{"id":3377,"date":"2020-08-14T17:16:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T23:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?p=3377"},"modified":"2020-09-03T17:55:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T23:55:15","slug":"august-club-cards-using-sweetest-time-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?p=3377","title":{"rendered":"August Club Cards using Sweetest Time Bundle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Stamping Friends,<\/p>\n

August Hostess Code:\u00a0 HKVNWPPX<\/p>\n

The Facebook Live on Tuesday morning, August 11, worked!\u00a0 The internet stayed stable and we were able to create three Christmas cards and a Little Treat Box to introduce goodies in the new catalog!\u00a0 Club members and guests had kits for all four projects with instructions on what size of greeting they would need to add to each project since the kits cannot include any stamped images per the home office.\u00a0 The new Winter Snow Embossing Folder and a roll of Metallic Mesh Ribbon from the new catalog were prizes that will go to the lucky winners!<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 Christmas – are you kidding me? Four projects – are you nuts?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

No, but it is new catalog launch time and, besides, everyone who participated now has three cards to start their Christmas card list, and a little treat box which would make a great name plate for their holiday table. Here is a collage of the products:<\/p>\n

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I will follow the order of projects from the Facebook Live video and start with the little treat box:<\/p>\n

1) Little Treat Box<\/h3>\n

There are so many ways to construct this little box.\u00a0 The typical way is on the right with both flaps coming up on each side to meet at the top.\u00a0 The left shows a little treat box with the front flap folded to the inside so the other side of the designer series paper (DSP) shows. I die cut three little ornaments from the same DSP and I used one of the Medallion dies to make a matching paper ribbon.\u00a0 The middle box is my favorite.\u00a0 Instead of folding the flap to the inside, I cut the flap off and glued it to the back of the little box.<\/p>\n

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The die works perfectly on a 6 X 6 piece of DSP.<\/p>\n

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And look at all the dies that are in the Little Treat Box Dies!<\/p>\n

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That, Sal, is a cut out using the Medallion Die Set from the annual catalog.\u00a0 It is perfect to run through the holes at the top of the box to hold it together or just to decorate it as I have done on the one above at the left.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are examples of some of the fun little stamps in the Little Treats stamp set and a silver foil die cut ring and spider.<\/p>\n

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Wouldn’t the stamps make great decorations for the flap of an envelope?<\/p>\n

I still think the best utilization of the little box is for a name plate at a holiday meal with the box filled with after dinner butter mints.\u00a0 Yum!<\/p>\n

There are several additional examples on page 70 of the new mini catalog.<\/p>\n

2) Gold Candles with Sweetest Borders Dies<\/h3>\n

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This close up of the card shows the use of the Brushed Metallic Cardstock from page 45 of the new mini catalog.\u00a0 It also shows the use of the Fine Tip Glue Pen to add dimension to the berries and the candle flame.\u00a0 I stamped the candles from the Sweetest Time stamp set and then cut them out to use for a template for the curve at the top of the candle.\u00a0 I used an oval template to score a nice line at the top of the candles.<\/p>\n

I cased the card from page 21 of the catalog except for the candles and the layer of Brushed Metallic Cardstock embossed with the Dainty Diamonds 3D folder.\u00a0 This is the card we did in the video.<\/p>\n

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This is another version with a little bit longer banner so I could fold it differently.\u00a0 After putting Fine Tip Glue on the berries in the first card,\u00a0 I moved the banner down on this one so I could see all of them.<\/p>\n

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Wow – the camera really reflected the brushed gold paper.<\/p>\n

Which card do you prefer?<\/p>\n

\"\" I choose the funny folded banner on the second one but the placement on the first one.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks, Sal, that would look nice as well.<\/p>\n

Tip: I used a folded dryer sheet under the cardstock as I cut out each color for the holly accents.\u00a0 This makes the paper piecing so easy when you separate the main die cut from the inside cuts.\u00a0 With a nice pair of tweezers you will be done in no time and you could make two cards with opposite die cuts for the greens, though you would have to run a second set of holly berries.<\/p>\n

Tip: Mark the top of each of your die cuts so that the paper piecing is correct<\/p>\n

The garden green is cut at the right and left sides to match the Whisper White layer after your paper piecing is complete.<\/p>\n

I used scotch tape on the back to hold all the pieces in place.<\/p>\n

Gold Candles Recipe<\/h3>\n