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October Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop

First, I LOVE this box. It was designed by Krista Frattin from The Crafty Carrot Co. and shared during "free August".

To create the basic box, you will need two sheets of Stampin' Up! card stock, the paper trimmer, and the score board.

For the box inside you will need a piece of 11 X 7 inch. Score all four sides at 1-inch and again at 2-inches. Trim corners as illustrated below.

Fold the scored pieces inward, gluing the tabs between the layers of the 1-inch sides. You will have a tray-like structure.

For the outside of the box, you will need a 9 1/4-inch x 7 inch piece of card stock. Score the long side at 1-inch, 2-inches, 5 1/8-inches, and 6 1/8-inches. Fold on each of the score lines.

Glue the tray piece in place between the 2" score and the 5-1/8 inch score. The outer box wraps around the interior "tray", with 1-inch and the second 3 1/8-inch sections creating the "lid". The inside will hold a Cadbury size chocolate bar (larger than a Hershey bar).

I used the Gingerbread and Peppermint bundle to decorate my box. I chose the snowflake cookie dies. In addition to the thin dies used, I also use the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine, another great Stampin' Up! tool!

I finished my card with a tag made with Stampin' Up!'s Tailored Tags and I added the word Chocolate from the "Nothing's Better Than" bundle.

I have crafted a dozen of these boxes for my upcoming Christmas Craft Show. I found the Cadbury bars for a good price each at Target!

Thank you for hopping by today. I hope that you have enjoyed the Blog Hop and that you are inspired to use your Stampin' Up! tools to create your own masterpieces!

Product List

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack

[156325]

$6.00

Gingerbread & Peppermint 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156313]

$11.50

Gingerbread Dies

[156320]

$33.00

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$22.00

Nothing's Better Than Bundle

[154061]

$46.75

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[153535]

$7.00

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August Ink & Inspiration Design Team Blog Hop

Blossoms in Bloom · IIBH · Stampin' Up!

Hello Stampin' Friends. Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. If you arrived here via the hop, you are currently visiting Susan Edwards from the southeastern United States. Today I will be sharing a simple card made with the Blossoms In Bloom Stamp and Die bundle. The theme of today's blog hop is "Clean and Simple". I have a confession. I struggle with making simple cards. I try but I seem unable to help myself from adding extras to the card.

My card is almost monochromatic. I chose this beautiful color of Stampin' Up! cardstock to feature, Pool Party, and just a smidge of designer series paper from the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper set. Links to all products are provided below.

I have loved the Blossoms In Bloom stamp and die set ever since it released last year. I have found it to be so versatile, and so pretty. I have used it with cards, 3D projects, and scrapbook pages. It is stunning in a sweet and simple mode as well as in layers or when brightened with fun ink colors. If you would like to see some of my other projects with this set, click here.

I began with 4.25" x 11" card base, scored at 5.5".

I cut a 4" x 5.25" rectangle for the "popped up" front of the card.

I cut a second 4" x 5.25" rectangle and used that to die cut the pretty floral layer.

I used a scrap of white cardstock to die cut the white scalloped embellishment.

I also used a scrap of the Hand-Penned DSP as part of my embellishment.

I stamped "Thanks" from the Color and Contour Stamp set onto a scrap of Pool Party cardstock.

I found matching ribbon and sequins in my stash.

After gathering and cutting the card elements, I did a bit of hand trimming on the die cut floral piece. I wanted for the bouquet to be a bit smaller than normal so I used my snips to remove a few of the flowers. I like the additional free space on the background of the card.

Thank you for hopping by today. I hope that my almost clean and simple card inspires you to use products in a new way, and to combine your stamp and die sets.

Product List

Blossoms In Bloom Bundle (English)

[154123]

$60.25

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$8.75

Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155499]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[152462]

$6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

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August International Blog Highlights

Hand-Penned Bundle · International Blog Hop · Stampin' Up!

Hello Stampin' friends! Today I am participating in Kylie Buertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights. Each month Kylie offers Stampin' Up! Demonstrators the opportunity to join and share our projects. This month I am sharing a Hand-Penned inspired card created for an online challenge from The Crafty Carrot Co. for this week.

My card uses the Hand-Penned stamp and die bundle, and to change it up a bit, I chose the You're A Peach designer series paper. I love the colors in the fun stripe paper and the pretty blue dot. I also love the contrast with combining these two colors.

In addition to the white base card, Petal Pink is the other cardstock used. I used the Hand-Penned dies to cut out the **GORGEOUS** white floral bouquet and the single white flower. The bouquet background was cut in vellum with another die from Hand-Penned. I hand cut a vellum background for the single flower because there was not a die for that. I felt that for continuity I needed a vellum background there also.

One of my favorite elements on this card is the double scalloped embellishment. I love the way the blue pops against all of the light pink. I also really like the fun angled cut sentiment tag.

If you would like to vote for my card please visit Kylie's blog and choose my card.

Product List

Hand Penned Petals Bundle (English)

[155492]

$46.75

You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155686]

$11.50

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

$10.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$7.50

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

$7.50

Blushing Bride 3/8'' (1 Cm) Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon

[156341]

$8.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

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At The Zoo With Wild Cats

Scrapbook Pages · Stampin' Up! · Wild Cats Bundle

Hello Stampin' friends. Once again I have been attempting to tackle the never ending pile of family photos and events to be scrapbooked. Today's double page layout features images from several years ago with my daughter, son-in-law, and older two grandchildren at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC.

To create today's layouts I used the Wild Cats bundle and designer series paper. I accented the dsp with Evening Evergreen cardstock, Bumblebee cardstock, and Cajun Craze cardstock.

The first page features words cut with Stampin' Up!'s Playful Alphabet Dies: Lions & Tigers & Bears! This page also includes a stamped fringe of greenery at the top of the page, and border die cut zig zags. I love this large focal image on this page.

The second page features more border die cuts, as well as a stamped tag and the amazing big cats stamped and cut with the coordinating dies. I also stamped and cut a couple of accent plants. The ink colors used are Bumblebee and Cajun Craze, as well as black. I have left myself lots of room under the top cat to insert a journaling block.