Don’t forget to hop all the way around to see what Toni Campana created this month.  She is so talented and always makes something fantastic!

A group of my regular stampers asked me to use the Perennial Lavender for our monthly get together and I decided to also offer it as a part of a new series stamp camps I am calling Fun & Fancy Card Camp.  The cards feature the Perennial Lavender Suite, Perennial Postage Dies Fern 3D EF as returning products along with retiring products the Perennial Postage Stamp set, Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon, Simply Elegant Trim.

The first card is a case from  Pinterest from Collard Crafts.  My measurements are:

• Highland Heather 5 1/2 x x 11 and scored at 4 1/4
• Perennial Lavender DSP 4 x 5 1/4 and 4 x 1 3/4
• Gorgeous Grape 1 1/2 x 4 3/4
• Scraps of Vellum cardstock (also retiring} and Crumb Cake

The second card was cased from a sample by my dear friend and East Meets West Creativity Kit partner, Debbie Danford.  The measurements are:

• Highland Heather 5 1/2 x x 11 and scored at 4 1/4
• Gorgeous Grape 4 x 5 1/4
• Lost Lagoon 3 3/4 x 5
• Perennial Lavender DSP 3 1/2 x 3 3/4.  Then cut into 1 1/4, 1, 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 inch strips.

Both cards are fancy, but fun and easy to make.  If you have questions or want to add any of these supplies to your personal craft stash, please contact me.  I would love to help you!

Thank you for letting me share my R&R project.  I am all done, but hop along with me to see the amazing project Laurie Meier is sharing.  I know it will be amazing!

Stay Safe & Crafty!

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

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Happy New Year’s Eve and welcome to the LAST NC Demos Blog Hop of the year!  It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and welcome in 2024! So, what better way to ring in the New Year than with a little or maybe a lot of bling!  Our December project could be ANYTHING! A sparkly and shiny birthday card, a glitzy and glam decor piece, a party invitation, anything as long as it had bling!

If you are starting the blog hop with my post, don’t forget to hop all the way around and see what my friend, Laurie Meier, created this month.  I know it will inspire you to bring the bling to your next project!

Since I am in full Scrappy Stampers’ Getaway mode and planning the cards for my Cute Cards Quick Kits, I decided that my blingy project needed to be a card that was not only cute, quick and blingy, but also neutral enough in color and theme that could be used for any gender and for most occasions.  I also wanted to you the Light the Sky Bundle and I think it is such a great all occasions product!  After having my color and product plan I looked at Pinterest and got some inspiration from a card created by fellow demo, Julie Gilson.

This card is SO quick and easy as it is all ink, stamps, paper with a little ribbon

and bling thrown in.  It is totally my kind of card and I think the ladies attending my Getaway in February will love making it!

Here are the measurements in case you would like to create this card:

• Lost Lagoon 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4
• Pretty Peacock 3 3/4 x 5
• Basic White 3 1/2 x 4 3/4
• More Dazzle Specialty DSP 3 1/2 x 1/4
• Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon one 6 inch piece for the trim and one 5 inch piece to for the knot
• Silver Trim from the Gold & Silver Trim Pack 6 inches

Thank you for letting me help you Bling in the New Year!  I hope you found some inspiration in my project.  If you have questions or would like to order any of the products that I used, please contact me.  I would love to help you!

Well,I am all done stamping and sharing in 2023, but there is more sparkly things to see in this month!  Hop on over to Kelly Taranto’s blog with me to see what I know will be a fabulous and shiny project!

Stay Safe & Crafty in 2024!

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If you haven’t already done so, BEE SURE to hop all the way around and check out Kelly Taranto’s card.  I know you will BEE glad you did!

My project is SUPER simple, so if you are short on time, but want a cute idea for Valentine’s or just a card to say hello, then this is the project for you!

Please note that this is not a Tracie original.  I cased it from a cute card I saw on Pinterest.

Here are the measurements and details for making this card:

• Daffodil Delight cardstock 8 1/2 x 11 and scored at 4 1/4
• Basic White cardstock 3 x 3 and cut with the Deckled Circles Dies (you could use any circle punches or die you have)
• Scraps of Daffodil Delight and Vellum cardstock for the bee and wings.
• Bee Mine DSP 1 1/2 x 5 1/2
• Black & White Gingham Ribbon 10 inches

I used Memento ink to stamp my bee and the Happy Valentine’s Day greeting and Crushed Curry stamp the honeycomb background on the cardbase.

