NC Demos October Blog Hop

NC Demos October Blog Hop

Hi friends! Welcome to another month of the NC Stampin' Up! Demos Blog Hop. Sometimes it's hard to think what you might do with a stamp set and you want to have ideas before you get it. So this month we are showing you multiple ideas with the same set or bundle. I love background stamps but sometimes have trouble using them, so I chose the background stamp Postscript for my stamp set today. Hopefully my ideas will get you jumpstarted using your background stamps.

First, let me apologize for the photo quality. I was limited in my set up and with the blog hop deadline nearing, I made due with what I had. The shadows sometimes make things look crooked or background pieces seem unevenly sized, but I assure you they are not. Hopefully you can look past all that and still spark your creativity.

My first project is a birthday card. The background is the Postscript stamp in Gray Granite ink on Sahara Sand cardstock. It is mounted on a Basic Black base. Life's a Journey... is from One Wild Ride. It and the Happy Birthday, which is from Lemon Zest, are also stamped in Gray Granite. Both pieces are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. The tire tracks and dirt marks are stamped with Memento Black ink. Those stamps are from One Wild Ride.

 Here's the inside of the card. The sentiment is also from One Wild Ride.

My next project is a diaper fold treat holder. I am a big fan of these. They are unique but super simple to make. It is made from a 4.25" x 4.25" piece of Petal Pink cardstock. I stamped it with the Postscript stamp and Balmy Blue ink. The flower on the Whisper White tag is from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and the sentiment is from Botanical Bliss. I put a Basic Pearl in the center of the flower. The label is  popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

 It is a little pouch and you can fill it with anything. This one is a little smaller than I normally make, but it still holds a mini Twix nicely.

My last project is a bookmark. I used the Botanical Tags Thinlets to make the base of the bookmark. On the layer, I stamped Postscript with Blueberry Bushel ink. I also smudged a little of the ink on the background to grunge it up a bit. I stamped each word using the Labeler Alphabet set. I rubbed the edge of each piece on the ink pad to highlight the words. The word BOOKS I rubbed on my Crushed Curry pad and mounted it on a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock to make it stand out. Each word is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added some Whisper White Baker's Twine out the top for fun.

Thank you for joining us on the blog hop. Next up is Anita Trippi with 3 ideas for another product.

Here's the list of this month's participants:

Jo Anne Hewins -
https://luv2create.typepad.com/my_blog/2018/10/nc-demo-blog-hop-for-october-take-3.html
Tracie Evans Langley -
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/traciesallaboutstamping/blog?directBlogUrl=/blog/86481/entry/nc_demos_october_2018_blog
Sue Root - You are here
Anita Trippi -
https://anitatrippicreates.blogspot.com/2018/10/welcome-to-my-first-post-in-nc-demos.html

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Thank you so much for reading my blog. As a reward for making it the whole way to here, I have a card to share with you today.

I used the Baby Bear stamp set and Labeler alphabet. Yes, the cute little bow is part of the Baby Bear set. I believe the ivy is from a retired set but I know there are current sets with something that would work.

Remember, you can get the supplies for this card and anything else you want with free shipping today.

NC SU Demos Halloween/Fall Blog Hop

Welcome to this month's NC SU Demo's blog hop. The theme is Halloween and Fall. I'm glad to be back participating after a 3 month hiatus. Follow through the links to see lots of great ideas using some favorite Stampin' Up! supplies.

I have several projects for you today. I designed them all for the Cookie Cutter Stamp Camp I'm offering on October 8th. We'll also make some Christmas projects that day, but since they don't fit the theme of the blog hop, you'll have to come back another day to see those.

First up is a little Halloween treat. All of today's projects use the Cookie Cutter Halloween set and Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. Colors: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, and Whisper White.

I used the same vampire and a couple of his buddies to make this card. I don't send a lot of Halloween cards, but thought this 3.5 x 5 note card would be fun to send to a friend during October. The label is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. You could easily switch it out for the Happy Halloween stamp from that set if you want a Halloween card. The striped DSP is from the retired Regals DSP Stack but you could easily substitute the diagonal stripes or even polka dots from the current patterns.

