Seasonal Sunday 4

Today I have used the Bright and Beautiful stamp set, I love this set and what made it even better was I earned it for free. We have many ways of earning things for free as a Stampin` Up! demonstrator so why not as me about some great opportunities, as always the email address is mycraftypottingshed@gmail.com

Santa stache - card in a box tutorial

Today I have a tutorial for you to make a fantastic card in a box using Santa stache

Items needed

Santa’s stache stamp set

Mustache framelit

Stars framelit

Beautifully baroque embossing folder

Cherry cobbler – stampin` blendabilities

Whisper white cardstock

A4 Cherry cobbler cardstock

A4 sheet of Early espresso cardstock

Glimmer paper – dazzling diamonds

Cherry cobbler inkpad

Memento ink

Crisp Cantaloupe ink

Aqua painter   

Tombo and/or red tape

Stampin dimensionals

To make the box take a piece of A4 early espresso card stock and score at 7cm, 14cm, 21cm and 28cm down the long side.

Then turn it 90 degrees and score at 7cm on the short side too.

Cut along the 4 score lines up to where it meets the 7cm score line that runs horizontally.

Then on the end piece (the flap) where it`s narrower, cut across from the score line so there is only a lower flap. Then using a piece of red tape along the flap put the box together.

Cut the following from cherry cobbler card and emboss with the beautifully baroque embossing folder.

3 panels 13 x 6cm, 3 panels 6 x 6cm and 1 panel 6 x 20cm. Then using off cuts cut two pieces 1.5cm by 9cm and score at 1cm each end as per photo.

Using tombo glue, stick the pieces inside the box below the top edge of the box, so you won`t see it later.

Then stick an embossed panel on each of the side panels, front and the tall piece of the box facing you. Then cut a piece of whisper white card 21 x 6cm and stick on the rear, so that a greeting can be written here.

Stamp 3 Santa’s using memento ink on to whisper white card and colour in using cherry cobbler blendabilities (I used the light and medium) I then coloured the face using the aqua painter and crisp cantaloupe ink, but of course if you had the skin tone ones you could use them! Then cut out the faces, I know sorry I hate fussy cutting too L

Then use the mustache framelit to cut out 3 from the glimmer paper and stick on with dimensionals.  Then attach the Santa’s on to the box, one on each of the strips and one on the back of the box. If you need to make one higher then cut a piece of cherry cobbler card to make a body

Stamp in Cherry cobbler ink the greeting on to whisper white card and cut out using the stars framelit and stick on to the front flap of the box

Here’s the finished project, hope you liked it and enjoy giving it a try

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Christmas Essentials

I often get asked if I was to pick 5 Essential items from both catalogues that I wouldn’t be without for making Christmas cards, what would they be. I have thought long and hard about this and have managed to whittle it down to just 5. So here are this year’s top five!

1.   Cardstock – I wouldn’t be able to make any Christmas cards without cardstock and the two colours I couldn’t live without for Christmas is Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler

2.   Wondrous wreath stamp bundle with dies – Oh my god I cant tell you how excited I was to see this in the catalogue. How I have longed for a fabby wreath stamp set and when it came with matching framelits too, I was sold!

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3.   Gift Bow die – This die is very versatile as not only can you make bows from it creating fabulous gift packaging, it also doubles up as Santa’s beard and Angels, all very good for the festive period.

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4.   Gift box punch board – I gave a little squeal when I saw this in the catalogue, as yes you can make boxes with the envelope punch board, but so much easier with this new one

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5.   Glimmer paper – It wouldn’t be Christmas without a little sparkle! Our fabulous glimmer paper comes in five colours now dazzling diamonds, red, champagne, gold and silver. Best of all its no mess! The glitter does not come off these stunning papers, which saves me getting told off from him indoors for leaving glitter everywhere!

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