The last of the Beautiful Fun Fold card swaps

May 22, 2020

This is the last bunch of Fun Fold cards this week; each one has been made by my talented Flowerbug's Team.

Sue made this pretty and unique card using the Positive Thought stamp set.

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She is super creative and loves to create her own ideas. Look at this unique card!

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She used the Positive Thoughts stamp set and the Cross of Hope dies (on sale right now for just $10.80; they were $27.00!)

Measurements:

Petal Pink – 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"
Blackberry Bliss 6 3/4" X 5 3/4" scored at 4"
Whisper White – 7 1/2" X 5" scored at 3 5/8"

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Next is Karen's pretty card featuring the Magnolia Blooms stamp set and the Magnolia Lane designer paper. This pretty paper is also on sale; at $8.05 right now while supplies last here. She colored the flower in with the Petal Pink blends markers.

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Measurements:

Petal Pink 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2", small layer is 3 1/4" square
White inside is 4" X 5 1/4", front is 2 3/4" square
Black is 3" square

Candy made this beautiful card, also with the Positive thoughts stamp set and coordinating Nature's Thoughts dies.

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That gorgeous rectangle die-cut is from the Ornate Layers dies here. They're amazing!!! Her colors are Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and a splash of Coastal Cabana. Here's the inside view:

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Measurements:

Rich Razzleberry 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 2 1/8" from each end
Very Vanilla inside is 5 1/4" X 4", plus a piece for the rectangle die-cuts
Crumb Cake pieces are 1 7/8" X 5 1/4"

Mary made this pretty card using the Free as a Bird stamp set and the Bird Ballad designer paper.

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The Bird Ballad designer paper is on the Last chance list now; it's on sale for $8.05 while supplies last.

She colored the birds with Blends markers; so soft and pretty!

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Measurements:

Whisper White 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 2 1/8" from each end. The inside White Nested Label die-cut is 4 3/4" X 2 5/8"
Front stamped layer and Bird Ballad designer paper piece are 2 1/4" X 3 3/4".
Pool Party layers 2 1/2" X 4"

I hope you enjoyed this week of incredible fun folds. If you missed any, click here, here and here to see them all!

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Celebrate Sunflowers Triple Panel Card with video!

June 16, 2020
I made this card on Facebook Live last night on my weekly Monday night 'Stamp with Me'. It's such a fun technique!

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I love blues and browns together and chose to use Just Jade, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Pool Party with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set (seen here). What do you think of this color combination? One of my favorite things about creating is coming up with unique color combos.

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I have some great tips on doing this technique.
- Start out with three colors of card stock measuring 3 1/2" X 4 1/2".
- Cut these into three strips 1 1/2" wide.
- Lay them together and adhere a piece of copy paper to the back side to keep them held together while stamping.
- Stamp large and small images all over the three colors of card stock with Soft Suede ink. *Always stamp the largest image first!
- Or use Designer Series Paper instead of stamps!
- Adhere to the Early Espresso layer (4 3/4" X 5"). Then to the full 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card base.
The pool party greeting strips are either 3/4" or 1" wide by about 4" long. I used the new Pick a Punch (seen here) on the ends and added a thin strip (about 1/4") of Early Espresso card stock under it as an accent. I finished it with a double bow made with our Linen Thread.

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Blossoms in Bloom; another pretty cards duo

June 15, 2020

Today I have a pair of cards made with the 'Split Technique'. This is where you stamp or die-cut once to get two cards.

I used the Blossoms in Bloom bundle seen here, cutting out two sets of floral dies. I'm sharing lots of projects featuring this incredible bundle this week.

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I sponged the thicker die-cut with Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay. Then I adhered the thin die-cut over the sponged one using liquid multipurpose adhesive. Next I cut the full, layered die-cut in half so I could place each half on a card.

What do you think of this color combination? I like to find unique combinations when I play with Stampin' Up!'s gorgeous variety of colors.

The Many Layered Blossoms dies includes two large dies and several smaller flowers. The two large dies include both a finely cut and a thicker blossom die for effortless layering. I cut out once of each; both from Whisper White card stock.

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The Highland Heather layer is textured with the new Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. It's very subtle and gives a delicate textile pattern.

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The greeting die-cut banner is from the Tasteful Labels dies; stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.

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Forever Fern video; an easy trio of gorgeous cards

June 12, 2020
I can't stop playing with the Forever Fern stamp set! It's so easy to make beautiful cards with and with some of my favorite 'go to' color combos.

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If you like this set of cards check out another stunning set here; it has a kit to go option while supplies last! And a project tutorial available here.

I made these cards and recorded it on video so you could see how fast they can be. There are three different card layouts all using the same three colors. Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape and Bermuda Bay inks with these same card stock colors plus Coastal Cabana and Whisper White.

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The White greeting die is from the Tasteful Labels dies. I hand cut the larger one.

Measurements for this card:
- Granny Apple Green 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card base
- Gorgeous Grape 3 3/4" X 5"
- Whisper White 3 pieces at 3 1/2" X 1 1/2"
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I used a masking & sponging technique here and added a die-cut from the Flourishing Fern dies too.

Measurements:
- Coastal Cabana card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
- White 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"
- Gorgeous Grape 3 5/8" X 4 7/8"
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A simple card base of Gorgeous Grape 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" and White at 5 1/4" X 4". Did you catch that I sponged the corner of the left one? Which do you prefer?

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