Today I’m sharing the card I made for my mother-in-law who had a birthday last week. I used the Blossoming Basket Bundle which includes the Blossoming Basket stamp set and the Basket Weave Embossing Folder. You can get this bundle FREE with a $100 purchase (before tax and shipping). Simply place an online order with $100 worth of Stampin’ Up! products and you’ll be prompted to enter in the bundle item number or any other free product you’d like! (Click hereto see all the free items to choose from). The Basket Weave embossing folder will be carrying over to the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog so why not get it free now, plus you’ll also receive the Beautiful Blossoming Basket stamp set!
I used our Stampin’ Blends to color the basket of flowers but you could also use watercolor pencils or Stampin’ Write markers. If it was stamped on Watercolor Paper, you could use ink and an Aqua Painter too. So many options!
The sentiment I used is included in the bundle but was cut out with a die from the Petals and More Thinlits Dies, available in the Occasions Catalog. I cut the same shape out again using Berry Burst so that I could layer it underneath the sentiment. I cut it in half as you can see in the picture below and attached a piece to both ends of the sentiment. Since the sentiment is half on, half off the layered pieces, I added several Stampin’ Dimensionals to the right side so it would be level.
The little butterfly is also included in the stamp set and after stamping and coloring it, I used my Paper Snips to cut it out and then attached it to the sentiment with a glue dot.
All of the supplies I used to create today’s card are listed below. Click on any of the images to shop with me! Please use the host code if your order is under $150 (FQG73CUA). No host code is needed over $150 and you’ll receive Stampin’ Rewards (free product) from Stampin’ Up!
Only two weeks are left of Sale-a-bration!! All of the awesome free products may be limited as stock is depleted so get what you want before it’s too late!
Click hereto look inside the second release Sale-a-bration gifts (this is the catalog that features the Blossoming Basket Bundle, used on today’s card).
Click hereto look inside the main Sale-a-bration catalog.
Today I’m sharing another Mini Pizza Box idea! If you missed my recent projects using these boxes you can see them here and here. Before I continue I want to say that the paper used on the box has retired and you can no longer purchase it BUT there’s so much ON the box and INSIDE that you can still get!
This gorgeous box and the cards inside were made by one of my team members, Linda Wheelock. When I received it in the mail, I was actually squealing because it was so, so pretty. Painted Harvest, a photopolymer stamp set, debuted in the Holiday Catalog and although it isn’t in a current catalog, it IS still available (#144783).
As I mentioned, Linda used retiring paper but the flower on the top of the box was stamped with the Painted Harvest stamp set and cut out. She poked two holes in the flower and inserted Linen Thread through them and then around the box. So clever! Wait until you see the 3″ x 3″ cards she made!
Aren’t they stunning!??? I love the color combinations Linda used and the linen thread bow accent she added to each card, such a pretty touch! I couldn’t be happier that this stamp set carried over because as you can see, you can create something absolutely gorgeous with it!
Since the paper on top of the box has retired, another option would be to use a combination of the leaf stamps in Painted Harvest as well as the one with five small dots and stamp them all over a piece of Whisper White and create your own background!
Last week I participated in the Glitter Queens Blog Hop. On the first Friday of each month we have a new theme and this month it’s Sale-a-bration, that time of year when you get free product with each $50 purchase. I love Sale-a-bration because I love Stampin’ Up! products and I love free!
If you missed my March Glitter Queens Blog Hop project, click here. In that post I also have a video where I do some heat embossing so if you’ve wanted to give it a try, take a look! For today’s project I thought I would continue the theme of Sale-a-bration and Mini Pizza Boxes.
The top of the box features the stunning Sale-a-bration gift, Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper. It mixes gold and silver together for a beautiful look. To add some color, I used my Pool Party Stampin’ Blends and wrapped the box up with 3/8″ Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon. To continue with the silver/gold theme, I punched a 1-3/8″ Silver Foil scallop, punched a 1-1/8″ scallop embossed with “Thank You” in gold and finished it off with a gold Metallic Enamel Shape. Definitely lots of shiny on the box!
All of the supplies I used to create my Springtime Foils Mini Pizza Box are listed below. Click any of the images to shop with me! My current host code is: FQG73CUA
It’s time for the Glitter Queens Blog Hop and this month it’s all about Sale-A-Bration, the most fun time of the Stampin’ Up! year! For every $50 you spend on Stampin’ Up! product, you can choose a FREE gift and there are 16 different choices this year (three of those items are at the $100 level). Click here to see all of your choices!
My project today uses two different Sale-A-Bration choices: Tutti-Frutti Cards & Envelopes and the Amazing You stamp set. Although I didn’t use it for my project, Amazing You coordinates with the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies, another Sale-A-Bration choice, free with a $100 purchase – and these dies will be in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog. Why not get them free !!!!???
The actual box of my project was super easy because I used our Mini Pizza Boxes. They were first offered in the Holiday Catalog and are not in a current catalog but you can still purchase them! (#144645) They’re the perfect size for a gift card or a cookie, or jewelry . . . . . !
My video below will show how to make my project but here’s the measurements:
Tutti-Frutti Card Base: 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″
Gold Foil: 3-3/8″ x 3-3/8″
Soft Sky Cardstock: scrap for scalloped oval
Whisper White: scrap for sentiment
Vellum: scrap for “rays”
I hope you’ll continue all around the hop! Next up is Dee!
If you get lost along the way, here’s everyone in the hop today!
Last week I shared a project each day using the Envelope Punch Board. I had a comment from Gina asking if I knew the measurements for a Lindt Truffle Bar and I actually had several in my pantry. So I got to work with my Envelope Punch Board and this is the box I created! I should have taken a picture of the candy beside the box but you can see it in the video below.
I used the gorgeous Springtime Foils Speciality Designer Series Paper, a Sale-a-bration FREE gift with a $50 purchase. It’s 12″ x 12″ paper and includes 12 sheets, 3 each of 4 designs. Each sheet is one sided and has beautiful foil designs in Gold, Rose Gold and Silver. Truly beautiful and FREE!
The sentiment is from another Sale-a-bration freebie called Happy Wishes, FREE with a $100 purchase. It includes 16 different stamps and is available in wood or clear. Because this paper is so pretty, I wanted the sentiment to match so I embossed it using Copper embossing powder. The Powder Pink scallop and sentiment oval were cut out using the Layering Ovals Framelits. The box is wrapped up with Whisper White 1/4″ Organza Ribbon, available in the Occasions Catalog.
You’ll find a complete supply list after the video and for more information or to place an order, simply click any of the images. If you have questions, let me know!
