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I've become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!!!!

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So for the past few months I have been toying with the potential of becoming a demonstrator for Stampin' Up!

Last year, I was given some stamps and other craft things by a family friend - they had been her late mum's. Last December  I'd used a couple of the stamps to make some Christmas cards and loved them - they are the old school type on wood blocks which (thankfully) have a company logo on - which just happened to be Stampin Up!

Now being a lover of all things stampy for many years, I'd remembered hearing about Stampin' Up! put simply, it is a crafty version of Avon or Tupperware (if you're old enough to remember the popular parties). So I looked into it, going onto other blogs and You Tube videos to see who was doing it still in the UK and came across loads of people who seem to do really well (orders from customers do give each demonstrator commission as either income or towards products). So I took the plunge and bought my starter kit...yikes!!

I've decided not to try to do "party planning" with it at the moment because I've tried that with other things and it just doesn't seem to work in my local area so I'm going to do some tutorials and post them here! Hopefully in the near future I will also be making some You Tube videos!!

So here is my first ever tutorial!

                                                   A Sweet Surprise Posy Box



Taking two pieces of 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm) cardstock, score once piece at  5" (12.7cm) & at 10" (25.4cm), the second piece score at 2" (5cm) & at 7" (17.7cm)



They will look something like this


Turn the card like this and score sheet one at 5" (14.7cm) and sheet two at 7" (17.7cm). 


The two pieces of card that have 5” x 5” (14.7cm x 14.7cm) panels and 7” x 5” (17.8cm x  14.7cm).
The larger panels will make up the sides of the box



Glue the pieces together!


Cut the vertical lines between each 5x5 panel


You should now have 4 panels cut and folded. 
These will make the bottom of the box.

Panel 3 and 1 will become a tab and tuck so the bottom will hold closed. 


On panel 3, mark with pencil at 11/2” (3.8cm) and 31/2” (8.9cm).

Mark a line 1” (2.5cm) from the bottom. At the top of this line, mark another line diagonally out to the (cut) edge.  
Do this at both the 11/2” and the 31/2” mark

Cut along these marks to create a tab 


Your box is beginning to take shape and should now look like this.

Panel 1 will meet panel 3 and in the next step we will create the slot to tuck in the tab.


 Temporarily ‘make up’ the box, securing it with a small piece of wash tape (masking tape will do also). This will make it easier for the next steps. 
Fold panel (4) [in photo] down before folding panel 3 [in photo] from the side, finally folding over panel 1 [in photo]


Make two pencil marks where the arrows indicate.



 Connect the two marks and cut along the line with a craft knife (or Stanley knife)














Glue the final sides together!



Now all you have to do is cover your box! 


I took two pieces of 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) and scored them at 5 1/2" (14cm) & 10 1/2" (26.7cm) then turning the paper and scoring at 5" (14cm). Cut the vertical lines on the smaller panels (these will become your 'lid'). Stick the DSP to the card using your glue of choice. Ensure there is a small gap at a corner-edge to enable the box to flatten for storage.


Finally...Fill your box with sweets (or cakes) and give to the recipient!!









Supplies used:

12" x 12" Whisper White cardstock



Designer Series Paper - Best Route

https://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/product/146897/best-route-designer-series-paper

Tombow liquid glue

https://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/product/110755/multipurpose-liquid-glue


and obviously scissors, a rule or scoring board and a scoring tool (an old empty ball point pen does just as good!)









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