Friday, March 16, 2012

It's a Blog Hop - Wings and Blooms!

Hello blogland!  Welcome to the first stop on our first blog hop at Crafting by Designs!  Since we're so close to the first day of spring, our theme is Wings and Blooms, so get ready to see some fantastic projects of things with wings and all kinds of flower blooms :)

I made two projects to share with you today - here's my first project made with one of my favorite stamps from StampersBest that can be found HERE.


I colored my image with some copics then fussy cut it and popped it up with some dimensional dots on a pretty piece of DCWV paper and finished it off with some hand died crumpled seam binding.

For my next project I pulled out another favorite stamp from Flourishes in honor of St. Patrick's Day tomorrow.


I decided not to use traditional colors for this project and accented the clover with pink cardstock and ribbon with some flat back pearls.

And now for some blog candy!  We will pick one winner, chosen at random, from all the comments left on all the blogs in the hop that are left before midnight on Monday March 19.  So the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!  Just be sure to leave your email addy so we can contact the winner.  Want another chance to win a prize?  After visiting the last blog, hop on over and join us at Crafting by Designs, and show us your Wings and Blooms project!

Now it's time to hop on over to Tammy's blog at Cuttin' and Stampin'

In case you get lost along the way, here's the whole blog hop line up:

Doris at Moms Been Scrappin  (you're here)
Tammy Smith at Cuttin’ and Stampin’  (your next stop)
Cindy Leek at Papers Pads and Pictures
Julia Vazquez at Papers and Scraps Creations
Sharon Duff at Sharons Scrappin
Chrissie Tobas at Harvestmoon Papiere
Rene van Wyk at Life in the Craft Lane
Aletha Jane Williams at AJ’s Designs
Tammy Martinez at Whimsically Me
Suzanne Russell at Beauty and Blessings
Beth Pollack at Mossberry Cottage
Berni Cuttino at Chasing the Dream
Deb Fortin at Paper Arts and Other Crafty Things
Gwen T at Wind Chimes and Lilacs
Theresa Gerber at Crafts Friends and Angels
Susan Janicki at StampersBest
Gloria Suave at Globug Ideas
 
Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to leave your comments!

26 comments:

Cindy said...

Oh Doris, these are lovely! Thank you so much for your hard work coordinating this blog hop! Hugs, Cindy

Suzanne Russell said...

Both are beautiful, Doris! I'm crazy about birds and this one is outstanding. Have a great day!

Tammart Designs said...

Awwww!!! What a wonderful way to start the day with viewing beautiful works of art. Everything is absolutely LOVELY!!!

Gwen said...

OH these are both so pretty! Great wings and blooms!! Thanks for getting this all set up!

Gloria Sauve said...

Hi, Doris,
Your cards are soooo beautiful!
I love the sentiment, too!!!
Hope you are having a happy day.
Gloria
xo

Life - Up, Down & Sideways said...

WOW Doris, what lovely cards. The blue bird is just great.

{Chrissie} said...

Doris, both cards are wonderful, but I love, love, love the second one!!!! Your coloring on the flowers is amazing!!!!

Julia said...

I love both cards! The blue bird is gorgeous!

Bernardine Cuttino said...

My Jersey Girl
Beautiful cards with awesome images and coloring. Loving the second card. Simply gorgeous. Hugs

Rene said...

Ooh, Doris I love your little bluebird of happiness all surrounded by beautiful red roses!!
The bunch of flowers is just as lovely!

Anonymous said...

Doris these are both lovely and so springy! Now if mother nature will only oblige.
Hugs,
Beth

Anita Kejriwal said...

Both the cards are lovely! I,m glad I joined the hop!!!

StampersBest said...

Both cards are beautiful! You always have perfect shapes for your cards and I love the pearl accents.

Sher said...

Doris, Both of these are beautiful! My favorite is the St. Patty's Day card. That green is just brilliant! Thank you so much for putting this all together!
Hugs,
Sharon

Deb Fortin said...

great cards Doris . I esp love the non-trad St Patrick's day colours.
Thanks for setting this up and letting me join in.

jengd said...

Beautiful cards! Love the non-traditional colors of the St. Patty's day card!

ThePurplePlace said...

I am so sorry that I will miss much of the hop, but did want to stop by your blog and try to slowly hit a few more.

I wrote a long post on the group site, so you'll know why I have been MIA!!

Your cards are lovely and I am very impressed at the size of your HOP!! Wish I had the ability to see everything...but in time, I will try!!

Hugs,
Lis

PS: Your Word Verification is turned ON??

Unknown said...

Thanks again Doris for putting this together! I love both of your projects, especially your Blue Bird! Gorgeous!

Rhonda Miller said...

Wow, these are both fabulous creations. TFS.

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Jessica Buffa said...

I love the realistic fussy cut and paper piecing and just adore the added pearls to the bouquet of clovers. Stunning.
:O)
Jessica
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New follower via Aletha!

jusaweecatnap said...

Lovely cards. Particularly like the alternative approach to St P's day--much appreciated.

Marla said...

Adorable projects!!

Francis Ames said...

Aww. They are beautiful. The bird looks so 3 dimensional. Thank you for sharing and for the blog hop. I'm enjoying myself.
Francis Ames, AmesCrafts.blogspot.con

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards. Looks very pretty with the bird setting up from the rest and the bouquet of clovers is fantatstic. Great job.

Nicole said...

Beautiful cards Doris!

Anonymous said...

The bright blue on the bird in the first card is gorgeous!
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