Make It Monday | Ambassador’s Chocolate Box | Revisited

Ferrero Rocher Chocolate box using Stampin' Up! UK Products for Make It Monday

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Wow, this is a requested video, although it has taken me a little longer than I had planned to get this one out! I always love hearing from you all, do you have a suggestion for me? Let me know and I will see what I can do

Make it monday video tutorial chocolate box using This Christmas from Stampin' Up!

I made the original box about 18 months ago, it holds 3 chocolates but the request I had recently asked for a similar box to hold just 2.

The black box uses the original measurements and the Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper, while the Garden Green version has a festive feel with This Christmas DSP.

Ferrero Rocher Chocolate box using Stampin' Up! UK Products for Make It Monday

Measurements:

Card stock – 7 x 6 1/2″ (18 x 17 cm)

Score on the long side at 1/2, 2, 5 and 6 1/2″ (1, 5, 3 and 17 cm)

Score on the short side at 1/2, 2, 3 1/2 and 5″ (1, 5, 9 and 13 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 4 pieces that measure 3 x 1 1/4″ (6.5 x 3.5 cm) and 2 that measure 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 (3.5 x 3.5 cm)


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Make It Monday | Customer Thank You Gifts!

Make It Monday featuring Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK for Summer Customer Thank You Gifts

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Hello! Welcome to Make It Monday, the day of the week I release an awesome new video tutorial for you lovely people! Yay!

I am so excited about today’s post, mainly because I’m hoping that the first batch of these have arrived with the lovely people that shopped with me last month, but also it’s my 1st wedding anniversary today! I’m off to Newcastle for the day with my lovely husband who surprised me a few weeks ago by getting tickets for Chicago the Musical for tonight! 😀

Right, so what have I got for you today? Customer Thank You gifts!

Make It Monday featuring Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK for Summer Customer Thank You Gifts

These super cute envelopes each contain a wrapped tea bag! I took delivery of these teabags a few weeks ago, and the smell that filled my office when I opened the box was delightful, so I’m really hoping that you enjoy them as much I as I did!

So far I have two different styles of these, but I can see me making a whole heap of these over the coming weeks and months, using different Designer Series Papers, stamps and colours of card stock! The one with the pears uses the Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper while the other is the Affectionately Yours Speciality DSP.

They are so easy to make with the Envelope Punch Board. I really don’t use this fabulous tool as much as I should! super handy for those awkward sized cards where a standard envelope just wont do.

Summer Customer Thank You Gifts Teanbag envelopes Make it Monday Video tutorial using Stampin' Up! UK Designer Series Paper

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 – I’m sticking with Imperial Measurements for this one, its just easier on the EBP!

Make your first punch and score at 2 5/8″ and then follow the instructions on the board, super simple!

Card stock – 1″ x 7″ for the belly band, plus a few scraps for the punching.


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Make It Monday | Fresh Fruit Box

Fresh Fruit Fresh Stand Designer Series Paper Candle Box using Stampin' Up! UK Products

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I have a different sort of project to share with you today. Over the past few weeks I have been sharing card videos for Make It Monday, but today I thought I would make a box instead. I was totally inspired by the Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper on this one, when my pack of paper arrived I pulled out all the papers and immediately thoguht of these awesome candles that have been in my candle draw for AGES! and I couldn’t find them – I was so disappointed, but I found a couple last week and so this box was born….

Make it Monday Video Tutorial Fresh Fruit From Stampin' Up! UK

How cute are these?! and although I made them with Giant Tealights in mind I’m sure that these would also fit some of those very nice chocolate balls too.

The box is simple to put together, in a Pizza box style. I didn’t add a thumb notch on the Melon Mambo version but the Old Olive one I used my 1″ circle punch to take out a little piece at the front just big enough to put your thumb nail in for easier opening

Fresh Fruit Fresh Stand Designer Series Paper Candle Box using Stampin' Up! UK ProductsThe flower is taken from the Fresh Fruit stamp set. I’m totally loving the 2-step stamping effect of this stamp set, with the solid layer stamped off once before stamping on the project for a lighter tone, and the outline image stamped at full strength. I’m also enjoying this colour combination; Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive, very fresh – great for Summer (if it ever arrives!)

Measurements:

Card stock – 9 1/2 x 5 1/2″ (24 x 14 cm)

Scored on the Long Side at 1 1/2, 4, 5 1/2, and 8″ (4, 10, 14 and 20 cm)

Scored on the Short Side at 1 1/2 and 4″ (4 and 10 cm)

Card stock – 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 (5.5 x 5.5 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 2 x 2″ (5 x 5 cm)


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Fresh Fruit Photopolymer Stamp Set

£24.00

Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper

£10.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

£8.25

Versamark Pad

£7.75

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

£4.50

2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes

£8.25

Paper Snips Scissors

£9.00


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Work of Art Notecard set

Note card set featuring Work of Art from Stampin' Up!

