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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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• Check out these projects featuring Clearance Rack deals

  July 26, 2023

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  There are quite a few amazing deals on the Clearance Rack now and I thought I'd highlight a few of my favorites:  

  First is the beautiful Splendid Thoughts stamp set for just $16 and the coordinating Splendid Stem dies for just $8.25. I shared these projects last year: 

  
  
  
  
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  I am surprised that the stamp set and dies are both there along with the pretty Soft Seafoam ribbon and the Open Leaf Trinkets. *Both are now just $1.25! Click on the blue highlighted words to see these items in the Clearance Rack. 

  
  

  
  
  
  
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  Remember the Clearance Rack changes every day; do not delay if you want anything! *Remember to use this host code when ordering.  XNYX2DWG

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  Next is the Leaves of Holly stamp set.  It was $22 and is now just $15.25 on clearance. 

  I created these beautiful Christmas cards on a video last year.  

  
  
  
  
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  I call it the 5 at a time technique.  You stamp one sheet of neutral paper and then cut it into 5 pieces using my template below.  And the neat thing is the layers under the stamped White card stock are also cut using a template. Just 2 sheets of card stock to make 5 card fronts!  *Watch the video below or click here. 

  
  
  
  
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  See how I stamped down the center of the White card stock on the photo above?  Next I cut it using the template below: 

  The first template is what you stamp on.  The one below is for the layers under the stamped pieces. It's just 1/8" larger for a nice thin layered accent.  

  
  
  
  
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  Next is the template for the colored layers on each stamped layer.  

  
  
  
  
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  Watch the video below to see how it's done.  Think about your favorite stamp sets and how fast you can create beautiful cards using these templates!  

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  I have 3 free card kits left!  It includes a Beautifully Happy stamp set 

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• Pinwheel Tower Fancy Fold card with video & free projects sheet!

  July 25, 2023

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  Here's another card we made at my July Card Clubs.  I always try to feature one fun fold card and this was a doozy!  

  When they saw the many pieces they were a bit worried it would be hard.  But as we made it together they loved it!  Be sure to watch the video here or below; it's so much easier than it looks!  

  
  
  
  
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  This card is super fun to play with; it reminds me of a 'never ending' card.  You can turn and turn it and see something new each time. But the finished card lays flat and is 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" so it fits nicely in an envelope.  

  Besides the Gorgeously Made stamp set (seen here) I chose the Layering Leaves (seen here) for the pretty greetings and leaf images. 

  
  
  
  
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  I chose to feature the Countryside Inn designer series paper seen here with it's many shades of Blue.  I chose to use Night of Navy and White card stock, Navy and Boho Blue inks. 

  You can find the measurement, photos, directions and supplies list here on this free project sheet. Download July 23 Pinwheel Tower card

  
  
  
  
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  Each of the 4 panels of Navy card stock is adhered to the center 'tower' made from a 4 1/4" square of designer paper. Once you have your card base created it's simple to add the 6 pieces of DSP and your stamped panels. 

  I also used the Radiating Stitches dies seen here (online exclusive) and the Stylish Shapes dies for the greeting.  The ribbon is the Night of Navy 3/8" bordered ribbon.  

  
  
  
  
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  Click here or on the photo below to watch the video.  It's the second project featured.  

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  I have 3 free card kits left!  It includes a Beautifully Happy stamp set 

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• Gorgeously Made with a neat background technique & video tutorial

  July 24, 2023

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  I shared this card as part of my Tuesday Live video last week.  I was featuring the Gorgeously Made bundle.  Check out the background! 

  
  
  
  
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  I focused on creating a pretty, textured background under the main image. Here are the steps:

  1. I first stamped the foliage image with Boho Blue ink onto Boho Blue card stock.
  2. Next I textured it with the Exposed Brick embossing folder seen here. (It's one of my favorite folders.)
  3. Lastly I dragged my White Craft ink pad over the texture. Tip: use a very light touch or ensure your ink pad is a little bit dry. I LOVE the look of this so much!  

  
  
  
  
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  I used the same foliage image for the inside of the card as I did the pretty background, stamping once in full strength Boho Blue ink and stamping again without reinking.  

  
  
  
  
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  I stamped the other large leafy image from the Gorgeously Made set on the Countryside Corners white die-cut. I added the print image a few times in second generation Boho Blue ink (this means stamped off once). It's layered on a Navy die-cut before adding to the card base.  

  
  
  
  
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  The greeting is heat embossed on Navy using White embossing powder. The die-cut is from the Stylish Shapes dies – my go-to dies for greetings. 

  There's just something special about a monochromatic card; this time in blues.  If you're going for an elegant or cohesive look try using just one color in varying hues.  Greens, blues and browns are some of my favorite choices.  

  
  
  
  
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  Click here or on the photo below to watch the video.  It's the first project featured; the other is a super fun 'fancy fold' card.  

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  I have 3 free card kits left!  It includes a new Beautifully Happy stamp set 

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