Stampin' Fancy Friday | Not a Card Challenge

 Hello stamping friends! It's a new month and its time for us to get our fancy on with the new Stampin' Fancy Friday Challenge. This month we are all about not creating a card but creating things 3D, home decor, scrapbooking, etc. Anything that isn't a card.

I've made for you today some Two-Tiered Gift Boxes. Thank you to Claire from @createdtheotterway for your fantastic You Tube Tutorial.  Making these boxes has reminded me at how much I love making 3D/boxes which I haven't done much of this year. 

I love creating gift boxes for fun and personalised gifts. They are also a fantastic way to dress up chocolates or sweets when giving them as gifts. Just makes them a little bit nicer than giving them in their original packaging.

I've used the super cute products from the Reindeer Days suite for some gorgeous Christmas gift boxes.

I've created the boxes in three different colour/DSP combinations just to show a different look with the different colours. All the DSP used comes from the Reindeer Days DSP pack. I've used only three of the sheets from the pack but any one of the designs would work well. How amazing is that DSP though??!! The Stampin' Up! designers outdid themselves on this one, that's for sure!

Upon removing the lid, the box has two trays on the inside to either put chocolates or sweets or a small gift. Or chocolates/sweets and a small gift. Each tray can hold 4 of the chocolate balls (if made to the same measurments) so they can hold a fair bit.

I've used the Reindeer Fun Dies to make a super cute coordinating tag. How cute are these reindeers??!! They are so fun and so festive. 

I've kept the boxes fairly simple as the DSP used is pretty busy. I finished them off with a paper bow that I cut using a template. These boxes are super cute and super fun and perfect for that little Christmas gift.

Why not give these boxes a go? They are perfect to use some of the DSP we've got stored in our craft stashes.

I do hope you like my Fancy 'Not a Card' creations. Check out the rest of  all the different creations that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account or on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Facebook page. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout the month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas! You won't be short of inspiration to get those ideas flowing on those 'Not a card' creations.

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Stampin' Fancy Friday | Annual Favs Challenge

Hello stamping friends! It's a new month its time for us to get our fancy on with the new Stampin' Fancy Friday Challenge. This month we are all about our New Annual catalogue Favs. The Design Team were to create a fancy project using any new Stampin' Up! products from the new 2024 - 2025 Annual Catalogue.

While I love just about everything in this new catalogue a real standout for me was the amazing Mediterranean Blooms DSP. The blue and white patterns on one side and then the Yellows, Oranges, and Greens on the other for a beautiful sun-soaked citrus and enchanting Mediterranean look.

Isn't it just stunning??!!

I've created a Fancy/Fun Fold card for you today with my adaptation of a Criss Cross Card. I followed this tutorial here for the basic design but changed it up a little to make it my own.

The base of the card is two cards adhered together in the middle and then the each side panel is diagonaly cut from corner to corner. These panels fold over each other thus creating the Criss Cross. These side panels can be glued together so that they make a pocket like card or left as is so that they can open to see the inside of the card.

I left the panels as is so that they can open once the belly band is taken off. I've created the base of the card with Basic White and then layered Night of Navy and one of the Mediterannean Blooms DSP patterns. In the centre I've added the beautiful foliage die cut from the Citrus Blooms Dies to add a bit of tone on tone interest and texture.

The belly band uses the same coordination of products but with the addition of some of the citrus designs from the Mediterannean Blooms DSP. These citrus colours create a beautiful contrast to the blue and white tones and add to the stunning look of this DSP. Some of the citrus designs are even large enough to fussy cut and can be used as an element on your projects.

 Here I've layered various circle dies with the smaller of the foilage dies and that beautiful lemon imagery fron the Mediterannean Blooms DSP. The Blues and Yellows remind me a lot of the colours of my primary school uniform that was these colours but it didn't look nearly half as stunning as this DSP. Ha!

The belly band has been finished off with some Linen Thread, the Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon, some Opal Rounds and a heat embossed sentiment from the Country Birdhouse Stamp Set.

I do hope you like my Fancy creation using one of my Stampin' Up! 2024 - 2025 Annual Catalogue Favourites and that I've given you some inspiration in using the Mediterannean Blooms DSP.

 Check out the rest of the Annual Catalogue Favs and all the different creations that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account or on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Facebook page. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout the month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas! You won't be short of inspiration!

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Stampin' Fancy Friday | CASE a Fancy Friend

 Hello there stamping friends! Welcome, welcome! So good to have you here. I've got a project for you today for the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team. This month the challenge is to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) a Fancy Friend. CASEing is where you are inspired by a fellow artists work and then use that as inspiration to make your own project. Use some of the similar elements of the original creation and then change it up with your own personal touch to make it your own.

