3" x 3" Note Cards in a Box

Do you like to give small gifts?  Are you fascinated by miniature items?  Here’s a project for you to make that is small and thoughtful! 

Stamps:

* Cactus Cuties Bundle (158058)

Inks:

* Evening Evergreen (155576)

* Bumblebee (153116)

* Cajun Craze (147085

Paper:

* Basic White (159276)  5 pieces cut 2-1/2” X 2-1/2”, 4 pieces cut 2-3/4” X 2-3/4” and a small scrap to stamp and punch the pots for the cactus stamps.

* So Saffron (105118)  5 pieces cut 2-3/4” X 2-3/4”

* Evening Evergreen (155574)  1 piece cut 3” X 3” and 4 pieces cut 3” X 6” and scored in half at 3”.

* Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (DSP) (155841) Cut a strip of the Mossy Meadow and  Bumblebee tree paper to 2” X 8-12”

Accessories:

* Pebbles Enamel Shapes (158141)

* 3-1/8” X 3-1/8” Acetate Card Boxes (150428)

* Baker’s Twine Essentials pack (155475)  cut a piece of the Crumb Cake twine 6” long and tie in a small bow.

* Stampin’ Dimensionals

* Your choice of Glue: Liquid Glue, or Stampin’ Seal

Instructions:

1. Cut, fold and score the 4 pieces of 3” X 3” Evening Evergreen
2. Glue a piece 2-3/4” X 2-3/4” So Saffron cardstock to the front of each folded card and to the single 3” X 3” Evening Evergreen piece.
3. On your scrap piece of Basic White, stamp the pot with the horizontal lines 5 times using Cajun Craze ink.
4. Punch out the pots using the Cactus Punch.
5. On four of the Basic White 2-1/2” X 2-1/2” pieces stamp the large 3 leaf design stamp using Evening Evergreen.  Use one of the stamped and punched pots to position where you want to stamp the cactus.
6. In the upper right corner stamp the word “HELLO” using Bumblebee ink.
7. On the 5th piece of 2-1/2” X 2-1/2” Basic white stamp “JUST A NOTE” at the top of the white piece.
8. Adhere the stamped and punched pots underneath the stamped cactus on all 5 pieces using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
9. Adhere the 4 “HELLO: stamped pieces to the 4 folded card fronts on top of the So Saffron cardstock.
10. Adhere the “JUST A NOTE” piece to the So Saffron piece on top of the single layer of 3” X 3” Evening Evergreen cardstock.
11. On the remaining 4 Basic White 2-3/4” X 2-3/4” pieces stamp “hope your day IS ON POINT at the top using Cajun Craze ink
12. Stamp the flower stamp at the bottom using Bumblebee ink and the 5-leaf stamp using Evening Evergreen.  (See photo for placement)
13. Adhere the stamped pieces to the inside of the card. 
14. Adhere the Pebbles enamel shapes, one of each color, as shown in the photos. 
15. Cut your strip of DSP as instructed.
16. Assemble the card box.
17. Wrap the strip of DSP around the card box creasing at the corners and adhere it together in the back.  HINT:  don’t make it too tight in case you want to slip it off.
18. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the single stamped “JUST A NOTE” piece to the center of the front of the DSP strip on the box.
19. Put the 4 folded cards inside the box.

20. Refer to the photos for help.

ENJOY!

I hope you like this cute project by Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Kim Innis.

Cathy  ;D

Crazy Card Chics January Cards

These are the cards that were included in the January 2022 set of Crazy Card Chics Card Kits To Go.  Hope you find some inspiration here for your own cards. 

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NOTE:  Some of these designers have posted information showing ingredients and assembly instructions on the Crazy Card Chics Facebook Page.  Visit Crazy Card Chics (formerly Rose Hill Stamp Camp) | Facebook.  If you're not yet a member, simply ask to join -- it's free and we would love to welcome you to the group!

Cathy :D

2022 Mini Desktop Calendar with Post-It Note Pad (Crazy Card Chics January Project)

Yup . . . I actually made two separate projects for January's Crazy Card Chics card kits to go.  This one is a great little desktop calendar that takes minimal space and features a bonus Post-It note pad!  

