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3D STAMPING BLOG HOP

For this week’s Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop, the theme is 3D STAMPING.

Those of us who are hopping along, post our links to this private group – but you can see everyone elses’ projects by clicking on their links below.

To be totally honest, I had to find out what that was because it wasn’t a familiar technique term. Thanks to Google, I discovered very quickly what the technique is (and I have used it AGES ago). It was nice to have the opportunity for a refresher.

This technique involves creating a 3D look by overstamping a solid, stamped image with a slightly darker ink. Sounds easy – and, it is.

For this project, I decided to use the LOYAL LEAVES STAMP SET. I thought the intricate leaves designs would look amazing with a 3D (shadow) effect.

Here is the end result.

I positioned each of the leaves stamps onto my Stamparatus. The next step was to ink up the stamps with a refreshed/reinked Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad. Once the craft ink was dry, I slightly adjusted the position of the cardstock – a little up and to the left.

After cleaning the stamps, I reinked them with Mossy Meadow and stamped again.

You cannot help but admire the detail in these stamped images.

The reason that I didn’t use my F Block was because I made a number of these cards and also repeated this for the front of another project that I will show you soon.

The OLDER AND WISER greeting is a fun way to remind someone that are, in deed, getting older.

And, when someone is being teased about getting older, that person may need to be comforted with chocolate.

In keeping with the card concept, I decorated a 3D slider card in the same way.

The BRAIDED LINEN THREAD and MOSSY MEADOW BRAIDED LINEN THREAD are perfect for this project.

And, by pulling gently on the tab the sweet treat is revealed.

If you are going to give chocolate, always make sure it is a good one.

This project, like many of mine, uses just three colours – CRUMB CAKE, MOSSY MEADOW and WHISPER WHITE – just keeping it simple.

What do you think? Who is ‘older and wiser’ that you would send this to?

Thank you for popping by my post – please make sure that pop over to see the other 3D STAMPING posts – just click on the links below:

Happy stamping!

These are the products I used to make these projects. If you live in Australia, I would be happy to help you place an order through my online store.

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Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
[101731]
$14.00
Stamparatus
[148187]
$85.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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PLAID CELEBRATIONS

I am still working my way through my stamp sets, dies and other products – to find those sitting on my shelves that I have not used very often.

Today I need to get creative with the BEST YEAR STAMP SET (not used at all) and the BEST PLAID BUILDER DIES ( used once).

Who else has Stampin’ Up!® products that they have never used – or used, just once or twice? We are still have our 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue for seven months, so I totally want to get the most out of what I have – just in case any of them are retired.

As a demonstrator, I choose to find new homes for retired products. I want to be able to share projects with my friends and customers that use products they can order because they are current.

This project has been gurgling away in my mind for quite some time.

I wanted to make a gift box using the dies. So, I took some measurements and did some sketching. I like to plan before I start cutting and glueing.

The end result is a gift box measuring 6″x 6″x 4.5″.

The plaid was created by die cutting one layer in Poppy Parade and the second layer in Night of Navy. These layers were then adhered to pieces of Whisper White cardstock, measuring 6.5″x 4.75″.

The box lid was created by using a 12″x 12″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock, cut down to 10″x 10″ and scored at 2″ on each side.

I used my STAMPARATUS to stamp one of the GIFT WRAPPED bows onto the Whisper White box lid, in Night of Navy. – four times around the cardstock. Then, I punched BOWS from some Night of Navy cardstock and bow centres from Poppy Parade card. The Night of Navy bows were curled using a bone folder.

The sentiment was coloured using the Stampin’ Write Markers™ Night of Navy and Poppy Parade. It was cut using the STITCHED RECTANGLES DIES.

I stamped and punched out each the bows that are adhered to the four sides of the gift box. The Poppy Parade bow has been popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

As I mentioned before, this gift box measures 6″x 6″x 4.5″. It is quite a large gift box – what would you pop inside it? Who would you give it to?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this gift box. If you live in Australia, I would be very happy to help you place an order for any of them.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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TIME FOR A LITTLE SCROOGE

It never ceases to surprise me where I can find ‘inspiration’ for my crafting projects.

For this project, I found a pack of aniseed flavoured lollies (candy).

Woolworths Select Humbugs

And, when you see the word HUMBUG what else would you do? Buy the pack and make a Ebenezer Scrooge inspired gift – perfect for Secret Santa, if Santa thinks Christmas is a fraud, perhaps.

The ROUND TINS were the perfect choice for this little treat, as is the BLACK GLITTERED ORGANDY RIBBON.

NOTE – I did try to adhere some Designer Series Paper around the side of the tin but the lid would fit back on – oops!

To be honest, I was disapponted when LETTERS FOR YOU were retired. I used them SO much. Happily, the PLAYFUL ALPHABET DIES are filling that void. Their size is better proportioned for most projects that I make, so I am pleased to have a great replacement.

Before I die cut each of the letters needed, I attached ADHESIVE SHEETS to the back of the card stock.

To coordinate with the sweets, I cut the letters from Basic Black and attached them to a 1″ wide piece of Whisper White. To create the banner, I used the BANNER PICK A PUNCH.

And, in true miserly Scrooge form, I did not add any embellishments.

This was such a fun project to make and so, so simple. I hope whoever receives this has a good laugh.

Who would you give it to? Who do know, who likes aniseed?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this project. If you live in Australia, I would be very pleased to help you with your order.

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Round Tins
[153544]
$21.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00