Control Freaks Blog Hop May 2018

Hi!  Welcome to the monthly Tour de Freaks, brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers!  This month our theme is PREORDER GOODIES!  Yes…we are featuring products that demos could preorder prior to the catalog going live on June 1st!  This is one of the MAJOR benefits of being a demonstrator!  You’ve probably just come from Melissa Davis’s blog...love her projects, don’t you?  Just click on the link below to take you around the entire blog hop for some GREAT inspiration!

Abstract Impressions

Yes, one of the first stamp sets I grabbed on the preorder was Abstract Impressions!  You know me and flowers.  But, did you also know that one of my favorite rose colors is purple?  It’s a toss up between the yellow/pink Peace roses and Lavender roses as to which is my favorite.  I nearly SQUEALED when I saw the new purples in the Color Revamp!  I had the idea to make purple roses…and this came together REALLY quickly!

Here’s a closeup of the card:

• The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Gorgeous Grape cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
• A 2 x 5-1/4 piece of Tranquil Textures Designer Paper was adhered to the bottom of a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White.
• Some Mint Macaron Nature’s Twine is wrapped around and tied in a bow to hide the seam.
• The roses were triple stamped on 3 x 3-1/2 Whisper White cardstock…the background in stamped off Highland Heather, the middle with full strength Highland Heather and the top detailed image with Gorgeous Grape.
• The leaves were stamped with stamped off Mint Macaron, the full strength Mint Macaron to fill in around the roses.
• The greeting was stamped with Tranquil Tide.
• The stamped Whisper White panel was adhered to a mat of 3-1/4 x 3-3/4 Gorgeous Grape cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• A couple of the Mint Macaron Faceted Dots were added next to the greeting for a little bling.

I LOVE making these little bags…SO easy!

• To make the bag, cut  6 x 12 piece of Tranquil Textures DSP, score with the 6″ at the top of the Simply Scored Tool at 1-1/4 and 4-1/2.  Turn and score with the 12″ at the top at 5-1/4 and 6-3/4.
• Cut flaps from edge to score line.  Fold in and adhere to inside FRONT panels.  Apply adhesive to outside panels of BACK and adhere inside the front panels..
• Squeeze the top together on the sides so that it form a natural gusset.
• Belly Band is Gorgeous Grape cardstock cut to 1-1/2 x 9-1/2, score the 9-1/2 side at 1-3/4, 3-1/4, 6-1/4, 7-7/8.  Wrap around and adhere so the seam is in the front.
• Place and adhere a Pearlized Doily over seam on Belly Band.
• Cut a 1-7/8 circle from Whisper White cardstock with Layered Circles Framelits and stamp the flower and leaves the same as above.
• Ink So Happy from greeting with Tranquil Tide Marker and stamp.  Layer on larger Mint Macaron Scallop Circle.  Adhere to doily with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Add Mint Macaron Faceted Dot under greeting.
• Add a Birthday Mini Binder Clip (retiring soon!) tied with Mint Macaron Nature’s Twine to the top to hold the bag closed.

Here’s a closeup of the bag:

Hope you liked my projects!  OK…next up on the Control Freaks Blog Hop is LeeAnn Greff. I love her work, too, so  I know you’ll enjoy her projects, too!