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Pleased as Punch fun fold card

I made this card for a recent online swap I participated in.  I believe this type of fold is called a 'Joy Fold' card. 

The Pool Party piece is folded in half; the bottom part is under the front flap of the White layer.  See measurements below.

I chose to use the brand new Pleased as Punch designer paper seen here.  It coordinates with FOUR of our current punches - amazing!  The two hearts on this card are punched directly from the designer paper. 

I love it so much I am featuring it for my February card kit to go.  I'll share that with you tomorrow. 

Details:

• The hearts are punched from the DSP with the Heart Punch Pack
• The ribbon is the White seam binding on page 25 of the January - June Mini catalog
• the sequins are from the free SAB Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins combo pack seen here
• the embossing folder is the Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder seen here

Measurements:

• White - 4 1/4" X 8 1/2" scored at 5 1/2"
• Pool Party 3" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• So Saffron 2 1/4" X 3 1/2"
• Pleased as Punch DSP 1/4" X 3 1/2"

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Four February Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton

and the Product Coordination Release! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too (while supplies last)!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

4. Choose any FREE stamp set when you purchase the Starter kit during Sale-a-Bration; of any value! Plus you'll get a free paper trimmer and a 6 X 6 sampler of new Designer Paper!  It's just $99 plus tax; shipping is free!  Click here to join my awesome Flowerbug's Team! 

Coordination Product Release starts today! New Nature's Thoughts dies!

We can now order from the Product Coordination Release items!  Below is a snapshot of the dies you can get.  And here's the link to the items in my store. 

Check out the flyer here. Download Coordination Release FLYER

And here is the amazing Pleased as Punch Designer Paper!  It coordinates with our Tulip punch, the Heart Punch pack, the Umbrella punch and the new Blossom punch in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  It's so bright and springlike.  I like it so much I am featuring it in my February card kit to go.  I'll share details on that later this week. 

**Coordination Product Release items are offered until March 31, 2020 or while supplies last.

One of the options is the Nature's Thoughts dies that coordinates with one of my favorite new stamp sets; Positive Thoughts seen here. Besides the pretty images I LOVE the greetings!  

I made this pretty card for an online swap:

The colors are Highland Heather with Granny Apple Green.  Notice that detailed, stitched rectangle?  That is part of the new Nature's Thoughts dies along with the butterfly image.  

Details:

• White die-cut edgelit is from the Delicate Lace dies seen here
• Nature's Thoughts dies - Available now here! 
• The NEW Pleased as Punch DSP in the background seen here

Measurements:

• Granny Apple Green card 5  1/2" X 7"
• Pleased as Punch DSP 5 1/4" X 2 1/2"
• White die-cut 4 1/4" X 2 7/8"; greeting strip is 1" X 4" 
• Highland Heather is 4 1/2" X 3 1/8"

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Four February Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton

and the Product Coordination Release! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

4. Choose any FREE stamp set when you purchase the Starter kit during Sale-a-Bration; of any value! Plus you'll get a free paper trimmer and a 6 X 6 sampler of new Designer Paper!  It's just $99 plus tax; shipping is free!  Click here to join my awesome Flowerbug's Team! 

Lovely Lily Pad Wow Card

Look at this gorgeous card Candace made for our last Flowerbug's Team card swap.  She's a fabulous card designer!

She used the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and the Lily Pad dies for this card.  She colored the stamped lily with Wink of Stella. Did you know that if you stamp in our Classic ink you can just blend the colors without adding more ink? Super easy; especially with a nice outline image like this one. 

Her colors here are Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay with White and Olive accents.  

The greeting here is from the 'Thanks for the Laughs' stamp set on page 11 of your Mini Catalog.  See it here. 

The Lovely Lily Pad stamp set is free with any $50 order during our Sale-a-Bration promotion throught March of 2020.  The dies are free with a $100 order.  Place a $150 order and you get both FREE plus $15 in free product and Buyer Brownie Points from me.  See details on my loyalty program here. 

See all of the Sale-a-Bration choices here. 

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Three Febrary Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

Sponge Brayer on an embossing folder? Cool effect!

Have you ever used a sponge brayer?  Did you even know we carry them?  We do!  On page 181 of the annual catalog. Click here to see them. 

 

I used Pool Party ink and the sponge brayer to add ink to the flat side of the Parisian Flourish embossing folder seen here.  Then I inserted my card stock or envelope flap into the folder and ran it through the machine.  Super easy!  Then just rinse the ink off your embossing folder when you're done.  Our ink colors are water based so it comes off easily. 

Click below to watch the video; it's at the end of this one below:

I used another 'stitched heart' on the front of this card using the Heart Doilies seen here. The few die-cuts are from the Stitched Be Mine set of dies in the annual catalog. See those here. 

I shared how to do this stitched heart doily in a previous FB live video.  Click here to see it.  It took me about 8 minutes to stitch and I do NOT stitch by hand much at all. Maybe once a year.  That should tell you it's easy! 

