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A CANDY CANE KIND OF CHRISTMAS

I was doing some grocery shopping yesterday and found some unusual candy canes – there were orange and pink canes in the packet. Perfect for making another 3D project!

The boxes remind me of the shape of letter boxes I’ve seen in the United States. I was able to make them using a piece of cardstock measuring 8″x 5-1/2″. I scored along both sides of the long edge at 1-1/4″. After burnishing the score lines, I added Stampin’ Seal+ and overlapped the 1-1/4″ wide lengths to form the base.

The Real Cartoon: Red Letter Box Cartoon

I stamped the Candy Canes image in Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie to match the colour of the canes. After trimming the stamped cardstock to 5-1/2″x 4-5/8″, I used Multipurpose Glue to attach it to the gift box.

I coloured a length of White Glittered Organdy Ribbon using the coordinating Stampin’ Blends. After punching Rectangular Postage Stamp pieces of cardstock, I attached the ribbon to it before securing the ribbon to the base of the box.

I made an insert to hold the coloured candy canes and the ribbon ensured that, when tied in a bow, it would not slide out.

The Christmas greeting is from the Holly Jolly Wishes Stamp Set and the two tags were stamped in the coordinating colour. The tags were cut using the Tailor Made Tags Dies.

The tags were added to the ribbon before the bows were tied.

The final touch was to add some Artistry Blooms Sequins.

I’m still refining the way to use my new ring light when taking photos. Please be patient with me as I work on improving my lighting.

What do you think about my candy cane holders?

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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A CANDY CANE KIND OF CHRISTMAS

Hello and welcome to my latest project share. Thanks for popping by.

Today I wanted to share a card I made using the Candy Canes Stamp Set. It is an awesome background stamp with so many cute candy canes flowing in all directions.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the image in both Real Red and Shaded Spruce. This meant I could achieve a well inked image in both colours. Once the images were stamped I decided to cut Christmas trees.

After I cut the tress, using the Christmas Tree Dies, I also cut the ‘tinsel trims’ and added them to the front of the trees using Adhesive Sheets.

Before I placed these on the front of the card, I used the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to this base layer. The two green candy cane trees were adhered directly on the embossed layer and the red candy cane tree was popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Christmas greeting, from the Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set, was stamped on a small piece of Basic White card and it was trimmed down before I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop it up.

I stamped the tree on the card insert and envelope. Then I added lots of lovely Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels for added Christmas cheer.

I still have more tree dies to play with and have some ideas brewing in my mind. What do you think of my candy cane trees?

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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00