June NC Demos Blog Hop

Welcome to the June NC Demos Blog Hop! We are so glad you are here! You might have already stopped by Kelly Taranto's post and know this month's theme, but if you are just popping in this month's theme is Let's Celebrate Summer. 

I chose Summer Happiness Photopolymer Stamp set and Cut & Emboss set to match. I stamped the camera with Stampin'Up Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, the sun with SU Golden Glow Classic Stampin' Pad, the flip flops with SU Hydrangea Hue Classic Stampin' Pad, and the sentiment I stamped twice with SU Crisp Cantaloupe and a touch of Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pads. I use the Stampin' Positioner when I stamp so that's where my problem with the ink came in. I colored in the camera and flip flops with various colored pencils. I stamped the flip flops first and then die cut the flip flops as they come stamped. The dies are made differently so I had to redo them and do the opposite first- die cut the flip flops first and then stamp. I then trimmed the flip flops with scissors so there wouldn't be excess white paper around the bottom of the flip flops. The DSP is from Beautiful Ordinary Life 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper that I trimmed down to fit the card base. I believe the card base and the mat for the sentiment is from SU 2022-2024 In Colors 8.5 x 11 cardstock. The bling is from Dewdrops Embellishments. Thank you for letting me share my project. Please stop by and see Tina Lesson's blog post. I know it will be great! Amanda Rhodes

THIS MONTH'S BLOG HOP LIST

Tina Lesson

Toni Campana

Tracie Evans Langley 

Frances Wagner

Kelly Taranto

Amanda Rhodes

May Stampin'Up NC Demos Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop! We are so glad you are here! I'm the last stop on the hop so you might have already stopped by Frances Wagner's post and know this month's theme, but if you are just popping in this month's theme is Sketch it Out following the sketch below. 

I chose Fern & Flora stamps and die for my card. I used 4 of the new Stampin'Up In Colors- Peaceful Pine on the Fern images, Hyrangea Hue on the lines that are hiding and the outline of the sentiment, Golden Glow on the moth and the sentiment,  and Crisp Cantaloupe on the floral image and the butterfly. The DSP I used is Stampin'Up Masterfully Made 12 x 12 DSP that I trimmed down with my SU trimmer to fit the card. The buttons are from Stampin'Up from my stash- most likely a RAK. Thank you for letting me share my card. Please stop by and see Tina Lesson's post back at the beginning. I know it will be great!

Amanda

 

Tina Lesson 

Toni Campana

Tracie Evans Langley- The Sassy Stamper 

Laurie Meier 

Kelly Taranto 

 Frances Wagner 

Amanda Rhodes

April Demos Blog

Welcome to the April 2026 NC Demos Blog Hop! I chose Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP for my quilt element and Masterfully Made DSP for the background design. I stamped the sentiment from Fern & Flora Photopolymer Stamp set with Stampin'Up Classic Stampin' Pad Barely Blush and the journaling block stamp with SU Classic Stampin' Pad Hydrangea Hue.  The sequins and cardstock- card base, and mats are also from SU, but I don't remember which collection. Please leave a comment and you're off to Tracie Langley- The Sassy Stamper.

Here is the list of hoppers & their links: 

https://stampingkz.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-nc-demos-blog-hop.html - Tina Lesson

https://tonimariscreations.com/nc-demos-blog-hop-quilt-while-you-can/ - Toni Campana

https://salnclts76.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-demos-blog.html - Amanda Rhodes

https://thesassystamper.com/2026/04/26/nc-demos-april-blog-hop-quilt-while-you-can/ - Tracie Langley- The Sassy Stamper

 

NC Demos Mini Catty January Hop

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop! We are so glad you are here! You might have already stopped by  Laurie's post and see that this month's theme is Anything Goes as long as it features products from the January to April Mini catalog.

For my card I chose Country Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set. I used Very Vanilla Cardstock, and Subtles Cardstock- I chose the Valentine colors of red, pink, and purple (they actually are also my favorite colors). I stamped the hearts with Real Red and Highland Heather Classic ink pads and for the sentiment I used Rich Razzleberry Classic ink pad. The sequins were a RAK from another scrapbooking group I belong to and are also Stampin' Up. I decided not to use DSP on this card and layered my cardstock in a plus formation. I decided to add dimensionals under the sentiment and between the red hearts. 

We are also supposed to mention what is on our wish list from the new catalog. I have already purchased the Famous Sayings set a few weeks ago when I purchased a Cut & Emboss 6" machine. I have not used the stamp set yet, but have used my Cut & Emboss machine and am loving it! As for my wishlist, I have not purchased the Boardwalk Fun Bundle yet, but I plan to do so. The palm trees remind me of Florida and I hope to see some when I go to OnStage in Long Beach on March 11! Thank you for letting me share my card. Amanda

January Bloggers: 

Tina Lesson

Frances Wagner

Tracie Evans Langley- The Sassy Stamper

Laurie Meier

Amanda Rhodes

Kelly Taranto- The Late Night Stamper

Toni Campana

NC Stampin'Up Demos Blog Hop

Welcome to the NC Demos Blog Hop! We are so glad you are here! You might have already stopped by Toni Campana's post and see that this month's theme is Anything Goes as long as there's lots of bling! 

For my project I chose to make a Thinking of You card for my Great Aunt Susie who is in the hospital in Pensacola, FL with a broken femur. I chose 2 stamp sets from Stampin'Up- Art Gallery for the images and Friends for Life for the Sentiment. I used Highland Heather ink on the sentiment, I layered the flower 3 times with 3 different stamps with Rich Razzleberry ink and the stem/leaves with Old Olive ink. I accented the flower and stem/leaves with Stamp & Write markers. I chose Subtles 8.5x11 cardstock for the card base, stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock and fussy cut all images and sentiment out, and added Perennial Lavender 12 x 12 DSP to make the images stand out more. The bling is from Close to My Heart Purple Glitter Gems. Thank you for letting me share my project. Please stop by Frances Wagner's blog next. I know it will be great! Amanda Rhodes

 

December Blog Hoppers

 Tina Lesson Toni Campana Amanda Rhodes Frances Wagner Kelly Taranto - The Late Night Stamper Laurie Meier

Congratulations Winners

 

   

Congratulations to Teresa Godines and 2 suns- winners from my GIU week last week. Please email Kelli Haglund (kelli@unitystampco.com) and please put in the subject line: “winner from Amanda’s GIU week” and remove quotations of course. You both will receive $20 credit to Unity Stamp Company! We all love Unity! She will need your mailing address in your email. Thanks again for all the kind comments! Congratulations ladies!

Growing In Unity Day 5

 Welcome back to the last day of my Growing In Unity week. I have enjoyed this week and all your kind comments.

For my last card, I chose the set What Will Be Will Be. I decided to color the stamped image in with the same colored pencils- Color In. I decided to turn this card horizontally instead of vertical since the image is bigger and the sentiment fits better this way. The sticker is from a sticker swap with a Scrapbook group on Facebook. The bling and the pink paper is from The Stamps of Life.

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As I said before, I have enjoyed this week. Stay tuned on here and Growing In Unity Facebook group to see if you're a winner. I don't use my blog that much anymore and post more of my cards on Instagram when I participate in hops there. Feel free to follow me- @salnclts. Have a great weekend!