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Okay people, this card was a tricky one but I think it turned out great. Stamp set is Peachy Keen 133113  14.95. It's retiring this month so make sure you get it! I love the camera, arrows and the hello saying in it. The designer paper is Retro Fresh. You need to stock up on this paper. It's awesome and also retiring. 132993  10.95 The matching framelets are bundled with the stamp set to save you money. (15% off)   Peachy Keen Clear-Mount Bundle                           135225 Price : $38.25    Instructions for pop up card are here: For a standard A2 card (vertical): Cut cardstock to 7 1/2"x9 1/4". Score at 2 1/8", 4 1/4", 6 3/8" and 8 1/2" on the long side. Rotate the cardstock to the left. Cut off 2". Cut the 2" strip at 3 5/8" and cut ...

June is the month for weddings and I made this adorable card using the Pop Up Dress die by Stampin' Up!   I had to figure out how to add some designer paper to the background on the inside of the card so I turned it over and used a pencil to lightly emboss the lines where I would have to cut. Then I added some darker cardstock (the new Baked Brown Sugar) for the table.   I wanted the dress to stand out so I covered it in ribbon and added some pearl accents. Find them on page 171 in the catalog. 119247   $4.95 I even decorated the front, keeping it simple so that the happy couple would be surprised by the inside. If you have any questions let me know! Thanks for looking!

My neighbor asked me to make a card for her friend today. She's turning 50 so of course it had to be something special. I asked her a few questions and if her friend likes blues or pinks or what. She didn't want a black and white card. Or over the hill. So I asked if pinks and spring colors would be good. She said yes. At first I was thinking flowers but when I did a little research online I saw the Pop Up Dress framelets being used on a few birthday cards and they looked so pretty I thought, "That's It!" Here's what I came up with. Some of the paper is retired but I used More Amore Specialty DSP 129309 from the mini catalog along with the Artisan embellishment kit 129328.  I cut out the dress form and then wrapped the ribbon around it and added one of the flowers from the flower trim ribbon. Love that stuff! I hope Stampin' Up! keeps it around. I use it a lot! While outside watering some plants I notice my azalea b...