Collection of New In Color Cards with Card Box

Earlier this month I taught a card class based on the new 2017-2019 In Colors, with emphasis on the coordinating Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack. I had so much fun creating these cards, and especially the coordinating box to hold them (scroll down a bit to see the cards).

This box is very deep. I easily fit five cards plus envelopes. I am positive you could comfortably fit ten cards plus envelopes. I really liked how sturdy this box was when I created it with the Thick Whisper White Cardstock. Stampin’ Up! also has a Thick Very Vanilla Cardstock, which is a new product with the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog that just went live in June.Here’s a closer look at the top of the box. I really like the 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon (it’s so soft!), available in all five of the new 2017-2019 In Colors (Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, & Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide).

I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) the dimensions for this box from Gayle Thompson (not a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator). I changed everything else (cardstock, DSP, embellishments) to make my box coordinate with the card collection I was creating. Here is the link to the video tutorial (**It’s a long one!**)

To speed up the process of creating this box again, I created a written tutorial (see the end of this post) based on Gayle’s video tutorial. Hope it helps you!

In the coming week I will post these cards individually with supplies, dimensions, and tips & tricks.  For today, I hope you enjoy this post on the coordinating card box.

Below you will find information on two specials running this month. Click here to be redirected to a previous blog with more detailed information.

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–> Bonus Days

For every $50 you spend in July, you earn a $5 coupon to spend in August.

• There is no limit to the number of coupons participants can receive per order or throughout the duration of the promotion.
• An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.

–> Christmas in July for new demonstrators!

Purchase the Starter Kit in July for $99 ($175 value) to join my community of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and you will receive the Carols of Christmas stamp set AND Essentials Gift Pack of Tools for FREE (an extra $72 value)!

Essentials Gift Pack:

• 118485 – D Block (x2)
• 130148 – Grid Paper
• 103579 – Paper Snips
• 104332 – SNAIL Adhesive
• 102300 – Bone Folder

 

 

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If you would like to buy any Stampin’ Up products, you can shop on line 24/7 in my online store HERE, or get in touch with me at stephaniemackey2012@gmail.com.  I would love to help you in whatever way I can.

I hope you are inspired to create a card box with some coordinating cards. I plan to make lots of these for Christmas presents. If you’d like more ideas for using the Fresh Florals DSP Stack, check out my previous blog post, Fresh Florals Anniversary Cards.

Joyful stamping!

~Stephanie

Card Box Supplies:

• Fresh Florals DSP Stack
• Beautiful You Stamp Set
• Layering Circles Framelits Dies
• Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Berry Burst
• Embellishments: Berry Burst 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon
• Ink: Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

Card Box Dimensions:

• Base: 8 1/2 x 9 3/4″  –  Score on all four sides at 2″
• Top: 6 5/8 x 7 7/8″  –  Score on all four sides at 1 “

Written Tutorial:

Base & Top

• After scoring, reinforce scorelines with a bone folder.
• Cut up the scorelines on the long sides (DON’T cut any squares out).
• Notch (trim off the edges at a slight angle) both sides of the tabs to make it easier to assemble your box.
• [Add Designer Series Paper, ribbon, and layering circles before assembling the top of the box.]
• Apply strong adhesive (Fast Fuse or Tombo Liquid Glue) to the backs (side facing out) of all tabs and adhere the sticky side to the inside of the box.
• Step back and admire your beautiful card box and then go show someone!

Vacation Pictures, Awesome Gift Set Box, & Year End Sale

Hello everyone! I am glad to be posting again after my unplanned Christmas vacation from blogging. I had high hopes of posting regularly through all of the busyness, but sadly I just was not able to. New Year’s resolution: post every other day!

I hope you will enjoy these pictures from of my Christmas celebrations and my trip to TX last week to visit relatives. Sadly, my husband was not able to join my daughter (Scarlette) and I as we visited with some of my cousins and my Aunt & Uncle.

Texas

         

Here is Scarlette getting kissed from my cousin’s son and not being very excited about finding the pickle ornament. She even got a Hello Kitty stuffed animal as a prize! (This is my aunt and uncle’s tradition that I had not heard of – it was fun!)

Pictured above are all the family that were present, minus my uncle.

Below is the picture of just cousins and their children. One child is missing from the picture.  The three boys go with the smallest woman in the middle. She is 27! Scarlette is hiding under the blanket. 🙂

Below is the little boy who was missing from the above picture. His mom and sister are in the other picture with Scarlette. Sorry the pictures are a little dark.

        

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Christmas

My husband and I with Scarlette as she opens presents from Granny and Grandpa. Yes, my mom wants to be called “granny” by her grandchildren. 🙂

         

Scarlette wearing one of the adorable crocheted hats my cousin made her and the Christmas dress Granny got her.

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Awesome Gift Box Set

I should confess, part of the reason I haven’t posted in so long is that I’ve been crazily making tons of these awesome card holders and using up tons of retired Designer Series Paper. I found this project on another Stampin’ Up! demonstrator’s blog, Dee Slater.

I reworked the directions so they made more sense to me. I knew I would be using them a lot! Let me know via comment if you have trouble opening these directions.  If you don’t want to splurge and get 12 x 12 cardstock for the belly band, you can cut two pieces to 6 1/2 ” and adhere them together to make them 12 inches. They will overlap an inch.

I love the belly band!

I think of this as a personal little stationary kit. Who do you know that would love this?

Here are the cards I made to stick inside.

