Hello to all my followers and fellow crafters!! I hope you are having a fabulous summer. Are you ready for a fantastic blog hop with a lot of creative crafters? We are a team of Close To My Heart Consultants called Damask Divas and we want to share some of our wonderful creations with you. So, sit back and enjoy all the inspiration!
This month, we are featuring creations using CTMH Avonlea Paper Packet, one of our new papers in the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book; which is available for you to order starting today. There is also a Workshops On The Go -Avonlea Cardmaking Kit; which is gorgeous and easy to follow. Another consultant actually used the scraps after making the 15 cards and created another 18 cards in smaller sizes using two more pages of cardstock. You will find a Workshops On The Go - Avonlea Scrapbooking Kit as well.
If you came here from Mandy's blog; you are in the right place. If not, please start at the beginning with Mandy's blog. The next stop on our blog hop is Cydney's Blog. If you get lost or for the complete line up - visit Damask Divas blog. Have a great time discovering all the ways you can use this beautiful Avonlea Paper Packet!!
I created a birthday card for my sister, Becky. I chose to do the inside and outside; so you could see some of the beautiful patterns in this paper packet. There are several more to choose from plus solid color cardstock as well. All of our paper packets are the same weight as our cardstock; which is great when cutting with your Cricut or other cutting machines.
I used a retired stamp set - CTMH Birthday Script for the front sentiment and the butterfly from CTMH "Sweet Moments" stamp set available in our New Idea Book.
Inside of Card
Closer view of inside left using one of the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy Stamp sets. Butterfly and Heart are from CTMH Sweet Moments Stamp Set
Inside on right using CTMH "4 My Friend" Stamp set
The next stop on the Damask Divas blog hop is Cydney's blog. Have fun and enjoy the wonderful creations from our team. For a complete list of the blog hop - visit the Damask Divas Blog.
Supplies I used for this card:
Card base - Cut 5 in - Using Card feature- page 33 - Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge
Circles outside - pg 31 of Cricut AP Cartridge Handbook - Cut at 3 1/2, 3 and 2 1/2
Cardstock for base - New - Avonlea Off White - part of CTMH Avonlea Paper Packet - (X7155B)
Cardstock - 1st layer - New - Avonlea Slate - part of CTMH Avonlea Paper Packet - (X7155B)
Patterned Papers - All from CTMH Avonlea Paper Packet - (X7155B)
Cardstock for sentiments - CTMH Colonial White - (1388)
Ribbon - Offray brown 1/4 inch
Foam Tape - CTMH 3-D Foam Tape - (Z1151)
Adhesive - Tombow Mono Adhesive - (1514 - Refills are 1515)
Sparkles - CTMH Sparkles (Z1752)
Butterfly Bling - CTMH Bitty Opaques Pearl Adhesive Gems - (Z1707)
Outside Sentiment - CTMH Retired Birthday Script
Ink - CTMH Chocolate (Z2111) and Sorbet (Z2164)
Inside Sentiment - Left - CTMH Celebration comes with Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)Butterfly and Heart - CTMH Sweet Moments Stamp Set - (C1467)
Ink - Chocolate (Z2111), Sorbet (Z2164) and Olive (Z2137)
Inside Sentiment - Right - CTMH "4 My Friend" Stamp Set - (D1510)
Ink - CTMH Sorbet (Z2164)
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I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Make It Monday - MIM #100 - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Challenge #46 - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Diva's - Challenge # 76 - Anything Goes
Jackson's Digital Expressions - Challenge # 16 - Anything Goes with Optional Sketch
Party Time Tuesday's - PTT # 79 -Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's - Challenge # 126 - Pretty Papers
The Stamping Boutique - Challenge # 44 - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge # 82 - Focus On The Ribbon
Critter Sketch - Challenge # 126 - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Challenge #130 - Birthday or Any Special Day
Made Especially For You - Color Combo
Paper Playtime - Challenge # 80 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - PPMC 50 - Use 2 or more designer papers
Simon Says Stamp and Show - What Do You Say?
Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Challenge # 21 - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Layers
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Challenge # 27 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Challenge # 181 - Things With Wings
Thanks so much for joining us for our Damask Divas Blog Hop!! I hope you were inspired by all the wonderful creations. Please leave a comment for all of the team blogs. We all appreciate the wonderful compliments. Check back on September 1st for our next Blog Hop. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a fantastic day and visit again soon!!
