On my Soapbox!

Well hello everyone and welcome to my bit of the second Pootlers' Blog hop!

If you're following the blog in order then you already know that the Pootlers are Stampin' Up! demonstrators who belong to Sam Donald's team.  If you've arrived in the middle of things, you can go back to the previous blog or on to the next one by using the buttons at the bottom of the page.  

The theme of the hop is the new SU catalogue, which came into play at the beginning of this month.  (There's a link to the PDF version at the bottom of the page if you haven't seen a copy yet...)  I've used Timeless Elegance DSP and a stamp from the Homemade for You stamp set, both brand new in the catalogue to decorate this little flip-top box (which holds a cake of soap).  The Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla cardstock, Sahara Sand ink, and Sahara Sand lace trim are returning favourites.

To make a box the same size as this one (which measures 2 x 2 x 1 inches) you'll need a piece of card 7 1/2 x 4 inches.

Score it on the long side at 1 1/2 inch, 2 1/2/ inches, 3 1/2 inches  and 5 1/2 inches.
Score on the short side at 1 inch and 3 inches.

The tutorial on how to put it together is here-

So there it is! Thank you for visiting and on you go to the next blog!

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In the bag!

Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog!

Have you had a good look at the new catalogue yet?  One of my favourite "new" products is  the Gift Bag Punch Board.  It's such an easy way to wrap small gifts and make them look professional.  The bags cost a lot to buy in the shops so having the means to make them quickly and inexpensively is a real boon.

The board offers the means to make bags in three sizes (Small, Medium and Large) but with a bit of thought you can quite easily make an Extra Large size - still not enormous but easily big enough to hold a pack of notelets with plenty of room left over.  I used paper from the new Backgrounds DSP (Neutrals) and I cut two pieces 7 1/2 inches by 6 inches for this size.

Here's how I did it -

Easy-peasy!  Please leave a comment if you enjoyed this project - I love hearing from you.  See you again soon!

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Resistance is ...

Hello and welcome to my blog.

Today's card is based around a "resist" technique, where the stamped image is heat-embossed before the colour is added - in this case, I spritzed on some SU re-inkers diluted with water.  I'm rather pleased with how it turned out.  I showed it to my husband and he just couldn't work out how the effect was managed - he was very impressed!

It's an easy technique;  you just need to remember to use a paper that can stand getting wet (I used Watercolour paper) and allow plenty of time for it to dry properly.  

Here's the tutorial - 

I hope you enjoy trying this one for yourself.  Please leave me a comment and let me know how you get on!

See you again soon!