I used Multipurpose Glue to attach the DSP, Dimensionals for the circle and bee and Tear & Tape to attach the ribbon.  The hardest part of this card is deciding which piece of the adorable DSP to use!

I am all done, but I hope you will buzz on over with me see Jo Anne Hewin’s project.  It is un-BEE-lievably cute!

If you have questions or would like to order this adorable bundle that is available starting January 4th, please let me know.  I would love to help you!

Stay Safe & Crafty!

Just Bee Cause Blog Hoppers
Jo Anne Hewins
Kristine Vicente – Queen City Stamp Art
Toni Campana
Frances Wagner
Kelly Taranto – The Late Night Stamper
Tracie Evans Langley, the Sassy Stamper

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As you may know, pink is my favorite color, I think it goes with everything!  I wear it, decorate with it and definitely craft with it!  My problem this month was too many ideas and not enough time!  So, I did a pretty simple card, that still looks fancy which is my favorite kind of project!

• Bubble Bath 8 1/2 x 11, scored at 4 1/4 and 4 x 4
• Melon Mambo 4 x 5  1/4
• Vellum Basic Specialty Paper 4 x 4
• I also used scraps of Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo and Distress Gold Specialty Paper
• Glittered Organdy Ribbon 16 inches

1. First, I stamped the ornaments twice on Bubble Bath cardstock, once in VersaMark (and then embossed in gold) and once in Melon Mambo.  I die cut my circle with the Deckled Circles Dies and fussy cut the ornaments.
2. I then punched out the gold and pink pieces using the Boughs Punch.
3. I then assembled the card attaching everything with a combination of Tear & Tape and Dimensionals.

So, my project started with the Note Cards and Envelopes.  I had some leftover from a past event and thought they would make an excellent gift, as my rules for gift giving are that things MUST be useful, consumable (like food, candles, soaps, etc..or they must be very sentimental.  So, the note cards fit those parameters.  My next step was to figure out what I was going to use as a container for my note cards.  I remembered a project from years ago where we used a jar for this purpose and since I love to recycle items for my projects and have a ton of jars saved, this was the perfect solution!

This project is super basic and easy!  There really aren’t any set measurements and I didn’t even cut any cardstock since I was using the Note Cards and Envelopes.  All the the DSP on the Note Cards were leftover pieces from one of the cards from World Card Making Day.  I didn’t even measure the ribbon or twine.

Here are a few helpful hints for creating the storage jar:

• First, find a jar with a mouth large enough for the cards and envelopes to slid in easily.  You don’t want  to bend them.
• We don’t have a die large enough to cut a piece of cardstock to cover the lid, so I traced around the lid with a pencil, then fussy cut the Pretty Peacock cardstock.
• I used Tear & Tape to adhere the Copper Clay Ribbon and the Faux Suede piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock to the lid.
• I used Mini Dimensionals to attach the greeting onto the top of the lid first then use Multipurpose Glue to adhere the leaves.  I meant to add some embellishments as well, but got so excited that I forgot to do so before I took the picture.  I will probably go back and add something.

And that is it!  This really was a fun and easy project.  The hardest part is going to be giving it away as I really love how it turned out.  I may just have to make another one! =-)

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Spoiler Alert!  If you want to stamp along with the video to create the project with me and want to be surprised DON’T scroll to the bottom!

If you just can’t help yourself and hate surprises, scroll away and see what I think are two pretty great cards!

Here are all the measurements again in case you need them:

Solid colors of cardstock that coordinate with each other and your ink pads.

• 4 1/4 x 11
• Scraps of neutral and colored cardstock for die cutting or punching

Basic White or Basic Vanilla Cardstock OR DSP.  If you are using DSP, be sure that it is non-directonal.

• 8×8

Designer Series Paper

• 4 x 4
• 1 x 4 – this piece will be portrait or up and down, so keep this in mind when choosing your DSP for this piece.

Thank you for letting me share my projects with you.  If you have questions or need help ordering any of the fabulous products that I used, please contact me.  I love helping others with their crafty projects!

