As Christmas and the New Year draw closer, so to does the end of the August – December 2020 Mini Catalogue.
Now is the time that I want to start sharing projects using products from the JANUARY – JUNE 2021 MINI CATALOGUE & SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE.
For this first post, I was inspired by a Facebook Live from Sara Douglass (CEO of Stampin’ Up!) a few days ago. Sara shared a Christmas gift box using a folded corner technique – instead of a cut corner technique, which I have never used before. There is a link below for you to see what she shared.
https://www.facebook.com/asarathing/videos/418598245935550
Sara used 12″x 12″ DSP and scored each side evenly to create the gift boxes.
During her presentation, she mentioned that these boxes were all square and that she hadn’t worked on rectangular boxes yet. So, I thought that I would try to work this out. And, here is the result.
I made these rectangular gift boxes using a sheet of 12″x 12″ DSP, for the lid, and a sheet of coordinating POPPY PARADE 12″x 12″ cardstock, for the base.
I cut 2″ off one side of the paper/card, resulting in 12″x 10″ paper/card.
Then, I scored each side at 2″ – this will give a box that measures 10″x 8″x 2″.
What I liked about Sara’s gift box was that the corners were folded in and adhered – rather than being cut, tapered and adhered.
This first gift box was made using one of the 2021 SALE-A-BRATION rewards – the BERRY DELIGHTFUL DESIGNER SERIES PAPER comes in a bundle with the BERRY BLESSINGS STAMP SET. To get this bundle, for FREE, you need to spend $180 (before postage).
This bundle coordinates with the SWEET STRAWBERRY BUNDLE from the JANUARY -JUNE MINI CATALOGUE. It is made up of the SWEET STRAWBERRY STAMP SET and STRAWBERRY BUILDER PUNCH, that I have also used for this gift box. This bundle is $55.75 AUD.
I made a second gift box using products from the HYDRANGEA HILL SUITE COLLECTION (pp 18-20 Mini Catalogue).
The papers in the HYDRANGEA HILL DSP are so beautiful. The box base uses a sheet of GORGEOUS GRAPE 12″x 12″ card stock. The new GORGEOUS GRAPE SHEET RIBBON is perfect.
For the card, Iused some of the 2″ strip of DSP that I cut off (same measurements as the first box). The SEASIDE SPRAY card base worked to ‘tone down’ the bright panel layer.
The hydrangia was stamped and die cut before the flower overlay was stamped and cut also. I used the Gorgeous Grape to stamp the flower head but stamped off twice to create a lighter shade. I love the way the petals are able to pop up and create the fullness of a hydrangea.
The new label die in this set is going to be very useful across other stamp set sentiments.
The final touch, of course, the new PASTEL PEARLS. There are four colours – GORGEOUS GRAPE, HIGHLAND HEATHER, ROCOCO ROSE and SEASIDE SPRAY.
AND … I used my brand new MINI STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE.
I enjoyed making these gift boxes using all new products and can’t wait to fill them with goodies to give to someone special.
Which one do you prefer?
Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.
I will add in the products I used for these boxes when the catalogue goes live on January 5th. If you live in Australia and would like a copy of the new JANUARY – JUNE MINI CATALOGUE & SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE contact me to discover how you can.