I used my aqua painter to add a little color to the characters - very light Crumb Cake on the mummy since his white bandages have colored with age, Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant on the vampire, and a little Smoky Slate on the skeleton.

I found little 3x5 notepads in the office supply store and just had to do something with them. Here's what I came up with. I like to keep notepads somewhat simple because I don't want pieces falling off as I carry them around in my purse. NOTES was stamped with the Labeler alphabet set.

Here's a side view. You can see the notepad under the cover I made.

I've seen these cute little Cookie Cutter clips all over the place and had to make some. They are CASEd, but I've seen them so many places I don't even know who to credit with the original idea. Here are just a couple of the ones I made.

And the last project for today is a Fall card featuring that adorable scarecrow. The background was embossed using the Big Shot and Fiesta embossing folder.

I hope you've gotten some good ideas using this cute set and punch. Contact me if you'd like to come to the class on the 8th and make these projects (and more) for yourself. My downline is invited to come for free, so if you sign up under me, you can do so, too. There are lots of benefits to being a demonstrator. I'd love to talk about them with you.

Next up in the blog hop is Elaine Brown-Pelletier. Click the icon below to follow through to her blog. Or, click on any of the names below to see any of the blogs you may have missed.

Blog Hop Participants:

Elaine Brown-Pelletier -
  Tamra Davis
Jo Anne Hewins
  Melissa Kerman
Tracie Evans Langley
Laurie Meier
  Sue Root - You are here

Inspiration From Stampin' Up!

Hi friends. Sorry I have gone so long without posting. Unfortunately, the same stuff I mentioned in my last couple of posts is still going on and is taking a lot of my time. Since I haven't had time to do a lot of stamping, I'm sharing some more content from Stampin' Up!

In my last post I shared a Stampin' Up! video featuring some great new sets in the Annual Catalog. It was over a month and a half ago, so I understand if you forgot it - but if you did or if you missed it, be sure to check it out here.  Today I'm sharing some projects, all from the SU! site, that use those sets:

As a reminder, here are the sets again. They can be ordered through my Online Store. If your order isn't part of a party (if it is, use that hostess code) or over $150 (because then you'll get the Stampin' Rewards), please use hostess code CCG46BCH and receive a thank you gift from me.

Pun Intended Hostess 141804   

Baby Bear Photopolymer 141859

This set is available on it's own
or as part of a bundle:
Sweet Cupcake Stamp Set   141498

 Sweet Cupcake Bundle  142232 
Stamps plus
Cupcake Cutouts Framelits

Labeler Photopolymer 141936

All images and designs in this post are copyright [1988-2016] Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Techniques

Someday my life will get back to normal, but until it does, I want to still share stamping inspiration with you. So, I found this awesome video on the Stampin' Up! website. The presenter is Sara Douglass, Stampin' Up! CEO.

The cards using the hostess set Pun Intended are cute and show a fun idea to get non-traditional sized cards, but wait 'til you see what comes after that. There are so many ideas using the sets below that they'll keep you busy for quite awhile.

For example, see color combinations to use with two step stamping images. Although they're shown with Baby Bear, these color combos would work well with other sets. Plus so much more!

Check out the video, then leave a comment below telling me which tip, technique, or project is your favorite. If you get this post via email, you will have to go to my blog to leave a comment. All comments are appreciated.

Here are the sets showcased in the video:

Pun Intended Hostess 141804   

Baby Bear Photopolymer 141859

This set is available on it's own
or as part of a bundle:
Sweet Cupcake Stamp Set   141498

 Sweet Cupcake Bundle  142232 
Stamps plus
Cupcake Cutouts Framelits

Labeler Photopolymer 141936

All items featured in the video can be ordered through my Online Store. If your order isn't part of a party or over $150 (because then you get the Stampin' Rewards for yourself), please use hostess code BWH24ZES and receive a thank you gift from me.