Jul 02 2008
May I Suggest…
… euphoria. An utter and complete state of euphoria!!! For your cards, that is!!! I am just in love the the new Euphoria pad by Basic Grey and all the goodies that Flourishes has to go with them!!! I have SO MUCH to show you today, solet’s just get started.
Here’s my newest favorite pad by Basic Grey. It’s called Euphoria and these are 6 of the 18 designs in the pad. There are 2 of each design for a total of36 sheets per pad. Aren’t those prints and colors just scrumptious!!! I’ve paired them up with some of our fun and pretty May Arts ribbons. Starting at the left we have Dotted Sheer Apple Green, 1″ Sheers in Apple Green and Pink, Dotted Lavender, 1″ Lavender Sheer,3/8″ Lavender, Lavender/Purple Reversible Satin, Green Edged Purple, 3/8″ Bright Pink Satin, and 1″ Sheers in Steel Blue, Seafoam, and Dark Red.
Here we have 6 more of the prints in the Euphoria pad along with some more of our May Arts Ribbons. And I’d like you all to see the pretty buttons and brads we have in stock, made by Basic Grey to coordinate perfectly with their paper. It just doesn’t get any easier! From the left our ribbons are Dark Red 1″ Sheer, 3/8″ Bright Pink Satin, 1″ Blue Satin, Blue Dotted Sheer, 1″ Apple Green Satin, 1″ Pink Sheer, Dotted Apple Green Sheer, 1″ Apple Green Sheer, and lastly a double sided Pink/Blue Satin.
And here we have the last 6 sheets in the Euphoria pad — love these rich reds!!! And did you notice all the Glazed Brads in the back — so fun!!! They coordinate with the Basic Grey papers, and we have brads to match Two Scoops, Sugared, Euphoria, Sultry and Boxer. From left the ribbons are 1″ Sheers in Pink and Apple Green, Dotted Apple Green Sheer, 1″ Dark Red Sheer, 3/8″ Bright Pink Satin, Blue Dotted Sheer, 1″ Sheer in Steel Blue and 1″ Satins in Blue, Apple Green and Burgundy.
And I also wanted to show you all these pretty new sticky backPearls we have in the store — oh my — aren’t they lovely in all these colors!!! OH, how these will dress up our cards!!!
And I wanted to also mention our H20’s by LuminArte. They are amazing little pots of watercolors with lots of sparkle built right in. Leslie Miller did a totally awesome tutorial earlier this week on watercoloring with these H20’s. She makes it look SO easy and her results are totally spectacular!!! Check it out here, you won’t be sorry!!!
And for my project today, I’m going to show you what I call a *Cheater Box* — LOL!!! I love to make gift sets and boxes to present them in, but you know, we don’t always have time to make a box, as much as we might like to, so here’s a really quick idea for a gift box for cards.
OK, on the back right — I have my set of 3 cards and envelopes in a purchased plastic box — gotta love these. I get mine from ClearBags. Their site is not very user friendly, so I’ll tell you this box is item no. FB 17 and it is sized for A-2 cards and envelopes. My cards usually have some thickness to them and I don’t like to squeeze them too tight, so I have 3 cards and envelopes in here, but it’ll hold quite a bit more if they are flatter cards.
OK, then I have a sheet of Textured Soft Sky (same as my cards are made of) cut to fit perfectly inside the box. When my cards and envelopes are in my box, then I slip thiscardstock sheet in front of them. Then comes the fun part — I make a band to slip around the box, and once on, with thecardstock sheet inside the box – it actually looks like a box I made — thus, my *Cheater Box* – LOL!!! Here’ a picture of it all put together.
How’s that for a quickie box? I made the band pretty much the same as the card described in this post(using the sewing machine) or also in this post (usingtape), if you’d like more detailed instructions. The only difference here is that I added the *Friend* tag and button. The tiny button is from the Basic Grey button box shown above, and the Friend sentiment is from Flourished Words — a great sentiment set of 27 gorgeous, scripted words you can combine to form your own phrases. It was cut and embossed with the Tag Trios by Spellbinders. Just love these for making quick little tags to hang on a card — fun!!!
Here’s a side view of the box and a close up of the detail work. Again, you can refer here for more instructions. To make the band, cut a piece of paper 12 x 2.5 (or however wide you want it, and score it at 2.5, 3.5, 8 and 9. It’ll then fold to fit this box perfectly with about an inch in the back for overlap where you can adhere it together.
