10.04.2011

World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Welcome to Day Three of the World Card Making Day Hop! You should have popped over here from Gill's page. If this is your first stop, click here to back up one step and start at the very beginning.




I love the idea of having a day exclusively reserved for card making!! That's a huge step in the right direction for a perfect world...now let's just work on a Sleep All Day Day, a Calories Don't Count Day and a Free Diet Coke Day (a girl can dream, can't she?!?).

I made a set of cards using the DCVW Whimsy 8x8 paper stack. This color palate isn't my usual go-to look, but when you're using multiple pages out of the same stack, you're always going to end up with something unique and coordinating!




I love the look of the pre-made butterfly embellishments, especially with this paper, but I'm a do-it-myself-and-save-ten-dollars kind of gal! I made my own template out of a thick cardstock and used that to cut the layers. A 1" glue line from Glue Dots® was the perfect length and width for adhering my papers together. I added a bit o' bling down the middle of the body to finish them off.











I hope these cards inspire you to make something fabulously out of the box for World Card Making Day! Be sure to follow my blog for more creative ideas!!


Be sure to comment on each post along the way for a chance at the blog hop candy. I'd love it if you became one of my followers, too!!

While you head over to Patti's blog for more creative goodness, I'm going to write a nice little letter to my senator about setting up that Diet Coke Day...




{here's today's line up, just in case you get lost!}
Gill
Erin (you are here)
Patti (next stop is here)
Debbie T
Beckie D
Liz
Lisa W
Antia
Zentia
Heather

 

15 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tips, and love the cards. xx

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  2. Lovely cards i love the papers you used.

    Luanne
    myfootahead@gmail.com
    http://craftersreference.blogspot.com/

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  3. These are beautiful! The butterfly is is stunning and the papers go so well together. It's so difficult sometimes to go with a colour theme you're not used to!

    Well done!

    And I love your Free Diet Coke Days! I LOVE Diet Coke, I'm addicted! oh dear!

    I'm a new follower.

    Lisa xx

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  4. Lovely cards, love the butterflies. Great colors. New follower.

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  5. Lovely cards, love the butterflies. Great colors. New follower.

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  6. These cards are absolutely gorgeous!!! Love what you have done with both of them!! TFS! Hugsxx

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  7. I like the color palette, and the overall look of these cards. Well done!

    xoxo
    Kristina
    @PearlGateway
    www.pearlgateway.com

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  8. Love how you have put these cards together, gorgeous papers!
    Val x

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  9. Beautiful papers used on your cards and I love the tips. TFS

    Linda xxx

    I am a new follower xxx

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  10. Erin
    WOW what fabby projects with beautiful colours blending well together - the butterflies are really lovely.
    Thank you for being part of this hop

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  11. great cards! i agree anytime we can save ourselves a little sure helps -cause scrapping is not a cheap hobby!!!

    Have a scrap-happy day
    Lisa G
    http://lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com/
    lkgra@hotmail.com

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  12. I love these cards Erin! The color-blocks are so great and the butterflies are amazing! Let me know when you get that petition going for a free Diet Coke day - I will sign! I am all for the World No Calorie Day and the World Sleep All Day too. I was canning salsa all day on WCMD so I need another day :) I am a new follower of your cute blog - how could i not be? We have so much in common!

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  13. I just adore your cards! Those butterflies u made r so cute! I love them so much that I may have 2 attempt making my own~butterflies r 1 of my faves! New follower via GFC! Thanx~prhmangel at gmail dot com

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  14. Great cards, love the quilted look.
    Eva :0)
    evascrapslife(at)gmail(dot)com
    http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com
    I have a giveaway on my blog

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