pillow box easter egg stand tutorial

Isn't this just the sweetest way to present a YUMMY Easter egg??

Again it's made with the Stampin' Up! Pillow Box Big Shot die. I have taken photos of how to do it - but again I have used my faux die to make it easier to see the blades on the die.

Start off with a piece card - you don't need to waste card so cut it wide enough to just cover the blades on the left and only up to the lines on the right.

It should come out like this.

Now this is where you need to be careful. You can move the piece of card along the die to get a small box or one a bit longer BUT you must ensure that you keep the card straight on the die as you will be going over the die so ensure your lines all match up, not like how it is placed on the above picture! lol

Now to get the hole in the middle of the box rule lines from corner to corner as per pic.

Now using the 1" circle punch line up the cross inside the punch and punch out.

It should end up like this.

Now put it all together and it will look like this. you could use it for place names for a special Easter meal or just a cute way to present a yummy egg. And it goes SOOOOO well with the awesome new stamp set "EAT CHOCOLATE" which I used on the top picture! This set is from the new Autumn/Winter mini catalogue.

Happy crafting!!!

another Just Add Ink Challange #31 and it's a goodie!!

over a http://www.just-add-ink.blogspot.com/ there is another challenge (they do one every week). It's great to help you get some inspiration or to help you make yourself keep to a dead line - and they always use Stampin' Up! product.

This week it was to use Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Kraft so this is what I came up with. I love using the products that I ordered during the pre order time. That's such a cool thing about being a Stampin' Up! demo - you get to have things before everyone else - not to mention you get them at a great price!! I used the Artistic Etchings and Baroque Motifs, the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder for the Big Shot and I {Heart} Hearts stamp and matching punch. The card itself is a easel card, makes a nice change from the usual style of card.

So if you haven't ever entered a challenge have a go - you don't have to have a blog to enter either.

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what we did at Albany, Auckland, New Zealand today

Today I had a team training event and one of the cards I 'had' to share was one that Jacque my upline, taught us at her level one team training.

Here is the one I did today. I used the cute Fox & Friends stamps plus the Inspired by Nature for the grass. The leaves are a Stampin' Up! Big Shot die and the alpha is Defining Alphabet. The card is Pacific Point & Whisper White.

This type of card has two pockets in the front that you can pop tags into. Be a great idea for a gift card - maybe for Father's Day which is only two weeks away! They are just like a 'normal' card that opens up so you can write on them inside if you didn't want to write on the tags.

Here is the Vintage Vogue one that we made at yesterday's training. Isn't it scrummy????

We did water colouring, sponging, wheeling - all sorts!! Do you love the flowers?? contact me today to book a workshop so I can come to your place and spend a fun few hours with your friends sharing how easy these are to make.

PLEASE NOTE:

there is only 10 days left to order products from the current (09/10)Stampin' Up! Ideas Book & Catalogue plus the Autumn Winter Mini Catalogue so email me today julia.leece@slingshot.co.nz