<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[OSA picked me for August&nbsp;SAM!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Happy Sunday folks! I am so happy that I can finally share this project with you! I was asked to be <a href="http://orientalstampart.wordpress.com/stamp-artist-of-the-month/august-2010-lindsay-weirich/">Oriental Stamp Arts Stamp Artist of the Month</a> for August and I jumped ant the chance. Here is the project I chose to share with the group. All stamps are from<a href="http://www.artneko.com/"> About Art Accents</a>:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3797" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3797" data-attachment-id="3797" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/osa-picked-me-for-august-sam/osa_sam_lweirich_1/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg" data-orig-size="800,629" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1279928766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OSA_SAM_Lweirich_1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=800" class="size-full wp-image-3797" title="OSA_SAM_Lweirich_1" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=468&#038;h=367" alt="" width="468" height="367" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=468&amp;h=367 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=118 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=236 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg?w=768&amp;h=604 768w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_1.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3797" class="wp-caption-text">Stamps: About Art Accents, Paper: K&amp;co, DCWV, Tool: Scor-pal, Other: Bic round stick pen, glue stick, ribbon/trim</p></div>
<p>Here is a look at the cards:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3798" style="width: 430px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3798" data-attachment-id="3798" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/osa-picked-me-for-august-sam/osa_sam_lweirich_3/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,683" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OSA_SAM_Lweirich_3" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=1000" class="size-full wp-image-3798  " title="OSA_SAM_Lweirich_3" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=420&#038;h=287" alt="" width="420" height="287" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=420&amp;h=287 420w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=840&amp;h=574 840w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=150&amp;h=102 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=300&amp;h=205 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_3.jpg?w=768&amp;h=525 768w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3798" class="wp-caption-text">Tip: make the envelopes first them decorate the cards with the pattern apper scraps!</p></div>
<p>And the box close up:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3799" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3799" data-attachment-id="3799" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/osa-picked-me-for-august-sam/osa_sam_lweirich_2/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg" data-orig-size="800,578" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1279928912&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OSA_SAM_Lweirich_2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=800" class="size-full wp-image-3799" title="OSA_SAM_Lweirich_2" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=468&#038;h=338" alt="" width="468" height="338" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=468&amp;h=338 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=150&amp;h=108 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=217 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg?w=768&amp;h=555 768w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_lweirich_2.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3799" class="wp-caption-text">Look how neat and tidy, what a great gift! you can add a roll of stampes or sealing wax and a pretty seal, it is up to you!</p></div>
<p>Here is how to make it, it is super easy using a <a href="http://www,scor-pal.com">Scor-pal</a> but you can measure and score with a ruler and bone folder if you do not have a scoring board.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/wi9yPErSUi0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span>
<p>Here is a peek at a visual template for the box and lid, print it out if you like, also if you prefer written instruction on how to make this you can get them on the <a href="http://orientalstampart.wordpress.com/stamp-artist-of-the-month/august-2010-lindsay-weirich/">OSA website</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3800" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/osa-picked-me-for-august-sam/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg" data-orig-size="720,864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OSA_SAM_boxbottomtemp" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg?w=250" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg?w=720" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3800" title="OSA_SAM_boxbottomtemp" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg?w=468&#038;h=561" alt="" width="468" height="561" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg?w=468&amp;h=561 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg?w=125&amp;h=150 125w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg?w=250&amp;h=300 250w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxbottomtemp.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="3801" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/osa-picked-me-for-august-sam/osa_sam_boxlidtemp/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg" data-orig-size="720,792" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="OSA_SAM_boxlidtemp" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg?w=273" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg?w=720" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3801" title="OSA_SAM_boxlidtemp" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg?w=468&#038;h=514" alt="" width="468" height="514" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg?w=468&amp;h=514 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg?w=136&amp;h=150 136w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg?w=273&amp;h=300 273w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/osa_sam_boxlidtemp.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>The second video shows you how to make the envelope, glue stick and beaded pen.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/A51s286AqIo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span>
<p>Here is the cheat sheet for the scor-pal envelopes shown in the video:</p>
<p><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/sp_envie_cheetsheet.jpg"><img title="sp_envie_cheetsheet" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/sp_envie_cheetsheet.jpg?w=467&#038;h=312" alt="" width="467" height="312" /></a></p>
<p>Thank you OSA for this honor&#8230;I get a sash and tiara right?</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!</p>
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