Congratulations/Housewarming Card

Made this to congratulate a couple on buying their first home!  I added a Home Depot gift card inside too.

I love a square card, and I needed to make this one extra big to hold the gift card.  Card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", and I did have to mail it in a bubble mailer...which makes me feel safer anyway, because it will have insurance.  

I started my design based on the piece of Designer paper that I had - it's Mango Melody, and I don't have any more Mango Melody cardstock.  I went with a Thick white card base, and then dragged my Mango Melody ink pad along all four edges of the card front - no one will know!

Lots of layers with this one, but it's really pretty simple.  I did a lot of watercoloring with ink pads and clear blocks.  I smash the clear block into the ink pad to pick up ink, then use a water brush/aqua painter to do the watercoloring.  I used Basic White Thick cardstock - not watercolor paper.  The ink does not move around much, which is what I like.  Ink-blend some Mango Melody around the edges.

White-emboss the greeting and wrap some gingham ribbon around that whole top layer.

Paper Measurements:

• Basic White Thick:  5 1/2" x 11", scored at 5 1/2"
• Basic Black:  5 5/16" x 5 5/16"
• Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series paper:  5 1/8" x 5 1/8"
• Basic White:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4", for inside of card
• Basic Black:  4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
• Basic White:  4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• Basic Black:  scrap to emboss greeting

Finish off with some Textured Dots.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Sunrise Sailing, Thanks in All the Things (Unity Stamp Co - Kit of the Month Aug 2024)

Ink:  Mango Melody, Midnight (Catherine Pooler), Versamark, various (to watercolor)

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White (Thick & Regular), Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper

Other: Black & White Gingham ribbon, White embossing powder, Textured Dots

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Craft Roulette Challenge #281 - Coffee Lovers Birthday

Submission #68 for me.  It's been a while since my last Craft Roulette Challenge.

Find Craft Roulette on YouTube @CraftRoulette, subscribe to their channel, and play along when you can!  Every week is different and lots of fun!  You never know what the wheel will give for parameters.  Watch the show over the weekend, if you can't catch it live.

Episode #281 parameters, and how I met them:

• Project: 4" x 6" card
  
• Colors:  Coffee Aisle - I picked the colors from these Coffee Lovers papers
• Element:  From a Tree - I'm guessing jute twine comes from a tree, but all of this paper certainly does!
• Random: Outside the Line - I ink blended outside the line of my ripped edges

Pretty simple card.  I let the papers and the tag do most of the work for this card.  I'm so glad I have some Tempting Turquoise cardstock left!  It's been retired for a lot of years, but it goes so well with this patterned paper!

Paper Measurements:

• Tempting Turquoise:  6" x 8", scored at 4"
• Early Espresso:  3 3/4" x 5 3/4"
• Basic White:  3 3/4" x 5 3/4", for inside of card
• Coffee Lovers Papers (print #1):  3 5/8" x 5 5/8"
• Coffee Lovers Papers (print #2):  rip about 1 1/2" and then trim the sides off.
• Tempting Turquoise/Early Espresso:  scraps to stamp/cut greetings

I added a small tag that I just got in my latest order from Unity Stamp Co.  Added some ink to those edges as well as an eyelet. 

I finished up with some Pecan Pie Ribboned dots.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps: Heart of Autumn stamps & dies (Unity Stamp Co)

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, Basic White, Coffee Lovers Paper pack (Unity Stamp Co)

Other: large eyelet, jute twine, Pecan Pie Ribboned dots

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Spooky Sweet Halloween Accordian Scrapbook Box!

 

Happy Halloween?!  Yes, it's early for Halloween, but I wanted you to be prepared for when some new Spooky Sweet products go on sale Sep 3rd as Online Exclusives.  I only had the Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series paper pack to create this mini album.  You will have MORE product choices:  a Spooky Sweet Specialty Paper pack AND Sticker Sheet, a Sweet Halloween Scrapbooking Workshop kit, a Sweet Halloween stamp set, and a Sweet Halloween 12" x 12" Two-Tone cardstock pack....check my online store on Sep 3, 2025 to see these coordinating products.

