Author: mmmstampintime

This week’s GDP#269 is a COLOUR CHALLENGE.

I mentioned, in an early post, that one of my goals is to participate in more blog hops and challenges – this is week two and I’m still enjoying the challenge.

I have been playing with the new BLENDING BRUSHES, that will be available to customers from January, when our new January to June Mini Catalogue goes live.

So, I decided to use the brushes to blend Garden Green and Just Jade as onto Whisper White cardstock. Then I used that to cut a branch from the BEAUTIFUL BOUGHS DIES. I also cut two more branches from vellum.

I overlapped the branches and secured them using mini glue dots. The REAL RED BRAIDED LINEN TRIM was perfect to tie a bow around the branches. I finished this part of the card with a generous application of CLEAR WINK OF STELLA.

The layer of Whisper White was given texture using the SUBTLE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

A piece of PLUSH POINSETTIA SPECIALTY PAPER was placed over the textured layer. I popped a few dimensionals under the branches before placing into position.

The Real Red MERRY CHRISTMAS was cut using the WORD WISHES DIES. The cardstock had someFOAM ADHESIVE SHEET so that it would have height on the card front.

The final, blingy element comes courtesy of some RED RHINESTONE BASIC JEWELS.

Two smaller branches were cut from the same blended background and attached to the card insert and envelope fornt.

It’s the first of December and getting closer to Christmas. This may well be one f the last Christmas cards I make this year.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, I will be happy to help you place an order for any of them.

Word Wishes Dies [149629] $63.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50
Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper [153486] $19.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Real Red 3/16" (4.8 Mm) Braided Linen Trim [153546] $12.25	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00
Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

I am still working my way through my stamp sets, dies and other products – to find those sitting on my shelves that I have not used very often.

Today I need to get creative with the BEST YEAR STAMP SET (not used at all) and the BEST PLAID BUILDER DIES ( used once).

Who else has Stampin’ Up!® products that they have never used – or used, just once or twice? We are still have our 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue for seven months, so I totally want to get the most out of what I have – just in case any of them are retired.

As a demonstrator, I choose to find new homes for retired products. I want to be able to share projects with my friends and customers that use products they can order because they are current.

This project has been gurgling away in my mind for quite some time.

I wanted to make a gift box using the dies. So, I took some measurements and did some sketching. I like to plan before I start cutting and glueing.

The end result is a gift box measuring 6″x 6″x 4.5″.

The plaid was created by die cutting one layer in Poppy Parade and the second layer in Night of Navy. These layers were then adhered to pieces of Whisper White cardstock, measuring 6.5″x 4.75″.

The box lid was created by using a 12″x 12″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock, cut down to 10″x 10″ and scored at 2″ on each side.

I used my STAMPARATUS to stamp one of the GIFT WRAPPED bows onto the Whisper White box lid, in Night of Navy. – four times around the cardstock. Then, I punched BOWS from some Night of Navy cardstock and bow centres from Poppy Parade card. The Night of Navy bows were curled using a bone folder.

The sentiment was coloured using the Stampin’ Write Markers™ Night of Navy and Poppy Parade. It was cut using the STITCHED RECTANGLES DIES.

I stamped and punched out each the bows that are adhered to the four sides of the gift box. The Poppy Parade bow has been popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

As I mentioned before, this gift box measures 6″x 6″x 4.5″. It is quite a large gift box – what would you pop inside it? Who would you give it to?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this gift box. If you live in Australia, I would be very happy to help you place an order for any of them.

Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568] $35.00	Best Plaid Builder Dies [152720] $77.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Gift Bow Builder Punch [153606] $31.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00

Oops – this post is later than anticipated. I spent the weekend making more papercraft projects for the markets next weekend. I made 30+ gift bags and coordinating gift cards. I’m looking forward to sharing photos of my stall early next week.

It has been a while since I last posted a card for this challenge. The inspiration for this colour palette is a real confectionary of colour.

I love the houses and miniature trees but the Christmas tree is not a colour I would choose.

For the challenge, I decided to use the soon to be available BLENDING BRUSHES to colour a large piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Then I chose the BUTTERFLY BEAUTY DIES to cut out the layering butterflies. Attaching ADHESIVE SHEETS to the back of the card before cutting it, made the task of layering the butterflies so easy.

The sentiment is from the ITTY BITTY BIRTHDAYS STAMP SET. I stamped it onto a piece of the cardstock I coloured. It was adhered under the lefthand side of the Whisoer White layer. It is not glued down to the card front – the ribbon is tied into a bow – that is what secures it in place – if untied, the sentiment piece can swing to the left.

The texture and weave of the POOL PARTY SHEER RIBBON is gorgeous.

Surprisingly, I didn’t add any bling to this card – I kept it more subtle.

I’m looking forward to developing my technique with the blending brushes. I think they are going to be a great, new tool in my crafting collection.

I hope that you like the card.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, I would be very happy to help you order any of them.

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $40.00	Butterfly Beauty Dies [151819] $68.00	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00
Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00