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Gingham and Pig Tails

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Did you know that I am LIVE each Monday at 12:30 on my Facebook Page? Today I showed how you can cut up your stamps to make them work better for your crafting needs and we made this stinkin’ cute card:

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Each of the This Little Piggy stamps comes with a saying attached to it, but if you order the clear mount stamp set and cut off the words, you can use the pigs alone, or mix and match with the greetings!

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Click here to order the stamp set!

Switch around the colors, and add a gingham ribbon, and you’ve got another card (which my guests created at the Card Class last Saturday): Watermarked1(2017-07-31-1300)

Because my Mother-in-Law has the largest pig collection in the western hemisphere, this card is off to thank her for the birthday gift she sent!

This Little Piggy… Says THANKS!Watermarked3(2017-07-31-1300)

Pop-Up Card on a Global (Design) Scale!

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Usually I’m a simple crafter, but this card demanded to be spectacular for the Global Design Project Colour Challenge…

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The background scenery really took center stage on this card: The Hardwood and (new) Sheet Music background stamps were combined with the Layered Leaves embossing folder to create a sumptuous canvas for the Lovely Friends stamp set…but wait until you see the inside!

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Every time I open this card, I have to say “TAA DAA” out loud!!! This is the first time I was able to use the Lovely Laurel Thinlits and they were actually surprisingly simple:

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It looks daunting, but I edited a quick video to show you how easy and quick it goes together:

Click on any of the supplies to order and create a masterpiece yourself:
Product List

Lovely Friends Photopolymer Bundle

$54.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2

$8.00

Wild Wasabi 8-1/2

$8.00

Berry Burst 8-1/2

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2

$9.00

Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$15.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$15.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$9.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$10.00

Berry Burst 1/2

$7.00

Very Vanilla 1/2

$7.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Tear & Tape Adhesive

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$5.00
Update: My card earned a Special Mention award for #GDP097 !!
#GDPspecialmention
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To Solve the "Bumpy" Mail Quandary

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What is a beautiful card without a little embellishment? The problem: It costs more to mail a card with a bow or brad! I’ve been willing to pay the few extra cents to have my cards hand-cancelled at the post office, but if you are looking for an alternate way to add ribbon to a card without the extra postage, let me suggest a flat bow (or “mailing bow” as some call them). Here’s a quick tutorial for you today, using Stampin’ Up!s satin ribbon and some SNAIL adhesive:
A FLAT bow tutorial