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Water-coloring TWO ways with video tutorial!

In August our Flowerbug's Team had our usual card swap – this time we featured either Sale-a-Bration or Holiday catalog products.  I chose to use both!  

I created this card for a few reasons; I wanted to use the Aspen dies (LOVE THEM) and also wanted to create a water-colored background.   What do you think?  

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I chose to use Orchid Oasis as my card base and added Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry and a bit of Tahitian Tide in the water-color wash at the bottom. 

Be sure to watch the video below to see how it's done.  It's super simple and hard to mess up!  Honest!  

Tips for a successful water color wash:

• Wet the water before adding ink.  This is super important!  The ink will spread so much easier and without lines if the paper is wet. 
• I used our Water Painters – but a paintbrush also works. 
• Use a heavy paper such as watercolor paper, Thick White or Vanilla or Shimmer paper. Here I used our Silver & Gold DSP from the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  It worked but thicker paper is easier and has less chance of the paper fibers lifting. 
• Let the paper dry between layers if you want a definite line between colors – like this sunset & water combo.  

Other details:

• I stamped the bird in Orchid Oasis and colored him in with our watercolor pencils and a blender pen.  
• The greeting is from the Perched in a Tree stamp set – it's in a bundle with the Aspen dies I used here. 
• The greeting die-cut is from the All That dies. 

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• Hey Chuck Fancy Fold cards! Part 3

  August 7, 2023

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  And today I'm sharing the last 2 projects featuring Hey Chuck.  Annette is one of my talented Flowerbug's and she chose this bundle for her Artist of the Month projects.

  This first project features the Masterfully Made designer paper seen here and it's also a fun fold…

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  I love how she added a torn edge greeting; it fits perfectly with this designer paper that has a torn look to many sheets. 

  So here's a clue to her fun fold design: 

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  Do you recognize this fold? It's called a Pop & Twist fun fold card.  It's not easy to learn; but super cool to give out!  I do not have a video on this fold but you can do a search on YouTube and find many video tutorials.  

  Here's the open view: 

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  Isn't it cool? She added some soft blended background colors on each layer which makes a huge difference to the finished look.  Isn't that designer paper perfect with this bundle?  

  If you like a challenge you should enjoy making one of these.  I've made a few and honestly I don't plan to make any more!  Ha! 

  Here's the Hey Chuck bundle she used.  The dies are back now and available!

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  Look at this hilarious rooster!  And the perfect greeting for him….. 

   

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  Next is a fun fold card featuring the Earthen Elegance designer paper.  

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  She got this fun fold idea from Lisa Curcio.  It has 4 pieces of Misty Moonlight card stock measuring 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" scored at 2 1/8". They're adhered together back to back like this: 

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  There are 8 pieces of designer paper on each card stock side; measuring 2" X 5 3/8".  The pop-up designer paper on the front and back has a window cut out of it to reveal the rooster image inside; using the same die-cut.  She used the Tailored Tags dies.  This DSP measures 4 1/2" wide X 5". Score 1/2" from each side on the 4 1/2" edge. 

  Here's the back side:  

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  There's a folded strip of card stock under the White tag that pops it up when opened. I may share one of these cards on an upcoming video soon; it's quite intriguing!  
  

  I hope you enjoyed seeing all of her projects; she did an incredible job! If you want to see details on each one, click here for part 1 and here for part 2.  

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• Amazing WOW projects with Hey Chuck; Part 2

  August 4, 2023

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  Each month one of my Flowerbug's Team is featured as an Artist of the Month.  For July Annette chose the adorable Hey Chuck bundle seen here.  I know you'll be amazed at her fabulous projects I'll be sharing. 

  First up today is a stunning framed sampler.  

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  Just look at her incredible scenes!  I think the bit of blue behind each image sets them off incredibly. 

  Sampler details:

  • She used Azure Afternoon ink and blending brushes to add a bit of blue behind her die-cut rooster scenes. 
  • The designer paper behind it all is the Masterfully Made designer series paper seen here. 
  • She colored the images with Blends markers and popped them up on the squares. 
  • Her 4 white squares measure 2 5/8", colored squares are 2 3/4" and the black are 2 7/8" squares 
  • The black frame is 9" in size; the glass opening is 7 1/2" 
    
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  Here's the Hey Chuck bundle she used.  The dies are back now and available!

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  Look at this hilarious rooster!  And the perfect greeting for him….. 

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  She used the Dots & Spots die for her background and that strip of the Masterfully Made DSP is a perfect addition to this card and her color choices. The white on white theme makes the image pop! 

  The dimension she achieved by popping up the rooster and the greeting with Dimensionals makes such a difference to this card.  

  Details:

  • Dots & Spots white layers are 5" X 3 3/4", Pumpkin Pie layer is 5 1/8" X 3 7/8"
  • Stitched circle is from the Stylish Shapes dies
  • DSP strip is 4" X 1"

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  Next is a fun fold card featuring the Glorious Gingham designer paper.  

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  She got the idea from Karen Titus.  The DSP is 6" square and you score and cut it to fold in on itself.  Here's what it looks like when it's closed up: 

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  I'll be sharing how to make one of these cards very soon!  

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  More to come tomorrow! 

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• Hey Chuck; Artist of the Month cards. Part 1

  August 3, 2023

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  Each month one of my Flowerbug's Team is featured as an Artist of the Month.  For July it was Annette and she chose the adorable Hey Chuck bundle seen here.  You're in for a treat!  I'll be sharing her incredible projects for the next few days.  

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  The card above shows that adorable rooster at it's best.  She paired it with gingham accents in Glorious Gingham DSP and our Black & White gingham ribbon. She colored her rooster with Blends markers.  

  Here's the Hey Chuck bundle she used.  The dies were unavailable for most of July; but they're back now and available!

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  Next is a cute way to show the many rooster images in this stamp set.  The Masterfully Made designer paper set the color theme and works perfectly here!!

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  Measurements:

  • Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2"
  • DSP 4" X 4 1/4"
  • White squares 1 1/4",
  • Pumpkin Pie squares 1 3/8"
  • Crushed Curry layer 1 5/8" X 4 5/8" 

  Next is a Double Decker fun fold card!  Look at her blended background!!

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  What a beautiful scene she created with her background blending and the stamps & dies in this bundle. The colors are Pecan Pie, Lemon Lolly, Old Olive and Pool Party. 

  I shared how to make one of these Double-Decker cards on last week's FB Live. You can watch it here.  

  Here's a view from the top so you can see the pop-up box that supports the White middle layer. 

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  Measurements:

  • Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4", textured front layer 1 7/8" X 5 1/5", layer under scene is 3" X 4",  pop up box piece is 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" score every 3/4"
  • White scene layer 2 3/4" X 3 3/4", inside white 3" X 4 1/2"
  • DSP 4" X 5 1/4" 

  Stop in tomorrow for more Hey Chuck projects; you do not want to miss these!!

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