image on dark card stock.
    • Squeeze out a bit of the Wink of Stella liquid to make a small puddle to mix with the White ink for easier painting. 
    • Paint the image once and go back and highlight parts of it if you want more 'lightness'. 
    • Black Memento ink works fine to stamp your image
    • This should work nicely on a heat embossed image! 
    • You can use the White Craft ink refill instead of an ink pad but a little drop goes a long way! 

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    I also used Versamark to create a background effect on the card base, stamping the main image multiple times. I love how soft a Versamark background is and I don't use it near enough.  This repetitive stamping could be very busy if done in black or a darker color.  

    Here's the video with 3 different coloring techniques! 

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    Click on the photo below to get this stamp set and the Queen Anne's Lace set and an 8 cards pre-cut kit for each one; free! 

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    Get a free package of All the Trimming embellishments in September with an

    online order over $55. 

    *Remember that if your order is over $150 do not use the host code above.  You'll get your own host benefits!  

    And if it is over $99 I recommend you choose the Starter kit instead!  It just makes sense! 

    Order online here

    All the trimming Save

     Get my Beautiful Autumn pdf tutorial free with any online order in September!

    Beautiful Autumn collage Save

    It includes directions, photos and measurements for 13 cards!

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