Meanwhile, check out this absolutely adorable Halloween Accordian Scrapbook Box that I made!  I made my prototype album using the Storybook Moments and Timeless Plaid paper packs almost 2 months ago.  Check out that video here.   I was inspired by Ginny over at @PollysPaperStudio on YouTube.  I love her projects!

I did make a few changes for my Halloween box.  Mostly to the inserts.  I changed up some sizes, which may end up being too much when I go to add pictures...but for now, everything fits in the pockets nicely.  I made more photo booklets to hold more pictures. If I can get 3 pictures in each booklet, this scrapbook box will hold 36+ pictures.  That's crazy AND amazing!

Just a reminder that I am generally Live on-line every Thursday at 8:00pm ET.  I stream to BOTH YouTube and Facebook simultaneously, but I recommend viewing on YouTube. 

If you are not able to catch me live, you can watch over on YouTube.  If the picture does not appear below, you can click HERE to get to it.

I'm going to show pictures of the scrapbook box, and then list all of my paper measurements but you're definitely going to need to watch the video for assembly.  It's a pretty quick project to put together, and have I mentioned - cute?!  hahaha!

Top view, showing all of the inserts.

Side view, showing how each group of inserts fits in a pocket.

Back of the box - I wanted to be able to see that black cat.  :)

Pictures of each batch of photo booklets and mats.  I added some of the ephemera pieces to each thing, making a tuck spot wherever possible.  The idea is you can add a picture to the fronts, if you want.  Or tart them up with some "Happy Halloweeen" stamping, or add labels....do whatever you want!

I used (6) pieces of Basic Black, and (2) pieces each of Petunia Pop, Pumpkin Pie, and Granny Apple Green to make this project.  I may have used some scraps for the front of the box embellishments.  I also used about 1/2 of the pack of Spooky Sweet Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Paper Measurements:

• Accordian pockets:
• Basic Black:  (6) 3" x 11", scored at 3", 8"
• Back of Box:
• Basic Black:  5" x 10", scored at 5"
• Spooky Sweet DSP:  (2) 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"
• Front of Box:
• Basic Black:  5" x 6", scored at 3"
• Spooky Sweet DSP:  2 7/8" x 4 7/8"
• Side Pieces:
• Basic Black:  (2) 3" x 5", scored at 1 1/4", 3 3/4"
• Spooky Sweet DSP:  (2) 2 7/8" x 2 3/8"
• Box Base:
• Basic Black:  5" x 10 1/2", scored at 3", 5 1/2"
• Photo Booklets/Tags:  (You will be able to cut ALL of these cardstock pieces out of TWO 8 1/2" x 11" pieces each in the 3 colors)
• Petunia Pop/Pumpkin Pie/Granny Apple Green:  (2 each) 4 1/2" x 9, scored at 4 1/2"
• Spooky Sweet DSP:  (6) 4 3/8" x 4 3/8"
• Petunia Pop/Pumpkin Pie/Granny Apple Green:  (2 each) 4" x 8", scored at 4"
• Spooky Sweet DSP:  (6) 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
• Petunia Pop/Pumpkin Pie/Granny Apple Green:  (2 each) 3" x 4"
• Spooky Sweet DSP:  (6) 2 7/8" x 3 7/8"

Just to show the front of the box again, so you can see how I decorated it using some circle die-cuts, embossing folder, ribbon, and then some of the die-cuts.  If you wait to buy the DSP pack with Sticker sheet, or the stamp set, you will have more options to choose from.  I added some old Stars that I had.

I also introduced a set of dies from the Sep-Dec 2025 Catalog - Words for the Season.  I cut 3 layers of Basic Black, glued them together, and then ran Clear Wink of Stella across the words.  NOTICE that the "H" is separate from Happy and Halloween.  That's how the dies are designed, and I showed that in the video.  I did not realize that when I bought the dies.

