Thank You Card Blog Hop with the Bertucci's - July 2023

 Can you believe we're half way through the Year!  That's right, we have made it through half of 2023.  I can tell 2024 is racing forward as I already see 2024 calendars, day planners, and 18 month calendar books on store shelves.  Go into any craft location and you'll probably see not just sales on Spring, Summer, and Patriotic items, but Fall and Halloween items are on the shelves and priced at 40% off!  (As a big craft fair person, I actually like seeing the sales and are anxiously awaiting all Holiday items to be on the shelves!)

To help with the preparation for the next few months, I am looking over the items in my stash, shown on Clearance Rack (recently refreshed), and the new items from the Online Exclusives.  There are some great values.  For example, last month I really took advantage of the Designer Paper Sale.  One pack I've used on a few posts, the Delightfully Eclectic pack, I grabbed another pack and I'm using another page for my submission for this month's Blog Hop with Kylie and Bruno Bertucci.

Stampin' Up!©  Demonstrators from around the world participate in the Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop. We, Demonstrators, learn from the training program provided by the Bertucci's to help us build a successful Stampin' Up! business and to reach some goals we have set for ourselves. 

You are invited to visit over 30 Stampin' Up! Demonstrator blogs which are showcasing "Thank You" cards they've created.  You can start here with my blog post and then jump on the links (below) to travel around the world and see the gorgeous cards created by the talented Demonstrators.  Have fun and enjoy the HOP!

As mentioned, I am using one of the sheets from the group of beautiful papers from the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series paper pack.  I've chose the paper that looks like it's lemons with pink stripes.  I love the fresh and tangy look of this paper and using the Garden Green and Crushed Curry card stock provides the feeling of Summer.

The card is actually an angled fold card I saw on a video by Stamp with Lorraine.  The cutting is a little tricky (as in I used five sheets of card stock making the card base before it clicked!  Luckily, I love the card stock colors and know the scraps can easily be used on future projects.)

After mastering the cuts on the card base, I moved onto conquering the cuts on the DSP to make the cards correctly. It's easy to trim off where needed to make them fit.  

Beside stamping the sentiment, I decided to add a "belly" band.  A band not only helps to keep the sides flat, it also provides a place to decorate or add a sentiment. I used the So Refreshing Stamp set for the sentiment and stamped the lemon and leaves from the same set.  Finally, I added a few gems from my stash to the center of the lemon as well as a couple on the card.

Once I made a few, I realized that creating this card really wasn't difficult and gave the card a modern-design look.  I've listed the paper cuts below, if you want to give it a try.  If you'd like some cutting tips, you can contact me by leaving your email in the comments section below or by signing up for my newsletter and requesting the info.

Thanks for visiting my blog and please continue through the Blog Hop.  You'll find ideas from over 30 demonstrators from around the world.  Just click on one of the links below.  Thanks again and Keep Creating!

.. Janice