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Snow is Glistening fun fold card

Look at this pretty silver, gray and white Christmas card!  Everyone loves it; it's quite striking in person.  It features the Snow is Glistening stamp set and Snowfall Thinlits.  These items are available through Friday and then they're gone for good!  

I love this triple fold card; there are lots of things you could switch with the snowflakes in the circle area. Greetings, flowers, die-cuts etc.  I love how the texture shows up so nicely on the front panel. Here I used the Curls & Swirls embossing folder in the Holiday catalog. 

Notice the pretty greeting label?  You get that by using my cool punch trick with either the Everyday Label or the Christmas Traditions Punch Box punch in the Holiday catalog. 

My colors are Basic Gray, White, Black and Silver foil.  You can get the measurements for this fun card below.  

I used Basic Gray & Whisper White ink plus the 1 ¾” and 2” circle punches and the Snowfall Thinlits. 

The full instructions are free for anyone who orders the Snowfall Thinlits and/or the two stamp sets that coordinate with it.  In fact you get a 20 project tutorial using these products absolutely free!  See details below. I'll email it to you after you place your order.  See these products here.  Or below. 

Measurements

• Basic Gray 4 ¼” X 10 7/8” scored at 4 1/8” and 8 3/8”
• White Velvet Sheets 4” square
• White card stock 4” square and 1 1/8” X 3” piece for greeting
• Black 1 ¼” X 3” piece for greeting
• Scraps of Silver foil, Black & white

November Special Offer: 

You'll receive my 20 cards tutorial when you purchase the Snowfall Thinlits from me. 

And if you add on one of the stamp sets you'll also receive a pre-cut kit for two more cards using these products!!! 

***Below you can see the products I used on this card. 

If you do not, click on the title of this blog post to get to my actual blog. 

*** Download the Snowflake showcase flyer to see it all but the White Velvet sheets are out of stock already.  

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November's online ordering special offer: Get a free package of Red Rhinestones

when you place an online order over $45 and use this hostess code: 

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Control Freaks Home for the Holidays Blog Hop

Home for the Holidays is the theme for this month's Control Freaks Blog Hop!  We have a wonderful line up of Holiday projects for you.  Sit back and enjoy the tour!

If you just arrived, be sure to stay on the tour so you can see Kelly's projects who was just before me.  She does fabulous work; and I usually think 'Why didn't I think of that!?' 

Today I'm featuring projects from the Exclusive November special offer; the Snowflake Showcase products! 

First up is one of the cards we made at my November Card Clubs.  It's an easel fun fold card in Gorgeous Grape and Whisper White.  We heat embossed the pretty snowfall image at the top with White embossing powder.  The vellum banner adds such a pretty touch.  I've got to use vellum more often!

The intricate detail on the die-cuts is incredible!  And besides lots of snowflake images, it also includes many beautiful greetings in the stamp set too.  It's one of those 'must haves' for your winter collection.  

You may be wondering where I got the pretty greeting tags shape.  It's made with the Everyday Label punch!  You can create any length of punch you'd like.  You'll use it like I show in the photo below. I'll share details in my video later this week.  

Measurements:

• Gorgeous Grape - card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4", 3 3/4" X 5"
  Whisper White - two pieces at 4" X 5 1/4", 1/2" X 5" strip and large piece for snowflake die-cut
  Silver foil or glimmer paper for small snowflake 1 1/4" square (or a snowflake trinket)
  Vellum - 1 1/4" X 4 3/4" strip

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After cutting out these White snowflakes for the cards above I had a ton of white snowflake 'window' pieces left over.  With my thrifty nature, I just had to find a way to use them. So I came up with these two cards: 

I added a white square of  card stock between the Coastal Cabana and Pacific Point layers and randomly sponged on these three ink colors; Pacific Point, Blackberry Bliss and Coastal Cabana. 

The greeting is from the November special Snowflake Showcase stamp set; Happiness Surrounds.  

And here's another version in a similar layout:

Here I sponged Bermuda Bay on a square of Pool Party card stock.  This piece is adhered between the white and Bermuda Bay layers.  Then I added two more intricate snowflakes from the Snowfall Thinlits with White and Silver Glimmer paper.  I love using up these extra pieces!  

The greeting is from the Snow is Glistening stamp set, the Bermuda Bay striped ribbon is in our Annual Catalog.

****Remember that these special Snowflake products are only available in November; while supplies last!  

And now you're off to see what Debbie has to share.  I get a lot of great ideas from her!

 

Frosted Floral Pocket Fun Fold card; use both sides of your designer paper!!

Everyone at the Fall Getaway Retreat on Saturday fell in love with this pocket fun-fold card!  They loved how the pocket showed off both sides of this pretty Frosted Floral specialty designer series paper. 

Cut your designer paper at 4" X 10 1/2" and score it at 5 1/4" & 9 1/4". Fold it on the score lines and adhere it to your 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card base. It's not adhered at the sides at all.  The Navy Baker's Twine holds the sides together keeping the pocket secure.  

The pocket insert layers are 3 3/4" X 5" in Navy and 3 1/2" X 4 3/4" in Whisper White.  