As the end of the current catalogue fast approaches I have been looking at those stamp sets that I have neglected in recent months. Today I thought I would show you guys a set of note cards using Work of Art. This is one of the stamp sets I picked in my Starter kit almost 2 years ago (It’s my second SU birthday next week! so excited!!!) but I haven’t used it as much recently, time to change that!

Note card set featuring Work of Art from Stampin' Up!These are so super simple to do. I used the paint strokes stamp from Work of Art and inked it up, and stamped it four times down a piece of Whisper White card stock without re-inking it. This creates a great gradient effect, and is a great demonstration of the number of times you can generation stamp with Stampin’ Up! inks. I selected four colours: Island Indigo, So Saffron, Old Olive and Watermelon Wonder. The So Saffron didn’t work quite as well as the others, but I still love the card

The sentiment is also from Work of Art, and is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.

Note card set and box instructions using work of art from Stampin' Up!These cards would make a great gift, and so I also created this awesome box to hold them and their envelopes too!

Box Base  – Early Espresso Card stock – 25.5 x 16 cm

Score on the long side at 2, 18.5 and 20.5 cm

Score on the short side at 2 and 14 cm

The lid is created with a piece of Window Sheet – 20.7 x 16.2 cm

Scored on all for sides at 2 cm.

When working with Window Sheet you need to score repeatedly, to ensure a crease it formed, but it looks wonderful when its finished

The box is completed with a knot of Whisper White Organza Ribbon and a bow in Old Olive Bakers Twine


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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | May 2016

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Card English Garden

Stampin' Up! Sketch ChallengeIts that time again, I am so excited to see what everyone has made based on the sketch this month! I have chosen to use some Designer Series Paper that is on the retiring list and will sadly leave us on 31st May, but I am sure that some of the girls will show me some sneaky peaks of new products, and I cannot wait!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge May 2016

This months awesome Sketch is brought to us by Kathleen from lilypopcrafts.

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge English Garden Birthday card using Stampin' Up! products

My challenge with this sketch was the diagonal element. I selected the Designer Series Paper – English Garden – based on the flowers on the sketch, but new I didn’t want to cut the corner off my paper. I had a little play around with the paper before coming up with this paper curl idea. I curled the Designer Series Paper around my paper piercer (you could use a pencil or a paint brush, anything round would work to be honest) and held the curl with a few Mini Glue Dots.

The Happy Birthday is from the Tin of Cards stamp set, and fits perfectly into the Decorative Label punch. I really wanted to create a boarder around the sentiment, and so cut apart a further 2 decorative label punch pieces (in Melon Mambo) to create a boarder.

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Blog Hop Birthday Envelope English GardenOnce I had created the card I realised that it wouldn’t fit in a standard envelope, and so grabbed another piece of the same Designer Series paper and my Envelope Punch Board to create custom envelope.

Instructions:

Designer Series Paper – 8 7/8 x 8 7/8″ (I’m sticking to Imperial Measurements today, because I find them easier on the Envelope Punch Board)

Punch and Score on the first side at 3 3/8, and on the same sideat 4 1/8″

Rotate the paper by 90 degrees, line up the previous score lines with the marker on the punch board, punch and score. Repeat on all four sides.

Fold and burnish on the score lines, to create your envelope

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Card English GardenI completed the envelope with a belly band of Night of Navy card stock (26 x 5 cm, Scored on the long side at 11, 12.5, 23.5 and 25 cm). The sentiment is heat embossed in white, and the flowers and butterfly are taken from the Garden in Bloom Stamp set.

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12 Weeks of Christmas | Gift Bag

Stampin' Up! UK Christmas Gift Bag

Sorry this post is slightly later than normal today, I had every intention of having this post ready for you at the usual time, but yesterday I was suddenly struck down with a horrendous cold! Dosed up on paracetamol I am hoping to get a few posts written before getting back under the duvet.

Stampin' Up! UK Christmas Gift Bag

So I hope you can forgive me for a shortened blog post today.

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 12 x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm)

Score on the first side at 3 3/4, 5 3/4, 9 1/2 and 11 1/2″ (9.5, 14.5, 24, and 29 cm)

Score on the second side at 2 and 9″ (5 and 23 cm)

Stampin' Up! UK 12 Weeks of Christmas Gift Tag

You can make a very similar gift bag using the Gift Bag Punch Board, and the directions for the Large sized bag (printed on the board) check the video above for the differences between this bag and my version.



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Vaseline Gift Box

Stampin' Up! UK box tutorials

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about pillow gifts and table favours, not sure if that’s because I’m still in Wedding mode or that I’m preparing for Christmas, but it means that when I’m shopping I’m constantly looking at little bits and bobs and thinking of ways to make them pretty!

Stampin' Up! UK box tutorials

These both hold Vaseline Lip Therapy Lip Balm tins, in coordinating colours of course!

I’m still loving the Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper stack, the 6 x 6″ size is so convenient for card making and little projects like this one, particularly when you pair it with the coordinating Card Stock pack or Washi Tape.