Happy Stamping!

Pick of the Patch Harvest Book Fold with Corner Pop-out

Pick of the Patch Halloween Book Fold with Corner Pop-out

I love this idea as I hate making more than about four identical cards.  So, even if they are all birthday, thinking of you, etc..using the same layout, but I change up the stamp sets, DSP, etc..I feel like I am making different cards.  Also, it is great if I see a layout that I love and want to try, but don’t have some of the supplies used.  It is a great way to case and put your own touch to a project!

I created the layout I am using for one of the Card Kits our guests could add-on to their

World Card Making Day registration next Saturday.  I did case this a bit from one  of the samples in the September to December Mini Catty.  My original card uses items from the Autumn Leaves Suite Collection.  I love the color combo of this card as well as the simple and easy to duplicate layout.  I will definitely be saving both ideas to use for future projects.

Here are the basic measurements and directions to create this card, or one inspired by it yourself:

• Very Vanilla 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4
• Very Vanilla 3 x 4 1/2 & scrap
• Copper Clay 4 x 5 1/4
• Oxidized Copper DSP 1/2 x 4
• In Color Twine 8 inches
• Natural Ribbon 3 inches

1. Randomly stamp the leaves onto the Very Vanilla cardstock in this order: Large leaf in Crushed Curry. Medium Leaf in Moody Mauve, clean the stamp then stamp in Pretty Peacock. Double leaves in Mossy Meadow. Medium stem stamp in Copper Clay to fill in the white areas.
2. Stamp the greeting onto die cut tag.from the Autumn Leaves Dies in Copper Clay.
3. Emboss the Copper Clay piece with the Distress Tile 3D TF and apply Crushed Curry Ink using the Direct to Paper Technique.
4. Fold the Mood Mauve Twine in half and tie around the Natural Ribbon. Cut the loop on the Moody Mauve Twine.
5. Attach the Copper Clay piece to the Very Vanilla cardbase with Dimensionals. Attach the Very Vanilla stamped piece and the Oxidized Copper piece with Multipurpose Glue. Attach the greeting with Dimensionals.
6. Finish off the card by attaching the bow to the card using Tear & Tape or a very strong adhesive.

For my second project using the same layout as the first, I wanted to show how you can take DSP and create the same card.  The Snowflake Magic DSP was perfect for this.  This card went together SO quickly and easily.  It took me longer to decide which piece of DSP was going to be which layer than it did to make the card!

Here are the measurements and directions for this card:

• Lost Lagoon 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4
•  Snowflake Magic DSP 3 x 4 1/2 & 4 x 5 1/4
• Basic White 3 x 2
• More Dazzle Specialty Paper 1/4 x 3
• Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack 8 inches
• Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon 3 inches

Once you have cut your cardstock, this card goes together in a flash!

1. Start by die cutting the Basic White piece of cardstock with the Deckled Rectangles Dies and then stamp the greeting from the Joy to You stamp set in lost Lagoon onto the Basic White piece of cardstock.  Add a little color to the edges of the greeting piece with a Blending Brush and Lost Lagoon ink.
2. Use the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the white and silver piece of DSP.  Attach layer onto the Lost Lagoon cardbase with Dimensionals.
3. Gently tear the bottom of the 3 x 4 1/2 inch piece of DSP and attach to the while piece of DSP by adding Dimensionals only to the top of the DSP.  Then use a Bone Folder to curl the bottom of the DSP.
4. Use Multipurpose Glue to attach the greeting and More Dazzle Specialty Paper.
5. Tie a bow around the Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon with the Silver Trim.
6. Finish off the card by attaching the bow with Tear & Tape.

Thank you for letting me share my Two of a Kind cards with you.  I hope that you will now find a layout you like and create a great project using your own stamps, ink and paper!  Please contact me or comment below if you have any questions or would like to order any of the products I have used today.

If you haven’t already done so, come hop along with me to see my friend, Toni Campana’s project for this month.  She always does fantastic!

Thank you again for taking time to stop by.  Until next time..

Happy Stamping!

September Blog Hoppers
Toni Campana
Tina Lesson
Kristine Vicente
Ronnie Johnson
Laurie Meier
Kelly Taranto – The Late Night Stamper
Tracie Evans Langley, the Sassy Stamper

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