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Hello and welcome. If you’re new to my blog, I am so pleased that you have popped by. If you’ve popped by before, I appreciate that you have returned.

I am slowly catching up on my crafting and posts – and, hope to be ‘on time’ very soon (I try to schedule my posts at 9am each day).

Over the next few days I plan to share projects using the You’re a Peach Suite Collection.

For this project, I was inspired by my daughters’ love of Peach Iced Tea. So, I went looking for something that I could make a gift box for. Thank goodness for T2 products – I found their Packs a Peach tea bags. Now I must admit I thought the packaging wasn’t awful, but I also knew that I could create something just a little more special. The teabags are in super-cute triangular bags and there are 10 bags in the packet.

The box they come in is larger than the box I made.

I chose three core colours, that coordinate with the You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper, for this gift box – Calypus Coral, Pale Papaya and Pear Pizzazz. Then I added some Basic White and White Vellum. The gift box base measured 9-3/8″x 8-3/4″ and was scored in at 3″ along all four sides. The lid measured 8-3/8″x 7-3/4″ and was scored at 2-5/16″ along all four sides – this ensures the lid is just a little larger than the base so that it fits over the base easily.

The DSP for the lid was cut 2-1/4″ high for all four panels and then 3-1/4″ for the front and back and 2-5/8″ for each of the sides. The DSP for the base was cut 2-7/8″ high for all four panels and then 3-1/4″ for the front and back and 2-5/8″ for each of the sides.

I used one of the Scalloped Contour Dies to cut Pear Pizzazz and White Vellum layers for the box top. The die was too wide for the top but I was able to reposition the die to make the finished layer narrower. The Pear Pizzazz layer was then stamped with the leaves and stems image from the Sweet As A Peach Stamp Set. A few drops of Multipurpose Glue were placed on this layer before the vellum was attached. The glue was hidden as soon as the peaches and flowers were adhered onto the vellum, using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The flowers and peaches were stamped using both Calypso Coral (stamped off) and Pale Papaya. I cut five double leaves in Pear Pizzazz and attached them with Mini Glue Dots.

The sentiments were stamped in Pear Pizzazz and Calypso Coral. The ‘Thanks for being as’ was cut using a die from from the Peach Dies and the ‘sweet as a peach’ was cut using one of the Scalloped Contours Dies. The final touches included adding Clear Wink of Stella onto the peaches and flowers, and then adding some of the Pale Papaya 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels.

These are some of the products I used for this gift box. Which ones do you have on your wishlist?

Who would you give this peach tea gift box 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.

You're A Peach Suite Collection (English) [155831] $99.50	Sweet As A Peach Bundle (English) [155823] $63.75	You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155686] $20.00	Sweet As A Peach Photopolymer Stamp Set [155050] $31.00	Peach Dies [155829] $40.00
Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $12.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Pale Papaya A4 Cardstock [155669] $15.25
Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad [155670] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello and thanks for popping by. I hope that you’ve had a more creative week than me – the last few days have been focused on my knee exercises and rehab.

Thank goodness for the new Global Design Project #293 challenge for getting me back in my craft space. This week is another Color Challenge!

The GDP#292 color combination is Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. How fun is this color combination?

These are three of the new 2021-2023 In Colour Colours. I decided to team them with the Perfect Plants Bundle.

My idea was to hang three pots from a brick wall. What do you think?

I cut a 5-5/8″x 4″ piece of Shimmery White cardstock to emboss it with the Bricks & Mortar 3D folder. Before I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I used the Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Pad to transfer ink inside the folder. After the card was embossed it was cut down to a 5-5/8″x 1″ strip for the card insert and a 4-3/4″x 3″ panel for the split front card. This panel was used to hold the two 2″ card front pieces together and 1-3/4″ apart.

The hanging pot plants were stamped and die cut before being layered up, using Stampin’ Dimensionals, on the brick wall. The Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent and Basic Black work well together. The images and sentiments in the Plentiful Plants Stamp Set are going to be fun to create with. When the card stands opened, it is easy to see thecolumn of bricks inside.

These are some of the new products used to make this card. I used one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out the Thank You for this card. To finish the project, I stamped one of the pots onto the front of the envelope.

While I am so happy with the hanging pot plants, I think I am most pleased with the way the inked and embossed bricks cardstock turned out. What do you think?

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.

Plentiful Plants Bundle (English) [155688] $83.50	Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamp Set [155693] $37.00	Perfect Plants Dies [155562] $56.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.50
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $15.25	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00
Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad [155670] $13.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello and thank you for popping by. I may have been M.I.A. for a week but I am so excited to share another project with you – I hope that you like it!

For today’s card, I decided to use the Elegantly Said Bundle – a stamp set and punch bundle. I also used the Designer Series Paper from the Suite.

Here is the card that I made.

For this project, I started by cutting 1-3/4″ strips of Basic Black cardstock. I trimmed short, narrow wedges from each end of the cardstock so that I could easily slide the narrow end into the punch to cut just this shape. Then I used my Paper Trimmer to cut three of the pieces at 3″. I kept the fourth piece to use later for the sentiment.

I used Versamark, White Embossing Powder and my Heat Tool to stamp the floral image on each Basic Black piece. Once done, I used Stampin’ Blends to colour each floral image – Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink and Soft Succulent. The Polished Pink was much brighter than the other two colours, so I used the Colour Lifter to tone back the pink a little.

Before I attached these elements, to the layer of Simply Elegant Designer Series Paper, I wrapped a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon around the DSP. There are tiny slivers of the ribbon peeking from between the stamped elements. The sentiment was also stamped and heat embossed before being trimmed back to a much smaller size and attached to the card front. I tied a small bow using a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon and attached it, as you can see, using a Mini Glue Dot. The final touch was to add three areas of 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels.

These are some of the products I used to make this card. What do you think?

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.

Elegantly Said Bundle (English) [155753] $63.75	Elegantly Said Cling Stamp Set [155095] $40.00	Elegant Tag Punch [155762] $31.00	Simply Elegant 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155761] $26.00	2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $12.25
Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $15.50	Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155520] $15.50
Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155521] $15.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00