Stampin Friends Hope Blog Hop

~ Kathie

The theme is “HOPE”.  I am simply “HOPING” you have a great day.  I “HOPE” my card and project help you do just that!

If you have arrived from one of our guest bloggers, Kim Lamos‘, amazing blog … welcome.  You can get back to her via the “previous button” or just keep on hopping and you will get to her soon.

Be sure to continue on though the hop until you get back to where you started.  If you take the time to comment on each blog with “#SFAugHop” as you travel through, you will be entered to win a prize from each of us … One lucky winner gets LOTS of surprises in the mail.  Details are below.

As usual, this month we have three talented Guest Hoppers joining us.  Be sure to say hello to them as you travel through the hop.

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 Here are my projects.  Everything I used is from Stampin’ Up!  

Since it is still summer … my take on the “HOPE” theme led me to use the stamp set, Seaside Shore (141625) and By the Shore Designer Series Paper (141640).

I have seen MANY of the double Z fold cards lately.  I love the style!  So here is my idea for a card.  I used Soft Sky, Calypso Coral and Dapper Denim Cardstock and inks. Very Vanilla Cardstock is my neutral color.

Lots of Labels Framelits (138281) was the only set of dies used for the card.  There is a bunch of “fussy cutting” involved .. one day I WILL take my E-cutter out of it’s box.

I was having a hard time trying to come up with a project for this month.  I “HOPE” you love it as much as I do!!  The stamp set and Designer Series Paper screamed “AQUARIUM”!!!!  (My 4 year old grand daughter has “dibs” on the aquarium when I finish typing this!)

….so … I pulled out my trusty Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlets (135853), Layering Circles Framelits (141705) and window sheets (142314) to make this aquarium. I put a window in 3 sides.

I introduced some Mint Macaron sea weed and then made some coral from the tree from the Thoughtful Branches VERY limited time bundle (144328) to add interest to the aquarium. (Only available in AUGUST 2016)

The fish, sea weed and coral are mounted on a square of DSP using window sheet tabs and glue dots.  Close it up and add a bow to finish it off and call it DONE!

Here are some other views of the closed box.

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I hope you enjoyed my post …. now for prizes.  Please comment on each blog in the hop, using #SFAugHop along with your comment by midnight on July 24th.  (Please note … the prizes pictured are NOT what the winner will receive.)  The winner will receive a prize from each of the bloggers in this hop!

Thank you for visiting.  Click on the “next” button to continue on through the hop to check out Angela Lorenz and her fabulous contributions.

SFhopnext

  1. Elizabeth Jeanne
  2. Kim Lamos
  3. Kathie Rotti – YOU ARE HERE!
  4. Angela Lorenz
  5. Christine Pennington
  6. Barbara Welch
  7. Steph Jandrow
  8. Melissa Thomas
  9. Carolina Evans
  10. Cindy Waldroff
  11. Lynn Streifert
  12. Siara Acdal
  13. Andrea Tracy-Tucker
  14. Maureen Rauchfuss 

 

38 thoughts on “Stampin Friends Hope Blog Hop”

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  14. OMG Kathie I love, love, love both items. I want to being cards etc. Can’t wait to get home. Love this idea. #SFAUGHOP

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    1. The card is simply cardstock cut 4 1/4 x 11 (scored at 5 1/2″) then score one card side at 2 3/4″. The strip is 1″ wide x 11″, scored the same way … but you flip the strip over so the score doesn’t match. You can find a video, I am sure for the double z fold card on you tube.

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