July 4th card using Elegant Borders Dies

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Now we are in June my thoughts are turning to cards to celebrate July 4th ~ Independance Day here in the US. I have taken a slightly different approach for today’s card using some slightly muted Red, White and Blue and using the Elegant Border Dies to create the ‘stripes’. I think this would make a great graduation card ~ simply swap out the red and blue for the school colors!

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Ink . Stamp . Share Blog Hop June Showcase

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Once again  I am thrilled to be taking part  in the Ink . Stamp . Share blog hop, although I can hardly believe we are into June already!!

We are a group of Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators from around the globe here to bring you inspiration through creativity!

You will have either arrived from  post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME . We do not have a theme, but each of the talented artisans showcase what they are working on at this time each month. There will be techniques, fancy folds, 3D, new products and ideas – a veritable treasure chest for you to draw on every month.

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2023 Flip Over Desk Calendar ~ June Poppies

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Once again I enjoyed designing and making my flip over calendar for 2023, with the help of my friend, Elly – while she was visiting from the UK in October. . As I have done for the last few years I am going to be sharing one at the start of each month. This was designed for a stamp camp in early December 2022, we had such fun making them and my ladies have made me promise to do another for 2024

I am changing things a little for this year, I recognise not everyone is into making 3D items so have created a card for each month, using elements from the calendar for that month. .

So today I share, happy, bright Poppies

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Introducing Pecan Pie and the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set

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I like to introduce new colors to you and to pair them with colors you might already have in your stash. Today our new color is Pecan Pie, part of the refreshed Neutrals family and I have paired it with Petal Pink and a little dash of Old Olive for the leaves.

You all know that I love flowers and am always drawn to new stamp sets that feature them, especially if they have greetings as well! The Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set fits that bill perfectly and it particularly speaks to me as one of our Yorkie’s was called Daisy and we were especially close.

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Timeless Arrangements Meets Moody Mauve and Bubble Bath – Video Tutorial

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I have been introducing you to the new colors from Stampin’ UP!. Today my card features Moody Mauve which is one of the new incolors and Bubble Bath which is a new core color.

The Timeless Arrangements Stamp set with coordinating dies is already a favorite and I have just used it once! The video gives you some hints and tips on using the dies to create a very feminine card.

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Welcome Back Misty Moonlight ~ Any Occasion Card Idea

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Hip, Hip Hooray ~ Misty Moonlight has returned to the Stampin UP family as a core color!!! This is such a lovely, sophisticated blue and works brilliantly with Smoky Slate. The Nature’s Prints Stamp Set carried over into the new catalog, so I have mixed a new product in with one already in my stash. I think this color combo would work for a male or female card!

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Around the Bend 7 x 5 Inspirational Card with Video Tutorial

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I don’t usually make big cards, partly because of the extra postage we have to pay here in the US. So I have always stuck to making them with 1/2 sheet of 11 x 8 1/2 card with the finished card size of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. Then I received a card from a friend – it was bigger than 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 but still had the regular first class stamp. So I did a little research and found that I could send a max size of 7 x 5 for the same first class stamp – so today’s card is just that size!!

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