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Alcohol blends technique with video tutorial

I shared this fun technique on a recent video; I call it the Alcohol Blends Background.  

For the cards above I added pretty floral die-cuts from the Paper Florist dies.  The greetings are from the Kindest Expressions stamp set.  The background colors were made with the following Blends: Left card Mossy Meadow & Lemon Lime Twist. Right card was Berry Burst & Blackberry Bliss.  

To achieve this cool background you need Blends or alcohol markers and rubbing alcohol in a spritzer bottle. I used regular Basic White card stock and a clear plastic folder to work on. You can watch the video here.  

I tried many color combinations; you can see some of the finished cards below plus the backgrounds too. 

I shared this technique on Monday night's Live and challenge my followers to share a card featuring this technique on my Stamp & Share Facebook group.  Share yours here by August 27th to get in on the door prize drawing. 

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Amazing WOW projects with Hey Chuck; Part 2

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.  

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" 
  

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..... 

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.  

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: 

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

More to come tomorrow! 

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Decorative Borders Book Binding card with video tutorial

I shared this special card on a recent FB Live.  It features a few techniques and is a fun fold card too.  

It's made with the Decorative Borders stamp set seen here; a new favorite! 

When I saw this pretty leaves image I thought of creating a frame with it.  I show how on the video below.

This book binding fold is so easy; it's just one extra fold line! 

Measurements:

• Black card base 4 ¼” X 11” score at 4 ¼” & 5 ½”
• White 3 7/8” square, inside is 4" square
• Polished Pink 4”
• Parakeet Party 1” X 4

I used my Stamparatus to create the pretty border on the Parakeet Party strip and a Baby Wipe technique for the colorful flowers. The leaves are colored with Blends markers; note the pretty shading!  Parakeet Party & Granny Apple Green blends.

The greeting is from the Framed Florets set seen here.

There are so many ways you might use this set; I share a few more in the video below.  It would be perfect to decorate your envelopes too! 

Here's how I finished the inside of the card. 

Click here or on the photo below to watch the video. 

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Decorative Borders & coloring vellum technique with video

Last month our Flowerbug's Team swap theme was to use vellum or window sheets.  Here's what I came up with featuring the Decorative Borders stamp set seen here.  

I heat embossed the image twice with black embossing folder in two corners.  This is on vellum card stock. After it was set I colored in the images with Blends markers - Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green and Old Olive.  The corner image is small but it still took a bit of time to do them all.  I colored on the back side; no real reason except it's a little more forgiving. 

The greeting die-cut is from the Potted Succulents dies; the heat embossed image is from Color & Contour stamp set in the Annual Catalog. 

My measurements are:

• Card base 5 1/2" X 6 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Printed vellum 1 7/8" X 5 1/4"
• Vellum card stock 3 1/4" X 4 1/8"
• White front 3 1/2" X 4 1/2" , inside 3 1/2" X 4 3/4" 
• Black 3 3/4" X 4 3/4" 

Below is a photo of the pretty Decorative Borders stamp set.  There are so many ways you might use this set; I share a few more in the video below.  It would be perfect to decorate your envelopes too! 

Here's how I finished the inside of the card. 

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Love Cats video tutorial with an easy but unique fun fold

We made this CUTE card at my February card clubs.  It really shows off the Love Cats stamp set seen here. 

 

I shared it on my FB Live yesterday (see video below). It's sort of a unique fold in that the card base is a quarter sheet and the Sweet Sorbet is smaller and opens; see?  

In order to get full, solid images I used the Stamparatus for the cats.  It makes a world of difference!  *Catch the tips in the video below.

*Other items used here are the Conversation Bubbles dies, Pastel Adhesive-backed sequins, Balmy Blue variegated ribbon, Stylish Shapes dies, White embossing powder, Heat Tool, Sweet Sorbet Blends marker

Measurements:

• Card base 8 ½” X 5 ½”
• Sweet Sorbet 8” X 5 ¼” scored at 4”
• White inside is 3 ½” X 4 ¾”
• DSP 1 ½” X 5 ¼”

I used the Happy Labels stamp set for the inside greetings.  It has some fabulous images; see it here.  

Click here or on the photo below to watch the video. 

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Dainty Flowers cards with time saving tips!

I made this pretty card in just a few minutes with 1/8 of a 12 X 12" piece of the Dainty Flowers designer paper.  That means you can get 8 cards from each sheet! 

I made the first cut across at 5 1/2".  Then cut each piece at 3" wide.  This gorgeous print is just one of many in this pack.  It's free with any $50 order during our Sale-a-Bration promotion from January 5th - February 28th.  See it here. 

   

If you don't have the ribbon color you want, color it with a Blends marker.  Our Blends markers come in a 2-pack of light and dark; try both to see which one fits your needs.  And did you know that if you go over it more than once you can get a darker shade?  This works on both paper AND ribbon! 