Stamps:  none

Ink:  none

Paper:  Basic Black, Petunia Pop, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Spooky Sweet Designer Series papers

Other:  Words of the Season dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, Dotted Circles embossing folder, Petunia Pop 3/8" ribbon, Stars, Clear Wink of Stella

This little scrapbook box is perfect for ANY occasion!  I can definitely see one for Christmas, birthdays, graduation, even showers of any kind.  

Give this a try!

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Troubles be Few Sympathy cards

I needed several sympathy cards, and these were two of my more recent editions.  I don't always use muted colors and browns for sympathy cards, but it worked with these Newsprint Greetings papers.

Very simple cards.  I stamped directly on the Newsprint papers, added some linen thread behind the greetings and popped that up.  

Paper Measurements:

• Crumb Cake/Basic Beige:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic White:  4" x 5 1/4", for inside of the card
• Newsprint Greetings Papers (Unity Stamp Co):  4" x 5 1/4"
• Crumb Cake/Basic Beige:  scraps to stamp/cut greetings

Finish them off with sequins and antique pearls.

Stamps:  Troubles Be Few, Heart of Autumn (both Unity Stamp Co)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Basic White, Newsprint Greetings (Unity Stamp Co)

Other:  Heart of Autumn dies (Unity Stamp co), Linen Thread, Neutrals Sequins, Antique Pearls

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Floral Charms and Card Sketches!

Happy Saturday Friends!  Today I'm sharing the projects that I made this Thursday night, featuring the Floral Charm Designer series papers and CARD SKETCHES!  I pulled these sketches from page 24 of the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog.  I am really happy that they are including sketches like this in the catalogs now.  There are card, tag, and even some scrapbook page sketches!  Sketches are a great way to create - the design is done for you, so you just have to decide on papers/colors/images!

Just a reminder that I am generally Live on-line every Thursday at 8:00pm ET.  I stream to BOTH YouTube and Facebook simultaneously, but I recommend viewing on YouTube. 

If you are not able to catch me live, you can watch over on YouTube.  If the picture does not appear below, you can click HERE to get to it.

I made two cards from each sketch, and I'm using the Floral Charm papers for all of these projects.  My idea was to have one floral print, and one non-floral print for each sketch.  I ended up using the same print of paper, and turned it over for the second card.

I started off with the floral background card.  For this one, I decided to cut the circle OUT of the Floral Charm paper, and stamp on a piece of Basic White to layer underneath that.  I stapled on a piece of Timid Tiger ribbon for that element in the sketch.  Stamp and hand-cut some flowers to add a little bit of interest.

I also showed a way to use two different colors of Stampin' Write markers together to get some shading.  You don't always need Stampin' Blends!  You have to be careful though - too much ink saturation from the Stampin' Write markers (water-based) can make your paper pill up.  Just be careful.  

Paper Measurements:

• Mossy Meadow:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic White:  4" x 5 1/4", for inside of card
• Floral Charm DSP:  4" x 5 1/4", cut with Spotlight on Nature dies approx 2 3/4" diameter
• Basic White:  3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• Basic White:  scrap to stamp/color/hand-cut flowers

Finish with some Clear Wink of Stella all over the flowers, and a couple of different gems.  I used some In Color Flat Pearls (Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger), AND some Charming Shimmer Faceted Gems (Berry Burst).

Stamps:  With You in Mind, Natural Botanicals

Ink:  Tuxedo (Memento), Berry Burst

Paper:  Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Floral Charm Designer Series papers

Other:  Spotlight on Nature dies, Timid Tiger 3/8" Faux Linen Ribbon, Stampin' Write Markers (Peach Pie, Timid Tiger, Berry Burst, Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling), Clear Wink of Stella brush, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Charming Shimmer Faceted Gems, stapler

For my second card, still using the first sketch, I changed things up a bit.  Instead of cutting the circle out of the DSP, I cut a circle out of some Basic Beige cardstock and popped it up.  I used the same piece/print of Floral Charm paper, but flipped it over and embossed with the Forever Plaid folder to give it some dimension.

