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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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  • Best Tips for successful Shaker Cards with video tutorial!

    Who wouldn't like to receive a shaker card?!  They're fun, shakable and hard to resist playing with. 

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    I made a bunch of these for our July Team card swap featuring 'window sheets'. I love the fact that I could get multiple, colorful die-cut flowers with the Extraordinary Floral Washi Tape and the coordinating die-cut. Just add it to another piece of cardstock and die-cut. So fast & EASY! 

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    Notice the sponged green designer paper above. That is the Irresistible Designs 12" DSP seen here.  I added Olive ink to it with a Blending Brush; the printed embossed designs 'resist' the ink.  Pretty cool! 

    I used the Paper Tags stamp set – stamping the greeting directly onto the window sheet with Black Stazon ink. Then I turned it over to add a bit of Flirty Flamingo blends marker on the 'celebrate' part.  

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    My colors include Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and White for a fresh floral card design. Want to know the steps to achieve a shaker card?  Best to grab the free project sheet below or watch the video tutorial. 

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    Here's the free project sheet with measurements for you. Click on the following link to print or download it.  Download Paper Tags Shaker Card


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    Below is the video tutorial for this neat shaker card.  Watch to get the tips for success on making one plus another pretty card featuring the Extraordinary Floral washi tape. 

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  • Another ‘WOW’ card swap with the Beautiful Butterflies stained glass technique

    Today I have another stunning Team card swap made by Tracey featuring Window Sheets. She featured the Beautiful Butterflies bundle seen here:

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    Her colors include Shy Shamrock with Petunia Pop, Black, White & Gold embossing. 

    Here's how she made this card:

    1. Texture the White layer with the Hybrid embossing folder; add to the Petunia layer and the card base. 
    2. Ink the butterfly image in Versamark and stamp on the Window sheet. Heat emboss with Gold embossing powder. Die-cut with the coordinating die.  *she did say some of the embossing powder on the edge frayed off when it went through the die-cut.  
    3. Color the back of the butterfly with Blends markers.  Adhere to the White cardstock layer with Foam Strip adhesive in the center only. Add the center 'body' die-cut.
    4. Heat emboss the greeting onto the Black strip with White embossing powder.  Finish with gems. 

    Here's the full bundle that includes stamps, dies and a Hybrid embossing folder. What is a 'Hybrid Embossing folder?  It's where you can cut AND emboss/texture at the same time!

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    And look how she finished the inside!  She used the Baby Wipe technique to achieve a multi-colored butterfly. 

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    Thanks so much for your gorgeous card Tracey! 

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  • Amazing Trusty Tools bridge card swap with window sheet technique; so cool!!

    Look at this incredible card Jacki made for our Team swap in July.  This month's theme was to feature window sheets.

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    She used the Timeless Plaid and the Notes & Totes stamp set here.  Her colors include Black, Misty Moonlight, Silver Foil and Pecan Pie. 

    Here's the view when you flip the top layer up:

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    She paid special attention to both sides of her bridge, adding the card stock & DSP layers to both the inside and the front!

    That dotted die-cut background is part of this bundle!  She really made the most of the dies here!  See the dies here and the coordinating stamp set here. 

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    This is what it looks like fully opened. The inside greeting is from the With You in Mind stamp set. 

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    Measurements:

    • Black card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4" – from the top, cut to the score line on both sides at 1 1/4"
    • Window sheet – 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"
    • Misty Moonlight – greeting strip 2 3/8" X 1 1/8", center is 2 3/4" X 4", 4 sides are 1 1/8" X 4", center is 2 3/4" X 4", inside back is 5 1/4" X 4"
    • White inside 2 7/8" X 3 3/4", dotted die-cut 2 1/2" X 3 3/4", greeting strip 3 1/4" X 1"
    • DSP strips 6 pieces at 1" X 3 3/4"

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    I'm so impressed; this is definitely a 'WOW' card!  Thanks so much Jacki! 

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