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As I share ideas using the Beautiful Motifs Bundle this week, I have challenged myself to try to show how much variety can be achieved with this bundle.  Since this stamp set is mainly a Greeting Stamp set, this has been a good challenge for me as it has forced me to work a bit outside of my comfort zone.

The purpose of today's card is to show the possibilities with the amazing dies that come with this bundle.

Three of the five dies create partial cuts rather than the traditional full die cuts.

I chose a design from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (DSP) that would show off two of the "filagree" dies.  I wanted a subtle pattern on the DSP so the cuts and texture created with these unique dies would be highlighted.

Partial sections of the filigrees are cut through while other sections remain connected.  After cutting, I gently lifted the cut sections to maximize the texture.

While these two dies could certainly be used alone, I thought they worked very well together.  I placed one above the greeting and one below to subtly draw attention to the sentiment.

The Calypso Coral for the card base and Basic Beige for the sentiment was chosen based on the DSP.  But then I felt I needed a pop of color, however, being the color-challenged person that I am, I was stumped.  My first thought was a shade of green, but I wasn't sold on any of the shades I tried.   So, I consulted my Color Coach. One of the suggestions was Mossy Meadow, but since I had just used that on Monday's card, I really wanted something else.  Another suggestion was Night of Navy, a color I never would have come up with on my own.  I laid a piece of Night of Navy next to the card, and voila!  That was it!

I embellished the sentiment with the little piece of shimmery Calypso Coral Ribbon and Adhesive Backed Pearls -- both of which are now retired.  I'm a huge proponent to use what you have.  You bought it because you liked it, right?  So use it!

For the inside of card I added a layer of Night of Navy and then used a scrap strip of the DSP from the card front to add a bit more interest.  But honestly, I think the Night of Navy "made" this card -- both on the inside and out!

Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.

A list of the products used is shown below.

Product List

Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English) [165206]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165196]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio [163319]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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