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IT’S SUNDAY & I HAVE A CHALLENGE PROJECT TO SHARE

The Global Design Project weekly challenge is always fun to participate in. This week it is a sketch challenge.

Click on the image below and you will be taken across to the GDP site. Make sure that you check out the amazing projects from the Design Team.

This week I am featuring the new Online Exclusive Bundle – A Little Latte Suite Collection. As a demonstrator, I was able to buy this suite early. My customers, old and new, can order this from tomorrow – 4th March.

This collection of products is perfect for this project.

163466 $135AUD

Make sure you let me know what you think of my card.

I started by choosing this fabulous coffee cup rings designed paper to use as the first layer.

To create the overlapping shapes, from the sketch, I used the largest square from the Perennial Postage Dies.

I added strips of Stampin’ Dimensionals under this die cut layer on to the Pecan Pie cardbase.

Then I cut two smaller squares in Early Espresso to adhere inside the negative space.

I used the cup shape from the Latte Love Dies to cut four colourful cups of coffee from the gorgeous Designer Series Paper.

Two of these cups were postioned over the die cut spaces, using dimensionals to lift them up. The other two cups were adhered to the card insert and envelope.

The greeting was stamped, using Lost Lagoon, before I trimmed it to 7/8″ and the end was shaped using the Banners Pick a Punch.

Finally, I added some Lost Lagoon Tinsel Gems, from the three pack collection.

Tomorrow I will have another Latte Love project to share with you.

I will also add a shopping list tomorrow when these new products are available to customers.

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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25
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TODAY IS TUESDAY & IT’S TIME FOR SOME TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

My tip for today is to find other Stampin’ Up! products that you can team with a new collection. In this case, I used the Biggest Wish Stamp Set along with the Love This Moment Stamp Set to create the ‘happy birthday’ greeting.

For this card I have used only the Perennial Postage Dies and Perennial Lavender DSP.

I started with a Crumb Cake card base and a panel of Highland Heather cardstock. Then I added a layer of the DSP.

The ‘happy’ was stamped onto a small piece of the same DSP and onto the back of the envelope. I used Lost Lagoon ink for both.

Using one of the Perennial Postage Dies I cut out the greeting and added it to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

TODAY’S TECHNIQUE – I used Blending Brushesand Highland Heather ink to colour one of the Paper Butterfly Accents. The butterfly doubled as a mask to colour a piece of Basic White cardstock.

I used my Crafting Tweezers, from the Embossing Additions Tool Kit, to hold the laser cut butterfly in place. Take care to be gentle when colouring the antennae because they are quite fine.

The resulting reverse butterfly image was then fussy cut.

I layered the two butterflies on to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

I tied a triple bow using Linen Thread and attached it with a Mini Glue Dot.

I stamped ‘birthday’, in Lost Lagoon, on the card insert.

A strip of DSP and a larger piece of the same DSP were added to the card insert and the back of the envelope.

Finally, I added some more of the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to the front of the card.

Tomorrow I have another card to share with you.

Until the, 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]
$19.25