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Rustic Harvest 'Fun Fold' cards; choose the pre-cut kit to go or PDF tutorial option

Here's my second card kit to go for September.  It features the Rustic Harvest designer paper and every card is a fancy fold!  

I love these fall colors and how bright & colorful they are.  I used colors from the DSP including Mossy Meadow, Merry Merlot, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze & Mossy Meadow.  

This kit includes these 10 beautiful autumn themed Fun Fold cards, $20 in product and the PDF tutorial - all for $28! 

The PDF tutorial is emailed to you immediately after payment. The pre-cut kit is mailed out at the end of September. 

The kit includes the following:

• 10 pre-cut cards with die-cuts & punched pieces 
• 1/2 pkg Rustic Harvest designer paper 6" X 12"
• a share of Olive ribbon
• a share of Leaves & Amber gems
• The PDF tutorial with step by step instructions, measurements, supplies & photos
• It does not include stamped images or the stamp set. 

You will need a few inks, greeting stamps, sponges, adhesives and a paper trimmer.  You'll have lots of product left to make more cards too! 

Click here to get the pre-cut kit by September 19th.

Click here for the PDF tutorial only. 

Add on the Soft Seedlings stamp set at 10% off.  Email me here for a combined price.

**There is a 2nd kit you can add on in September.  Get both and save on shipping!  See that one here. 

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Beautiful Christmas 'Boughs of Holly' card kit to go or PDF tutorial option

I couldn't wait to play with the Boughs of Holly designer paper for Christmas cards! I knew the cards would turn out amazing; don't you agree? 

Each month I offer a few different pre-cut card kits to go and the tutorials to make them. *This is the card kit my monthly subscribers will receive in September. (If you'd like to receive one each month, click here to contact me and I'll add you to my list!)  

This kit includes these 10 beautiful cards, approximately $20 in product and the PDF tutorial for just $28.  The PDF is emailed to you immediately after payment from my Shop. 

RSVP to receive it by September 19th.  *The Kit is mailed out via Priority Mail at the end of September.

The kit includes the following:

• 10 pre-cut cards with die-cuts & punched pieces 
• 1/2 pkg. Boughs of Holly designer paper 6" X 12"
• a share of Red ribbon
• a share of the Red Rhinestones
• a share of Gold Holly leaves
• The PDF tutorial with step by step instructions, measurements, supplies & photos
• It does not include stamped images or the stamp set.  

Click here to get the pre-cut kit by September 19th.

Click here for the PDF tutorial only. 

You will need the following to complete the cards: a paper trimmer, adhesives, Real Red, Shaded Spruce & Mossy Meadow inks and greeting images.  I used Leaves of Holly & Merriest Moments here.  

Add on the Leaves of Holly stamp set or bundle at an extra 10% off!  Email me here to get a combined price and I'll send you an invoice for it. 

**There is a 2nd kit you can add on in September.  Get both and save on shipping!  See that one here. 

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September Specials

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Get free cards from me with online orders!

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Happy 4th of July - Fun Dots & Spots card

Happy 4th of July!  

This fun card is made with a two new products from the Annual Catalog.  The Dots & Spots die seen here and Alphabest Bundle seen here.  The stars are die-cuts from the Give it a Whirl dies seen here. (also from the Annual Catalog)

This cute punch bundle is so easy to say what you want on your projects; punching makes it fast!  Think about the birthday cards you could personalize! 

I also added a new trim from the 2022 Holiday catalog called 3/16th Iridescent Trim.

Download the Dots & Spots project sheet for this card with measurements & step by step directions. 

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Swedish Stars in both Shimmer Vellum & Simply Marbelous Designer Paper with easy video tutorial

Have you seen some of these fancy folded stars online and thought you could never make them?  Well this one is so much easier than it looks and I made them on a FB Live recently.  

Honestly they are quite easy.  Basically you need a 6 X 6" piece of Designer paper - twelve 1/2" X 6" strips to create them.  I did add a medallion in the center but it's not necessary at all.  Here I used the brand new Simply Marbelous designer paper from the new Sale-a-Bration catalog.  It's available in 6 different colors and absolutely gorgeous!!

I also made a few in our 2021-23 In Color Shimmer seen here & Gold Shimmer vellum seen here. I used snowflakes from the So Many Snowflakes dies in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.

You can see the video below; I share these beautiful Swedish stars as well as a two cards featuring a brand new stamp set; Calming Camellia! 

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Gingerbread & Peppermint fun fold cards - easy to replicate!

Merry Christmas!!  I hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday.

We made this neat card at my December Card Clubs. I love the double Z fold design. And it makes great use of both card stock and designer paper! 

