March 2022 Stampin Friends Blog Hop

 

 Welcome, Crafting Friends!

Time for another Stampin Friends Blog Hop.  This month's theme is Monochromatic March.  We have chosen a favorite color and created cards and projects with just that color.  I can't wait to see the monochromatic cards and projects my friends have created.  They are sure to be awesome.  If you are following the "hop" you may have come from Maureen's blog.  Be sure to click on Steph's link in the list of links listed at the bottom of my blog to continue "hopping."

I have chosen various shades of blue (Night of Navy, Pacific Point, and Balmy Blue) for my card and project: 

Treat Pouches in shades of blue

Card

I began with with a piece of basic white card stock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".  I used stamps from the Forever Ferns set to create the background.  I used dies from the Forever Flourishing set to cut the background embellishments.  I cut a Balmy Blue rectangle, a Night of Navy rectangle, and a Pacific Point rectangle with the Stitched Rectangles die set.  The bird, the flowers, and the hello are stamps in the Sentimental Swirl stamp set.  The bird, flowers, and the swirl were stamped with Versamark ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder, and heat embossed.  A little piece of ribbon and some gems finished the card.

Treat Pouches

I always have a little chocolate treat for my class attendees, and these are pouches for this month's treats.  They are very easy to make!  

Use a 6 x 6" card stock or designer series "pretty" paper.  I made my own pretty paper by randomly stamping leaves from the Forever Fern set on the card stock.  

Do this first!  Then proceed to the following steps.

1. Score along one side at 1 3/8".

2. Turn the piece 90 degrees to the right.

3. Score again at 1 3/8" only to the first score line.

4. Score at 2 3/4" only to the first score line.

5. Score at 4 1/8" only to the first score line.

6. Score at 5 1/2" all the way to the bottom of the piece.  This 1/2" piece will be the flap.

7. Cut from the edge stopping at the first score line along the 

1 3/8, 2 3/4, 4 1/8, and 5 1/2.

8. Remove the little 1/2" corner piece. 

9. Next apply adhesive to the 1/2" flap.

10. Gently roll the card stock and bring the flap to the other side. Tuck the sticky flap inside lining up the edge of the card with the 1/2" fold line. 

11. Fold the bottom squares in on top of each other and adhere forming the bottom of the pouch.

12. Punch two holes in the top of the pouch.

13. Insert a ribbon and tie a square knot.

14. Finish with a tag cut from the Tailored Tags die set and some die cut leaves from the Forever Flourishing die cut set.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you will click on the links below to continue on to my Stampin' friends' blogs and  see what monochromatic projects they created.  We love it when you leave comments!

1. Jo Blackman (UK)

2. Barb Pfeffer (Canada)

3. Maureen Rauchfuss

4. Jean Beaulieu (USA)

5. Steph Jandrow (USA)

6. Teri Pocock (UK)

7. Tiziana Milano (USA) 8.Melissa Thomas- Sea to Sea Stampin (USA)

These are some of the products I used to make my card and pouches.  To purchase them from my online "store" click on the links below.  

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $24.00	Sentimental Swirls Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [157996] $22.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $22.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00
Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $36.00	Strawberry Builder Punch [154239] $18.00	Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [111350] $8.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.75	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad* [111837] $5.95	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50

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