Too Cool Demo Team May Showcase

It was a very small Too Cool Demo Team meeting for May, but we still saw plenty of fabulous projects created by Carmen DeBruce!  Here is a sampling… The paper flowers are made with layers of the Scallop Circle Punch with slits cut all the way around to make petals.  Flower centers are from the …

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Kissed Impressions Elegant Bouquet Card

I love a good background!  Oh yes, I do!  Especially when there are lots of textures and patterns and layers involved.  And, I love experimenting with different background techniques and combining them whenever possible for even more possible effects.  So, the other day, I discovered a unique way to combine Sizzix Impressions Embossing Folders with …

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Carmen’s Simple Butterflies Card

I'm truly becoming a fan of simple and understated cards lately, and Carmen DeBruce showed us a perfectly elegant example of that style at our May Demo Meeting last week.    This card is so gorgeous, yet it's so quick and easy to put together! The background is created with Presto Patterns Designer Series Paper.  …

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Fabulous Florets Telescoping Circle Card

I found a super-cool "wow" card online last week and I had to try it out!  It's a telescoping card!  Check it out!  It starts out looking like this…    Then you pull the satin ribbon tab and it starts telescoping open… Pull it a little more and it opens even more… Pretty awesome, don't …

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Love Letter Fun Flowers Bookmark

My May Stamp Club group had the choice of creating my original Lap of Luxury Fun Flowers Bookmark in Concord Crush and Blushing Bride, or this one with the Love Letters Designer Serieis Paper…    This was by far the more popular!  I love it, too!  The Love Letter DSP is one of my favorites …

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Faux Suede Fun Flowers Magnet

Today I'm sharing another fun project using the Fun Flowers Die along with easy-to-die-cut Magnet Sheets!  This idea is courtesy of the always-inspiring Becky Roberts from Inking Idaho: Fun Flowers Magnet.        Here's my version, which is nearly identical to hers, except that I used a Rhinestone Brad in the center (hers had …

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