Make it Crafty In Bloom Blog Hop

Hi again!  I am back as promised with a very special post!  Today, the Make it Crafty Design Team and some special guests are having a blog hop to share a new release of beautifully illustrated flower stamps from Make it Crafty! They are intricate and delicate, with lots of detail.  They are perfect for coloring and will be your new go-to sets for so many occasions!  These gorgeous flowers images are available in both digital and rubber.  Each rubber stamp version also comes with hand-written sentiments.  Of course, the sentiments all work well with any of the flowers!  Awesome, right? 

The release of these beautiful flowers also coincides with the start of the January Make it Colourful Challenge.  The challenge this month is to achieve a watercolor effect.  You can do this by actually watercoloring or by getting the same effect using your markers.  As always, there are lots of resources and plenty of inspiration on the Make it Colourful blog.

Let's get on to the hop, shall we? You should have arrived here from Nicoletta's amazing blog.  If not, you'll definitely want to start back at Andrea's blog and hop from there so you don't miss a single, gorgeous creation! 

Here is my project for the hop:

I have used the beautiful Birthday Daisies rubber stamp set.  I actually watercolored them using Distress Inks and an Aqua Brush.  It certainly was a challenge for me!  I am used to being able to blend and layer the colors with my Copics and this is a little trickier and requires more patience, for sure!  I stamped the sentiments that came with this set.  I kept the rest of the design of my card very simple so the flowers could take center stage.

Here is a close-up of the colored flowers:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is the amazingly-talented, Delphine!  Be sure to leave comments at every stop along the way as there are hidden prizes on some of the blogs.  Don't miss out on the chance to win one of these gorgeous stamp sets!

Here is the entire line-up in case you get lost:

Andrea
Jennifer
Rosemary
Marika

Stephanie
Faye
Special Guest Elaine
Dorinda
Nicoletta
Carla (you are here)
Delphine
Sandy
Special Guest Ellen
Zoe
Barbara
Kay
Ruby
Store Blog

 

 Enjoy the hop and see you soon! 

Make it Crafty Sitting Pretty Blog Hop

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:
The winner of the lovely Emily Sitting Politely from my blog is:

Trudie - Cuttings From The Craft Room Floor

Welcome to the Make it Crafty Sitting Pretty Blog Hop...

We're showcasing the gorgeous, new Sitting Girls and we'll help you on your way into the sparkly, flashy, new Make it Crafty Store, too!  If you've arrived from Annie, you're on track. You'll find the new Store to be much more user-friendly. Plus, there's a fab Gallery Feature attached to your account, so you can upload your own Make it Crafty projects and like and comment on the other cards you see.

To celebrate the opening of the new Store, we have up to 25% off products across the Store. No code needed. This offer runs until Sunday 22 June.
 

What's a Blog Hop without prizes?

Leave a comment in The Store Gallery for a chance to win the entire Sitting Girls Collection or one of two $10 Gift Certificates. The more comments you make, the greater your chances of winning!
 

Each of the ten Sitting Girls, plus Robbie the Sailor Boy, are hidden somewhere amongst all the stops of the Blog Hop. We'll be randomly selecting a winner from all the comments left on the relevant Blogs. You have until Sunday, 22 June to get your comments where they need to be. 

So, let's get this Blog Hop going...

Here is my project with the sweet, Emily Sitting Politely.

My card base and mats are GKD Dark Brown and the patterned papers are from the Glitz Designs All Dolled Up 6x6 pad.  I sat Emily on the Ornate Chair from the recent Shopping release. I printed the merged image on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  The sentiment is a rubber stamp from my stash.  A few wooden embellishments and some Rose Pearl Pen accents finished my card.

Here is a close-up:

Thanks so much for hopping by. Your next stop is Janice. If you get lost, here's the full Blog Hop list...

Make it Crafty Store Blog

Delphine

Jennifer

Stephanie

Andrea

Rhea

Ruby

Marika

Kay

Dorinda

Annie

Carla

Janice

Barbara

Erin

Bronwen

Faye

Store Gallery Have Fun :)

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
The Sketchy Challenge #75 (Hilde's sketch)

Have a great day!