Friday, January 13, 2012

StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there!  It's me again!  It's time for another StampTV Center Stage Alumni Blog Hop!  This time we have a sketch challenge with a fabulous sketch designed by our very own Melissa Cash!  If you arrived here from Brenda's blog, you are in the right place.  If not, you will want to head back to the StampTV forum and start from the beginning so you don't miss any of the amazing creations the team has to share.

Here is Melissa's sketch:


Here is my take on the sketch:


I started with a 5 x 7 card base of Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight White and layered with Pure Luxury Innocent Pink.  I embossed a layer of Layering Weight White with the Madison Cuttlebug folder.  I stamped the Hawthorn image from Melanie's new set, Stately Flowers 2 onto Cryogen White and colored it with Copics.   I matted it with Innocent Pink cut with the Spellbinders Lacey Squares die.   The sentiment is also from Stately Flowers 2.  It is matted with a tag from Spellbinders Parisian Accents. I added a flourish cut from Fresh Asparagus with the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die.  I tucked it around the image panel then added a double-loop satin bow with a Prima button in the center.  A few adhesive rhinestones finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  Your next stop is the super-talented Cheri's blog.  Be sure to leave a comment on every blog as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (January 17), we will randomly choose one comment from all the blogs and the lucky commenter will win a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs stamps!

Have a great weekend!
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148 comments:

  1. Carla- the pink and white color scheme is lovely. I love all the texture, and the way you colored those flowers!

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  2. Oh,so delicate, Carla. You've created such a gorgeous card.

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  3. Carla, what a beautiful card! Love the flowers and how you have made them the center of attention with the lovely elements.

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  4. Carla this is so elegant and beautiful! I love that flourish and your coloring is wonderful!

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  5. Gorgeous in pink - love your ribbon treatment!~

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  6. Ahhh, is your card ever too sweet?! Love how delicate it came out.

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  7. Hi, Carla,
    This is one luxuriant card! I love the pinks and whites, embossing, hints of greens and bling and bow! It is a wow! Thanks for the idea :D

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  8. Soo sweet! Looks like a candy )

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  9. WOW! Love the white and pink with a hint of green!

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  10. Oh my. This is one beautiful card....

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  11. Wow! I'd love to receive a card like this! Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  12. Your card is so feminine and pretty, love it!

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  13. I always look forward to seeing your creative cards. This one is especially beautiful. I love colorful cards but there are times when the quiet, elegent ones have a soothing quality that speaks to the heart. Thank you for sharing.

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  14. I'm not a fan of pink, but this card caught my eye immediately. It's absolutely beautiful!

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  15. What a truly LOVELY card!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  16. That's a lovely card ^_^ I wish I have the stuff to make something like it ~_^

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  17. Lovely elegant card. Love the bow and definately have to get myself the madison cuttlebug folder. Absolutely gorgeous.

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  18. Love the pink and white and the image is a beauty!

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  19. it is so very pretty...and soft I love it! Rosanne Sahai

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  20. This is a very elegant card, great work, loved the colours too,soft and delicate congratulations

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  21. I love the simplicity of this card. Yet it is elegant at the same time.

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  22. love the coloring; this is one pretty card! thanx for the inspiration and blog hop opp!

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  23. Very delicate and feminine....wow

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  24. GORGEOUS! I love the softness of the card It's just beautiful!

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  25. It's so soft and dreamy very beautiful card.

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  26. Simply elegant and oh so feminine!

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  27. What a gorgeous card. I love the scalloped edges.

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  28. i'd be feeling very cherished if i received a card like this one!! Very elegant indeed!

    kylee

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  29. Wow, that is beautiful! I love the elegance of it!
    Simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  30. What a beautiful card, just love it.

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  31. Love the card, though it would make a nice wedding card or sympathy card also.

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  32. Pink and White and Swirls - I am so calm now! Nice

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  33. Lovely, soft, feminine card; perfect for that special person.

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  34. Beautiful love the pink and white with a splash of green. Nice done.

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  35. Absolutely beautiful. Love the green flourish and ribbon.

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  36. Carla-What a beautiful card. I love the pale pink and green together and your flourish is a great way to accent. Love your card!

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  37. Love your flower coloring, Thanks

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  38. Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing

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  39. This is beautiful-such an inspiration

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  40. I love the softness of your card. Great job.

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  41. Very elegant. Love the delicate look of this card.

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  42. Oh my gosh!! What a beautiful card. Love the pink, flowers, everything. Great job!

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  43. This is just beautiful!!! Just breath taking!!

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  44. Your card is beautiful. It could be used for so many different occasions.

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  45. Beautiful! So soothing to look at.

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  46. beautiful - I love all the layering

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  47. WOW...gorgeous! My favorite so far.

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  48. Nice card the embossing is great, thanks for sharing.

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  49. I love the simplicity of your card. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
    Donna B

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  50. Wow! That is a real stunner! Love the Cuttlebug folder you used. I haven't seen that one before. Lovely coloring on the flowers also.

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  51. Carla, wow this so lovely!!! Love everything about this gorgeous card!!!

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  52. Beautiful!!! I love the nestie, the embossing and your coloring of the flower is terrific. Thank you for sharing.

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  53. Beautiful card. Love the soft colors.

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  54. Beautiful card! Anyone would feel special receiving it!

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  55. Very elegant - love the colors!

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  56. Carla, this is stunning! Love the pink and white and that beautiful swirl.

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  57. Wow this is such a feminine card! Just love it!

