Nested Label (Flat) Pop Up Front Step Panel Card

 

Warned you there were a few of these... this one being tailormade to the Nested Labels dies... again using the lovely Noble Peacock foiled papers... with Everything Amazing ... 

Main card as per this tutorial but the front panel is slightly different... and I apologise if I don't get back to this card this week to add the details for that front part... but as I said... life is not my own this week... so I am pre-writing with short and sweet creative shares for a change...

I particularly love the usage of the Family Party stamp set to tell any family person that they are amazing! Thank you to our Jane for spotting that... brilliant idea!

Noble Peacock Mini Gift Bag

So I was asked for something small, simple, shiny and perfectly formed for slipping a note (cash!) in... This little bag ends up 1 3/4" wide x 1" high x 1" deep when finished... And as you can get 6 of these from one piece of 12x12 card or paper... they are very cost effective too!

So here you are... with a few crafty tips and the Recipe and a Tutorial along the way for you...

But before I start! A quick round up of news for August...

Get £25 more for free if you sign up with Stampin' Up! now... and an extra £8 to spend in September when you place your order... Click on the picture below to find out more...

But now back to today's creative share...  the Noble Peacock Speciality foiled papers and Foil Sheets are perfect for the job requested... as they are simply decorative with the perfect shine!

And suitable colour-wise & pattern-wise for those "difficult to craft for" men folk and teens in our lives too... which just keeps life simples!

Craft Spa Recipe
Cardor Paper 6"x 4"
Foil - 3.4cm Square
Dies - Stitched Shapes dies - 3cm Square die
Stamps - Itty Bitty Birthdays, Family Party
Ribbon - White Metallic Ribbon (3"), Navy Bakers Twine(7")

Craft Spa Tutorial
1. With panel PORTRAIT. Score at 1" (2.5cm)
2. With panel LANDSCAPE. Score at 1", 2 3/4", 3 3/4" & 5 1/2" (2.5, 7.5, 9.5 & 14cm)
3. With panel LANDSCAPE... with short section/bag base to the bottom... score from top (0) to about 2" (5cm) at 1/2" and 3 1/4".
4. Bone Fold all score lines
5. Cut out small end tab
6. Fold and adhere to close at side (folds flat nicely to do this)
7. Close off top as required (punch a small hole(s) if you want to close off with ribbon)
8. Decorate as required

Note that you definitely need to do those half score lines (pt.3) at the sides of the bags as these Noble Peacock papers are so lovely and thick!! But you can get away without doing these with thinner papers... as the bag will just push in at the sides without the aid of a score line! But I would still recommend these extra scores as then the sides are much neater!

And some extra tips for you...
(1) Clips are the easy way ( and by far the quickest) to close these off...

The new Mini Library Clips being amazingly perfect! But I only had one of these to use (which I yanked off a swap to be able to show you! Thanks Anne...I have put it back now!!!)

So everyone coloured the retired Gold Library Clips instead... and no-one used the ribbon and twine method (as per the SON version!) Far too Fiddly Faddly!

(2) The Stampin Blends are great for coloring your clips or ribbons to close these little bags... I used Dark Old Olive for both the ribbon and clips in these shots... though I highly recommend using the Granny Apple Green for your ribbons instead as they keep things much lighter and brighter! And still co-ordinating...

(3) The Noble Peacock papers are white on one side... and patterned/foiled on the other... so any edges facing you show up! Quickly resolved by a quick swipe of your Stampin Blends along the edge... Yes ... I did that!!! I assembled mine the wrong way round!

So then ... after explaining at length to stick the decoration on the front side - and so not reveal that white edge where the bag is stuck together (so the back side!) - and so this step not being required... in my haste to demo/assemble...  I did it again!!

Luckily no-one else did! But maybe you can tell now!!! How annoyed am I with myself!! Better make another one then...

Mini Origami Bag... and Price Increases...

So the last of the big Stampin Up! announcements and a creative share whilst I am here ...

So here are a  couple more of these cute Mini Origami Bags...  and an admittance... I couldn't actually make these very well!!! 

Things just didn't go to plan... usually one side being fatter than the other... but luckily all my ladies did a better job than me... 

And did someone say Price Increases... a bit of advance notice from Stampin' Up! about price increases come the new catalogue from 4th June... though only a couple of items to really concern yourself over if you happen to use a lot of those items!! And if so... you have the opportunity to stock up now... 

Though I am amazed at social media comments I have seen re "massive price increases on lots of products" Just SO not the case... though maybe these small increases for such a small number of products is just  relevant for us in the UK... in which case we are just lucky...! 

So Foil is going up £1 a pack (50p a sheet).... Stampin Scrub +£1... and Stampin Mist refill £1 a pack... And embossing powders & glitter 75p a pot... 

Everything else increasing is just a smaller 25-50p a pack...  including A4 Cardstock is going up 25p a pack ; 12x12 cardstock 50p a pack, Envelopes 50p; Notecards & Envelopes 50p, Stampin Mist spray bottle 50p, Versamark pad 50p, Snail 25p and last but not least non speciality papers will be 50p more a pack (£10.75)

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Current Catalogues & Products

Product of the Week & more sell outs approaching...

Hope you can begin to see the beauty of these Foil Sheets... Not only a scrummy "matt" Lovely Lipstick sheet but an amazingly reflective Grapefruit Grove sheet too - which shimmers all sorts of colours as you move it around... This is the Sale A Bration product that many of my class customers like best...

And with eight 12x12 sheets in the pack...Yes... I said eight sheets (four of each colourway)... not 2 as per the usual foil sheet packs...there is plenty to go at... so very good value... especially as they are free with the Sale A Bration promotion!!

Foil sheets are the perfect product for when you want to add shimmer and pizzazz to a project. They can be die cut like on the "Sending Love" card, punched out into sweet little accents like the flowers on the Valentine's Day card, or simply trimmed down for accent pieces like on the "Hi There" box. If you are looking for some helpful advice and more ways to use foil sheets, then watch this video by Kaitlyn Zumbach. Or watch it for a few seconds if you just want to see the Grapefruit Grove sheet shimmer and shine!!

But remember these foil sheets are available for a limited time only, so make sure you place your orders before they’re gone! And sadly... they will be gone quicker than expected... as Stampin' Up! have just given us the news that stocks are running low...

And so here are a few more Stock updates from Stampin Up!... for UK & Europe...

Our inventory for these popular Sale A Bration items is not yet completely depleted, but we wanted you to be aware that they are going fast and may not be available through the entire Sale-A-Bration period.

Grapefruit Grove & Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets (item 149712)
Precious Parcel Card Kit (item 149750)

And.... sad face here as this is a real go to punch for me... news re 1/8" (3.2 mm) Circle Punch Availability

We have been notified by the manufacturer of our 1/8" (3.2 mm) Circle Punch (item 134365) that they will no longer be able to produce this item. As a result, this item will no longer be available for purchase after 3 June 2019, or once our inventory is depleted—whichever happens first. Thank you for understanding.

And oh...  the Cake Builder Punch is now unorderable... though there are still a few Butterfly Gala butterflies flitting around!! But these are now very low in stock too... 

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