Art With Heart Team Blog Hop: Showcasing Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper on Sale

Today some of my Art with Heart Stampin’ Up! team girls are sharing some wonderful ideas to inspire you with our Designer Series Papers. This month is the start of the new Stampin' Up! year and we have a special promotion on our Designer Series Paper, buy 3 get 1 FREE for the month of October and there is no limit! You have come here from Rebecca Jacavou, one of the talented stampers on my team. Blogs are full circle so just keep hopping and there in a full list of participants at the end as well.

I am featuring the lovely Fruit Stand Designer Series paper. To be honest, this wasn't a paper that immediately caught my eye, but I received a small sample in a team product share and when I was looking for a paper to use for this card set, the bright colours really caught my eye and now I really like and have ordered a whole pack as part of the special so I can use more of it!

My project is a card box which holds four mini cards and envelopes. The box and envelopes are made using our Envelope Punch Board.

The box and envelope colour is Cucumber Crush and the card colour Flirty Flamingo which coordinate perfectly with the Fruit Stand DSP. The other colours featured in the DSP are Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach, Pear Pizazz, Tangerine Tango, Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White.

The box holds four mini cards and handmade envelopes. The cards are 3.5" x 3.5" and the envelopes are made using the Envelope Punch Board starting with a piece of 6x6" DSP from the 2015-2016 InColour Paper Stack.

Here's some quick instructions to make the card box using the Envelope Punch Board.

Start with a piece of cardstock 8" x 8". Stamp on this if you wish. I have stamped some of the smaller images from Blooms and Wishes stamp set using Cucumber Crush ink.

Place the top left corner at the 3.5" mark on the punch board. Score and punch.

Move the top left corner I" to the left (to the 4.5" position) and score and punch again.

Rotate the cardstock 90 degrees anticlockwise. You don't need to pay attention to the ruler at the top anymore, just line up each of the score marks and punch and score.

Rotate and do this on the other two sides. Using a pair of paper snips, cut sideways on the bottom tabs so they fold inwards, and cut down on the top tabs so they fold downwards as shown.

Use a bone folder to crease each of the scored lines, Apply adhesive to the outside of the bottom flap.

Fold to close the side flaps over the bottom tab (place your bone folder inside the box and press down on a flat surface to apply pressure for better adhesion). The box closes with the addition of a belly band.

Next up on our blog hop is my lovely team member Rachel Woollard in Ringwood East. Rachel is one of my leaders with a growing team and is super creative with her classes and teaching. If you are looking for classes or a great demonstrator to join under, Rachel would be perfect.

If you get lost along the way or find any broken links, here is the list of participants.

1. Judy May
2. Rachel Palmieri
3. Tina Gillespie
4. Ros Davidson
5. Monika O'Neill
6. Kate Morgan 
7. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
8. Rebecca Jacovou
9. Claire Daly (you are here)
10. Rachel Woollard

Enjoy hopping with the Art With Heart Team girls today. We'd love to have you join our fun and friendly team. Hobby and business demonstrators are both welcome. We are all about fun, friendship and support.

See you back here tomorrow,

Claire

 

Comments

[Kate Morgan]

What a wonderful project Claire. I love the bright colours and thanks for sharing the the instructions too. Oooh and I love that belly band!!!

[monika o'neill]

Beautiful set of cards and matching box Claire :)

[Tina Gillespie]

That paper really didn't appeal to me much either, but I'm starting to come around to it! The cards you've made a cute. I never would have paired Cucumber Crush with Flirty Flamingo, but it works so well!

[Jessie]

Hi Claire, Love these boxes and I did try to make them but with not a very good result. Now I know why I was not successful and will give your version a go. Many thanks for your last email and I know I should have replied earlier. Just not a lot of time right now and I guess you know why. CHRISTMAS is upon us again. Where did last year go and why have I not finished my cards yet. I will put a big effort in the next couple of weeks and hope it is enough time. Hope you are well. I am okay right now, still not rid of the C but as long as I can get up, get about, visit with my friends and cook and clean for hubby, then everything is the garden is rosy and I am not complaining. Will be in touch again soon.
Love as always, Jessie x

[Ros Davidson]

Great gift card set Claire.