It's the wee hours of the morning (
see, I feel Irish when I say "wee" - LOL!) to be posting but it's a special day!! Today is
Waltzingmouse Stamps' Spring Blog Hop!! If you just happened upon my blog please begin the hop on the
Waltzingmouse Stamps blog so that you don't miss a thing!
I was a bit nervous to sign up for the hop since the only requirement was to make a Spring inspired card. I don't have any of the newer Spring sets from WMS but after a bit of thought I came up with a fun little St. Patrick's Day card (
it's only a few days before Spring so that counts, right?).
The heart I used to stamp directly on dp for my shamrock is from
Oven Fresh Gingerbread Joy. The stem and Nestie-friendly frame are from
Very Vintage Labels No. 4.
The card is one of my current favorite sizes - 3.5" x 5" and I had fun rounding the corners and adding fun textures.
Thank you for hopping by!! Your next stop is
Laurie Marmon - have fun!!
Cardstock: Kraft, Ripe Avocado,White (Papertrey Ink), Patterned Paper: Papertrey Ink), Stamps: Oven Fresh Gingerbread Joy, Very Vintage Labels No. 4 (Waltzingmouse Stamps), sentiment from Ready 4 Any Holiday (Kitchen Sink Stamps), Ink: Ripe Avocado (Papertrey Ink), Accessories: Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Rhinestone (Kaiser), Corner Rounder punch, scalloped edge punch, ribbon (Papertrey Ink), foam adhesive
Great interpretation of theme, this is gorgeous, clean lines, great colour and an ode to the Irish, well done!
ReplyDeleteThe shamrock is so delicate and... AWESOME!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Angela xxx.
Love your card!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, the shamrock is so pretty :)
ReplyDeleteGenius Julie, fab thinking and a gorgeous card beautifully made!!! thank you so much for hopping with us!!!
ReplyDeletei love the colours of your card and the layout and the Rhinestone makes such a nice touch to the card.TFS
ReplyDeleteI love the colors on your card. And I see that you used PTI's stuffs. I like how we can combine PTIs and WMSs.
ReplyDeleteYour card is a great St Patrick's card, so green !
I love your card - these colours are beautiful and soft together. Loving those polka dots too!
ReplyDeleteHi Julie! This is just so gorgeous! I love the clean design and that frame with the flower is AMAZING!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card, lovely layout and colours and I love how you made the shamrock!
ReplyDeleteOh, very clever!! And I love the 'got green?' sentiment! Perfect!!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!
ReplyDeleteI love that beautiful shamrock! What a pretty card!
ReplyDeletegreat idea!!! love it and love the shades of green you used
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card Julie! LOVE that shamrock-brilliant idea! Thanks for hopping with us!
ReplyDeleteJulie....you have no need to be nervous if this is what you can pull off!! Its totally gorgeous and I think I may need to copy it immediately!! TFS. xxx
ReplyDeleteYour patterned shamrock is so pretty, and I love the frame!! Love all of the greens as well!!
ReplyDeletelove, love your st. paddy's card. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this! What a great use of hearts and green to make a St. Paddy's card. Great inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteI love the depth of the focal point. Beautiful card. Stunning.
ReplyDeletewhat a great St. Patrick's day card Julie! love the framing, the dotted embossing and pretty shamrock!
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't be LUCKY to receive this adorable card! Love all the dots, too!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! Love the clean lines and anything with Kraft just makes me happy!
ReplyDeleteLove the color combo, Julie! This card is such a great design!
ReplyDeleteJulie, I am in love with this! Your color combination is really great and I love how you turned the hearts into a shamrock. Fantastic card! Thanks so much for hopping with us!
ReplyDeleteLove how clean this is and love the shamrock that you created!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat creativity in making your little shamrock. Love the different shades of green in this card. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, elegant card! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun polka dot Shamrock! Cute card :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Awe.....great card!
ReplyDeleteLovely -- one of my hop favorites! Thanx for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing on my blog hop entry - I didn't have any "Spring" stamps so I used the heart from Celtic Heritage to make a flower! Love your card - the soft greens, and all the different dots - just lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe green and kraft is perfection!
ReplyDeleteLove this Julie!!
You really got creative with your stamps and it worked out fabulously! I love your card, your layout, the colors of green you chose and the perfect tie it all together saying! Really, really cute! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteOh, nice job with a St. Pat's card!
ReplyDeleteOh how lovely! :) The green and craft is awesome! And what a fun use of the stamps!
ReplyDeleteSo fresh and beautiful. A lovely card.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty--love the kraft and green and the wonderful shamrock!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card! Love the sentiment!
ReplyDeleteLove how you have made a shamrock, and the green is so pretty! xx
ReplyDeleteJulie, I loved your card so much that you inspired me to create my own. Thanks!!
ReplyDelete~Nancy
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Julie, I loved your card so much that you inspired me to create my own. Thanks!!
ReplyDelete~Nancy
http://cardworthy.blogspot.com/
Julie this is so clever! The card is so elegant and fun at the same time!!
ReplyDeleteAny clues for me as to how you embossed the dots only near the fold? Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAny tips on how to emboss the dots only across the top. I have the swiss dots EF, but can't figure out how to position it so it only embosses in that small area. Thanks for sharing.
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