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THURSDAY IS THE DAY FOR 3D PROJECTS

Recently, I was shopping and found an open box containing 3 post-it note bundles featuring leaf designs that were similar to the leaf designs on one of the Wildflower Birthday papers.

I knew that I could easily turn this into a lovely gift for someone.

After measuring the box, I sketched out my plan to create a wrap around covering for the box to encase its contents – base, sides and lid with a magnetic closure.

The covering was made using 12″x 12″ Soft Sea Foam card and the leaf design paper from the Wildflower Birthday DSP collection.

I work carefully to cut the paper so that the design flows continuously around the box.

Two belly bands were created to hold the front flap in place.

One of the belly bands was decorated with some of the die cut designs from the DSP pack – a flower and some leaves.

The greeting, from the Shadowed Shapes Stamp Set, was stamped and cut using one of the banner dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

The pen was disassembled and had some of the DSP wrapped around the pen insert. I used another piece of the DSP to create the pen holder for the top of the box.

Here you can see why I thought the DSP design was perfect for this project – neutral and pale green colours on the post-it notes.

I think this makes a great little gift for someone – it takes a fairly basic item and turns it into something more interesting and appealing to have on your desk.

Tomorrow I have a fun fold card to share 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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
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Today’s card is another for my birthday collection.

I started with a Pretty in Pink card base and added a Basic White panel.

The pink gingham paper was cut so that it could be added to the white panel at an angle.

I chose the balloon bundle from the die cut images in the Wildflower Birthday DSP and placed it on the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting was stamped then trimmed and fussy cut. Then I used more dimensionals to pop it up on the card front as well.

A length of Pretty in Pink Bordered Ribbon was cut in half and tied into a multiple bow. I used a Mini Glue Dot to hold it in place.

I used the same gingham paper to decorate the card insert and the back of the envelope.

Then I added some pink dots from the Adhesive-backed Dappled Dots.

Tomorrow I have a 3D project to share 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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
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TIME FOR TUESDAY TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Today I have another product focused project to share with you.

I started by layering Blueberry Bushel and Basic White.

Then I layered a Pretty in Pink panel with a panel of the multiple birthday cake paper.

TECHNIQUE: Folded bow – I created this wrap around bow using the Petal in Pink Bordered Ribbon and lots of Mini Dots.

Each time I folded the ribbon to create this bow, I used Mini Glue Dots to hold the ribbon in place. Every turn and fold, needed a mini glue dot.

After I finished this bow I wrapped and attached the bow to the card front.

The ends of the ribbon were tucked under the pink panel and secured with double sided tape.

The layers were then adhered to a Blueberry Bushel card base.

The birthday greeting was stamped in Blueberry Bushel. The ‘birthday’ was fussy cut and added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

TIP: When fussy cutting, I use sharp paper snips and take my time.

I added a strip of the birthday cake DSP to the card insert and a cupckae die cut to the back of the envelope.

The final step was to add some Blueberry Bushel gems, from the Tinsel Gems Four Pack, to the card.

Tomorrow I will have a Stampin’ Up! update for you and another birthday card to share 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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00