Earlier this week, the Playtime with Paper team had our quarterly Stampin’ Up! meeting. The meetings are lots of fun and include learning new techniques or projects. Box making using the Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper was one of the technique projects from this week’s meeting. The Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper is a Sale-a-Bration brochure product and can be selected for FREE with a $50 Stampin’ Up! purchase. The designer series paper is gorgeous and coordinates with the Fragrant Flowers Bundle in the Jan-Apr Mini Catalog. Even better, some of the Fragrant Flowers Dies coordinate with the paper so no fussy cutting!
If you want to save on your paper crafting products and become a member of my Playtime with Paper team, now is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! Contact me for more details on becoming an independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. Or check out the Sale-a-bration promotion video below for information on the exclusive deals being offered through February 28th. I would love to have you join my Playtime with Paper team!
Side View of Box
Box and Embellishment Project Materials:
Box:
Basic Black Cardstock (discontinued): 12″ x 12″; cut a sliver of cardstock (approx. 1/16″) from two adjoining sides of the cardstock. Next score at 2-1/2″ on all sides. NOTE: Since the Basic Black Cardstock is no longer available in a 12″ x 12″ size, I recommend substituting with colors from the 2021-2023 In Color 12″ x 12″ pack (either the Fresh Freesia or Evening Evergreen) or Regals 12″ x 12″ Cardstock (Old Olive).
Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper: 10-1/2″ x 10-1/2″; score at 1-3/4″ on all sides
Strong Adhesive – Tear & Tape, Seal + or Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Embellishment:
Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper
Fragrant Flowers Dies
Basic Black Cardstock or Cardstock that coordinates with box base:
Basic White Cardstock: 4-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
Scalloped Contours Dies (use the 2 largest rectangles)
Ringed With Nature Stamp Set
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Mini Glue Dots
Assembly Video
If you are interested in creating custom square and rectangle boxes, I recommend the following video from the Stampin’ Up! Training Team: https://youtu.be/_zi95NGr850 (Fast forward through the first two minutes to get to the box instructions.) After watching the steps for making a box, two formulas for calculating cardstock/designer series paper and box sizes are provided.
Now for a few Reminders…
It’s Sale-a-Bration Time!
The biggest Stampin’ Up! promotion of the year, Sale-A-Bration has begun and is ongoing through February 28, 2023. During this period, you are able to enjoy all the benefits of Sale-a-Bration. Check out the videos below to see the benefits available:
You’ll want to take advantage of all these wonderful offers!
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
The past six weeks have been rather hectic but I’m back, ready to share and announce some exciting changes. But first, it’s time to Sale-A-Brate! If you’re new to Stampin’ Up!, you may not have heard about the happiest time of the Stampin’ Up! year. It’s called Sale‑A‑Bration, and it lasts from 5 January–28 February 2021. During Sale-A-Bration for every $50 order (before tax & shipping), you can select FREE products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Even better, the new January-June 2021 Mini Catalog is now available for you to order from so have fun shopping!!!
Here’s a photo of one of my favorite products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure!
Plus if you join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you’ll receive a package of the Regals, Subtles, Neutrals, Brights, and 2020—2022 In Color Designer Series Paper along with your Starter Kit! (a value of almost $60) There couldn’t be a better time to join the Stampin’ Up! family and becoming a member of my Playtime with Paper team.
Other news:
Stampin’ Up! recently announced that the paper plant manufacturing our Whisper White products had to permanently close due to COVID. While it’s sad that another company has fallen victim to the pandemic, Stampin’ Up! searched and located a manufacturer with paper standards that work beautifully with Stampin’ Up! inks and blends. The result is a product name change (no longer Whisper White but Basic White) and new product numbers. Below is the list of new Basic White Products and item numbers:
BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK (159276)
BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ THICK CARDSTOCK (159229)
BASIC WHITE 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) CARDSTOCK (159231)
BASIC WHITE MEDIUM ENVELOPES (159236)
BASIC WHITE NOTE CARDS & ENVELOPES (159232)
BASIC WHITE 3″ X 3″ (7.6 X 7.6 CM) ENVELOPES (159233)
BASIC WHITE ASSORTED MEMORIES & MORE CARDS & ENVELOPES (159234)
The new Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine is now available for order!
On a personal note regarding my blog. Starting new week, I will post a project one day a week (Wednesday). Don’t fret though – I will be offering more projects via my business Facebook page, on Instagram and on my You Tube channel. Just click on each of the links and be sure to follow me on all the sources to receive project ideas!
Reminders:
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program: Download the form (2020-2021 Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. And for orders over $150, you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! Thank you for placing your order with me. You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. I sincerely appreciate your orders.
With Sale-a-Bration coming to an end, so will the offer for the Craft and Carry Tote. You probably saw the Craft & Carry Tote in the Sale-a-Bration brochure. It’s so roomy and convenient for carrying all your craft supplies. There is still Craft Tote availability through the end of the month.
You can get your own tote by joining as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration and add the Craft & Carry Tote as part of your Starter Kit! You can select up to $175 in Stampin’ Up! merchandise in your starter kit plus get the tote in your kit for just $129. Free shipping on the order too! Take a look at the video below to see all that you can put into this tote.
The question often asked: Do I have to sell, host classes or workshops or make this a business? Answer: No, absolutely not. There are no requirements to do so. You can simply enjoy the demonstrator discount and become a member of my Playtime with Paper group.
Best of all, it’s a great way to purchase the additional crafting tools you’ve been wanting.
Contact me today to learn how you can get your Craft & Carry Tote and enjoy the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator benefits.
I hope you can appreciate how much the tote can hold. Make it a part of your craft supplies and enjoy the luxury of having your supplies handy.
Click HEREto Join my team and get your Craft and Carry Tote.
With Sale-a-Bration ending soon, I would like to share one of my favorite Sale-a-Bration products from the catalog. The By the Bay stamp set is a beautiful stamp set for creating the most lovely Summer paradise cards. Just look at the images, close your eyes and imagine the beach, the water, and the waves. It’s a great image in our mind right? So why not make it an image you can look at often?
Not only are the images beautiful but they are lots of fun to color. For the card below, I used Shimmery White Cardstock for stamping the image onto and my Aqua Painter to color the image. I find it relaxing to sit and color. Even better is that I have never been brave enough to paint the front door of my house red, so I was able to fulfill my urge when coloring the door on the stamped image! The colors used for this project are listed under the Project Materials.
One of the cards below that you can see in the catalog also highlights what could be a beautiful sunset. I love the birds on the other card and soft coloring. Nothing but serenity when you look at these images.
So did you pick up this stamp set during Sale-a-Bration? If you didn’t, you still have time. Visit my online store today.
Creating projects that have a special place in your heart is always fun. I love the Tea Together stamp set and coordinating Tea Time Framelits with it. Tea time with family and friends is always a special time. Why not put those memories into your cards. It’s even better when you can earn the Framelits from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. The stamp set is available in the Occasions Catalog. I love that there are coordinating products you can earn for free. You can see Chad below show you the Tea Time Framelits Dies and a few samples made with them.
The Tea Time Framelits Dies includes the nine framelits shown below.
You can visit my online store here and pick up the framelits with a qualifying order through March 31st.
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