Thoughtful Blooms; punch art vase & flowers!

March 19, 2020

I made this cute, springy card on Facebook Live yesterday. It features the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and Small Bloom punch. Both are free right now with an order during our Sale-a-Bration promotion.

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That cute vase is made with the Tailored Tag punch. Punch from patterned paper and cut it in half!

You can see all of our free products here on the Sale-a-Bration page. The Thoughtful Blooms stamp set is full of cute floral images and sweet greetings.

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It coordinates with the Small Bloom punch seen here. *This punch may return in the annual catalog this summer but you can get it free now!

I used a bit of the Brights 6 X 6" designer series paper. That's where the cute gingham designs come from. Did you know we have gingham paper in every single color right now? Each of our 6 color families have an assorted package with every color in the pack! So cool! The photo only shows one color but includes them all. See them all here.

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Details:

White stitched rectangle is from the Stitched So Sweetly dies
Daffodil layer is 4 1/4" X 3 1/4"
main card is White thick card stock 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
Vase is made with the Tailored Tag punch
The greeting is punched with the Classic Label punch
the gingham paper is 1" X 2" – 2 pieces; one for the top and one for the bottom. No waste underneath the layers!

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Here's the video where I made this card:

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Four March Specials besides Sale-a-Braton

and the Product Coordination Release seen here!

March host code is TRYUEHDZ

1. All online orders will receive a free Mountain View pdf cards tutorial in an email.

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2. If your order is over $55 you'll get a Sale-a-Bration paper sampler and metallic cards & envelopes kit! A great start to beautiful card making.

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March host code is TRYUEHDZ

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3. THE Best deal! Choose any FREE stamp set when you purchase the Starter kit during Sale-a-Bration; of any value! Plus you'll get a free paper trimmer and a 6 X 6 sampler of new Designer Paper! It's just $99 plus tax and you can choose $125 in products with free shipping! Be either a 'Happy Shopper' and enjoy the discount or make extra spending money.

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4. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in March for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

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Unique Charming Day fun fold card with video tutorial

August 25, 2025

I shared this cool fancy fold card on last week’s Live video. It looks like an ordinary card at first glance…

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I colored the main floral image with a Wink of Stella and ink from my ink pads. Watch the video to see how it’s done.

I featured the Floral Charm DSP that’s discounted right now during the In Color promotion. See it here. It’s almost $2 off. My favorite thing about it is the color coordination. Each pattern has a soft, matching back side.

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I also used the Charming Day bundle that coordinates with the DSP. See that here.

Here’s how the card opens. I’m calling it a double diagonal center fold card. The center stays in place but the outer triangles lift up and to the outside as shown below.

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I have a complete project sheet for you with measurements, directions, supplies and photos. The video tutorial will help you understand how to assemble this card; see it below. Click on the following link to print or download this project sheet: Download Double Diagonal Center fold cards

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Below is the video tutorial for this card and another super neat fun fold card; both featuring this beautiful paper and Charming Day bundle.

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These pretty cards are the last of the Monochromatic Team swaps

August 22, 2025
I’ve been sharing our Team swaps this week that all feature a Monochromatic theme. This means the colors should include hues of similar colors.

First is a pretty and soothing card made by Jacki.

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She used the Prairie Grass stamp set seen here. Her colors include Very Vanilla with Crumb Cake. Her greeting is from the stamp set seen here.

I love how the grass image repeats itself on the Vanilla layer in the background.

Measurements:
- Crumb Cake 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″, 3″ X 4 1/4″
- Vanilla 4″ X 5 1/4″, 2 3/4″ X 4″
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Next is a pretty wedding or anniversary card made by Marla.

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She used the Lifetime of Love stamp set seen here and the coordinating dies seen here. I love how these delicate dies inlay so perfectly.

Her colors include Navy, Misty Moonlight, Crumb Cake & White. She also used a new embossing folder called Jolly Holly Hybrid seen here. These leaves allow her to lift them a bit to add more dimension.

The Designer paper is 2 5/8″ wide and is the Country Lace pack and is discounted and on the Last Chance list now. See it here.

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And lastly is this soft & pretty card made by Paula.

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Her card features the blue tones of Blueberry Bushel with Azure Afternoon. Her stamp sets are Elements of Text seen here and Textured Notes seen here. The greeting is from the Label Me Grateful stamp set seen here.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the beautiful Monochromatic swaps this week. I have a super talented team!

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Two great Fun-fold card swaps today

August 21, 2025
Today I’m sharing two more of my Flowerbug Team swaps and both are fun fold layouts. Our theme was Monochromatic cards and these cards include similar colors.

First is Kim’s card featuring the Peace on Earth bundle that’s coming in the new 2025 Holiday catalog in September; just a few weeks away! The long leaves die-cut is from the Memorable Blooms dies but is now retired.

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Her colors include Cloud Cover with Pretty Peacock & White. For the large oval die-cuts she used the Impressions Abloom dies seen here. The Damask Designs embossing folder was used on the Cloud Cover 2-toned card stock panel.

Measurements:
- card base 11″ X 4 1/4″ score at 2 3/4″ & 5 1/2″
- 2-toned CS textured panel 2 1/2″ X 4″
- Peacock inside 5 1/4″ X 4″
Here’s how her card opens: These doves in this upcoming bundle are so pretty. Perfect for sympathy, wedding or other events.

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Next is a cute card made by Candy featuring the Jar of Joy stamp set seen here. It coordinates with the Sweet Jar punch seen here.

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Her colors include Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party & White. Embossing folders are So Swirly & Damask Designs. Dies are Nested Essentials and Textured Notes.

It’s a neat fun fold card that opens up from each side:

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She’s calling it a ‘Buckle Fold card’. Here are her measurements:
- Peacock card base 6 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 2 1/4″, latch strip is 5 1/4″ X 2″ score at 2 3/4″
- Pool Party 2″ X 5 1/4″
- Lost Lagoon die-cut 2 3/8″ X 3″
- White inside 4″ X 5 1/4″, Textured Notes greeting die-cut
Tomorrow I’ll share the last of our Monochromatic swaps!

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