 It was so hard to choose one person from all the amazing and talented Artisan Alumni who to CASE. I did narrow it down and I'm CASEing the amazing Stampin' Fancy Friday friend Berdien Weideveld for this month's challenge. Berdien's style is lots of layering, reapeat imagery, a stunning use of DSP, and the use of lots of die-cuts.  I'm always WOWed by her creations. They are always so amazing!

 

 This is Berdien's original creation! Amazing, right??!! I've CASEd the card on the right. I loved the layout and the repeat imagery  so I wanted to keep those two elements and then the rest is changed up to give it a 'Rochelle' look and feel.

 

 Today I've used some products from the new Country Woods Suite for a pretty floral card. I've kept to the same layout as Berdien and added the repeat imagery. I've started with a Basic White base and then used the County Woods DSP, Pool Party and the Perennial Postage dies for the base layering.

 

 For the repeat stamping and colouring I used the floral image from the Country Flowers Stamp Set. These floral images are meant to be paired with a tea pot or an vintage milk can but I liked it on it's own.

I used Stampin' Blends to colour the flowers in the beautiful colours that coordinated with the DSP.

 

Stampin' Blends Used

Flowers - Light Peach Pie, Light and Dark Petal Pink, Light Summer Splash, Light and Dark Pool Party, Light and Dark Boho Blue, Light Balmy Blue

Leaves - Light and Dark Mossy Meadow.

Behind each floral image is the leaves die from the Country Flowers Dies in Mossy Meadow Cardstock and the now retired (so sad) Vellum. I've then finished off the card with some Smoky Slate Pearls that are also part of the Country Woods Suite, and the embossed Happy Birthday from the Country Birdhouse Stamp Set.

I do hope that you like my CASE on Berdien's card. Just remember when CASEing start with the initial inspiration of the original project and then really try to change it up to make it your own, with your personal touch.

 

 Check out the rest of the CASEd creations and all the different looks that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account or on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Facebook page. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout the month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas!

 

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Stampin' Fancy Friday | Sketch Challenge

 Hello there stamping friends! Welcome, welcome! It's so good to have you here. I have a project for you for the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team. This month is a sketch challenge and if you've been around here for a while you would know that I love a sketch challenge!

This sketch is basic in its design and layout, but enough in the design to get those creative ideas going and that creative brain working. The perfect starting point for any card.

Today I've used the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Card Pack and the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards and Envelopes on this card. I love the colours in this card pack and envelopes. So bold and striking! The colours in these products are stunning and when combining the Memories & More products with a sketch it really takes the hard work out of creating and you end up with a beautiful creation.

What is fabulous about this card, not only the amazing colours, but that there is no stamping or die cutting! Nearly all the elements used on my card come from the Sweet Thoughts Memories and More Card Pack and Envelopes. This makes putting a card together like this so quick and easy.

I don't normally put this many patterns together but after trying different cards and stickers from the card pack I felt these worked so well together. I think the addition of the white layers really helped balance out the busy-ness of the coloured layers.I finished off the card with some Pretty Peacock Splatters, Iridescent Pearls and some Linen Thread. Simple embellishments that go well with everything else on the card.

I really love that with the one sketch you can create lots of different looks. Check out the rest of the sketch creations and all the different looks that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account or on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Facebook page. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout the month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas!

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Stampin' Fancy Friday | Something Blue Challenge

  Hello stamping friends. It's so great to have you here today. Today I have a project for the Stampin' Fancy Friday Team. If you've not see us before we are a group of past and continuing Stampin’ Up! Artisans bringing our followers a fancy monthly challenge to inspire them to get creative!  

 This month the challenge is 'Something Blue'. Who doesn't love the colour blue? 

The brief was to create a fancy project with any Stampin' Up! BLUE! Could be: just use blues for a monochromatic or create a new colour combo with a blue.  

I've created a card for you today using the Sale-a-bration Flight and Airy DSP with a Boho Blue and White colour combo. Blue and white is such a classic look and works well with any shade of blue.

For my card today I've started with the Basic White Layers and then using a Blending Brush added a layer of Boho Blue ink to created the colour on the Basic White. Over that I then splattered some Misty Moonlight Ink using the brushtip end of a Misty Moonlight Stampin' Write Marker.

Over the blended background I added some strips of the Flight & Airy DSP and then layered a die cut piece of Basic White, embossed with the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder (another Sale-a-bration freebie). Added to that a piece of the Vellum Basics Specialty Designer Series Paper, Boho Blue Textured Ribbon, Boho Blue die cut circle, Linen Thread and an image fussy cut from the Flight & Airy DSP. 

