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DIY Gift Ideas: Note Cards & Envelopes in a Pretty Box

February 28, 2019 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

I love giving cards as gifts. And I love it even more when there's a coordinating box to make the presentation perfect!  But as you may know, the Acetate Card Boxes in the Stampin' Up! catalog are too big for note cards - the cards just flop around in the box like dead fish.  And dead fish do not make good gift ideas. So to fix this, I
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Boxes and Bags, Cards, Club Projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Products, Stampin Up, Stamps in the Mail Club, Techniques, Video Tutorials Tagged With: Acetate Card Boxes (144628), DIY Gift Boxes, Needle and Thread (148724), Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies (148541), Needlepoint Nook 12 x 12" Designer Series Paper (148807), Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons (148810), Note Cards, Old Olive Linen Thread (148811), Pretty Label Punch (143715), Simply Scored, Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club February 2019

Stamping Made Simple: Explosion Box Candle Cards for Christmas

October 29, 2018 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

Is it a card? Is it a gift? Is it a candle? Survey says: all of the above! The Explosion Box Candle Card is a sweet way to share your love of crafting with someone special. And with Dashing Deer, this project is perfect for holiday greetings. Plus with Stamps in the Mail Club, it all arrives at your doorstep, ready to stamp! I recently
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Boxes and Bags, Christmas, Club Projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Products, Stampin Up, Stamps in the Mail Club, Techniques, Video Tutorials, Wedding Ideas Tagged With: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Striped Burlap Trim (147889), Boxes, Dashing Deer (147728), Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies (147915), DIY Gift Boxes, Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper (147820), Linen Thread, Simply Scored, Sprig Punch (148012), Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club October 2018

Spooky Sweets and Takeout Box Treats: Make Your Own Halloween Candy Boxes

October 10, 2018 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Treat time! Try making a couple of sweet Halloween boxes to share with a friend or neighbor this season. Don’t think you know anyone who would love a treat box? Try surprising someone you see regularly – a grocery store clerk, your bank teller, your mail delivery person! In other words, just like it says in the Stampin’ Up! Statement of
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Candy Projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Girl Scouts, Halloween, Looking for Ideas?, Products, Punch Ideas, Stampin Up Tagged With: DIY Gift Boxes, Elementary School, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hogwart's School of Wizarding and Witchcraft

Technique Tutorial: Inked & Inverted Embossing with Smitten Mitten and the Winter Wonder Embossing Folder

December 29, 2017 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Did you love the idea of a Mini Pizza Box decorated with mittens and snowflakes? Last month my project was black and white and red - but this one is set with softer snow colors, perfect for a fun technique tutorial, and good for frosty weather through the rest of the winter.  Be sure to order right away though, since the Smitten Mitten
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Candy Projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Products, Stamp Club With Meg, Stampin Up, Techniques Tagged With: DIY Gift Boxes, Foil Snowflakes (144642), Many Mittens Framelits Dies (144672), Mini Pizza Boxes (144645), Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon (144152), Smitten Mittens (144931), Winter Wonder Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (144686), Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper (144640), Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape (144644)

Just Around the Corner: Think Spring and Your DIY Stamps In the Mail Club Kit

March 4, 2015 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

I'm in LOVE!  I can't say how happy these March projects make me feel!! The colors are spring-y and they're perfect for customizing for the occasions YOU are celebrating! Make it easy for yourself this spring - spend less time searching for supplies and MORE time STAMPING!  Here's what Stamps in the Mail Club can do for you: Card
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Boxes and Bags, Club Projects, Gift Ideas, In Colors 13-15, Occasions Mini Catalog 2015, Products, Sale-A-Bration 2015, Stampin Up, Stamps in the Mail Club Tagged With: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Berry Basket Bigz L Die (137366), Big Shot, Crazy About You (137137), DIY Gift Boxes, Essentials Wooden Elements, Flower Medallion Punch (137417), Fringe Scissors, Hello You Thinlits (137363), Ornate Tag Topper Punch (137416), Pompom Trim, Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club March 2015, Tag A Bag

Envelope Punch Board: Card Box Tutorial

March 17, 2014 By Meg Loven 8 Comments

Here's another tutorial for one of my March Stamps in the Mail Club projects.  Did you see my Pop-Up Box Card tutorial last week?  Just like that project, this one uses elements from the Happenings Simply Created Card Kit (133329) and elements from my March Stamps in the Mail Club card kit, including the Says It All stamp set
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Boxes and Bags, Cards, Club Projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, In Colors 13-15, Looking for Ideas?, Occasions Mini Catalog 2014, Stampin Up, Stamping 101, Stamping Opportunities, Stamps in the Mail Club, Techniques, Video Tutorials Tagged With: Basic Metal Buttons, DIY Gift Boxes, Envelope Punch Board, Gift Idea, Happenings Simply Created Card Kit, In Color Ruffle Stretch Trim, Note Cards, Patterns Designer Series Paper, Says It All, Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club March 2014, Teacher Gifts, Teacher Ideas, Video Tutorial


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