Top Note Box Class

We made this box at our team training a while ago using the Top Note Die and the Big shot.

During the Masculine cards class last night, I was asked to show people how to make this box in the next class, instead of doing scrapbooking. I aim to please so at the next class on 22nd June, 7.00-9.30pm, we will make a Top Note Box and I will teach you how to stamp on a candle, as in this example which I have posted before.

Both the box and the card are only examples and the stamp set we will use, on the night, will be the charity set Strength and Hope. Stampin' Up! will donate £1 from every set sold to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. For more details of the class please have a look at the classes tab at the top of the blog.

Back to the box. I used Rose Red cardstock and Springtime Vintage Papers. The flowers were cut using the Fun Flowers die, and some have been embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder.

The inside is divided into compartments.

Remember, if you would like to have a go at making one of these boxes or learn how to decorate a candle using stamps, contact me to book your place on the class on the 22nd June. x

Mini catalogue card

Oh no, I've done what I really dislike when other people do it - I promised to post a card later in the day, yesterday, and then I didn't. No excuses, other than I got home from work and forgot.

Here's the card I was going to post:

This was just a quick card made with some of the new products from the mini catalogue. I used crumb cake and rose red cardstock and the beautiful Springtime Vintage Designer Papers (this card doesn't really do the papers justice at all). I also used the new Decorative Label punch and the matching Four Frames stamp set.

Here's a closer view of the stamped label. I used rose red ink:

The roses are part of the stamp design, aren't they gorgeous? The 'thanks' is one of the greetings from the retired sale-a-bration set, So Happy For You.

I used the new Rose Red seam binding ribbon from the mini catalogue. It also comes in Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz. It's very soft and drapes beautifully. You can get a bit of an idea of that here:

I'll be making lots more projects using stash from the mini catalogue over the next few weeks, so keep checking back. x