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More Magical Meadow fun fold cards by Judith

Yesterday I shared the cards Judith made as our Team Artist of the Month and today I'm sharing more. She did a wonderful job highlighting the Magical Meadow bundle and the Winter Meadow designer paper. 

All of her cards have been fun folds; she does like to make fancy fold cards. 

This card features a center greeting layer that enfolds both front layers of her gatefold card.  She left it removeable so the recipient can add it or leave it off.  You can adhere it if you'd like; I usually add it to the left side.  

The gorgeous leaves & berries image was done with markers; it coordinates with the Magical Meadow dies perfectly! She used the Deckled Circle dies seen here. 

Below is the inside view with the center layer separate. 

Next is another fun fold card I call a double-flap card. She used the same sheet of Winter Meadow as the card above. 

She scored the right side of her double layered circles and adhered the scored flap under the inside layers. Clever!  

The greeting layers are from the Autumn Leaves dies and of course she used the beautiful White & Silver mesh ribbon - all from the 2023 Holiday catalog.  

Thank you for sharing these beautiful projects with us Judith!  

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Wishes all Around Christmas card with video & free project sheet

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We sure did!  We spent it with our kids - playing games, making puzzles and of course enjoying wonderful food.

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Have you noticed the Wishes All Around bundle in the 2023 Holiday catalog?  

I've always loved wreaths.  In fact I used to collect them and put them up at Christmas time on a big wall in my dining room. 

I thought this Wishes All Around stamp bundle seen here had a wide variety of pretty stamps and wonderful dies. 

I heat embossed the tree wreath image in White embossing powder and die-cut it with the coordinating dies. I added it onto three cut panels from the Brushed Gold Cards & envelopes; each one cut at 1 5/8" X 4" and added to my Navy card base. These panels are textured with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder.

I love the fact that you can cut the Brushed Gold cards & envelopes into two card fronts; more bang for your buck! 

Below is a photo of all of the card swaps I made.  I truly love these Brushed Gold cards & envelopes. I've found them quite versatile and easy to use. 

Here's a photo of this sweet bundle. As you can see it has three die-cut wreaths, snowflakes, trees and stems/berries. All meant to coordinate with the stamp set. 

I made a second version in the video last week. Which do you prefer?

Bow on top or on the bottom of the wreath?  Gold or white embossed greeting?

Below is the video where I shared this pretty card.  Unfortunately this video has some blurry spots; I hope you can bear with me! 

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STUNNING Christmas card swaps full of glitz & shine!

This is the third batch of swap cards made by my Flowerbug's Team for our November Glitz, Shine & Glimmer swap. 

First is a gorgeous card made by Roxann.  She thought of doing just an ornament but added it to a card front instead.  

Measurements:

• Navy card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2"
• Shining Brightly specialty designer paper 4" X 5 1/4" (2023 Holiday catalog)
• Ornament die-cuts from Gold foil, More Dazzle & Shining Brightly papers - stars from the Stars at Night dies (2023 Holiday catalog)
• Greeting - Night Divine stamp set (2023 Holiday catalog)
• Ribbon is the Navy & Gold ribbon (2023 Holiday catalog)

The Stars at Night & Night Divine bundles are both on the Last Chance list & available while supplies last. It looks like the Shining Brightly paper is sold out..... 

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Next is an amazing 'Swing & Swap' card by Sharon. I might accuse her of being an overachiever with this card as it's over the top amazing!

It's hard to tell in the photo that the stars element swings back & forth.  It's so fun to play with! 

Products:

• Navy card stock
• Night Divine stamp set
• Shining Brightly specialty designer paper (2023 Holiday catalog)
• Silver & Gold adhesive-backed paper (Online Exclusives but sold out now)
• Stars at Night & Deckled circle dies (2023 Holiday catalog)
• Star Trinkets (2023 Holiday catalog but sold out)
• Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder (2023 Holiday catalog)

Measurements:

• 10 1/4" X 5 1/2" score at 1 1/4", 3" & 6"
• designer paper - two 1" X 5 1/4" strips, two 1 1/4" X 5 1/4" strips
• circle 2 1/2"
• strip for sway mechanism 1/2" X 2", small hole cut in top
• Vanilla inside 2 3/4" X 4 1/4"

Isn't it a fantastic card?!  

Stop in for more swaps tomorrow!  

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Beautiful Glitz & Shine card swaps

Today is the second batch of Glitz, Shine or Glimmer card swaps by my Flowerbug's Team.  You'll love the wide array of gorgeous cards they made! 

