Stampin' With Michelle Pepper

This is the Double Flip Top Box I taught my Team Members in our September Team Meeting. And I have a video tutorial for you too! The video shows how to construct the box, and I used a different colour scheme in the video. Well, it was my first attempt at using iMovie, so let me know what you think. https://youtu.be/dG_tb5uyTzw One of the first reasons I fell in love with papercrafting, is the ability to transform card stock into gift boxes! Seriously, look at this - this box was made basically from an A4 cardstock and a 12"x12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) pictured below!  Ok, actually, I used about half of a second A4 card stock to hide the flaps by which I adhered the lids on to the bottom of the box. Depending on how you actually decorate the outside of the box, you may have to cut into a third A4 card stock. This is the box when the lid opens up, even the inside is pretty! I first learned how to make these boxes from another Demonstrator Erin Gunson, about 2.5 years ago. I...

Spring is in the air... Did you know that we have a Tulips stamp set and a Tulip punch? You can buy them separately or buy them as a bundle and save 10%. Check out the Timeless Tulips Punch Bundle on my online shop.   If you are a card maker, where do you get your inspiration from? This is how the story goes that resulted in the creation of this card:   Discovered/noticed on 29th August 2020 1) I recognised the tulips foliage in one of my pots in the garden. This was an amazing discovery, because I haven't done anything in the garden for most of this year. And when I discovered that there was actually a bud, I was feeling very blessed that day...And since then I have been watching and monitoring its growth. When I made this card, it was my "therapy" for impatience. I wanted the flower then! So I turned to my stamps, ink and paper. And I can have more than one tulip on my card, and I can have a variety of colours! 2)  Have you noticed that Slimline Cards are all the rage ...

Oh my - Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper! Click here to see the list of supplies I used.   Today's card came together fairly quickly, thanks to the fabulous Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper! No intricate die cutting required because it's all there ready to pop out when you are ready :-) Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper The poinsettia was fussy cut out of the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper - again, how easy is that, no colouring required either because it's all done! The Crumb Cake Plaid paper is a quarter of a 6"x6" sheet of paper (you can view the video I linked to in my previous post ).  Michelle's Top Tip:  To add further interest and texture to the card, I embossed the Whisper White layer with our Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, and then brushed over with the Clear Wink of Stella. I didn't capture it on the photo, but it gives a little sparkle and shine to the layers without competing with all that gold on the card. So what do ya...

This is the Father's Day card that my 9 year old helped me make in the weekend! The supplies list for this card can be viewed by clicking here.   Our Plaid Tidings 6"x6" DSP is a 48 sheets pack (4 each of 12 double sided designs) in plaids of all colours! Plaids are not just for Autumn and Christmas projects though, and in this card I have combined it with the adorable Pampered Pets stamp set to make a fun card for my husband for Father's Day which we celebrated in the weekend in the South Pacific. For a fun fact I just learned, New Zealand is one of 4 countries (Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea) that celebrates Father's Day on the first Sunday in September.  I just love the sentiment from the Pampered Pets stamp set because I think it can be used for a variety of occasions. I might just make up a few more of this cards - in all the different colourways of plaid paper from the Plaid Tidings DSP! Michelle's Top Tips Today: If you look closely, I didn't ...

My first play with the Fancy Phrases stamp set! For the list of supplies I used in these cards, please click here.     How did these cards come together? I can tell you it wasn't a linear process (A then B then C) but a back and forth of "let's do some blue flowers", "oh, I haven't used my old favourite colour Pool Party in a while!", "what DSP do I have?", etc. I was fascinated by my own internal dialogue (ok, possibly spoken out loud) in my creative process. I also spent some time choosing the right sentiments as I had specific people in mind for these cards and specific reasons for sending the cards.  I have used Stampin' Blends to colour the floral images in Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive and a smidgen of Daffodil Delight. The background is Gray Granite patterned papers from the Peony Garden DSP.  The labels were die cut from the Tasteful Label Dies.    Michelle's Top Tip Today: "Celebrating another year of happiness...