I’ve made this style of box before. I love the pizza box styling, its so simple to put together. If you are struggling to open the box you can also add a little notch in the front edge with a 1″ circle punch. This one is finished with the Petite Petals stamps and punch combo, and a couple of Itty Bitty accents flowers in the same colour.

Stajmpin' Up! UK Vaseline box video tutorial

Measurements:

Card stock – 6 1/2 x 3 5/8″ (17 x 9.5 cm)

Score on the long side at  3/4, 2 7/8, 3 5/8, and 5 3/4″ (2, 7.5, 9.5, 14.5 cm)

Score on the short side at 3/4 and 2 7/8″ (2 and 7.5 cm)

Designer Series Paper measures 1 7/8 x 1 7/8″ (5 x 5 cm)


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Halloween Shaker Card and Pillow Box

Stampin' Up! Halloween Pillow Box

I will admit now, I’m not really one of Halloween. I’m not a fan of dressing up at the best of times, and the idea of then going out in the cold – no thanks! And seeing as I live in a 3rd floor flat, I don’t really get trick or treaters either (all the more sweeties for me!) but I couldn’t resist making this card and pillow box combo.

Stampin' Up! Halloween Pillow Box

The Square Pillow Box die is definitely one of my favs from the latest catalogue, made with card stock it’s just so clean and crisp. This one is a little different, with those cute pumpkins die cut from the front and some Tangelo Twist card stock added behind. Oh, and can you see the sneaky spiders, they are stamped in Versamark for a tone on tone look.

Stampin' Up! Halloween Shaker Card

The card also uses the same dies, the window is cut from the larger of the two squares in the collection, and the shaker pieces are those same pumpkins cut from Tangelo Twist and Basic Black card stock. I am loving the shaker card craze at the moment (have you seen our Shaker Card Kit?! It is AWESOME!) and they are so easy using the edge pieces from Dimensionals.

Trick of Treat is taken from A Little Something – the stamp set that you can buy with the Square Pillow Box die for 15% off! – and is stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink, punched with the 1 3/8″ circle punch



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12 Weeks of Christmas – Gift Card Gift Box!

Stampin' Up! UK Gift Card Gift Box video tutorial

Stampin' Up! 12 weeks of Christmas

Welcome to my Christmas project series this year! Each and every Sunday between now and the Big Day I be sharing a fun Christmas project; from cute gift packaging, to cards and even some home decor!

I love giving the gift of shopping (especially to awkward 15 year old girls! or boys who just want Games consoles!) but sticking a gift card into a card is super boring! Last year I made pop up gift card cards, but they just didn’t have the right amount of wow factor for me. I wanted a box, and that is what I have for you today.

Stampin' Up! UK Gift Card Gift Box video tutorial

Actually, this box is a really handy size for home-made chocolates, tealights or soaps too – just leave out the gift card insert. Check out the video tutorial for complete instructions, although the measurements can be found at the bottom of this post.

I’ve kept the decoration on this one fairly simple, with a piece of Designer Series Paper. Timeless Elegance on the Cherry Cobbler version, and Everyday Chic on the Real Red one. With some stamped and punched accent pieces (Don’t you just LOVE that bow!)

I’ve loving a bit of red this Christmas, but choosing between Real Red and Cherry Cobbler is proving to be a bit of a problem – they are both so beautiful! – so I have used them both here. The Cherry Cobbler Version is also made as a fold flat variation, to allow you to make a few of these and have them stored flat ready for assembly when needed.

Stampin' Up! UK Christmas gift card box

The gift card holder section of this box is an insert, punched with the Decorative Label punch to hold the card.

Measurements:

Box:

Card stock – 11 x 6″ (27.5 x 15 cm)

Score on the long side at 1, 5, 6 and 10″ (2.5, 12.5, 15, and 25 cm)

Score on the short side at 1 and 5″ (2.5 and 12.5 cm)

Insert:

Card stock – 10 x 4″ (25 x 10 cm)

Score on the long side at 3 and 7″ (7.5 x 17.5 cm)

Flip the cardstock over, and score again at 5″ (12.5 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 3 3/4 x 3 3/4″ (9.5 x 9.5 cm)



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Vellum Pillow Box

I am still loving the Square Pillow Box die! I could make these all day, they are so simple and quick to put together. I was sat in my craft room the other day thinking of other variations of this great die, and realised that I hadn’t made an all vellum version! Shocking!

Stampin' Up! UK Square Pillow box top tips

This vellum is stunning (my photo does not do it justice!). I have been playing around with my photo skills again, and am trying natural light and some props at the moment, still needs work I think!

Ok, so Square Pillow Box top tips!

  • The die will cut two pieces of Designer Series Paper or Vellum, but only one piece of card stock at a time.
  • Fold and burnish the pieces well with your fingers, and a bone folder on the straight edges
  • Use Tear & Tape to ensure the whole length of the tabs are covered with adhesive
  • Lie the two pieces of the Pillow Box face down on your desk next to each other, and line up one edge at a time
  • Use Glue dots to stick the flaps together if needed
  • Make them super pretty by using the extra dies and coordinating stamp set!


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