I used the Gingerbread & Peppermint bundle for the stamps & dies.  Unfortunately it's sold out already.  And so is the Heartwarming Hugs designer paper. Retiring Holiday Catalog time is so hard!  

But you can use this card layout with other designs and occasions.  One thing I love about this card is that the inside accordion piece is perfectly sized to get 4 out of an 8 1/2" X 11" piece of card stock so it's great for mass producing.  

The colors are Real Red, White & Mossy Meadow.  

Measurements: 

• Red card base 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2"
  Mossy Meadow 2 3/4" X 8 1/4" scored every 2 3/4"
  DSP 2 1/2" X 4" for front, two squares at 2 1/2"
  White 2 1/2" for inside greeting, scrap for die-cut label

Other products used here:

• Real Red 3/8" Mini Ruffled ribbon (Holiday catalog)
• Meadow dies for the pretty greeting label die-cut
• Clear rhinestones 
  
  

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A Stunning Christmas to Remember card

The picture does not do this card justice!  It's stunning in person! 

 

I received it from Bobby, one of my Flowerbug team members.  It's elegant in the all White & Gold colors.  She added two main layers of the large pine dies; one in white & another in Gold under it offset a bit.  Then a few layered pinecones too.  

It's made with the Christmas to Remember bundle with White, Gold Foil paper, Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed dots, Gold heat embossing & Gold shimmer ribbon.  You can see this bundle here.  

The dies are called Christmas Pine Cone dies and can be seen here. 

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Peaceful Cabin; beautiful!

We made this beautiful card at my December card clubs; it features the Peaceful Cabin bundle.  Unfortunately the stamp set is already sold out and unavailable. So sad; it's just gorgeous! 

I used only White card stock and Misty Moonlight ink. A monochromatic card can be so simple & soothing to the eye.  And there's something about a mostly white card that is rich and elegant. It’s cased from a card made by Helen Reed  

 

The texture on the background is made with the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder.  That is also currently unavailable. But it is in the annual catalog and will be back. 

There are two pieces that you stamp first and then die-cut.  The background trees is one layer and the cabin and foreground is another.  It's so neat how the dies cut the silhouettes out so perfectly. 

Measurements:
White card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
White layers - for trees - 3 3/4" X 2 3/4", for cabin 2 3/4" X 5 1/4", embossed layer is 4" X 5 1/4"

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Star & Snowflake Ornaments; so pretty!

I had to give these gorgeous star projects a try!  Sara from Stampin' Up! made them for a tree topper but they were one sided.  I decided to turn her idea into ornaments by making them 2-sided.  

They're made with our Stitched Stars dies seen here.  I used the largest and third smallest to make these. I used the Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP but unfortunately it was on the retired list and is sold out now. 

You probably wonder where the snowflakes come from.  They are called 'Wonderful Snowflakes' and they also just sold out! The retiring list can be so hard; items you want can be gone in an instant! 

You need a good stack of Dimensionals between each layer like this: 

You can see why you need a smaller star inside; to support the stacks of Dimensionals. *There's a second stack under that smaller star.  You'll add a second large star on top of the dimensional stack seen above. 

Tips:

• I found a stack of 4 to work best.
• I added a rolled up mini glue dot to the tip of each star point to secure them together.  It's not necessary but does finish if off so they stay closed. 
• Add the cord with a glue dot to one of the star points. 

They were so fun to make I couldn't stop! I plan to add these to my cookie trays or to Christmas presents instead of a traditional bow. 

I thought this last one would look sort of ho hum in this pattern.  But once I added our Red Rhinestones to the snowflake it sure came to life!  

Below is the video to see exactly how to make these pretty ornaments.  They're the third project I share. 

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Origami Christmas Tree card; soooo easy!

I make one of these trees almost every year.  Why? Because they are easy & fun and we always have new Designer Paper for me to play with. 

All you need are four squares of DSP. No scoring or other measurements.  Watch the video here or below to see how it's done. 

Here are the supplies:

• Card stock - Old Olive & Mossy Meadow card bases, Real Red & Cherry Cobbler layers, White greeting strip & inside
• Designer Paper - Heartwarming Hugs (out of stock now) and Sweet Stockings
• Greeting image from the Christmas Cheer stamp set
• Star topper from the Starlit punch
• Embossing folder - Evergreen Forest (out of stock temporarily) 

Measurements: 

• Card base 5 ½” X 8 ½”
• DSP - 4 square pieces at 1 ¼”, 1 ¾”, 2 ¼” & 2 ¾”
• Textured front & White inside are 4” X 5 ¼”

Below is the video for you. I share another special card project and some pretty star/snowflake ornaments as well.  

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