Kinda Eclectic

Kinda Eclectic.  That's a bit of a mouthful!  And spelling, well, lets say thank goodness for spell check.

So Kinda Eclectic is one of the stamp sets I received back in May when I attended the Stampin' Up! convention.  And now I can share one of the projects we made. This card became my basis for workshop and demo cards!

This card (which I made at the convention) features the new colours of Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist and Mossy Meadow inks.  You can also see the new Blackberry Bliss in the strip of DSP sitting just under the sentiment.  The sentiment was stamped in Black over the typewriter style font which I had previously stamped in Crumb Cake.  Add some punches and bling, and you have a really sweet card.

While at Convention, we also made a stepped up version of the card.  This time you can see I've added extra details with the Linen Thread, a small butterfly punched from Vellum CS and clipped with the cutest little paper clip to the larger stamped butterfly.  We also used the Honeycomb Embossing Folder to add interest.  Who knew!  You could use Embossing Folders for stamping!!

So the final card is the one we made at my Catalogue launch last week. We used Washi Tape from the Project Life set and used a glue dot to add the Vellum butterfly.  Such a sweet version of the original card!

So here's what we used to make these cards (all variations):
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
Inks: Hello Honey, Crumb Cake, Tangelo Twist, Black & Mossy Meadow
Papers: Whisper White, Crumb Cake & Hello Honey CS, Vellum
Accessories: Butterfly punches, Itty Bitty Accents punch, rhinestones & Washi tape from the Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack

 

Product Highlights:

Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack

$16.95

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$34.95

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Tag a Bag Gift Box

Well, if you're like me and follow many blogs featuring Stampin' Up! you'll already know there was a Tag a Bag Gift Box make, at this year's Stampin' Up! convention.

And even though I liked the box I made, I liked it much better when I converted it to something else!  And when I say converted, well I mean, I only did one thing.......

The box comes in two pieces, the base (Kraft) and the slide-on lid (transparent).  I took the cover off (made as per the Make & Take instructions) and made it into a Washi Tape holder.  How pretty and clever is that!!

From this:

To this:

I did keep the gorgeous decoration on the box though.  It's too cute to hide away.  In fact, you might remember, I used the same decoration on the mini box I made the other day.  I loved the decoration so much, I had to make some more!!

These colours are so vibrant.  I love how the Summer Starfruit contrasts beautifully with the Bermuda Bay, and the coral colours of Calypso Coral & Crisp Cantaloupe.

So when you look at your Washi Tape, now look at these Tag a Bag Gift Boxes as the perfect storage solution (and yes, I do have other Washi Tape in my collection, including the Stampin' Up! range!)

 

 

To make your own gift boxes, I've used:

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge & Hello, Lovely
Inks: Bermuda Bay & Crisp Cantaloupe
Papers: Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana CS & Crisp Cantaloupe DSP
Accessories: Tag a Bag Gift Boxes, Summer Starfruit Stitched Ribbon & Linen Thread.