Good evening, and welcome to this month’s NC Demos Blog Hop! If you are starting here, don’t forget to hop all the way around and see my friend, Toni Campana’s project. I know it will inspire you!This month our talented group of ladies are sending Summer off in style by featuring ALL the the amazing flower stamp sets we all have in our stash! We all say every year that we have enough flower stamp sets and definitely enough DSP, yet we can never resist buying just one more because it is SO beautiful! So, join us as we share some projects that have Flower Power!
I had to really thing about which projects to share as last weekend my friend Debbie and I hosted our East meets West Summer Fun Creativity Kit class that featured the Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection. I had so many things to choose from, but decided that this would be
a great place to share the card that I made during our Mystery Stamping at the end of the day last Saturday. We did things a little different this time. We choose a template from page 22 of the Annual Catalog, then Debbie created a template with sizes and we both decided to use the Zinnias Suite. The twist on our Mystery Stamping is that we did it at the same time and had no idea what the other was going to create. We had a blast, made two great cards (I will show you mine tonight) and everyone on the private Facebook group enjoyed it so much they want us to do it this way again for our November 2nd event! Here is Debbie’s template and the original directions we posted to our group:
a great place to share the card that I made during our Mystery Stamping at the end of the day last Saturday. We did things a little different this time. We choose a template from page 22 of the Annual Catalog, then Debbie created a template with sizes and we both decided to use the Zinnias Suite. The twist on our Mystery Stamping is that we did it at the same time and had no idea what the other was going to create. We had a blast, made two great cards (I will show you mine tonight) and everyone on the private Facebook group enjoyed it so much they want us to do it this way again for our November 2nd event! Here is Debbie’s template and the original directions we posted to our group:Supplies:
- Card Base – 5 1/2″ x 8 , 1/2″ or 4 1/4″ x 11″
- 1st layer – 3″ x 4 1/4″ or any size you want
- 2 Circles – you could stamp on them, it could be DSP or a combination of both
- 1 Label
- And of course, any ribbon or bling you would like to add
So, I did follow the guidelines, but couldn’t help stepping outside the box just a little as I wanted to stamp AND use the Flowering Zinnia DSP which I still love even after making SO many projects with it over the last couple of months!Here is my final supply list along some basic directions for this simple, but fun card:
- Melon Mambo Card Base – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and scored at 4 1/4″
- 1st layer – Flowering Zinnia DSP embossed with the Zinnia 3D Embossing Folder
- 2nd Layer – Basic White 3″ x 4 1/4″
- 2 Circles – I stamped the large Zinnia image from the Simply Zinnia stamp set in Memento Black ink then use the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut out the two circles to create a Spotlighting technique. I used a combination of Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive Blends to color in the flowers and circles
- 1 Label – I used a scrap of Lemon Lime Twist stamped with Melon Mambo and tore the bottom edge.
- I finished off my card with the Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins
Thank you for letting me share my Flower Power card with you! It really was fun to make and I love the templates included in this year’s Annual catalog. They are a wonderful place to start a project.
I am all done for now, but there is more to see, starting with Tina Lesson!
Stay Safe & Crafty!
August 2024 Blog Hoppers
Tina Lesson
Jo Anne Hewins
Toni Campana
Tracie Evans Langley – the Sassy Stamper
Product List
NC Demo August 2024 Blog Hop – Flower Power!
Awesome card Tracie
Thank you, Tina!
How fun Tracie! I’m loving the zinnias and want to play with my stamp set and DSP – thanks for the inspiration!
Awww, thank you, Ginger! I know you will make something fabulous!
Oh, Tracie, there are so many little techniques and details to find on your card. I love the embossing! I love that bundle!
Thank you, AJo Anne!
I love your card, Tracie! I have yet to try using the sketches in the catalog, not sure why because they are a great source of inspiration. I’m definitely going to CASE your card 🙂
Thank you Toni! I can’t wait to see what you create!
Love the card, great use of the sketch!
Awww, thank you, Ronnie!