National Scrapbooking Month

New month - new specials!  Actually it is so much more than that!  It is National Scrapbooking Month and what do scrappers cherish?  PAPER!!  So Stampin' Up! is going to enable you with a great special.  Buy three packages of Designer Paper or Textured Cardstock and get one FREE!!!! 

Check out all THREE specials HERE and be ready to scrap all month long.

Speaking of paper - I love to make gift boxes and decorate them with gorgeous Designer Series Paper.  This gift box was inspired by the original Paula Goff and my FAVORITE stampset, Fifth Avenue Floral. (Actually I am in love with the ENTIRE Manhattan collection on page 9 of the Spring-Summer 2009 Stampin' Up! catalog.)

To create this box, you can follow the tutorial that Paula has provided here.  I gave my version a little Manhattan flare.  The background paper for my box HAD to be Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper.  I created the black tag with my Tag Corner and Horizontal Slot punches.  The flower image is embossed with clear embossing powder for a very dramatic effect.  The die cut butterfly was created using my Big Shot and SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die.

So think boxes, cards, and scrapbook pages and STOCK up on all of that paper NOW!

Be Inspired by Life,

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Great Friend 

Cardstock: Kraft, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper 

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Horizontal Slot Punch, Tag Corner Punch, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Big Shot, Clear Embossing Powder, Sticky Strip, Kiwi Kiss Striped 5/8" Grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals

Comments

[Fran]

Very cute, Shelley! Love what you've done with the tag!