May 3 2024 Card Class

 May 3rd is the next meeting of the Cards A Latte group, we will be meeting at the Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC at 10 AM.  We will be making 4 cards.

April 19 2024 Card Class

 The Cards A Latte group will be meeting on April 19 th at 10 AM at the Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC.  We will be making these 4 cards

2024 New Bern NC Demos Quarterly Meeting

 April 12-13 2024 is our Quarterly Meeting in New Bern NC this is my Friday night shoebox swap card, it's an easy fun fold

March 2024 NC Demos Blog Hop

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop.  We are here the last Sunday of each month and I hope everyone has had a very Blessed Happy Easter.   

This months theme is "R & R" which is retiring and returning.  Our cards this month have to feature a retiring item and one that is returning.  I chose the Perennial Lavender Suite for my card.  I love this suite and I am glad some of it will be in the new annual catalog coming out in May.  Sadly, the Perennial Postage stamp set is retiring but the dies are not.  Also returning is the awesome DSP which is so gorgeous.

The card I am making today is a Diagonal Fun Fold not my own design but cased from Stamping with Jaime.  It is a simple fun fold and very easy to make I will also be featuring it in one of my card classes.

To begin I started with a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock 5 1/2 x 11 scored at 4 1/4 and 8 1/2.  There are now 3 panels on the card, on the edge with the large panel trim off a piece of cardstock just a sliver so it closes flat.  On the other side is a smaller panel here at the top measure and mark 1" from the fold then put it in the paper trimmer from the tick mark to the bottom edge line it up and cut diagonal.  Basically this is you fun fold.

For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White 5 1/4 x 4 and attached it.  I then folded the card and on the top panel I cut a piece of the Lavender DSP 5 1/4 x 4 and attached it to the card.  Then worked on the diagonal piece.  I cut a piece of DSP different design 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 at the top from the edge in I marked it at 7/8" and I cut it in the trimmer from the 7/8 mark to the bottom edge and cut off this diagonal piece and attached it to the front.

I then used the lavender dies to cut the leaves out in Pretty Peacock and the flowers out of the retiring color Orchid Oasis a color I will sadly miss.  I attached these to the front diagonal in the center.  Then from the Postage dies I cut out one of the pieces in white stamped my sentiment in Gorgeous Grape and attached it with dims at the bottom covering the stems of the leaves and flowers.  Also added, one of the pretty butterfly elements.

Of course, had to add some bling and used 3 of the purple fine shimmer gems from the collection and card was done.

Thank you for stopping by this evening and I hope to see you again next month.  Make sure you visit the other blogs and see the gorgeous cards my sister demos have created. Bye till next month.

March Blog Hoppers
Jo Anne Hewins 
Tina Lesson 
Toni Campana
Tracie Evans Langley, the Sassy Stamper 
Laurie Meier 

April 5 2024 Card Class

 April 5th is the next meeting of the Cards A Latte group.  We will be meeting at The Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC at 10 AM.  We will be making 4 cards 2 of them are fun folds can you guess which ones?

March 15 2024 Card Class

 The next time the Cards A Latte group will be meeting is March 15 at 10 AM at The Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC.  We will be making these four cards.

February 2023 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 months blog hop is "Sale A Bration".  It is a great time of the year because for every $50 to $100 you spend you can pick a free item form the Sale A Bration brochure.   My card this month features 4 Sale A Bration items: Pool Party Crinkle Ribbon, Flight and Airy DSP, Softly Stippled DSP and the Opaque Faceted Gems.  There are so many great items this year that is was hard to chose.

My card is a simple fun fold.  Base is Pool Party cut 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4.  I then cut a piece of DSP from the Lighter Than Air 6 x 6 DSP and cut it 5 1/4 x 3 before I attached it to the card on the left side I attached a piece of the Pool Party ribbon to the left side and then put it on the card.  On the right side of the card I attached a 5 1/4 x 3/4 piece of DSP from the Softly Stippled DSP.  

On the inside of the card I added a piece of Basic White 5 1/4 x 3 left a 1/4 space between the DSP and the white.

I then took the  Flight and Airy DSP and with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch cut out 2 different sets of birds and attached them to the left side of the card with Dims one at the top and one at the bottom.  I then punched a piece out in Pool Party and put that between the other two on the card with Dims only on one side because this piece overlaps the right side.  I then fussy cut a cute little bird out of the DSP and with a Dim added him to the Hexagon piece.

Finished the card with some of the pretty Opaque Faceted Gems.  No salutation was added, this card could be for any occasion.

Thank you so much for stopping by this evening and please make sure to visit all the other sites from some wonderful ideas for you card making.  Be safe and see you here next month.

February Blog Hoppers
Tina Lesson
Jo Anne Hewins
Tracie Evans Langley - the Sassy Stamper
Laurie Meier
Frances Wagner