mmm...Stampin' Time

Hello to all of my creative friends who pop in from time to time – thank you for visiting me again.

There is nothing insincere about my love of Stampin’ Up!® and its amazing, high quality products – my use of the expression ‘lip service’ relates to today’s project.

When I was at the supermarket recently I found a tube of lip balm and I knew that I should buy it and package it more attractively. A good lip balm gives your lips good care – ‘service’.

I decided to use a sheet of paper from the FINE ART FLORAL DESIGNER SERIES PAPER that could be described as a bit like a beehive design. The Burt’s Bees container is more of a Bumblebee colour but I wanted to match the DSP and went for So Saffron.

The ITTY BITTY GREETING STAMP SET provided the sentiment I wanted and was a perfect size for the CLASSIC LABEL PUNCH.

The BASIC GRAY TWINE from the WELL SUITED TWINE COMBO PACK was a good match to secure the greeting banners in place.

I enjoy the challenge of making gift boxes and packaging. It requires me to visualise a package, take measurements and plan a two dimensional plan for a three dimensional final product.

This is why I really love pattern making and sewing. The idea that you could design a garment or see a garment in a magazine and break it down to translate it to a flat pattern that, when sewn, results in a wearable and hopefully, fashionable piece of clothing. And, as I approach a 6 figure age at the end of this year, I am drawn to all those thinking skills that will keep my brain age younger.

This style of box can easily be upsized to hold a new lipstick. What would you use this style of box for?

Happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make the gift box. If you live in Australia, just click on SHOP NOW or the products you want to order and you will go straight to my 24 hour online store.

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151331] $63.00	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $20.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Well Suited Twine Combo Pack [154566] $12.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello to all my stamps, ink and paper friends – thanks for popping by.

After sharing quite a few cards in recent days, I needed to make a 3D project (well, a few).

I was inspired by a blog post from Ashee Ahmad, shared by Sonia da Silva on Facebook. Ashee Ahmad, a demonstrator from Lincoln, UK, shared a square fold flat gift box. I followed her instructions to make a gift box using the FINE ART FLORAL DSP.

And, I made a few more! The bottom flap opens in the same wasy as the lid so you can fold them flat.

The first box is a 2″ cube. It is the second smallest one that I made. I made three larger and one smaller – the sizes are 1-3/4″, 2″, 2-1/4″, 2-1/2″ and 2-3/4″ cubes.

I used Old Olive and a sheet of FINE ART FLORAL DSP.

Now I just need to make a few gift tags to coordinate with the boxes.

A huge thank you to Ashee for sharing her box instructions.

I imagine jewellery surprises tucked away in each box. What would you put into the boxes?

Happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make these boxes. If you live in Australia, you can order any of these products by simply clicking on the SHOP NOW icon or directly on the product you want to order..

Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $20.00	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $35.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

Hello to all my inky fingered friends – thanks for popping by.

There are two very special new products in the FINE ART FLORAL SUITE – GILDED LEAFING and HEAT & STICK POWDER.

WARNING – When you open the jar of gilded leafing make sure you have a larger container ready to store it in because it pressed quite tightly in the original jar and boy, does it want more space!

I bought a 1″ wide brush to use to press in and then brush away the excess gilded leafing into the sticky powder.

I was really pleased with the final result and surprised that it wasn’t messier to work with.

I gilded the outer edges of a piece of Basic White card stock. After I stamped the Night of Navy flower, I stamped the second part of the image using Versamark and then sprinkled the Heat & Stick Powder onto it. After using the heat tool and the ‘melting’ the powder, I was able to press the gilded leafing onto the flower.

Isn’t this piece of the FINE ART FLORAL DSP gorgeous?

I think this would make a perfect card to give to someone who has done something special for you – the sentiment says it all – ‘You Are Lovely’.

Who would you send this card to?

Happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia and want to order any of these products just click on the SHOP NOW icon.

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [154421] $38.00	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $20.00	Floral Gallery Dies [154316] $59.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00
Gilded Leafing Embellishment [154560] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Heat & Stick Powder [156110] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	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