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Country Wreaths & Christmas Barn card ideas by the Flowerbug’s

October 28, 2022

This week I've been proud to share my Team Christmas card swaps from our October swap event. I am thrilled with the quality of our swaps each and every month!

Today's projects feature some pretty bundles in the 2022 Holiday catalog by Stampin' Up! First is a fabulous card by Candy with the Cottage Wreaths bundle.

Her colors include Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, White & Crumb Cake.

Details:

It's an easy fun fold card; she trimmed off 1" on the right side of her card front to reveal the Lights Aglow DSP on the inside edge.
She textured the Crumb Cake layer with the Timber 3D embossing folder.
Silver 3/8" edge ribbon and Festive Pearls are the embellishments

Next is a book binding fun fold card by Mary; she also featured the Country Wreaths bundle.

A book binding card is made by adding an extra score line to your 4 1/4" X 11" card. Score at 4 1/4" and 5 1/2".

The DSP layers are 3/4" X 3 7/8" and 3 7/8" square. Red layers are 7/8" X 4" and 4" square.

She used the Gingham Cottage DSP on her card front and Real Red & Garden Green card stock.

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Lastly today is a beautiful scene made by Roxann with the Christmas Barn bundle seen here.

Her colors include Cherry Cobbler, White & Mossy Meadow. She used Blends markers to color the images and our new Very Best Trio tag punch on the corners.

Here's her inside view:

Stay tuned for more incredible swap cards by my Team.

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What is a ‘Live Edge’ card? Check it out and the video tutorial too

October 15, 2024
You may have heard of 'Live Edge' tables; but have you ever heard of a 'live edge' card? Well that's what I'm calling this technique!

I stamped the sweet dragonfly repeatedly along the right edge of my White card base. I twisted the image each time and made sure they were touching or very close to each other. After stamping I fussy cut the edge off from the dragonflies. I think it took less than a minute to trim. I think it's well worth the effort!

The Happiest Day stamp set is adorable; I love the whimsical dragonflies and the bold greetings. Having two separate images for the wings means you can change up the colors for 2-toned results. See the set here.

Here's how I stamped the inside:

Products used:
- Happiest Day stamp set
- Inks – Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Memento Black
- Other – Something Fancy dies, Paper Snips, Iridescent striped ribbon, Full of Life DSP
I love the way the colors fade from top to bottom mimicking the Full of Life Designer Series Paper. I achieved this with just 3 colors of ink, but stamping off for a few of them.

Do you ever stamp off to get a lighter hue of ink? Sometimes it's the perfect shade!

Here's the free project sheet; click on the following link to download it or print it off. Download Happiest Day Live Edge card

Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with an easy addition of glimmer strips and a few other ideas as well.

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Happiest Day card with video tutorial; a simple layout with a gorgeous look

October 14, 2024
On last week's Live video I chose the Happiest Day stamp set as my featured product. It was discounted during the 3 day stamp sale but you can see it here. Here's one of the cards I made:

I chose to use our 2023-25 In Colors; Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie and Petunia Pop along with Black. We have glimmer paper in these colors too so I added three strips to the card base at a diagonal. See it here. The strips adds a bit of a whimsical look that matches these cute dragonflies.

Here's how I stamped the inside.

For the hearts I used that same glimmer paper along with the Humble Home Builder punch (out of stock currently).

The circle die-cut for the greeting is from the Spotlight on Nature dies seen here. These dies are back in stock now! The White rectangle is a die-cut from the Deckled Rectangles seen here.

I did not make a project sheet for this card since it's so simple.

Here are the measurements:
- White card base – 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4", White deckled rectangle die-cut 2 5/8" X 3 7/8", circle die-cut1 5/8"
- Black – 2 3/4" X 4 1/8"
- Glimmer paper strips – 5 1/4" X 3/8"
Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with a special edge technique and a few other ideas as well.

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A Little Bit of Festive card kit is sweetly nostalgic – tutorial available too

October 11, 2024
I chose the fun A Little Bit of Festive DSP pack for my other Christmas card kit to go this month. These cards are so fun and easy to create. The many nostalgic die-cut elements make these cards fast fabulous.

You can choose the pre-cut card kit with product or the PDF tutorial. Both include the video & PDF tutorial.

If you choose the pre-cut kit, you'll receive the following products plus pre-cut supplies for 10 cards, including layered pieces & die-cuts. You'll need greetings, ink, adhesives and a paper trimmer to complete the card kit.
- The A Little Bit of Festive paper pack with die-cut elements (12" X 12")
- a share of both Red & White Peppermints gems & Red & White Baker's Twine
- the PDF tutorial and a link to an unlisted video tutorial too
The tutorial includes photos, measurements, the supply list and step by step instructions. The video link includes tips to make each card & is included in the PDF tutorial. The card kit will be sent in November due to supply shortage. The PDF tutorial will be sent to you immediately after purchase. Please check your spam or junk folder.

Click here to purchase the pre-cut kit to go $31 plus tax & shipping. (includes about $20 in product plus the pre-cut supplies)

Or click here to get the PDF tutorial only $16.

Other product used include:
- Stamps – Christmas Labels
- Card stock – Real Red, Garden Green, Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, White, Vanilla
- Inks – Real Red, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy
- Dies – Greetings of the Season
- Other – Red & White Baker's Twine, Peppermint gems, Die-cutting machine, Adhesives, Paper Snips Scissors, Paper Trimmer
There is another new Christmas kit to go this month called Season of Elegance (seen below); be sure to check them all out. You do save $$ when ordering more than one kit. See them all here.

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