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THURSDAY CAME & WENT BUT I’M BACK ON TRACK

Well, Wednesday night and Thursday were not what I expected. Life can sometimes be a littlie complicated and you just have to prioritise. So, yesterday, family first and back to creating today.

My 3D Thursday project is here for you now.

I decided to start using the new 2022 – 2023 In Colours.

I made a simple gift box to hold a Mini Jam Jar filled with large Skittles.

The gift box and gumball machine were made using the new Parakeet Party A4 cardstock. The dome was made using Basic White cardstock.

The gumball machine images were stamped using the Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. After they were stamped, the three components were then die cut.

I used all of the five new In Colours to stamp the gumballs in the ‘dome’.

I used a piece of Orchid Oasis cardstock to cut a large circle using the Sytlish Shapes Dies. Then I used the dots folder from the Chexks & Dots Embossing Folders.

After assembling the gumball machine, it was placed on the embossed circle using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added more dimensionals under the circle before adding it to the front of the gift box.

Each element of the greeting was stamped, using Sweet Sorbet ink, on a piece of Basic White cardstock. These were then cut individually so they could be seperated and layered up on the front of the gift box.

Two lengths of Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon were ties in a double bow and secured to the front of the gift box using a Mini Glue Dot.

A Mini Jam Jar, filled with large Skittles, was placed in the gift box.

The sentiment is so cute.

It has been fun using other products with the Gumball Greetings Bundle. I love the versatiliity and coordination of all the Stampin’ Up!® products in current catalogues.

My Fun Fold Friday project will be posted soon.

Until then, 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.

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BIRDS AND THEIR FEATHERS

I have been working on a project for an online colour challenge – a Facebook group, Colour INKspiration Challenges, posts a new challenge every fortnight.

The most recent challenge was inspired by this cute pair of boots – and, again, this would not be my ‘go to’ colour combination.

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At first, I started using the BIRDS AND BRANCHES BUNDLE but wasn’t thrilled with the results. I wasn’t feeling my designing mojo.

I like playing with layering and dimension – but these cards are not doing it for me.

So, I decided to go on a different tangent – feathers!

I used the NATURE’S THOUGHTS DIES to cut lots of feathers in the three colour challenge colours.

Then, I used the new OLD WORLD PAPER 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER to create this amazing effect – a technique that I haven’t used in way to many years!

And, yes – I am happy now!

The sentiment is from the TASTEFUL TOUCHES STAMP SET and I used the TASTEFUL LABELS DIES to cut it out.

I love the feel of the WHISPER WHITE 1/2″ FAUX LINEN RIBBON from the FLOWERS FOR EVERY SEASON RIBBON COMBO PACK. I will be ordering quite a few more of this pack.

I am much happier with this final card.

It just goes to show that you don’t always get it ‘right’ the first time around.

This proves that perseverance pays off – and that you can reclaim your mojo!

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make these cards. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

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Paper Snips
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