 The Flight & Airy DSP makes it so easy to make beautiful projects with its beautiful watercolour designs. Fussy cut a bird or two and add them to your projects then use the watercolour washes as card backgrounds. You'll have a masterpiece card on your hands in no time. Remember you can get this DSP for free. Just ask me how. Do you have your free pack yet?⁠

The sentiment comes from the Softly Sophisticated Stamp Set. I heat embossed it and then fussy cut around it. I've then finished off the card with the beautiful Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels. Pretty! 

Check out the rest of the 'Something Blue' creations that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout this month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas using all the different shades of Stampin' Up! blues! You won't be short if inspiration this month!

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Stampin' Fancy Friday | Kit Alternates Challenge

 Hello there stamping friends! Welcome, welcome! It's so good to have you here. I have a project for you for the first challenge of 2024 for the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team. If you've not seen us before we are a group of past and continuing Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Members bringing our followers a fancy monthly challenge to inspire them to get creative!

This month we are creating alternate projects with any of the Stampin' Up online kits! We can use either past or present kits and to step it up from the original and add a fancy touch to it! 

I've used one of the more newer kits that is on offer from Stampin' Up! - Painted Wishes. Rich in watercolour designs, colourful florals, and heartfelt greetings, this kit includes the supplies to create nine all-occasion greeting cards that will make kind words flourish all around you! It also includes printed sentiments in English, French, German, and Dutch.

I've used some of the products from the kit to create an alternate birthday card for you.

 

I trimmed down three of the card fronts from the kit and added some Basic White cardstock to form the layers for the card. How pretty are the painted florals. I'm loving the bold and beautiful colours used to paint the flowers and leaves. It's a gorgeous colour combination!

 

I've used some embossing on the layers to add that extra bit of interest. The embossing folder used on the Pretty Peacock layer is one from the current Sale-a-bration offereings - Softly Sophisicated and the one used on the Petal Pink piece is from the Basics 3d Embossing Folders that is a current Online Exclusive offering. 

The sequins, gold cording and the Pretty Peacock Foiled Sentiment Label also all come from the kit. I layered the foiled sentiement label with some leaves fussy cut from one of the pre-printed and pre-cut pieces and layered it with a piece of the Vellum Basics Specialty DSP die cut with the new Perennial Postage dies.

I do hope you have been ispired by my alternate card from using the products in the Painted Wishes Kit. It is a gorgeous kit using it either with the way it was intended or by changing it up for your own creations. Either way you are going to have some beautiful cards.

Check out the rest of the Patterned Paper creations that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout the month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas from all the different kits!

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Stampin' Fancy Friday | Patterened Paper Challenge

Hello there stamping friends! Welcome, welcome! It's so good to have you here. I have a project for you for the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team. If you've not seen us before we are a group of past and continuing Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Members bringing our followers a fancy monthly challenge to inspire them to get creative! This month our theme is Patterned Paper AKA Designer Series Paper. 

 The team were asked to create a fancy project using any patterned paper you have! Current or retired. Your fav or maybe a pattern you find challenging to work with. Heck, even mix them!

Well I'm still on Christmas crafting so I've created a 'fancy' card usng the beautiful Stampin' Up! O Holy Night DSP.

 

I've actually created a card with a fancy fold for you today. I've used the Napkin Fold. Here it's all folded up and closed with the belly band. It really is quite an easy card to score and fold but once all folded together, decorated and embellished, looks quite intricate. I've made one of these before many years ago. Check it out HERE. You'll find how to make it there too.

A fancy fold card is the perfect way to showcase the amazing Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper. A card that gives you lots of layers and panels is perfect for using DSP. 

 The Basic White card base is a 12" x 12" sheet of cardstock trimmed down to 11" x 11". Once scored and folded I layered each section with cardstock and the O Holy Night DSP. 

 

 The centre panel and the belly band have also been accented with the O Holy Night DSP and the Night Divine Stamp and Dies Bundle. How stunning is that Nativity Scene?

 The belly band I've made with Crumb Cake Cardstock and then embossed it with the Stars at Night Hybrid Embossing Folder. I've embellished it with the Night of Navy & Gold Glittered Ribbon, some Natural Wavy Trim, and then a layering of die cuts, O Holy Night DSP and the sentiment from the Night Divine Stamp Set.

I added a panel on the back to write a message with some O Holy Night DSP and ribbon & trim.

This is one of those special cards that needs a hand made envelope (which I still have to do) and you give it to a special person. This is not a 'by mail' Christmas card.

Check out the rest of the Patterned Paper creations that the Stampin' Fancy Friday Design Team has made on the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram Account. This is where all their creations will be shared throughout the month, so make sure that you are following them to get all of the amazing ideas! 

 Want to join the fancy fun? Grab your stamping supplies, create a project based on the Patterned Paper challenge and then post it on Instagram or Facebook. Tag us or use #stampinfancyfriday when you share so we can 😍 at your project and share in our stories. Can't wait to see how this challenge inspires you!

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