If you're making multiples of the same card AND heat embossing why not stamp & heat emboss multiples at the same time?  

I inked the greetings (from Dainty Delight) in Versamark ink and stamped on the Old Olive CS. Then covered in White embossing powder before heat embossing with the Heat Tool.  Now I could trim them into strips for my cards.  

Tip; you cannot do an entire page at once or the ink dries before you can get powder on it.  I did 4-5 at a time and it works fine.  It all depends on how fast you can cover it with powder.  

**Before stamping I swiped my card stock with the embossing buddy. This is an anti-static bag that prevents excess powder from sticking where you don't want it.  The embossing buddy is included in our Embossing Additions Tool Kit seen here. 

You can see more cards in this video I shared on Tuesday.  Click here or on the photo below: 

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I don't think I shared these cards yet; they're made with the pretty Framed Florets bundle seen here.  It's part of the Fitting Florets collection.  The bundle will return in the Spring catalog in January. 

It is currently available along with the pretty Fitting Florets designer paper.  This paper is available while supplies last or through January 4th. 

For the card below I stamped the floral and leaf images in Black Memento ink and colored them in with Blends markers.  The colors are Fresh Freesia with Granny Apple Green. 

The sentiment on the Black oval is heat embossed with White embossing powder.  I love the striking look of white on black! 

The next card uses the same sentiment and more of the Framed Florets dies including the pretty leaves.

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• The embossing folder is the Whimsical Woodland 3D seen here; it's on sale for $4 while supplies last.
• The Cherry Cobbler frame die-cut is cut from the Festive Foils specialty paper seen here; it's also discounted from $10 to $4, while supplies last.  
• Colors include Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, White & Cherry Cobbler. 
• I colored the White crinkled ribbon with a Cherry Cobbler Blends marker.  I love using Blends markers to color my ribbons! 

Here's a video where I shared multiple projects with this pretty collection. 

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My Flowerbug's Team amazes me with their incredible card swaps; each and every month their cards are super fabulous!  I shouldn't be surprised at this point!  

Our September Team card swap featured Halloween or Fall cards and I'll be featuring them for the next several days.  

Annette made this first card with the Best Witches stamp set seen here.  Look at her amazing coloring!

The colors include Highland Heather, Black & a bit of Granny Apple Green on the frog.  She used Blends markers for her coloring.  Love that face!

The designer is our Black & White Designs from the Holiday catalog.  The circles are from the Layering Circles dies. 

It's also a fun fold 'latch' card!  Here's the inside view: 

Measurements:

• Highland Heather: Card base 6 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".  Side flap is3 1/2" square
• Black: 2 3/4" X 3 1/4" & 2" X 5 1/4"
• DSP: 1 3/4" X 5"
• White: front is 2 1/2" X 3", inside is 4" X 5 1/4"

In the photo below you can see how the right panel is 'latched' with the layered circle greeting to keep it closed.  

Next is a super cute card made by Candace with the Bewitching punch bundle seen here.  Unfortunately the punch is unavailable right now but it will be back!  I just love her playful circles layout! 

She used Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Black & Granny Apple Green.  She cut off the front flap with the Border Basics dies and added a strip of Gorgeous Grape with the same die-cut edge.  

The way she added the boots to be under the hat with this fold is genius!  

Measurements:

• Grape card base 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" plus a 3/4" X 5 1/2" strip for the zigzag die-cut border 
• White is 5 1/4" X 7" scored at 4 1/8"
• Circles are all die-cuts from the Stylish Shapes dies!  

Don't you agree that these cards are amazing!?  I'm so proud to share the creativity of my Flowerbug's Team!  More to come tomorrow!  

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Apple Harvest Fun Fold card

We made this sweet Apple Harvest card at my card clubs in September.  I love the bright colors paired with Black! 

The colors include Parakeet Party, Real Red and Black.  As you can see I gave them a choice of apple images on the front. The left card above has the large apple bunch and the right card below has a pair of apples with blossoms.  And inside the card is a single apple. 

The Apple Harvest stamp set is in the 2022 Holiday catalog.  The new Apple Blossom dies that coordinate with it are available in September with our Perfect Partners promotion.  See them here. 

All were colored with Blends markers - Parakeet Party, Crumb Cake & Sweet Sorbet.  I added a bit of color lifter on the large red apples to achieve a look of shine & reflection.

This card fold is super simple.  Just add an extra score line to your Black card base.  

Measurements:

• Black - 11" X 4 1/4" scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2"
• Parakeet Party 5" X 3 3/4", circle is 2 1/2"
• Cottage Gingham DSP 4" X 3"
• White 3/4" X 5" strip & 5 1/4" X 4" inside 

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