NC Demos Blog Hop – Big & Bold!

Welcome to our NC Demos Blog Hop for July! I’ve been out of commission for the last 2 months so it feels good to finally be able to hop again 🙂 You’ll see the reasons for my absence at the bottom of this post 😉 If you started the hop with me, thanks for following. If you hopped here from Tina Lesson’s blog, thanks for checking out everyone’s projects this month.

This month’s theme, Big & Bold, is about creating cards that feature greetings! We have so many options of sentiments, but this month we are focusing on those big, bold greetings.

I only have one current stamp set that features large greetings, and that’s the Layered Thoughts set. This was a prize patrol set from the On Stage event I attended in Raleigh earlier this year.

I’ve also been trying to use up scraps and die cuts that are leftovers from previous projects, so I started with using some 1/2″ strips of Beautiful Bokeh DSP. I also had some Linen Thread bows scattered on my desk so I incorporated those as well. As I started designing my card, I thought I would do 3 versions (I had a LOT of 1/2″ strips, lol!). I switched up the center layer of the cards using Basic White for 2 of them and Fresh Freesia for the other. And I had a few stragglers of the Heart Sequins so they went into the mix as well!

Here are my creations, starting with the most basic and working through stepped-up versions.

The version above shows the sentiments stamped directly on to the Basic White layer using Berry Burst ink. I alternated strips of Berry Burst and Fresh Freesia DSP on both sides of the sentiment, and stamped ‘you‘ directly on to the DSP strip. A simple linen bow and a heart sequin completes the card.

For the 2nd version, I swapped out the Basic White center layer and used Fresh Freesia. I stamped the sentiment on Basic White and fussy cut it (although in hindsight I wish I had cut the ‘T’ separate from the sentiment), then adhered it directly on to the layer. The sentiment ‘you‘ was stamped on Basic White. I fussy cut that and added the linen bow to the back with dimensionals and added the row of hearts for the embellishment. The layer was also adhered to the Berry Burst layer using dimensionals, although it’s hard to see from the pic.

For the final version, I switched back to the Basic White layer (I think I prefer the white contrast). I stamped the sentiment at an angle using Berry Burst ink. Then I stamped the sentiment again on a piece Basic White scrap, and I fussy cut each letter and adhered them with mini dimensionals over the stamped sentiment. I switched out the linen thread for a piece of Woven White ribbon, tying a knot in the center of it first, then wrapping the ends around the card layer before adhering it to the Berry Burst layer. I finished it off with stamping the ‘you‘ sentiment on a die-cut circle from the Notes of Nature die set and adhered that with mini dimensionals. And the heart sentiments added for the final touch.

As you can see, there’s lot of design opportunities with these large sentiments. It depends on how much time you have when you are sitting down to create! I hope you enjoyed the cards and that they inspire you to pull out those BOLD sentiments.

Please continue on through the hop to see what Frances Wagner and the rest of the NC Demo Blog Hop gang have for you this month.

Tracie Evans Langley – the Sassy Stamper 
Tina Lesson 
Toni Campana ===> YOU ARE HERE!
Frances Wagner 
Tonya Bowers

From about mid-March through the end of June, our lives were consumed with preparing for 2 family weddings. My granddaughter, who lives in England, was married on June 19th. And my oldest son, who now resides in NC, was married on June 28th in our backyard. I made the wedding favors for both occasions, 107 in total. So between making them, getting our house and yard wedding ready, and traveling to England and back, I just couldn’t squeeze in the time for the monthly blog hops. I really missed everyone and am happy to being back 🙂

Mollie and Hayden – the happy couple

Layered Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165346]

$20.00

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$17.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Beautiful Bokeh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164607]

$12.50

White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Woven Ribbon

[164634]

$9.50

Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins

[164920]

$8.50