Sunday's Class - Gift Boxes and Cards

I, just like a lot of hobbyist who signed up Stampin' Up, am rather reserved and self-content when it comes to promoting and selling Stampin' Up! products.  The majority of us make cards for special occasions, or by request of friends or colleagues.  Sometimes we make cute gift boxes and that's it.


Having said that, it's always encouraging to have people who genuinely like the products and buy them through me.

For example, my friend Suryani and her daughter, who are interested in crafting, have been a great support and customers in the last two months.  In the first Kid's craft class, they placed an order of ink pads, stamp sets and some tools back in July.  And in August, they came again for my one and only monthly class.  They bought a die-cutting machine this time, and were ready to venture to the very addicting world of diecutting and embossing!


But most importantly, I am happy that we all really enjoyed the class and the projects.  It is such a therapeutic hobby, and the world is just much simpler when you do crafts.

Suryani and Shana 

We made some gift boxes and an invitation card with the Foxy Friends Stamp set and others, as Shana's birthday is coming.

 The Happy Birthday Die!

A simple invitation card like this is easy to make with the Foxy Friends stamp and Foxy Builder Punch.  The stamp set is versatile in that you can create a fox, deer, racoon, bear, cat, or squirrel etc using different elements.  This is a must have stamp set for kids or adults alike.


You can buy the supplies that I used for my projects here:

Happy Birthday from a Little Foxy Friend

So I have FINALLY received my first order since the new release of 2016/2017 catalogue.  This was 3 days later than my friends' orders.  It feels like your kettle is boiling but it just won't flick the switch!  These days ya just can't trust Aust. Post.

Alright, back to the craft table.  Since I got this hot and fresh stamp set and punch, I've gotta play with it to my heart's content.  Although I checked Pinterest, where many inspirations were uploaded already, I just have to make one that's totally out of my own.

Having said that, I did stumble upon a video from Stampin' Up right as I sat down at my craft table.  It is called "My Favourite Things" by Shelli and Sara (Being a new demonstrator I don't know who's who really)  One of the cards gave me an inspiration for the sketch of the card.  So I quickly adopt it and come up with my own version  and style.  (Bah I don't really have a style.  I'm a copy cat.)

So this one is named "Happy Birthday from a Little Foxy Friend".  Total off-the-chart cuteness .

The In colours are also play an important role to make the card vibrant and lively.  I use Emerald Envy (2016/18 In colour) for the tree, and Calypso Coral for the fox.

   

The wood grain patterned paper is from the a Little Foxy DSP paper pad.   As one opens the card he/she will see the other side of the paper, as below.  This adds more fun to the card too.

Besides the obvious colours and shapes, I also use a spring to pop up the fox, as below.

There are so many ways of using this stamp set.  You can make a cat, a raccoon, a deer or more depending on your imagination, and I just opt for the easiest one.  I'm sure you can make something more fun and cute than mine.

I made this card using the following Stampin' Up supplies