Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Heartfelt Creations Design Team Alumni Blog Hop

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  It's the last Tuesday of the month which means it's time for another Heartfelt Creations Design Team Alumni blog hop!  Each month, several former Heartfelt Creations designers get together and share projects made with some of our favorite Heartfelt Creations products.  If you arrived here from Olga's fantastic blog, you are in the right place.  If not, you'll want to head back and hop from there since Olga is the first stop on the hop and you definitely won't want to miss her gorgeous creation!

Here is my card for the hop:


I started with a card base of SU Not Quite Navy and layered with patterned paper from the Kaisercraft Miss Nelly 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  I cut the ornate window frame from Cryogen White with HCD 708 Decorative Window Scene Die.  I stamped the cardinal and rose image from HCPC 3382 Magnificent Cardinal Rose set with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White.  I also stamped another large cardinal from HCPC 3353 Cardinal Family set.  I colored all the images with Copic markers.  I cut out the single cardinal with a HCD 706 Cardinal Family Die and popped it up on foam tape over the base image.  I popped the whole thing up on the Window Scene frame.  I added the sentiment from the HCPC 3353 Cardinal Posy Branch set and that was it.

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is Tesa's wonderful blog.  Be sure to leave a comment on every blog as you hop because one comment will be chosen at random from one of the blogs and the lucky commenter will win a $25 gift certificate for the Heartfelt Creations store!  You have until Friday, April 27 at midnight EDT to add your comment.  The winner will be announced on our blogs by noon on Saturday, April 28.

If you get lost along the way, here is the whole line-up for the hop:
Olga
Carla (you are here)
Tesa
Selma
Clare
Linda

Have a great day!
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52 comments:

  1. Beautiful!!!! People say the Bluejay is an agressive bird, but they are one of my favorites!!!!

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  2. Gorgeous! Love your use of the frame design on your card. As always you have a perfect match of DP and elements!

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  3. Gorgeous! You Always have the bestest dp (-: Beautiful coloring!

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  4. Carla, this is breathtaking....so beautiful!

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  5. Carla your card is so well coordinated with matching design paper and stamped design. This is gorgeous. Your coloring is perfect.

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  6. Ohhh, the card is wonderful. Such a beauty!!! Gorgeous colors and love how the patterned paper and stamp goes together!!!!

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  7. Carla, this is so pretty! I love your coloring on the bird, and the image blends in beautifully with the dp! ~Hugs!

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  8. Carla, I love birds and your bird/rose image is awesome. It looks great against the pretty frame. Yummy paper, too.

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  9. So pretty, I love all the flowers and the bird. That is one of my favorite dies!

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  10. Love the floral background with the lacy swirls. Your coloring is also lovely. Good job!

    Mary

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  11. LOVE,LOVE this beauty, the coloring of the bird is wonderful and the pop of color from the paper in the background.
    Thanks for sharing

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  12. Gorgeous! Love the bluebird and your dp is fabulous!

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  13. Beautiful! Love your pretty bird and beautiful paper!

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  14. A lovely springtime themed card with a beautiful floral background!

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  15. Very beautiful card and image colored beautifully. Wow! This is really awesome Carla.

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  16. Very colorful card. thanks for sharing.

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  17. Beautiful card. Love the bird.

    Margie F.

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  18. Very nice card. I love the color combination. The elements you've chosen go together beautifully.

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  19. Beautiful card....great color combination....great attention to detail!

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  20. Your coloring on little birdie looks wonderful Carla. Such a pretty backing paper and great die choices. Hugs!

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  21. beautiful card...great color combo!!

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  22. What a gorgeous bird Carla and the rose, wow! Very pretty.

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  23. Such a beautiful card..love the bird & rose combo..

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  24. Very, very pretty. I love the bird with the background paper. Great job!

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  25. Such a beautiful designer paper, which sets off the bird perfectly!

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  26. Absolutely gorgeous Carla. Great DP and your coloring of the blue jay is awesome... "Hugs"

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  27. Wow this is very creative! Beautiful!
    Hugs, Cathy-Lynn

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  28. Ooh, another beautiful bird card, this time a blue cardinal. Any card that includes a bird gets my vote, great job Carla.

    Judy Covey
    paljudy@comcast.net

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  29. What beautiful paper and a perfectly colored bird. Sweet!

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  30. Love the coloring on the Blue Jay. The bird really pops on that great DP.

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  31. This is a gorgeous card! I hadn't thought of using the cardinal for other birds. It works wonderfully well. I'm going to have to try that. I love using birds! Very spring time feel to your card. Love it!

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  32. Beautiful card. I love both the colors together. It is very stunning.

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  33. Very pretty card. I love the dimensional aspect of the cardinal and rose.

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  34. I love Cardinals and this stamp also makes the great Blue Jay! I'm so glad I have that stamp and die! You did a nice job with it!

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  35. I love the decorative frame - WOW! Card is wonderful.

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  36. Very bright and colorful card!! Love how you coordinated everything so well!!

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  37. What a neat idea for that background paper. I have some similar and couldn't figure out what to do with it. This is a great idea. Thanks loads. Your coloring is great, too.
    Candy Meyers

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  38. Beautiful card! Love the colors!

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  39. Very pretty card, love the colors and how you used the frame.

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  40. Beautiful Card. Heartfelt creations has wonderful stamps and dies.

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  41. Gorgeous card and wonderful coloring. I love your background paper - very rich!!
    Sandy

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  42. Wow this is stunning! Love everything about it - just wonderful :)

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    1. Beautiful card. I just love how the DP reflects the rose you used with the bluejay.

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  43. Very pretty...love the mixed colors of blue....the image is great, too, he looks like he is going to fly right off the card!!

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  44. Wow, what gorgeous colors - that blue is amazing! Love your total design on this and beautiful elements.
    Hugs,
    Marsha

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  45. Gorgeous! I love that blue jay. Amazing coloring, great design, and beautiful color combo.

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  46. Carla, this is beautiful. That Blue Jay looks as though he could just take wing at any moment! You are so talented...such a wonderful eye for design!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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