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Three January Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

The Gang's All Meer cute window card

This stamp set was one of the top free choices at my New Catalog Launch party earlier this month.  People are loving it!

I chose to create a window card to highlight these cute critters.  We stamped them in Early Espresso and colored in with Crumb Cake blends markers. 

**Did you know that when stamping an image you plan to color with our Blends markers you can use any color of our Classic ink pads?  They are water based and the markers are alcohol based.  

See the stamp set here.  It's a free choice you receive for any $50 order during our Sale-a-Bration promotion. This lasts through March. 

 

Details:

• Coastal Cabana frame is 4" X 3 1/2" and I used a 2 5/8" square die to cut the window.
• The main card is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" thick White card stock
• 1 3/8" scalloped circle for the greeting and 1 1/2" circle in Daffodil Delight
• two 1/2" X 4" strips of Birthday Bonanza designer series paper
• The twine bow is from the Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins combo pack; another FREE Sale-a-Bration choice!   

 

See all of the FREE Sale-a-Bration choices here.

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Three January Specials just for you! 

1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

Little Ladybug; get it FREE

Here's the other card we made at my January Flowerbug's Team Meeting featuring the Little Ladybug stamp set: 

I thought the Friendly Silhouettes cat tails/grass die-cut would work well with this set.  See the little ladybugs behind the grass?  I did trim off the 'cattails' so it's just grass here.  

This Little Ladybug stamp set is free with any $300 order. Gather some friends together for a book party!  Or have your own party and get ALL of the hostess benefits. 

Did you know if you order $300 you'll get the following:

1. $36 in free product of your choice
2. 6 FREE Sale-a-Bration choices! 
3. The Little Ladybug stamp set; free!
4. You're over half way to a free stamp set from me with my Buyer Brownie Points rewards program; see that here. 
5. A free Coastal Weave embossing folder (all orders over $65 in January) 
6. My free 10 cards January project tutorial (all online orders) 

Or get in on my January giveaway!  Place an online order with me in January and you'll be entered in the drawing for the Little Ladybug stamp set! 

Details:

• Granny Apple Green main card is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• White layer is 3 7/8" X 5 1/8"
• Black is 4" X 5 1/4"
• Images are colored in with Blends markers in Granny Apple Green, So Saffron, Real Red and Seaside Spray
• The greeting is from the Little Ladybug's stamp set too; punched with the Classic Label punch

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Three January Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

Sending Positive Thoughts; love this new stamp set!

This Positive Thoughts stamp set seems to be a 'sleeper' to some people but it caught my eye right away!  Everyone asked where the stamp set was when they saw my cards. 

I knew I could make pretty cards with the images; the leaves, flower and feather are perfect with lots of fine details. But the greetings; they are some I will definitely get a lot of use of. 

This soft, botanical card is one I made for an online swap I participated in.  I used Mint Macaron, Pretty Peacock and of course the pretty Petal Pink. The new champagne rhinestones and Petal Pink/Champagne ribbon was color inspiration. 

I also used the new Stitched So Sweetly dies; my top pick in the entire new catalog!  See them here.

I'll share a second version of this card with you tomorrow. 

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January Specials 

All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

TWO new catalogs start today!

Everyone can order from the brand new Mini catalog starting today.  Plus the Sale-a-Bration promotion starts today also!  

That means that for every $50 you spend you get free product.  The choices are many and include a few free choices with a $100 purchase too.  See the Sale-a-Bration catalog here: Download 2020 SAB catalog

Here's a pretty card I made for a recent online swap I participated in.  It features the Thoughtful Blooms and Small Bloom punch on pages 12 & 13 of the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  I love it when SU gives us coordinating stamps and punches!  

My colors are Blushing Bride, White and Granny Apple Green.  I used the new Coastal Weave embossing folder from the Mini catalog, the Stitched Nested Label dies too. 

I curled the little petals up with my bone folder and added the Gingham Gala adhesive-backed sequins to the center.  

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January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

All online orders over $65 will receive the new Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder!

NEW Timeless Tulips

The Timeless Tulips stamp set and punch bundle is coming soon!  It's in the new 2020 January-June mini catalog.  Here's a simple card I made with it using Lovely Lipstick and Old Olive.  

Sometimes the best cards are simply stamped letting the pretty images do all of the work. These stamps are labeled 'distinktive' which means they give great detail and depth with little effort.  

This stamp set goes 'live' on January 3rd. 

Save the date!  My New Catalog Launch Party is New Year's Day from 1-3:30 pm.  It's also a BOGO sale so you can shop my retired items - I have a TON!  And if you spend $50 on retired items you get to pick out a free Sale-a-Bration choice AND pick out $50 in FREE products from the current catalogs!  It's the BEST time to shop! 

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December Online ordering special!!

All online orders receive a 14 cards pdf tutorial featuring the

Snowman Season and So Many Stars bundles. 

Order here.

Plus if you use this hostess code 3NANNDXU

and your order is over $45 I'll send you one of these kits for a 2020 calendar/post it note card; free!