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Calendar front (when closed) and inside

Thanks to Heather Forgan for sharing this great design.  Visit Magic In This Night desktop calendar and sticky note pad – Stamp with Nellie to see Heather's creation.

Materials

NOTE:  Unless otherwise indicated, all materials are by Stampin' Up!

* Shaded Spruce Card Stock: 11" x 4-1/4", scored at 3" and 5-1/2" (card base)

Front (top panel)

* White Card Stock: 4" x 2-1/4"

* Just Jade Card Stock: 3-3/4" x 2", embossed with Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder

* White Card Stock: about 3-1/4" x 1-1/4" (cut with Rectangle Stitched Die)

* Stamp from my stash** was stamped with black ink

Front (bottom panel)

* White Card Stock: 4" x 2-3/4"

* Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper ("DSP"): 3-3/4" x 2-1/2"

* 3" x 2-1/4" mini calendar pad from Taylored Expressions (www.tayloredexpressions.com)

Inside

* White Card Stock: 5-1/4" x 4"

* Expressions in Ink DSP: 3-3/4" x 3-1/4"

* 3" x 3" Post-It Note Pad

** Visit Crazy Card Chics (formerly Rose Hill Stamp Camp) | Facebook for additional information regarding stamp used.

Assembly

Inside

1. Adhere 5-1/4” x 4” white card stock to inside of card.

2. Adhere 3-3/4” x 3-1/4” DSP 1/8” from bottom of white card stock.

3. Adhere Post-It Note Pad as shown in photo below.

Front (top panel)

4. Adhere 4” x 2-1/4” white card stock to top panel.

5. Emboss Just Jade card stock and adhere over white.

6. Cut 3-1/4" x 1-1/4" rectangle out of White card stsock, and stamp sentiment.  Use foam tape or hexagons to adhere over Just Jade card stock.

Front (bottom panel)

7. Adhere 4” x 2-3/4” white card stock to bottom panel.

8. Adhere DSP over white card stock.

9. Adhere calendar pad as shown.

Here's a short video showing how the calendar was assembled.

Hope you enjoy this project!

Cathy  ;D

Wishing you a Beautiful Day Greeting Card (Crazy Card Chics January 2022)

Crazy Card Chics (formerly Rose Hill Stamp Camp) is back in action with monthly card kits to go.  We haven't given up on the hope of going back to live stamp camps at some point, but we haven't yet found a suitable new location . . . and to be honest, with the current upsurge in COVID (Omicron) we're not all quite ready to go back to live stamping events.

So this is my card for January's card kits to go.

Front & inside
Click on image for closer look.

This card is slightly larger than the usual A2 card -- it's from a card making kit featured in Stampin' Up!'s 2021 January-June Mini Catalog (now retired), and the size is 6-1/4" x 4-1/4", with coordinating envelopes that measure 6-1/2" x 4-1/2".  No additional postage is required to mail this size.

Materials (all items by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise indicated)

Card Base

* Dandy Garden Memories & More Cards & Envelopes**

Paper for front

* Mossy Meadow Card Stock: 5-1/8” x 3-1/8”

* Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper** (Bumblebee color designs): 5” x 3”

* White Card Stock: 4-3/4” x 2-3/4”

* Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper: scraps for butterflies

Paper for inside

* Bumblebee Card Stock: 6” x 4”

* White Card Stock: 5-3/4” x 3-3/4”

* Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (“DSP”): scrap for butterfly

Stamps from my stash ***

Ink

* Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad

* Black Ink ***

Accessories and Tools

* Brilliant Wings Dies (butterflies)

** Stampin’ Up! retired items (featured in January-June 2021 Mini Catalog)

*** Visit Crazy Card Chics (formerly Rose Hill Stamp Camp) | Facebook for additional information re stamps and ink.  Not yet a member of this Facebook Group?  Just ask to join and we'll happily welcome you into our group!

