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Monday, September 5, 2011

Glitter Queens Blog Hop

I will have a different card posted throughout the week of the blog hop. I will use French Foliage all week. Come back to see the fun cards you can make with this versatile set. 


One of the things I LOVE about this card, is the use of the stamp pad to create a background. I took Sahara Sand Classic Pad and gently centered it on the Whisper White cardstock. I only pressed on the edges because that is the only place I wanted a full contact outline. I used the straight edge on the top because I knew the slightly rounded edge would be less noticeable on the bottom. 


I used:
Paper: Early Espresso CS #119686, Sahara Sand CS #121043, Whisper White CS #100730
Stamps: French Foliage #, Friendly Phrases #
Ink: Sahara Sand #105208, Cajun Craze #119678, Early Espresso #119680
Other: Paper Snips #103579, Dimensionals #104430, Seam Binding Ribbon #120999


Hopefully you arrived at my blog from after visiting with Bridget Owens. Next on the hop is Dee Slater. To visit Dee's blog click here. Be sure and visit all of the Glitter Queens on this week's hop for more project ideas and chances to win BLOG CANDY!  Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! 


I will be offering a little blog candy during the blog hop. Leave me a comment for your chance to win....


Pines & Poinsettias is a new set offered in the current Holiday Mini. If you don't have your Holiday Mini Catalog yet, you can click HERE to view it online. 


Thanks for hopping along and visiting me on the blog hop! See you tomorrow!








49 comments:

Amanda said...

Beautiful card, Joan. I love what you did with that set. Love the blog hop!

HeatherN_WA said...

Great tip on using a stamp pad for a background image. Love you blog candy. Is that the new holiday paper in the background?

Cely said...

WOW! I never heard of this technique before! How cool is that?! I became a follower, too! :) GO GLITTER QUEENS!

hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com
cely_rohr at hotmail dot com

Dee in N.H. said...

Stunning card! Love the colors and the way the stamps just speak for themselves. Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE your card. It is just beautiful. You rock! Susan from MI

Kathy said...

What a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.

eileen said...

It's one of your fellow glitter queens here. I love how you use stamped the leaves and the colors are so well put together.

Queen of good enough said...

Love this card! Love the colors, love the design, love the technique, and love the stamp set. Your cards are always so inspiring.

Kristie said...

This card is beautiful! Love the colors, design and the technique using the stamp pad. Thanks for sharing.
Kristie

Anonymous said...

Love the card. So creative!
Jan B.

Mary said...

I've tried that techique with the clear block, now I will have to try it with my stamp pad, great idea and beautiful card!

Josie0602 said...

Beautiful card. I really love this design!
Tracy
jtg0398(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful card, Joan. I can't wait to try this techique and you picked the perfect set to use with it...TFS!

Ad K.

Kris Van Allen said...

how fun that you are part of a blog hop! off to "hop" around with my morning coffee!

Stephanie Lorenz said...

Wow, beautiful card! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

I will be trying this cool technique using a stamp pad. Love how you used it on your card. Thanks for sharing.
Judy B.

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness, Joan~this is beautiful! TFS!
Melody
allyksimon@yahoo.com

Lockenest said...

Wonderful card. Thanks for the inspiration!

Bridgett Owens said...

You have created a beautiful card! I really like the design and colors you used! I am following you now!

Anonymous said...

Love the stamp pad idea- I've got this set sitting on my table right now- thanks for the idea!

nylietta said...

Love the card. I need to get this set. Nylietta

quirks59m said...

Love this card! Love this set - I use it in MDS in many different ways! Can't wait to see what's next!

Anonymous said...

Blog hop or no, I love this card. What a great idea to use the stamp pad it self for a distressed background impression. I have those stamps too. Love them and haven't used them enough. I'll have to pull them out and play with them. Thank you for the inspiration, as always.

Unknown said...

This is a wonderful use of a stamp pad and it makes me want colder weather and warm soups! Perfect!

Pat P. said...

Love this set and your card.. Like the idea of using stamp pad as a background. Thank You

Anonymous said...

Love your color choices - BEAUTIFUL card! Thanks for sharing!

Elisha

Charlotte said...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your card! Love the color combo and the way you used the stamp pad. LOVE the French Foilage set. Can't wait to see what else you create with it.

Sharon Canter said...

Your card is very pretty! I look forward to seeing all the talent from Dawn's Glitter Queens this week.

The Vannoy Family said...

OMG Joan - you've got some CU-TE projects here! Love Dawn, so glad to finally meet the "glitter queens" that she always blogs about! Thank you so much for sharing! You've inspired me to get the French Foliage! Have a great day!

Marcia said...

Love your idea using the stamp pad as the background! Thanks for a chance to win!

Sharon said...

I look forward to your Step it Up video's every week. Sharon

Happymom2010 said...

Love your card, reason why I'm your new follower. Can't wait to see more of your projects. Thanks for sharing it!

Gina L
Happymom2010learning at gmail dot com

Nancy Seed said...

One of my favourite sets - French Foliage. Love what you have done. I have used my stamping blocks for a background but I will definitely be giving the pad a try. TFS I will definitely be following your blog.
Nancy
seedstlc at distributel dot net

A Touch of SOL said...

LOVELY! Love the inkpad background!
Marisol Gutierrez
atouchof_sol at yahoo dot com

Anonymous said...

I love how you make lots of very different cards from one stamp set! Makes my dollar go further :) Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas with us!

Rayne Chan
ko_ame@yahoo.com

MarshaCF said...

Dear Joan, Your card is stunning! Thanks so much for sharing your site with us! LOVE the Glitter Queens!
Marsha in NJ

Cathy said...

Gorgeous card, thanks for sharing the stamp pad idea. I will have to try it.

Debbie Flattum said...

I love the effect of the ink pad directly on the paper. Seems like an obvious technique, yet it is not! I thought you used a clear block. Thanks for sharing this trick. Love the card!

DonnaB said...

Cute card idea.

Tiffany said...

Love the card. Thanks for the cool direct to paper technique for creating a background, Love it :)

Scrapnrelax said...

Love the techniques you used on this card, block stamped, nice way to demonstrate versatility, thanks for sharing.
Karina

Jen from The House of Men said...

Pretty pretty card!!!!

Babe O'Mara said...

I love this stamp set. Thanks for the technique tip. Your card is absolutely gorgeous. TFS

Babe
youiesmom@att.net

lisa808 said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for the blog candy chance.

Scrappin K said...

What a beautiful card using one of my favorite stamp sets. I've got to give this a technique a try. I appreciate your inspiration and love the chance to win blog candy.

Kathleen said...

Beautiful French Foliage cards. Absolutely gorgeous. This set is on my "wish list". Thanks for the ideas.

Bonny said...

Great looking card. Love the gratitude.

Anonymous said...

Wowsers! I really love all the things you are doing with these leaves! Can't wait to spend more time checking out your blog! I signed up to get it via e-mail. Thanks!

Chris R. from Iowa

Deborah said...

What a clean and simple card yet so elegant. Great job!

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