Fresh Fruit Note Card Set, NC Demo Blog Hop for July
July 31, 2016
I'm so glad you could join us today. The NC blog hops are so much fun and you get great ideas. You may have just come from Tamra's blog. Didn't she have a great project?
We are sharing our favorite consumables with this hop. There are so many we can't live without, but I want to share the Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes on page 176 of the new catalog. You get 20 cards and envelopes for $6. The note cards are the heavier weight card stock, too. They are cut, scored, and ready to decorate! Life is good! Yes, it is! I'm using the Fresh Fruit stamp set for my set of 4 note cards. These are clean and simple designs with lots of white space. That adds just one more reason to fall in love! This post is a little picture heavy. Forgive me.
And here it is opened.
Let's start with the note card holder. What project is not enhanced with designer series paper? I used the In Color 2016-2017 Designer Series Paper stack, the Peekaboo Peach dotted sheet. I got the basic note card holder from Patty Bennett's video here. Patty got here idea from Di Barnes. You can download the instructions from Di Barnes here. I stamped each piece of fruit on Whisper White and cut it out for the cover of the note card holder. I'll go over each fruit and the colors used below. I decided to make the set Thank You cards. That is stamped in Basic Black Archival ink. Allow that ink to dry a little so it won't smear. I added a Solid Black Baker's Twine bow.
Each note card is 3 1/2 x 5. The card stock rectangle for each measures 2 1/2 x 4. The Whisper White layer is 2 3/8 x 3 7/8. The measurements for all 4 are the same.
The card stock rectangle for the pear is Pear Pizzazz. I used sponge daubers to ink the stamps on all 4 cards. For this one, I started with Daffodil Delight through the center of the pear. Then I covered the stamp with Pear Pizzazz and then I added Cucumber Crush along the top side and bottom of the stamp. For the leaves, I used Pear Pizzazz and then added a little Cucumber Crush on the left of each leaf. I added a little Soft Suede around the stem. I'm not sure that showed up very well. I cut out the pear all in one piece with my snips. The pear is on dimensionals, another favorite consumable!
The rectangle for the peach card uses Peekaboo Peach card stock. Again, I used daubers. I started with Daffodil Delight, added Peekaboo Peach, and some Tangerine Tango on the left side. The leaves are the same as for the pear.
The rectangle for the strawberry card is Watermelon Wonder card stock. I started with Daffodil Delight through the center, add Watermelon Wonder, and accented with cherry Cobbler on the left side. The leaves are Pear Pizzazz and Cucumber Crush.
For the last card, I used a rectangle of Watermelon Wonder. The fruit was stamped directly on the Whisper White piece. Stamp the pear first. Make a mask by stamping the pear on a sticky note and cutting it out. Place the sticky pear on top of the already stamped pear. When you stamp the strawberry and the peach they will partially stamp on the sticky note. Remove the sticky note and it looks like the strawberry and peach are behind the pear. For this card, I stamped the leaves separately and put them on dimensionals.
Did you notice that each card has its own decorated envelope? Designer Series Paper is another favorite consumable. I used the Fruit Stand DSP. I just traced around the flap of the envelope, cut it out and glued it in place. Do pay attention, so that your fruit won't be upside down. Ask me how I know this! I could have used this paper for the holder. The truth is that I ran out. The holder takes a 12 x 12 sheet of paper. I kind of messed that up cutting out my envelope flaps. Note to self.
I think that does it. I'm so happy you came by today. I hope you'll get some of the note cards if you have never tried them. I'll have a list of supplies at the end of this post. Please check it out. Next on the hop is Tracie. You'll love her projects.
Tamra Davis Jo Anne Hewins Tracie Evans Langley Sharon Maranich Frances Wagner
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Beautiful, Jo Anne.
Posted by: Karen | July 31, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Thank you, Karen.
Posted by: Jo Anne Hewins | July 31, 2016 at 10:25 PM
WOW, Jo Anne, I am loving your cards and may have to use your idea in a class soon. Thanks for sharing. It was cool to see what you came up with using the same stamp set. :)
Posted by: Frances Wagner | August 01, 2016 at 04:47 PM
Thanks. I thought this would be great for a class. Sometimes simple is good!
Posted by: Jo Anne Hewins | August 01, 2016 at 05:08 PM