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WHOOPS – I’VE MISSED A FEW!

Hello to each of you. Thanks for popping by.

I had meant to post a panel card on Wednesday but the day got away from me. I did my Facebook Live, making the panel card. Then I finished preparing for my Coffee & Card at Medley Cafe. It was lovely to have a new lady join me and it was her first time stamping – it was wonderful to see the look on her face after she stamped that first image. Finally, I had an appointment and that was the day.

The panel card was the theme for this week’s Freshly Brewed Project Blog Hop. Unfortunately I missed this week. Leonie and Narelle both posted their projects and I have these links for you, so that you can see what they created. Just click on the images to go to their posts.

The same theme but we each created very different cards using a very similar layout. We also used completely different products.

I used the Love You Always Suite for the panel card. It is a simple layout but looks so different with different colours, Designer Series Paper, sentiments, dies and embellishments. I wanted to focus on Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Love You Always Foil Sheets for this project.

It interesting to see how the foil works alongside the matte of the cardstock, especially in the ‘always’ piece. I wrapped the Blushing Bride twine, from the Snail Mal Twine Combo Pack, around a piece of Sahara Sand and tied a bow.

This card is a simple variation of the first card. I used some Adhesive Sheets to attach the ‘always’ directly across the panels. THe ‘together’ was sramped in Blushing Bride before I cut it using one of the dies from the Always Dies.

Panel cards are an efffective way to feature Designer Series Paper and to use it!

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
Always Dies
[154307]
$57.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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FACEBOOK FUN

Hello! Thank you for popping by. I’m a little late posting this morning.

Tomorrow is my weekly Facebook Live on https://www.facebook.com/mmmstampintime, at 9am (AEST). I hope that you have time to watch me live or on replay.

I thought that I would share the projects I am planning to make tomorrow.

I decided to focus on the Love You Always Suite because one of the stamp set/dies bundles is retiring and the other is carrying over into the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue.

The Forever & Always Bundle, as well as the True Love Designer Series Paper are retiring. So, if this is still on your wishlist be quick to order it while it is still available.

FOREVER AND ALWAYS BUNDLE
$79 AUD

And, Stampin’ Emboss Powders are also retiring, in their single colour packaging. They will be available as two different three packs – more information soon.

I am trying to use up the retiring ribbons quickly, so the Real Red Sheer Ribbon made its way onto this card.

The layout of this card is uncomplicated – layers of card stock and DSP, a ribbon and bow tied around the layers, stamped and die cut greeting and heat embossed and die cut flowers. Simple yet elegant, don’t you agree?

The sentiment stamp, on the card insert, actually reads “you so very much”. It is very easy to just ink up the last three words to be able to have the total greeting read ‘Love you so very much’. I also stamped the smaller floral image, using Real Red, on both the card insert and envelope.

The other project, I plan to make tomorrow, is an impossible box. It was inspired by the ones that Julie Dimatteo and Sam Colcott make.

The one I will make tomorrow will use card stock rather than DSP. The DSP is perfect for smaller boxes but I think larger boxes need more stability.

The great thing about using DSP is that when you turn down the top one inch piece, the box features the other side of the paper.

The closing mechanism of this box is so clever – I have no idea who was the first to create this box, but they are so talented.

When you press down on the lid it just folds in and closes right up.

While I cannot take any credit for this box design, I can share the instructions I have drawn up. I hope you have fun making your own.

See you tomorrow, Live.

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
Always Dies
[154307]
$57.00
Heat Tool
[129056]
$50.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00