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Hello and welcome to Monday! I am so delighted that you have taken some time out of your day to pop on by to see what I have to share with you today.

There are so many Pinwheel Tower cards that I have seen recently – and, they are amazing. For me, I decided to take it a step further.

My question was – how can I convert this into a combination card and gift box?

After a few prototypes (unsuccessful and slowly becoming successful), this is the end result.

I have lots and lots of photos to show you all aspects of this gift box card. At the core of the card is a 1-1/2″x $-1/4″ ‘tower’. Then, four 3″x 4-1/4″ panels are adhered to each of the four sides of the ‘tower’. For this project I chose the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Paper and colour scheme for this tower.

The first dies reveals the Christmas greeting, before moving onto the second ‘wing’.

The second side includes a gift card holder. The exciting thing about this project is that each side features two DSP designs.

This side features a pocket to slide a “to:” and “from:” tag into. (Oops – I didn’t remove the splotch of dried glue from the pocket – it is clean now!). The Tailor Made Tags Dies were perfect for this side of the card.

This image shows the ‘ribbon belly band’ I made to hold the top and bottom box flaps in place. The Specialty DSP is just so gorgeous and I love this non-traditional colour scheme for Christmas.

This is what the gift box looks like with top and bottom flaps open – imagine the gift has been removed. The card can now be folded flat.

The Christmas greeting is from the Holly Jolly Wishes Stamp Set and was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink before being cut using one of the Hippo & Friends Dies. Because the card needs to be folded flat, the greeting was glued directly onto this layer.

The next few photos will give you a chance to see the ribbon ‘belly band’ in a little more detail. The flowers were cut, using the Merriest Frames Dies, from the Snowy White 12″x 12″ Velvet Sheets. Then I used Blending Brushes to add a light colouring of Blushing Bride and Just Jade to these elements. I used Mini Glue Dots to hold them all together. Then I attached a few Elegant Faceted Gems to the centre of the flower.

I cut a length of Blushing Bride Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon in half, frayed it a little further and then tied it through the hole in the tag.

Although there is a place for a gift to be popped insode the ‘tower’, it is always great to have a place to include a gift card.

And, this is the last panel fold. I love the way that each time the card is folded flat the Specialty DSP is featured.

And, now you get a sneak peek of some of the new products from the July – December Mini Catalogue. The ‘old’ works so well with the ‘new’!

So, what do you think of my Pinwheel Tower Gift Box Card? It’s a hybrid!

So until my next post, 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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $38.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $15.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello! Thank you for popping by to see my second colour challenge card.

Here are the colours, again.

It is fun to take part in each of the Colour INKsiration Challenges. Sometimes it’s really a challenge, and like this time, it’s great to have some favourite colours included.

For this card I decided to play a little tic tac toe (or noughts and crosses). I used the long rectangular die from the Suit & Tie Dies to cut the strips to make the black and white grid for the game. The Playful Alphabet Dies and Foam Adhesive Sheets made the perfect game pieces.

THe greeting is from the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set. It was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and trimmed down into sepearate pieces. Then I attached larger pieces of Basic Black cardstock behind each word. The game grid and words were all attached to the card front using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The July – December Mini Catalogue has some amazing new embellishments, including the ones I have used for this card – Matte Decorative Dots. The dots come in different shades of Bumblebee, Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen and Old Olive. I also stamped one of the images from the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set on the card insert and enveope.

It is great to be able to use products from existing and upcoming catalogues together in a project. It just proves how versatile Stampin’ Up!® products are.

Now I’m off to make some more projects to share with you over the next week. 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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $40.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Suit & Tie Dies [154322] $56.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $14.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello and welcome! Thanks for popping by today to see my latest project.

I have the first of two cards that I made for a colour challenge – I’ll share the second card tomorrow.

The colours for this challenge remind me so much of the Handmaids’ Tale.

For the first card, I decided to use Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set.

I started by stamping the strawberry plant stamp, in Tuxedo Black Memento, onto the Basic White card base. After using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to the piece of Basic Black cardstock, I then wrapped and secured two lengths of Black & White Gingham Ribbon around it. One of the ribbons was coloured using the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend. Then I attached it a layer of the Be Dazzling 6″x 6″ Specialty Paper. This paper is one that is available during Sale-a-bration, with a qualifying order.

Using lots of Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, these layers were then positioned on the card front.

The strawberries were stamped and fussy cut. The Be Dazzling strawberry calyces were punched using the Strawberry Builder Punch. I used Mini Glue Dots to secure them to each of the strawberries. After attaching the strawberries to the card front, I stamped and cut the greeting to add to the card.

The challenge gave me the perfect reason to choose an ‘older’ stamp set to use. It also meant that I used Cherry Cobbler ink and cardstock both of which have been collecting dust for a while.

What do you think of my dazzling strawberries?

Until tomorrow’s post, 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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Sweet Strawberry Bundle [156214] $55.75	Sweet Strawberry Photopolymer Stamp Set [154394] $31.00	Strawberry Builder Punch [154239] $31.00	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00