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New Nature’s Symphony top fold card with free project sheet & video tutorial

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas last week. We sure did but we missed our youngest son & his wife. They were hit with the flu the day they were going to drive up here. It wasn’t the same without them! But we still had our Appetizer Showdown competition and played lots of games including our annual Minute to Win It games. Always lots of laughs! I highly recommend doing these with family or friends. It’s one of our highlights of the time we spend together.

I shared this easy fun fold card on last week’s Live video. It features new product from the upcoming 2026 Spring catalog.

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I featured the Nature’s Symphony bundle and the new Nature’s Walk DSP. I cannot share links to these products because they’re not available for customers quite yet. Tomorrow on my week’s Live video I’ll share all of my new products from both the Spring catalog and the newest Online products – both coming out in early January. Join me here.

My colors include Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Old Olive with White. Besides the Nature’s Symphony bundle I added a die-cut for the greeting from the Textured Notes dies seen here.

This card is an easy fun fold layout. The back is simply 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ and the center is a full 3 1/4″ X 11″ scored at 5 1/2″. It gives you a large area to add your patterned paper on the front. I made many of these cards for a long distance swap I joined in.

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I created a free project sheet for this card Click here to download or print it. There’s also a video tutorial below as well.

The Nature’s Walk designer paper is filled with textured patterns. I love the colors in it; the blues & greens are just my style.

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Here’s the video tutorial for you. I also share another pretty card idea featuring this beautiful bundle.

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• Understanding Color Theory (the Color Wheel) with video

  May 2, 2024

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  If choosing color combinations is challenging for you the Color Theory video below may help you out. 

  You can find a printed color wheel in the new Annual Catalog on page 132.  Some of us lucky Demo's received a real color wheel at OnStage in Houston.  It was a surprise perk for attendees. 

  Stampin' Up! has heard from many people begging for one since they saw it. Stay tuned; they are producing another that will be available for purchase later this year.  In the meantime please watch the video seen further below to see how you can use this color wheel.

  Here's a photo of the printed color wheel in the catalog: 

  
  
  
  
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  My top favorite and easiest way to combine colors is Monochromatic. This means hues of one color – blues, greens etc.  Monochromatic projects are soothing to the eye and can be seamless.  

  My second favorite is to use complimentary colors such as pink & green or yellow with purple. 

  If you're using designer paper Stampin' Up! has done the work for you – just choose from the colors listed on the back of each package. 

  Honestly, how I usually choose colors is to hold the card stock pieces next to each other. For me that's easy, but I know others struggle so I hope the video below will help you out.  

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• The New Catalog is Live!!! Check out this Spotlight on Nature card

  May 1, 2024

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  Today the new Annual Stampin' Up! catalog goes live!  You can now order any of the new products in this pretty catalog!

  
  
  
  
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  Have fun shopping. Remember that there are a few options for you when shopping.  

  First is the incredible Starter Kit special.  Get $207 in products for just $99 plus tax. Pick out up to $125 in products of your choice and get the $82 In Color bundle free!  Click here to check it out and join my Flowerbug's Team. 

  
  
  
  
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  You can also choose any of my new catalog shares; read more about those here.  

  If you're placing an order and it's over $99 please consider choosing the starter special above.  If your order is under $150 please use a host code seen below. If it's over $150 please do not use a host code; you'll earn host rewards. 

  Look at these pretty cards I made for a new Catalog card swap: 

  
  
  
  
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  They feature a new bundle called Spotlight on Nature. It includes a pretty set of detailed circle dies along with the stamp set. These dies are going to be a big favorite! 

  I used two new In Colors here – Pretty in Pink and Shy Shamrock. I colored the flowers in with Peach Pie & Pretty in Pink Blends markers. There are two designer papers used here; one is the new 2024-26 In Color designer paper pack and the other is Unbounded Beauty. 

  
  
  
  
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  The front flap is folded back towards the left side; this gives you the opportunity to add another layer of designer paper.  

  These in colors are included in my 2024-26 In Color bundle offer.  This deal is available through May 7th only.  See the details here: 

  Measurements:

  • Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 1 1/4" & 4 1/4"
  • Designer paper 1 3/4" X 5 1/4" and 1" X 5 1/4"
  • Circle die-cut is 3 1/4", 4" X 5 1/4" inside, greeting is 2 1/4" X 5/8" 

  
  
  
  
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  If you do not have an Annual Catalog by Stampin' Up! and don't have a demonstrator let me know by emailing me here. 

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• Do you save your scraps? Look what I did with mine!

  April 30, 2024

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  Do you ever save your tiny scraps in the hopes of creating something with them?  When I saw the little petals left from this pretty die-cut I saw a flower in my head.  What do you think?  Would you save them? 

  
  
  
  
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  This pretty & delicate die-cut is from the Thoughtful Wishes bundle in the new catalog. When I prepped cards for a Team Meeting a few weeks ago I had to save the pieces & try this! It features our new 2024-26 In Color Glimmer specialty paper in the new Annual Catalog by Stampin' Up!  This catalog goes live tomorrow!  May 1st!!

  Here are the three cards I made with the finished flowers: 

  
  
  
  
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  From left to right the colors are Summer Splash, Peach Pie and Petunia Pop.  

  I glued the petals to a small circle; then added the white center (Zinnia die) over them.

  The large leaf die is from the new Thoughtful Wishes bundle & the circles are from the new Spotlight on Nature bundle (the dotted circle is from Everyday Details).

  
  
  
  
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  The card above is Petunia Pop color.  The pretty designer paper is our new 2024-26 Designer paper pack. I heat embossed the greeting (Spotlight on Nature set) with White embossing powder onto Black card stock. That pop of Black on a card adds a bit of elegance. 

  
  
  
  
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  Which is your favorite of these three colors?  Remember you can get in on my new product shares for just 1 more week:  the In Color bundle, designer paper share or an In Color ribbon share. See details below: 

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