You’re Amazing, Flowering Zinnias: Part 2

Yesterday I shared some gift boxes I made for some amazing team members who achieved big milestones this month. If you missed that post, you can see it here. The simple gift boxes were covered with a page of the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper and tied with a Silver & White 1/2″ Sheer Ribbon. So simple, but so fancy. Tucked inside each box was a coordinating 3″ x 3″ card. Here’s one of those cards:

Each box with a Melon Mambo frame and tag received a card with a Melon Mambo card base and “congratulations” band across it. Color coordination was important here, so I had to proceed with caution. Each 3″ x 3″ card was designed with a colorful base (3″ x 6″, scored at 3″), a 2-3/4″ square panel of Basic White and a 2-5/8″ square of the Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the vibrant Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper:

and here’s the page I used to decorate the front of the boxes and the coordinating cards inside:

First, I cut the paper at 6″ along the white band in the middle to create two strips of flowers. I cut 3″ strips from the top (with the white on top and capturing the tops of the flowers) and created 3″ squares from those. I used these squares on the front of my boxes. I then cut 2-5/8″ strips from the bottom of the remaining strips to cut 2-5/8″ squares for the cards inside. Cutting the patterns this way, I was able to use SO MUCH of the gorgeous paper.

Here’s a quick graphic I made to show you how I cut the paper to make the most of it:

The “congratulations” sentiment on the cards was stamped with the Lovely & Sweet stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s January – April 2024 Mini Catalog. Links to the stamp set are included in the product listing below.

As I mentioned above, each card paired with a gift box. I pulled four of the twelve colors from the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper for the designs – Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie and Lemon Lime Twist. What fun! Here’s a look at how the cards paired with the boxes I mailed out:

Stamps: Lovely & Sweet  Papers: Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper, Lemon Lime Twist, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories: 3″ x 3″ Envelopes, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Flowering Zinnias 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 163469

Lovely & Sweet Cling Stamp Set (English) – 162617

Basic White 3″ X 3″ (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes – 159233

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 144245

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 105117

Melon Mambo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 115320

Highland Heather 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146986

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Stampin’ Up!’s 2024-2026 In Colors

On Tuesday, I introduced you to the five new In Colors that will be joining our color collection with the May launch of Stampin’ Up!’s 2024 Annual Catalog. If you missed that post (or want to review it again), you can see my post here.

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