I really loved the new Light & Wonder dies that I got in my Sep-Dec Catalog pre-order.  These are going to make some cool tree backgrounds!  Die cut the different tree lines out of Mossy Meadow and Garden Green and glue on top of each other.

Instead of ribbon for that sketch element, I stamped a thin greeting piece.  

Paper Measurements:

• Mossy Meadow:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic White:  4" x 5 1/4", for inside of card
• Floral Charm DSP:  4" x 5 1/4", embossed with Forever Plaid folder
• Basic Beige:  scrap to die-cut approx 2 3/4" circle with Spotlight on Nature dies
• Mossy Meadow/Garden Green:  scraps to die-cut trees
• Early Espresso:  scrap to stamp greeting

I die-cut a single tree out of Mossy Meadow cardstock, using the retired Forever Forest dies to add.  You could leave that off if you wanted.

Finish off with some Sparkle Dots in Mossy Meadow.

Stamps:  Simply Said

Ink:  Early Espresso

Paper:  Mossy Meadow, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Basic White, Floral Charm Designer Series papers

Other:  Spotlight on Nature dies, Light & Wonder dies, Forever Forest dies, Forever Plaid embossing folder, Low Profile Sparkle Dots

The second card sketch is landscape.  I pointed out that you can turn these sketches in any direction that you want.  I was going to turn the crab design into a portrait orientation, but I realized that I had already pre-cut that designer paper and I wanted my "seaweed" going in the right direction.  

The card sketch has three small circles on it.  Those circles can be ANYTHING you want, and they don't have to be small - as you can see.   Again, I used the same piece of Floral Charm DSP for both of these cards - flipped it over for one.

For the floral card, my three circle elements are butterflies.  I used the retired Paper Butterflies and ink-blended colors on to them.  I finished with a Basic Black marker to color their antennaes black.  I can see now that the colors don't really stand out enough from the floral background...lesson learned.

Paper Measurements:

• Pretty Peacock:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic White:  4" x 5 1/4", for inside of the card
• Floral Charm DSP:  4" x 5 1/4"
• Timid Tiger:  2" x 2 3/4", cut with Nested Essentials dies
• Basic White:  1 7/8" x 2 3/8", to stamp greeting

I added a few Brass Butterflies to finish it off.

Stamps:  Simply Said

Ink: Timid Tiger, Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Timid Tiger, Basic White, Floral Charm Designer Series paper

Other:  Nested Essentials dies, Paper Butterflies, Brass Butterflies

My last card is again using the second sketch.  Same piece of Floral Charm DSP, just flipped over.  This time I stamped and die-cut three crabs for my elements.  This card is monotone - everything Pretty Peacock.  Crab bodies are stamped off once to get that lighter shade.

Paper Measurements:

• Pretty Peacock:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic White:  4" x 5 1/4", for inside of the card
• Floral Charm DSP:  4" x 5 1/4"
• Pretty Peacock:  2" x 2 3/4", cut with Nested Essentials dies
• Basic White:  1 7/8" x 2 3/8", to stamp greeting
• Basic White:  scrap to stamp/die-cut crabs

I finished this one off with some Riverside Irregular Pearls in Lost Lagoon - they go nicely with the Pretty Peacock

Stamps:  Simply Said, It's Okay

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Floral Charm Designer Series paper

Other:  Nested Essentials dies, Riverside Irregular Pearls

I hope you can see the benefit of using sketches!  I like that it takes one thing off your plate when you're creating a card.  The design is sometimes the hardest part of creating for some people, so help yourself out!  It's okay to make things easier on ourselves.

Join me this coming Thursday for the CUTEST Halloween scrapbook BOX project!  I'll be making a Spooky Sweet Scrapbook Box based on this one that I made recently.  It's going to be adorable!

