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Double Flip Top Box - Cards Storage

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

Timeless Tulips Slimline Card

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

Forever Gold Poinsettia Merry Christmas Card

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

Pampered Pets and Plaid Tidings

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

Fancy Phrases Well Said

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&q