Stamping Sunday Blog Hop Small Gifts and Tags

Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for November, hosted by Sara Levin and for this month the design team will be showcasing the theme 'Small Gifts and Tags' in our projects. The list of participants will be at the end of this blog.

Today's projects are a Mini Christmas Paper Pumpkin Box and two Christmas gift tags using the Whimsical Trees Bundle, Gingerbread Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Playful Alphabet Dies and lots of other different types of Stampin' Up! products from the Mini and Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue. 

The Mini Paper Pumpkin gift box is great for all of those yummy treats at Christmas time and it's food safe as well. I've used the emboss resist technique for the snow flakes stamps which is from the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set in the Annual Catalogue. The colours I've used are Soft Succulent and Cinnamon Cider Ink with the Blending Brush. 

I added a gift tag to the gift box using the large die from the Tailor Made Tags Dies, adding ink in the same colours as above mentioned through out my projects. The sentiment is stamped off three times in Cinnamon Cider Ink to give it a vintage feel. 

The addition of the boarder piece die-cut from the Gingerbread Dies in Basic White Cardstock and I added a little Cinnamon Cider Ink to the piece. 

I've used the iridescent foil snowflakes which are from the Wonderful Snowflakes and layered with the trio of Christmas Trees Dies. I love the new white Classic Matte Dots which will be available in the Mini Stampin' Up! January to June 2022 Catalogue.

I've created two Christmas gift tags which complement nicely with the gift box and I've used the same colours and techniques. 

The first gift tag I've used the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and the greeting stamped in Cinnamon Cider Ink and is from the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set. I just love this so much! I've combined the Linen Thread and White Faux Linen Ribbon to the tag 

For the second tag I've used the Playful Alphabet Dies and Adhesive Sheets. I've added Cinnamon Cider Ink with a Blending Brush and applied ink to a strip of Basic White Cardstock using the Ombre technique. The greeting is layered on a smaller die-cut tag from the Tailor Made Tags Dies. I also splattered Cinnamon Cider Ink using the Stampin' Blend and flick ink against the lid to the Cardstock.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr
3.	Tami Hewlett
4.	Jay Soriano
5.	Vicki Boucher
6.	Cheryll Miller

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop As the Season Turns

 Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for October, hosted by Sara Levin and for this month the design team will be showcasing the theme 'As the Season Turns' in our projects. The list of participants will be at the end of this blog.

Today's projects are a handmade birthday card and 3D Mini Paper Pumpkin Box using Stampin' Up! products from the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2021 - 2022. I've used the beautiful Artistically Inked Bundle which is a favourite of mine and it's been awhile since I last used this bundle. I was totally inspired by the lovely Tammi Hewlett with her beautiful Artistically Inked projects which she created for the Artisan Design Team earlier this year. I just had to CASE her Mini Paper Pumpkin Box. 

The season is certainly turning here in Melbourne, Australia it's Spring now and there's so many stunning flowers in their abundance. The smell of fresh flowers brightens up my day when I go for a walk with my family. The days are getting longer too with daylight savings started last weekend for us in the Southern Hemisphere.

Fun Fold Birthday Card

I love creating this type of fun fold card, I've made a few this year and it's my daughter's birthday coming up later on this month. Her favourite colours are shades of purples and blues, so I've used Gorgeous Grape and Pacific Point with a little of Night of Navy Ink. 

Anything is possible with the stamps from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set, I just love to create with this stamp set so much! I've used the unique watercolor stamp for the background panels by stamping off so the image is light and I can always add more colour as I go. Using the Blending Brush I've lightly added ink to the panel giving it an Ombre look.

To create the flower images from the stamp set, I've used the Stamparatus and applied ink using the Blending Brush. It's best to start off light and then you can always add more ink as you go. I love this technique as you can achieve different shades with the one colour. The larger flower I've added a little of Night of Navy ink to give it more detail and depth.

For the front panel and base layer for the flowers. I've used the large scalloped stitched die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and added Gorgeous Grape ink with the Blending Brush.

