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Hi there,

Ready for more things to make with your pack of designer paper?

These 2 boxes use 6 by 3 pieces of paper to make the lid.

Score paper at 3/4 inches, cut and fold into the box shape. The bases are made with plain black and white card stock cut to 8 3/8 by 5 3/8 and score at 2 inches. I have added some ribbon to decorate.

This “pizza box” uses the foiled paper in the pack. Cut to 12 by 4 inches. Score the long side at 1 1/2, 5 1/4, 6 3/4 and 10 1/2 inches. Score the short side at 1 1/2, 7 1/2 and 9 inches. Cut and notch out flaps as below:

The centre flaps are used to form the base. Some ribbon finishes this off beautifully.

I also wanted to make a “drawer style” box.

For the wrap, cut the paper to 7 by 4 inches, score at 1 3/4 inch intervals. The base is made from plain white card stock cut to 7 3/8 by 5 1/8, scored at 1 3/4.

Now for something bigger. 

For the lid you will need an 8 by 8 piece of paper and score at 2 inches. Cut the base slightly smaller (7 7/8 square).

Need a traditional box? 

This is a large box, finished size 6 by 3 1/2 by 1 1/2.

Start with a 12 by 9 1/2 piece of card.

On the long side score at 1 1/2, 5 1/4, 6 3/4 and 10 1/2 inches.

On the short side score at 1 1/2, 7 1/2  and 9 inches.

Cut away pieces as shown below.

Again this is finished off with Suite Sayings and the Stitched Shape framelits.
Gift bags are really easy to make too. In the photos below, the same size paper, 6 by 12, was used, but scored differently.

The first example is wider across the front but not very deep.

Score the long side, score at 1, 5 1/4, 6 1/4, 10 1/2 inches, then trim off 3/4 inch. On the short side, score at 1 inch.

For a narrower but deeper bag, score the long side at 2, 5 3/4, 7 3/4 and 11 1/2 inches.score the short side at 2 inches.

The tags were made from the scrap left over from the traditional box, 12 by 2 1/2. I cut the strip in to 2 inch sections then used the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.

Finally, punch some holes for some ribbon and tie in to a bow.

I was left wuth one sheet of paper, so I made one last large bag.

This is just over 9 inches tall, 2 7/8 inch deep and wide.

Score at 2 7/8, 5 3/4, 8 5/8 and 11 1/2. Rotate and score at 2 7/8. 

 So that’s it. All the paper has been used up, and I have lots of fantastic items. 

I hope this has demonstrated just how far your products can stretch, offering great value for money.

Supplies used are listed and linked below. Please note that some items are retiring and may no longer be available. Once they are gone, they are gone! Browse the retiring products here.

Product List

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648] £11.75	Simply Scored [122334] £27.00
Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712] £19.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00
Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] £21.00	Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon [114319] £5.50
Silver 1/8″ Ribbon [132137] £4.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] £6.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £7.25

Good Morning!

Yesterday I showed making card fronts from your designer paper. Today I am making envelopes and treat wraps. These projects are not unique, I have taken inspiration from many sources.

For the envelopes, I have used the fantastic envelope punch board tool. 

I have made 5 of each size, using alternate sides of the designs.

The larger size uses 6 by 6 inch paper. Punch and score at 2 5/8. This will fit a 3 by 4 inch card.

The smaller size uses 5 by 5 inch paper. Punch and score at 2 3/8. This will fit a 3 by 2 1/2 inch card, or a gift card.

There are many different sizes of envelope that can be created with this tool…but it is also possible to create boxes and other projects. A box example can be viewed in the archive, in the Malteser treat box post.

Here are some other treat wrap ideas.

“Sour cream” containers are very easy to make. Both of these styles were made with 6 by 3 inch pieces of paper.

Start by adding some strong adhesive tape to 3 sides of the paper. Here the short side has been skipped. This creates the short fat container. If the long side was skipped, the result is the long skinny container… The choice is yours.

Remove the tape backing from the side opposite the skipped side only. Wrap the paper in to a tube.

Next remove backing from one end od the tube and press together and add your goodies! I had chocolate eggs lying around.

Close the open end in the opposing direction to finish the container. Of course these could be decorated with a tag or ribbon if desired.

Using 6 by 2 scraps I made these wraps.

By punching both ends with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch, it was easy to thread ribbon through to make these. I added a sentiment from Suite Sayings.

I was able to fit all sorts of things inside them. 

I hope this has been helpful. Tomorrow I will be showing boxes and gift bags.

