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A beautiful card with Thankful Garden bundle & masks - with lots of tips in the video!

Today I'm sharing the cards we made at my March card clubs.  I also shared it in last week's video. 

I featured the Thankful Garden bundle from our Online Exclusives.  This bundle includes a stamp set, coordinating dies and the set of 5 masks.  Click here to see it online.  

I shared quite a few helpful tips on using these masks in the video here.  Using them with our Blending Brushes truly makes you feel like an artist!  You get the multi-colored & layered effect so easily. 

The greetings here are from the Unbounded Love stamp set.  My colors include Fresh Freesia, Black, Lemon Lime Twist and Balmy Blue.  

Can you notice the 4 differences between the cards below?  Which one is your favorite? 

Below is the video tutorial for this card and another neat fun fold layout. 

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Awesome Dance with Me fun fold card

Look at this gorgeous fun fold card Karen made for our Sale-a-Bration Team swap this month!

She used the Dance with Me stamp set and the Floral Delight designer paper.  I love the spotlight technique she did too!  You can see an example of it in the SAB catalog here.  This neat spotlight technique is done with masking paper and a blending brush. It's so easy! 

This set is free through February with any $60 purchase.

Her colors include Pool Party, White & Daffodil Delight.  She used the Stylish Shapes dies to create her window fun fold effect.  The greeting is from the Day to Celebrate stamp set; also from Sale-a-Bration.

I plan to create this fun fold next month but in the meantime here are her measurements:

• Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• White inside 8" X 5 " scored at 2", 3 1/2" & 5 1/2"
• DSP front is 4" X 5 1/4", inside 1 1/4" X 4 3/4"
• large circle die-cut is 3", white for the dancing couple is 2 1/2"

I love this card!  Thanks for doing an awesome job Karen! 

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Quick & Easy Shaker card with free project sheet & video

On last week's video I created two types of shaker cards. Today's project is the easy version. It uses one of our A2 size clear envelopes to hold the shaker pieces.

I used the Snowy Scenes designer series paper seen here.  It fits perfectly into one of our clear envelopes seen here. After I add the loose shaker pieces on top of the DSP I fold the envelope over and seal it in the back before adding it to a cardstock layer. It's so easy!

My colors are Real Red with Garden Green.  I heat embossed the greeting from the Snowy Wonder stamp set. The ribbon is our sheer silver ribbon from the Annual catalog. The shaker pieces include the loose White snowflakes in the Holiday catalog along with two other types of retired loose sequins.  

Below is a photo of both shaker cards I shared in the video below.  

Here's the free project sheet; click on the following link to download or print it. Download Easy Snowy Scenes Shaker card

Click on the video below to see how it's made.  I also share a second type of shaker card that's even easier!  I hope you watch and follow me on both YouTube and my Facebook page. 

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Holiday Shaker card with video tutorial & free project sheet!

I shared these super fun shaker cards on last week's video. They were one of our November card club projects. 

The colors include Pool Party, White & Real Red.  The penguin and tree were fussy cut but some of the dies in the Snowy Wonder bundle cut out the printed elements from the Snowy Scenes designer paper. The greeting die are from the Countryside Corners dies. 

Below you can see how you assemble the shaker card. We used the Pool Party window layer to position the snowman die-cut on the Red card base. Then we stamped the Pool Party layer with snowflakes. Next lay your shaker elements on that as shown below.

Add the window sheet to the back of your window, then add our Adhesive Strips close to the opening; do not leave any gaps! Add a few supporting adhesive strips as well.  Then remove the paper backing from the strips and turn it over and add over the snowman layer matching the window with the snowman die-cut. Press down well to get a good seal.  Shake!

My shaker bits include retired loose sequins and the White Loose Snowflakes available here.  We added a few to the front of the card as well. 

Get the free project sheet here. Click on the following link to print or download. Download Snowy Scenes November 2024

The stamped elements are all from the Snowy Wonder stamp set. The snow globe dies are wonderful and match the two different designer paper snow globes wonderfully!  

Click on the video below to see how it's made.  I also share a second type of shaker card that's even easier!  I hope you watch and follow me on both YouTube and my Facebook page. 

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Gorgeous Wintery Encircled in Nature card with video tutorial

This is the other card I shared on my weekly Live video last week.  It's one of my favorites this season. There's something elegant about a mostly white card.  

I added bits of Pretty Peacock in ink and glimmer paper.  The extra White layer is textured with the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder and then I lightly added ink with a Blending Brush. I stamped the trees image plus added a die-cut of the Glimmer Trees. The curvy leaves die and sprig are also part of the dies in the Encircled in Nature bundle seen here. 

I shared how to make this card on the video below a bit.  Or click here. Don't forget to follow me on YouTube.

Click on the following link to download or print the free project sheet for this beautiful card.  Download Encircled in Nature Wintery card

 

Below is the video tutorial for this pretty card and another one in a winter version. Follow me on YouTube here or my Facebook channel here. 

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More swaps from my talented Demo friends

I have a few more swaps to share with you today.  These are all from our newest Online Exclusive products. 

First up is a pretty floral card from Susan Campfield. She used the Happy Hibiscus bundle. 

This bundle includes a Hybrid embossing folder that includes dies that coordinate with the folder!  It's so cool. You can see it here in my store. 

