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MOTHER’S DAY

Hello and thank you for popping by. I’m pleased that you are here to check out my latest project.

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I thought that it was time for me to start making some more cards.

I was aware that not all countries celebrate Mother’s Day on the same day, so I did soe research. Countries that celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May include Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey and Belgium. In Mexico and many parts of Latin America, Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 10th of each year. In Thailand, it is celebrated on August 12th, the birthday of the current Queen. (https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/mothers-day)

I used the BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM STAMP SET and WELL SAID STAMP SET for this card. I also used the WORD WISHES DIES and STITCHED SO SWEETLY DIES.

The colours I chose for this project were Balmy Blue, Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather. For the card front, I used a simple masking technique to stamp the leaves.

This is actually the card I made during my Facebook Live yesterday. I used my Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon and the white twine from the SNAIL MAIL TWINE COMBP PACK for the double bow.

And, this was the sample card that I was able to show before I started to make the earlier card. I like to have a sample so that those people who watch the Live, or replay, can see what’s coming.

The final touch for both cards was to colour the PEARL BASIC JEWELS to coordinate.

I think that you also need to have a gift box so that you can pop something lovely in the box to give her!

I stamped my own Designer Series Paper and then cut it out to attach to the sides and lid of the box.

Let me share the instructions for the gift box so that you can make your mum one as well.

If you make a gift box of your own, make sure that you send me a message with a photo.

Happy stamping – and, 3D project making!

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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GIFT CARD BOXES

Hello to each of you who are popping by to see what I have created this time – I hope that you leave me a comment so that I know what you think.

Ages ago, I shared some 3″x 3″ gift cards using some Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Sael-a-bration Catalogue. I made 15 gift cards but had not ceated a gift box to pop them into. And, now I have!

This is a custom made gift box, designed to hold 15 gift cards and envelopes. Although the DSP is no longer available, I still have heaps and decided to use it to make a coordinating gift box.

GIVE AWAY ALERT – If you live in Australia and you are not a demonstrator, make sure that you leave a comment and if you are one of the first 8 crafters to do so – I will send you a 6″x 6″ DSP share.

I used the MANY MESSAGES BUNDLE for this project. I plan to stamp and die cut this in all the Stampin’ Up!© colours, so that I have a great range of sentiments ready to use!

The second gift card box was, almost, shared on a recent Facebook Live – but, there was a slight error in my measurements. I have now fixed that and will share it instructions here.

This is a perfectly sized gift box to hold 15 gifr cards and envelopes.

I made 15 gift cards to pop inside this gift box. Here they are –

The birthday sentiment and coordinating die are from the ART GALLERY BUNDLE – ART GALLERY STAMP SET & FLORAL GALLERY DIES.

I think these next three gift cards are my favourites from this bundle. Using the RECTANGLE POSTAGE STAMP PUNCH gives an amazing base panel for a small card.

I am so very happy with the way this project turned out. I think this is a wonderful gift to give to someone special on their birthday, so that they have 15 birthday gift cards to share with others.

Who would you give this birthday cards gift box to? And, why?

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
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WAYS WITH PACKAGING

Hello and welcome to another Wednesday Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop. Thank you for joining me, and the other wonderful Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators taking part.

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This week’s theme is WAYS WITH PACKAGING. I chose the MINI PAPER PUMPKIN BOXES as the starting place for my project.

MINI PAPER PUMPKIN B0X

It is the perfect size to hold decorated BASIC WHITE NOTE CARDS & ENVELOPES.

I made this project, unplanned, on my Facebook Live last Wednesday. It was a case of perfect timing because my BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE COLLECTION arrived the day before, so I was able to open all the products live.

BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE COLLECTION

This is such a gorgeous collection of stamps, dies and papers. Let me show you my project.

I used a few pieces of the BUTTERFLY BIJOU 6″x 6″ DESIGNER SERIES PAPER. I used the same sheet – the butterflies are on one side and the the soft, watercolour look is on the other.

There are 11 dies in the BRILLIANT WINGS DIES. The large, connected die cuts out all six butterflies in one go. I used the same die, again, to cut six vellum butterflies. I attached these to the back of the DSP butterflies.

Then I used the more detailed dies to cut six intricate butterflies that I popped onto the front.

Before I secured the butterflies onto the top of the box, I attached loops of Pool Party Sheer Ribbon. A big thank you to Fran Ward, who was watching my Live and suggested that I used Basic Black card stock to cut the ‘thank you’ from the WELL WRITTEN DIES set. This poor set has been sitting on the shelf for far too long, unused.

Although I ran out time to make my cards live, I did make them kater that day. I made 5 cards to pop into the box as a gift for someone special.

The DSP is wondeerful to use. Lots of lovely butterflies and a great variety of backgrounds.

BUTTERFLY BIJOU 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

Let me show you the cards close up.

Look at me and all the fussy cutting that I’ve been doing. Who would have thought? This is the last card that I made and you can see that I quickly moved from simple to a little more complex.

The birthday greeting is from the IN BLOOM STAMP SET. I used a post it note to cover the ‘you really are the best’ part of the stamp so that I could just have the Happy Birthday. I did this for all the cards.

This was the first card I made and it was refreshing to make a simple card.

The DSP does all the hard work with these cards.

For this card, I used the STITCHED WITH WHIMSY DIES to create three ‘panels’ across the front of the NATURAL TOUCH SPECIALTY PAPER. This paper resembles a fine timber veneer and it has a fine texture.

I think this is my favourite card from the bundle. Which card is your favourite? Who would you give this gift box of cards to?

Don’t forget, that my project is part of a blog hop – so make sure that you go to the links below and see what the other FRESHLY BREWED PROJECTS team members 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.

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