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As Christmas and the New Year draw closer, so to does the end of the August – December 2020 Mini Catalogue.

Now is the time that I want to start sharing projects using products from the JANUARY – JUNE 2021 MINI CATALOGUE & SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE.

For this first post, I was inspired by a Facebook Live from Sara Douglass (CEO of Stampin’ Up!) a few days ago. Sara shared a Christmas gift box using a folded corner technique – instead of a cut corner technique, which I have never used before. There is a link below for you to see what she shared.

https://www.facebook.com/asarathing/videos/418598245935550

Sara used 12″x 12″ DSP and scored each side evenly to create the gift boxes.

During her presentation, she mentioned that these boxes were all square and that she hadn’t worked on rectangular boxes yet. So, I thought that I would try to work this out. And, here is the result.

I made these rectangular gift boxes using a sheet of 12″x 12″ DSP, for the lid, and a sheet of coordinating POPPY PARADE 12″x 12″ cardstock, for the base.

I cut 2″ off one side of the paper/card, resulting in 12″x 10″ paper/card.

Then, I scored each side at 2″ – this will give a box that measures 10″x 8″x 2″.

What I liked about Sara’s gift box was that the corners were folded in and adhered – rather than being cut, tapered and adhered.

This first gift box was made using one of the 2021 SALE-A-BRATION rewards – the BERRY DELIGHTFUL DESIGNER SERIES PAPER comes in a bundle with the BERRY BLESSINGS STAMP SET. To get this bundle, for FREE, you need to spend $180 (before postage).

This bundle coordinates with the SWEET STRAWBERRY BUNDLE from the JANUARY -JUNE MINI CATALOGUE. It is made up of the SWEET STRAWBERRY STAMP SET and STRAWBERRY BUILDER PUNCH, that I have also used for this gift box. This bundle is $55.75 AUD.

I made a second gift box using products from the HYDRANGEA HILL SUITE COLLECTION (pp 18-20 Mini Catalogue).

The papers in the HYDRANGEA HILL DSP are so beautiful. The box base uses a sheet of GORGEOUS GRAPE 12″x 12″ card stock. The new GORGEOUS GRAPE SHEET RIBBON is perfect.

For the card, Iused some of the 2″ strip of DSP that I cut off (same measurements as the first box). The SEASIDE SPRAY card base worked to ‘tone down’ the bright panel layer.

The hydrangia was stamped and die cut before the flower overlay was stamped and cut also. I used the Gorgeous Grape to stamp the flower head but stamped off twice to create a lighter shade. I love the way the petals are able to pop up and create the fullness of a hydrangea.

The new label die in this set is going to be very useful across other stamp set sentiments.

The final touch, of course, the new PASTEL PEARLS. There are four colours – GORGEOUS GRAPE, HIGHLAND HEATHER, ROCOCO ROSE and SEASIDE SPRAY.

AND … I used my brand new MINI STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE.

I enjoyed making these gift boxes using all new products and can’t wait to fill them with goodies to give to someone special.

Which one do you prefer?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

I will add in the products I used for these boxes when the catalogue goes live on January 5th. If you live in Australia and would like a copy of the new JANUARY – JUNE MINI CATALOGUE & SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE contact me to discover how you can.

Last night I had a stall at the Dockside Twilight Markets – my very poor reason for not posting yesterday.

I did, however, post an image on my Instagram account of the stall and my new black and white banner. A huge thank you to my friend Katerina who cut and applied the letters to each of the flags. Then I laminated and trimmed them. It was just as well that I did because there was the chance of some rain.

Click on the link to have a peek:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CI460ZzJ9Oa/

While there were lots of people milling around, things were quiet. I have met lots of other lovely vendors and it’s great to be able to have a chat between people popping by.

One lady did look for some Christmas packaging for some gifts. There were a couple of options but she wanted three gift boxes that were similar. There was one I had made using the RECTANGLE TINS from the AUGUST – DECEMBER MINI CATALOGUE. She also liked some of the papers from the MOST WONDERFUL TIME DSP.

So this was an opportunity to offer to make some for her Friday morning. She was very happy with that.

Here they are:

The gift cards are just 2″ square. I’m sure that the light pink coloured lip balms will look fabulous in these tins.

I hope that Jo likes them and her gift recipients as well.

This experience reminds me of the value of talking and listening. If I hadn’t, then I wouldn’t have been able to make these boxes.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make these tins. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me. I look forward to helping you place an order.

Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153464] $30.00	Most Wonderful Time Product Medley (En) [150705] $122.00	Rectangle Tins [153519] $21.00	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154900] $15.50	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $35.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

While I was planning this week’s projects, I glanced across my stamp sets and BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM jumped out as being a lttle neglectd of late. Of course, the MANY LAYERED BLOSSOMS DIES have been equally forgotten.

So, I made three cards.

The first one uses Whisper White card stock and ADHESIVE SHEETS. I die cut two of the large floral outlines. The first one was placed into the centre of the card front. Then I pressed parts of the second die cut around the outer areas to fill the space and trimmed it back.

I added a pop of colour by stamping the birthday greeting in Rococo Rose before die cutting it using my go to STITCHED RECTANGLES DIES.

The inside of the card and the front of the envelope were stamped with one of the single flowers.

For the second card I inked up the large floral stamp and spritzed it with some water, giving a water coloured effect.

I cut aother of the floral outline dies and positioned it over the stamped image. Then several of the single flowers were cut. the ADHESIVE SHEETS make it so easy secure the flowers without getting sticky fingers.

The inside of the card and the envelope front were stamped the same was as the first card.

The final card shares similarites with the first two, although definitely more colour this time.

The image was stamped using the Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad onto Rococo Rose card stock. The floral outline was die cut in the same colour. This time I only used one die cut flower, in Pretty Peacock.

I added some BUTTERFLY GEMS and stamped the greeting in Pretty Peacock. The final touch was to pop a piece of SCALLOPED LINEN RIBBON in the same gorgeous colour.

It was a nice way to spend the morning making these cards – using the same products in similar ways.

How do you enjoy your mornings?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make these cards. If you live in Australia, You can order any of them through me. Let me know if you would like me to help you with an order.

Blossoms In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152684] $38.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad [101731] $14.00	Butterfly Gems [152481] $11.25
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Water Painters [151298] $21.00	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $5.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $17.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00