April 4 2025 Class Cards

 April 4th is the next time the Cards A Latte group will be meeting at the Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC at 10 AM.  We will be making 4 cards.

March 2025 NC Demos Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop.  We are here the last Sunday of each month and are so happy you could join us this evening.  

The theme for this month is "Bundle Up" and I do love the Stampin' Up bundles plus you get to save some money.  My favorite this month is the amazing Botanical Textures Suite Collection it is just amazing.  The suite includes a stamp set and dies, 2 packages of Designer Series Paper in gorgeous prints, an embossing folder, ribbon and gems.  At first I wasn't sure I would like it but once I began to play with it I have to say it has become my favorite bundle so far.

I made this card using the Woven Textures DSP and the Textured Notes stamp set.  Cut Crumb Cake cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and score at 4 1/4.  Cut DSP 5 1/4 x 4 add to front. Cut white 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 and stamp using Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow add to left side of card.  Cut white 2 x 3/4 and stamp sentiment in Pecan Pie put on piece of Mossy Meadow cut 2 1/4 x 1 add to card with dimensionals finish with linen thread bow and neutral matte dots.

This card I made using the other pack of DSP, Botanical Textures and the Textured Notes stamp set and this time the awesome dies.  The dies are great and each one has a pretty design on it.

Thank you so much for stopping buy this evening and make sure you stop by the other blogs for more ideas.

Till next month be safe and stamp on.

March 2025 Blog Hoppers
Tina Lesson
Jo Anne Hewins  
Toni Campana  

Laurie Meier  
Tracie Evans Langley - the Sassy Stamper
Frances Wagner

March 21 2025'Class Cards

 10 AM is the next time the Cards A Latte group will be meeting at the Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC.  We will be making 5 cards

March 2025 Stampin' Up OnStage

 The SU OnStage this year is in Raleigh NC and I will be heading there this week.  I have made 3 swaps for general swapping and 1 for a groups swap.  Here are the cards going with me to Raleigh. The one for the group swap is the first one.

March 7 2025 Card Class

 Friday, March 7th is the next time the Cards A Latte group will be meeting at the Local Bean coffee shop at 10 AM.  We will be making 4 cards 2 are fun folds.

February 2025 NC Demos Blog Hop

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop.  We are here the last Sunday of each month and are so happy you could join us this evening.  This months theme is "Sketch It Out" and when I am looking for a design because my brain is not coming up with one I go to card sketches for ideas.  Stampin' Up in their annual catalog has posted some card sketches for us and they can help anyone out with an idea of what they can do.

I have gone to page 22 of the annual catalog and picked out one that I haven't tried yet.  So this is the sketch I picked.

I then decided on what colors I was going to use and picked Shaded Spruce, Pretty in Pink and Soft Sea Foam.  Once that was done moved on to what I wanted to add.  I had purchased several of the ephemera packs and never opened them.  This was now the time to use them.

To get started I took a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock and cut it 4 1/4 x 11 and scored it at 5 1/2.

I then took a piece of Pretty in Pink cardstock and cut it 5 1/4 x 4 and added it to the front. Next was a piece of Unbounded Beauty DSP and cut a piece of design that was Pretty in Pink and cut it 5 x 3 3/4 and added that to the front.

I had a piece of Soft Sea Foam that was already die cut and used that for the front, next I went through the Fully Flowering and Saying Something ephemera pack and picked out some flower for the front and inside and a saying that I liked.  Had fun going through all the items that are in these packages.

I added the flower to the Seafoam piece with dimensionals and then added the whole piece to the front of the card again using dimensionals.  Then using more dimensionals added the sentiment I had picked out.  But according to the sketch I was not finished so I added a bow made from the Pretty in Pink Bordered Ribbon and added it beneath the sentiment and to finish the card off I added some bling.

For the inside I cut white 5 x 3 1/2 and in the lower right added some small flowers from the ephemera pack and my card was finished and looking very much like the sketch.  

I really liked using these ideas packs and will be getting more.

Thank you so much for stopping by this evening and please make sure you stop by the other blogs for some great ideas.  Till next month be safe and keep on stamping.

February Blog Hoppers
Tracie Evans Langley, the Sassy Stamper 
Tina Lesson 
Toni Campana  
Jo Anne Hewins
Kelly Taranto - The Late Night Stamper - 
Frances Wagner 

February 21 2025 Class Cards

 February 21st is the next time the Cards A Latte Group will meet again.  We will be making 4 cards fun folds, gift card holders and more.  Class will be at the Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC at 10 AM.