Tuesday, August 13, 2024

One Stamp at a Time Blog Hop - Find a Sketch

Welcome to the One Stamp At a Time Blog Hop! I'm so glad to have you here at Create With Christy! We took a little break, but now we're back to blog hop every month, and this month, our theme is Find a Sketch. We needed to use at least one of the card sketches on p. 22 in the Annual Catalog.

I chose one of the card sketches for my card, and then made a treat box to coordinate with it. These projects are also a sneak peek of some new suite of products from the upcoming September-December 2024 Mini Catalog (Holiday Mini), which starts on September 4, 2024.

You Can Learn How to Make Both of My Projects in My Video...

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The picture above shows all of the card sketches thar are on p. 22 in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. I bet you can guess which one I used, but just in case, it's the second one from the right on the bottom row. I did move the sentiment to go across the top, DSP circle instead of the bottom circle, though. I just couldn't cover up that reindeer!

The bundle in the Reindeer Days Suite is the Reindeer Fun Bundle. The bundle includes the Reindeer Fun Stamp Set & Dies. You will be able to buy these separately when the Holiday Mini Catalog begins, but you'll also be able to purchase them as a bundle and save 10%!

The sentiment and the snowflakes stamped on the Basic White circle were done with stamps in the bundle's stamp set, and the reindeer was made with dies in the bundle's die-set. The deer itself is made with three dies, and then I added the wreath and bow dies, too. This super cute reindeer is so easy to make, and you can learn how to make it in the video above.

The circles were made with one of my go-to die sets, the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used the second, largest circle die in the set for both circles.

The Real Red layer behind the circles was embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder in the suite. It's a large design embossing folders, too (6" x 8-1/2").

The patterned paper circle was made with the Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the suite. It's a 12" x 12" pack, and includes six, double-sided designs with 2 of each design. You can see all of the designs in the video above.

There are three more things in the suite, and I used them, too. The first is the Real Red & White Baker's Twine. I used it to make a bow, and attach it behind the sentiment strip on the top, left of the card. The second is the Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints. The embellishments in this pack are SO ADORABLE! They come in three sizes, and I used one in each size on my card.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the tree stamp in the bundle on the bottom, left corner of the Basic White piece using Garden Green ink. I then stamped another sentiment from the bundle onto the top, center of the piece using Real Red ink.

Last, but not least, I used the Book Treat Boxes in the suite to make my coordinating Christmas treat box. To make them coordinate, I used a lot of the same elements as the card.

These boxes have an adhesive strip on the latch part of the treat box to close it, but I was afraid it would tear up the box to open it back up. So, I came up with a way to close the latch without using the adhesive strip. If you watch my video above, I teach you how to make the box and how to do my closure technique.

Dimensions (CS = Cardstock):

Real Red CS: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" (card base)

3" x 4" (embossed layer)
1" x 1" (bow die-cut)

Garden Green CS: 4" x 5-1/4" (base layer)

1-1/2" x 1-1/2" (wreath die-cut)

Early Espresso CS: 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" (reindeer bottom layer)
Basic Beige CS: 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" (reindeer middle layer)
Pecan Pie CS: 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" (reindeer top layer)
Basic White CS: 3" x 3" (2nd largest circle die)

3" x 1/2" (sentiment)
4" x 5-1/4" (inside layer)

Reindeer Days DSP: 3" x 3" (2nd largest circle die)
Real Red & White Baker's Twine: 12"
Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints: 1 each size

Dimensions:

Real Red CS: (2) 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" (embossed top & back layers)

3/4" x 3-3/4" (embossed binder layer)
1" x 1" (bow die-cut)

Garden Green CS: 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" (wreath die-cut)
Early Espresso CS: 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" (reindeer bottom layer)
Basic Beige CS: 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" (reindeer middle layer)
Pecan Pie CS: 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" (reindeer top layer)
Basic White CS: 2" x 2" (#3 circle die)
Reindeer Days DSP: 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" (#4 circle die)

2-3/4" x 1" (latch)

Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints: 1 medium

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