Friday, March 7, 2014

Julie's 2nd Blogoversary Celebration

Happy 2nd Blogoversary, Julie!!! We love you!

We are SO excited to be a part of Julie's second blogoversary blog hop with these incredibly talented & wonderful ladies! Our theme again this year is friendship. To help celebrate, please join in the hop. There are lots of prizes to win throughout the hop, so be sure to visit and comment on all the blogs (you never know which blogs have hidden candy)!

Come hop with us, March 7-9!

This is Ruth, and for my project I decided to do a tag.  I whitewashed both the cardstock (Tim Holtz kraft resist) and chipboard tag using thin gesso.  (DeeDee from UmWowStudios has a tutorial on whitewashing. She's also the designer of the awesome butterfly cut-out chipboard tag.)  Dried pink larkspur flowers were glued in place then painted with mod podge.  The crinkle ribbon used was Sterling from 3girljam, white eyelet on the bottom of the tag was from my sewing box, and the blue-gray tulle trim was from Websters Pages.  The Tim Holtz nature's elements clear stamp set sentiment on the chipboard tag was stamped and heat embossed.  This was a simple and fun project.  Can't wait to give it to one of my friends!                      

 



Hi all! Erin here, and I'm so happy to be sharing this card in honor of my dear friend Julie!!! With almost everyone dealing with this super long winter (which I'm LOVING btw), I thought it would be fun to do something with a hot beverage & I love how this card turned out! Hope you like it!!


Supplies:
Flourishes Grab a Cup CIAB card kit (unfortunately this kit & stamp set aren't available anymore), Rich Cocoa & Cottage Ivy Memento dye inks, a 3/4" circle punch, and Copic markers for shading (W00, W1, E43, & 0-Colorless Blender).

Have fun hopping throughout the weekend, and don't forget to leave everyone a comment & become a follower if you aren't already! You just might be a winner!! ^_^


Hop Order:

Start Here--> Julie



You are here--> Erin & Ruth
Go here next-->  Miwa



Prizes:

2 $10 gift certificates from Unity Stamp Company (donated by Unity!) 
3 sets of winner's choosing from The Cutting Cafe (donated by Regina Easter) 
A ribbon bundle from 3 Girl JAM 
Timeless Twine -- Rainbow Party Pack (Donated by Timeless Twine) 
Close To My Heart Stamp Set 
Close To My Heart Stamp Set 
$15 Pinque Peacock gift certificate (donated by Jessica Shelton-Buffa) 
Embossing folders (2) 
 2 $25 Gift certificates for My Scrap Chick store (donated by My Scrap Chick) 
Websters' Pages 6x6 Sweet Notes pad, an embellishment set and a Websters Pages Stamp set, plus a Unity Cloud background stamp (donated by Lucy Evans) 
Holly background stamp from Flourishes and 3 Aqua markers (donated by Ruth & Erin)

35 comments:

  1. Great stuff! Don't you just love friends!

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  2. Wonderful projects, girls! I'll have to go order that UWS Tag, Ruth... I adore the frills at the bottom of the tag. Erin, if the winter doesn't end soon, I may go insane! LOL coffee & friends, PERFECT!

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  3. Great friend projects! Love the tag, cute details. Coffee or hot tea is always better with friends :o)

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  4. Love the dimension and colors on the tag and the coffee cups on the card are so cute.

    isoscia at aol dot com

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  5. The tag and card are both gorgeous! :) Love the coffee cups

    Great to be hopping with you today.

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  6. Awesome cards! Love the colors on the tag! Beautiful!! and I agree with the sentiment on the second one! Absolute truth!!

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  7. You r a girl after my own heart with that coffee card. Love it! And the cute ruffles on that tag too.

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  8. Love the tag, Ruth, and the card too! The card is perfect for the blog theme, celebrating friendship, just beautiful!!

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  9. The trimmings on your beautiful tag is marvelous. I also love that coffee card, great design there…and I am a coffee nut so you got me! …two spectacular projects. Happy to be celebrating with you on this hop. Have a great weekend.

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  10. I love the tag Ruth!! And Erin...girl that is a fun card!!!

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  11. Wonderful projects, dear friends! Ruth, your tag is so pretty! Are those real flowers on there? Fantastic! and Erin, that coffee card is so FUN! I'm so honored you came out of blog hibernation to hop with us. I love you both!

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    1. Thank you! Yup, those are real flowers - had them a long time, so they were quite fragile but Mod Podge did the trick to keep them from falling apart!

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    2. Like I said, I love you too much to stay in blog hibernation!! ;D I had so much fun with your 1st blogoversary hop, this one, & I'll be there for all of the ones to come! (Who knows, maybe this was the shove I needed to start keeping up with my blogging again! LOL) I love you sweetie!!!

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  12. This tag is so pretty, Ruth! I really like the whitewashing and the grays with the touch of pink looks nice. Erin, this card is perfect! I need my coffee and love sitting with a friend and catching up over a cup.

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  13. I love the blue tag. the added ruffles at the bottom are so pretty. The second project is pretty but I don't drink coffee so those don't appeal to me.
    thanks for sharing.

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  14. That coffee card is so awesome. I really love the coloring you chose for it. The tag is a work of art.

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  15. Gorgeous tag and super duper cute card!

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  16. Love both of these projects, ladies! Resist is so cool and love those coffeecups

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  17. Love both your tag and card! And I agree that you should be happy with the way it turned out….coffee is better with friends!

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  18. GREAT projects, ladies! Love all the elements of the tag...and loved the coffee images. Isn't coffee (or tea) always better when shared with a friend, whether it be a cyber cup or a physical cup? I know it is for me. And having a hit latte or tea is one ting I love about winter..though I am about ready for Spring. THANSK for sharing and for th inspiration!!!

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  19. What a whimsical tag. Ribbon is always fun to us.
    In the age of "coffee with friends" what a great card to present. Thanks.

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  20. Love your projects! That coffee card is so cute!

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  21. Love, love the gorgeous tag and the coffee is so darn cute

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  22. Love both the tag and the card, you ladies did a wonderful job!

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  23. Wonderful job you guys! Love that tag and the fun frill! And coffee perfect blend for friends! Nice job!

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  24. How cute are those little coffe cups!! and that cute tutu on the first card. LOVE
    paula
    faithful2god_2000@yahoo.com

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  25. Both projects are so sweet, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the coffee!

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  26. Great idea!, thanks for the inspiration ! Love your work

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  27. Wonderful creations! I love the colors both of you used.

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  28. Both cards are wonderful!! Love how the UWS chip really accentuates your tag and LOVE coffee, too. :)

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  29. Very pretty tag and I love the coffee card also! Nice projects!

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  30. The tag is very pretty and the card is absolutely Seattle!

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