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!

Growing In Unity Day 4

Welcome back to my Growing In Unity week! I decided to make the last 2 cards as simple as can be and let the stamps be the main focus. For this card I used Rebuild Your Life. I colored in the flower with several different Color In colored pencils. I color better with colored pencils sometimes. The bling is from The Stamps of Life and so is the orange paper. I love the sentiments with this set. Be sure to comeback tomorrow to see what I have to share. Have a great day!

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Growing In Unity Day 3

 

Welcome back for Day 3 of my Growing In Unity week! I decided to make 2 cards today from Joy & Brighter Days by Tierra Jackson. I used the same white cardstock from my stash on both and Stampin'Up Regency Park  Designer Series Paper. I added lace from Lace Place on the wagon card just to separate the 2 pieces of paper. I added twine from Stampin'Up to both just to change them up a little. I colored in the images with Spectrum Noir markers. Please come back tomorrow to see what I have to share. Have a great day!