Gift Packaging – Trace Of Creativity

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Count Down to Christmas – Santa’s Delivery Treat Bag

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 23rd before Christmas, I am sharing a treat bag created by Dianne Evans from Stampin’ With Dianne in Canada

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Product List

Clear Medium Envelopes [102619] $10.50	Santa's Delivery Bundle (English) [159590] $85.50	Basic Borders Dies [155558] $51.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00
Santa Express 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159582] $21.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $16.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.75	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $15.75	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.75	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $15.75
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code TQVE4CK3 at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! You pay $169.00 to sign up, and choose $235.00 of products to kick off your Stampin’ Up! adventure.
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 20th April 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Fancy Flora suite. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

November 26, 2022

Cottage Wreaths easel Card with Matching Gift Bag

I participated in a Black Friday (or Saturday) virtual event this morning. I made a Cottage Wreaths easel card with a matching gift bag.

The gift bag is made using the Mini Pocket Envelope dies. I CASE-d this from Sharon Burkitt, an extremely talented lady who is part of the Creativity Abounds tutorial group.

You can watch the Facebook replay of how to make both projects below:

If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00. The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and dies are in the July – December 2022 mini catalogue and will be carrying over, but won’t be available at the bundle price at the end of the catalogue. If you want this bundle, place your order before the end of the year to save 10%.

Product List

Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English) [159659] $91.75	Mini Pocket Envelope Dies [159167] $51.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $34.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $16.25	Polished Pink A4 Cardstock [155711] $16.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $14.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $14.00
Loose Flower Flourishes [155808] $13.25	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! It costs $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15thDecember 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features Gift Packaging Ideas. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

November 17, 2022November 16, 2022

Creativity Abounds Blog Hop – Design A Treat Box Bundle

Welcome to our November Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire your creativity.

If you live in Australia and shop with me you will receive this tutorial bundle FREE! This tutorial bundle show cases gift packaging ideas.

I was in Sydney for OnStage last weekend. One of the fun parts of convention is swapping. If you would like to see what my swap was, click here. I am CASE-ing one of the swaps that I received for our blog hop today. Unfortunately, the lady who swapped with me didn’t put her name or contact details on the swap, so I don’t know who to credit for the inspiration. If you swapped with me or happen to know who made this swap, please let me know and I will add their name to this post.

The little boxes inside the holder are so easy to make using the Design a Treat Box bundle.

If you would like to make some of these cute little gift caddies, join me for my Facebook live on Sunday morning at 10:00am AEDT and I will show you how I made them. Place an order with me this month, and I will send you a copy of the tutorial bundle as a thank you.

Here is a sneak peek of all the projects in this month’s tutorial bundle:

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and see all the amazing projects that will be demonstrated at the Stamp Camp. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

This is the project that I contributed this month. All the instructions to make are in the tutorial bundle.

Meet our fabulous design team:

Product List

Design A Treat Bundle (English) [159895] $85.50	Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $21.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $14.00	Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon [156470] $14.00

October 19, 2022

Framed Florets tag Gift Card Holder

Do you love giving gift cards to people when they need a present? If you answer is yes, Stampin’ Up! has a wonderful kit available called the Christmas Gifting kit. This kit come with everything that you need to make 9 tags with a gift card holder on the back which have a Christmas feel to them.

I decided that I really like these tags, but what if I wanted them for an occasion other than Christmas? I set about to re-create them – and I think that I succeeded. I used the Framed Florets bundle which will be available in the January – June 2023 mini catalogue, but can be purchased on pre-order from the 4th November. The DSP is Fitting Florets and will only be available during the pre-order period.

I made this is my regular Facebook live last week. You can watch the replay below:

Here are the measurements to make the tags:

Product List

Christmas Gifting Kit [160342] $37.00	Mini Pocket Envelope Dies [159167] $51.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00
Balmy Blue & White 3/8" Double Stitched Ribbon [159629] $12.25	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining special running from 4th – 31st of October. It costs you $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $283 worth of products for your starter kit! If you wanted to sign up as a demonstrator, this is a perfect opportunity. Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 17th November 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Boughs Of Holly suite. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the card that I contributed this month:

December 16, 2021December 15, 2021

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Gift Packaging

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia are participating. We have a wide array of fun projects and design styles to share with you! Our theme this month is “Gift Packaging”. Whether you are still wrapping your Christmas presents, or giving a birthday or just because present, I am sure that you will find inspiration here.

