Stampin' Up Love You Lots & Many Manly Occasions May Paper Pumpkin Kit - Gift Card Box II

It's just another gorgeous day in Michigan!  A very nice and tolerable cool down after a week of mid 80 degree temperatures and too much humidity.  Phew...it feels so much better.  It's hard to believe that we had such hot, humid weather in May in Michigan!  Not complaining though!

Today, tomorrow and next week I will continue showcasing Stampin' Up's new 2016-2018 In-Colors, Love You Lots Stamp Set and the Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin Kit Gift Card Box that I designed.

Let's take a re-look at the Gift Card Box and then I'll share one of the cards each day that I made for the Gift Card Box:

See my yesterday's blog post on how to make the Many Manly Occasions May Paper Pumpkin Kit Gift Card Box here http://lynnslocker.blogspot.com/2016/06/stampin-up-sneak-peek-love-you-lots.html

Now, onto my first Stampin' Up Love You Lots Stamp Set card: 

Isn't that just too sweet!!!  And, yes, I fussy cut the tiny, little mouse!  You all know by now that I am one of the 'Fussy Cutting Queen's'!!!

I just LOVE animal (critter) stamps and this elephant and mouse are so Stinkin' cute!  Stampin' Up's Love You Lots Stamp Set is full of fun and oh-so-cute animals with absolutely brilliant sayings that go along with the stamps!  This is one of my FAVE Host stamp sets from SU's new 2016-2017 Annual Catalog that went live yesterday!  If you place $150 order, they could be yours free!

My card base is Stampin' Up's new Flirty Flamingo Cardstock cut at 3"x6" and scored and folded at 3".

My card front panel is SU's Shimmery White Cardstock cut at 2-3/4" x 2-3/4".  

I stamped the elephant and the sentiment using SU's Basic Gray Archival Ink, rounded the corners with my Project Life Corner Rounder Punch and adhered it to my card base using SU's Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped the mouse using SU's Chocolate Chip Ink on Shimmery White Cardstock, fussy cut him out and adhered him to the tip of the elephants trunk with a tiny piece of Stampin' Dimensionals.  Isn't he just too cute popped up!!!

I added a strip of SU's new Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape (cut in half lengthwise) to the bottom of the card front for some grounding for the elephant.  The Playful Palette DWT matches the new In-Colors so perfectly!  Another LOVE of mine!!!

For the inside of my card, I die cut one of the fancy hearts from SU's new Sweet & Sassy heart framelits dies.  There are 15 dies and two different styles of hearts in the set.

And, I am sooooo excited!!!  One of my orders is shipping out from Stampin' Up TODAY!!!  Yippy Skipee!!!

Above is a picture of the Wisteria blossoms on my Wisteria tree.  I've waited like 10 years for it to bloom and WOW was it worth it.  Not every one of the blossoms have opened yet and they are actually over a foot long now.

 




































The smell is just amazing coming from these blooms!

In the background, you can kind of see some small fruit trees that my Husband bought for my Mom when she came to live with us.  There are Peach, FUJI and Transparent Apple, Plum, Black Cherry and Pear trees.  Unfortunately, my Mom passed away two years later; but, she did get to eat some of the sweetest peaches off the tree ever!  I'll never forget how she loved those peaches!

And, all the trees are full of fruit except the Pear and Transparent trees.  We made it through some awful cold, frosty nights.  Now, if we can only get to the fruit when it is ready before all the deer and raccoons!  =)

That's all I have for today!  Please come back tomorrow when I will share another Love You Lots card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!!





I recently discovered that people are using my cards and/or projects, duplicating them and entering them into challenges and using them for their own card classes.  My cards and projects are my own creations and are not to be used in challenges, blog hops, card classes or sold at craft shows; etc., for profit.  I don't mind if you duplicate my creativity to pass on to family members or friends as gifts or Occasions cards; but,  PLEASE be considerate of others creativity!  Thank you!

 


If you are interested in purchasing Stampin' Up products, you can order from me on-line at www.stampinup.com and please choose me, Lynn Gauthier, as your Demonstrator.


 
   
This is my first blog and it is still under construction.  I have yet to receive my Watermark so the picture's are copyright Lynn A. Gauthier, 2015-2016 Stampin' Up.    
 

Stampin' Up Sneak Peek Love You Lots & Many Manly Occasions May Paper Pumpkin Kit - Gift Card Box

Wa Hooooo!!!  I placed my order from the new 2016-2017 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog this morning.  I can't wait to get all the new treasures in my hands.  I am going to have soooo much fun creating lots of new goodies!!!

And, I know, I know...I'm still going in reverse.  I promise I will share the two cards from Stampin' Up's Many Manly Occasions Monthly Paper Pumpkin Kit for May as per the instructions of the kit next week.  I'm just too excited to share with you the 3D projects that I designed first. 

So, for today, my share is a 3D Gift Card Box that I made using a card from SU's Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin kit.  And then I'll share the cards inside the Gift Card Box and the two Paper Pumpkin cards the rest of this week and next.

Let's take a look:

Isn't it neat!!!  I made the Gift Card Box from one of the cards from Stampin' Up's Many Manly Occasions May Paper Pumpkin Kit.

I designed the cards inside the Gift Card Box using SU's new Host Stamp Set called Lots of Love.  I'll share these cards with you starting tomorrow.

