Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m excited to be joining this blog hop, celebrating the Pretty Pink Posh September release!
If you’re following along the blog hop, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Eloise Blue. I’ll list all of today’s blog hop participants below, if you want to start at the beginning.
My card features the beautiful new Anemones stamp set and coordinating dies. This set includes flowers and leaves in different sizes, along with a cluster of flowers, perfectly arranged for quick and simple cards.
I began by stamping the images with a copic friendly ink. I looked online to see what colours anemones come in and there are loads of options! I love the soft pastel flowers so I chose some copics in pale colours. I die cut them with the coordinating dies, then used some WOW embossing glitter in Pacific Wave to add some pretty detail to the flower centres.
For the background, I wanted to create a mod pattern for my flowers to sit on. I love the graphic look of this style. From the centre of a piece of white card, I die cut the largest diamond from the PPP Stitched Diamonds set.
I used post-it tape to mask the four corners around the die cut window, then blended on some soft pastel inks. I included two colours to match the flowers, to help bring the design together.
To add another graphic element, I used a ruler and an embossing pen to add lines around the diamond window. I then heat embossed them with WOW Metallic Gold Super Fine embossing powder.
I adhered the panel to a card base then added a sentiment, from the new Simple Sayings: Kind stamp set, to the centre of the diamond. I heat embossed it with gold to match the embossed lines.
I placed the flowers and leaves around the sentiment, using foam tape to pop up some of the flowers. As a finishing touch, I adhered some of the new Blue Lagoon jewels to the centre of the flowers.
Giveaway
Remember to leave comments along the blog hop, to be in with a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the PPP store. There are 4 chances to win (2 each day of the hop)! Comments must be left by 11:59 pm PDT on 9/18/2018. Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop and announced on the PPP blog!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. Your next stop is the wonderful Laura Bassen. Happy hopping!
Here is the complete list of blog hop participants for day 1:
Gemma C. (You are here)
This is the first day of the hop. Do also check out the fabulous inspiration from day 2 tomorrow, and leave comments on each stop for a chance to win!
Thank you for taking the time to comment too. I read and appreciate every one!
So PRETTY…..I love the items that you used to produce this card…..most of them are in my wish list…LOL…..Love the Wow embossing powder….such a stunner of a card…I loved it…..Everything about it….Thank you so much for sharing your talents…..hugs..
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Gemma, this card is just stunning….I have most of the items you used on my current wish list…LOL…..Had not seen that beautiful Wow embossing powder….so pretty…..Love your card….thank you so much for sharing your talent……hugs
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Darn….I didn’t see my last comment posted…so …YOU get complimented twice…and you deserve it!!!! Hugs!
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Oh wow, the flowers are gorgeous and I LOVE how you embellished the centers. Lovely!
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love the layering on this lovely card – thanks for sharing:)
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Such a lovely card – thanks for sharing!
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What a pretty card. Love the soft colors.
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Love your beautiful card!
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Love those pretty soft pastel colors you used!!
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Beautiful card! Love those soft colors in the flowers.
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Very pretty! Thanks for sharing
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Beautiful card. I love the layout and the colors. The Anemones are gorgeous.
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Very pretty card. Love your colors.
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Cute card
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Very pretty, I like the holographic effect of the iridescent rhinestones you added!
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I really like your card!! I would love to know what ink you used.
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Your card is so soft and pretty! Love the flowers!
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So so pretty! Looks like a great release!
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THE SPARKLE IS MESMERIZING! What great coloring!
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Love the colors and details on the flowers, beautiful!
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Love your pastel color scheme & the use of the gold embossed lines
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Wow! What a gorgeous card! I love your coloring and the jewels in the centers of the flowers! Thanks for the inspiration!
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What a beautiful and creative card!
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Your flowers and design are gorgeous. Love the blue glitter centers.
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What a beautiful card. I like the soft colours.
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I love your card! I am especially interested in the diamond dies, and the flowers are beautiful
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Love the soft colors and the embellishment flower centers. Such a pretty card.
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What a sweet pretty card!
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Your card is beautiful! The colors are so soft and pretty, and work really well together! The Anemones are exquisite!! I especially love the design of your card, it is very pleasing to the eye. ♥
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This is an absolutely stunning design. Very well thought out and executed.
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Your design is absolutely gorgeous…
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Great job, love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
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Such pretty spring colors! Love it!
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Super pretty flowers! Lovely creation 🙂
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Lovely card design!
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Gorgeous card!! Love the layout!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
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Awesome cards! Thanks for the chance to win and sharing.
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You used a real pretty color palette. Great design.
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Your florals are absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Wow! Beautiful card ~ those anemones are stunning, especially the way you embellished them. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh, those anemones are so soft and beautiful- love!!!
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Soft colors… Awesome, elegant card.
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WOW! This card is gorgeous
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Gemma, this card is so very special!! The anemone stamp set is one I’d like to own too, but don’t know if I could do it justice in colouring it well. Your colouring & the addition of that gorgeous blue is fabulous. I like the additional layering & heat embossing that all adds dimension & interest to the card. Thank you!
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Love the soft, pastel colors. A welcome
break from the bright colors of the season.
thanks for sharing.
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I like how you placed the flowers around the diamond cutout, and the blue lagoon jewels made your card the crowning jewel!
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Such a beautiful card. Love the flowers.
Thanks for sharing…
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Your card is beautiful and shows off several parts of this release! 🙂
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Beautiful card. Your coloring is amazing.
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Pretty flowers and I like the diamond background.
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