IBS and HOC Blog Hop

Today Inspired By Stamping and House of Cards teamed up to have a blog hop! 

If you've come here from Irit's beautiful blog, then you are in the right place!  If you have just stumbled here and would like to participate, please hop over to the House of Cards Challenge Blog to get started! 

 We've got some fabulous sponsors that are providing prizes, so make sure to leave comments at each stop for a chance to win!

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Here'a look at the card I created:

I just love how it turned out!! 

This is the lovely photo we were to find inspiration from:

Close-up of the sentiment, which is from the Winter Wonderland set!  

One of my absolute favorite sets from Inspired By Stamping!!  The stamped snowflake is also from the Winter Wonderland set!  I stamped them with VersaMark ink and embossed with pearl embossing powder!  Then added a pearl to each one!  Such a pretty touch!  

The snowflakes are from Top Dog Dies! Along with the border on the top of the card!

A look at the entire Winter Wonderland set:

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!

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Thanks for stopping by!  

Please join in the fun of our hop and make your way over to Calypso's wonderful blog!

Have a wonderful day!

Parchment Craft with SS

Make sure to join us on the Sweet Stamps Blog, we'd love to see what you create with our challenge in mind!!

You have a chance at winning $20 to purchase some 
"sweet" things of your own!!


SweetStamps.com has so many wonderful stamps and other products to choose from!!

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This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Parchment Craft

Have you had a chance to check out all the new SweetCuts Dies??!! 

I am by far in LOVE with them!!

I really enjoy using the Parchment Craft Technique!

Check out the close-up of the Dot Butterfly!  One of my favorite butterfly stamps from SS!!

I fussy cut a few of the sections of the butterfly, so you could see the underneath paper!

A few of the other sections, I painted using Creative Inspirations Paint!  Love the shimmer!  On the butterfly I used Mint, Turquoise and Lavender!

The SweetCuts Dies I used are the Mini Flower and Fancy Leaf!  I love both of them!!

They cut so nicely!

I also added some CI Paint in Light Purple and Green Olive to these fun die cuts!

SweetStamps.com Supplies Used:

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Have a wonderful day!

Crazy for Cupcakes

Happy Wednesday everyone! Can you believe it is the middle of the week already! After making this card I am hungry for a cupcake! :)

Just look at all that shimmer!! YUMMY!

Details:
Card Size: 4" x 5 1/2"
Paper: Random Scraps
CI Paints: Buttercup, Lavender, TuTu Pink, Chocolate
Border Punch: Diamond Lace from EK Success
Stamps: SU Set "Crazy for Cupcakes"
Misc.: Purple Ribbon, Light Purple Gems

Challenges:

Sentimental Sundays: Celebrations

Caardvarks: Birthday Card

Bee Crafty: Dimension