Hopefully you have noticed all the Bundles that are offered in the Stampin’ Up! Catalog. Bundle’s are where Stampin’ Up! has put together coordinating stamps and accessories to give you a 15% discount when you purchase them together. It’s a sweet deal and there are bunches of them throughout the catalog. Here is one that I’m going to share with you today – it’s a follow up to the All Boxed Up Kit I shared a few days ago. If you loved that kit and want more boxes like that then you need this bundle.
It’s the Homemade for You stamp set + Baker’s Box Thinlits Dies – it’s on page 59 of the annual catalog.
For my Stamper’s Club meeting this month everyone got to make their own box using some of the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper stack. The 6×6 pieces fit on the die for the box – you’ll need two matching pieces of paper.
I used the stamp set to create my little tag for the front. Added some of the new In-Color accessories – the blossoms and lace trim to finish my box.
One tip for you – because I used Designer Paper instead of card stock the box was not as sturdy so I cut a piece of thin cardboard (like the piece that comes in the designer paper packages) to fit in the bottom of my Baker’s Box. I just put a bit of adhesive on that and then slid it inside the bottom of my box for a little extra support to hold whatever treat I add to the inside.
Here is a video from Stampin’ Up! showing you how to use the dies to make the box.
I love that it has the various options for the handles. Since I used Designer paper which is thinner than card stock I did stack both sides together before I cut my hole for the handle – so it was lined up.
Everyone used different prints from the Pretty Petals paper stack for their box so each one was unique – some where tied with the Mint Macaron Lace and others with Watermelon Wonder Lace.
You know how sometimes you create something and it just makes you happy! Well this is one of those cards and it’s super fun to make. It’s a happy card using the Build a Birthday stamp set with a little bit of Cherry on Top Washi Tape.
There are two new In-Colors in the Cherry on Top collection – Cucumber Crush and Watermelon Wonder – basically they look like the outside and the inside of a watermelon. Add to those some Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay and you have a bright happy card. And when you use the Build a Birthday stamp set it’s a perfect Birthday celebration. Did you know that those “cake layer” pieces in the set can also be candles? Pretty clever don’t you think.
What makes this card so fun to create are the colored circles that are floating around the candle. I used Sponge Daubers for the large circles and anyone care to guess what I used to make the small ones? It’s something you probably have right in your house – possibly even hundreds of them – it’s a cotton swab. Grab one cotton swab and one sponge dauber for each color and with a little dab in the ink and a twist on your card you get these fun circles!
Another fun aspect of this card is that it actually has a short front and the bottom of the inside peeks out – that is where the washi tape is. I used the dot pattern – it matches the dots I made on the card! Put there are 4 other patterns in the Cherry on Top Washi Tape collection. There is also a 6×6 Paper stack and you could use strips of that in place of the Washi Tape giving you tons of possibilities.
So fun and a quick card to make. My Stamper’s Club and card clubs had fun making this card this month. Here is the full list of supplies for you:
It’s true right – you can never have too much happy!
I’d love to be able to make everyone happy all the time. This past weekend was my Stamp, Scrap & Create retreat at my house and it seemed to me everyone was very happy for the whole weekend. We had so much fun creating and getting to know each other better. I loved having everyone here. There were 13 of us this time – a full house! We had a birthday theme for the retreat and everything was bright and colorful – a rainbow of goodie bags and balloons, bright Make&Take projects, good food, and birthday presents for everyone. I can’t wait to do it again.
With happy and rainbow and bright colors on my mind I thought I would share this fun happy card that my stamper’s club made earlier this month. It’s not as hard as it looks and I even wrote a step-by-step tutorial for how I made it. Look for it at the end of my post.
(I actually wrote a post for this card over the weekend but couldn’t find it in my drafts folder in order to finish and post it so I had to start over.)
To make this card you need the Bright Collection of ink pads and a bunch of the sponge daubers to make the rainbow – Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, and Melon Mambo. The scallops are from the Striped Scallops Thinlits die – I cut it out in black. I did use the Transfer Adhesive Sheets – they are on the retired list! So get them now they make this project so quick and easy and my tutorial shows you how I used them.
Other retiring products on this card are the Label Collection Framelits, the Festive Paper piercing pack, the Yippee Skippy stamp set and the Painted Petals cotton twine is in the Occasions catalog which is ending June 2nd also.
My Stamper’s Club met at the beginning of the month before Mother’s Day and I wanted to have them make a project that could be used for Mother’s day if they wanted but didn’t have to be. This is what I ended up with.
I used three of the Tag a Bag Gift Boxes – assemble the boxes and then use Sticky Strip (on the retired list and on the weekly deals this week) to attach the plastic sleeves together. Then you have a stack of three. You can still slide the boxes out of the plastic sleeves. The boxes in this photo are empty except I laid a doily inside a couple of them. There are all kinds of things that fit in these and they are food safe so bake cookies, muffins, make candies, any number of yummy things. Or fill with pretty things – lotions and bath salts, and stuff like that. Or maybe gardening supplies – little seed pods or seed packets, garden gloves – hmm I like that idea the best.
