Wednesday, May 25, 2011

May PTI Blog Hop!

Hi everyone!  I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post!  Sorry for the dry spell but life has been BUSY!  Not to mention the weather has had me so nervous that I couldn't hardly function the last several days!  But I'm here today with my blog hop card (finally) for the PTI blog hop!



This month's theme was flowers.......our favorite take on using flowers on our projects!
Well, this was super easy........I tend to reach for flowers more than anything!

I saw this awesome card by Vicky over at Lily Pad Cards recently and wanted to CASE it and this month's blog hop challenge was perfect!  I have been "collecting" Distress Inks lately with my Michael's coupons....anyone else like this?  Hehe.  After making this card, I can't wait to get more colors to use for flowers!  Check it out..........



There are several layers of embossed flowers and fussy cutting but I LOVE how this turned out!  So CAS!  I love all that white space to let the flower shine!  This shot lets you see the dimension of the flower.



The challenge over at Lily Pad Cards is to do embossing--any type!  I will definitely do more of these cards with these Distress Inks!  Well friends, have a great time with the rest of the blog hop!

{Thank You}
All supplies PTI unless stated.
Stamps:  In Bloom, Botanical Silhouettes (sentiment), Take Note (frame)
Paper:  SS White
Ink:  Versamark, True Black, Summer Sunrise, Distress Inks (Tim Holtz)
Misc:  White Filigree Embossing Powder, Foam Tape

56 comments:

  1. I LOVE this card. I have to use the idea of using the rectangle from Take Note - brilliant! Your coloring of the flower is beautiful - and the white embossing just sets it off. TFS!

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  2. Gorgeous! the flower is stunning, love all of the layers!

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  3. Amy, this is stunning...love the colors on your flowers!

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous Amy! I have missed your lovely creations and this one is LOVELY! Glad you all are okay! Stay safe.

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  5. Amy, this is simply gorgeous. Love love love it!! That flower is so perfectly done.

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  6. Oh this is gorgeous!! I love the CAS and the way the flower pops! Thank you for linking that technique. I will have to try it out. :)

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  7. STUNNING color on the flower....what technique did you use to achieve that look? That flower sure does pop!! Awesome card---glad you made it home safe and sound last night.

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  8. You're right that white space makes your flower pop. It's just wonderful.

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  9. Stunning card - love the popos of colour and what a great idea to use the frame from Take Note - definitely thinking outside the box (ha ha)!

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  10. OMG...
    it's gorgeous!
    I love that white space too...
    and that flower is stunning!
    Now to add distress inks to my list...:)

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  11. Absolutely love the depth of color on that flower! Great job.

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  12. Gorgeous! Love the colors on the flowers...beautiful! :)

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  13. This CAS card is stunning!! TFS :)

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  14. Gorgeous--the flower is amazing! I don't have any distress inks--yet! I can see this is a technique I definitely need to try!

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  15. Just beautiful - the depth and colours are so amazing. Hope the weather will let up a little for you. We've been watching on the news - so sad to see such devestation. HUGS :)

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  16. Gorgeous card! Your colors are so vibrant! I love the clean and simple style.

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  17. This is absolutely stunning! One of my favorites from the whole blog hop!

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  18. Definitely a most gorgeous flower! Beautiful card - as always :)

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  19. WOW...This card is just stunning. loved it.

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  20. AMAZING! Jut beautiful , love it

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  21. Amy, this is GORGEOUS! Love your flower! Glad you are safe!

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  22. Gorgeous card, everything is just perfect!

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  23. Absolutely beautiful!!!!! I couldn't possibly love it more!

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  24. Oh, so much INCREDIBLE shading going on here, Amy! It's masterful! Just a gorgeous card that sure stands out in the Blog Hop!

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  25. That flower is incredibly beautiful. Love love love the flower.

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  26. What a stylish, beautiful card! LOVE it!

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  27. This is utterly gorgeous. Love it.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  28. Absolutely beautiful .... love it!!!!

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  29. Stunning Amy!! I'm totally going to have to give this a try with my distress inks. This is the perfect layout to showcase that gorgeous layered flower!

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  30. Wow!!! Love the colors in your gorgeous flower!!! Such an amazing card!!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  31. WOw!! This is fantastic! I'm going to have to watch the tutorial! LOVE the dimension you got on the flower with the inks and layering too! So pretty!

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  32. WOW WOW WOW ..... this is just over the top beautiful Amy!!! The coloring highlights is killer!!!

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  33. so seriously gorgeous! i am just in awe!

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  34. Lovely Amy! I've got myself some distress inks but I haven't managed to get anything near as lovely from them yet as this!

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  35. I absolutely adore this gorgeous card! Truly amazing color! Thanks so much for playing in the Embossing challenge at Lily Pad Cards!

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  36. Oh, my gracious! The color and depth of that flower are outrageous! Gorgeous work!

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  37. What a beautiful card. The design is perfect. Love your coloring.

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  38. Absolutley beautiful! WOW! Love those colors and yes....I collect those inks too! ;)

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  39. Beautiful! Your coloring is wonderful.

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  40. Striking, this card is gorgeous. Love the colouring!

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  41. Wow, this is beautiful. I love the colours and the CAS design. Beautiful!

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  42. Amy! This is stunning! I LOVE it! I collected my Distress Inks at Joann.com when they would go 50% off and finally have a complete collection and LOVE the rainbow of colors!

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  43. This is so cool. I love how the flower and leaves steal the show.

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  44. I've come back to this card so many times; it's breathtaking.

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  45. gorgeous coloring, amy-beautiful card!

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  46. What a beautiful study in elegant simplicity! Thank you for playing at Lily Pad Cards!

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  47. Stunning!!! Your coloring is A-MAZING!!! It gives the flower such depth! Love the layout too!!! Positively BEAUTIFUL!!!

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  48. GORGEOUS!!!! I think this is so stunning, Amy!

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  49. Good grief, Amy... I hope you're submitting some of these cards to Paper Crafts! This one is just beautiful!

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