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I didn’t post over the weekend because I was making lots of card and projects for an upcoming market stall. On Sunday afternoon, I started using an amazing product collection.

From November 5-7, thousands of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators around the world will be going online for this year’s On Stage event.

Last year, I was so very fortunate to attend the Live 3 day event in Dortmund, Germany. This year, we won’t be meeting in person. We will have OnStage@Home.

In the lead up to the event, those of us who have registered to join in we are able to order the DANDY GARDEN PROJECT COLLECTION to use for some of the event projects.

When my order arrived, I knew that I couldn’t wait to start creating with it.

Let me show you the products first – DRAGONFLY PUNCH, MOSSY MEADOW BRAIDED LINEN THREAD, LADYBUG TRINKETS and DRAGONFLY GARDEN STAMP SET. You will be able see the DANDY GARDEN 6″x 6″ DSP used on my project posts over the next week.

The colours used in the DSP are: Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. The designs on these papers is gorgeous – dandelions, bumblebees and dragonflies with stunning leaves and geometrics. AND, the variety of combinations is almost endless.

So, over the next week I will share the projects I have made.

PROJECT #1

This is actually the last project that I made today. It was inspired by Emma Goddard (Coastal Crafter) and her Facebook Live from this morning (her Sunday evening).

And, it is also my first SLIMELINE CARD – very late to the trend.

I almost managed to use all the paper designs and I am really pleased with the end result! What do you think? Let me know.

Isn’t this product collection amazing? I’m hoping that it will be included in the JANUARY THROUGH JUNE MINI CATALOGUE so that you can add it to your collection.

I won’t add product details today – I just want to share these projects for the next week to inspire you.

If you have been watching my Facebook Live each Wednesday (9am – AEST), you will know that during the month of October there are 15 DSP packs you can order with a 15% discount. Make sure you contact, if you live in Australia, to order any of them.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

The last project I made, during my Facebook Live on Wednesday, was a gift box.

I found a Santa KitKat in my grocery store last week and I knew that I wanted to make a gift box to present it.

My favourite stamp from this bundle is the curvy ‘star banner’ from the CURVY CHRISTMAS STAMP SET.

For this project, I used my STAMPARTUS and the HINGE STEP TECHNIQUE to stamp the image onto the gift box cardstock. POPPY PARADE is such a great colour for Christmas projects.

The gift box dimensions are – 4.5″ x 1.75″ x .75″ – a long and thin gift box.

Lift the lid and another stamped image is revealed.

The gift tag was stamped and then punched using the ESSENTIAL TAG PUNCH. I also used the LABEL ME FANCY PUNCH to punch out the small circle to thread the ribbon through.

The Poppy Parade gold edged ribbon is from the ALL THE TRIMMINGS RIBBON COMBO PACK.

I also added some GILDED GEMS to the tag before popping it up with some dimensionals onto the front of the box.

I will be making some more gift boxes, like this, as I prepare for a new craft market that is starting on the first weekend of November. They would be a great, small gift for a teacher or a Secret Santa gift.

Who would you like to be a Secret Santa for?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this gift box. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

The QUITE CURVY VARIETY BUNDLE product number will be 158396 and the bundle is $123.25 AUD/$148.50 NZD.

Each of these products will either be early release January – June Mini Catalogue and others will only be available during the promotion period. I will share details just before November 3rd, when you can place an order.

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Essential Tag Punch [153607] $31.00
All The Trimmings Ribbon Combo Pack [153541] $14.00	Gilded Gems [152478] $12.25	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $17.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

The second project I made during my Facebook Live on Wednesday and it is blue and glittery!

The BALMY BLUE GLIMMER PAPER card front was die cut using the ‘eyelet’ style die. To fill the space, between the die cut edges, I used a piece of WINDOW SHEET.

The greeting was stamped on the Whisper White card insert. I also stamped a bird from the BIRDS & BRANCHES STAMP SET inside the card.

At first, I wanted to die cut the branch and a bird from the BIRDS & BRANCHES DIES using some RAINBOW GLIMMER PAPER but its sparkle didn’t quite match. So, instead I used the BLACK GLITTER PAPER.

While, at first, I was a bit doubtful about the colour combination I quite like my little blackbird.

The style of this card is quite unusual for me, but I really like to use all of our amazing Stampin’ Up! products in different ways. I want to mix things up – challenge myself – think outside the box – think of different ways to use products – combine different products to see how they work together.

My eldest daughter celebrates a milestone birthday at the end of November. For many, many years she danced and one of her solos was an amazing tap to a contemporary rendition of ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’. So I will add the milestone number to the card front and set it aside for her.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, you can order any of them through me.

The QUITE CURVY VARIETY BUNDLE product number will be 158396 and the bundle is $123.25 AUD/$148.50 NZD.

Each of these products will either be early release January – June Mini Catalogue and others will only be available during the promotion period. I will share details just before November 3rd, when you can place an order.

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513] $8.75	Black Glitter Paper [153518] $10.50	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00