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Poetic Expression fun fold swap card

Last week I shared this image on Facebook.  It was a bit of a tease to guess what the finished card would be like. 

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It has Pool Party, White, Lost Lagoon and some Poetic Expressions designer paper (retiring in April). 

It also shows the greeting die-cut from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid embossing folder seen here.  I feel like it makes my greetings extra special.  They're a pretty font and give texture and dimension to your projects. (I shared how to use this folder here in a video.)

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And that is the finished card.  I made 12 of these for an organized fun fold swap. I am a huge fan of monochromatic cards and these colors are at the top of my favorites list.  

The tag is from the Something Fancy dies seen here.  I love the many label & greeting shapes this set has. 

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Here's the inside view. 

Measurements are so simple!  Once you cut off the end of the card front you flip it 90 degrees and use it as the front layer. 

• Card base – 11" X 4 1/4" score at 5 1/2"; cut off one end at 2 3/4"
• DSP – 1 piece at 2" X 4", 2nd piece at 4" X 3" 
• Inside White 5 1/4" X 4" 

Here's the inside view.  This greeting is from the Simply Zinnia set seen here. 

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• Wishes all Around Christmas card with video & free project sheet

  November 27, 2023

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  I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We sure did!  We spent it with our kids – playing games, making puzzles and of course enjoying wonderful food.

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  Have you noticed the Wishes All Around bundle in the 2023 Holiday catalog?  

  I've always loved wreaths.  In fact I used to collect them and put them up at Christmas time on a big wall in my dining room. 

  I thought this Wishes All Around stamp bundle seen here had a wide variety of pretty stamps and wonderful dies. 

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  I heat embossed the tree wreath image in White embossing powder and die-cut it with the coordinating dies. I added it onto three cut panels from the Brushed Gold Cards & envelopes; each one cut at 1 5/8" X 4" and added to my Navy card base. These panels are textured with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder.

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  I love the fact that you can cut the Brushed Gold cards & envelopes into two card fronts; more bang for your buck! 

  Below is a photo of all of the card swaps I made.  I truly love these Brushed Gold cards & envelopes. I've found them quite versatile and easy to use. 

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  Here's a photo of this sweet bundle. As you can see it has three die-cut wreaths, snowflakes, trees and stems/berries. All meant to coordinate with the stamp set. 

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  I made a second version in the video last week. Which do you prefer?

  Bow on top or on the bottom of the wreath?  Gold or white embossed greeting?

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  Below is the video where I shared this pretty card.  Unfortunately this video has some blurry spots; I hope you can bear with me! 

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• Sending Cheer Diamond Flap card – free project sheet & video

  November 24, 2023

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  We made this adorable cards at my November card clubs.  They could choose between Christmas & birthday. I love it when products are this versatile!

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  The Sending Cheer stamp set and dies are on the Last Chance list now and both are reduced in price!  Originally this bundle was $53 but now it's just $38.40! The stamp set is $14.40 and the dies are $21; they do have to be purchased separately to get the discounted price. 

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  I'll start with the Christmas version.  The colors are Poppy Parade, White & Shaded Spruce. Isn't the Santa hat adorable?! 

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  This fun fold might look difficult but if you watch the video here you'll find it's quite easy.  It involves a bit of scoring and trimming. The diagonal square layer is separate from the card base.  The designer paper is the Merry, Bold & Bright seen here.  I'm featuring it in one of my pre-cut card kits to go this month; click here to see it. 

  The inside layer is textured with the Christmas Tidings embossing folder seen here.  It's retiring and discounted. 

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  The inside greeting is from the Beary Cute stamp set. I sure love this fold!

  Here is the birthday version using the same Merry, Bold & Bright designer paper seen here.  It's so versatile! 

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  The colors here are Blueberry Bushel, White & Lemon Lime Twist. We fussy cut the gift and added that neat ribbon die-cut over it.  

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  • Basics 3D (dots – Online Exclusive) & Merry Melody embossing folders
  • Tailored Tags dies
  • Adhesive-Backed Iridescent discs
  • In Color Baker's Twine
  • stamps – Enjoy the Rhythm 

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  *click here to download or print the free project sheet for these cards.  Download Nov '23 Sending Cheer Diamond flap card

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• Pretty Funfold card swaps by my talented Team!

  November 23, 2023

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  Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a wonderful holiday! 

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  Today I'm sharing the last batch of swap cards made by my Flowerbug's Team. Our swap theme was to feature glitz, shine or glimmer.  They truly did their best to show off our beautiful specialty papers!

  Jacki made this card using the Night Divine dies seen here.  *Unfortunately it's retiring and available while supplies last. 

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  What a gorgeous card and the nativity die-cut is beautiful with the stars DSP background.  It's actually an easy fun fold too.  Unfortunately this pretty Shining Brightly designer paper is gone and out of stock. There are more products unavailable each day! The Last Chance list is brutal! *see all items retiring here. 

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  Her colors are simple but stunning – Night of Navy, Vanilla and Gold. 

  Measurements:

  • Card base 5 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
  • DSP 2 3/4" X 3" and 1" X 5 1/4"
  • Gold Foil 3" X 3 1/4" and 1 1/8" X 5 3/8"
  • White inside 4" X 5 1/4", plus die-cuts

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  Next is a uniquely special New Year's card made by Paula. 

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  Her colors include Gray Granite, Silver & White. Like I said, it's uniquely beautiful and an easy fun fold too. 

  Measurements & products used:

  • Gray Granite card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 3" & 7 1/4"
  • Silver glimmer paper 2 3/4" X 5 1/4" & 1" X 5 1/4" (sold out now)
  • Naturally Gilded DSP (online exclusive) 2 1/2" X 5" &  3/4" X 5"
  • leaf die-cut – Artistic dies from Annual catalog
  • Greeting die-cuts Nested Essentials (Annual catalog)

  She used the Artistic dies to sponge a little detail inside her card.  Love it! 

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