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Thanksgiving Project: Fall Favour Box

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This week's project is a quick fall favor box perfect for a gift at a place setting for your fall gatherings, or to hold a small gift. This favour uses the Autumn Spice Designer Series (120808) paper from the Holiday Mini which is absolutely perfect for boxes as it has a heavier weight than normal Designer Series Paper.

Step by Step Directions

  1. Cut desired piece of Designer Series Paper to 6×12.
  2. Take Box #2 die and run through the Big Shot. Place the pattern you'd like to have on the outside of your box down so it is facing the die. Remember, if you have a distinct pattern like the one above to make sure that your pattern is running the right way.
  3. Assemble die cut box by adding sticky strip to the flap and folding the bottom together.
  4. Punch Early Espresso Scallop Circle, then crumble and flatten back out to create texture
  5. Stamp leaf from Day of Gratitude Set in Cajun Craze Classic Ink on Very Vanilla. Cut out using paper snips. Attach to scallop circle using Stampin' Dimensionals. Attach this entire piece to box using SNAIL. Add pearl to leaf as shown.
  6. Stamp "just for you" from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Pear Pizzazz. Cut out with Oval Punch, add to box with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  7. Tie Pear Pizzazz ribbon around the box end to end and tie in a bow.

Stampin' Up Supply List

Box #2 is a great go-to box which is large enough to hold treats and surprises all year long. To add it to your library of Big Shot dies, you can contact me or visit my online store.

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Project of the Week: Every Little Bit Baby Card

Good morning stampers! Right now, I'm sitting at the Minneapolis airport waiting for my flight to Vegas. I'll be spending a night there with some fabulous Stampin' Up! gals doing some shopping, eating and sitting by the pool.

Tomorrow we head back to the airport to meet up the rest of our group and be shuttled to St. George Utah for four days of being pampered by Stampin' Up! during our Founder's Circle Trip. Each year Stampin' Up! rewards the top 10 Canadians (now the top 15) and the top 100 Americans to a very special all-expense trip of pampering! We get gifts at night on our pillows, some stamping projects, free stamps and special suprises! This is my 5th year attending and definitely the most special for me as I earned the #1 spot for Demo of the Year in Canada. I'll be sharing pictures and highlights this week so make sure you come back!

Here's a quick idea for a cute baby card! This card is easy to make in minutes and is just the right touch of cute-ness!

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If you are looking for a stamp set with a little bit of everything, then Every Little Bit (W117096/C120558) is a great set to add to your stash! With 28 cute images you have pretty much all occasions covered. The cute little bear here is perfect for a baby card, and it has some basic watercoloring with classic ink and blender pens.

Step by Step Directions

  1. Cut Early Espresso card base to 8.5 x 5.5 and fold in half.
  2. Cut Pink Pirouette mat to 4 x 5.25.
  3. Punch a scallop square out of Crumb Cake cardstock.
  4. Punch a 1 ¼ inch circle out of Pink Pirouette.
  5. Stamp the bear in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla and then color in with Soft Suede Classic and Pink Pirouette using blender pens. Cut out using paper snips.
  6. Using SNAIL attach Pink Pirouette circle to Crumb Cake square. Attach bear on top using half a Stampin' Dimensional. Attach to card base with SNAIL.
  7. Stamp greeting in Early Espresso below bear panel.

Stampin' Up Supply List

Every Little Bit is full of great images for fall (bat, leaf) and the holidays (star, ornament, snowflake, present, stocking), and you'll get a ton of use out of this set! To order it now and have it shipped to your order anywhere in Canada, visit my online store by clicking on shop now below.

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Rocking Birthday Card

Isn't this a fun color combination? The combination of Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry is fresh and can be used for kids or adult cards, and will work for a more masculine card. This card combines simple elements, including background stamping using the Grunge Rock (W117080/C120555) and Extreme Elements (115181) stamp sets. Come to my monthly card class and make lots of samples just like this to help kickstart your creativity!

Step by Step Directions

  1. Cut Old Olive card base to 5.5 x 8.5 and fold in half.
  2. Cut Tempting Turquoise to 4 x 5.25 and randomly stamp images all over in Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink.
  3. Stamp greeting in Rich Razzleberry in upper left corner as shown.
  4. Attach Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon using SNAIL, hiding ends around the back of the stamped panel. Attach panel to card base using SNAIL.
  5. Stamp guitar image in Old Olive on Whisper White and cut out with Paper Snips. Attach to card with Stampin' Dimensionals and top off with a Rhinestone.
  6. Add three rhinestones to ribbon on right hand side as shown.

