Friday, December 9, 2011

All About RED - A Lawnscaping Blog Hop


Welcome to the Second Lawnscaping Blog Hop!! So glad you're here!! You should have come to me by way of Tami. The theme is all about RED!!! The hop runs from Friday, December 9th to Sunday, December 11th. Make sure to comment on all of the blogs because there are LOTS of prizes to be won! All the details can be found on the Lawnscaping home page. The hop is being sponsored by some amayzing companies: Lawn Fawn, Mold Muse, and Whisker Graphics.

I am not going to lie...I love crafting with RED!! It's one of my go to colors for cards and scrapbooking!! For this project, I decided to make a card and ink up a stamp set that I've had for a while...but that hasn't seen ink yet...Lawn Fawn's Ornate Ornaments!! I LOVE this stamp set so much!! Great for those holiday cards if you still need to make any. I'm just about wrapped up with my holiday cards...I like to make each one unique and different from the last instead of mass producing a whole bunch. So this card will get sent to a lucky friend or family member very soon!! Here's what I came up with...


I started with Pure Poppy cardstock from Papertrey Ink as the base of my card. Then I trimmed a piece of Rustic White cardstock (also from Papertrey Ink) trimmed to leave a quarter in border all around. I then inked up the small ornaments from the set and stamped them at random to create my own pattern paper (LOVE doing this with my stamps). I adhered this to the card base and then added faux stitching lines with my white gel pen. I trimmed a strip of vellum cardstock (by Papertrey Ink of course) and stamped the Merry Christmas! sentiment from the same stamp set (got lots of use out of this set on this card) using Versamark ink and heat embossed with American Crafts Zing White embossing powder. I then wrapped the vellum around the back and adhered it (to the back of the card front). I punched a Martha Stewart snowflake from the red cardstock. I tied a piece of twine to the cream button and added it to the snowflake with a glue dot. This looks pretty detailed, but it was a super easy card to make (and if you wanted to, would be easy to reproduce...might even be fun to recreate this with a multi colored theme...may have to try that)!!

So happy you stopped by my little corner of the hop today! Hope you're having fun soaking up all the inspiration so far!! Next head on over to Tina. If you happen to get off track, don't worry!! Just head on back to Lawnscaping to see the complete list of designers and prize info!

Have a fabulous Friday and a fantastic weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Deb
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71 comments:

  1. melania deasyDecember 9, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    WOWWW I LOVE your card...so elegant with the vellum, what a perfect design :)

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  2. EveDecember 9, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    this is absolutely Red & Cute! Luv the card! :-)

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  3. HussenaDecember 9, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    I love your card..The stamping is gorgeous...the Button adds such a nice touch..thanks for sharing!!!

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  4. DivineDecember 9, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    Love the card. TFS :)

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  5. Moccavanila by Vera RhuhayDecember 9, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Such a sweet christmas card! I love how you used this LF Ornate Ornaments stamp!

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  6. СтоклиDecember 9, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    It's a great pattern paper you made! Really awesome.

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  7. RitiDecember 9, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    Lovely pattern paper u created...
    Looks great
    Tfs

    hugs,
    Riti

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  8. Grá O'NeillDecember 9, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Great background, loving the red too. Tfs :)

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  9. Ayu (MimiPipi Craft)December 9, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Simply elegant, love it

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  10. Annette AllenDecember 9, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    love what you did with this background...so creative
    thanks for sharing

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  11. Chari MossDecember 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Wowsers! That is a oh so fabulous background of red ornaments you made! Beautiful!!!!

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  12. Karin ÅkesdotterDecember 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    LOVELY - Perfect stamping - wonderful Christmas card!

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  13. terriavidreader (IN-USA)December 9, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    I love it!

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  14. Message KeeperDecember 9, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Lawn Fawn stamp sets are great for creating own patterned paper like what you did here! Great card!

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  15. ChristianaDecember 9, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Wow, what a visually stunning design! You did a great job.

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  16. Jeanette M.December 9, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Great card! I love how you did the background.

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  17. Michelle BDecember 9, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Great card! I really like the way you used those little ornaments. I have that set and find that I don't use the little ones a whole lot, so thanks for the idea!

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  18. Marsha ReitsmaDecember 9, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Love how you´ve made your own patterned paper ! thanks for the inspiration

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  19. neddgirlDecember 9, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    I really like that all over pattern. It really is dynamic.

    Rebecca
    brrck@yahoo.com

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  20. LindaDecember 9, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    cute!

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  21. Rebecca MosherDecember 9, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Love how you stamped the background :)

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  22. MarieDecember 9, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    So pretty! TFS =)

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  23. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Love how you just stamp the outline! Elegant card!