But first I have to tell you about the Last Chance & Carry Over lists from the 2023 Holiday catalog. 

 

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This Last Chance Products promotion will include two lists: a retiring list and a carryover list.

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First up today is a birthday card made by Deloris. She used the beautiful Autumn Leaves dies as her main focus.  

Measurements & products: 

• All About Autumn center panel 2 3/4" X 5 1/2" (DSP is discontinued now)
• More Dazzle paper 1/2" X 5 1/2" strips
• Pretty Peacock card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" - front textured with the Distressed Tile embossing folder
• Vanilla die-cut 2 3/8" X 4" - Countryside Corners dies (2023-24 Annual catalog)
• Greeting from the Lasting Joy stamp set (2023-24 Annual catalog)

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 Next is a pretty Christmas card made by Jane. She chose to feature the Merriest Trees bundle seen here. 

This card is all about Lost Lagoon and Silver which are absolutely beautiful together!

Products used:

• Lost Lagoon card stock
• Snowflake Magic specialty & Winter Meadow designer papers (2023 Holiday catalog)
• Silver & Gold adhesive backed glimmer paper (Online Exclusives but sold out now)
• Elegant Trim (silver cord - Annual catalog)
• Festive Pearls (Annual catalog) 

Measurements:

• Lost Lagoon card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• White 4" X 5 1/4"
• Snowflake Magic 1" X 5 1/8"
• Winter Meadow 2 7/8" X 5 1/8" 

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Next is a pretty card made by Candy

I love her pretty color combo of Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo & White.  

Products & measurements:

• Crumb Cake card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4" (textured with the Stripes & Splatters 3D embossing folder 2023-24 Annual catalog)
• Dry Brushed Metallic specialty paper (Online Exclusives) 2" X 5 1/2"
• Deckled Rectangle dies 2 1/8" X 3 1/2" (Annual catalog)
• Flirty Flamingo greeting 2 1/8" long (Stylish Shapes dies 2023-24 Annual catalog) 
• Inks - Old Olive, Flirty Flamingo & Old Olive Stampin' Write markers 
• Brass Butterflies (Annual catalog)

I love sharing my Team's cards and their special styles! Stop back in for more gorgeous card swaps tomorrow!

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Beautiful Winter Meadow card; a great layout to use those extra pieces

The Winter Meadow designer paper & the Magical Meadow stamp & dies bundle are among my favorites from the 2023 Holiday catalog. Pretty products produce pretty projects!  Say that three times! Ha! 

I was playing with the designer paper and had these two pieces among the scraps in my paper pack. I simply added a layer of Blueberry Bushel card stock to one piece and added them to the White card base offset from each other for balance.  Easy peasy! 

Measurements:

• Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• DSP 1 piece at 2 1/2" X 4" and 1 at 2" X 4 1/4"
• Blueberry Bushel 2 3/4" X 4 1/4" 

Of course the pretty dies help a lot too. The greeting label is from the Nested Essential dies seen here and the leaves are both from the Magical Meadow bundle seen here.  

Next I added a greeting layer - heat embossed with Silver embossing powder & my Heat Tool.  Adding the White & Silver mesh ribbon in loops under it sure gives a great finishing touch! To add the loops of ribbon I created them and pressed them to the back of my greeting, after I added some Seal tape runner of course.  

I saw that this beautiful Winter Meadow designer paper is in low inventory; grab it while you can here. 

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A gorgeous Handcrafted Ornaments card with video & free project sheet!

   Look at this beautiful card made with the Handcrafted Elements dies!

These dies are seen in our 2023 Holiday catalog or online here.  There are two dies in the set that create that pretty, layered ornament.  

I chose to use Starry Sky & Orchid Oasis along with the Brushed Gold cards. For the stamped bough image under the banner, I used Wild Wheat ink, stamped off once.  It's surprisingly close to gold! 

This card is one we made at my October Card Clubs; they could choose their favorite greeting and also the color of bow on the ornament.  

I used the Distressed Tile 3d embossing folder seen here. 

*Click on this link to download the free project sheet. I suggest you print them or save the ideas in a file for future inspiration. Download Oct 23 Handcrafted Elements club card

Yesterday I shared a pretty card featuring two of the same products seen in this card. Click here to see it. The Christmas Classics stamp set and the Brushed Gold cards & envelopes. 

Look at the stunning golden shine on this card! 

