March Suite Samplings #1

Hello there! I'm here with the first of my projects using the March Suite Samplings kit.Check out this post for more info on the kit. I hope to post several different ones over the next week or so and, while my internet makes doing videos quite a pain, I can do a step-by-step pictorial tutorial. (Say that 5 times fast!)

For this project I used one of the Mini Pizza Boxes to make a fun gift of 3x3 note cards. I actually used one of my least favorite patterns in this kit, but after I started playing with it, I found it to be one of my favorites. I think it's funny how we perceive things differently based on how they are used. The large print of this design didn't thrill me, but I LOVE it in small pieces like this.

The box itself was pretty simple to cover. The pieces you will need are :

1--3 1/4" x 3 1/4" square DSP for the top
4--3/4' x 3 1/4" DSP for the sides.
1--2 1/2" Whisper White circle for the top

I used a 3/4" circle punch to make a notch in the front piece. I used our Tombow Multipurpose Glue to adhere the paper to the box as I didn't want any edges lifting up. The circle is adhered with Dimensionals.

To make the flower, I stamped the Daisy 3 times with Calypso Coral ink and lightly colored it in with an Aqua Painter. The flowers were then punched out and glued atop one another with the petals staggered. Once the glue dried I used a Bone Folder to gently curl the petals back.

I wanted a yellow center, but thought the Daffodil Delight cardstock was a bit dark for this pattern, so I opted to create my own yellow paper by coloring 2  3/4" circles with Daffodil Delight ink on both sides. I didn't try to color it perfectly, I was going for a watercolor wash look.

Then I held the two circles together and snipped in from the edges.

To make the leaves, I cut a 3" piece of Old Olive ribbon, looped it around and used a glue dot to hold the ends together.

These were then glued to the back of the flower.

The yellow centers were glued on and then fluffed up after the Faceted Gem was adhered to the middle.

The Notecards to go inside are simply 6x3 piece of Whisper White cardstock scored and folded in half. The DSP strip on the bottom is 1x3, and I used stamps from the Daisy Delight stamp set for the flowers and saying. I did get to use my Stamparatus for the first time. I think I love it! There is a slight learning curve, and I managed to get my hands all kinds of messy, but it sure made stamping all 4 cards go a lot faster, even with me experimenting with how it works. If you weren't able to reserve one already, they will be available when the new catalog comes out in June. In the meantime, I'm going to keep playing and practicing with mine so I can help you not make the mistakes I have/will.

I hope you like this project. I will be back again with a couple of cards and another 3D project over the next couple of days. Remember, Monday, March 5th is the deadline to reserve your kit. Then you can craft along with me!

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