Beautiful Coffee Treat Pouch Gift using the FOREVER GREENERY SUITE

It's finally Craft Show season here in Pennsylvania!!  I've been working on some new ideas for my event at the end of the month.  This quick and easy project is a Coffee Treat Pouch.  I made it using the FOREVER FERN stamp set and coordinating dies.  The pouches were made using the beautiful FOREVER GREENERY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER.  Amazing!!  Get yourself a few packs.  The stamp set, although I did not use it with this project contains beautiful leafy images.  I will post some of my card creations at the end of this video.  My favorite part of this suite is the dies.  These amazingly intricate dies cut out with ease and add so much to your projects. The color palette uses Garden Green, Just Jade, Pear Pizzazz, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Soft Sea Foam.  Now that's a lot of GREEN! I used NESCAFE Latte Caramel Packets I found on Amazon.

Nescafe Latte Caramel Coffee Packets

For this project, I used a 6in by 6in piece of DSP for the pouch so you can make four pouches with one 12in by 12in sheet. Placing the paper on the SIMPLY SCORED SCORING BOARD in the portrait position, score your paper at 1-3/4in. Rotate your paper 180 degrees and score at 1-3/4in again.  Along the bottom of the paper, score at 1/2in.

For the embellishment on the front, I cut out greenery in PRETTY PEACOCK, PEAR PIZZAZZ and GOLD GLIMMER PAPER.  For the label on the front I used the LAYERED WITH KINDNESS stamp set and coordinating punches (LABEL ME PRETTY and LABEL ME LOVELY).  I used PEAR PIZZAZZ for the larger label and WHISPER WHITE for the smaller one.  I used the "For My Friend" sentiment in PEAR PIZZAZZ but there are other options.  

The video tutorial below shows how the project came together.  I'll let you know how well they sell for me.  Watch for a CRAFT FAIR REVIEW blog post at the end of the month.

Here are a few of my card designs using the FOREVER GREENERY SUITE.

Thanks again for checking out my blog.  If you have any questions about this project or anything else Stampin Up related, please email me at blreed@comcast.net.  Products used in this blog post are available in my online store.

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Happy Stamping,

Barb Reed

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Having Fun with some CUTE FRUIT

Have you seen the CUTE FRUIT STAMP SET?  It's adorable.  If you looked in the annual catalog, you'd never find it.  It's in this great new publication, called The Beginner's Brochure.  It's a small catalog that was created for beginning stampers or stampers just looking for a quick and easy project.

The images are so cute and fun and it's so easy to make a colorful, happy card.  The best part is that there are little faces that you can stamp on your fruit.  How else would they be so cute? They also sell the stamps as part of a set that also includes an acrylic block, Whisper White cardstock and an assortment of Classic Stampin' Spots.  A perfect set for a beginner to have great success with their very first project.

For my card, I pulled out many of my favorite BRIGHTS.  I used a GRANNY APPLE GREEN card base cut at 8-1/2in by 5-1/2in, scored at 4-1/4in.  I used a fun technique to make the panel on the front of the card.  I cut a piece of Whisper White at 3in by 4in. I then took an acrylic block just a bit larger than the panel and covered the face of it with GRANNY APPLE GREEN INK.  I then took a mister and sprayed water on the block to make some water droplets.  I then placed it down on the cardstock panel. I let it rest a minute until the panel was covered in ink. Then I dried it using my HEAT TOOL.  For the splatters, I used my GRANNY APPLE GREEN BLEND and flicked the ink using the cap on the brush tip side. I "roughed up" the edges a bit with my bone folder to give it more dimension.  Using TOMBOW, I adhered the panel to the front of my card as shown.  I then stamped the fruit and fussy cut them out with my PAPER SNIPS.  The colors I used were MAGENTA MADNESS and GRANNY APPLE GREEN for the watermelon, CRUSHED CURRY and GRANNY APPLE GREEN for the pineapple and DAFFODIL DELIGHT and SOFT SUEDE for the banana.  Don't forget the little smiley face using TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK. For the sentiment, I used a strip of WHISPER WHITE cardstock cut at 3in by 1/4in.

For my 3D item, I made a cute little hand sanitizer box.  As you all know, hand sanitizer has become a hot commodity due to the pandemic.  For a while, I couldn't even find any.  Now that things have settled a bit, I was able to by some Watermelon Lemonade mini hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works ONLINE. 

 

To start, you will need a piece of MELON MAMBO cardstock cut at 3-3/4in by 6in. On the LONG side, score at 1in, 2-3/4in, 3-3/4in and 5-1/2in.  On the SHORT side score at 1in. I then take my 2in CIRCLE PUNCH and cut a curved section out of the large panel that is between the two 1in-wide panels.  After trimming, your box should look like this template below.

To decorate the box, I took an 8in by 11-1/2in piece of WHISPER WHITE card stock and make my own "CUTE FRUIT DSP."  I used MELON MAMBO and GRANNY APPLE GREEN ink for the watermelons.  I used DAFFODIL DELIGHT and SOFT SUEDE for the bananas and lemons and CALYPSO CORAL for the oranges.  I stamped the SMILE sentiment using TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK. I randomly stamped the images all over the cardstock.  It's really fun making your own designer series paper.  Here's what mine ended up looking like.  I cut the cardstock into 2in strips to use on my boxes.

