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Showing posts with label Blog Hop. Show all posts

October Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop

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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. The theme of this month's blog hop is Tool Time. Today I will be sharing a Christmas Gift Box I created using Stampin' Up! tools!

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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July Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop

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Hello Stampin' Friends! Today I am participating in Bruno and Kylie Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop. Bruno and Kylie offer training to Stampin' Up! Demonstrators to assist us in building our businesses. If you arrived here via the blog hop, I am Susan Edwards from the US. Welcome.


Today's card has a story, and it began yesterday at our team's monthly Zoom meeting. We had a mystery stampin' challenge. I ADORE mystery stampin'! The way it works is, you are given a list of general supplies to prepare. Then, in our case, you follow verbal instructions and assemble your card your way. 

Yesterday's general supply list was:

  • Cut a 5" x 4" piece of designer series paper,
  • Make a card base from matching cardstock,
  • Cut or punch a sentiment tag, and
  • Gather any embellishments you choose to use.
I chose the Expressions in Ink designer series paper, and I cut it with the large Scalloped Contour die - which just happens to be 5" x 4". I chose thick white chardstock for my base card, and I embossed the card front. I cut a white tag with the Painted Label dies. And finally, I cut the detailed butterfly with the Butterfly Wings Dies in a coordinating piece of Expressions in Ink dsp and the solid butterfly layer in In-Color Shimmer Vellum. I had no idea what we were going to do with these elements.



At the end of our meeting we were instructed to make three angle cuts in the 5" x 4" piece of designer series paper and to affix that to the front of our card. We were instructed to use Stampin' Dimensionals to affix our label to the card front. Finally, we were told to embellish.

Using the elements I had pre-made, this is the card I created. I am not going to lie, I like that my card was different because I used the scalloped die cut. Everyone else just had a rectangle. 



I finished my card by embellishing it with In-Color gems and touches of ribbon and lace.  Forgetting that this was a THANK YOU themed card hop, I used the Happy Birthday stamp from the Best Year stamp set. Oops. Hopefully, Kylie will forgive me for that lapse. 

Thank you for hopping by today. I hope that you enjoyed my card and that you also enjoy the rest of the hop!

Product List
Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[155464]
$15.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
[159229]
$8.25
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
[155712]
$7.50
Scalloped Contours Dies
[155560]
$35.00
Painted Labels Dies
[151605]
$35.00
Brilliant Wings Dies
[155523]
$44.00
2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum
[155616]
$12.00
Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon
[155714]
$7.00
Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim
[149593]
$7.00
2021–2023 In Color Jewels
[155571]
$7.00
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Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

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Hello Stampin' Friends. Today I am participating in the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. If you joined me through the hop, you are currently visiting Susan Edwards from South Caroline, USA. Welcome.

Today I am all about the Polished Pink! I am absolutely besotted with this color. Something about it makes me so happy. For my card I used Stampin' Up!'s Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set and die bundle, Polished Pink (Ink, cardstock, and ribbon), Expressions in Ink designer series paper, and Gilded Leafing flakes. I know that one does not naturally think of Polished Pink seashells, but in an ideal world all seashells would be this lovely - and ebellished with gold!!  



I began by stamping the large seashell onto white cardstock in Polished Pink Ink. Using embossing ink, Stampin' Up!'s Heat and Stick Powder, and the Gilded Leafing, I added the the gold elements to the shell, like barnicles, only gold! I selected the Polished Pink and Gold paper from the Expressions in Ink DSP, perfect for my pink and gold pallet. I added a gold and white stripe edging.

Another favorite new product is out Tailor Made Tags dies. They feature two styles of tags in four sizes each. I cut the die in Polished Pink Cardstock and heat embossed my birthday sentiment in gold embossing powder. 

I completed the card by adding a gorgeous Polished Pink ribbon bow and gilded gems. Such a perfect girly-girl birthday card!

Thanks for joining me today. I will be back with more Stampin' Up! projects soon. In the meantime, enjoy the blog hop!!





 Product List

Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle (English)
[159516]
$54.00
Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder
[154309]
$9.00
Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[155464]
$15.00
Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[155710]
$8.75
Tailor Made Tags Dies
[155563]
$22.00
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
[155712]
$7.50
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Gilded Leafing Embellishment
[154560]
$9.00
Gilded Gems
[152478]
$7.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
[129053]
$30.00
Heat & Stick Powder
[156110]
$6.00
Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon
[155714]
$7.00
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Color Brushed Butterfly Blog Hop

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Hello friends, today I am participating in a blog hop hosted by Kylie's Stampin' Up! training program, featuring the Butterfly Bouquet bundle. I have a confession.... Shhhhh.... I am not a butterfly fan, but I LOVE THIS BUNDLE! I have had so much fun trying new techniques and new layouts featuring these beautiful butterflies. I also love the pretty pops of spring that I can add to the butterflies. 

To create this card I started with a piece of white cardstock. I used our A-MAZ-ING blending brushes and applied five colors of ink onto the paper in a random pattern. I blended the edges of the inks together, creating a multi-splotched piece of cardstock. I used the individual detailed butterfly dies, placing them on the paper, and cut out my colorful butterflies.

I wanted to use vellum behind the detailed butterflies, but I was all out, except for one little circle (and yes, I did use that). I also wanted to use a Stampin' UP! product. So... I opened my Paper Pumpkin kit box and used the aqua tissue paper and the butterfly outline die to cut the solid backs for my butterflies. They are not quite as transparent as I had hoped, but I was quite happy with them.


The Butterfly Brilliance Bundle is pictured below. It includes a large stamp, which stamps all of the butterflies at once and two sets of dies. The first set of dies is a detailed cut of each butterfly (like my colored butterflies in my project). The second die included is a large outline die that cuts the outline of the stamped butterflies all at once. So you can stamp once and cut once, to create six butterflies (I did this with the tissue paper)! 


For my base card I used Bermuda Bay cardstock. I used Coastal Cabana ink and stamped the large butterfly stamp onto Coastal Cabana cardstock to create the tone on tone background. This was affixed to a black matting and attached to the card front. I used stampin' dimensional dots to affix the butterflies to the card front.

Remember that circle of vellum I found? I used that to create an understated sentiment circle. I used a sentiment from the Blooming Blossoms stamp set. 

I finished the card with black gems and black ribbon. I thought the black created a nice grounding element with all of the color. 



It is Maundy here in the US, and also the day I will be receiving my second "Dr. Fouci Ouchie" - the second shot of my Covid vaccine. I am hoping that by next month I might be able to hold classes in person again!! Yay. I wish you all a blessed Easter!

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