And I think that about wraps it up for tonight — but to recap — what DID I suggest:
- Euphoria Designer Paper by Basic Grey
- Basic Grey Buttons, Brads and fancy Glazed Brads
- Sticky back Pearls
- Luscious May Arts Ribbons
- Watercoloring with H20’s (see Leslie’s tutorial linked here)
- Making *Cheater Boxes* as above described
- Flourished Words for beautifully scripted small Sentiments
- Tag Trios for creating the perfect little hang tags for your cards
- And, of course, the JustRite Monogram Stampers to create these gorgeous Monograms
But before you leave, I’d like to recommend stopping in at these fun Blogs to see more creations using the fun products I’ve suggested for you today:
Julie Koerber– check out this absolutely darling little bird card — too cute for words!!!
Faith Hofrichter– check out her use of Pearls and her tutorial on how to change the color of your DP – yes, she did!!!! Amazing!!!
Leslie Miller – watercoloring with H20’s tutorial – she makes it so easy!!! A MUST READ!!!
Susan Roberts – check out this AMAZING 4th of July card made with Euphoria paper!!!!
Thanks so much for stopping in – I truly do appreciate it!!! Hope you are all having a wonderful week!!!
20 responses so far
Wow Sharon! What a great idea. I love your blue and red combination too. The monogram really sets it off.
The papers are very pretty and I love how you coodinated everything to go wth them.
I didn’t know Flourishes had all of those embellisments. Thanks for sharing them with us and for all the details you gave in your descriptions.
Joan
Thanks for all this information Sharon. You are a fountain…. I appreciate it muchly.
I just ordered the Euphoria pad yesterday…it is so pretty, can’t wait to get it! Love seeing all the beautiful ribbons and things that will go with the paper!!
Your cheater box is just lovely and makes such a fabulous presentation!
I know it took you some time to lay out & photograph all these papers, ribbons and embellishments, but it really helps us to see how well everything coordinates. TFS that wealth of information, it’s all so good!!
OH FUN! I have put cards in the clear boxes and tied it up with a pretty bow — but THIS is so much better! Stunning! We love it when you share trade secrets like this!!! ๐
I just love those pearls! I litterally GASPed when I saw them. SO CUTE
Sharon! Your gift set is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Oh my gosh my jaw literally dropped. And I LOVE the use of the pearls on the monogram. Perfection! I used one of the Euphoria patterned papers today for a 4th of July card. The pattern looks just like fireworks!
What a beautiful work of art Sharon…You are always such an inspiration and what you share with us is just “plain”…a gift! Thanks for your hard work…I really believe it is paying off…Flourishes has always been one of my favorites…and continues to be…Happy Fourth Of July to all of you lovely ladies…I hope you all have a great weekend ๐
This is so helpful, Sharon when you lay this out to see! I love the new paper and embellishments! They will make for beautiful creations! And a cheater box never looked so good! Take good care!
Hey Sharon– cool cheater box– love the band that runs around it!
Oh my! That paper and the coordinating ribbon and other pretties – it so pretty! I love your project too – so feminine!! Everything you make is gorgeous!
Oh my gosh, Sharon, I know a lot of work went into coordinating the “May I suggest”. I would like to say thank you so much for bringing it all together and showing us how gorgeous all of these products are together. I picked up some of those “cheater” boxes at my LSS last year and have never used them. Another thanks for inspiring me to pull mine out for a future project. These cards are just over-the-top gorgeous as well as the band on the box.
Ok…first these creations are definitely in my ‘Sharon Favs’! How beautiful! I love the colors and the design…It’s all just perfect! Second! Oh my! That ribbon and paper is to die for! I LOVE it all! Thanks so much for sharing, Sharon! You rock! ๐
Sharon,
Wow, so many beautiful colors. I love, love, love Basic Grey papers and, of course, your gorgeous card and cheater box!
You always seem to use hat pins in your ribbon, which I think is a nice touch. I have looked everywhere (including Flourishes!) to find someone that sells them, but I have been unsuccessful. Where do you get yours?
Thanks again for all the inspiration!
Wow…what a gorgeous set, Sharon!! I love the colors you’ve used, and all of your special elements!!! Thank you for the beautiful inspiration as always!
Clever idea — putting the sheet of cardstock inside the clear box. I just received an order of those boxes from Clearbags.com and usually just put the cards in them. I like the idea of the cardstock and the wrapper band. I’ll have to use that on my next set! Thanks for the good idea.
Hi Sharon,
I just ordered the monogram stamp set and can’t wait to use it. Your card is beautiful. I am new to this site and can’t wait to check out the rest of your blog!! Thanks again.
Dotsy
This is all just mouthwatering and exquisitely presented. Your “cheater” box is a beautiful gift and the monogram looks so elegant with the pearls. I didn’t even realize Flourishes had this many glazed brads! Oh, I want them ALL!! Thank you for putting this feature together so beautifully. I have to tell you, it really makes me want to stamp!
ENABLER!
Of course, by the time I quit fighting the
temptation to buy the pearls, you were
sold out of four or five of the colours
(three of which I wanted). Still did a lot
of damage numbers-wise.
Enjoy your site SO much!
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