Assembly

Front

1. Center and adhere Mossy Meadow card stock to card front.

2. Adhere Bumblebee patterned paper over card stock.

3. Stamp Splattered Background on 4-3/4” x 2-3/4” white card stock with Bumblebee ink; stamp sentiment with black ink.  Adhere over patterned paper.

4. Use Brilliant Wings dies to cut two small and two large butterflies from Beauty of the Earth DSP.  Apply a thin line of liquid glue or glue dots to centers of the two small butterflies and one of the large butterflies, and adhere to card front as shown.

Inside

5. Adhere Bumblebee card stock to inside of card.

6. Adhere plain white card stock over Bumblebee.

7. Apply a thin line of liquid glue or glue dots to center of remaining large butterfly and adhere to inside.

That's it!  The most time-consuming part of this card was cutting 40 sets of butterflies for the card kits and finished cards.  Cutting the rest of the pieces parts and actually assembling the card took almost no time at all!

NOTE:  Since the card bases and envelopes used to make this card are no longer available, the card could easily be adapted to a regular A2-sized card by simply changing a few measurements and then covering the card front with designer series paper.

Alternatively, Stampin' Up! has the same size cards featuring a new design in the current Annual Catalog (Hand-Penned Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, item #155501, $10).  And in the new 2022 January-June Mini Catalog, Stampin' Up! is featuring a new cards & envelopes pack which includes ten cards of this size, plus ten 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" cards (see Heart & Home Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, item #157958, $10).

Click on image for closer look.

I hope you enjoy this design!

Cathy  ;D

Elegant Gift Card Holder (Stamp Camp North)

Today's card is actually a gift card holder that we made at my table at Stamp Camp North this past Saturday.  It's easy-peasy and creates a very nice presentation for a gift card.
 

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I really like this card because it's quick and easy to make, and all you need to do is add a gift card for a perfect gift!  The paper is so elegant and the sentiment so simple that it can be used for any occasion (i.e., birthday, graduation, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, or even wedding).

Many thanks to Mary Knabe for sharing this design.  Visit Daffodil Afternoon Gift Card Holder & More - Stampin' Peace (stampinpeace.com) to see Mary's design, along with a video showing how it was assembled.

A few alternate versions showing different placement of "celebrate"

Materials:

• Basic Black card stock: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (base)
• Basic Gray card stock: 5-1/4" x 4", embossed with Hammered Metal embossing folder (first layer)
• Basic Black card stock: 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" (second layer)
• Simply Elegant 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series Paper ("DSP"): 12" x 3", scored at 4" from each end)
• Silver Foil card stock: about 4" x 1-1/2" ("celebrate")
• Basic White card stock: 3-3/4" x 2-3/4" (inside)
• Label Me Lovely Punch (inside, notch in gift card pocket)
• Celebrate You Dies (Stampin' Up! retired)
• Hammered Metal Embossing Folder
• Adhesives: Liquid Glue, Tape Runner

Assembly:

1. Emboss and adhere Basic Gray card stock to black card base.
2. Center and adhere 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" Black card stock to Basic Gray card stock.
3. Fold DSP away from score lines, folding one flap over the other.  Use a bone folder to smooth and even out edges.
4. Use punch to cut a notch in the top center of the first panel.
5. Run a thin line of liquid glue along inside left and bottom edge of first panel; fold down over center panel to create gift card pocket.
6. Adhere 3-3/4" x 2-3/4" White card stock to inside of remaining panel.  Now you have a card with a gift card pocket on the left and a place to write a note on the right.
7. Close card and apply adhesive to back of card; adhere to 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" Black card stock.
8. Use die to cut "celebrate" from Silver Foil; adhere to front with liquid glue.

Inside

. . . and . . . (drum roll) . . . tada!!!  You're finished!

Hope you enjoy this project!

Cathy  ;D

Useful Stampin' Up! Tools Used Differently!