I took one of the cards with the lattice design on it that came in the Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin Kit and cut the entire front of the card with the lattice design on it right off.

Taking the lattice design piece, score it just underneath the larger lattice design in the solid white part and just above the shorter lattice design in the solid white part.  Fold on score lines.  The solid white part will be the bottom of your Gift Card Box.

Using the back of the card that you cut off, trim out 2 pieces at 1-1/2" x 1-5/8".  Score both pieces at 1/4" on both of the taller sides and one of the shorter sides.  Fold score lines and apply Stampin' Up's Tear & Tape to each of the 3 scored 1/4" sides and adhere them to the lattice piece on each end to create the sides of the box.

Above is a picture of the back of the box.  This is where I started weaving Stampin' Up's new Flirty Flamingo 3/8" Ruched Ribbon through the lattice in the back of the box.

Above is a picture of the side where the ribbon just wraps around the side and through the front.

Above is a picture of the inside of the box so you can see how the sides were adhered to the lattice piece.

And, a picture of the front of the box where I tied my bow.

Wouldn't it look cute with a treat in the bottom and some flowers coming out and up the 'lattice trellis'!!!

Well, that's all I have for today.  Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Have a good day!

The below picture was intentionally left at this size as I am entering my project in the Paper Pumpkin Challenge at http://mypumpkinchallenge.blogspot.com/ when the challenge opens up in June.

 

I recently discovered that people are using my cards and/or projects, duplicating them and entering them into challenges and using them for their own card classes.  My cards and projects are my own creations and are not to be used in challenges, blog hops, card classes or sold at craft shows; etc., for profit.  I don't mind if you duplicate my creativity to pass on to family members or friends as gifts or Occasions cards; but,  PLEASE be considerate of others creativity!  Thank you!





If you are interested in purchasing Stampin' Up products, you can order from me on-line at www.stampinup.com and please choose me, Lynn Gauthier, as your Demonstrator.


 
   
This is my first blog and it is still under construction.  I have yet to receive my Watermark so the picture's are copyright Lynn A. Gauthier, 2015-2016 Stampin' Up.   

Stampin' Up Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin Kit - Gift Card Holder

O.K.  I know...I'm going in reverse again!  Instead of getting right to the cards that you can make with the Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Kit called Many Manly Occasions (Monthly Paper Pumpkin Kit for May of 2016), I went right for making a couple of 3D projects.

So, today's share will be a 3D Gift Card Holder project that I designed using a card, a piece of the orange corrugated cardstock and the stamp set from the kit.  I made the flowers using SU's Flower Patch Stamp Set and the coordinating Flower Fair Framelits.  The rest of the items on the Gift Card Holder are from my personal SU stash. 

Let's take a look:

I trimmed the top part of the lattice design from the card at 3-1/4".  Using a thin strip of Tear & Tape, I adhered each long side together.  (I stuck my snips inside the holder as I taped it so it gave more room for the corrugated paper and gift card to fit inside - it gave some height to the opening).

I stamped the sentiment from the Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin kit in Night of Navy Ink on SU Whisper White Cardstock.  (The kit includes Photo Polymer Stamps so I was able to 'curve' the sentiment on my block and then stamp it curved.)

Using SU's new Duet Banner Punch (available to order tomorrow), I punched out the sentiment, went around the entire outside with my SU Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker and adhered it to the very top of my Gift Card Holder with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped a bunch of flowers from SU's Flower Patch Stamp Set using SU's Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy and Pear Pizzazz Inks.  I die cut all the image's using SU's Flower Fair Framelits, used my Petal Roller Tool to curl and give dimensions to the flower petals and leaves and adhered them to the slats in the lattice design using Mono Multi-Purpose Glue.

The Enamel Dots are retiring from SU's Occasions Catalog.  They may still be available to order today.

I trimmed out the Orange Corrugated Cardstock at 2-3/4" x 3-7/8" and rounded all four corners with my SU Corner Rounder Punch.

I trimmed out  a piece of Night of Navy Cardstock at 1" x 11" and flagged each end with SU's Triple Banner Punch.  I wrapped the piece unevenly and on an angle around the Orange Corrugated paper and the Gift Card to use it as a Pull.  (So you can grab the two flagged ends to pull the Gift Card out of the holder.)

I added a flower and a leaf to the end of the Night of Navy Cardstock piece.

I really like how this 3D project turned out!

That's all I have for today.  Please come back tomorrow when I will share another 3D project using SU's Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Have a great day!


The below picture was intentionally left at this size as I am entering my project in the Paper Pumpkin Challenge at http://mypumpkinchallenge.blogspot.com/ when the challenge opens up in June.

I recently discovered that people are using my cards and/or projects, duplicating them and entering them into challenges and using them for their own card classes.  My cards and projects are my own creations and are not to be used in challenges, blog hops, card classes or sold at craft shows; etc., for profit.  I don't mind if you duplicate my creativity to pass on to family members or friends as gifts or Occasions cards; but,  PLEASE be considerate of others creativity!  Thank you!





If you are interested in purchasing Stampin' Up products, you can order from me on-line at www.stampinup.com and please choose me, Lynn Gauthier, as your Demonstrator.


 
   
This is my first blog and it is still under construction.  I have yet to receive my Watermark so the picture's are copyright Lynn A. Gauthier, 2015-2016 Stampin' Up.