Tic Tac Toe Dragonfly Dreams for OSAT End of Summer Blog Hop

Aug 9, 2018 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, New Products | 4 comments

It’s time for the OSAT Blog Hop for August! This month we’re doing a Tic Tac Toe challenge. We must choose three items in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) and include all three on our projects. I used the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies to create this card and gift container. The container came with cashews in it. Cashews would make a nice little gift, but since I ate the cashews already (they were honey roasted – how could I not?) I washed out the container and now it’s ready for candies or a small gift. 

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Here’s the Tic Tac Toe challenge:

I went with the left column: Ribbon, DSP, Flowers.

First I used Gray Granite 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon on the card. Then I used Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper (DSP) on both the card and the container. And I used flowers (Crushed Curry dots) along the bottom of both projects.

The idea is that the critters are flying over a field of yellow flowers with a wooden barn or house in the background. At least that’s what I was going for.

Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:

• Gray Granite card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″ , then scored in half at 5-1/2″
• Basic Black CS cut to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
• Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Whisper White CS cut to 3″ x 1/2″
• Basic Black CS cut to 3-1/2″ x 5/8″
• Crushed Curry CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Whisper White CS cut to 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″
• DSP cut to 12″ x 2-1/2″ (You’ll cut it to fit around your container.)

Stamped with the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set:

• dragonfly in Memento black ink onto the 4″ x 5-1/4″ DSP layer
• filled in dragonfly’s wings in Gray Granite ink
• first part of sentiment in Gray Granite ink onto the  3″ x 1/2″ Whisper White CS strip
• second part of sentiment in Gray Granite ink onto the 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ Whisper White CS
• bee in Memento black ink onto the 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ Whisper White CS
• dots (flowers) in Crushed Curry ink along the bottom of both pieces of DSP

Die cut using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits:

• one large dragonfly, one dragonfly cluster, and 2 bees from a scrap of Basic Black CS

Colored using a Stampin’ Write Marker:

• bee’s body in Crushed Curry ink

Assembled the card:

• burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
• sentiment glued onto the Basic Black CS strip, then cut the ends of the Basic Black CS using Paper Snips
• 2 pieces of ribbon adhered onto the DSP layer using Tear & Tape
• sentiment adhered onto the ribbon using Tear & Tape
• DSP layer glued onto the Basic Black CS layer
• 3 Sahara Sand sequins applied to the DSP layer
• Basic Black CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
• stamped Whisper White CS layer glued onto the Crushed Curry CS layer
• Crushed Curry CS layer glued onto the inside of the card base

Assembled the container:

• die cut critters glued onto the 12″ x 2-1/2″ DSP, and trimmed any excess off the edges
• 12″ x 2-1/5″ DSP glued onto the nut container

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Here are today’s colors:

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Here’s what I used:

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