Each month our You Can Create It (YCCI) subscribers are given a packet of supplies – like cardstock, paper and embellishments. The challenge is to turn those supplies into a completed project.
The December packet looked like this…
The packet included:
a Mosaic Gusseted Cellophane bag,
Snowflake Splendour ribbon,
Basic Gray and Balmy Blue cardstock and
a panel of Balmy Blue glimmer paper.
Subscribers can also add anything from the ‘extra materials’ packet (I used a small piece of the Flush Poinsettia specialty paper) or anything from their own supplies.
So much fun!
I turned my supplies into this treat holder…
I trimmed the Balmy Blue cardstock to 10cm wide, and scored the 21cm long panel at 3cm, 6cm and 20cm. Then I slid the scored and folded cardstock into the bag to add structure to the base and back of the gusseted bag. I folded the 1cm lip down over the front and stapled it closed before adding the embellishments and sentiments to the front.
Inside is dark chocolate Toblerone mini bars of chocolate. Yum.
Design Team Projects
Yet again I’m in awe of the projects created by our Design Team contributors, especially during such a busy month. Well done team!
Check them out below, and if you’d like further info just click on their name.
I’m busy organising next quarter’s kits and I have to tell you they look ah-mazing. You will not want to miss this one!
Cost for this quarter is AUD$25, and you’ll get the supplies to make a project for January, February and March 2021. Best of all, you’ll get to see and try brand new products. Registration closing in the next few days so please contact me today if you’d like a pack sent out to you. Gotta LOVE happy mail xxxx
Were you inspired by the contents in this month’s pack?
The start of a new year is always a great time to look forward and set our vision for the coming year. And let’s face it, most of us went through a bit of a crazy year in 2020.
But it wasn’t all bad.
Papercraft helped many of us get through periods of lockdown, isolation and quarantine. Not to mention job loss and long periods of loneliness as we missed our friends and family who we couldn’t see as often as we’d like. I’ve been moved by many stories from my customers throughout the year.
Thank you for supporting my business and for turning to me for your craft supplies. I hope your year was filled with plenty of positives though, and I wish you a brilliant year ahead in 2021.
Below is a recap of some of the projects I shared throughout 2020. xxx
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Bring on the new year and another 12 months of inspiring projects and creative ideas.
‘YOU CAN CREATE IT’ Kits now available for January – March 2020. Cost only $25 including postage to anywhere in Australia. Each pack contains the consumables (paper, cardstock, ribbon and embellishments etc) which you can turn into a card or 3D project. You’re only limited by your imagination. Contact me to reserve your pack.
Welcome to this week’s project for The Spot Creative Challenge. This week we have another fabulous sketch challenge.
I still think sketch challenges are so helpful for those times you find yourself stuck for inspiration. A new layout is often all you need to get started on a new project.
This is where I went with the sketch…
Here we have a few sneak peeks of products that will be available from January 5 with the new mini catalogue and Sale-a-bration offering.
So exciting!
The stamp set is called Art Gallery and includes 9 handy sentiments and lovely flowers that look as if they’ve been watercoloured. I chose the colours Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay for this 2-step flower.
The paper in the background is one of the new Sale-a-bration giveaways: ‘Oh So Ombre’ Designer Series Paper. You can get a whole pack of these assorted 6×6 designs (48 sheets in total!) for free with any AUD$90 purchase from 5th January until the end of February.
About THE SPOT CREATIVE CHALLENGE:
Each week our Design Team of international creatives share projects based on a new challenge. It could be a theme, a technique, a colour challenge or – as it is in this week – a sketch challenge.
Each Tuesday at 10pm (Syd/Mel time during daylight saving) you’ll see a new challenge post on the challenge website (click to visit). You can play along, and if you want you can even enter your card in the weekly challenge by uploading your project (and you don’t even need a blog!). A winner will be chosen each week.
Your Challenge
So now it’s your turn. Use the sketch that you see at the top of this post, and use it as inspiration for a project of your own. You don’t have to follow it exactly – for example, feel free to change the heart to a different shape like I did in this card. When you’re finished, jump over to The Spot and upload a photo of your project. Have fun!
* Legal disclaimer: I have achieved the awards and recognition listed above, but this is not representative of typical Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. The level of sales to achieve this result requires significant work and is accomplished by a substantially small percentage of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators.
