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A CANDY CANE KIND OF CHRISTMAS

I was doing some grocery shopping yesterday and found some unusual candy canes – there were orange and pink canes in the packet. Perfect for making another 3D project!

The boxes remind me of the shape of letter boxes I’ve seen in the United States. I was able to make them using a piece of cardstock measuring 8″x 5-1/2″. I scored along both sides of the long edge at 1-1/4″. After burnishing the score lines, I added Stampin’ Seal+ and overlapped the 1-1/4″ wide lengths to form the base.

The Real Cartoon: Red Letter Box Cartoon

I stamped the Candy Canes image in Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie to match the colour of the canes. After trimming the stamped cardstock to 5-1/2″x 4-5/8″, I used Multipurpose Glue to attach it to the gift box.

I coloured a length of White Glittered Organdy Ribbon using the coordinating Stampin’ Blends. After punching Rectangular Postage Stamp pieces of cardstock, I attached the ribbon to it before securing the ribbon to the base of the box.

I made an insert to hold the coloured candy canes and the ribbon ensured that, when tied in a bow, it would not slide out.

The Christmas greeting is from the Holly Jolly Wishes Stamp Set and the two tags were stamped in the coordinating colour. The tags were cut using the Tailor Made Tags Dies.

The tags were added to the ribbon before the bows were tied.

The final touch was to add some Artistry Blooms Sequins.

I’m still refining the way to use my new ring light when taking photos. Please be patient with me as I work on improving my lighting.

What do you think about my candy cane holders?

Until next time, 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]
$17.00
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POSTAGE STAMP CARD

Hello everyone! I am so pleased that you have taken the time to pop by and see my latest project.

As promised, there is no side step card today! Although, I must confess that I am still featuring the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper pack.

For this card I have used the black and white images of this DSP pack. I hope that you like what I have created.

My first step was to take the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch and punch out one each of eight (of the 12) designs. Then I adhered these punched elements onto a Poppy Parade card front, ensuring there is relatively even spacing between each of the pieces.

I stamped the ‘thanks’ sentiment, from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set, using Poppy Parade ink before fussy cutting it and adhering it to the card front. Then I built up the four central punched DSP elements. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals to build up the layers, two have two layers and two have three layers. The areas with three layers is built up with one DSP layer glued to the card front, one Poppy Parade punched layer popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the final DSP punched piece popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals – this adds amazing height to the card.

You should be able to see these layers in the image above. I added some punched DSP to the card insert and envelope, before attaching Matt Black Dots to the card front.

I am enjoying adding a photo of products used in my projects in my posts. Do you find them a helpful reference? I would like to know.

I love the way that the black and white DSP pieces look against the Poppy Parade card base. It is strong and bold.

What do you think? Who would you send this ‘thanks’ card to?

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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FESTIVE POST

I was so pleased to find the POSTED FOR YOU STAMP SET and coordinating RECTANGULAR POSTAGE STAMP PUNCH in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. It has been loads of fun making postage stamp shaped elements for different projects.

Imagine how pleased I was to see another postage stamp inspired stamp set in the August through December Mini Catalogue!

STAMP SET PHOTOPOLYMER FESTIVE POST

So, it’s time for another Christmas in August card.

At this rate, I’ll have all my Christmas cards ready by the end of September.

How are you going with your Christmas prep?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

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

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00