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IT’S FRIDAY & TIME FOR SOME FEATURES AND A FUN FOLD CARD

This amazing suite collection (162613 – $221.50AUD) comprises the Painted Lavender Stamp Set and Dies Bundle and the Perrenial Postage Stamp Set and Dies Bundle, Paper Butterfly Accents, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems and Perennial Lavender 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper.

The DSP colours are Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Lost Lagoon, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Starry Sky. The Gems are Berry Burst, Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather.

The Painted Lavender Stamp Set has 11 photopolymer stamps and they are all floral and leaf images. The coordinating 8 dies are perfect for cutting out your stamped images. Two of the dies cut multiple images – 2 butterflies and 4 small flowers.

The Perennial Postage Stamp Set has 10 Cling Stamps created using two different fonts – and I haven’t used them at all this week because I wanted to highlight how other stamp sets can be used with new products.

My favourite in this collection is defintely the Perennial Postage Dies. There are 12 in total and are going to be so versatile.

The last project for the week is a Fun Fold Card inspired by Jackie Boluis’ Fun Fold Card Collection. I tweeked the measurements for our A4 cardstock.

It is a Spanner Panel Card.

I started with a Fresh Freesia card base (5 3/4″ x 8 1/4″), folded it in half and cut the front side panels 1 1/2″ in from each side.

I cut the front DSP panels at 4″ x 1 3/8″ and adhered them.

The centre front panel had a Cross Hatch embossed panel of Basic White cardstock adhered to it.

A 4 1/8″ x 1″ piece of Fresh Freesia card had a 4″ x 7/8″ piece of DSP attached to it. The ends of this piece was then adhered to the outer panels.

Linen Thread was wrapped several times around the inner panel and tied into a bow.

Inside the card I attached another DSP design measuring 5 5/8″ x 4″.

A piece of 3 7/8″ x 2 5/8″ of Basic White was added inside the card for a personal message to be written. This is the same size of Basic White that I used for the embossed piece.

I attached DSP to the back of the envelope.

The greeting, from the Stippled Rose Stamp Set,was stamped using Shaded Spruce before being trimmed and adhered to the card front.

Finally, I used the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to the card for a little sparkle.

I have enjoyed highlighting the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection this week and the way it can work well with so many other Stampin’ Up! products.

I think I’m going to be highlighting the Heartfely Hexagons Bundle next week.

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

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25
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THURSDAY MEANS IT’S TIME FOR A 3D PROJECT

I was so delighted when I found a lavender soap and bath bomb recently. I knew it would be perfect for this week’s 3D project.

Taking measurements to create these simple lidded boxes is always so much fun. When I was a Home Economics teacher I loved using measurements to draft patterns for sewing. I think it’s the challenge of visualising something in 3 dimensions, creating a pattern in 2 dimensions and then seeing it come together and fitting the way you want it to.

I thought that I’d show you inside the boxes first.

I used Highland Heather A4 cardstock to create the two box bases and their lids.

After cutting and scoring the box bases and lids, I carefully cut two of the DSP designs so that all panels were matching on the lid.

The two boxes were stacked and I used a length of Natural Wavy Trim to hold them together. Then I tied them in place.

I stamped the greeting using the Stippled Rose Stamp Set and then cut them using larger of the two square postage dies from the Perennial Postage Dies. Another postage square was cut using Highland Heather cardstock.

I punched a small hole in the two postage squares and looped some Linen Thread through the hole. They were then tied onto the Wavy Trim.

To finish the boxes, I added some Purple Fine Shimmer Gems.

I am so happy with these gift boxes and cannot wait to find the right person to gift them to.

Tomorrow I have a Fun Fold card to share with you.

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.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
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WELL, WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY?

There are now 10 more products added to the Sale-a-bration options. They can be found in existing current catalogues. You can choose from 8 of them, each for a minimum $90 order and there are 2 that require a $180 order each. Click on the image below to see the flier.

If you look ONline, in the Stampin’ Up!, you will two new kits have been added. Click on each of the images to see a short unboxing video.

The first one is the Happy Houseplants Kit – 163873 $44AUD

The second new kit is the Birthday Sparkle Kit – 163865 $41AUD.

Finally, there is a new collection of Online Exclusives coming soon – of, course, if you join Stampin’ Up! this month you can order them in a preorder. PReordering new products is one of the benefits of joining Stampin’ Up!.

Now let’s check out today’s project share.

This project started with a Highland Heather card base and a slightly larger Basic White layer.

My next step was to stamp the Basic White panel so that could determine the size of the DSP layers that I also added to card front.

The stems were stamped in Shaded Spruce and the small flowers in Highland Heather. I used the stamp on/stamp off colouring technique for this.

Then I worked put what measurements I needed for the green and purple DSP panels.

I used one of the Notes of Nature Dies to create the torn edges on the purple DSP layer.

After I adhered the three layers together, I wrapped Linen Thread several times around the panels and tied a bow. The layers were then secured on the card front.

I stamped and die cut several butterflies, from the Painted Lavender Stamp Set, and attached them to the front of the card.The butterflies were stamped with Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather.

The greeting, from the Stippled Rose Stamp Set, was stamped in Shaded Spruce and trimmed down to a slender strip. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop it up on the card front.

I stamped the same stems and flowers on the card insert and on the back of the envelope.

Finally, I added some dragonflies from the Adhesive-backed Dragonflies and Birds.

Tomorrow I have two gift boxes to share with you.

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 belo

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25