Design Team Search

We are excited to announce that we will be adding ...

one more Design Team Member to our team!

If you would love to contribute to Just Add Ink and be a part of this fun and friendly design team, then here's your chance to apply!

Here are the details -
Please supply the following 4 submission requirements:

1. A card that you love which really showcases your style (new or old).
2. A card or Scrapbooking LO that is new and made especially for this DT application (never seen before on-line or published in any way)
3. A 3D item that is new and made especially for this DT application (never seen before on-line or published in any way)
4. A blurb about yourself and why you would love to be part of the Just Add Ink Team.

Criteria -
1. Only New Zealand and Australian residents are eligible to apply.
2. We'd prefer you were an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator or ex-demonstrator.
3. You are required to use mostly Stampin' Up! products in your submissions.

Please email all applications to -

just-add-ink@hotmail.com

by Monday 7th March, 12 midnight (NZ time)
Please save all photo submissions using your full name.

Yes! You only have one week.

Design Team Expectations -
1. You are required to submit a design on a fortnightly basis as per schedule (You get lots of notice about upcoming challenges). Submissions are due Wednesday night and posted onto the blog on Fridays. Weekly submissions are optional. Some of our DT like to contribute weekly and some on a fortnightly basis per requirement.
2. You need to be able to regularly comment on challenge submissions.
3. Contributing to the voting process, however, is optional.
4. To maintain confidentiality and be open and friendly within our team network.

We are looking for Guest Designers too ... so give it a go ... nothing to lose!

Any questions?
Please drop us an email.

Guest Designer Tutorial - Impossible Box with Paula Dobson

We're extremely lucky to have the very talented Paula Dobson join us to share a Guest Designer Tutorial.  We've added a link feature at the bottom of this tutorial if you'd like to share your work!  This is not a challenge, just a way to share some great recreations of this gorgeous box.  Enjoy!

IMPOSSIBLE BOX
Guest Designer Tutorial
Paula Dobson  

http://www.stampinantics.blogspot.com/

SUPPLIES:
1 piece of A4 cardstock
Paper cutter with scoring tool
Sticky Strip
Embellishments

STEP BY STEP:

Using the template at the end of this tutorial, score and cut your A4 sheet of cardstock as directed. I have made the squares 6 x 6cm, width of the lid 2cm, and the width of the side tabs are 1.5cm. You can make your box any size the cardstock you are working with will allow.

Once you have scored the cardstock, following the broken lines on the template, cut your card following the solid lines on the template. Your card stock should now look like this:


If you are going to stamp a design, do it now before folding your box together. I folded the box base underneath the area I was stamping so I had a plain white base. You could also mask the base.









If you want to colour the top of the box, you need to turn your cardstock over, as this is the surface that will appear on the top of your box. I have chosen to sponge in the same colour as my stamped flowers, darkening what will be the centre of the lid.









Turn your card back to the front again and fold the lid edge toward you. Make sure you score your lines well, to make them nice and crisp!

Using sticky strip, adhere to the tabs as illustrated. Make sure you have turned your lid edge before sticking down the side tab of your card to the opposite end. This will create the body of your box.





Fold up the bottom flaps of your card and adhere
together to form the base. Don’t stick the tab down
for the lid just yet. Your box will now look like this:

















Because the box and lid are the same size, I find the
best way to make sure the lid will slide down over the box is to close the box before adhering the tab.

Close the box by gently pushing down on the lid. Take the backing off your sticky strip and gently squeeze the sides of the lid together before sticking down. It will be a little off (as shown) but that’s okay. We can hide this with embellishments!!











Now you can see the sponging I did earlier! The
Inside of the box is now on the top!



















Gently pull the edges up to open the box again.
fill with your favourite chocolates, or soaps, or
anything small you would like to put in your gift!

















I have also added a ribbon just to finish the sides
off nicely. Now your box should look like this!

Happy crafting to you all!!