Casually Crafting Blog Hop - June 2021 | Tic Tac Toe Challenge | Flowers of Friendship Watercolor

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today I am hopping with the Casually Crafting Design Team!  This month's theme is a Tic Tac Toe Challenge so there are sure to be quite a few different interpretations from the grid giving you lots of inspiration.  There are several of us hopping today - you will find the list to follow along towards the bottom of my blog post - so sit back and enjoy your favorite coffee, tea, water or smoothie as we share some handmade projects with you!

Today's Project

Tic Tac Toe Challenges are fun because you can pick any row you like that gets you wanting to create!  I couldn't resist using all of the elements!

Project Details

Create your card bases by scoring a piece of Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock in half (vertically or horizontally) and turning it 90 degrees and cutting it down the middle.  Fold both pieces at the score lines and you have two card bases.

Cut one piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock to four card layers - two measuring 4" x 5-1/4" and two measuring 3-3/4" x 5".  A second piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock will be used to cut various strips of cardstock for stamping and punching -- 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" strips for punching the blooms, 1/2" strip for the leaves, 1/4" strip for the flower centers, and 3/4" strips for the sentiments.

Using the largest rectangle Watercolor Shapes image, stamp it with Crushed Curry ink onto 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" strips for punching out the blooms with the Flower & Leaves Punch.  Using the middle sized  rectangle image, stamp it with Granny Apple Green ink onto a 1/2" strip for punching out the leaves individually.  Using the smallest rectangle, stamp it with Bermuda Bay ink onto a 1/4" strip for punching out the flower centers with the circle on the Fancy Label Punch.  Adhere the Bermuda Bay flower centers with the assistance of your handy Pick Your Tool using the putty end picking them up and adhering to the blooms.  Stamp the sentiment in Bermuda Bay ink onto 3/4" x 4" and 3/4" x 3-3/4" strips.

Watercolor Shapes Photopolymer Stamp Set - Item #156968

Stamp the card base fronts with the Flowers of Friendship floral spray image in Crushed Curry randomly around the edges.  Wrap linen thread twice around a card front layer tying off with a bow.  Layer up the the stamped sentiment strip with three additional same size strips.  Place under the linen and arrange the blooms and leaves. Adhere with dots of liquid glue.  Adhere the stacked sentiment strip.  Apply Wink of Stella to the blooms for the finishing touch.

4" x 5-1/4" card front layer aligned to the bottom and right edges.

3-3/4" x 5" card front layer centered on the card base.

3-1/4" square card front layer centered on a 3-3/4" square card front layer aligned to the bottom and right edges of a 4-1/4" square card base.

The inside is just as important as the card front.  Complete the inside of the card by stamping the inside card base, adding layers to match the card front, and adding a flower and leaf if you wish.  The envelope front and flap are also completed by stamping the floral spray image.  

You Can Make This!

Here's What You'll Need to Get Started

BASIC SUPPLIES:

• Paper Trimmer
• Stamparatus
• Small Grid Paper
• Paper Snips
• Clear Blocks C, D, G, I
• Take Your Pick Tool
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• Simply Shammy
• Standard Stamp Cases

STAMPS:

• Flowers of Friendship Cling Stamp Set  (included in the Flowers of Friendship Bundle with the Flowers & Leaves Punch for a 10% Bundled Savings)
• Watercolor Shapes Photopolymer Stamp Set

INK:

• Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad
• Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
• Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Pad

PAPER:

• Very Vanilla Cardstock
• Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock
• Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

OTHER:

• Flowers & Leaves Punch  (included in the Flowers of Friendship Bundle with the Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set for a 10% Bundled Savings)
• Label Me Fancy Punch 
• Wink of Stella
• Linen Thread 

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You can purchase any of these supplies from my online store if you live in the USA and do not have a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator.

More Inspiration

I hope you have been inspired by my project and the colors.  Now it's time to continue along the blog hop - you're currently with me, Angie McKenzie, at #12 - to get more inspiration from the others... so look at the list below and continue along.  You definitely don't want to miss any.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world!

Have a blessed day!

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