Welcome to the August 2020 OSAT Blog Hop! This month’s theme is New Beginnings, so we’re featuring projects celebrating new job, new marriage, new school year, etc. I used the Senior Years stamp set to make a happy retirement card and gift box. You may think of retirement as the end of a career, but I think of it as the beginning of a new life without the day to day worries of a job. I used the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper and Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder to echo the plaid pants the man is wearing. When I think of a retired man, the first thing that pops into my head is a man wearing mismatched patterns to play golf. And this guy seems very happy with his wardrobe choice, from the Pumpkin Pie vest to the Blackberry Bliss plaid pants.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Cinnamon Cider card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Shaded Spruce CS layer cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 5″ x 2″
- Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card base
- Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 6″ x 2″ (2 pieces)
Stamped with the Senior Years stamp set:
- man in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- front sentiments in Shaded Spruce ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- inner sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto the Whisper White CS for the inside of the card base
- box sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
Cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies:
- man
- box sentiment
- scrap of Shaded Spruce CS to mat the box sentiment
Embossed using the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder:
- Shaded Spruce CS layer
Colored using Stampin’ Blends Markers:
- man in Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sea Foam, Blackberry Bliss, and Soft Suede
Cut using Paper Snips:
- words of front sentiments cut apart
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- embossed Shaded Spruce CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
- DSP layer glued onto the Shaded Spruce CS layer
- man and front sentiments glued onto the card front
- Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
Assembled the box:
- burnished the folds in the Tiny Treat box and folded it to assemble
- burnished the folds in the two DSP pieces
- Inserted one DSP piece into the box around the front and two sides
- inserted the second DSP piece into the box around the bottom, back, and top
- put treats inside the box and closed the lid
- Cinnamon Cider ribbon tied around the box and tied in a simple knot on top
- die cut sentiment glued onto the die cut Shaded Spruce CS mat
- Shaded Spruce CS mat adhered onto the front of the box using Mini Glue Dots
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