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HOW TO USE AN IKEA SHADOW BOX & STAMPIN’ UP! CHRISTMAS PRODUCTS TO CREATE A SEASONAL DECOR ITEM

For this decor project I opted to use the A LITTLE BIT FESTIVE 12″x 12″ SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER pack.

It has 6 sheets of patterned paper – 1 each of 3 double-sided designs AND 1 each of 3 single-sided die-cut designs, including some gold foil elements.

I used the full sheet of pine leaves and Christmas baubles as the background for this project – bottom left of the image above.

Then I cut 9 Basic Thick White panels using the largest of the square dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies pack.

Ruler in hand, I then positioned and adhered these white squares on the DSP.

The next step was to decide where to place some of the die cut images from the DSP pack.

After a bit of rearranging and when I was happy, I then secured them with Multipurpose Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I also used some elements from the Joyful Saying Ephemera Pack to finish the design.

Tomorrow I have a 3D Christmas chocolate box to share with you.

Until then happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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HOW TO MAKE A HAPPY HIBISCUS GIFT BOX FOR SOME CUTE AUSTRALIAN CHOCOLATES

Today I have a 5″x 5″x 5/8″ Real Red gift box that holds four super cute chocolates.

For the flowers, I embossed and die cut several hibiscus from Real Red Two-tone Card. By rubbing an emery board across the surface of the flowers I was able to expose some of the white core.

Some leaves were cut and attached to the back of three large hibiscus along with a short length of Real Red & Gold Dotted Ribbon.

The flowers were then arranged in a wreath and secured to the gift box lid using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting was stamped and cut with the circle die from the Happy Hibiscus Bundle. It was then positioned in the centre of the wreath.

To finish the box I added some gold sequins from the Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins.

I will have a fun fold card to share with you tomorrow.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
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HOW TO CREATE A WHITE ON WHITE CARD

When I first used the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder I knew that I wanted to create a white on white card.

I started with a Lost Lagoon cardbase and then added a trio of score lines down and across a thick white panel.

The card insert was also scored in the same way.

Then I wrapped two lengths of Lost Lagoon Soft Cording around the bottom section of the card.

After embossing and cutting out the hibiscus flowers I overlapped and layered them across the front of the card, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting was stamped and die cut before adding it to the card.

To finish the card, I added a bow and some Lost Lagoon gems from the Tinsel Gems 3 Pack.

I added one of the small white embossed and cut flowers to the back of the envelope.

Tomorrow I will have a 3D project to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00