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CHRISTMAS FAVOURS

Hello! Thank you for popping by today. I hope you like the project I have to share with you.

After yesterday’s ‘Bring on Christmas’ post, I thought that I would stay on theme today. So, I decided to use the new Pretty Pillow Box Dies that is available to customers from August 3rd.

For many, many years I have made my own Christmas bonbons or favours boxes to place on our Christmas table. So, here is one for 2021.

It is a super cute little pillow box measuring 3-1/2″x 2″. I was going to pop some Hershey Kisses chocolates inside the box but my recently purchased packet seems to have grown feet (hmmm – I have a suspect in mind!).

I cut the pillow box using the soon to be available Kraft 6″x 6″ Paper. After I assembled the box, I created a little bellyband to hold the flap in place. Then I used the new Snowy White Velvet Sheet to cut several flowers, in the two sizes.

These flowers were then attached to the bellyband and the right hand side of the pillow box, using Mini Glue Dots. Then I stamped a sentiment from the Sweet Little Stockings Stamp Set and cut it using another die from the pillow box set. I cut a length of Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon and secured it through the space at the top of the tag. This tag was then adhered onto the bellyband.

Finally, I attached several Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the centre of the flowers and onto the tag. This is a very cute little pillow box and will look lovely on our Christmas lunch table. (I’ve already ordered 3kg of prawns – super organised!).

Here is a photo of some of the new products that I won’t be able to include in the shopping cart area below, until after the catalogue is live to customers.

What do you have on your Christmas table?

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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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HAPPY HIPPOS

Hello! I am so pleased that you have popped by to see what I have to share with you today.

If you have been visiting fairly regualrly, you will know that I have been featuring new products from current catalogue. Today’s project uses a product that has carried over into the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue.

Let me share the background story first.

While my daughters encourage my paper crafting and lovingly ‘tolerate’ my endlessly showing them the projects I have made, they surprise me from time to time. They do actually understand what I do and often keep an eye open for something that I could use for a project.

Recently, my eldest daughter visited and gave me a chocolate she had found that she thought I would like to make a gift box for – she was spot on! She found a Kinder Happy Hippo.

Kinder Happy Hippo Hazelnut Single 21g | BIG W

I immediately thought of Robyn Cardon’s Hippo Happiness Stamp Set, created for her Million Achievement Milestone.

There definitely needs to be more than just one chocolate in a gift box, so I went in search of them. I found a five pack in my local supermarket – now we’re talkiing.

So it was time to design a box to pop three of them into.

I took three of the chocolates and did some measuring and sketching on my Gridpaper to create the layout for this flip top box. The box was made using a 12″x 8″ piece of Basic White cardstock. Before I assembled the box, I cut Balmy Blue cardstock and DSP from the Subtles 6″x 6″ DSP to adhere to each of the box panels.

The front panels were shaped using one of the Basic Borders Dies. Once attached, I assembled the gift box and the Happy Hippos were a perfect fit.

Then I cut the label for the front of the box using one of the Hippo & Friends Dies. The greeting was stamped in Balmy Blue ink onto this panel. Three balloons were also stamped, using Balmy Blue, Blushing Bride and So Saffron. The balloon ribbons were stamped using Smoky Slate. The birthday greeting was stamped,and cut using the long banner from the Bloom Dies (Bloom Hybrid). I repositioned the die to shorten the length of the banner.

With the lid closed, I postioned the large Basic White panel to secure the lid in place. The bottom half of the panel had Stampin’ Dimensionals to ensure it had enough height to allow the lid to tuck under the it. The birthday banner was popped up, using Stampin’ Dimensionals also, in the top right-hand corner of the lid.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the three Hippos for the front of the gift box. They were then die cut and positioned on the front greeting panel. Clear Wink of Stella was used to add some glimmer to the balloons and hippos. Finally, I added some Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems for some extra bling.

This is such a cute little gift box to give to someone who loves hippopotami (hippopotauses). Who would you give this to?

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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Stamparatus
[148187]
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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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POP UP TIME

Hello and thank you for popping by. I hope you like the project that I am sharing with you today.

It’s Wednesday, so that means it is a blog hop day.

May be an image of coffee cup and text that says 'Freshly Brewed PROJEGTS'

This week’s theme is Fancy Fold Cards. This is the first time I have made a Pop Up Cube card. I was inspired by a card that Lisa Curcio shared recently. Her instructions were so easy to follow.

I chose the Expressions in Ink Suite for this project. The Specialty Designer Series Paper is simply stunning. I love the gold elements that have been incorporated into the watercoloured images. For the DSP panels, that have been adhered to the cube base, I added a Gold Foil layer behoind the green and gold. This helps the DSP pop. Of course, I needed to add some of the Gold Metallic Pearls to emphasise the gold features even more.

The birthday greeting is from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set and was stamped in Polished Pink. It was cut using one of the Bloom Dies, from the Art in Bloom Bundle. Then I cut an Evening Evergreen panel to pop behind the greeting. It is attached to the inside of the card using a small circle of the same coloured cardstock which is folded in half. This creates a hinge so the greeting sits in just the right place.

The flowers and leaves were stamped and die cut. Then I ‘painted’ on some Versamark refill and used the Heat & Stick Powder to lay down some Gilded Leafing. I looped some gold Simply Elegant Trim behind one of the flowers.

The card folds down so that it can slide inside an envelope. I forgot to take a photo of the back of the card to share with you. It has two panels of Basic White cardstock. One is stamped, in Evening Evergreen, with ‘best wishes’ and both have a cluster of three small flowers stamped in Polished Pink.

I think that I will need to make more of these cards using lots of different paper designs and stamps.

Make sure that pop by to see what the Freshly Brew crew have created.

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]
$17.00