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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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Stamp Sale; TODAY ONLY!

July 19, 2023

Today is the day ALL stamps from the Annual Catalog are discounted 15%.

*this excludes host sets and online exclusives/clearance rack.

If you have a wish list of stamps, why not get them on sale today?

In September our Holiday catalog will be out and you'll be focused on that (we all do it!). So get those favorites today!

I've made a list of my top 15 stamp sets in the Annual catalog. You can see each one below.

*Remember to use my Host code. XNYX2DWG

PLUS: If your order is over $65 you get both a free stamp set and 8 card kit from me plus a $5 bonus days coupon to use in August!

Beautiful Balloons Photopolymer Stamp Set – 161450

Price: $24.00

Lasting Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set – 161442

Price: $20.00

Circle Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set – 161348

Price: $24.00

Sending Smiles Photopolymer Stamp Set – 158701

Price: $22.00

Good Feelings Cling Stamp Set – 158737

Price: $24.00

Kindest Expressions Cling Stamp Set – 161415

Price: $24.00

Oceanfront Photopolymer Stamp Set – 157862

Price: $22.00

Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set – 161277

Price: $24.00

Crafting With You Photopolymer Stamp Set – 161219

Price: $21.00

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set – 155052

Price: $17.00

Brewed For You Photopolymer Stamp Set – 159087

Price: $18.00

Inked & Tiled Cling Stamp Set – 161158

Price: $27.00

Rays Of Light Cling Stamp Set – 158925

Price: $18.00

Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set – 158763

Price: $24.00

Bird's Eye View Photopolymer Stamp Set – 161436

Price: $20.00

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4-Card Wonder – free PDF tutorial, template, measurements & video!

July 18, 2023

Before we get to the projects today I want to share the sale Stampin' Up! just announced:

Check over your wish list and see how many stamp sets are on it. Might be a good time to place an order. With the Bonus Days happening you can double dip!

Plus the Trucking Along bundle is back in stock! See it here; get it while you can.

I'm extremely excited & proud to share this project with you. If you know me well, you know I love to create one sheet wonders. I've made quite a few over the last 10 years or so. I'm so lucky that my husband is willing to create the templates for me; I'm not sure I'd love them as much without his help!

I'm calling this project a 4-Card Wonder because it creates 4 cards. I originally made this for a Team meeting project. I wanted it to be quick, create multiple cards and of course be easy and cute!

I shared this project & template on my weekly Live video but did record it and it's now on my YouTube channel as well. Scroll down to see the video.

Here's the template – it's meant for a 1/2 sheet of card stock – 8 1/2" X 5 1/2".

Grab your favorite colors of ink and stamp your own background. Then cut it up using the measurements above! It's so fun to create your own stamped paper. It's a bit addictive!

*Tip – choose stamps that include large & small images. When stamping your paper start with the largest stamps first and finish with the smallest; filling in any empty areas.

I chose the Beautiful Balloons bundle. My colors include Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Pool Party & Parakeet Party.

I kept the cards quite simple but you could sure jazz them up a bit more. Make the cards like mine or this can be a starting point for your creative process.

You can watch the video on this project here. It's the first project. Or click on the photo down below to watch it below. *Remember to follow me on either my FB page here (Tuesday Live videos) or my YouTube channel here.

Here's the full PDF tutorial for you. Download it here.

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Clearance Rack update!

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Birthday ‘Tackle’ Treat box with video tutorial & measurements!

July 17, 2023
I was so inspired by the 'Tackle' box Candace created for her 'Artist of the Month' projects I had to try making one. She made hers with the Gone Fishing suite. And she made this project up herself – she's incredible with box designs! I decided to recreate it on a video and share it with you.

Isn't it amazing? I thought it would be really challenging to make, but with her box as my starting point it wasn't bad at all. And the Gone Fishing dies make the 'window' front a breeze.

I chose to use Berry Burst as my box color because I wanted it to be bright and happy for a Birthday gift. I went to the dollar store and found some fun candy treats to add. I put the loose candies in small baggies I had on hand.

The box is quite easy to put together. After scoring the box lid, be sure to die-cut the 'window' using the Gone Fishing die. Then you adhere it to a window sheet and add to the inside front of the box lid.

I notched the tabs before adhering.
- top of box 6 1/4 X 7 1/2" score 1" on all sides
- bottom of box 6 1/8" X 7 3/8" score at 1" on all sides
- window sheet 4 1/8" X 5 1/4"
- left inside divider (two compartments) is 1 7/8" X 6 3/4" score at 2 3/4", 3 1/2" & 4 1/4"
- right inside divider (three compartments) is 2 1/8" X 8 1/4" scored at 2", 2 3/4", 3 1/2", 5 1/8", 5 7/8" & 6 5/8"
- inside bottom – add under the two divided sections; 5 1/4" X 5 5/8" score at 1 7/8", 2 5/8" & 3 3/8". (It's shown vertically in the photo below)
Watch the video to see how these sections go together.

You can see the Gone Fishing bundle here. *They're currently out of stock but should be back in late August.

I chose the Circle Sayings bundle for my greeting tag. *see it here It's quite a versatile set and pairing it with the coordinating 2 2/8" circle punch was so smart of Stampin' Up! *I added a die-cut stitched Lemon Lime Twist circle from the Stylish Shapes dies.

You can watch the video on this project here. It's the last project. Or click on the photo below to watch it below. *Remember to follow me on either my FB page here (Tuesday Live videos) or my YouTube channel here.

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July Specials:

Bonus Days!

Get a $5 coupon for each $50 order you place in July. Use the coupon in August!

Clearance Rack update!

See all items available here

NEW Online Exclusives will be available

See them all here

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Plus my monthly special for online orders:

Get a free card kit & a new Beautifully Happy stamp set

with online orders over $65; must use a host code.

*current host code: MY4YDGEM
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