NC Demos Blog Hop June 2020

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop for June 2020!

For this months blog hop the theme is Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue.

~Enjoy!

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I had a digital craft day with my sister Jane who lives in Florida & my best crafting buddy Tracy who lives in Washington. Since I live in North Carolina I could not exactly borrow from them. We decided to try the Braided Fold Card inspired by barbstamps.com, a card Maggie Trimble sent me as well as an item from Pinterest, so I think this qualifies me to check the box for Something Borrowed!

For something new, I used the new In-Color of Magenta Madness even though it really is indistinguishable from the Blackberry Bliss I used to sponge the background with some Mango Melody and Pretty Peacock. The Braid Fold is also new to me. We always try to do new techniques when we get together to keep it fun. Something New...Check!

For Something Old, I used the Bokeh technique which my sister has never done on top of my sponged background as well as the Christmas Layers Dies cut with Gold Foil Paper and Gold 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Christmas. Three out of four... on to Something Blue!

For something blue, I had the card all set up to use the Pretty Peacock as the card base but at the last minute I switched it out for a Blackberry Bliss one, so the sponged background will have to count for my something blue.

This card is spectacular in person! 

Make sure to check out these other amazing projects!!

Tina Lesson
Toni Campana
Jo Anne Hewins
Ariel Matera
Laurie Meier
Amy Kinler
Tracy Lewis
Sue Root
Tracie Evans Langley
Libby Foreman <- You are here


Martinette Horner

Before you go, here is a bonus card with my "discarded" Pretty Peacock base from above! This uses a piece of the retired Perennial Essence DSP, that I loved but never got around to using. It is layered with a sentiment heat embossed with Itty Bitty Birthdays and the butterflies are from the Butterfly Beauties Dies, cut with Gold Glimmer Paper and Vellum. The envelope is stamped with the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set. Thanks for stopping by!

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Beauty Abounds Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set
• Christmas Layers Dies
• Butterfly Beauties Dies
• Perennial Essence DSP
• Gold Glimmer Paper
• Gold Foil Paper
• Gold 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon
• Vellum
• Magenta Madness
• Blackberry Bliss
• Mango Melody
• Pretty Peacock

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Noble Peacock Foil Pretty Peacock Christmas

Here is the last in the trio of Noble Peacock Foil Sheet cards. This one uses this card as #pinspiration, really it was just using the Scripty 3D and orientation and the rest came from the Noble Peacock Foil Old Olive Christmas card.

~Enjoy!

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The background uses the Pretty Peacock from the Noble Peacock Foil Sheets embossed with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder. The border is cut from Whisper White and one of the Delicate Lace Dies. The sentiment is stamped with Pretty Peacock and a stamp from the Itty Bitty Stamp Set. For the ribbon, I  colored the Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon with a Pretty Peacock Blends Marker, I love how the sparkle shows though after coloring it! The envelope is stamped with one of my favorite holiday borders from the Dashing Deer Stamp Set and Pretty Peacock, so elegant! 

I decided to do all 3 card focals the same since I loved the Old Olive version so much. Tracy went with snowflakes for her cards, make sure to check it out! I cut Pretty Peacock with the Leaf Punch and topped that off with Ice Stampin' Glitter for extra holiday sparkle! The flower is cut from the large & small flowers from the Flourish Dies and White Glimmer Paper. More leaves were cut from Whisper White and Pool Party and Bouquet Bunch Dies. 

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Noble Peacock Foil Sheets
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set 
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set
• Delicate Lace Dies
• Flourish Dies 
• Bouquet Bunch Dies
• Leaf Punch
• Scripty 3D Embossing Folder
• Pretty Peacock Blends Marker
• Ice Stampin' Glitter
• Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon
• White Glimmer Paper
• Pretty Peacock
• Pool Party
• Whisper White

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CASE-ing Noble Peacock and DSP

Last card for the day, we decided to CASE another card from the annual catalog & we got to use more DSP! This one CASE-s the little box on page 25.

~Enjoy!

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The background uses the Noble Peacock Designer Series Paper layered over a few strips of Gold Glimmer Paper. The oval is cut from the Layering Ovals Dies. I cut various amounts of twigs from the Detailed Peacock Dies and the Noble Peacock Foil Sheets as well as some card stock ones with Blueberry Bushel, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White and Old Olive. I made the bow with the Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon and the Light Pretty Peacock Blends Marker. The sentiment is stamped with Pretty Peacock and Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set. 