Remember - Keep On Creating!!
Love, love, love the layers! Really like how the Sorbet looks with these papers...nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely compliment! I appreciate you stopping by my blog. Have a wonderful week!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteGloria, Love how you not just decorated the front But BOTH inside parts! :)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the lovely compliment Diana. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a fantastic week!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful card Gloria!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeannie for the sweet compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a fabulous day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteCute!! Love the little bow and the butterflies. Butterflies always win me over ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your wonderful compliment Carolyn!! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Have a terrific day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful !! The inside is stunning & really nicely finishes the card off.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles this week xx
Thanks Tracy for the lovely compliment. I appreciate you visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Have a fantastic day! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful card and very pretty papers inside and out!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us in Sassy Cheryl's challenge.
Thanks Jackie for the lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. Thanks for the great challenges. Have a wonderful week!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteSuch a beautiful card! This is my favorite new paper pack. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Dana for the sweet compliment. I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog and to leave a comment. Have a fantastic day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteVery lovely card! Your sister Becky is going to love this. So nice you also did the inside of the card! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the wonderful compliment Sandra. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a fun filled day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful work! This is one of my favorite paper packs!
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Hi Theresa!! Thanks for the wonderful compliment and for becoming a follower. I just joined your site too. I like your blog as well. Have a terrific day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteGreat card.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie for the compliment and for visiting my blog. I appreciate you taking time to leave a compliment. Have a fabulous day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteGorgeous card. Thanks for joining us at Bearly Mine this week. luv gina xx
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the lovely compliment Gina. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a terrific day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteVery pretty card!!! Love the colors and the paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sheri for the wonderful compliment and for visiting my blog. I appreciate you taking time to leave a comment. Have a wonderful day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful card Gloria! :D You are a super talented and nice lady!
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa for such a wonderful compliment and such kind words!! I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog and for leaving a comment. Have a fantastic weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteLovely card, Thanks for playing along at Top Tip Tuesday this time for our Focus on Ribbon challenge, hugs Samantha :0)
ReplyDeletePS don't forget you can enter 3 projects and or 3 Tips too! xx
I appreciate the compliment Samantha! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for leaving a comment. Have a fun weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWhat a beautiful card. Really like all your scalloped circles on the front. Layers are wonderful. Thanks for sharing at DCD Anything Goes challenge this week.--Pat N.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat for the lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a fabulous weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful card, Gloria. Your sister is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cydney for the lovely compliment!! I appreciate you visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Have a wonderful weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteLove your card! TFS.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are beautiful.
What a lucky sister you have.
dmcardmaker (at Aol dot com)
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DeleteThis is a gorgeous card, I love the decorated inside as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy this week.
Pauline
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DeleteThanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your sister will love this beautiful card!
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DeleteSo pretty! Thanks for playing with us at Paper Playtime. :) Janis
ReplyDeleteThanks Janis for the compliment. I appreciate you visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Have an glorious weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteVery pretty indeed ... I love the scalloped circles throughout! Great take on our colour challenge! Thanks for sharing with us at Made Especially For You!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eileen for the wonderful compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a terrific weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful papers, and I love the inside as much as the outside of your card! Thanks for displaying your card at Jackson's Digital Expressions.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sheila for the wonderful compliment!! I appreciate you visiting my blog. Have a fantastic weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
Deletesuch a lovely card, you really rocked this colour challenge! thnaks for playing along with us at mefy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura for the wonderful compliment and for visiting my blog. I appreciate you leaving a comment. Have a wonderful weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful card. Really like how you finished both sides of the interior.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat for the lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. I appreciate you visiting my blog. Have a wonderful weekend Pat!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWhat a sensational card to look at and the boldness of that ribbon really draws your eye in! Beautiful card. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for playing along with us at Top Tip Tuesday!
Remember you can enter up to 3 projects and 3 tips.
Have a great one!
Lisa xx
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DeleteHi Desire, Just visited your blog a little earlier to check out your gorgeous creations!! Thanks for the compliment and for visiting my blog. I appreciate your support and love having you as a follower. Have a fabulous weekend Desire!! Hugs, Gloria
ReplyDeleteGreat card. Thanks for playing in the Critter Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a fabulous weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteHi Gloria I wanted to thank you for your lovely comment on my blog also for becoming a follower. I have been looking at your wonderful work and I love your style I am so glad that I am now a follower of yours so I can come see some more fabulous inspiration and beauty.
