Hi Guys -
Sorry I am so behind on the Monday Blooms. I have been workin' really hard though! I made 53 new samples last week and I can't wait to share them with you.
I found a series of box and bag patterns on the Demonstrators website. (One of the many reasons to become a Stampin' Up Demonstrator) I printed them all and took the time to make a sample of each one so I could see what they looked like. There were over 15 different patterns and I plan to share them all over the next few weeks.
Okay, I know we are well past Easter, but I guess I still have it on my mind, maybe it is all the candy still sitting around here. This box and bag combo just screams carrot and egg to me. What do you think?
This box is pretty easy to do. You can find the pattern in the right column of the blog, under the Patterns tab. It also lends itself to be a great Holiday gift/ornament or decoration.
THE DIRECTIONS:
1. I cut out the box out of Dusty Durango cardstock and scored on the dotted lines.
2. I stamped It with an old (Retired) SU background that looks like chicken wire. Then folded it up. Only glue one side right now so you can get the ribbon in place.
3. I took Green Galore ribbon and made one large loop, about 3"1/2 to 4", and 4 smaller ones, about 3".the large loop is for hanging it up if you'd like. i then held all the loops tightly together in one hand and tide a piece of the ribbon around the bottom of the loops to hold them together. this knot is large enough to keep the ribbon from coming out of the box.
4. i then placed the ribbon at the top if the box, insert candy or gift if you'd like and the closed up the box using sticky strip.
5. I used an old tag punch to punch the tag out of Pumpkin Pie cardstock. And I used the Well Scripted and the Trendy Trees stamp set. (Trendy Trees is 20% OFF until the end of April)
This Bag isn't hard either.
THE DIRECTIONS:
1. I used the "Egg Bag pattern" and cut it out of Lavender Lace cardstock.
2.I used the Razzle Dazzle stamp set to stamp the background and Rick Razzleberry ink pad and a sponge to ink the edges of the box. then adhered the side of the bag using sticky strip.
3. Using the large oval punch I punched eggs out of the Razzleberry Lemonaide Designer series paper and inked the edges with Crushed Curry and Dusty Darango.
4. I used the tag punch and the Boho Blossoms punch to punch a tag and flowers out of the Razzleberry papers too. I affixed brads in the centers of the flowers.
5. I used some green dot paper from the Sweat Pea designer series paper pack to create grass using the Eyelet border punch.
6. I then adhered all the elements to front and back of the bag. And added a little of the Green Galore ribbon.
My pre-order stamps from the "Summer Mini Catalog" came this week too. I couldn't resist making some stuff with them too. If you are on my mailing list (on my website), you should have already received your new catalog. If not email me and I will get one to you. There is some GREAT NEW stuff in there.
I am totally loving the NEW "Elements of Style" stamp set. Vintage is sooooooo in right now and the NEW "Smooch Spritzers" are so cool. I'm just going to have to get them all. We have 4 colors Gold Glow, Silver Foil, Vanilla Shimmer, and Log Cabin. Here are some examples I made using them.
On the card above I use the New Sliver Foil Smooch Spritz on the background. I will have directions on how to create this card tomorrow.
On this card I used the Gold Glow Smooch on the textured accent piece and rubbed it in a little. It just makes it pop.
This is one of my favorite cards with this stamp set. I used the Gold Smooch on the ivory piece after I had stamped and colored the images. I also used it on the Soft Suede cardstock just over the stamped images, not anywhere else on that piece.
Well I hope this helps you with your Monday blues and gets you inspired to make a Bloom of your own.
Happy Stampin' -
