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Holiday Catalog starts today! Check out this Love of Leaves card

It's August!  And the new 2020 August - December catalog (I'm calling it the 2020 Holiday catalog)

is live! 

Click here to see the catalog and here to shop. 

I'm hosting my Holiday Catalog Open House Wednesday from 2-6:30 pm.  If you're local, stop in and pick up your catalog, browse the displays, check out the ordering specials and of course eat some yummy treats.

I will share the displays in a video on my FB page this week!

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Here's a card I made for an online swap featuring the new Love of Leaves bundle seen here.  

I got the idea from a card in the catalog but changed it up quite a bit.  I added a piece of the beautiful Gilded Autumn Specialty designer paper behind the die-cut leaf.  Can you see the stitching around the stitched Rectangle window?  These Stitched Leaves dies stitch on the outside and on the leaf itself!  They're amazing!  

The colors here are Mint Macaron, Soft Suede & Cajun Craze.  I'll post the card I made with the die-cut leaf itself soon. 

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It includes directions, photos and measurements for 12 cards!

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Today I have a few more beautiful card swaps from my Flowerbug's Team.  

First is Jacki's card featuring the Forever Fern bundle.  

She used two new In Colors; Misty Moonlight with Just Jade.  The stamps are distinktive and the die-cuts in the Forever Flourishing dies are incredible!  I love the touch of vellum she added. 

Marilyn made this pretty card using the Posted For You stamp set.  This one coordinates with the new Rectangular Postage punch. 

Her colors are Misty Moonlight with Seaside Spray and a touch of Old Olive.  She colored the images in with Blends markers. The greeting is from the Forever Fern stamp set. 

Next is Karen's card. She used the Flowers for Every Season designer paper and it is the star of the card. 

The greeting is from the Celebrate Sunflowers set and that neat scalloped die-cut is from the Tasteful Labels dies.  

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Get a free 2020 card stock sampler with online orders over $60. 

If you have trouble telling which color is which, this is what you need! 

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 Get my Tasteful Touches pdf tutorial free with any online order in July

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

Flowers for Every Season & more!

Here are more of our Flowerbug Team swap cards featuring the new In Colors. 

First is a card made by Mary with the Flowers for Every Season designer paper in Just Jade.

Sweet & Simple letting the designer paper be the star of the card. The greeting is from So Sentimental and the die-cut is from Stitched So Sweetly. 

Next is a card by Paula using the Tasteful Labels dies and the Flowers for Every Season paper also. 

What a fun layout!  Can you see that wonderful texture on the Vanilla layer?  That's the Tasteful Texture 3D embossing folder.  The circles and greeting are all from the die-cuts from the Tasteful Labels set of dies.  

Next is a pretty sunflower card made by Jane.  She used the In Color 6 X 6" paper for the solid part of the sunflower.  

The greeting is from the Celebrate Sunflowers. Order the stamp set with these dies in a bundle at 10% savings.  Love these delicate dies!  

Tip: Did you know that almost all of our dies are now thinner and cut better?  They reformulated them with the last few catalogs so they cut beautifully.  It's not a struggle to get them out of the dies like it used to be. However I've found that if I do a bunch of the same at a time, I do use a piece of waxed paper every 5 die-cuts and that sure makes a difference! 

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For every $50 you spend in July you'll receive a $5 coupon to redeem in August!  

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Get a free 2020 card stock sampler with online orders over $60. 

If you have trouble telling which color is which, this is what you need! 

Order online here

 Get my Tasteful Touches pdf tutorial free with any online order in July

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

Hippo's & Dandelions?

Today I have two more swap cards made by my talented Flowerbug's Team.  I still have more to share yet! 

The first card is made by a brand new demonstrator; Tracey.  This was her first swap too!  She used the new Hippo Happiness bundle. 

Her colors are Just Jade, Daffodil Delight and Magenta Madness.  She stamped her own background using some of the images in the set.  That swirly die-cut we all love is from the Painted Labels die-cuts.  Such a sweet card! 

I LOVE these dies; look at all of the labels. There are 9 of them! 

Karen made this pretty card below with the new Dandelions 3D embossing folder.  

She used our Vellum card stock; did you know when you run it through an embossing folder it turns 'white' or opaque?  So cool!  You'll start looking at using vellum and your folders more now, right?  She added adhesive to the back of the flower heads and behind the greeting.  

Her sentiment if from the Forever Fern stamp set and is punched out with the new Rectangular Postage Punch. 

More swap cards coming up! 

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Bonus Days are here!

 

For every $50 you spend in July you'll receive a $5 coupon to redeem in August!  

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Current Host code is JFPDBTBY

Get a free 2020 card stock sampler with online orders over $60. 

If you have trouble telling which color is which, this is what you need! 