The detailed flower die-cut image is in Basic White and sits nicely over the large blue flower. The greeting and smaller flowers finish off the card. I wanted to add some embellishments and the Pastel Pearls in shades of Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather was perfect! Plus it's my daughter's middle name Pearl.

                                                                    Measurements

Card Base - Thick Basic White Cardstock -  

Cut at 21cm x 14.9cm

Score and fold at 5.5cm, 8.5cm, 12.5 and 15.5cm

Panels - Basic White Cardstock -

Cut two at 14.4cm x 5cm each

Cut middle piece at 14.4cm x 3.5cm

3D Mini Paper Pumpkin Box

The white Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes are perfect for gift giving and they are food safe as well. They come in a pack of ten and are easy to put together and don't need adhesive. 

Starting with the bottom layer in Gorgeous Grape Cardstock and layering a panel in Basic White Cardstock. Using Gorgeous Grape ink I've stamped the watercolor stamp multiple times and added ink with the Blending Brush. 

The images of the flowers are the same as the card, using the same technique with the Blending Brushes and Stamparatus. The larger flower has more darker blues using more Night of Navy ink. 

The detailed dies from the Artistic Dies are in Basic White Cardstock layered underneath the stamped images and White Glittered Organdy Ribbon. I've added more of the Pastel Pearls and lots of Clear Wink of Stella to create lots of shimmer to the box. 

I didn't add a greeting to the Mini Paper Pumpkin Box as I think it looks nice as a keep sake box and it will be perfect for my daughter to place her jewellery inside the box.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr
3.	Tami Hewlett
4.	Cheryll Miller
5.	Mikaela Titheridge
6.	Anne Marie Hile
7.	Jay Soriano
8.	Vicki Boucher

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop All Stitched Up

 Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for July, hosted by Sara Levin and for this month the design team will be showcasing the theme 'Stitched' in our projects. The list of participants will be at the end of this blog.

Today's projects is a handmade card and 3D Mini Paper Pumpkin Box using Stampin' Up! products from the Annual Catalogue for 2021 - 2022. I've used the Pierced Blooms Dies as my main focal point plus adding the Stitched So Sweetly and Floral Heart Dies.

I love anything that has some sort of stitching for my projects, it just gives that extra special touch! Both the card and Mini Paper Pumpkin Box are very similar and are perfect as a gift set to someone special. I've just changed the layout of the flowers and leaves.

Card and Mini Paper Pumpkin Box

When it comes to creating quite a few die cuts I like to use a half sheet of Cardstock in this case Shimmery White and Watercolor Paper. I add a wash of water with using the wide brush tip of the Water Painter and then apply coloured ink. Sometimes I like to mix in the similar colours or even create light and dark with the same colour.

The colours for the flowers are Petal Pink, Blushing Bride and a little of Polished Pink Ink. For the leaves I've used Mint Macaron, Soft Succulent and a little of Evening Evergreen Ink. Then I'll die cut out the pieces. I used Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum for the leaves.

To create some dimension to the flowers I've used the Bone Folder to curl the petals and the Stampin' Pierce Mat with the Take Your Pick Tool by creating a circular motion with the Stylus.

The card base is Thick Basic White Cardstock with a panel of Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper This DSP is on sale from 1st July until 2nd August 2021 with 15% discount. There are a total of 9 Designer Series Paper on sale, more details below and on my online store. I've used the Mint Macaron and white stripes DSP for my background panel.

The layout is on a Shimmery White die cut piece using the largest die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and I've added a Mint Macaron wash with the Water Painter. 

The greeting is from Create With Friends Stamp Set, stamped in Soft Succulent and fussy cut out. It's layered out the stitched label die from Floral Heart Dies. I've added a few of the Mint Macaron Genial Gems to the card.  

The Mini Paper Pumpkin Box is almost the same as the card except I've added the cute paper bow from the Pierced Blooms Dies and there are no Gems on the box. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr
3.	Cheryll Miller
4.	Mikaela Titheridge
5.	Vicki Boucher
6.	Jay Soriano

If you live in Australia and would like to purchase any of the above mentioned Stampin' Up! products, please visit my online store here.

Here is the list of Designer Series Paper which is on sale with 15% off discount and is available for purchase from my online store.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Melbourne, Australia.