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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Paper Share! 2025 September-December Mini Catalog AND September Online Exclusives

 

The upcoming "Holiday" Catalog and September Online Exclusives will all be available starting September 3rd.  I haven't been in love with so many of the papers like this in a long time.  I know you'll love them too!  

If you want to get a sneak peek at all of the papers in this share, go to my video from Aug 7th and skip to about the one hour mark.  After I finished my projects, I opened and showed all of the papers.

Paper Share  $53:  You will receive 1/4 pack of the following paper packs from the upcoming 2025 Sep-Dec catalog AND September Online Exclusives:

• Christmas Tags & More Specialty 6x6
• Traditions of Christmas Specialty 12x12
• North Pole Delivery Specialty 12x12
• Peaceful Garden 12x12
• Peaceful Garden Glimmer 12x12
• Lights of Aurora 6x6
• Autumn Toile 12x12
• Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty 12x12
• Gathering Together Specialty 12x12
• Modern Christmas Specialty 12x12
• Elegant Pine Snowflakes 12x12
• Silent Snowfall Specialty 12x12
• All Season Velvet Specialty 12x12

12” x 12” packs will be cut 6” x 12” to give you the best options for using it. 

Optional Shipping is $9.  If it ends up being less to ship your package, I will refund the difference.

Email me at tonistamps@yahoo.com to sign up.  I will send you a Paypal invoice, and payment is due by September 1, 2025. 

Important Dates for this paper share:
  9/1 - Payment due.  * First three to pay invoices will get their shares ASAP, from the first batch that I pre-ordered.
  9/3 - Order placed with Stampin' Up.
  9/12 - I expect the order to arrive.   ** If shipping from Stampin' Up is delayed, this date will change.
  9/15 - Paper shares ready for pick-up; ship out.

Questions?  Contact tonistamps@yahoo.com  

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Toni

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Irresistible Designs Papers - Irresistible Projects!

 

Happy Saturday Crafty Peeps!

I really enjoyed sharing some different ways to color the Irresistible Designs papers.  These papers are perfect for the Emboss Resist technique because the "emboss" part is already done for you!  Easy peasy!  All you have to do is add color, so I've shared some of my favorite ways to use these papers.  There are plenty of other methods to color these papers!

Just a reminder that I am generally Live on-line every Thursday at 8:00pm ET.  I stream to BOTH YouTube and Facebook simultaneously, but I recommend viewing on YouTube. 

If you are not able to catch me live, you can watch over on YouTube.  If the picture does not appear below, you can click HERE to get to it.

My first project was a Jumbo Tag.  I like to use bigger tags to hang off of the plain white/kraft gift bags that you can buy in bulk from Michael's, Walmart, etc.  Finished size of this Jumbo tag is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".

The coloring technique that I used for the tag was ink blending.  Ink blending brushes, or sponge daubers can give the same effect.  I suggest you start with the lightest color and work your way darker.  You ink blend/sponge the color on, then take a paper towel and swipe across the paper to pick up all ink that will sit on top of the embossed patterns.  You can see when you wipe it, that the pattern shows brighter/whiter.

I stamped and embossed the flower with white embossing powder on the same colors of cardstock.  Flower and leaves stamps are from the Month By Month stamp that is included in the Virtual Album Retreat kit.

Paper Measurements:

• Timid Tiger:  4 1/2" x 6 1/2"
• Darling Duckling:  4 1/4" x 6 1/4"
• Irresistible Designs Paper (Flower print):  4 1/16" x 6 1/16"  (cut 3/16" off of 4 1/4" x 6 1/4")
• Darling Duckling/Timid Tiger/Strawberry Slush:  scraps to emboss and hand-cut flowers
• Strawberry Slush:  2 1/4" circle
• Basic White:  1 3/4" circle, and scrap to stamp and hand-cut leaves

I popped the flowers up with Stampin' Dimensionals, kind of in a curved line.   Add Clear Wink of Stella all over the hand-cut flowers.  I know it doesn't show well in the picture, but they are VERY shimmery.

