NC Demo Blog Hop for July Summer Fun!

Hi! And welcome to the North Carolina Demonstator Blog Hop for July.  This month we are having some summer fun!

You might have just come from Tamra's blog.  She always has such great projects!  I'm so glad you are here!

Here in North Carolina we have the best of 2 worlds.  We have the ocean and the mountains.  I have cards for both!

I love going to the beach, but the mountains are my happy place.  Let's start with the beach.

You know that the designer series paper sale is going on in July.  It's almost over, so don't miss out.  This card is made with the Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper.  Everything uses this paper.

The card base is Thick Whisper White 4 1/4 x 11, scored and folded at 5 1/2.  Cut a piece of the Crumb Cake paper 4 1/4 x 5 and cover the entire front of the card.  Stamp the net in Crumb Cake in several places.

The octopus is stamped on one of the Mint Macaron pieces of designer series paper.  It's from the Sea of Textures stamp set.  I did use the Stamparatus so that I could make it nice and dark.  The octopus, the net, the coral, sand dollar, everything else is cut out using the Under the Sea Framelits.

The sunglasses were stamped on a piece of Balmy Blue DSP in Night of Navy.  The glasses are from the Pocket of Sunshine stamp set.  Use the Pocket Framelits to cut it out.  I wanted it to appear that someone had lost their glasses while swimming.  Ask me how I know that happens!

Place the objects as you would wish them to be and adhere.  The net is wrinkled and then glued.  The octopus is on dimensionals.  Some of the other objects are glued, put on dimensionals, or both.

The saying is made using the Labeler Alphabet and trimmed with snips.

Here's the inside of the card.  All stampin is Sea of Textures.  The sentiment is from the Enjoy Life stamp set.  Colors used are Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig, Mint Macaron, and Night of Navy.

This card also uses designer series paper.  I don't think I can explain how I made this.  It was a lot of trial and error and changes.  Instead I'm going to list the supplies I used.  They are many!

Stamp sets are Colorful Seasons, Lilypad Lake, Beautiful You, and Waterfront.

Framelits and thinlits used are Lakeside Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Nature's Roots Framelits, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Up & Away Thinlits.

Designer papers used are Share What You Love Specialty, Tranquil Textures, Wood Textures, Tropical Escape, Regals 6 x 6, and the 2018-2020 In Color 6 x 6.

I also used the 1" circle punch, Light Granny Apple Green and Light Soft Suede Blends, and Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede ink pads.

That's a lot!

Here's the inside of the card.  Supplies are in the list above.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you are inspired to get some of the designer series paper while it's on sale.  Time is running out!

Tracy is next.  Please continue on the hop.  You'll get some great ideas!

Need supplies?  Check out the Product List below and go straight to my online store.  Thanks!

July Blog Hoppers
Toni Campana -

Tamra Davis -

Jo Anne Hewins - You are here.

Tracie Evans Langley -

Laurie Meier - 

Sue Root -

Sue Stapp - 

Frances Wagner -

Product List 

Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146488]

$20.00

Sea Of Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[146485]

$28.00

Under The Sea Framelits Dies

[146334]

$30.00

Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Bundle

[148358]

$45.00

Sea Of Textures Wood-Mount Bundle

[148357]

$52.00

Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper

[146331]

$11.00

Stamparatus

[146276]

$49.00

Pocketful Of Sunshine Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143719]

$17.00

Pocket Framelits Dies

[143750]

$25.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141936]

$17.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

[147144]

$7.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$7.50

Enjoy Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148190]

$25.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.75

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143726]

$27.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

[143751]

$33.00

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146496]

$22.00

Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[146493]

$30.00

Lakeside Framelits Dies

[146351]

$27.00

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle

[148366]

$44.00

Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Bundle

[148365]

$51.25

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143637]

$28.00

Beautiful You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143004]

$39.00

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146386]

$17.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

[146341]

$39.00

Up & Away Thinlits Dies

[142748]

$30.00

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

[146926]

$27.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$11.00

Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146965]

$11.00

In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146963]

$11.00

Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146916]

$11.00

1" Circle Punch

[119868]

$13.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker

[146876]

$4.50

Light Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker

[146874]

$4.50

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

Comments

[Toni Campana]

Jo Anne, I love how you combined the ocean and the mountains! So clever :) Both cards are very well done.

[Frances]

Jo Anne, you are right you have the best of both worlds in NC ~the beach and the mountains. You captured both nicely. Thanks for sharing.

[Tracie Evans Langley]

Another fantastic post filled with amazing tips and two wonderful projects! Love that you made two cards that are so different yet both are totally perfect for our NC summers! Thanks so much for sharing!

[Jo Anne Hewins]

Thanks, Toni. The beach is great, but my heart goes to the mountains.

[Jo Anne Hewins]

Thank you, Frances!

[Jo Anne Hewins]

Thanks, Tracie. You are too kind!

[Sue Root]

Your cards capture summer in NC beautifully. Funny enough, I never even thought about the mountains for the summer theme, but I've actually been to the mountains this summer and not the beach.

[Jo Anne Hewins]

Sue, the mountains are my favorite. We have a condo at Beech Mountain. Thank you.