Caly Person

Hi, Friends!!!

I hope you’re excited for today’s blog hop for The Stamp Market. There is an awesome sale in the shop (up to 55% off stamps and dies!), so be sure to check it out! All the supplies and links are provided below for you. I’ve got two projects to share with you so let’s dive right in!

My first project features the Merry Mail stamp set with the coordinating Mailbox dies. The mailbox giftcard can be be a stand-alone element, but I’ve decided to put it on a cardbase today. There is a tab folded upward on the backside of the bottom of the mailbox and a tab on the pull tab folded downward on the frontside that when pulled out, the two meet and catch so the pull tab is always secured on the card.

I die-cut my mailbox and pull tab from Cherry Kisses cardstock and ink-blended around it to give it some dimension using a Blending Brush. To decorate, I stamped images from the Merry Mail stamp set using Color Crush Inks from The Stamp Market (Mossy, Cactus, Cherry Kisses. I also die-cut the envelope and ink-blended with some Sea ink (as well as the bottom of my card base).

Before adhering everything together, I embossed the sentiment on the mailbox with white embossing powder. I die-cut the mailbox slit and backed it with black cardstock, but only added dry adhesive on the top and sides (so the envelope can still slide in). Then I added my pull tab loosely to make sure I didn’t adhere foam adhesive anywhere that would obstruct the sliding mechanism before adhering it over my cardbase. Finally, I decorated the mailbox with the Merry Mail holly, pine and berry images, added some glitter drops and attached my giftcard using some temporary adhesive. I love how appropriate that Dear Santa Starbucks giftcard is for this project!

One of the other special products being released today is the Stitched Tag and Stitched Alphabet sets. I die-cut each letter for my family’s initials and die-cut them into circles before stitching with DMC 5 thread using a deep plum color (#915).

After stitching the letters, I die-cut another circle slightly bigger using metallic gold cardstock and adhered my stitched letters over it using foam adhesive. Before die-cutting my tags, I stamped and embossed white cardstock panels with the Perfect Polka Dot Background stamp and embossed it with gold embossing powder. I adhered my stitched letters over the polka dot tab and then decorated each piece with a holly/pine/berry bunch then finished off my tag with gold twine and a bow cut from the same embroidery thread used to stitch the letters with.

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PROMOTION:
Be sure to hop along with us today to see more inspiration! There is a free stamp with all orders $50 and up while quantities last!

There are also MEGA DEALS on stamps and dies! There are mega changes and new products for 2020 and The Stamp Market needs your help clearing out the shop! 

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BLOG HOP LIST:
The Stamp Market
Carly Tee Minner
Ashlea Cornell
Caly Person <– You are here!
Nichol Spohr

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GIVEAWAY:
I’ll be giving away a $20 giftcard to The Stamp Market Shop for a follower! Subscribe and leave a comment below! Giveaway will close Sunday, December 1st at 11:59PM. I’ll email the winner – thanks!

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Thank you all for stopping by today!

SUPPLIES:
To view where these items can be purchased, click on the linked abbreviations below (TSM for The Stamp Market, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, AMZN for Amazon, etc.).  Affiliate links may be used (at no additional cost to you) – thank you for your support! To find out more about how affiliate links work and the companies I’m affiliated with, please check my Shopping/Affiliate Disclosure Page. 

TSM Merry Mail	TSM Mailbox Gift Holder	TSM Stitched Tag	TSM Stitched Alphabet	TSM Perfect Polka Dots TSM | SSS | EH
TSM Blending Brushes TSM | SSS | EH	TSM Ink Pads	TSM Cardstock	Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover 100lb	Versamark Ink SSS | EH | HA | HMSB
Embossing Powder Bag SSS | EH | HMSB	Wagner Heat Tool HA | SSS | EH	HA White Detail Embossing Powder HA | SSS | EH	HA Nesting Circle Infinity Dies HA | SSS | EH	Finger Daubers AMZN | SSS | EH
Nuvo Glitter – White Blizzard TS | SSS | EH | HMSB	SB Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine SB | SSS | EH	3M Scotch Foam Tape SSS | EH | AMZN	ATG Gun SSS | EH | AMZN	Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue SSS | EH | HMSB
Absorber	MSP Mini MISTI SSS | EH | MSP | HA	MSP Mini MISTI Mouse Pad SSS | EH | MSP | HA	Mini Score Board SSS | EH	Teflon Bone Folder SSS | EH | HMSB
Tim Holtz Tonic Guillotine Trimmer TS | SSS | EH | HMSB	TH Glass Media Mat TS | SSS | EH