Friday, October 5, 2012

Paper Crafts World Card Making Day Blog Hop



Welcome to the Paper Crafts World Card Making Day Blog Hop! As one of the winners from the 2011 WCMD contest, I was invited to participate in today's hop along with 15 other talented ladies.

Here's a look at my winning card last year....


For my card today I took inspiration directly from the card above -- the color combo, trees, twine, banner greeting -- it all inspired me to make this card.


That awesome chevron pattern on the bottom was created using this new Hero Arts Snowflakes and Edges stamp -- I love it embossed it white!


The "merry" portion of the sentiment is die cut from the Memory Box Parker Alphabet die and the "christmas to you" is stamped from this set.

Your next stop on the hop is Alyssa Scritchfield!

Have a great day!

72 comments:

Jeanette M. said...

Great cards, Kelly!

debb said...

such a cute card- love it!

Elise C. said...

This is so cute! I like everything about it! :)

Lisa Echerd said...

Great card, Kelly! That is a fantastic background stamp. I first thought it was designer paper. Better to have a stamp and so much versatility.

cassie said...

I love this! The color combo is one of may favorites, too.

kellystar said...

Love how you added aqua with the more traditional colors

Happy Dance said...

Oh. My. Gosh! This is great! Fab colors, and the embossing is wonderful! Love it. : ) Bev

Lin said...

Love your colors, Kelly, and seeing some of the new holiday stamps in action!

TLady said...

SUPER CARD!!!!!!!!!!! I MUST say, I have a couple stamps LIKE these trees! (NOT 3 but, 2!) I have been BAFFLED as HOW TO use them! (Since MOST OF THE TIME 3 would be used!) NOW, I know what to do with them seeing your card!!!!!!!!!! SUPER!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!! :)

TeenaBugg38 said...

Oh Kelly these are AWESOME!!

Barb said...

Awesome card, Kelly! Love the pretty colors! The white embossed, bottom portion looks gorgeous! :)

PamSpradlin said...

Another new technique...I am going to try to emboss a stamp over a stamp during my card making tomorrow. I love how it turned out.

Leigh Penner said...

Ooh, great card!

Sue McRae said...

Love this colour combo for a holiday card, so very festive!

Amy Martin said...

Love both of your cards. I love the choices of colors too.

Anonymous said...

Great choice of colors. Using green and red all the time gets tiresom - even though they are supposed to be
"the" colors or Christmas. Bright and cheerful card.

Beth said...

Great card and I like the way the twine pops on the card.

Miriam Prantner said...

Love this bold card, the colors really pop, so fun!

Julie said...

Adorable, Kelly! Love the mod feel and color combo!

Houses Built of Cards said...

ADORABLE cards! BOTH of them!!! And congrats on your win!!!

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Andrea Garland said...

awesome cards :) love christmas cards

CRAZY4 CHRIST said...

Love how bright and bold the second card is!!
Kristan
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Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

Very nice cards. I think you should win again for this new one. Smooches...

Lillian Child said...

Sweet designs on these holiday card creations, Kelly!

Lisa Norstrom said...

Awesome card, I love the color combination and all of the detail!

Chris Millar said...

So lovely to see you on the blog hop Kelly!! Just adore your card! Happy WCMD!

Unknown said...

Sah-Weet card and love how you used your winning card to spin the new one!

Pamela said...

Great card and another reason to get that cheveron and snowflakes stamp that I've been thinking about.

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

OHHHHHHHH! I also took inspiration from my winning card! LOL! I absolutely love your new card--I love the papers and that stamping on the bottom! AMAZING! LOVE the entire card:)

Beatrice Lawson said...

You rocked those cards!! Loved the white embossing.

bjmartin said...

Love the white embossing on the bottom with the crisp letters on the top. I loved seeing the two cards together - same elements/such a different feel!

Stacy H-W said...

Kelly, your card from last year is perfect. I love the card you made for us today too. I love the embossing your did and the die cut sentiment. So much texture! Thanks for the inspiration! Stacy H-W

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

I love the way the chevron pattern on the bottom echoes the shape of the trees. Super cute card!

SmokieBlueRose said...

I really like the use of non-traditional colors for Christmas cards.

Brenda Lee said...

I just love everything about your card...great layout and colors.

Maryleva said...

Great card. Love the colors.

Barbara said...

Love your card. The white embossing is a fabulous touch and just makes everything beautiful!

Moosisk said...

Love both of your cards! The snowflake chevron stamp is FAB! Thanks for sharing with us during the hop. :D

Tanja said...

Love last year's and this year's cards.

Cherri said...

Very nice cards! Interesting the different look you can get. Thanks.

Sue D said...

I like how you were inspired by your own card--both are fabulous!

Kim H said...

great color choices, love the embossing on the stamp. thank you for sharing it.

KristiDaroci said...

Not the ordinary colors you might expect for a holiday card but they are amazing together!

Lagene said...

Great cards! Love the use of bakers twine!

craftymom205 said...

Love the cards.

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Unknown said...

I could see right off that you'd used last year's winner for your inspiration this year. Why not? You shouldn't mess too much with a winner. This year's card is equally wonderful. It's got just the right balance of color and texture and embellishment. Nice work, Kelly!

cwooding said...

Love the colours and the texture

Denise Bryant said...

I love both versions of this card! Fun to see your winner from last year and your creation this year!
DeniseB

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Fab card, Kelly. The embossing on your card is gorgeous.

Unknown said...

LOVE this card, Kelly! The colors are so vibrant and cheerful. It's a great spin off of last year's winner!

Debi said...

I like it. I like it.

Billie A said...

Both cards are great. Love the details, colors. Both awesome

donna mikasa said...

so festive, kelly! love the colors, too!

calamity jane said...

What an awesome card!! Love the white embossing and...I HAVE to get that chevron/snowflake stamp!!!

Unknown said...

Wonderful card

Emily H said...

Wow! You are so talented! Thanls for sharing!

Big Mamma~ a.k.a. Mary S said...

I would love to open my mail and get this card. So cute.

Pam from Maine said...

I love all the "touches" you've done to make this clean and simple card really pop. It's very special.

Janet said...

Great cards!!!

God bless!

Patricia Chalas said...

your card is adorable!

Unknown said...

pretty Christmas card

Scrapycandy said...

This card is so bright and so cheery and so much good stuff on your blog. Thank you!

Agata said...

Wow! Love this modern card! And this bottom portion stamp is just awesome!

Carolynn said...

HAPPY card! Great colors and that embossed chevron snowflake if fantastic!

Brenda said...

Stunning card...love the colors and that Chevron pattern!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Fantastic colors on your cards!!!

Joy said...

Super elegant Christmas card Kelly..hugs

Natka said...

I love both of them!

Kelly Griglione said...

I. Love. Those. Colors. !!! What a great and fun combination!!!

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