Make It Monday | Sending Love Hearts …. January Thank You Gifts

Make It Monday Love Hearts Mini Gift Bags January Thank you Valentines using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

Make It Monday

My Make It Monday has two parts this week… yes, it carries on into Tuesday! That means that I have videos for you today and tomorrow, Yay! oh, and something special coming on Friday too.

Each month, at the end of the month, I send every single person who has shopped with me a little something to say ‘Thanks’, I have changed up my gift packs for 2017 and they now include a hand-stamped card, a treat and my monthly update. I am really enjoying putting these together, and cannot wait to get started on my February ones!

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Valentines Love Hearts Gifts using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

These cute mini gift bags contained packs of Mini Love Hearts sweeties. They use a tiny piece of the gorgeous Sending Love Designer Series Paper from the Spring Summer Catalogue. Now, I’m sure you are thinking, ‘Yes Han, its lovely, but its almost Valentines day, and I am never going to use all that paper!’ well, I challenge you to grab a pack, because I can be sure that you will use this paper for all sorts of occasions. One side of each piece is love-themed, but the other is more of a generic print; dots, stripes etc. and even the paper that I have used today could be used outside of Valentines season, its just so pretty. I can actually see some of the patterns used a Christmas… Seriously, a pack of paper for all year!

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 14 x 7.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3″)

Score on the long side at 2, 6, 8 and 12 cm (3/4, 2 3/8, 3 1/8, 4 3/4″)

Score on the short side at 2 cm (3/4″)

Make It Monday Love Hearts Mini Gift Bags January Thank you Valentines using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UKThe sentiment is taken from the So In Love stamp set (that comes bundled with the most gorgeous thinlits dies!) and is stamped in Real Red, and punched out with my favourite punches. You can find the details of these in the product links below

All of the ones that I sent out were closed with a bow, I think this is my favourite way of closing cute bags like this one… even though I am definitely bow challenged!


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Love Hearts Week | Origami Box

Love Hearts Week Origami Box Video Tutorial using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

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Oh my goodness, this box looks really complicated but it is SO easy! The tutorial I found for this was on the Gathering Beauty blog, and I have re-made it using 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper.

Sending Love Designer Series paper Origami Box Stampin' Up! UK

This cute box holds two mini rolls of Love Hearts, but you could make it with any size paper you like (as long as it is square) to hold what ever you like! how cool!

Instructions:

  1. Fold you piece of Designer Series Paper in half, turn and fold in half again. Then unfold and lay with the print you want on the outside, face down.
  2. Fold the bottom edge to meet the halfway mark, rotate and repeat on the opposite side. Unfold and lay flat, you should now see 8 rectangles
  3. Fold the bottom edge to meet the top fold line, rotate and repeat on the opposide side. Unfold and lay flat, you should now see a further 8 smaller rectangles
  4. Fold the top corners to meet the 2 fold line down, and the bottom corners to meet the 2nd fold line up
  5. Rotate your paper so the fold lines are vertical, and turn your paper over so you can now see the print you want on the outside of your box
  6. Fold the bottom edge to meet the halfway mark, rotate and repeat on the opposite side. Then fold the paper edge back
  7. You have now created two flaps, lift one flap, you should see two triangles, open up the triangle to make a rectangle. Do this on both sides
  8. Turn your paper over again so that the print you want on the outside of the box is face down
  9. You need to bring the flaps you created back over so you can see them. To do this you need to fold so that the edge of the flap meets the edge of the two rectangles that you can currently see (check the video for this bit, it is easier to demonstrate that explain)
  10. To construct the box; raise the flap to create the sides, you should then be able to fold the outside flaps to fold the lids of the box. You need to take the triangles on the flaps (that we got rid of before) and fold them to the second crease on the side of the box. This should pull the top of the box up. Repeat on all four triangles
  11. To close the box you can push one side of the lid into the triangles side the other side of the lid

Love Hearts Week Origami Box Video Tutorial using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

You could make a bunch of these and store them flat (so stop at instruction 9). Right I am off to make a bigger one out of a full piece of 12 x 12! Now, which paper to choose…..


Question of the day: What has been your favourite project this week?

I love them all! I LOVE this box, but the ink technique from Wednesday is something I will be playing with again I am sure 🙂


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Love Hearts Week | Tall Skinny Sending Love Bag!

Love hearts week tall skinny gift bag using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

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Welcome to day 2 of a week of Love Hearts products! I think these would make lovely Valentines gifts, and a cute way to say I love you…. or maybe wedding favours to say Thank you…. or even just because!

Love hearts week tall skinny gift bag using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

This Designer Series Paper may just be my favourite paper this year! On one side of each sheet is a cute Valentines print, but on the other are a selection of great patterns for all occasions…. a paper stack that takes you way beyond Valentines, actually I think that some of the patterns would be cute Christmas options!

Measurements:

Sending Love Designer Series Paper – 4 1/2 x 6″ (11 x 15 cm)

Scored on the long side at 1, 2, 3, 4″ (2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 cm)

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


Question of the day: What is you current favourite Designer Series Paper

I am loving Sending Love, and the Carried Away Designer Series Paper (free during Sale-a-bration!)


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Global Design Project #070 | Falling for you…. and a ladybird!

Global Design Project Celebration card using Falling in Love with Lots of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

Oh yes, I’m back working with a Global Design Project sketch again this week. I am planning for this to be my weekly Tuesday blog post, however last week was crazy from the second I opened my eyes on Monday morning, and the crazy didn’t end until Sunday night…. I’m hoping for calm this week (but something tells me everything is about to go pear shaped again!)

Global Design Project Stampin' Up! Cardmaking challenge

I love the simplicity of this sketch, and I did have a plan to keep things really simple…. but then I spotted the couple of ladybirds on my stamp shelves and things went a little differently!

Global Design Project Celebration card using Falling in Love with Lots of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

But aren’t they just so cute! I knew I wanted to use Designer Series Paper for the banner across the card, and I haven’t been able to put this pack of DSP away recently – its the brand new Sending Love Designer Series Paper stack that features loads of lovely patterns, one side of the paper is love / Valentines themed while the other is great polka dots and other more neutral patterns, but all in Real Red and Whisper White.

Sketch Challenge Celebration card with Ladybirds from Lots of Love and Falling in Love from Stampin' Up! UK

Those cute Ladybirds are from the Love You Lots, this fabulous stamp set is available with Stampin’ Rewards… and seeing as you have even more Stampin’ Rewards during Sale-a-bration this would be the perfect time to get your hands on it!

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I’m off to the day job today, a lovely 9-5 day…. although I’m then off to the gym for the first time in, well lets just call it slightly too long! Wish me luck!


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