In the video, I think I said I was going to leave a greeting off, not knowing what I would use it for.  By the time I added the flowers, I decided it will be for a birthday.

Add a few different ribbons and trims, and finish off with some Flat Pearls.  The Timid Tiger Faux Linen ribbon is really cool!  

Stamps:  Month by Month Album Kit, Simply Said

Ink:  Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Strawberry Slush, Versamark

Paper:  Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Irresistible Designs papers

Other:  1 3/4" and 2 1/4" Circle punches, White embossing powder, 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls,  Timid Tiger 3/8" Faux Linen Ribbon, Iridescent Striped 1/2" trim, White Baker's Twine

The second project is a card.  I used REGULAR Stampin' Write Markers to add color to the Irresistible Designs papers.  DO NOT use Stampin' Blends.  Any alcohol marker is not going to wipe off of the embossed part of these papers.  It will color the embossed parts.  I used the brush tip ends of the markers and hand-drew lines, going in the same direction as the papers.  

Again, wipe off with a paper towel after every color. 

I focused on the greeting and added some punched out balloons.  You could add anything - flowers, stars, cupcakes, whatever you want.

Paper Measurements:

• Secret Sea:  5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic White:  4"  5 1/4", for inside of the card
• Timid Tiger:  4" x 5 1/4"
• Irresistible Designs Paper (Plaid print):  3 13/16" x 5 1/16"
• Basic White/Secret Sea:  scraps to stamp and layer greeting
• Secret Sea/Timid Tiger/Darling Duckling: scraps to punch out balloons

Finish off with some Secret Sea Flat Pearls.

Stamps:  With You in Mind

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Secret Sea, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Irresistible Designs papers

Other:  2025-2027 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (Secret Sea, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling), 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, Double Balloon punch, Linen Thread

The last project is near and dear to my heart - another box!  I will say up front that the measurements for the BOX BOTTOM that I gave in the video did not work out.  What I list below is accurate.  I had to remake it, so it was perfectly sized.

The method that I used to color the Irresistible Papers for the Box Lid/Top was a take on Ink Smooshing.  Usually with ink smooshing, you would use a piece of window sheet or plastic bag to pick up a small amount of ink and smoosh it onto your paper.  A few years ago, I came up with Ink Smashing which is on a bigger scale using a glass mat. 

This was in between.  For this method, I used a medium size ink block.  Swipe some ink on the block, then spritz with water (I did 4 spritzes).  Turn it over quickly and smear all over the cardstock.  I only used two colors, because I was afraid of muddying too many colors together.  You could certainly try three though...

Again, wipe the top of your patterned resist paper, then proceed to make the box like you normally would.  I also used a mini heat drying tool to speed up the drying process.  You're adding a lot of water to that Irresistible Designs paper, and it wants to warp.  

Paper Measurements:

• Irresistible Designs Paper (Leaves print):  6" x 8", scored at 1" on all sides
• Granny Apple Green:  7 7/8" x 9 7/8", scored at 2" on all sides
• Granny Apple Green:  2" circle
• Basic White:  1 3/4" circle, and scraps to stamp/hand-cut leaves

I made a tag and some hand-cut leaves after, to add to the packaging.  I stamped the leaves in Granny Apple Green and Shy Shamrock, and then watercolored both in with their respective colors.   I stamped the greeting in Summer Splash - it seemed to look the best.

Side view of the box.  I LOVE making the bottom of the box taller than the lid, so that you can see the color.  Plus, it allows you to make a roomier box.

Stamps:  Layers of Beauty, It's Okay

Ink:  Granny Apple Green, Shy Shamrock, Summer Splash

Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Irresistible Designs paper

Other:  1 3/4" and 2" Circle punches, 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems, Apple Green grosgrain

Keep in mind - if you don't care for any of these pre-embossed patterned papers, you can make your own with ANY stamps you want, cardstock (probably white), and either white or clear embossing powder.  Give it a try!

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Toni

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