 

The punches are 1 3/4" circle and the Pretty Label punch. Be sure to wrap the twine around the designer paper before you add it to the card base.  

 

 

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My birthday is this week Friday and I want to send YOU a card; or maybe 5!!!!

 

Any orders (online or local) over $30 placed from today through September will receive

5 free hand made cards from me!

 

Use this hostess code: G3DKS9BU

 

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Or choose this deal with orders over $50:

Use this hostess code when you check out and if your order is over $50 you will get

the new Swirls & Curls embossing folder FREE with your thank you card!  

Hostess code: AT923JJ3

 

Order online here and don't forget to check out the Clearance Rack while you're shopping!

First Frost Bundle; Featured Product of the Week!

Frosted Floral Suite; Have you noticed the beautiful First Frost stamp set and dies bundle yet?  It's just gorgeous!  

The gals at our Fall Getaway Retreat received lots of new products from the Frosted Floral suite.  They fell in love with so much of it; but especially the stamp bundle and Frosted Floral Specialty Designer paper.  Each and EVERY sheet of this paper, front and back, is shimmery! 

Here's one of the pretty cards they made: 

Isn't that a unique card front?  The die-cut oval connects the top and bottom of the card with a peak through to the inside. 

This card shows off both sides of this gorgeous Specialty Designer paper. 

A few features on this card:

1. I colored the 1/8" white ribbon with our light Blackberry Bliss Blends marker.
2. The image was colored with Mint and Blackberry Stampin' Write markers and die-cut with the coordinating framelit.  Then I colored the blooms with the Wink of Stella pen.  It adds the shimmer and blends the ink a bit at the same time! 
3. The greeting is from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set. 

Measurements:

• Mint - 4 1/4" X 8 3/4", scored at 5 1/2"; lower piece is 1 1/4" X 4 1/4"
• Designer paper - upper is 3" X 4", lower is 1" X 4"
• Ovals from the Ovals Collection - the largest two smooth & Scalloped oval framelits 

 

Special of the Week!

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My birthday is this week Friday and I want to send YOU a card; or maybe 5!!!!

 

Any orders (online or local) over $30 placed from today through September will receive

5 free hand made cards from me! Use this hostess code: G3DKS9BU

 

Order online here and don't forget to check out the Clearance Rack while you're shopping!

 

Holiday Catalog; Flourish Filigree Easel Card in Copper!

Continuing with my Holiday Catalog projects!

Here's a card I made for an online swap I participated in.   The stamp set is called Flourish Filigree and it was not on my list at all!  But when I really looked at the greetings and the large filigree image I knew it would be beautiful and versatile!  AND the greetings fit two of my favorite punches; the Pretty Label and the Tailored Tag punches.

I chose to use one of my favorite rich colors; Shaded Spruce.  It is such a deep, beautiful green and I think it works wonderfully with copper.  And luckily enough we have a few ribbons that include Shaded Spruce, Vanilla and Copper!  They're in the annual catalog; Tea Room and Metallic ribbons on page 201. 

Details:

1. I stamped the greeting on Very Vanilla CS and used the Tailored Tag punch.
2. I punched a Copper Foil piece and cut it in half horizontally to layer it onto the Vanilla piece
3. I colored two of our pearls with the Bronze Blends marker to get 'copper' pearls.
4. For the ribbons, I tied the Shaded Spruce ribbon around a shorter piece of Vanilla/Copper ribbon and adhered it with a mini glue dot. 

Here are the measurements for this pretty card: 

• Vanilla 5 1/4" X 8", scored at 2", 4" and 8",  3 5/8" X 4 7/8" for the front easel, a scrap for the Tailored Tag greeting punch and 1" X 2 1/2" for the lower greeting
• Shaded Spruce 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" for the back, 3 1/2" X 4 3/4" for the front and 1 1/4" X 2 3/4" for the greeting layer
• Copper scraps for the Tailored Tag punch

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September Online Special: 

Get the Swirls & Curls embossing folder from me FREE

with an online order over $50 using this hostess code AT923JJ3: 

Save in September!

It's time to use those coupons you earned in August!

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Fun Fold card with the Tropical Chic Bundle with video

This card was a hit with my Club gals this month!  

It features the Tropical Chic bundle with the Tropical Escape designer series paper.  The unique fold makes the most of both! 

I made three versions for my club gals; they could pick from Thank You to Birthday.  I'll also share a new trick for the Tailored Tag punch that ramps up the  versatility of this punch a few notches! 

Watch my quick video to get all of my tips to make this pretty, fun-fold card.

Don't forget about my August special! 

Purchase $50 from me using this hostess code and you'll receive an ink pad of your choice

with your thank you card! 

Pick any ink color from all 50 colors!

***Double Dip on savings in August!!!***

Remember that August is Bonus Days month - get a $5 coupon

for each $50 you order to use in September.

Plus you get a free ink pad of your choice from me for each $50 you order

using this hostess code! VWTBFBHG

Measurements:

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  Whisper White 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 2 1/4" & 7 3/4", 2 7/8" square for leaf frame die-cut
  Blushing Bride 4" X 3 1/2"
  Tropical Escape 2" X 4"
  Granny Apple Green 3" square