Hello! Thank you for joining me & my stamping friends as we hop on week 14 of Social Stamping. Each week has a theme that somehow applies to the COVID-19 situation and this week it’s about the ‘out of the box’ thinking brought about by the pandemic.
I know I’ve had to be flexible in how I’ve dealt with home, work and stamping since the pandemic hit in March. There’s been a great deal of ‘out of the box’ thinking that has resulted in trying new things and making new connections. As we ease back into our new normal (either post COVID or between COVID depending on how things go), some of the out of the box thinking will carry on with us – making their mark on how we do things forever more!
My project for today was very literally inspired by the term ‘out of the box’. I’ve made a floating frame card where all the fun happens on the outside of the box.
You’ll note the appearance of a long retired but in no way forgotten bundle called Nailed It. Who still owns this? I love those tools and this seemed like the perfect time to release them from the tool-BOX (pun intended!).
This technique has been around for a while, possibly originally shared by Jennifer McGuire. See her post here with a video tutorial on how to use Press & Seal to achieve this look.
Although the tools are retired, the rest of the card features current products available in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue. I’ve coloured the tools using Stampin’ Blends – Dark Real Red, Light Cherry Cobbler and Light Smoky Slate.
The frames have been cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The DSP is In Good Taste, the embossing folder for the Gray Granite card base is Subtle 3D and the Happy B-Day sentiment is from Happiest of Birthdays stamp set.
Thanks for coming along with us today to share in the ‘out of the box’ theme. Next up is the wonderful Michelle Strazds who has made a fabulous project for her daughter’s birthday.
To see a full list of participants in today’s hop, click here to visit the main blog host participant list. Thank you to all my stamping friends who joined!
Have a wonderful weekend!
kelly kent 
I love your tool box Kelly. The Floating Frame technique with the tools looks great , especially on the woodgrain DSP. A special card. And Yes, I still have the ‘Nail It bundle’. Its great for fella’s who love their workshop. xxx
Great card Kelly. Love that the tools came out of the tool box. I too still have this set and actually used it about a week ago. Great set for males.
I still have it! It’s one I won’t part with either as it’s brilliant for male cards! Your card is wonderful Kel xx
Great card Kelly, I love how you have used the dues and the press’n’seal technique. I won’t part with mine either xx
Just love this Kel. I really love this bundle and won’t be parting with mine either. I really should try that technique too! Thanks for organising these great hops, keeping us all connected. x
Clever and punny! Fabulous card, the wood background is perfect and the red on the tools really pops. This is such a cool bundle, I really regret not getting it. Super cool card. 🙂 S.
Yet to try out this technique-looks great with the tools.