Lots to Love Box with Friends, part 2

Yesterday I shared the Lots to Love Box I made with my local stamp club this past weekend. If you missed that post, please click here. In my post yesterday, I promised to show you what we tucked inside these fun boxes, but I’m ALSO going to share a quick tip for those who want to make multiples of this box or share this box with their own stamp groups.

There are so many great ways to fill the sweet box created with the Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies – you could fill the box with candies, gift cards or love notes. We tucked little cards made with the new Whisper White Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes inside the box we made in club. Here’s a look at the cards we made:

Really simple, right? Here’s what makes these little cards so special;

• The sweet heart and sentiment are stamped with Sweet Sugarplum and Archival Basic Black, respectively.
• The envelope liner is punched from Petal Garden Designer Series Paper with a 2-1/4″ Circle punch. I lined the circle along the top of the rounded envelope flap and folded the envelope flap down before adding glue to the top part of the folded circle.

What made this little project so special is that my club was able to perfectly align the images with my Stamparatus. As a member of the program that developed the Stamparatus, I was able to order mine early. With this stamp placement too, we were able to replicate this card over-and-over, achieving the same look every time. Here’s a candid shot of Selina stamping her card:

As you can see, there are two panels – the heart is on the panel in her hand. She added Sweet Sugarplum ink to the heart, flipped the panel and stamped it down. Then she inked up the sentiment on the panel above the tool with Archival Black Ink and stamped it down. Aaah! Everything is perfectly placed.

Side note: I purchased Creative Corners from My Sweet Petunia last year – if you look closely, you can see the “L-shaped” item in the top, right corner of the Stamparatus. The Creative Corners allow me to stamp in different areas on my stamp placement tool – they perfectly hold the card away from the hinges of the tool. I love the elements in the Creative Corners!

Another side note: The Stamparatus will be available for ordering in Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Annual Catalog this Spring. There was a pre-order period in December during which some people were able to lock-in a Stamparatus to be shipped in March or April. Because of the way the pre-order was set-up, I don’t know who ordered one through me. If you grabbed one up from me during the pre-order, please email me to let me know.

Here’s a fun .gif that shows how the Stamparatus works:

Yesterday I showed this picture of Marti putting together two boxes – unlike the sample I showed and the projects I shared by some of the other group members (who all have a Melon Mambo box with a Rich Razzleberry band), Marti’s boxes are Rich Razzleberry with a Melon Mambo band:

Want to know why? I could get one box (with two sides) and a 2″ belly band from one sheet of paper, so I cut an even number of pieces of cardstock (half in Melon Mambo and half in Rich Razzleberry) and swapped the belly bands for perfectly  color-coordinated boxes. Here’s a graphic to show you what I’m talking about:

Whether you are planning to make a boatload of Lots to Love Boxes or making them with a class, I hope this helps you to cut your paper to maximize things a bit.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

In April, Stampin’ Up! is hosting OnStage Local events for demonstrators all over the world. One of the local events will be local to me – here in Atlanta, Georgia! I’m hosting a Spring stamping event the day before OnStage – and I’m calling it Brian’s Spring Stamp-Along. This event will be Friday, April 6 at Cobb Galleria Centre. I’d love for you to join us!

Registration for the Spring Event will open today to a limited number of demonstrators – and the day will be FILLED with fun. I can promise some inspiring presentations, super-fun games, a high-quality swap and make-and-takes like nothing you’ve ever seen. The event will mirror the World Card Making Day events we’ve hosted the last five years.

To learn more or to sign up now, CLICK HERE.