After I had the card done, I shared it with Tracy & she suggested to add some more white springs to brighten the card up, which it certainly did!  

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Layering Ovals Dies
• Detailed Peacock Dies
• Noble Peacock Designer Series Paper
• Noble Peacock Foil Sheets
• Gold Glimmer Paper
• Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon
• Light Pretty Peacock Blends Marker
• Blueberry Bushel
• Pretty Peacock
• Whisper White
• Old Olive

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Brightly Gleaming DSP Easy Layout

Tracy had a layout that she was interested in replicating and we were focused for the day on using DSP, so we came up with these!

~Enjoy!

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The background uses the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper, with it's copper foil is it so pretty in person! It is layered on a few strips of Copper Glimmer Paper from the retired Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper (no need to waste all of the inside by directly layering over a whole sheet! This is then sitting on top of a card base of Very Vanilla. To build the focal I raided my supply of ribbon, but what I found was this micro-wire mesh in a light tan with a very faint gold thread running through it I bought from Target years ago, this could be substituted with Cheesecloth. The pinecones and envelope elements are from the retired Christmas Pines Bundle but you could also use Peaceful Boughs Bundle. The sentiment is stamped with Soft Suede and the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set. The whole thing is topped off with a knot I had laying in my discard pile made with Delightful Dijon Mini Striped Ribbon. Make sure to check out Tracy's card!

I had a ton of leftover paper after I disassembled the bag I made at the Quarterly NC Demo day (I tend to not do or keep 3D items, I really screwed up the assembly at the event, and at the time I had no intention to buy the paper pack) which was laying on my table in the corner, so I grabbed that & came up with this alternative! I fussy cut some ornaments on the left, they show up much better in person and the sentiment is embossed with Copper Embossing Powder and the Tags Tags Tags Bundle. The Whisper White & Copper Baker's Twine is from a past Paper Pumpkin kit. The envelope stamp is from my stash and stamped in Mossy Meadow. 

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Christmas Pines Bundle
• Peaceful Boughs Bundle
• Tags Tags Tags Bundle
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper
• Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper 
• Paper Pumpkin
• Copper Embossing Powder
• Delightful Dijon Mini Striped Ribbon
• Whisper White & Copper Baker's Twine
• Soft Suede
• Mossy Meadow
• Very Vanilla

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Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Collection

Here is the entire collection of cards made using a 6x6 inch piece of the Garden lane DSP for a #OneSheetWonder card challenge.

~Enjoy!

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See all of the details for each card:

• Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Fox
• Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Easter
• Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Deer
• Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Bunny

Here is the paper cutting template.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Garden Lane Designer Series Paper
• Nature's Beauty Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon
• Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle
• Silver Thread
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Whisper White
• Mossy Meadow
• Old Olive
• Soft Suede
• Mint Macaron

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Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Bunny

The last #OneSheetWonder card was one of the easiest and may be my favorite because of its softness.

~Enjoy!

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For the background I embossed a piece of... you guessed it! Whisper White with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder layered over Mint Macaron. I added two strips of the Garen Lane DSP on each side of the bunny & framed them with Silver Glimmer Paper. The bunny is stamped in Soft Suede and cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies and layered over another cut from Mint Macaron. The sentiment is stamped with the Old Olive and the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set. The whole thing is topped off with a knot of Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon, Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle and Silver Thread. The envelope is decorated with the border stamp from the Dashing Deer Stamp Set with Mint Macaron. 

Here is the paper cutting template. This card both of the 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 cuts. 

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Garden Lane Designer Series Paper
• Nature's Beauty Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon
• Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle
• Silver Thread
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Whisper White
• Mossy Meadow
• Old Olive
• Soft Suede
• Mint Macaron

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Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Fox

The next #OneSheetWonder card uses the fox and I made it into a Christmas card.

~Enjoy!

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For the background I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder layered over Old Olive. I added a strip of the Mossy Meadow with the leaves stamped in Mossy Meadow & trimmed it with the Delicate Lace Dies. That was topped off with a few little strips of Gold Glimmer Paper to add a little bling. The Garden Lane DSP strip runs down the left side. The fox is stamped in Soft Suede and cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The sentiment is stamped with the Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink and the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set. The whole thing is topped off with a bow made of Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon colored with the Mint Macaron Blends Marker. The envelope is stamped with the border stamp from the Dashing Deer Stamp Set.

