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:

The Smallest Things - Greeting Card using Layering Love Stamp set from Stampin' Up

In the beginning of May, I, like all Stampin' Up demonstrators around the world, were all super excited about the pre-order of the 2016/2017 products.  Finally we got to play with the new stuff before official release, and get ready for customer orders in coming June.

However, not all products are available for pre-orders.  Only a small selection of stamps, dies, and other accessories were offered.  I don't know about others, but I managed to use the little budget plus my birthday money from my mother-in-law to get two stamp sets, 2016/2017 in-colour ink pads, and card stocks.   And here is what I made from the latest card stock, ink pads and stamp set.

Dapper Denim and Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach, the latest 2016/2017 In colours, are used for this  project.  They compliment each other so well and lighten up the card.

Besides the latest stamps and colours, I also use the dies from Cups and Kettle framelits to compliment the card.  For the texture I use the retired Tiny Triangles embossing folder.  Bought it at a discounted price and I think it's a steal!

  

The stamp set, Layering Love, is from the latest 2016/17 catalogue.  It is trendy, cheerful and artistic. 

I will put on the online shop links once they're released on June 1, 2016.

Stampin' Up Materials used:

Ink pads:  Dapper Denim, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach

Card stock: Same colours as above

Stamp set: Layering Love

Dies:  Cups and Kettle framelits

Embossing Folder: Tiny Triangles