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Last set of ‘Create your own Background’ swap cards


Today I'm sharing the last three cards in our July Team card swaps.  I shared the others in this post and this one.  Our theme was to create our own backgrounds; not using designer paper.  They were quite creative!  

First up today is a cute card made by Candace.  She chose the Little Monkey bundle.  

Can you tell what her background die-cut is?  She used the Aspen Tree dies for her Crumb Cake layer. But underneath that is a shaving cream technique!  It's fun to make and different every time. 

Tip: to make a shaving cream background, spray the cream on a plate or container and spread it out.  Drop a few drops of ink refill onto the cream. Swirl it in with a knife or utensil.  Press your paper onto the cream.  Remove and wipe off the excess cream.  Let dry.

You can usually get a few pieces done in the same batch of colored cream. The first few will be darker and the last will get lighter in hue.  It's really fun.  

Next is a CUTE card made by Marla featuring the Supremely Awesome stamp set. She stamped the background and colored the images in with Blends markers. 

Her colors include Real Red, Pebbled Path and Daffodil Delight.  The pizza slices look quite real!  

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Next is a pretty card made by Rita. She used the Cheerful Daisies bundle. 

It's in Berry Burst, Old Olive and White. She stamped her background using the open daisy image; tone on tone. Then added a large daisy die-cut (sponged) and some leaves from the Bough punch. 

It's a gatefold card. She scored it 2 3/4" from each long end. *card base is 11" X 4 1/4"

Here are all of the fabulous 'create your own background' swaps from our July swap.  


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  • A cute Spooky Halloween cards


    I created this special card using the Spooky Halloween suite. I absolutely love this scene!

    I used the largest circle die in the Spotlight on Nature dies to create the mask around the large moon. I blended Petunia Pop ink onto a piece of White card stock. Then added the yellow die-cut moon. Next I sponged Secret Sea ink on the upper portion of the card.
    Lastly I added a curvy hills (cut with a scissors) and the die-cut house and fence pieces from the bundle.

    Check out those sparkly stars and die-cut bat! I heat embossed the word ‘spooky’ with White embossing powder and then colored the embossing purple with a Blends marker.

    You can see this neat bundle here.

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    October Specials

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    All online orders from me will receive a beautiful PDF of projects featuring the Modern Christmas suite.

    Reasons to ShopwithLeeAnn.com

    • Get a free PDF project tutorial with any online order! (changes monthly)
    • An order of $55 or more earns you a free 3 card stamping kit with pre-cut layers; ready to stamp & assemble
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  • Get a beautiful PDF of Modern Christmas projects!


    Any online order in October placed through me will receive a gorgeous PDF of projects featuring the new Modern Christmas suite. This is a beautiful suite filled with Black, White & Gold foil accents.

    It includes 10 projects with photos, directions. a supply list and measurements for each project. You can see this suite here.

    I created a card I want to share with you. I think it’s beautiful!

    My colors are Black, White & Gold. I used multiple sheets of the Modern Christmas Designer paper. Notice that some of the trees are raised. I fussy cut a section from the designer paper and added it over a die-cut circle of another set of trees. I layered that onto a Black die-cut circle from the Spotlight on Nature dies. Finally I added one of the new gold hoops around it all. Tip: adhere the gold hoops with tiny dashes of Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Works great!

    I hope you like this card; it’s one of the free projects included in the free PDF tutorial for anyone who orders from me in October. Click here to order!

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    October Specials

    3 new kits and a Starter Kit special! See the kits here.

    And get the Starter kit here. *Choose your deal – $35 or $99 plus $90 in free products including free shipping, free Paper Pumpkin kit & free catalogs/business supplies!

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    All online orders from me will receive a beautiful PDF of projects featuring the Modern Christmas suite.

    Reasons to ShopwithLeeAnn.com

    • Get a free PDF project tutorial with any online order! (changes monthly)
    • An order of $55 or more earns you a free 3 card stamping kit with pre-cut layers; ready to stamp & assemble
    • Earn 10% host rewards on each order you place (over $20). Redeem on a future order.
    • Join my Flowerbug’s Team and get $90 in free product of your choice in October! Details here.
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  • Easy box to gift or store cards in with free project sheet


    I’m thrilled to share this fabulous box to gift or store hand made cards in. It starts with a box from our Kit Collection. They’re sturdy and look what you can do with one!

    I shared how to make this on last week’s Live video. I know many of you have purchased kits from Stampin’ Up! and hopefully have a few of these saved. The inside organizing sections are made with the thin card board from our designer paper packs. Recycle!

    I created a free project sheet so you can replicate this at home. I truly hope you do! Click here to download or print this project sheet and also watch the video below to see how it’s made and see my tips for success too.

    The photo above shows the two sets of cards I made with the Gathering Moments stamp set – 2 sets of colors too! Which do you prefer?

    Here’s the other version of the box I shared:

    Below is the video where I shared how to make the 5 at a time cards shown in the box and the box itself.

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