May 4th was the annual Fire Auxiliary’s Salad Luncheon/Fashion Show fund raiser for our local awesome Mi Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Department. The theme was Cinco de Mayo. I knew right away what stamp set I was going to use even though it sadly retired with the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog. It was a Birthday Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo theme! I hosted one of the round tables for the event and that meant that I was responsible for decorating it.
Would you believe I couldn’t find my retired stamp set? It was more like @#%(*)&^%##%. Oh no! I ended up borrowing my sister’s set which she could put her fingers on. She lives 200 miles away so thank you USPS.
This is my table setting minus the place cards:
Since I was making eight table gift crates, I created an assembly line:
- Take an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of card stock and cut out two Wood Crates using the Wood Crate Framelits Dies.
- BEFORE cutting them out, stamp both sides of the card stock with the Hardwood stamp and the corresponding color of ink (same as card stock).
- I used Bermuda Bay, Berry Burst, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Pacific Point and Real Red card stocks for the wood crates.
- Cut out two pieces of each color for one crate.
- BEFORE cutting them out, stamp both sides of the card stock with the Hardwood stamp and the corresponding color of ink (same as card stock).
- Apply Tear & Tape to the outside of the tabs. TIP: Use one longer strip of Tear & Tape on each double tab rather than the two separate tabs on each side. Much faster! You can cut out the little ‘v’ area between tabs using your Paper Snips.
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Check out the placement of the Tear & Tape….one long strip on each side rather than two shorter strips.
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- Apply Multipurpose Liquid Glue as shown in photo below and attach the two bottoms to each other.
- Fold the end tabs so they are inside the crate, removing the tearable (as opposed to terrible) paper backing and then adhere them to the box insides. I like to rub each tab with my Bone Folder.
- I attached the die cut cacti and llamas to the crates with Mini Glue Dots.
- The Hershey Nuggets were placed in 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags and tied with retired Ruched Ribbon in the 2016-2018 In Colors.
Even though most of the products I used for my Birthday Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo luncheon fashion show table were retired, my guests still loved the look and feel and fun. The entire room was a varied fiesta of bright colors. If you’d like any more tips on these fun ‘crates’ please ask in the comment section (to the right of the title line) or send me an email. blythe@stampingwithblythe.com. I’m always at your service.
Blythe, Your Cinco de Mayo table setting is absolutely awesome–so colorful and the perfect theme. I can hear the mariachi music playing!