NC Demos Blog Hop – Shake off the Winter Blues!

Hello and welcome to our February edition of the NC Demos Blog Hop.  We are SO glad you are here!  If you are just starting with my post please hop all the way around so you don’t miss any of the creative ideas!  I know that my friend, Laurie Meier, is sharing something fabulous as always!

It’s been a rough winter and I know everyone is looking forward to Spring. We can’t control the weather outside, but we can shake off our winter blues by creating cheerful bight projects full of flowers, birds, butterflies, ladybugs and all the things that we look forward to in the Spring.

So this month our theme is Shake Off  The Winter Blues!  Our project could be ANYTHING as long as they make you feel cheerful and help shake off those winter blues!

This weekend I had the please of spending time with some of my team, fellow demos and stamping friends at our Crafty StayCation.  During this event the attendees would choose to purchase a kit featuring the Lovely Blooms Suite.  I had SO much fun creating cards along with my Sassier Creations cohort, Debbie for this kit and I just wasn’t ready to put it aside quite yet as I thought it was perfect for creating a card for my upcoming Cute Cards Quick and to share with you for this month’s blog hop.

This is really a super easy that uses just a few things, but I loved how cheerful and springy it was and that it used some of my favorite Spring colors!  Here are the basic measurements:

• Darling Duckling 5 1/2′ x 8 1/2″ and scored at 4 1/4″ and a scrap
• Pretty in Pink 4″ x 5 1/4″
• Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ and 3 3/4′ x 5″

Here are the details for making the card:

1. To create this card I stamped the flowers in Crushed Curry onto the 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Basic White and then used a Blending Brush to color them with Darling Duckling.
2. I created marks for the flowers and then used them while stamping the leaves to not stamp over the flowers and create a more layered look.
3. I also stamped the flowers and leaves onto the Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer before adhering it to the inside of the cardbase.
4. I then ran the piece though the Cut & Emboss Machine several times using the die from Lovely Arrangements to make the eyelet pattern.
5. Since I was already die cutting I cut the Vellum piece as well.
6. Next, I stamped the sentiment from Simply Said and punching it out with the 2″ Circle Punch and added the Bubble Bath ribbon to it with Tear & Tape.
7. I then assembled the card with a combination of Multipurpose Glue and Dimensionals.

Now I just need to decide who to send this cheerful card to.  We have LOTS of March birthday among our family and friends so it will definitely get sent!

Thank you for letting me share my Spring inspired project with you.  If you have any questions or want to add any of these products to your crafty stash please let me know .  I would love to help you!

I am all done sharing, but I hope you will hop along with me over to see what Tina Lesson created this month.  I know it will be great!

Stay Safe & Crafty!

NC Demos February Blog Hoppers
Tina Lesson 
Kelly Taranto  The Late Night Stamper
Toni Campana
Laurie Meier 
Tracie Evans Langley – the Sassy Stamper 

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