I shared a second card made with the other half of the Brushed Gold card base in the video here.  I hope you watch it! I will share the details on that card tomorrow. 

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Christmas Classic with the pretty Brushed Gold cards & envelopes; with video & free project sheet

I shared how to make this pretty card on last week's Live video:

It features two of my favorite products from the 2023 Holiday catalog; the Christmas Classics bundle and the beautiful Brushed Gold cards & envelopes. 

I cut the card base in half so I could get two card fronts from it. I paired the gold accents with Shaded Spruce and the beautiful, detailed die-cut from the Christmas Classics dies.  See the bundle here.  I think it's absolutely gorgeous.  It's rare that I like the dies as well as the stamps!

*Click here to download and print the free project sheet: Download Brushed Gold Christmas Classics frame

I shared a second card made with the other half of the Brushed Gold card base in the video here.  I hope you watch it! I will share the details on that card tomorrow. 

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Gorgeous Night Divine Fun fold card

We held our monthly Team swap this weekend and I'm thrilled to share the cards with you! Our themed was Christmas cards. 

First is this stunning card made by Roxann:

She chose the Night Divine bundle seen here. Unfortunately I noticed the stamp set is out of stock now; it should be back in a few weeks.  She also used the O Holy Night designer paper seen here.  

Here's the bundle: such beautiful greetings and the dies...!! 

You can see her fun fold a little better in this image below:

Measurements:

• Night of Navy card base 5 1/2" X 8" score at 1", 2" and 5", panel under greeting is 1 7/8" square 
• left vertical piece 3 1/4" X 5 1/2" score at 4"
• Vanilla inside front and back are 5 1/4" X 2 3/4", greeting 1 3/4" square
• Designer paper 5 1/5" X 7/8" strip on lower front, 3 1/8" X 1 3/4" panel under nativity, sky is 3 1/8" X 2 1/2" 

Here's the back side; she textured it with the Stars at Night embossing folder and added a donkey die-cut.  

The O Holy Night designer paper has been in and out of stock the past month of so.  It's currently back in stock!  

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Amazing Bag of Bones Halloween & Pick of the Patch swap cards

We held our monthly Team swap last weekend and I'm excite to share these amazing swap cards with you.

First up is a gorgeous card made by Candace that features the Bag of Bones bundle. 

She added a strip of the new Them Bones designer paper seen here to her Cajun Craze textured layer (Exposed Brick) and created the gorgeous blended background circles for her skeletons. I believe she used Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Starry Sky and blending brushes.  

Her skeletons were heat embossed with White powder on Black cardstock, then die-cut with the Bag of Bones dies.  The bats on the yellow moon are die-cuts from this same bundle. 

This bundle was out of stock for a bit but it's back now! See it here. 

Measurements:

• Black card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4", layer for DSP is 2" X 5 1/2"
• Cajun Craze 4" X 5 1/4"
• Them Bones DSP 1 3/4" X 5 1/4" 
• Circles from Stylish Shapes - 1 1/4", 1 5/8" and 3"

Check out the inside; she jazzed it up with strips of cardstock and designer paper.  

Sharon made this adorable card with the same bundle and Them Bones designer series paper.  

She added the cool 'Glow in the Dark' bats & ghosts to her middle panel. The skeleton is stamped with Black Stazon ink on Glow in the Dark specialty paper (seen here) as well!  So cool!  

It's a spanner card!  She jazzed up the inside layers too.  

Measurements:

• Starry Sky card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4".  Then cut up to center score line at 1 1/2" from both sides.  Horizontal strip is 5 1/2" X 1 1/2"
• Black layers - front sides are 1 3/8" X 4 1/8", center 2 3/8" X 4 1/8" and 2 3/8" X 1 1/8" for greeting
• Designer paper - front side panels 1 1/4" X 4", back inside 1 3/8" X 4 1/4"
• Cajun Craze center 2 1/4" X 4"
• White inside 2 1/2" X 4"

What a fabulous card! 

Lastly today is a sweet card by Candace who featured the Pick of the Patch bundle seen here:

I love her out of the box color choices of Pretty Peacock, Blackberry Bliss and Pumpkin Pie. She used the new Deckled Circle dies for the background of her punched pumpkins.  Her ribbon is new as well - a Vanilla and Black gingham seen here.  

The photo barely shows off the pretty and new Distressed Tile embossing folder.  It's a new favorite for many! 

I'll share more fabulous team swaps tomorrow!  See three other gorgeous swaps here

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