No Cut Folded Box with Hand-Penned Paper for New At SU July Blog Hop

                

Welcome to our July NEW AT SU! Blog hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ with creative paper crafting ideas to share with you. Today we are showcasing creative ways of using the Designer Series Paper that is on sale this month from the 2021/22 Annual Catalogue. I am going to share a No Cut Folded Box made from a piece of 12" x 12" Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper, which is one of the series that is on sale this month in the Designer Series Paper Sale Promotion.

One of the coolest features about these boxes is that you can partially make them up, then store them flat in a drawer or on a shelf until you need to use one, then they just open right up, you pop in the small gift and you fold over the flaps and slide on the belly band! Done! The Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper looks great for this purpose, especially on the sides with the graphic designs like the polka dots on the Pale Papaya or the leaf sprigs on the Highland Heather as I have used here.

• I used two different sheets of the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper to make two of this boxes. The method for making them is best shown in the video tutorial below:

              

• I used a couple of different methods to decorate the boxes. On one I used the Peony Dies to create a Peony flower from Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss cardstock and I used Just Jade and Shaded Spruce for the leaves.
• On the other I added both the Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon and the Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon around the belly band, then combined the two ribbons to make a double finger bow to add to the top.

Here's how they go together and what they look like inside!

I hope you enjoyed my project with the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper from the DSP Sale Promotion.  Now please hop on over to Anke Heim, to see what she does with the In Colour DSP!

Here's the list of bloggers in our New At SU July Blog Hop to help you keep on track:

July 2021 New at SU!: Designer Series Paper

 

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Tidings of Christmas DSP

Stamping the Cape: In Good Taste DSP

De Kijkkast: Hand-Penned DSP

Creative Juice by Loni: Expressions in Ink DSP

Moore Fun Stamping: Hand-Penned DSP

The Flying Stamper: Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP

Gifted Hands, Ink!: Simply Elegant Specialty DSP

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Expressions in Ink Specialty DSP

Stamping Flair: Sweet Symmetry DSP

Mamie & Papyrus: You’re a Peach DSP

Playing with Papercrafting: Hand-Penned DSP

Scraphexe: In Color DSP

Stamping with the Copper Cropper: Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP

24/7 Inkspiration: Bloom Where You're Planted DSP

 

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my projects or ask me a question about the technique used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Keep Creating!

Heather Cooper

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. If you do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions about products, or the techniques shown here. If you live in Canada, you can use the links below to order products from me or join my Papercraft Cats team. 

Product List

Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English) [152525] $33.00	Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155499] $15.75	Pale Papaya 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155668] $12.00	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $12.00	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613] $12.00
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $12.00	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $12.00	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $12.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $12.00
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $12.00	Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231] $10.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $10.25	Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon [149441] $11.00
Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $9.50	Simply Scored [122334] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50	Peony Dies [152701] $54.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $9.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

Salt Lake City for the Rising Star Trip

Well, I'm here in Salt Lake City for the Rising Star Trip!  So far it's been a blast and we haven't even officially started yet!  Stampin' Up really knows how to treat it's demonstrators, for sure!  I hate to sound provincial, but I travelled first class for the first time ever!  I'm not sure if that was planned or not, but it was...roomy!

We're staying at a Hilton hotel in Sandy, Utah, which is close to Stampin' Up Head Office, where we'll be training for the next two days.  Look what I got all to myself:  Woo hoo!

It's a small suite!  Two TVs. Separate sitting room.














And Stampin' Up left us some milk and cookies as a welcome gift.  And they were welcome after a day of flying with not much to eat except those desicated airline peanuts!


I met the other Rising Stars after I arrived. (I was the last one to get here.) We all went out to dinner and got to know one another.  I felt comfortable right away!  Such friendly people!

Tomorrow we are up early and at the head office all day!  More on that later!

I brought a gift for my fellow Rising Stars and I used the same design (different DSP) as I did for my roomie gifts at Convention in July.  Here's a photo or two:

Sorry for the bad photos, but I don't have my usual editing program on my hubby's laptop.  You get the picture though.  I used Season of Style DSP for these.  A whole 12 x 12 sheet!  No cutting, just scoring and folding and it is easy peasy!

The cool thing is, you can store it flat for travelling, and then open up the folds to create the box and add the belly band once you fill it with whatever! (See picture below!)

I have to sign off to get ready for my day of training!  Talk to you soon!

Stamps:  Label Love (w130619; c130622); ABC123 - Sketched Alphabet (c130565)
Paper: Season of Style DSP (132340); Old Olive (100702) and Whisper White (100730) cardstock
Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pad in Baked Brown Sugar (131174) and Cherry Cobbler (126966)
Accessories:  White Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399); Cherry Cobbler 1" Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon (132135), Sticky Strip Adhesive (104294)
Tools:  Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334); Artisan Label Punch (130920)

Here in Utah

We arrived in Salt Lake City around noon yesterday and took the hotel shuttle back to the hotel where we are staying.  Our rooms were not quite ready for us, so we left our baggage and decided to do what all normal women do  - SHOP!  Well, they shopped and I kept track of where everyone was so they wouldn't lose each other.  I also had the only phone we could use to contact our American friends and wait for them to contact us.

We finally found each other and, since we were all famished, went to find this amazing waffle place for lunch.  By the way, the temperature is around 37 degrees celcius here, so any midday walking you do is very tiring!

If you're ever in Salt Lake City, find this tiny little place and try their delicious but heavier Belgian waffles with creme fraiche and fresh fruit.  Yum!

Then it was time to head back to the hotel to check in and get unpacked and settled.  Holly and I are sharing a nice room with a couple of quirky features, but overall very comfortable.  We shared roomy gifts!  I'm dying to show you the ones I made:

These sweet boxes are made from one 12 x 12 sheet of Design Series Paper (Afternoon Picnic DSP shown here).  I put some little sewing kits for fabric and clothing emergencies inside. As I was thinking about how I could make a fancy box to store the sewing kits in one day last week, I opened up my email and YouTube sent me some video suggestions. One of them was a video tutorial by Stampin' T on how to make these little boxes.  The link to the video gives you great detailed instructions, so I won't try to duplicate, but it involves taking a full sheet of DSP and scoring and folding it to create the box.

The box lies flat for storing or packing and then you open up the box part when you are ready to put something inside it.  The Wisteria Wonder piece is a belly band to keep the box closed and I just decorated it with Wisteria Wonder Chevron Ribbon, a quarter of a doily and to make the label, the Label Love stamp set, the ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet and Numbers stamp set, and the Artisan Label Punch!

They were so much fun to create!  Make sure you watch the video and give this project a try!

By the way, I was given permission to post these photos of the shenanigans that went on in the hotel room in Seattle two nights ago. Can you guess who?  Leave a comment with your guesses!

Stamps:  Label Love (w130619; c130622); ABC-123 Sketched Alphabet and Numbers (w130565)

Paper:  Afternoon Picnic DSP (131390); Wisteria Wonder (122922) and Very Vanilla (101650) cardstock

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Wisteria Wonder (126985) and Coastal Cabana (131175)

Accessories:  Wisteria Wonder 3/4" Chevron Ribbon; Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399)

Tools:  Artisan Label Punch (130920), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)