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A DAY LATE WITH THIS PROJECT!

I was having so much fun preparing this project for my Facebook Live that I completely forgot to photgraph and post it. So, I finished the Live this morning and have just taken these photos.

Thanks for popping by to see how cute this gift box is. It is filled with Christmas gift tags. I used the Be Jolly Stamp Set for this project.

The gift box uses Poppy Pararde and Shaded Spruce card, as well as a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Brights 6″x 6″ stack. The box base was cut to 5-3/4″x 4-1/4″ and then scored on all four sides at 1″. The lid was cut to 4-3/4″x 3-1/4″ and scored at ‘a hair’ less than 1/2″.

This Santa image was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using Stampin’ Blends – Black, Cinnamon Cider, Petal Pink and Poppy Parade. Santa was then fussy cut and popped up on the lid using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting, from the Be Jolly Stamp Set, was stamped with Shaded Spruce.

When the lid comes off 12 gift tags are revealed. I used one of the Seasonal Labels Dies to make this tag.

There are four different tags – two Santas, a Christmas tree and Santa’s sleigh. These were all coloured using Stampin’ Blends before being fussy cut. Santa’s beards have Clear Wink of Stella brushed across them.

Some of them have been embossed using the snowflakes Wintry 3D Embossing Folder. The others were stamped with ‘be jolly’ using the Stamparatus to hinge-step stamp the greeting evenly along the tag.

Each coloured tag has a white tag adhered to its back. This piece was stamped with ‘to’ and ‘from’.

Now all I need to do is decide who to give this gift box of tags to.

Until next time, 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]
$17.00
Stamparatus
[148187]
$85.00
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A HOLLY, JOLLY SANTA

Hello and welcome my friends. I am so pleased that you have popped by today.

I am having so much fun making new projects using the products I have ordered from the July – December Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration Brochure.

Today I have another Christmas card to share. This time I have used the Be Jolly Stamp Set.

I went searching for a fun fold card and was inspired by Susan Campfiled’s Crossover Gatefold Card. After a few adjustments to the measurements I chose my colours.

I prepared the Misty Moonlight card base. Then I made the two crossover panels using Basic White, Silver Foil and a piece of Misty Moonlight patterned paper from the Whimsy & Wonder 12″x 12″ Specialty Designer Paper.

Istamped the two Santas, Christmas tree and present sleigh for this card. Then I coloured and fussy cut each of them.

I painted some Craft Stampin’ Ink White Refill onto Santa’s white areas add a little texture and glimmer.

The crossover gatefold card is lots of fun to make – I will definitiely be using this fold more. When the card opens, the second Santa and his gift-filled sleigh are revealed.

The hill image is from the Penguin Place Stamp Set. It wasn’t until I saw this photo that I realised there was a mark and some slight abrasion of the cardstock, so I am definitely redoing the insert.

I may yet add some embellishments to the front of the card – still undecided at this time. The Christmas tree was then stamped on the front of the envelope.

As you can see I have used many Stampin’ Blends colours for this card. Colouring is such a lovely way to pass the time.

Do you enjoy colouring?

Until tomorrow’s post, 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