Stampin' Up! Boxes are Great!

Hello Stamping Friends, 

How are you on this fine day? Any fun plans? Whatever the day has in store for you just enjoy every moment. Make it the best day ever.

This week with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing boxes with you. Stampin' Up! has some great boxes to use in your crafting. Plus, you can even make some of your own boxes if you need to. Really, the options are endless. When was the last time you made or decorated a box? If it's been awhile, give it a try. You'll have fun creating.

I used one of the adorable mini paper pumpkin boxes found in the annual catalog. I covered the box using some cardstock and the Pansy Petal designer series paper. Notice I actually just used layers of paper instead of covering the entire box. I like leaving the white border. It gives it another layer. What's inside you ask? Well, keep scrolling......

I made a set of notecards to go inside using the same pack of designer paper. I will be offering a class on this soon, so keep watching for more information. If you want to be on my email list, let me know by emailing me HERE. You will receive all updates.

These cards use only paper. I didn't stamp on them at all. You can always add a greeting to them (which I will have as an option at the in person class). I love Stampin' Up!'s designer series paper and how you can so easily create beautiful looking projects with little effort and the coordination is absolutely beautiful.

Don't forget this week is the last week for the Designer Series Paper Sale. So don't delay. 15% off select packs. (Pansy Petals is one of the packs on sale) See all the information HERE. 

Don't forget to visit the Sisters in Stamping blog to see more boxes.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Product List

Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807] $11.50	Mini Paper Pumpkin B0 X [153069] $7.50	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $7.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155776] $8.75	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $8.75
Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613] $8.75	Pale Papaya 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155668] $8.75	Polished Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155710] $8.75
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

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Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm here today to share a card using a card sketch for the crafty challenge blog hop. I love using card sketches when creating if I don't have a lot of time or if I am just not feeling the creative juices flowing within me.

I really like this sketch because it is different than I usually do as far as layouts go. So it was fun to make something a little different. I am going to be totally up front and honest with you. Remember the cards from Sunday's Sisters in Stamping challenge that used one 6x6 piece of designer paper? Well, I didn't clean up from that mess  yet so when I went to create today's card I decided to go with what I already had out. Yep, I created another little challenge for myself.

I must say, I love how this turned out. I hope you do too. The only stamp on the card is the sentiment. I colored just the thank you for the outside, but if you look below, I stamped the entire sentiment on the inside.  The flowers and cute little bees are all cut right from designer paper. How is that for quick and easy?

Using the in color Stampin' Write markers, I colored the sentiment two different colors to add more dimension. Using the markers is so great to give you multiple colors without too much fuss.

I've really been having fun decorating the inside of the cards, even if it is just a quick piece of designer paper because it just finishes the card off. Doesn't it look nicer this way? You bring a little bit of the outside to the inside.

Product List

Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) [155034] $20.00	Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807] $11.50	2021–2023 In Color 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock Pack [155642] $12.75
Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231] $7.75	2021–2023 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [155639] $15.00	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $7.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00

6x6 One Sheet Wonder

Hello Stamping Friends,

Hope all is well. This week with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing with you some cards made using a 6x6 one sheet wonder template. I had so much fun creating the cards and I love how they turned out. Using the template definitely makes creating a lot easier because your layouts are already started for you.

Here are the four cards you can make from using one 6x6 sheet of designer paper. I used the Pansy Petal Designer Series paper that is actually 12x12, but I cut one 6x6 piece to make these cards. So with that being said, you can actually make 16 cards using one sheet of a full 12x12 sheet of paper. That's pretty awesome if you ask me.

I honestly can't decide which one I like the best. Which one is your favorite of the four?  Below you will find the template that Sister in Stamping, Debbie Naylor made for us to use as our guide. If you wanted to split the A pieces you can even make 5 cards. Also, as you will see with my cards, you can get completely different looks because Stampin' Up! has double sided designer series paper. I used one side on two cards and then the other side on the remaining two cards. This gives us even more versatility. 

The card below uses both A pieces. I also cut one pansy and a few leaves from another sheet of designer paper in the pack to use as an accent on this card. For the greeting, I used the in-color markers to just ink up the Hello instead of the full greeting, "a happy Hello to you." And I stamped it twice. What's better than one hello? Two hello's. LOL

The next card used the D cut piece of paper. I thought this was going to be the most challenging one for me since I wasn't using a stamp set that had any images and only greetings, but I must say, I think I love it. I decided to use an embossing folder and it does the trick of pulling it together perfectly. 

The card below uses the B piece of paper. Again, I was challenged because I didn't choose a set that had any images to stamp with. However, I got a little creative and used the in-color markers again to give my greeting a little more variety and colored the words in three different colors that coordinated with the designer paper. I love the ribbon on this card and feel like it gave the card the perfect finished look. I just "ruffled" the ribbon after using some tear n tape along the seam of where the designer paper ended.

This card uses the C piece of paper. I also used the in color markers on the greeting for this card. It changes the look of the finished card so much. To fill in the white space I was left after stamping the greeting, I added a nice twist of ribbon and attached it with a brad. I'm so excited that we have brads again. I've been using them up.

So there you have it. Four cards from one 6x6 sheet of designer paper. Are you inspired? I think I will be offering this as a class soon, so keep watch for it.

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more one sheet wonder inspiration.

Product List

Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) [155034] $20.00	Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807] $11.50	2021–2023 In Color 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock Pack [155642] $12.75
Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231] $7.75	2021–2023 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [155639] $15.00	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $7.00
Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155615] $7.00	Round & Square Brads [155570] $7.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $9.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $7.50
Paper Snips [103579] $10.00