Card In A Box With Come Sail Away - Wow Project

I am so excited to be part of Kylie Bertucci's June Blog Hop! We are an international group of demonstrators all working towards growing our business's and sharing ideas and inspiration along the way.  Thank you so much for joining us!

This card was really fun to make.  Yes, it is a card. It's called a card in a box and folds completely flat to pop into the envelope!

My fabulous team leader Michelle Last showed us how to make this type of card last autumn at a team event using the cute snowmen we had in the Christmas catalogue. I loved it and when I saw the Sail Away Suite in the new Annual catalogue I thought it would look great with the boats sailing in it. The Sail Away stamps and dies have gorgeous matching papers, perfect for this project.

Here is my YouTube Tutorial showing exactly how I made it.

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I have added the new Bakers Twine to the anchor and the "seaweed" to give texture, and the compass needle moves around with the help of the tiny brad.

The back is in Balmy Blue, stamped with the birds and boats, also in Balmy Blue so that the writing for the recipient can easily be seen.

For how to make it, see the video tutorial.  Here are the measurements you will need.

Dimensions

Box 

A4 Night Of Navy card. 

Scored with the long side at the top at:

7cm, 14cm, 21cm, and 28 cm.

Score with the short side at the top at:

7cm.

Cut at 15 cm along the short edge. KEEP the discarded piece of card.

Decorating the box

Balmy Blue card - Cut at 6.5cm x 14.5 cm - round the top two corners.

Designer Series Paper.

1 piece at 6.5 x 14.5 cm rounded at the top two corners (Inside the back of the box)

3 pieces at 6.5 x 6.5 cm rounded at the bottom two corners of each ( Box flaps)

3 pieces at 6.5 x 7.5 cm.  (box sides)

Bridges inside box

From the discarded Night Of Navy card, cut a piece which is 10.5 cm wide, ensuring that the scored 1.5 cm section is on the left. Cut in half at 3 cm so you end up with two pieces with scored ends. 

This type of card is sure to get a Wow! from the recipient and whilst make take a little longer isn't more difficult. It's more fun to make and give than a flat card. Do have a try. I'd love to hear if you like it so please let me know in the comments.

I do hope you like my card. You can start or continue hopping around here, so grab a cuppa, and enjoy!

Here are all the products I have used on my card with clickable images that will take you straight to my online shop.

I am of course, very grateful for your custom if you shop with me. If you shop with me online, don't forget to use the hostess code if your order is between £20 - £150 for a gift from me.

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Hope to speak to you soon,

Kate x

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Good Morning Magnolia Fancy Fold Card - Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I am so excited to be part of the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop and very honoured to be in amongst some very talented stampers from around the world! If you are starting here or continuing to hop, hello and welcome to my blog. 

For our hop this month the theme is Fancy Folds florals and the perfect excuse to pull out this gorgeous brand new bundle Good Morning Magnolia

How stunning is this large Magnolia stamp?! I have stamped it in Black Memento and coloured in with Blend Markers, Petal Pink with a tiny bit of Flirty Flamingo at the base of the petals. The tips I have left white and the leaves are coloured in Mossy Meadow.

So how is it a Fancy Fold card?

A Z Fold card is actually quite simple to construct.

With lots of panels for stamping and creativity. The small magnolias here were stamped and coloured just like the large one but there are two on the panel that says "Thinking of You" that stand out a little. That's because they are cut out of the patterned paper that goes with this bundle using the matching die! How cool is that!

Before the scored base layers were glued together I stamped the large magnolia in Mossy Meadow ink onto the back so that there is detail from each angle.

I hope you like my fancy fold card using the new Good Morning Magnolia Bundle. It's gorgeous and will be available very soon from June 4th in the new Annual Catalogue.

I can't wait to see what all the other people taking part in the hop have come up with for the Springtime Floral theme. There are some super talented people taking part so grab a cuppa and hop around for some fabulous inspiration.

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I am of course, very grateful if you choose me to be your demonstrator and you shop with me. If you shop with me online, don't forget to use the hostess code if your order is between £20 - £150 for a gift from me.

I really hope you like seeing what I have been up to. Do drop back in to see what I will be making next!  Click on the subscribe button in the side bar to follow my blog if you don't want to miss anything.

Hope to speak to you soon,

Kate x

Floral Essence Stampin Up! - New Product Sneak Peek!

Floral Essence

New Product Sneak Peek!

I have just come home from an amazing weekend away at Onstage, our biannual Stampin Up demonstrator convention. Our brand new upcoming Annual catalogue was revealed along with all the products including this gorgeous stamp set which I was lucky enough to bring home with me! 

There are lots of flower images in this set including this one and I and couldn't wait to have a play. 

How I Made It

I chose Old Olive as my card base with a layer of Blackberry Bliss card. I stamped the image in versamark and heat embossed in white onto watercolour paper. I used my Aqua Painter to pick up the colour from my Blackberry Bliss ink pad to water colour. the flowers.  I added some of the leaves in the same way and used Old Olive ink.

I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive onto Whisper White and layered it onto Blackberry Bliss card. The 3/8 " Linen Magnolia Lane Ribbon is also a brand new one coming up in the new catalogue too! 

I have stamped another flower inside in Blackberry Bliss. They are I believe anemone's. This stamp set is part of a punch/stamp set bundle and also a suite comprising of some beautiful papers and ribbon too.

The three petal image has a matching punch with which you can layer to make beautiful flowers and the three leafed sprig in the stamp set matches our existing leaf punch!  So useful, I am going to get a lot of use out of it!  It will be available to customers to buy at the beginning of June when the catalogue launches.

I hope you enjoy this sneak peek! We made another card with this set whilst we were at Onstage so watch out for that in an upcoming post.

The new Spring Summer catalogue is in full swing and is full of beautiful, fresh, spring colours and is stuffed full of everything you need for your papercrafting.  Do let me know if you would like a copy wont you!

I am of course, very grateful if you choose me to be your demonstrator and you shop with me. If you shop with me online, don't forget to use the hostess code if your order is between £20 - £150 for a small gift from me.

Hostess Code This Month 

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I also send a little hand made gift and card to all my customers . I really appreciate all my customers because without them I wouldn't be here.

Drop me an e mail or a message if you would like me to send you your own - theres nothing like browsing a paper copy 💕

I really hope you like seeing what I have been up to. Do drop back in to see what I will be making next!  Click on the subscribe button in the side bar to follow my blog if you don't want to miss anything.

Hope to speak to you soon, 

Kate x