After wrapping the 2in strip around the box, I finished the product with a 1in circle for a tag with the "you're one in a melon" sentiment in MELON MAMBO ink.  The tag was tied on using the POLKA DOT TULLE RIBBON.

The video tutorial below shows how the card and the box comes together.

Thanks as always for visiting my blog.  If you have any questions about the products or the tutorial, please email me at blreed@comcast.net.  

Happy Stamping,

Barb Reed 

The Wexford Stamper

Halloween Fun Week #2 Hand Sanitizer Holder

August is almost over, the kids are back in school and the world is now focused on Halloween, at least here in York, Pennsylvania.  The excitement and celebration surrounding this holiday compares to that of Christmas.  When I first moved to York, I was a bit confused by all the Halloween celebrations but I've come to enjoy them and look forward to handing out goodies to my friends, students, and neighborhood trick or treaters.  Today's project again uses the adorable yet creepy MONSTER BASH SUITE.  We will be making a hand sanitizer holder for the mini bottles available at Bath & Bodyworks.

In the video below, I make the CREEPY box.  To start I use a piece of BASIC BLACK card stock cut at 2in by 11in.  On the long side, I score at 1/2in, 1-1/2in, 3-1/2in, 4-1/2in, 6-1/2in, 7-1/2in and 8-1/2in.  I use my bone folder and crease all the score lines except the 6-1/2in, I am using that to mark where the flap adheres.  I also have three panels of DSP cut at 1-3/4in by 2-3/4in, 1-3/4in by 2-1/4in, and 1-3/4in by 1-3/4in.  Watch the video to see how easily this project comes together.  

If you have any questions about this or any project on my blog, please don't hesitate to email me or message me.  If you are interested in any of the products shown in my projects, you can go to my online store to purchase them.  Just click below.

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Thanks again and Keep Stamping,

Barb Reed

The Wexford Stamper

blreed@comcast.net

Beautiful Lidded Box using the Magnolia Lane Suite

The Magnolia Lane Suite in the brand new Stampin' Up Annual Catalog offers so many possibilities for scrapbooking, card making and 3D projects.

The card samples from my last blog post used the beautiful large magnolia image.  But there are so many more possibilities with this stamp set and paper. Here are a few more card samples made using this suite.

This month is the first month I am offering the opportunity to make a scrapbook page layout after we finish our cards at the Stamp of the Month club event.  I used to scrapbook frequently and I have large books lining the bookshelf.  But my kids are grown and I only occasionally put an album together these days.  I was a little nervous about the project, but with the paper and embellishments offered in this suite, it was really easy.  Here's my layout.  Just look at the beautiful paper, ribbon and cork embellishments.  Love it.

One of my favorite projects was the Lidded Box.  I loved using the 3D flowers to embellish the lid.  This box is HUUUGE!  Perfect for lots different kinds of goodies.  

To make this box, all you need is a piece of 12 by 12 Designer Series Paper and a piece of 12 by 12 coordinating cardstock.  Starting with the cardstock, use your SIMPLY SCORED SCORING TOOL and score at 4 inches on all four sides.  For the DSP you will need to use a shim so that the lid is snug but not too tight.  You will then score at 1 in and 4 in on all four sides.  Below is a video tutorial for the box and the embellishments on top.

If you have any questions about this or any project on my blog, please don't hesitate to email me or message me.  If you are interested in any of the products shown in my projects, you can go to my online store to purchase them.  Just click below.

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Thanks again and Keep Stamping,

Barb Reed

The Wexford Stamper

blreed@comcast.net

Tea and Biscotti Gift Box using the TEA ROOM SUITE

I've always been a tea drinker.  Even as a teacher, while those around me were consuming shockingly large amounts of coffee, I never developed a taste for the beverage.  Hot tea, cold tea, only tea for me!  So naturally when I spied the TEA ROOM SUITE in the new Stampin Up Annual Catalog, it was an easy sell.  I loved the bundle, with adorable images and sentiments and the coordinating framelits. But the vintage style designer series paper, is easily my favorite product in the suite.  I used this suite for the CARDS & COFFEE class (changed to tea for this class) in August.  I made sure to make some cards and of course a couple of fun 3-D items.  Let's start with the cards.  Here are my samples:

I love the color palette for this card and for the whole suite as a matter of fact.  Colors used on this card are CALYPSO CORAL, POOL PARTY and OLD OLIVE.  I used the TEA ROOM SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER for the background on the card base and the strip down the center of the front.  I also cut out a large scallop using the LAYERING CIRCLE FRAMELIT DIES.

On this card I really tried to show off the beautiful designs on the paper and how amazingly they coordinate.  Here I used POOL PARTY and CAJUN CRAZE.  I stamped the tea cut using MEMENTO INK on watercolor paper, I colored it with POOL PARTY INK, using an AQUAPAINTER.  Really love how it turned out.