As always supplies listed and linked below. Please note: some items are retiring and may already be sold out. You can see the retiring products here.

Want to see the new catalogue? You can if you join Stampin’ Up! More information can be found under “links” in the menu.

Product List

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648] £11.75	Envelope Punch Board [133774] £18.00
Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] £21.00	Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon [114319] £5.50
Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712] £19.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] £6.25

Hello again,

Now is the time to use up retiring designer paper, but what can you make? Using a single pack of 12 by 12 paper and matching washi tape…. I am using Pop of Pink, black and white card stock, a stamp set, a black ink pad, a set of framelits, ribbon and gems there is plenty to create.

Today it is cards. These are all A6 in size.

Cut paper panels to 4 by 5 3/4. There a 6 double sided patterns, to make 12 different card fronts.

The sentiments all come from Suite Sayings and were stamped in black ink. All were cut out using an appropriate Stitched Shape framelit. 

Add some bling and these are finished. Super quick and easy. 

This method applied to all the designer paper would create 36 cards! But I will show some other things to make tomorrow.

Supplies used are listed and linked below. Please note: Designer paper is retiring and may no longer be available.

Product List

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648] £11.75	Pop Of Pink Designer Washi Tape [141649] £7.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] £6.50	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] £4.50	Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon [114319] £5.50
Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00	Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712] £19.00

Hi there,

I made 20 of these little treat boxes for my fellow “Pootlers” …..my Stampin’Up! team led by Pootles herself, Sam Hammond. This was a small token of my appreciation of the support offered to me since joining SU. 

This box measures 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1.

For the base: cut Crumb cake card stock to 6 1/2 inch square. Score at 1 and 2 inches.

For the lid: cut DSP to 4 1/2 inch square and score at 1/2 and 1 inch.

Supplies used are listed and linked below. (Please note: Some items are retiring from the catalogue and may already have sold out).

Product List

Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper [141632] £11.75	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25
Simply Scored [122334] £27.00	Silver 1/8″ Ribbon [132137] £4.50

Good morning Everyone,

Today I am sharing this box to hold 5 chocolate eggs. 

To create the insert: cut card stock to 7 1/2 by 1 3/4 and score at 1/4. Use the smallest circle die to cut 5 holes. Cut and fold in to shape.

For the box base: cut card stock to 11 1/8 by 5 3/8 and score at 2 inches.

For the box lid: cut card stock to 9 1/8 by 3 3/8 and score at 1 inch.
Designer paper: Two 7 by 3/4, two 1 1/4 by 3/4, one 7 by 1 1/4.

I hope you like this project. 

Supplies used are listed and linked below.

Product List

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] £7.25	Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper [141654] £10.00
Silver 1/8″ Ribbon [132137] £4.50	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £32.00
Simply Scored [122334] £27.00

Shop now for amazing bargains….only available whilst stock lasts. There have already been sell outs on popular items.

Take advantage of the stamp and die bundles too. These combos will not carry over and offer great value gor money… Who wants to fussy cut when a die will do the job for you?

I will be back with a last minute Easter project tomorrow.

Happy shopping!

Welcome to my second Pootler’s Design Team project.

There is an AMAZING flourish stamp in this set. The tone on tone background stamping is both beautiful and impactful, with minimal fuss. Here, I have used Tip Top Taupe.

I have dressed this up with one our wonderful Lace Doilies. These a white on one side and vanilla on the other. Here the white side is showing to give more contrast against the Very Vanilla fish-tail banner.

The sentiment is from the Beautiful You stamp set, also stamped in Tip Top Taupe ink.

Come back again next week to see project number 3!

The supplies used are listed and linked below.

Product List

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139556] £18.00	Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637] £25.00
Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock [138343] £7.25	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad [138325] £6.00
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £8.25	Lace Doilies [142793] £4.00

Here it is folks…. All items available while stocks last. Some very popular items are leaving the catalogue. 

Don’t be disappointed. Place orders as soon as possible.

Stop by tomorrow to see my second Pootles Design Team project.

Happy shopping.

Good Morning Crafters!

I have just spent an amazing 3 days in Amsterdam attending Stampin’ Up! On Stage LIVE event. It was FAB-U-LOUS. I had an anazing time, meeting other demonstrators from all over Europe.

Here I am with my fellow team members, (front right). My upline, Sam is in the centre. It was wonderful to get together with them all. Interested in joining? There is a link in the menu.