 I liked changing up the design just a little from the packaging to the card.

Here’s the whole kit, at a glance.

Below are the supplies I used on this project that are still available from the current catalog. The new Whisper White Thick Cardstock is awesome for card bases and 3D projects. The Simply Scored Tool is very necessary for most 3D projects, including this one. Fast Fuse is also instrumental in creating 3D projects.

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.00

Simply Scored – 122334

Price: $30.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive – 129026

Price: $10.00

2″ Circle Punch – 133782

Price: $18.00

2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch – 118874

Price: $18.00

Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon – 114319

Price: $6.00

Supply List

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Here are a few more examples of this project. It’s so cool to see all the designs and decide which of my relatives and friends might best like each gift box set.

        

           

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Year-End-Sale

One more thing . . . I just want to remind you that Stampin’ Up! is currently having a Year-End-Sale, discounting tons of awesome products. I invite you to take a look and save a bundle! If you would like to place an order you can do so in my online store. I invite you to type in the host code 232J4GSM when placing your order. Thanks for taking a look!

I hope you are inspired to try making this adorable gift box set. I invite you to post a comment with a picture of your finished gift box set. I’d love to see your design!

Joyful stamping!

~Stephanie

 

Cotton Paper Flower

This project is possibly the most ambitious project I’ve done since beginning to papercraft 4 years ago. I really had a lot of fun creating it. It could make a great gift, or decoration for your own home. I’m going to put this one in my craft room. 🙂

Here is the link to the Cherry on Top Cotton Paper Assortment I used for the flower. What color combination would you have chosen if you had made this flower? Leave me a comment below and let me know!

When I first read about the cotton paper that Stampin’ Up! was offering in the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog, I knew it was something I wanted to play with. They said it was the best paper to use for making flowers because it was flexible, yet it would hold its shape. I have definitely found those things to be true.

Supplies used on this card: Cherry on Top Cotton Paper Assortment, Stampin’ Trimmer,Gorgeous Grunge stamp set, Watermelon Wonder ink, Bermuda Bay ink, Fringe Scissors, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals (for adhering the framelit image), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (for adhering the cones/petals), Mini Glue Dots (for forming the cones/petals), 2″ Circle Punch & scrap cardstock for base to adhere petals to), & Stampin’ Sponges (for sponging around the framelit image).  I did use two retired products on this card (one was an accident – really need to separate my retired framelits from the current ones – lol) The retired products are Labels Collection Framelits and Geometrical stamp set (for the greeting). You could easily substitute these items for current products.

Before giving tips on how to make this flower, I need to give credit to Leena Girsa, a Canadian Stampin’ Up! demonstrator who is my source of inspiration for this project. I really enjoy her blog. She has a wonderful video tutorial on how to put together the cotton paper flower.  Here is the link to the blog post about this flower where she shows many different color variations.

Here are some tips I have after re-creating this flower:

1. Do not roll the cones too tightly. The flower is much prettier when it has a fuller look which is achieved by having looser cones. I started out rolling the cones too tightly and my bottom layer was a little sparse. I recommend practicing a little first until you can get nice, full looking cones without too much re-rolling.
2. Do not press the cones very hard when adhering them to the flower. I did press too hard and my flower looks a little squished compared to Leena’s. The glue will hold very well even if you just set the cones on each other gently. Once squished they don’t fluff up that well.
3. Leena recommends cutting 36 1″ squares, but both she and I did not use that many. I would say that 30 1″ squares is plenty (you might still have some extra). Save yourself some paper. 🙂
4. Be prepared to spend a little bit of time cutting all the squares needed for the cones/petals. It’s a little bit of work- but worth it!

Joyful stamping!

~Stephanie

3-D Fun

I am so excited to share this first blog post from my new blog! I switched blogging platforms because this WordPress blog allows me more freedom in blogging than the Stampin’ Up! blog did.  I must point out that you can now “Follow” my blog by email to get updates on new posts. How awesome is that? One more awesome thing I want to point out is that you can also check out my other social media accounts and “follow” me on those too. It’s so easy to stay completely connected. 🙂 I plan to keep exploring my options with this blog and make it even more user-friendly and fun.

To celebrate my trendy new blog 🙂 I decided to go big with the first post and share four 3-D projects with you. Three of these projects were CASEd (Copy and Share Everything) from other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, but I had a blast re-working the instructions in a way that I felt was easier to follow.  I have attached PDFs of the instructions for the three projects that are more complex. The cool thing about these projects is that if you don’t have the cardstock or DSP (Designer Series Paper) that I used, you can just substitute it for something you do have (a.k.a. CASEing).

Flat Top Smush Box

 Card Holder Box

Modified Mini Treat Bag

Gift Bag

The first three projects have links to step-by-step printed instructions and supply lists. All three of these used the Simply Scored tool, a must have for 3-D projects.

The Gift Bag was made using the Stampin’ Up! Gift Bag Punch Board. I made a 7″ long gift bag with a medium size base. The beautiful, bright ribbon is the Watermelon Wonder dotted lace trim. The DSP is the 2015-2017 In Color Envelope Paper.  The CS (cardstock) is Tip Top Taupe. The cool thing about the gift bag punch board is that the directions for use are printed right on the board – you’ll never lose them!

One of my favorite things about making 3-D projects is choosing which DSP to use. It’s fun to make a few of the same 3-D project with different color cardstock and DSP and then line them all up to admire them. 🙂

Joyful stamping!

~Stephanie