Pootlers Design Team - August - Week 1

Hello and welcome to my fabulous opportunity - and privilege - to be part of the Pootles Design Team for August!

Each month, 4 or 5 of us 'Pootlers' who are in the gorgeous Sam Hammond's Stampin' Up! team are challenged to come up with a design each week from one stamp set.
You can see other projects for this month and previous months (and, of course, visit again in future months!) at www.pootles.co.uk

Our stamp set for August is 'Lovely Stitching'.

My project for Week 1 is a set of 3x3 note cards in the new 2016-2018 In-Colours: Peekaboo Peach; Emerald Envy; Flirty Flamingo; Dapper Denim and Sweet Sugarplum.

I've also made envelopes to match in the same colours using the 2016-2018 In-Colour Envelope Paper.

I've done a pictorial step-by-step tutorial on how to make these, so I hope you enjoy and will have a go at making them. I really enjoyed making them and I'm really pleased with the end result - I'm delighted that the idea managed to get from my head to my craft table!

So without further ado, let's get on with the pictures!

First, cut 5 pieces of thick white cardstock measuring 3" x 6"

Then score each piece of card at 3"

Fold and burnish along the score line on each to make a card measuring 3" x 3"

You now have 5 card bases 

Then cut one piece of cardstock in each of the 5 in-colours measuring 2-3/4" square

Then cut 5 pieces of white cardstock measuring 2-1/2" square and stipple with each of the 5 in-colour inks using a sponge (I use the Stampin' Up! sponges cut into quarters

 Stick each stippled piece on to your co-ordinating cardstock squares 

 Then get ready with your chosen stamp set - for this project it's the 'Lovely Stitching' set .....

 ..... and stamp your chosen design(s) in each of the 5 in-colours on scrap pieces of white cardstock

 I then cut mine out using the 1-3/4" circle punch

 and sponged round the edges using the relevant colour

I then added a large basic pearl to the centre of each flower to add a bit of bling!

 Add dimensionals to the back of each punched flower

and stick to the centre of your card front

Peekaboo Peach

 Dapper Denim

 Flirty Flamingo

 Emerald Envy

 Sweet Sugarplum

Make matching envelopes in the co-ordinating 2016-2018 In-Colours Envelope Paper using the Envelope Punch Board

Decorate as you wish (or not) with the co-ordinating ink - these are stamped in the same colour as the envelope (Emerald Envy ink on Emerald Envy paper and so on)

 Little Miss Flirty Flamingo card peeking out of her envelope ....

 ..... and hiding inside her envelope to let you see the double-sided tape for sealing the envelope ready to post

 And finally, all 5 cards complete!

Thanks to Stampin' Up!'s 'Fruit Stand' DSP for providing the backdrop for the photos!

I hope you've enjoyed this project and I hope you'll have fun making your own. I'd love to see your creations, so please feel free to post pictures in the comments below.

Hope to see you again next Thursday for week 2!

'Bye for now!

Karen

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

£6.25

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

2016-2018 In Color A4 Cardstock

[141434]

£7.25

2016-2018 In Color Classic Stampin' Pads

[141818]

£25.50

Lovely Stitching Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141930]

£15.00

1-3/4" Circle Punch

[119850]

£16.00

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Envelope Punch Board

[133774]

£18.00

2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper

[141698]

£10.00

Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper

[141660]

£10.00