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Shabby Chic Lovely & Sweet card with video tutorial & free project sheet!

Here's the last card made in last week's video featuring the Nature's Sweetness suite. I absolutely love this color palette! 

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It's Pecan Pie with Pebbled Path & Gold accents with a rich monotone look. Look closely at the layout. It's basically a few random layers with only one that's layered.  Adding a few smaller elements creates the balance here. 

Details & tips:

• Note the distressed edges on a few of the layers. That is done by rubbing your open scissor blade over the edge of the paper.  Fast and fabulous results! *watch how I do it in the video below.
• The large stamped Pecan Pie layer and the DSP square are both sponged with Pecan Pie ink to age them a bit. 
• That butterfly is one of our Paper Butterfly Accents colored with a Light Natural Tones blends marker. I added some Gold Enamel Effects in streaks all over it. *see how in the video
• I added Gold Enamel Effects as berries on the tall leaf die-cut on the left. 

Here's how I stamped the inside.  The greeting is from the Softly Sophisticated stamp set from Sale-a-Bration. 

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Here's a picture of the Lovely & Sweet bundle I used here. See it online here. 

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Get the project sheet with dimensions, directions and products here: Download Lovely & Sweet Butterfly card

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These are the three cards I share in the video below: 

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So is the shabby-chic look for you?

You can see how I made all of these cards in the video replay here.  Or click on the photo below to watch it.  Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! 

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• Christmas Season is for Fall too! Watch the short video tutorial!

  September 22, 2021

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  Here's one of the cards we made at my September card clubs.  It features the Christmas Season bundle.  But as you can see, it's not just for Christmas! 

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  I love using non-traditional colors for Fall.  I used Cajun Craze, Bermuda Bay, Vanilla and Crushed Curry. We stamped the images and then added texture with the Timber or Timeworn Type 3D embossing folders.   

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  The greetings are from the Biggest Wish set.  It's one of my very favorite sets!  It's so fun to layer the greetings!

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  You might notice the pretty Dazzling leaf die-cuts here.  That is from the Sunflower dies and the Be Dazzling specialty paper from our Sale-a-Bration catalog.  Sadly it is out of stock now. 

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  Click on the photo below to watch the short video tutorial on this card technique.  Or click here.

  Think of the many stamps you own that you could create a pretty background with.  Simply add a greeting tag over it. 

   

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• Nuts About Squirrels Z-Fold card!

  September 21, 2021

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  The Nuts About You stamp set is just plain cute!  It's a 2-step set as you can see.  The squirrels, leaves and even acorn have two images each so there's no need to color!  

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  I created this card for our Flowerbug's Team swap in September.  Our theme was Fall or Halloween.  

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  Card stock & ink colors are Cinnamon Cider, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz

  See that little surprise pop-up circle inside?  That's attached with a thin strip of window sheet and adhered to the inside of the Early Espresso strip. 

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  Measurements:

  • Cinnamon Cider 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2" & scrap for die-cut greeting
  • Early Espresso 1 1/2" X 11" scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2" & 3 1/2" X 4 7/8"
  • Very Vanilla 3 3/8" X 4 5/8", 2 1/8" X 3" tall for inside plus a small circle

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  This month it features the Gingerbread & Peppermint suite.

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• Fun Treat box made from our Acetate Card Boxes

  September 21, 2021

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  Did you know we carry the perfect size clear box for gifting a set of A2 cards?  You can see them here or on page 137 of the annual catalog. They fit about 4 cards inside depending on how many layers there are. 

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  Well Marilyn cut one box in half and created this adorable treat box for her Card Club friends!  

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  It features the Cute Halloween designer paper and Frightfully Cute stamp set. 

  There's a template for the card stock below.  She used the Basic Border dies (seen here) to cut the bottom edge but you wouldn't have to.  If you don't use the Basic Borders Dies on the edge, you could cut the 5-1/2" down to 5".

  She filled it with lots of treats & embellishments.  It also fits an entire full size Kit Kat bar! 

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  She uses a mini velcro dot for closure.  The card stock is actually inserted inside the box and mini glue dots are used to keep it in place.  

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  And here's the template for the card stock insert. 

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