Stamping KZ

Sunday, April 30, 2023

April 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. This month's theme is more of a challenge. We are at the end of last years annual catalogue and the beginning of a new one which goes live May 2nd and the end of the mini, so we have to use something from the Online Exclusives and a favorite item that will carry over into the new catalogue. There are a ton of options of course and I went with the Irresistible Blooms stamp set and DSP and the returning Sentimental Park stamp set and created a card design I have never done before it was a fun card to come up with.

The base for my card is Daffodil Delight cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4. I took a piece of DSP from the Hello Irresistible DSP and cut it 5 1/4 x 4 and attached it to the front of my card. I then took another piece of the same DSP and stamped my sentiment and set it aside. Then I took another piece of DSP in another color and in black stamped the flowers. I did this several times until I found a color combination I like that worked with the DSP on the card. My first try was on Pretty Peacock a returning color but it was too dark so I went lighter.

I took the strip with the sentiment and cut it up and put it in the center of the card but separated, then cut out the flowers and placed them around the sentiment also added some leaves I had cut from the DSP. To finish the card added some of the Loose Frosted Dots from the same suite.

For the inside of the card I cut a piece of white 5 x 3 1/2 to the bottom added a strip of the DSP from the front of the card and a tiny leaf I also cut out of the DSP.

Thanks you so much for stopping by this evening and make sure you check out the other blogs on the list for some more ideas. Until next month be safe.

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

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

April 2023 QM Shoebox Swap

April 28-29 2023 is the next NC Demos Quarterly Meeting in New Bern NC so looking forward to it. Friday night is the shoebox swap this is my card for this swap.

Sunday, April 9, 2023

April 21, 2023 Card Class

April 21st is the next meeting of the Cards A Latte group. We will meet at 10 AM at the Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC and we will make 4 cards.

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Four Savvy Stampers Stamping

We will be meeting in Taylorsville on Monday April 10 for lunch and card making. This is my card

Friday, March 31, 2023

April 7 2023 Card Class

The next meeting of the Cards A Latte group is on Friday April 7th at 10 AM at The Local Bean coffee shop in Hudson NC. We will be making 4 cards some are fun folds.

Sunday, March 26, 2023

March 2023 NC Demos Blog Hop

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop, we are here the last Sunday of each month and we are so glad you could join us this evening. The theme for this months blog hop is "Accessories make every project better" and we know that is true a little bling never hurt anyone.

My card this month is a very simple one. It's card stock, DSP and a stamped item until I dress it up a little.

I began with a piece of DSP 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 this piece I scored on the left side at 1 inch. I then cut 2 pieces of Very Vanilla cardstock at 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. The DSP I used is from the Online Exclusives and is Naturally Glided Specialty DSP.

I took the DSP put adhesive on the one inch side and adhered it to the Very Vanilla piece. To hide the one inch strip on the back is where I added the other piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Also, makes the card stronger. This is the reason I didn't use the thick cardstock.

I then cut a piece of Vanilla out with the rectangle postage punch stamped sentiment in Versa Marker and heat embossed in gold. This piece I added to the right hand side of the card with dimensionals. Card is basically done and can go out as is. However, it is really too undressed for my taste and thus it needs accessories.

The accessories I decided to use are the making a bow with the Gold Satin Edged Ribbon which I put on the lower left of the sentiment. I also added 3 Gold Festive Pearls and 2 Flower Adhesive Backed Trinkets and now my card is dressed up and ready to go to someone.