In the photo below you can see the die-cut images that are textured. This is done when the die is inserted into the embossing folder with the card stock.  Yes; it is incredible! 

The next few cards feature the Marbled Elegance suite: 

This first pretty card is made by Natalie Travis who made the focus of her card that gorgeous golden stitched heart. 

That pretty heart is die-cut with the Hearts of Elegance dies from our new Brushed Metallic paper in both Gold & Silver. See that here. 

Her measurements are simple - the DSP is 4" X 3", a strip of Cherry Cobbler is 4 1/4" X 5/8" on a Pretty in Pink card base. 

Next is a gorgeous card made by Sandy Carlson:

Her colors are Melon Mambo with White and the same beautiful Marbled Elegance specialty DSP. She also used the new Hearts of Elegance bundle seen here. 

Thanks for stopping in.  I hope you're been enjoying the swaps I've shared. 

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Last of our Team swaps include a neat technique and a fun fold

Today I'm sharing the last three card swaps from my Team in October.  Our theme was winter or Christmas. 

First is Roxann's card. It's a Christmas village scene! 

She used the Yuletide Village stamp set seen here.  She also used the Falling Snow background stamp; which she heat embossed with White powder. 

She fussy cut all of these homes, church and trees!  It's so pretty and real looking!  

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Next is a fantastic technique made by Tracey.  You might think she used designer paper here..... 

It's not! She made her own stamped background using watercolor paper and three colors of ink. Here's how she did it:

She thoroughly wet the watercolor paper before stamping the snowflake images in the following inks: Pool Party (looks like green here), Balmy Blue & Boho Blue. When you stamp on the wet paper the ink travels and blends together but leaves a faint impression of the snowflake images sometimes.  Simply gorgeous!

The snowflake die-cuts are from the Frozen Edges dies seen here. The greeting and snowflake images are from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set seen here. 

Measurements of the layers are as follows:

• Card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4", Textured white layer 5 3/8" X 4 1/8", greeting strip 5 1/2" X 1"
• Blue background is 4 1/8" X 3 1/4"
• Watercolor paper strips - left to right - 1/2" X 3 1/2", 3/4" X 3 1/2", 1" X 3 1/2" and 1 1/2" X 3 1/2" 

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Next is a pretty fun fold made by Rita. 

She used the Winter Meadow designer paper and the Encircled in Nature dies (seen here) for her trees.  The front panel (White) is adhered to a flap that is part of the card base.  It's a neat fold! 

Her card base measures 11" X 4 1/4", score at 2 1/4" & 5 1/2". Then make a mark at 1" from the top and 1" from the bottom on the 2 1/4" score line. You'll trim off the outer portion and that creates a flap for the White layer which measures 3 1/4" X 2". 

Thank you to all of my Flowerbug's for creating incredible cards for our October card swap.  My gals are super talented!!

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What is a 'Live Edge' card? Check it out and the video tutorial too

You may have heard of 'Live Edge' tables; but have you ever heard of a 'live edge' card?  Well that's what I'm calling this technique! 

I stamped the sweet dragonfly repeatedly along the right edge of my White card base.  I twisted the image each time and made sure they were touching or very close to each other. After stamping I fussy cut the edge off from the dragonflies. I think it took less than a minute to trim. I think it's well worth the effort!  

The Happiest Day stamp set is adorable; I love the whimsical dragonflies and the bold greetings. Having two separate images for the wings means you can change up the colors for 2-toned results.  See the set here.

Here's how I stamped the inside: 

Products used:

• Happiest Day stamp set
• Inks - Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Memento Black
• Other - Something Fancy dies, Paper Snips, Iridescent striped ribbon, Full of Life DSP

I love the way the colors fade from top to bottom mimicking the Full of Life Designer Series Paper.  I achieved this with just 3 colors of ink, but stamping off for a few of them. 

Do you ever stamp off to get a lighter hue of ink? Sometimes it's the perfect shade! 

Here's the free project sheet; click on the following link to download it or print it off.  Download Happiest Day Live Edge card

Check out the video below; I share one more unique card with an easy addition of glimmer strips and a few other ideas as well.  

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Another pretty card with Winterly Tree Tops; plus video & free project sheet too

The Stamp Sale is on and ends today (Wednesday).  Get 15% off all Annual Catalog stamp sets!  Click here to see all of our stamps.

Today I'm sharing the second card I made on last week's video. I chose to feature the Winterly Tree Tops bundle. 

I love this color combination of Balmy Blue with Cherry Cobbler! 

In the video I shared how to use our Watercolor Pencils along with our Blender Pens. It's a classic pairing that produces beautiful results with easy shading.  Watch the video here or below to see how it's done. 

Click on the following link to get the free project sheet for this card: Download Winterly Tree Tops Tag

The little white Snowflakes are from the Holiday catalog; they're called White Loose Snowflakes. Sadly they just ran out of stock but should return in a few weeks.  The White textured die-cut is from the Countryside Corners dies seen here. 

The Winterly Tree Tops bundle is now back in stock! 

Do you see the pretty texture?  That's done with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder. 

Below is the video I shared on my Facebook page.  I host a free class there every Tuesday at 11 am CT. It's also on YouTube as well.  Follow me! 

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The Kits Collection is on sale!  Check it out here.

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       All online orders in October will receive a free PDF tutorial featuring the Season of Elegance suite