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IT’S MONDAY & THAT MEANS IT IS TIME TO HIGHLIGHT SOME NEW STAMIN’ UP! PRODUCTS

For the last 2 weeks I have been working on finding new homes for lots of my retired Stampin’ Up! products – it’s surprising how much time was needed to do this.

I am so pleased to be back creating again and I have five projects to share with you this week.

This week’s product bundle I have chosen to create with is the MORE THAN AUTUMN BUNDLE.

Ten days ago I posted a Colour INKspiration project that used this bundle. I knew that I wanted to make some more projects using it!

For this first project I decided to use the Round We Go Dies as well as the featured bundle.

I started by creating a Floating Panel card using Poppy Parade card and some paper from the Brights 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

Use this die to create rosettes – cut 3.

To make the two rosette pieces I cut three Basic White and three DSP panels using the die, indicated above.

I folded into a concertina along each of the foldlines.

TIP: Fold the smaller tab end under and then alternate each crease line. Start each of the three die cut pieces in the same way. Then adhere the smaller tab end to the longer end of the next piece – repeat.

When all three pieces are glued together, push the scalloped edge in tightly toward the centre and glue it to a die cut circle – hold in place until the glue has dried.

TIP: To make the smaller rosette, I cut 1/2″ off the scalloped edge of each piece.

I stamped two of the takeaway cups using Night of Navy ink – one onto Basic White and the other on Night of Navy. Then I fussy cut the bottom and central panels of the Night of Navy cup and glued them to the Basic White cup.

I stamped and die cut a straw and a candy cane to add to the top of the cup.

Then I stamped multiple candy canes to the Poppy Parade card base and one to the back of the envelope.

The greeting was stamped and then cut using one of the rectangular Stylish Shapes Dies.

Finally, I added some of the Real Red & White Adhesive-backed Peppermints to the card.

Tomorrow I have a card that I made for last week’s Global Design Project Theme Challenge.

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
Bone Folder
[102300]
$14.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
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IT’S TIME FOR COLOUR INKspiration CHALLENGE #175

For this challenge I decided to continue with my Penciled Pear cards.

The outlined pencil work that make the images perfect for colouring.

Picture credit – https://thedecorologist.com/take-a-chance-on-your-stairs/

So, what do pears look like when coloured with this palette?

I started by stamping the cluster of four smaller pears, in each of the three key colours, on each side of the Basic White layer.

Then I wrapped a long length of Linen Thread three times around the layer and tied a bow. Using a smaller length of the same thread, I was able to a second bow.

I stamped the larger pear, in Crushed Curry, and then coloured it using the Light Crushed Curry Crumb Cake Blends pens.

Applying some Colour Lifter allowed me to create some light and shade on the pear. Finally, I painted the pear with Clear Wink of Stella.

The large pear was cut using one of the Perennial Postage Dies. The greeting was also stamped in Crushed Curry and cut with another one of the dies.

Both of the die cut pieces were attached to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The card insert and back of the envelope were stamped with the small cluster of pears.

Finally, I added some of the Crushed Curry dots, from the Dots for Days pack. They added that little extra embellishment.

Make sure that you head over to the Colour INKspiration Challenge Facebook page to see what the rest of the Crew and other crafters have created for this challenge.

Until my next project, 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]
$21.00
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TIME TO SHARE SOMETHING THIS SATURDAY

Today I want to share another project that I made this week.

It is a gift box that uses the Book Treat Boxes as a base.

Each pack contains 10 stampable boxes.
When folded each box measures 3″ x 4″ x 1″ (7.6 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm) and is food safe.

For the top of the box, I used several die cut elements, from the Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper pack, to add layers of decoration.

The first element was one of the floral/leaf wreaths that had a greeting stamped inside the inner circle. The greeting was from tbe Unbounded Beauty Stamp Set and was stamped in Pretty Peacock.

I added small magnets to the tab and inside the box lid to help create a secure ‘lock’.

The tab was decorated with several layered elements.

I added some of the DSP and Petal Pink card to the sides of the inner box section.

To finish the gift box I created a “Tammy bow” – I coloured a very, long length of Iridescent Striped Trim with the Dark Petal Pink Blends pen and cut it in half lengthwise.

Once the bow was folded and tied off, I secured it using a Mini Glue Dot.

Finally, I added some of the Lost Lagoon gems from the Facted Gems Trio Pack. These added that little bit of bling needed to complete this project.

Monday will bring a new collection of products 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]
$21.00