Category: Tutorials

Autumnal Thanks

Who loves Autumn and the latter part of the year? I know I do. The colours, the cosy nights, the lead up to Christmas. The Gilded Autumn suite is a great hit of everything that’s gorgeous about that period. With gorgeous copper ribbon, brushed metallics and leafy patterns, the suite screams Autumn before you even read the title of it.

Yesterday, on my Facebook Live, I showed this gorgeous bag. Ideal for thank you gifts, table favours or perhaps treat bags full of goodies. The ribbon keeps the bag closed by wrapping back on itself – no punch holes required. Which means you don’t have to tie / untie it repeatedly either – score!

The bag is a good size too, 6 inches in height by 31/2 wide by 2 inches deep. Plenty of space to fit lots inside. The paper I used on the sample in the photo above is Mint Macaron, with the one in my video made using a Cajun Craze pattern. Both are stunning designs, which is why I chose to showcase them in the way I have.

The fussy cut stitched leaf acts as a tag on the bag, whilst acting as decoration, it doesn’t take away from the gorgeous paper being used. The Stitched Leaves dies are utterly gorgeous and you’ll see them make more appearances on my blog!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Measurements:

  • Designer Series Paper = 111/2 x 10 inches.

Scoring:

  • Long Side (111/2) = 2, 51/2, 71/2 and 11 inches.
  • Short side (10) = 2 and 8 inches.

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Matchbox Library Part 2

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In our last blog post, we made the matchboxes to hold our embellishments – but in their current form, once weighted with goodies, they may fall over and become troublesome. To overcome this and make sure they acted as a desk tidy, I created a container big enough to hold all seven of my boxes neatly and keep them upright.

I didn’t go overboard with decoration on the container as where it is located on my desk means 3 sides aren’t visible, so I went with a simple rainbow of matching colours on the front. The off cuts are the same size as the card behind the letters.

The container has a reinforced front and rear to give extra protection and provide a little extra stability once placed on a desk waiting to be used. I love mine and couldn’t wait to share it with you. Of course, if you wish to add more or less matchboxes, the measurements can be altered to suit!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Colours Used:

Colors

Measurements:

  • A full EU A4 sheet of card stock

Scoring:

  • Long Side: 2 inches on both sides.
  • Short Side: 1, 2, 51/8, 71/8 inches.

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Matchbox Library Part 1

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Today’s project is a special one – the idea came to my head following a struggle with my desk space and a lack of storage for my many embellishments. Prior to making this project, my embellishments were stored in spare stamp cases, but this meant I had less space for stamp sets on my shelves. But I still wanted my embellishments close to hand for quick reference when bringing a project together.

I then decided to see if I could make something suitable, which could fit in a small space on my desk, and keep them in close reach. I didn’t originally intend for these boxes to be like a matchbox, but an accidental ‘slip’ of the scissors turned into a happy surprise.

In the end, I decided to go with the matchboxes as I liked how I could personalise the outer cases into any pattern I wanted. As  the boxes were brought together, they started to remind me of books – so I started to decorate the spine to reflect that of a book.

For the spine, I used Harvest Hellos and the Playful Alphabet dies, popped up with foam adhesive to give a bit of dimension.

I would love to see your versions!

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Colours Used:

Colors

Measurements:

PLEASE NOTE: The measurements below will make seven books as shown in the video:

  • Matchbox Base = 5 x 6 inches
  • Coloured Wrap = 81/2 x 4 inches
  • Decorative Strip = ¾ x 33/4 inches
  • Letter Piece = ¾ x 1 inch

Scoring:

Matchbox Base:

  • Score at 1 inch on all four sides.

Coloured Wrap:

  • Long side (81/2): ½, 31/2, 41/2, 71/2 inches

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Snowflakes One Sheet Wonder

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Gotta love a One Sheet Wonder, you get to make gorgeous cards with beautiful paper and only use a single sheet of it, meaning you have loads left for other projects! The paper in this One Sheet Wonder is from the Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (DSP), it has gorgeous set of colours – nothing too traditional and looks almost inspired by the film, Frozen. Absolutely gorgeous.

To make this One Sheet Wonder, I cut my DSP into three 4 inch strips. Then I cut at every 31/2 inches down each strip resulting in 3 pieces of DSP ready for your card fronts. I backed mine onto a layer of Misty Moonlight and then onto a card base of Thick Whisper White cardstock.

Finally, I added a gorgeous sentiment using Balmy Blue Glimmer paper and finished them off with the Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems. I’m really pleased with the results and have found a very quick way to make customer thank you card for any future shoppers.

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

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Open If you Dare

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I love Halloween and I always love the Halloween suites that Stampin’ Up! releases each year – without fail. This years is even better than last years; the Designer Series Paper (DSP), the embellishments, the glimmer… I love it all!  I also love how it gets me using colours that I don’t often reach for – such as Cajun Craze.

This little box is the right size to house a candle jar from Air Wick, I prefer using these inside pumpkins on Halloween as they contain the flame, are easy to set in and out of the pumpkin and can be used around the home afterwards too.

Inspired by the candle itself, my first version was made using Blackberry Bliss, it co-ordinated well with the DSP pattern I chose and also meant I could switch out the colour and keep all the other elements the same.

I cannot get enough of the embellishments on this box – the Iridescent Pearls, the Black Glimmer paper and the Glittered Organdy Ribbon. They look so good together and make a perfect finish for my box.

Which colour do you prefer?

Best Wishes,
Suzanne

Colours Used:

Colors

Measurements:

  • Cardstock = 63/4 x 91/2 inches
  • Designer Series Paper = 5 pieces of 2 x 2 inches
  • Sentiment Layer 1 = 11/2 x 11/4 inches
  • Sentiment Layer 2 = 11/2 x 1 inches
  • Scrap of Black Glimmer

Scoring:

  • Long Side (91/2): 21/4, 41/2, 63/4, 9 inches
  • Short Side (63/4): 21/4, 41/2 inches