Here is the paper cutting template. This card uses 1 1/2 x 6 cut and trimmed down to 5 1/2.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Garden Lane Designer Series Paper
• Nature's Beauty Stamp Set
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Delicate Lace Dies
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon 
• Mint Macaron Blends Marker
• Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink 
• Gold Glimmer Paper
• Whisper White
• Mossy Meadow
• Old Olive
• Soft Suede

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Garden Lane meets Nature's Beauty Deer

The next 3 cards of the #OneSheetWonder were kind of all built at the same time & I went back and forth, the fox and the deer changed layouts several times.

~Enjoy!

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For the background I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder layered over Mossy Meadow. I added a strip of the Garen Lane DSP and framed it with Gold Glimmer Paper and Old Olive. The deer is stamped in Soft Suede and cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I then cut out some Mossy Meadow using the Frosted Frames Dies and trimmed it down to fit the deer frame. The sentiment is stamped with the Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink and the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set. The whole thing is topped off with a double bow of retired Gold Metallic Thread. 

Here is the paper cutting template. This card uses 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 cut. 

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Garden Lane Designer Series Paper
• Nature's Beauty Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Frosted Frames Dies
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Gold Metallic Thread
• Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink 
• Gold Glimmer Paper
• Whisper White
• Mossy Meadow
• Old Olive
• Soft Suede

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Magnolia Lane meets Snow Front

This card uses the 3" x 4" strip from Magnolia Lane for a #onesheetwonder. It ended up being my favorite card of the day I think.

~Enjoy!

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The background is embossed with the Pinewood Planks on Crumb Cake & then sponged over with Soft Suede. The sentiment is stamped in Mossy Meadow and Itty Bitty Christmas and cut from the Ornate Frames Dies. The DSP is highlighted with some Gold Glimmer Paper. I colored the Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon with Crumb Cake Blends Markers. And the focal point is stamped with Snow Front, Soft Suede and Mossy Meadow and scissor edged and sponged with Mossy Meadow.

Here is the paper cutting template that I obtained from my wonderful group of North Carolina Demonstrators! For the right column however, we just cut one strip that was used on the pink card. I actually had this card layed out very similarly to Tracy's card & then switch it around at the last minute!

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Snow Front Stamp Set
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Ornate Frames Dies
• Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder
• Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Gold Glimmer Paper
• Crumb Cake Blends Marker
• Crumb Cake
• Soft Suede
• Mossy Meadow

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Magnolia Lane Christmas

This card uses the 2" x 4" strip from Magnolia Lane for our  #onesheetwonder

~Enjoy!

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The background is embossed with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder in Basic Black. The frame is cut from Silver Glimmer Paper using the Frosted Frames Dies. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Christmas stamped in Mossy Meadow. The Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon is colored with Real Red Blends Markers and the flower is from Magnolia Blooms Stamp Set.

Here is the paper cutting template that I obtained from my wonderful group of North Carolina Demonstrators! For the right column however, we just cut one strip that was used on the pink card. See wheat Tracy did for her Magnolia Lane card! Here is Tracy's card with the same sized strip and here is her Christmas card.  

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Magnolia Blooms
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Frosted Frames Dies
• Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
• Layered Leaves Embossing Folder
• Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Real Red Blends Marker

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Birch Background meets Details Deer Dies #2

For the North Carolina Stampin Up Demos meeting, I signed up for some display boards. This card was created for the board that used the Birch Background Stamp. I was to make 6 cards and focus on the Fall and winter holidays. My friend Tracy agred to make 3 of the 6 cards needed. Here is the first one I made.

~Enjoy!

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This was a "template" I have made several times before & comes out nice every time I make it. This one uses the Birch Background Stamp in Smokey Slate, Real Red embossed with Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder and the Detailed Deer Dies cut from Silver Glimmer Paper. The sentiment is stamped with Itty Bitty Christmas. I colored the rhinestones with a Real Red Blends Marker and the whole thing is topped off with a bow made with White Polka Dot Tulle, White Bakers Twine and Silver thread. The envelope is decorated with a stamp from the Dashing Deer Stamp Set. This one is beautiful, but I decided to go with an alternate version that had a little more technique, make sure to see the final version here! 

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Birch Background Stamp
• Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set
• Dashing Deer Stamp Set
• Detailed Deer Dies
• Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Real Red Blends Marker
• White Polka Dot Tulle
• White Bakers Twine
• Silver Thread
• Smokey Slate
• Real Red
• Whisper White
• Basic Black

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