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  58. Carla, this is gorgeously done. Love the pink on white! The embossing folder is a must have now! Love the stamp you used with the pretty leaves surrounding it! Hugz

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  59. Wow! What a beautiful card. I love the soft pink tones.

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  60. Such a feminine card!! Any gal would love to receive!! Love it!!

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  61. So soft and feminine, I love it. The little bow is so cute.

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  62. Oh my, love everything about this card. The colors are so pretty, the stamp is beautiful, he mats and extras, just go so well together. Great card.

    Smiles Sher
    ShersL84bed@aol.com

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  63. What an elegant looking card. I can see it being used to give for a wedding/anniversary celebration.

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  64. wow! love pink and the is beautiful!

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  65. Great card along with versitility, could be Birthday, Wedding, Just Because. Beautiful job.

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  66. I love the soft colors and elegance of your card.

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  67. BEE-U-TEEEEEEE-FULLLLLLL!!!! Soft, sweet, and feminine.
    Thank you sooooooooooo much for the recipe.........Now I don't have to question/wonder what you used to put it together.
    Jean McGee

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  68. What a pretty card. Oh so feminine.

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  69. I really appreciated the directions! Looking forward to creating some thing similar.

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  70. Love the stamp and the wonderful colors you used.

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  71. Gorgeous card...love the soft colors!

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  72. so feminine I love it! I will be scraplifting this one.

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  73. This is gorgeous Caral. I love the pink and white together. Hope it is warm there because it is FREEZING here. :)

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  74. This is lovely and delicate, so pretty.

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  75. Lovely card...love the stamps that you used and that is my fave flourish die! So very feminine and soft!

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  76. The beautiful embossing adds to the color scheme you chose. I like the way you used the flourish stem and the dainty way your card turned out.

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  77. This card is so lovely with beautiful color combo and used dies for this layout. I also like your coloring with Copics.

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  78. Such a pretty card... Love how you used the sketch...

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  79. I absolutely love your card. Such a nice color combo and the layering really adds a great dimension to the card.

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  80. Stunning card! The embossed background with the beautifully colored image is amazing.

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  81. Such a pretty pale pink. Love the addition of the sentiment to the sketch.

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  82. Stunning. At the same tim delicate and elegant, looks vintage and feminine. Wonderful use of texture and form. the flourish folder is perfect with the flourish embellishment. Great inspiration.

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  83. What a lovely card. I love the flower stamp. TFS.

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  84. Beautiful in every way. You could not have found a more perfect button! TFS your artistic talent.

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  85. What a beautiful and so very feminine card!

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  86. Your card is so pretty and elegant. I love it.
    Cheers
    Sharon Ling

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  87. This is absolutely stunning!
    Hugs,
    Marie

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  88. What a beautiful card! The recipient will truly cherish it.

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  89. Your card is just so beautiful and soft, Great job!

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  90. This card took my breath away.Thanks

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  91. Beautiful, soft, spring card! Love the softness and elegance of it! Really beautiful!

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  92. It's so beautiful. Love the shading with the markers.

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  93. Very elegant card. TFS!
    SouthernMrs
    at verizon
    dot net

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  94. Lovely card. Very elegant. Thanks for sharing.
    Debbie T
    debt0526@yahoo.com

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  95. So beautiful, love the delicate look of your flowers!

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  96. The color scheme for your card makes it look so soft and elegant. Beautiful flowers.

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  97. What pretty flowers love the coloring, pretty card

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  98. Beautiful project!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  99. This is just beautiful!

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  100. just love the embossed background. i'll definitely will need to find the madison cuddlebug folder . truly beautiful

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  101. Beautiful Carla! Soft, feminine, and elegant!

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  102. This is so elegant. Would make a beautiful sympathy card with the light pink pastel.

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  103. such a beautiful card...love all the choices you have made..Fantabulous

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  104. Such a pretty feminine card, very beautiful!

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  105. Very sweet. I love pink and white. The embossing sets the car off!

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  106. I need to remember how the pastel colors get more life with the embossed paper- the card is elegant! DawnB.

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  107. love the embossing. really makes the pastel pop.

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  108. There's only one word to say stunning! Love, love love it! Awesome Job Carla!

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  109. So pretty and fresh...love it, Carla!

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  110. This is so pretty Carla - love the colors

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  111. What a soft, sweet version of the sketch. Love it.

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  112. What a beautiful card.

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  113. Absolutely stunning. I love the whole card.

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  114. This is so delicate. Love the soft pink and your beautiful shading.

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  115. Gorgeous card Carla! I love the pink and white colors and the embossing. The flowers are beautiful and I really like how you colored them!

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  116. I love your card, it is so very pretty!

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  117. I just love the soft colors of this card . Just so beautiful.

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  118. oh my goodness Carla that is beautiful.....i love the pink and white.

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  119. Very, very pretty. I love the embossed background and the soft pink that you used.

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  120. So soft, feminine, and beautiful! Love it, Carla.

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  121. how beautiful!
    Linda E

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  122. Wow - really lovely look. Thanks for the ideas!

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  123. so pretty and soft, like the embossing and the pretty die to go with the flowers!

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  124. Thank you for including the details... I can't wait to try this one.

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  125. The soft colors make it look so comforting.

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  126. Beautiful card - love the flowers and the embellishments!!!

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  127. Yeah, I think I can post on your comments again! I love this card, it is so pretty and elegant. The colors are wonderful too!

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  128. Beautiful Card. Love the green makes for a very elegant card.

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Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me a comment! I really appreciate it! Carla