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Lorraine x
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DeleteHiya Gloria. thanks for your lovely comment on my blog and joining my followers. Just joined yours and had a look at your blog very beautiful work. Cheers Sue N x
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely compliment Sue. I am so glad you became a follower. I enjoyed your blog too. Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful weekend Sue!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWhat a Beautiful card!Thanks for joining su at DCD this week!
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Migdalia
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DeleteBeautiful card, lovely papers and layers. Thank you for joining us at FSC this time.
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I appreciate your wonderful compliment Yvonne. Thanks for visiting my blog and for your wonderful challengs. Have a super weekend!!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWhat a lovely card, I love the decoration on the inside as well as the outside, really finishes a card, fabulous work Gloria..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’
Luv CHRISSYxx
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DeleteGreat card Gloria, thanks for dropping bye to comment on mine. You have done the inside beautifully as well and the colours are lovely.
ReplyDeleteluv annie
BTW Am your follower already lol...x
Hi Annie Anya, I put that note about becoming a follower on all my comments in case someone reading it will check out my blog and become a follower. I thought you were already a follower; but it is hard to locate everyone when I look for them on my list. HA!! Thanks for the lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a fun weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteForgot to mention i saw you on MIM xx
ReplyDeleteHi, I have trouble remembering to write that most of the time. LOL!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWonderful card! It's so pretty (inside, too)!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely compliment Lori!! I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog and for leaving a comment. Have a super weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteLovely card, cute little butterfly! Thanks for sharing at The Crafty Pad this week. Estelle xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Estelle for the wonderful compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a fantastic weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a pretty card.
Thank you for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.
Wishes
Lynne
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Deletegreat card thanks for joining us at critter sketch and good luck emma xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma for the lovely compliment and for the great challenges. Have a fantastic weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteFantastic card, Gloria! Love your paper choices. Thanks so much for entering our "Anything Goes" challenge at Tammy's Scrapin Corner this week. Love to see your here again. :-D Good luck in the draw.
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DeleteReally lovely card! Thanks for joining our Anything Goes challenge over at BMD this week! Ani
ReplyDeleteThanks Ani for the wonderful compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a fabulous weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteBeautiful card! Thanks for joining us at MEFY.
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Robin
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DeleteI saw your beautiful creation on Make It Monday and had to visit and take a closer look. Gorgeous! TFS! My entries are: #84, #129, #157, #159 and #277.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have you visit my blog!
Hugs,
Julia
Thank you Julia. I will check on your entries. I have 2 - 3 I think. I appreciate you visiting my blog. Have a fantastic weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWonderful card, with all those scalloped circles and the DP you chose. Thanks for playing along in our color challenge this week at Mae Especially for You.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely compliment Karen. I appreciate you taking time to visit my blog. Have a wonderful weekend!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteGorgeous card, the colours are beautiful and I love the backing papers. Thanks for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges
ReplyDeleteClaire xx
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Deletevery pretty card Gloria
ReplyDeletethanks for joining our challenge this week
hugs
Miranda
TSB DT
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DeleteBeautiful, both inside and out. Fabulous details. Super gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along in the Sassy Cheryl's Fancy Papers Challenge this week.
I appreciate your support. Thanks for the lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a great day!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteWhat an amazing card! Love your color palette!
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing along at Kaboodle Doodles!
hugs 'n smiles,
Emmy
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DeleteLove your take on the color combo card. It is beautiful. Thanks for playing along with us over at ME4Y.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Pam for the lovely compliment and for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteGloria, love what you did with the card and this is one of my Favorite new paper packs. Good luck on all the submissions you entered. I'm also impressed that you have answered every comment people have posted on your blog, Great Customer Service! Take care and God bless!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the lovely compliment and for taking time to visit my blog. I appreciate you leaving a comment. I have always believed in good customer service. I also love having others answer my comments; so I thought it was a good thing to do for other people as well. I appreciate all my readers and love getting comments. Thanks so much Tiffany. Have a fantastic week!! Hugs, Gloria
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Gloria
ReplyDeleteBeautiful font and layering! It would be great to get a card like this.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely compliment!! My sister loved it; which is what I was hoping to achieve. I appreciate you visiting my blog. Have a wonderful day!! Hugs, Gloria
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