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CREATING MY OWN BROWNSTONE SHOPPING STORE

When I saw the Les Shoppes Collection Suite I imagined the Let’sGo Shopping Bundle would be great for a 3D project.

I thought that I could stamp the bottom floor image as well as several upper floors and adhere them together. Then I also realised that I could emboss the sides of my building using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder.

Here is the result.

The gift box is made with Pecan Pie cardstock and measures 2-1/4″ x 4-5/8″. The front and back are slightly taller.

After the front and back panels were adhered I used the new hobby blade, from the Take Your pick Crafter Tips, to cut out the door. Then I used the window dies to cut out the building’s windows.

The front and back panels were then embossed to create the exposed brick texture.

Before attaching the Basic White pieces behind the front and back panels I stamped the cafe and bookstore images.

I coloured elements of the front doors and the books. For the cafe side of the gift box, I added the stamped sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop it up.

The sides of the box had a die cut park bench and pot plant adhered them.

Both sides of the gift box were created by die cutting the same components and adhering them to achieve matching ‘floors’. These side panels were then embossed using the same 3D embossing folder.

The gift box base was made using Pecan Pie carsstock as well.

The lid, which fits inside the gift box, is slightly smaller than the box. I used the Take Your Pick tool to create a small opening for the Natural Wavy Trim loop to be inserted. After securing it with Tear & Tape to the inside of the lid, I inserted a 2″ square to ‘disguise’ the trim.

I plan to fill the box with lots of individually wrapped chocolates – perfect for the person who is a ‘sweet treat’.

I think my next couple of projects will be birthday cards that I have asked to make.

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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TIME FOR SOME MORE SHOPPING!

This is my second card using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection.

One of the best features of the Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper, other than the extraordinary images, is the wide range of colours that are used – Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Shaded Spruce. That’s 14 possible colours that you can incorporate into a project that matches the DSP.

I don’t know about you, but I find this so flexible and a great creative opportunity.

For this project, I used a Balmy Blue card base and embossed a smaller Balmy Blue layer using the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder.

After I adhered the emossed layer on the card front, I also attached a smaller DSP layer.

The four storeys of the retail building were stamped, die cut and adhered together.

I masked and stamped the bakery, clothing and bookstore images inside the smaller windows. Then I coloured each of them.

The ground floor window was die cut and had a small piece of Window sheet attached behind it. I used the Loose Silver Sequins and some Foam Adhesive strips to create the area for a shaker card.

I added more Adhesive Foam Strips to pop the 4 storey building up on the card front.

The sentiment was stamped using Calypso Coral, trimmed and attached to the card front, using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The marketing board was die cut from the DSP.

The double bow, attached to the card front, was created by trimming the Balmy Blue satin ribbon away from its Basic White ribbon base. THis was very easy to do – I just used my Paper Snips to snip the nylon stitching holding it in place.

These are some of the products used for this card.

I used lots of Stampin’ Blends colours for this project.

The next project that I have to share with you is a 3D gift box.

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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LET’S GO SHOPPING – MY FAVOURITE WORDS!

I have been working on some new projects using the new Let’s Go Shopping – Les Shoppes Suite Collection.

The Let’s Go Shopping stamp set, coordinating dies, Designer Series Paper and Loose Silver Sequins make up such an amazing collection of products.

I decided to make an angled trifold card for my first project.

I wanted to show off the Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper and let it do all the hard work.

The only stamping on this card is the birthday greeting on the front and on the giftcard pocket.

To cut the various shop buildings from the DSP I used the new hobby blade, from the Take Your Pick Crafter Tips. I have a metal ruler that made this task so much easier.

The lightpost, potted plant, menu board and park bench were all die cut.

As you open out the card, five different shops are revealed.

On the back of the card there is a Basic White pocket for a message to be written and a space for a giftcard.

To finish the card, I added some Classic Matte Dots throughout the card and a Linen Thread double bow to the front.

I have another card and a 3D gift box to share with you in the next few days.

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