Hi, folks!  This year I'm starting a new thing on my blog.  I have been a member of an online group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators for several years now.  It's a great group from which I get lots of inspiration and ideas for classes and stamp camps, as well as Stampin' Up! product "how-tos."  Each month members are invited to write articles for a subgroup, the Newsletter Co-op.  Writing articles for the Co-op allows the authors to share articles written by other Co-op members.  These articles often contain great "Quick-Tips" and information about how to use Stampin' Up! products, instructions for new techniques, or new project designs, and many of them include detailed instructions.  So . . . this is the first in a series of articles I plan to intersperse among my regular posts.  I hope you enjoy them!

USEFUL TOOLS USED DIFFERENTLY!

So, what is a useful tool?  In the Stampin’ Up! world we have many tools to help us with our stamping projects:  paper snips, paper cutter, Stamparatus, and small tools such as the bone folder, Take Your Pick tool, grid paper, etc.  Today I want to talk about ways that I use the bone folder and Take Your Pick tool for non-stamping purposes.

Bone Folder.  I have a part time job in the office of a church in Cincinnati.  Once a week I send out a SNAIL MAIL newsletter to church members who do not have internet or smart phones.  This requires folding, stuffing envelopes and mailing.  Plus, I also print and fold bulletins for Sunday worship.  One day, as I was folding a bunch of things to mail and distribute, I had a sudden flash:  I could bring in a bone folder and make folding easier and crisper!  Well, hallelujah!  There is nothing prettier than a neatly folded letter or bulletin that lays flat when you open it!  I thought I was brilliant to think of that idea.  So now I use a bone folder not only for folding, but also as a letter opener when my office letter opener goes wandering. True, it’s not quite as neat in opening mail, but it certainly gets the job done quickly.

Take Your Pick Tool.  After my bone folder made an appearance in my office, I decided that the Take Your Pick Tool might also come in handy, and it has!  I have used the flat blade for opening the prongs of staples to remove them from paper, then flip over the paper and use the flat blade under the staple to pull out—very handy if someone has rifled your desk and your staple puller has disappeared.  I have also used the flat blade to turn small screws when I need to replace batteries in a mouse or my computer.  The putty end is great for picking up small items off the floor like small bits of paper, stray staples, even small food items when you’re messy.  The paper piercer has come in handy to poke a hole in a stack of paper for a metal brad to hold papers together as well as poking a hole in a cork bulletin board when a tack pin won’t make a hole.  (I won’t mention the time I accidentally poked a small hole in my desk!)  And the scoring tool...what can I say? If a thicker piece of paper or envelope won’t fold, just score it with a ruler and the scoring tool option and fold away!  What about the die brush tool, you ask?  Well, it gets lint off your clothes very quickly, just make sure to use a light touch, so you don’t snag anything.

I hope these little hints have shown you how versatile these tools can be and not just for stamping projects!

Enjoy!

(Submitted by Kim Innis)

New Stampin' Up! Catalogs Go Live Today!!!

Merchandise from the new January-June 2022 Mini Catalog and January-February 2022 Sale-a-Bration Brochure is now available for purchase!  Click on the images above or in the column to the right to view these publications online (scroll to the bottom of the page for links to all current catalogs).

During the Sale-a-Bration promotion (today through February 28) . . .   

* Earn free merchandise for every minimum $50 order.

* Earn an extra stamp set (in addition to other host benefits) for hosting a minimum $300 Stampin' Up! party (or virtual party).

* Join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator to receive $125 worth of merchandise for $99, plus two free stamp sets.

Notes:
* $50 minimum is before shipping and taxes and is not cumulative, meaning that the $50 must be included on one order (i.e., two separate orders totalling $50 do not earn free merchandise).

* Two of the items in the brochure require a minimum $100 order.
* The brochure also includes a free stamp set for a minimum $300 order -- a perfect gift for hosting a Stampin' Up! party or virtual party (in addition to other host benefits).

Happy New Year!

 

Best wishes to you for a wonderful new year!

Note that I've updated my Upcoming Events and Current Promotions pages to reflect what's going on this month.

Click on the links above to visit those pages.  I've got a pretty busy schedule in January, so hopefully, I'll see you (either live or virtually) at one or more of these upcoming events!

In the meantime, if you're in the metro Denver area, I hope you're enjoying the snow and cold weather out there!  Looks winter has finally begun!

Cathy  ;D