Place Setting Summer Garden Favor Box

 


Hello Stampin' Friends. Are you ready for a 3-D project? I made this sample Favor Box which would be perfect a table setting favor for a summer garden party or a tea party. And of course, all of the materials I used are Stampin' Up! products.

I began with the Artistically Inked dies and cut only half of the design. To took a photo of this (below) so that you could see how I did this. Simply, I cut 2.75-inch strips of white cardstock with my paper trimmer and cut those strips with the die, using less than half of the die area.


Next, I took a stylus and traced around my die cut image, noting where the flowers ended and the leaves and greenery began. Then using a Blending Brush and Polished Pink Ink, I lightly inked in my flower areas. Next, I used a dauber and the Soft Succulent Ink and inked in my leaves. Finally, I glued the die cut over the inked in areas.


I hand trimmed around the edge of the die cuts and applied them with glue to the front and back of the box.



The boxes are available in my online store, and they are SUPER-DUPER easy to assemble. The gold top of the box has a little loop of ribbon which is adhered inside the lid. I made a triple bow with the pink ribbon and a double bow with the lace. I laced the two bows into the loop on top of the box. I then went inside the lid and pulled one side of the ribbon loop tabs to tighten the loop. Finally, I tied a single twine bow around the ribbons. I finished the top with a little Thanks tag.


I am quite pleased with how these little boxes turned out. I finished each box with a band of Designer Series Paper around the bottom of the lid. 

Below I will add links to my store for everything you will need to recreate this project! Thank you for stopping by today.



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International Highlights Winners Hop


Hello Stampin' Friends. I am participating in Kylie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights, a blog hop for the top ten finalist in her regular International Blog hop. If you arrived here via the blog hop, I am Susan Edwards from the USA. Welcome!

Today's card uses the gorgeous Artistically Inked Bundle. I used both Stampin' Blend Markers and Classic Ink pads to add color to my floral bouquet. And as you can see, I am still crushing on the Polished Pink in-color - the ink, the cardstock, everything! 

Base card: 8.5 x 5.5 inches, scored at 4.25
Matting: 3.75 x 5 inches, cut with rectangular die
Basic White cardstock for the die cut and the floral elements under
Black Ink for the thanks sentiment
White tulle ribbon
Artistically Inked Ephemera - the gold and the sequins.


Thank you for hopping by. I hope you enjoy all the fabulous projects presented in the blog hop. Below you will find a link to the materials I used. 



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Let Hope Be Your Anchor

Hello Stampin' Friends. In my last blog post I used Stampin' Up!'s gorgeous Artistically Inked Suite to create a VERY PINK, very floral card. Today I am going to show you how to use the same stamp set and create a completely different look, creating the encouragement card above. 

Below is a photo of Stampin' Up!'s Artistically Inked stamp set. I have put an orange rectangle around the stamp I used today. I call this the "background" stamp.


I began with the Sailing Home stamp set. I stamped the large sailboat image onto basic white card stock in Stazon Ink. I stamped an empty stamp block in Pacific Point ink, and using a Water Painter brush, I water colored the sailboat image.
 

While the watercolors dried, I took the background stamp from Artistically Inked, using Pacific Point ink, I stamped the bottom edge of a 4x5.25-inch piece of card stock. I stamped twice to cover the entire bottom.


Next, I used Smoky Slate ink and a Blending brush and brushed a layer of ink on the upper three-quarters of the card front.


Still using Smoky Slate ink, I used the same background stamp with the stamp off technique and stamped the entire upper three-quarters of the card. 


This is what the card base looked like when I finished stamping with the background stamp


To finish the card, I cut out the sailboat and affixed it to the front of the card. I cut two .25-inch strips of black cardstock and a length of twine. I stamped the sentiment on a tag (which was also stamped ever-so-lightly with the background stamp) and using Stampin' Dimensional dots, I raised the sentiment above the decorative element. I used Stampin' Blend markers and darkened the color of the sequins before applying them to finish the card front.


I enjoyed creating this card as it used the background stamp in an unusual way. I think it works so well as my ocean.

Thank you for dropping by today!!

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Artistically Inked Birthday Card


Hello Stampin' Friends. Welcome to the June Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. You are currently visiting me, Susan Edwards from South Carolina in the USA. I hope you enjoy my Artistically Inked Birthday card today.


For today's card I used the newly released Artistically Inked Bundle and coordinating Designer Series Paper. I love everything about this bundle! The abstract flowers, the cute stamps, the wonderful die cuts, and the gorgeous paper.

My card may look a bit busy, but it was actually a well thought out design. I began by stamping three of the largest rose circle stamps, masking where they overlap. To that I added smaller flowers and leaves. I then fussy cut stamping out.

I used two pieces of designer series paper, the polished pink with the gold highlights, and the gold and white stripe, as a background. I ran the polished pink print through my cut and emboss machine with the Painted Textures embossing folder. 

I used gold laser cut embellishments from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack, both background geometric shapes, and the gold leaves. I used a second embossing folder with the leaves, again to add texture. 


I finished my card with the Happy Birthday banner, a splattering of Ephemera sequins, and a fun bow.  I hope that you have enjoyed my card today and that I have inspired you & brightened your day.  Please see the list below and continue on the blog hop. Thank you for hopping by.




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