This project was inspired by Debbie Blake, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Western Australia. All that you need to make this is a square piece of DSP (this one uses Beauty of the Earth DSP) and a library clip. To make it, all you need to do is fold your paper!

If you use Christmas paper, you can tie a ribbon through the library clip and it can double up as a Christmas tree ornament. These are photos showing the top and bottom of the bag

Here is a quick video which will explain how to fold the paper

Be sure to complete the hop to see all the wonderful ideas that we have to share with you. The next stop is Annette. I can’t wait to see what she has created this month.

If you get lost along the way, here is the complete hop list:
Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Annette McMillan
Julia Quinn
Terri Stewart
Joy Nelson
Maureen Rauchfuss

Product List

Beauty Of The Earth 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155841]

$20.00

Mini Library Clips

[149445]

$16.50

Bone Folder

[102300]

$12.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$44.00

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the end of November, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $130 (usually $169) and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 19th January 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of birthday ideas using products from the annual and August – December mini catalogue, and contains 14 different (and stunning) designs by 14 international demonstrators. This will give you some great ideas to help you get started on making your birthday cards for the coming year. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

March 18, 2021April 21, 2021

Creativity Abound Tutorial Bundle Design Team Blog Hop – Hydrangea Hill Suite

Welcome to our March Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.

If you live in Australia and shop with me you will receive this tutorial bundle FREE! The theme of this tutorial bundle is Hydrangea Hill. Here is a sneak peek of the images that are featured in the tutorial bundle this month.

To offer additional inspiration, we have all created an additional project to share with you in this hop. My project is a little box which is sized to fit a bottle of Tombow liquid glue. This is the perfect gift for a paper crafter, and the packaging will bring as much joy as the contents!!

The video below will show you how to make the box.

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

Meet the design Team:

December 21, 2020January 19, 2021

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Shirt Gift Pouch using In Good Taste DSP

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia are participating. We have a wide array of fun projects and design styles to share with you! Our theme this month is “Gift Packaging”. You may have arrived from Shirley Merker’s blog. She always has such great packaging ideas!

My project is a quick and cute gift pouch. The only supplies that you need are DSP, ribbon and adhesive. Watch the video below for directions to make them. I did the brown one in the video, although my picture has the tie tied properly. I am sorry that I had stopped recording, because it was so funny with my husband with a tie around his neck showing me how to tie the knot, and me trying to replicate it with the ribbon!

Click on the button below to stay in Australia and hop over to Annette’s blog to see what she has chosen to share with us.

Thanks for hopping with us. If you get lost along the way here is the complete list of hop stops.

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== you are here
Annette McMillan
Sue Boerner
Martina Auer
Terri Stewart
Krissi Hannah
Julia Mazur
Maureen Rauchfuss
Sandra Roberts
Sue McDonald
Sandy Ward

All the supplies used can be ordered through my online store .
If you are in Australia and do not already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would be happy to help you with your stamping needs.
Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Being in social isolation is a great time to sign up, contact me for more information to join my team.

November 6, 2020December 29, 2020

Poinsettia Petals Mini Pizza Box

Welcome to this month’s Blogging Friends Blog Hop. The Theme for this month is “Anything but a card”. I have decorated a mini pizza box. You could be forgiven for thinking that I only have 2 stamp sets. It seems that every time I start creating there are a couple that jump into my hand and won’t leave! This box used the Poinsettia Petals bundle again.

It is really difficult to get a photo of shiny paper. This is using the silver foil sheets. (It looks a bit gold in some places, but in the paper it is definitely silver). Below is the front of the box

Thanks for dropping by my blog. I hope that you have fun hopping along to day. Be sure to leave a comment as we all love to know if you enjoy our projects.

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, I would love to help you with your stamping needs. Feel free to contact me, or visit my online store.

Product List

Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English) [155148] $99.00	Mini Pizza Boxes [144645] $10.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $10.50	Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213] $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

DSP Gift Bag

Welcome to our monthly Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Blog Hop, in which demonstrators from around the world share their latest projects. This month’s theme is ‘Gift Wrapping’. You might have arrived here from Shirley’s blog. Doesn’t she always have a gorgeous project to share with us?

My project is super easy, uses very few supplies, and with minimal effort, you have a gorgeous gift bag!

All that you need is a bit of card stock for the base and handles, half a sheet of DSP for the bag, some ribbon, scraps to make a tag, adhesive and something to score with.
Choose the DSP to suit your occasion and your gift is all wrapped.

Click here for the tutorial:

Gift Bag by Tracy Held Download

Click on the button below to hop over to Sue’s blog to see the holiday project she has created.