Stampin' Up Supply List

Stamps: Grunge Rock (W117080/C120555), Extreme Elements (115181)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise (100814), Rich Razzleberry (115658), Old Olive (102277)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise (102067), Old Olive (100702), Whisper White (100730)
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (119246), Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon (119752), SNAIL (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) Tools: Paper Snips (103579)

Take out your stamps and ink and see what stamped background you can create to add visual interest to your projects. Tone on tone stamping as used above is a great way to get more out of your cardstock for scrapbooking as well.

 

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A touch of elegance

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When it comes to making 3D items, especially boxes, the Big Shot makes things fun and easy. Can you imagine cutting, scoring and assembling this box? The Matchbox Big XL Die (114890) is a huge time saver, doing the heavy lifting for you. You make a few folds, add some sticky strip and voila, instant box!

Step by Step Directions

  1. Cut out box and top piece out of Sahara Sand 12 x 12 cardstock using Big Shot machine.
  2. Assemble box bottom with sticky strip. (*Using Sticky Strip with boxes ensures they will stay together.)
  3. Take top of box and run through Big Shot again using Elegant Lines Embossing Folder. When you do this, you want to ensure that the bulk of the pattern is on the piece that will be facing up when this piece is assembled.
  4. Assemble box top using Sticky Strip and slide onto base.
  5. Take Basic Black Satin Ribbon and create a belly band around the box top, fastening the ends to the bottom of the box top with SNAIL.
  6. To create your flower, punch six 1 ¾ Scallop Circles from Blushing Bride Cardstock. Scrumple up each one and then mist them all with water so they are wet. Scrumble a bit more. Stack them up and then set the brad through the middle. Use your fingers to build up the layers as it dries. To speed drying use a heat tool and keep plumping up the layers so you have lots of petals.
  7. Attach finished flower to box over top of ribbon with a Stampin' Dimensionals.
  8. Stamp "friends" in Blushing Bride Classic Ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock and then punch out with Jewellery Tag punch.
  9. Attach tag to box, tucking under the edge of the flower, with SNAIL.

Stampin' Up Supply List

Think of the fun little items you could put into this box and give to a friend or loved one. It's the perfect size for a charm from the Simply Adorned Jewelery Line too! To order any of the supplies used in this project and have them shipped right to your door, please visit my online store.

Project of the Week: Wish Big Birthday Card

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You can never have too many birthday cards, and this one uses one of the best new greeting sets in the Idea Book, called Word Play. The greetings in this set are bold, making them an ideal focal point for your cards. This bold and bright card is based on the Celebrations Designer Series Paper and Quick Accents.

Step by Step Directions

  1. Cut card base to 5.5 x 8.5 and fold in half.
  2. Cut Designer Series Paper to 5.5 x 3 and adhere to card base with SNAIL. Add border strip pieces as shown (one on the bottom; two on top) and trim excess with Paper Snips.
  3. Color Wish Big greeting with Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point Stampin' Write Markers, stamp on Whisper White and punch out with 1 ¾ Circle Punch.
  4. Punch a 2 3/8 Scallop Circle out of Real Red and attach greeting with SNAIL and affix to card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Stampin' Up Supply List

This is a great card to make up multiples of in a variety of colors. With the combination of this greeting and the Celebrations product line, you could great a tonne of super cute cards to have ready to go!

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Owl All Occasions Card

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Punches are definitely my all-time favourite tool for all of my papercrafting, and the new Two Step Owl XL punch (118074) is no exception. This punch was right at the top of my wish list from the second I spied it in the Idea Book! Here's a fun all occasion card that lets the Owl's cuteness shine!

Step by Step Directions

  1. Cut card base to 5.5 x 8.5 and fold in half.
  2. Cut Soft Suede cardstock to 5.5 x 3, and stamp with Woodgrain background stamp in Soft Suede Classic Ink. Stamp greeting in Early Expresso as shown. Attach to cardbase using SNAIL.
  3. Take punch and punch out the various pieces of the Owl as follows:
    1. Body – Soft Suede
    2. Large Circle for Eyeball: Early Expresso
    3. Medium Circle for Eyeball: Whisper White
    4. Small Circle for Eyeball: Soft Suede
    5. Breast: Peach Parfait Designer Series Paper
  4. Assemble Owl using Two-Way Glue Pen.
  5. Punch flower from Itty Bit Punches and add to Owl.
  6. Punch 2 3/8 Scallop Circle in Peach Parfait and 1 ¾ Circle in Poppy Parade. Affix together, and then add completed Owl on top using SNAIL. Attach to cardbase with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  7. Add small basic pearl to the top of the flower on the Owl.

Stampin' Up Supply List

The Owl is a must-have, perfect for pretty much any project – super cute for cards, bookmarks, on a notebook, a scrapbook page….the possibilities are endless. To order this punch, or any of the supplies used in this project, click on shop now below!

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