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  24. KellyDecember 9, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    love the deep red color and the repeat pattern. Great way to use those stamps!

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  25. CrisDecember 9, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Wow! Loooovely card! That background is stunning! Beautiful!

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  26. blupixyDecember 9, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Love the card! The background looks like patterned paper! Great way to use the stamps! Thanks for sharing!

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  27. Tina MDecember 9, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Very cute...love how the white pops on that red.

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  28. Panda8ngelDecember 9, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Very pretty card. I love the ornament background. Did you emboss it?

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  29. Stephanie Y.December 9, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    LOVE making my own patterned paper too, and this one is wonderful! so great!

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  30. YaineaDecember 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Lovely card! The patterned paper you've created is great and the simplicity of the card really makes it pop

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  31. Erin-December 9, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Very, very cute. Love the background you created.

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  32. judyDecember 9, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Very cute and I love the vellum for the sentiment
    strip.

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  33. glowegalDecember 9, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Adorable! I love how you made the background with the mini ornaments and the vellum looks gorgeous over it!

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  34. DottiDecember 9, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    very nice! :)

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  35. KatieDecember 9, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Wow what a background. Very cool.

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  36. newscrapperDecember 9, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    I like it simple and cute.

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  37. Mubeena M.December 9, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    gorgeous!

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  38. hodginsDecember 9, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Wow - such a pretty background!!

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  39. QueenIreneDecember 9, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    awesome. Such great inspiration.

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  40. Cheryl SchuesslerDecember 9, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    Love everything about this card. It's perfect!

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  41. ReneDecember 10, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Really nice...simplistic...well done.

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  42. Terri (blindstamper)December 10, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    I love what you did with those ornaments!

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  43. Melissa SheaDecember 10, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Ahh, why didn't I think of using those ornaments for a background? I love your design, so crisp and clean! And I have a new idea! Blog hop success!

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  44. AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    Wow, your card is beautiful.

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  45. Chris - Creations in BloomDecember 10, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Love your stamping. Super design. (I love to make individual cards too -- I'm not so good at the mass producing thing. Although I'm running out of time this year and I'm heading in that direction.)

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  46. NatQuebecDecember 10, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    beautiful card :your background is lovely !

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  47. TamaraDecember 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Very clever card. Beautiful! TFS xx

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  48. Laurel BeardDecember 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    This is fantastic. My goodness! Loving the scattered ornaments all over the background paired with the faux stitching! Fantastic project!!!

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  49. Samantha MannDecember 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Great card! I love that made your own patterned paper with the ornaments!!

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  50. Creations by MonaDecember 10, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Simply stunning background !!!

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  51. Hilde van RijnsoeverDecember 10, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Lovely card! Awesome background!

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  52. rhofferDecember 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    A red snowflake--love it!

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  53. MariaDecember 10, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    So simple but soooo beautiful, i like it very much!!!!

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  54. VICTORIADecember 10, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    What a lovely card. :)
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    am a new follower

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  55. JennyDecember 10, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    ooo I love this graphic bkgd design, the ornaments work so well for this :)
    Jenny x

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  56. Tami B.December 10, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    That's an awful lot of little ornaments to stamp, but it sure makes for an eye-catching design. I love this.

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  57. AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    I love how you used the ornaments to create your own patterned paper. The effect is really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  58. Patricia HDecember 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Your ornament collage is very festive! The simple color scheme keeps the focus on the ornaments and the sentiment.

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  59. FrancineBDecember 11, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Fabulous card. Nicely made background. Good design. Love it.

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  60. Tracy ErcoleDecember 11, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Great card :)

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  61. Stamp with AngelaDecember 11, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    The background looks great.

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  62. CarlijnDesignDecember 11, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    What a great idea to make a background with those stamps! Love your card!

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  63. shescraftyDecember 11, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Beautiful!

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  64. MargieDecember 11, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    WOW! I love this card...so classic. Thanks for sharing!

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  65. barbDecember 11, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    wow! i adore this!!! i need to get that set! your design is perfect...what a beautiful card :)

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  66. DanielleDecember 11, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Great card! Love how you created your own patterned paper!

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  67. GailDecember 11, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Clever you with the paper , I can never get the spacing right and it always looks a mess.

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  68. Isha GuptaDecember 11, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Beautiful card. Like the pattern paper you created. TFS

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  69. UnknownDecember 11, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    WOW!!! Awesome job stamping those ornaments so perfectly to create this beauty of a card! LOVE IT! TFS! ;o)

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  70. Sue DDecember 11, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Fabulous Christmas card!

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  71. Indy's DesignsDecember 11, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    I love your stamped background! Lovely card!

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