The colors I used are Tempting Turquoise and Hello Honey and a peek of Old Olive. The belly band is made from a strip of Hello Honey from the In-color Designer Series Paper Stack. Now this color isn’t retiring but the paper stack is – so get it now. I used 3″ strips and you need two 12″ long strips (well really 11″ long) to go around the box and wrap nicely. I glue the overlapping ends together but didn’t actually glue it to the boxes – that way if you needed too you could slide it off.
I tied a piece of the 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon around and tied in a bow. So sad that this is retiring I love using this ribbon. I cut one of the doilies in half and tucked one half under each side of the belly band – use a little adhesive to hold then to the back of the belly band.
For the flowers I used Bloom For You stamp – this one is a single stamp. And it coordinates with the Fun Flower punch and the 7/8″ Scallop Circle punch. I stamped 4 Tempting Turquoise flowers and punched those out and then 2 Hello Honey and punched out the centers. Use a bone folder to gently curl the petals. I pierced a hole through the centers of all and then put them on silver mini brads – a Hello Honey center and 2 Turquoise flowers. Add those to the front of the box.
I punched some leaves using the two-step bird punch and Old Olive card stock – tuck those in under the flowers. And the final little touch is just a smattering of pearls around the flowers.
I hope you like this project. Thanks for visiting today.
I’m guessing many people are ready for spring. I know I am so let’s think spring for a while.
I combined two new products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog with the Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper from the Annual Catalog to create a cut spring feeling Berry Basket.
The new Berry Basket Die is so cute and easy to put together. You need to cut the card stock twice – I used Crumb Cake for this basket and the scalloped strip for the edge. The plain strip I used for the handle. The scalloped edge makes it easy to line the sides up evenly when you staple everything together.
For my basket I decided to add a liner using the Gold Soiree Designer Series Specialty paper. I cut two pieces of the main portion of the basket. Each one was glued to the inside of the Crumb Cake basket pieces. If you don’t want to see staples on the inside of the basket then don’t adhere the designer paper to the inside edges until after you staple the scalloped band around the edges.
To decorate my berry basket I added die cut butterflies! I love the new Butterflies Thinlits Dies. I cut two for the basket – the large butterfly is Gold Foil card stock and the medium butterfly is Calypso Coral card stock. When I cut mine I always use a piece of wax paper between my card stock and the die to help it release. The butterflies are stapled on to the handle. I used a Calypso Coral button from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack – it’s free during Sale-A-Bration.
My Stamper’s Club Members got to make this basket at our February meeting and then my team members got to make it at my February PAWS team meeting. Everyone had different prints from the Gold Soiree Designer Paper for their liners. I hope this cute project makes you thing of spring!
Here is a list of all the supplies – click on them to go to my online store.
Stamper’s Club is starting up again with a new round of hostesses! Our first meeting will be on Friday, February 6th at 7:00 pm OR Saturday, February 7th at 10:00 am at my house – That’s next week!!
Current members are already part of our Private Facebook Group – if you would like to join my Stamper’s Club please contact me so I can add you to the group. I’ll set up events in the group so you can let me know ahead of time if you plan to come Friday night or Saturday morning.
What is Stamper’s Club?
So in a nutshell – here’s what you get when you join the Stamper’s Club:
The Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and Seasonal Catalogs.
FREE HOSTESS SHOPPING DOLLARS to spend during your hostess month & your choice of EXCLUSIVE “HOSTESS ONLY” STAMP SETS, based on the total sales of your workshop, the chance to earn ½ price items
Free Stamping classes, including hands-on projects each month
Build your supplies over time and “try before you buy” at the meeting
Time off from your busy schedule: Friendships & idea-sharing with other stamper’s in a relaxed environment and lots of fun
Each participant agrees to spend at least $30 at each of the meetings (plus shipping and tax). Remember, to qualify for hostess benefits a Stampin’ Up! workshop has to have $150 or more in sales. The larger the group the more hostess benefits you will earn!
Club members will take turns acting as the hostess each month and receiving the benefits.
Below are the dates for 2015. If any of the dates have to change I’ll try to give you as much notice as I can. Hostesses will be randomly assigned before we meet next week. You don’t need to worry about the snack – I will provide that. Everyone should plan to bring their own drink. The hostess will receive the hostess benefits from the orders that night/morning. Also bring your own basic supplies – scissors, basic adhesive, bone folder.
Feb 6 & 7, 2015 (Sale-A-Bration)
Mar 13 & 14, 2015 (Sale-A-Bration)
Apr 3 & 4, 2015
May 1 & 2, 2015
June 5 & 6, 2015 (new Stampin’ Up! Annual catalog)
July 3 & 4, 2015
July 31 & August 1, 2015
Sept 4 & 5, 2015 (new Holiday catalog)
Oct 2 & 3, 2015
Nov 6 & 7, 2015
Dec 4 & 5, 2015
Stampin’ Up! will have specials throughout the year and new products too! At Stamper’s Club you’ll get to see and try the new products and learn how to use them. I have some fun projects planned and a few may have an extra supply cost – it should be minimal but it will be worth it to make some awesome projects! It’s going to be an exciting year!
I will be adding new members to our Facebook Group – Monika’s Stampers Club.
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I used the stamp set to create my little tag for the front. Added some of the new In-Color accessories – the blossoms and lace trim to finish my box.
