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I love creating 3D paper projects, whether they are gift boxes or bags or decor items, because they move beyond being a two dimensional card and can be used for so many occasions.

Another reason I love creating 3D projects is that it makes me use my brain … and my sometimes unreliable maths skills … followed by my problem solving skills.

Today, I have a triangular gift box to share. It will be perfect to hold lots of mini chocolate Easter eggs.

As I am featuring the Daffodil Daydream Bundle this week, these are the colours and products I have used for this gift box.

The gift box measures 3″x 2″x 2-1/4″. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to use Creately to prepare a template yet – stay tuned.

I used this concept, that I found on the internet, and experimented with a variety of measurements.

After several ‘drafts’; I measured, marked, cut and scored the gift box base using Basing White cardstock – 10-1/2″x 7-1/4″.

I used this Crushed Curry daffodil design piece of Daffodil Afternoon DSP to cut panels for the rectangular and triangular outer sides of the gift box.

For the front panel, I made two daffodils from a piece of Simply Marbleous 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper. The DSP was the Bumblebee piece and I added Crushed Curry ink using a Blending Brush. (thanks to Patty Bennett for this technique tip).

I attached the two daffodils to the front of the gift box and then stamped and die cut the Easter greeting. The greeting is from the Celebrating You Stamp Set and was cut with the smallest of the Scalloped Contours Dies. The butterflies were stamped and cut using the Daffodil Daydream Bundle.

After taking these photos I decided to add one small yellow Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the greeting panel. You can see this when I recreate this project during my Facebook Live.

I cannot wait to fill this gift bo with lots on mini Easter eggs. It will make a great gift for someone special.

Tomorrow is Fun Fold Firday and I have a few ideas floating around in my head. I hope you can pop back tomorrow to see what I have made.

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.

Daffodil Daydream Bundle [157795] $96.25	Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English) [157786] $41.00	Daffodil Dies [157794] $66.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Daffodil Afternoon 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158127] $0.00
Simply Marbleous 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158128] $0.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231] $13.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $15.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

#CI114 was amazing. It was my first time as part of the design team and I loved the opportunity to really take time to see the projects other paper crafters were sharing. It was also a way to slowly start adding comments to various projects. With #CI115, my goal is to leave a comment for every card shared.

The #CI115 Challenge is a gorgeous combination of familiar colours. If you have ever wandered down the streets of so many European cities and towns, these are the colours you would have seen.

INKspired to join the challenge? It’s so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don’t have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can’t wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

This is the card I created using the colour palette.

For this card I used the Honeybee Home Bundle, Hive 3D Embossing Folder and Beautiful Shapes Dies.

I embossed piece of Simply Marbleous DSP and then attached the die cut hexagon shapes to it using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Then I stamped to stem of flowers using Gray Granite and coloured the flowers with Bumblebee and So Saffron Stampin’ Write Markers™. I layered these stems, at differing heights, on the card.

I tied a bow using a length of Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon and wrapped it around the embossed base layer, securing it on the back using Tear & Tape.

The sentiment was stamped using Crushed Curry ink on the same colour of card stock. I trimmed this layer to the size I used and popped Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back.

The card insert and envelope were both stamped using the same flower stem image. My last step was to attach a Bumblebee Trinket to the front of the card.

I am so happy with the way the larger hexagonal shapes blend in with the embossed DSP.

I have transformed a European streetscape to a hexagonal, floral card.

I cannot wait to see what you create and share.

Until our next Colour INKspiration challenge, 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.

Honeybee Home Bundle (English) [157952] $79.00	Beautiful Shapes Dies [158046] $50.00	Bumblebee Trinkets [155568] $13.00	1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim [153658] $12.25	Simply Marbleous 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158128] $0.00
Bumblebee A4 Cardstock [153082] $15.25	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $15.25	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031] $12.25
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Very Vanilla C6 Envelopes [106589] $13.00

The Freshly Brewed Project Team are well rested and ready to start sharing our weekly projects with you. Our first theme for 2022 is all about Valentine’s Day which is next week. So we have created some ‘love’ly projects. Our projects may be Valentine’s Day specific … or could just be sharing/sending love.

Make sure you hop along and see wha the rest of the team has created:

Here is my project:

This week I am featuring the Daffodil Daydream Bundle and the FREE Sale-a-bration Daffodil Afternoon 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. So my card uses these products. I was so pleased when I discovered that one of the designs in the DSP pack was filled with small Pear Pizzazz hearts on Very Vanilla paper – PERFECT!

I stamped, coloured and die cut the daffodil images. The two cut flowers were glued together and then popped up on the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Valentine’s Day greeting was stamped and then trimmed down to a thin strip. This was then added to a panel cut from one of the Hippo & Freinds Dies. It was also embossed using the splatters from the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folder Set. Dimensionals were used to lift the sentiment and the panel.

The greeting and hearts are from the Sweet Conversations Stamp Set. The hearts were cut using the Sweet Hearts Dies. The hearts were added to the card at three different levels.

Extra hearts were added to the envelope and inside the card.

I must say a big thank you, if you have looked at all my posts today. Today is my blog hop/challenge day – some weeks there will be two posts and sometimes, three. Wednesdays will be busy.

Tomorrow is 3D Thursday and I’m looking forward to sharing another 3D project with you.

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.

Daffodil Daydream Bundle [157795] $96.25	Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English) [157786] $41.00	Daffodil Dies [157794] $66.00	Sweet Conversations Bundle (English) [157624] $73.75	Sweet Conversations Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [157618] $32.00
Sweet Hearts Dies [157623] $50.00	Daffodil Afternoon 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158127] $0.00	Stripes & Splatters 3 D Embossing Folders [157980] $17.50	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Very Vanilla C6 Envelopes [106589] $13.00