  On this card, I tried to move away from the suite's palette to show the set's versatility.  The card base is BLUEBERRY BUSHEL, one of the new INCOLORS.  I then took two small WHISPER WHITE panels and stamped two different images using the BLUEBERRY BUSHEL INK.  I cut out the scallop and the tea cup using the coordinating SPOT OF TEA FRAMELIT DIES.  I really like this color combination, it would look great in my kitchen. 

My two final projects are 3D items.  First the Tea Bag Holder.

This is a quick and easy project, perfect for a party favor.  The box will hold a Ghirardelli chocolate as well.  I started with a 4 in by 7 1/2 in piece of CALYPSO CORAL cardstock.  Before scoring, I randomly stamped the flower image all over, using CALYPSO CORAL INK.  Then, I used my STAMPIN UP SCORING BOARD, scoring the long side at 3, 3 1/2, 6 1/2, 7 in and the short side at 1/2 in.  I creased all  the score lines using my BONE FOLDER and put a piece of TEAR & TAPE on both of the small flaps, first adhering the side flap, then the bottom.  I used a piece of DSP (2 1/4 in by 2 1/2 in) bordered with a coordinating color, here I used RICH RAZZLEBERRY.  I stamped the sentiment in RICH RAZZLEBERRY on VERY VANILLA card stock and stamped and die cut the flowers and leaves using CALYPSO CORAL AND OLD OLIVE.  

My last project is my favorite.  I love biscotti and couldn't think of a better addition to a tea box gift.  I found these mini biscotti at a local convenience store and the creative juices just started flowing.  

Check out the video tutorial below 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I hope you feel inspired to get creative too.  Contact me if you have any questions.  All the products mentioned on this blog and in the video are available in my online store. Just click below.

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Check back again soon.  The holiday catalog is just around the corner and I will have some great gift ideas.  Take card.  God Bless.

The Wexford Stamper

Barb Reed

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Pretty Kitty Note Cards and Box- The Purrrrr-fect Gift

It's no secret I love cats.  My cat Miles is such a blessing to me.  He is such a loving cuddly boy, I can't imagine our home without him.  I had always been a dog person until one night, out of the blue, my daughter calls from college to tell me that she had found a litter of kittens under the steps at her dorm.  She was keeping one male kitten in the closet in her dorm room and feeding it tuna out of the can.  She was frantic because the RA was forcing her to take it to the animal shelter.  Before I knew it, I was on the road to Susquehanna University to pick up a cat.  I never knew that it would be love at first sight. He has become my crafting buddy.

So when Stampin' Up came out with the PRETTY KITTY stamp set, I was very excited.  I had just gotten the fabulous STAMPIN' BLENDS alcohol markers so I know my coloring would look flawless and vibrant.  With five adorable cat images, the first thing that came to mind was a set of note cards.

 Five different cat images meant five different cards in the set.  The sentiments made it easy to make the notecards for a variety of occasions.  Here are my samples. One is for a birthday.

One for encouragement.

One for friendship.

One to say "hello."

And one to say "sorry."

All five cards use the same colors and design but could easily be changed to suit your personality.  I used a POOL PARTY card base and a 2 in by 4 in strip of TWINKLE TWINKLE designer series paper to make the banner.  BASIC BLACK BAKER'S TWINE and ARTISAN PEARLS were used for embellishment.  I stamped the cat image in MEMENTO BLACK INK on the largest circle of the STITCHED FRAMELIT DIES. The coordinating NIGHT OF NAVY card stock scallop was cut using the LAYERING SCALLOPS FRAMELIT DIES.  

For coloring the cats, I used the SMOKY SLATE, CRUMB CAKE and BRONZE STAMPIN' BLENDS.  These amazing alcohol based marker blend so beautifully, I feel like an artist. I used OLD OLIVE, CALYPSO CORAL, PINK PIROUETTE, MELON MAMBO and DAFFODIL DELIGHT BLENDS to color the other images.  I adhered the scalloped circle to the card front using STAMPIN' DIMENSIONALS and used a GLUE DOT  to adhere the BASIC BLACK bow.  I fell in love with these cards and immediately thought of a friend who would love them too.  So then it was time to make a gift box for the cards and envelopes.  I pulled out my amazing ENVELOPE PUNCH BOARD. I used a piece of 9 in by 9 in card stock.  On the first side I punched and scored at 3 1/2 in and 4 1/2 in.  Then following the score marks, I punched and scored the remaining three sides.  

Check out the video tutorial below to see how to construct the box:

  Here is the finished product.

I used the same designer series paper for the belly band, cutting it into a 2 by 12 in strip.  The circle and scallop used on the front are the same size as the cards.  I used BASIC GRAY card stock for the box and adhered a 5 1/2 in by 4 1/4 in piece of POOL PARTY card stock to the front.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.  I hope you find inspiration for your own projects.  If you are interested in purchasing any of the products mentioned in this blog post, click the link below to go to my online store.

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Please come back soon for more tips and projects.

Happy Stamping,

The Wexford Stamper

Barb Reed