Best of all, as an attendee, I got to see the brand new catalogue that will be launching in June. Some great new products coming your way soon….watch this space!

Also stop by tomorrow, to get a look at the list of retiring products. These items will only be available while stocks last, so if you want/need something get in quick.

Now….todays project. Men’s cards are so difficult… But the neutrals DSP stack came to the rescue and I think it looks great.

This is built on a larger case base measuring 7 by 7 inches.

I cut some DSP to 6 3/4 inch square. Using Georgeous Grunge and versamark ink, I stamped around the edge. I then heat embossed this with gold powder. I layered this on to black card stock which measured 6 7/8 inches square and added to the card base.

The centre panel was cut from Whisper White and measured 5 inches square. Using the Large Letters stamp set, I stamped and embossed “DAD” towards the bottom of the panel. This was layered on to another piece of Basic Black card stock, 5 1/8 square. I wrapped some Black Metallic Thread around the panel then adhered this to the centre of the card with dimensionals.

I stamped and embossed the numbers from Number of Years on to some Whisper White. I die cut this with the Layering Circles framelits then stamped the “th” in Basic Black. A black scallop was also cut for layering.

On a seperate scrap of white card, I stamped “happy” and “birthday” and punched these out with the Classic Label punch. I snipped the end for a different look.

To finish, I adhered the circle flat to the centre panel and added the words with dimensionals.

I hope you have enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked below:

Product List

Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435] £20.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £6.50
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £7.25	Letters For You Photopolymer Stamp Set [141968] £44.00
Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set [140653] £24.00	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] £4.50
Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £27.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £32.00
Basic Black Metallic Thread [141695] £2.75	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75
Classic Label Punch [141491] £16.00

Hello Everyone,

A clean and simple card for you today.

This utilises some “scraps” from another project…  Five 3/4 inch circles.

On a white layer, I used Sweet Sugarplum ink and Timeless Textures to add interest behibd where I wanted to place the circles.

I stamped the large flower from the Bloomin’ Love set on to each circle with Sweet Sugarplum ink. These were added to the card as shown.

Finally, I added the XOXO greeting.

I hope you enjoyed this project and give it a go.

All supplies used are listed and linked below, or shop using the link in the menu.

Product List

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] £7.25	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] £18.00
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad [141395] £6.00	Bloomin’ Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [140643] £15.00

Hi there Crafters,

Look at this little cutie. This card uses the Bear Hugs stamp and die bundle.

The little fella was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink and die cut along with a Real Red heart. This was adhered to the bear with a dimensional.

A 3 by 3 inch piece of designer paper was adhered to the card base. A circle of Crumb Cake card stock was added to this. The bear then sat on top of this. 

The sentiment was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.

Too cute! I hope you enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked below or you can shop by following the link in the menu.

Product List

Bear Hugs Clear-Mount Bundle [140823] £37.25	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad [126979] £6.00
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] £7.25	Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack [138437] £20.00
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25

Hi There!

Something “chic” today …a classic combination of white and navy!

Designer paper was cut to 4 by 5 3/4 and adhered to the card base.

On some Whisper White, I stamped Beautiful You in grey ink. The hat was water coloured with Night of Navy ink. She was cut out with the Stitched framelits then layered on to more ovals.

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink and cut in to a banner. This was added to the card with dimensionals and finished with some rhinestones.

Very understated, but effective.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Supplies used are listed and linked below:

Product List

Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper [141663] £10.00	Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637] £25.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [126970] £6.00	Aqua Painters [103954] £15.50
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] £7.25	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] £32.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00	Bloomin’ Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [140643] £15.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] £4.50

Good Morning!

Isn’t this cute, a dinky little bag for something sweet.

I started by cutting a piece of card stock to 6 by 8 1/2 inches. Place the long side of the card into the gift bag punch board. Rather than using the given “small”, “medium” and “large”, I used the “side” scoreline for all 4 sides. The finished bag is 2 by 2 inches, and 4 inches tall.

The designer paper, (Pear Pizzazz), was cut to 3 3/4 by 1 3/4. The sentiment was stamped in Pear Pizzazz, and cut with the Classic Label punch. I layered this on to a hand cut banner, also from the designer paper. This was added to the bottom of the bag using dimensionals.