Order online here

 Get my Tasteful Touches pdf tutorial free with any online order in July

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

Nothing's Better Than cards

Have you noticed the 'Nothing's Better Than' bundle yet?  You will want to check it out on page 91 of the Annual Catalog.  

Candace made two CUTE cards with it and the new Rainbow Glimmer paper. 

First up is a fun card with a ton of stitched die-cut circles from glimmer paper for a background.  

Her colors are Just Jade with Misty Moonlight and Early Espresso. The stitched circles are all part of the Rainbow Glimmer paper!

  

Her next card uses the same bundle except she stamped and colored the chocolates and cookies this time.  I believe she used watercolor pencils for her coloring. 

The 'Chocolate' greeting die-cut is the same Rainbow glimmer paper seen here!  You can see this cute bundle here. 

You'll see more swaps and talent tomorrow! 

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Bonus Days are here!

 

For every $50 you spend in July you'll receive a $5 coupon to redeem in August!  

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Current Host code is JFPDBTBY

Get a free 2020 card stock sampler with online orders over $60. 

If you have trouble telling which color is which, this is what you need! 

Order online here

 Get my Tasteful Touches pdf tutorial free with any online order in July

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

Amazing Flowerbug Team swaps!

This week and next I'll be sharing a bunch of recent card swaps made by my talented Flowerbug's. 

The first card is made by Annette with the set called From All of Us on page 93 of the annual catalog.  She used Blends markers to color the image in.  

Her colors are Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight.  The card above was for last month and the one below was for July; both made by Annette.   

This next card is a unique origami fold.  I shared the 'how to' and video on this post here.  I was grateful to Annette for demonstrating it at our last Team meeting.  So easy and it sure highlights the main image! 

I LOVE the sign hanging on the cording!!

This card is made with the new Cinnamon Cider; one of our newest In Colors.  She stamped the background tone-on-tone and the origami piece is made using the 6 X 6" 2020-22 In Color DSP.  The stamp set is Back on Your Feet on page 92 of the Annual catalog. 

Stay tuned for more fabulous swaps tomorrow!

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Bonus Days are here!

 

For every $50 you spend in July you'll receive a $5 coupon to redeem in August!  

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Current Host code is JFPDBTBY

Get a free 2020 card stock sampler with online orders over $60. 

If you have trouble telling which color is which, this is what you need! 

Order online here

 Get my Tasteful Touches pdf tutorial free with any online order in July

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

Prized Peony bundle; wow!

Look at these gorgeous cards Mary and Karen made for a Flowerbug's Team swap last month.  They both used items in the new Peony suite seen here. 

Mary's colors are Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam with Gray Granite.  She sponged a bit of Petal Pink onto the Peony petals.  The other products here are the new Vellum square doilies and Elegant Faceted Gems. that designer paper is from the In Good Taste package seen here. 

Karen used the Peony Garden designer paper as a background and the new Magenta Madness card stock with Pear Pizzazz & Old Olive for leaves.  That pretty scalloped edge is included in the Peony dies.  

You might think it's difficult to put the peony flower together, but Stampin' Up! made it super easy.  It's just 4 die-cuts and they layer easily.  You match up the bottom edge of each die-cut for a perfect fit each time.  I made a video of it here on FB.

See the whole Prized Peony Bundle here.  

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 Get my Tasteful Touches pdf tutorial free with any online order in July

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

Blossoms in Bloom; puzzling it together?

Here's an incredible card featuring the Blossoms in Bloom bundle made by my Flowerbug's team member Jacki for a new catalog card swap.

I just love these colors together; Just Jade and Misty Moonlight.  

Can you tell that she stamped the large floral image on her White CS using Misty Moonlight?  Then she added die-cut layers in White, Misty Moonlight and Just Jade.  Yes; she cut out three dies for each card and puzzle fit them over the stamped image!!!  Amazing, but stunning!  

If you want to see this bundle online, click here. 

I believe she cased this card from Pinterest; made by Mary Detherage.

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It includes directions, photos and measurements for 10 cards!

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Colorful Sunflowers the easy way!

Marilyn made this pretty card with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set (seen here) for one of our latest Flowerbug's Team swaps.  I believe she found the idea on Pinterest.  I love how it features 4 of our new In Colors! 

The card base is Bumblebee.  She added Black card stock and ink to pull the colors together.  Here is a tip: stamp the sunflower on 4 different colored squares and then cut them into smaller squares.  You'll get enough stamped pieces for 4 cards!

Measurements:

• Bumblebee card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• White - 5 1/4" X 4"
• Black 3 3/4" square
• Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Cinnamon Cider and Bumblee - 3 1/2" squares for stamping. Then cut into 1 3/4" squares to puzzle piece on each card.

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