3 flowers were punched from Watermelon Wonder card stock. A pearl was added to each before adding the the bag. I finished off with some organza ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Supplies are listed and linked below:

Product List

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] £7.25	Gift Bag Punch Board [135862] £18.00
Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack [138437] £20.00	Teeny Tiny Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [120024] £26.00
Classic Label Punch [141491] £16.00	Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock [138341] £7.25
Petite Petals Punch [133322] £11.50	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] £4.50
Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon [114319] £5.50

I have the great pleasure of being part of the Pootler’s Design Team for the month of April. The team will be showcasing projects featuring the Falling Flowers stamp set. This is a beautiful set, I am really going to enjoy using this to create this series of projects each Thursday.

This is something a bit different to my usual style. I have created a shaped card using a scalloped circle framelit.

The medium flower was stamped in various colours. Of course, if you decide to replicate this, you may wish to choose a single colour. The shapes are easy to cut out by hand, however, I cheated and used the co-ordinating die set. Using wet glue, I arranged them around the edge of the card.

The sentiment was stamped using Rich Razzleberry ink on to Pink Pirouette card stock using the Suite Sayings set. This was added to the centre using a Dimensional.

To finish, I added a rhinestone to each flower centre.

Too cute! Do come back for week 2.

The products used are listed and linked below.

Product List

Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £32.00	Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139556] £18.00
Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad [126950] £6.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] £6.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [141397] £6.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] £6.00
Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock [116203] £7.25	Suite Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142971] £18.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] £4.50

Hi Folks!

Nice and simple card today…. Sometimes less is more.

The Picture Perfect set is a layering set. The starfish is comprised of 2 stamps. The first layer was stamped in Peekaboo Peach, with the  second being added using Watermelon Wonder. The panel was mounted on to some Peekaboo Peach card stock and adhered to the card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Watermelon Wonder and then cut using a Stitched Shape framelit. Finally, I added some enamel shapes.

Hope you like this project.

Supplies used are listed and linked below:

Product List

Picture Perfect Photopolymer Stamp Set [140520] £24.00	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] £7.25
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] £6.00	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad [138323] £6.00
Window Shopping Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143265] £16.00	2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes [141410] £8.25
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75

Good Morning All!

Another treat box idea for you today…. and uses Christmas paper!

The box base is made using the envelope punch board. Start with a 7 inch square, punch and score at 3 1/8 and 4 7/8 inches. Snip into the tabs as shown below; add designer paper to the “sides”. These measure 1 by 3 3/4 inch and 1 by 2 1/4 inch.

For the belly band, I cut a 2 inch strip of cherry cobbler card stock. This was bent around the box rather than measured and scored. Reinforce the creases with a bone folder. I repeated this with a 1 7/8 inch wide strip and adhere this to the card stock.

I stamped the sentiment with cherry cobbler ink on to crumb cake card stock and trim down to size. I used the tag topper punch to cut a 2 inch strip of cherry cobbler. To this I added the sentiment. I cut the strip to size then rounded the corners.

This was threaded on to gold ribbon and wrapped around the belly band.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Supplies used are listed and linked below.

Product List

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] £7.25	Envelope Punch Board [133774] £18.00
This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper [141628] £11.75	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] £21.00
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25	Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712] £19.00
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966] £6.00	[134583] £4.50

Hello again Everyone,

Today’s card is a twist on a previous project which was very popular.

I started with some black card cut to 4 by 5 3/4. The designer paper was cut to 3 3/4 inch strip, then at 2 and 2 3/4. These pieces lay on the black layer leaving a channel.

I stamped the sentiment putting together various stamps from the Birthday Bright set using Melon Mambo ink.

I created layers with the dies, then added rhinestones to finish.

Hope you like this project.

Supplies are listed and linked below:

Product List

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £7.25	Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648] £11.75
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00
Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] £32.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126948] £6.00	Birthday Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set [142835] £19.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] £4.50	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75

Hi Crafters,

With 2 weeks to go until Easter Sunday, I thought I would share this little box. It was made to fit this little chocolate bunny, but some mini eggs or similar would also fit.

The base is made with Tip Top Taupe card stock, cut to 4 by 3 1/2 inches and scored at 1 inch.

The wrap is made with Mint Macaron card. Cut a 2 1/2 inch strip and gently wrap around the base. This is much easier than measuring. Burnish the score lines for a neat finish.

Cut a strip of Designer Paper to 2 1/4 inch and repeat as above.

Finish off with some ribbon. I have used narrow ribbon as the finished box is quite dinky, measuring just 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches.

The supplies used to make this project are listed and linked below. 

Product List

Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock [138343] £7.25	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] £7.25
Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper [141654] £10.00	Silver 1/8″ Ribbon [132137] £4.50
Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00