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Zva Creative May DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project. 

The Blog Hop begins here.  I will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, May 30th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, May 31st and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 1st on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on this blog as well. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

Zva Creative: FL04CA106, PEW03CB129

Zva Creative: PEB03CB114, FL04CA134, FL04CA112


Zva Creative: CR04CA109, FL04CA132

ooooooHHHH, How I LOVE these gorgeous flowers!!!

The blog hop begins here

Your next stop is here: Nancy Doren

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us
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Nancy is linking to: Susan Lui

Susan is linking to:Camilla Ekman

Camilla is linking to:Jolanda Meurs

Jolanda is linking to: Lou Collins

Lou is linking to:Gail Lindner

Gail is linking to: Benedicte Raphalen

Benedicte is linking to:Guiseppa Gubler

Guiseppa is linking to: Ingrid Danvers

Ingrid is linking to:Tara Orr

Tara is linkng to:Julianne McKenna-De Lumen

Julianne is linking to:Carole Maurin

Carole is linking to: Maiko Miwa

Maiko is linking to:Tanya Tahir

Tanya is linking to: Windy Robinson

Windy is linking to: Jillian Deiling Cassity

Jill is linking to: Kim Hughes

Hey friends :)

Sorry for the delay.  I volunteered at Mitchell's school for Career day today and I am pooped!  They get out of school on Friday, so they were pretty zombified, but I think it went pretty well :)

let's get to it...

Here's my winner of the fabulous Card Creations Vol. 9 issue:

Trinh

"So cute!

Posted by: Trinh | May 20, 2011 at 06:29 PM"

She was chosen from:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

108

Timestamp: 2011-05-24 01:20:50 UTC

I created a tag using "Falling For You" and "Pretty Phrases".  The loops are colored with a Sakura brown micron pen.

*FF The Nike swoosh was designed by a Portland State University student, and purchased by Nike for $35* (what a deal!)

have a GREAT day sweet friends :)

Paper Crafts magazine Presents: Card Creations 9 Blog Hop

Hey friends!

I have a wonderful opportunity to help promote the latest issue of Card Creations Vol. 9 by Paper Crafts maagzine.

Card Creations is always my favorite issue to submit to.  I try to step it up when I create for this issue because I think it's an exceptional issue.  I love that many styles are showcased and I am ALWAYS inspired by the projects that make it into this issue

I was inspired by the bicycle card on the cover that was created by Kelley Eubanks.  I love the clean simplicity.

I used a Paper Smooches stamp from the Chubby Chums set, an EAD Designs  clear sentiment sticker and a Zva Creative crystal.  The owl is colored with Copic markers and I drew a line with a Sakura black micron pen and ruler. I felt that she needed something to sit on :)

I have an issue to give away to ONE of my blog readers and so do the following fabulous designers:

• • Chan Vuong
  • Teri Anderson
  • Vanessa Menhorn
  • Cristina Kowalczyk
  • Windy Robinson
  • Julia Stainton
  • Kim Hughes
  • Betsy Veldman
  • Kalyn Kepner

All comments must be posted by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, May 22

You can also leave a comment at the Paper Crafts Connection blog to receive an even bigger prize:

Thank you for stopping by.  Have fun hopping!

I am here

...just working VERY hard on my latest Paper Smooches release.  It takes countless hours to concept, draw, and make production ready stamps.  ahhhh, but the end result is SO worth it!

Here's a card that uses my Hang Ups stamp set.

*FF Months that start with a Sunday always has a Friday the 13th* (which we just had, good to know)

xo

 

Hey friends

I was playing with some fabric squares lately and this is what I came up with :)

(((removed for publication)))

The sentiment is stamped on vellum.  It's from the Sentiment Sampler stamp set.  I actually whipped out my sewing maching, gasp!

*FF Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end* (kinda creepy)

xo

The Play Date Cafe

Is this not a stunningly beautiful photo???

It's the inspiration piece that the very talented Play Date Cafe team is playing with this week.  I was asked to play along and be a guest designer - wooohooo

You will find all of the details HERE if you would like ot play along for a chance to win 2 Paper Smooches stamp sets of your choice.

and...here is my card using Chubby Chums stamps

I am really looking forward to seeing the teams designs.  I hope you will play along with us

*FF The can opener was invented 48 years after the can* (that makes perfect sense)

Thank you for stopping by :)

 

 

:)

I thought that I would share my favorite Paper Smooches card, using the May release.  I hope you don't mind :)

I cropped at a great store with wonderful friends on Friday, but I didn't finish a single project to share.  I did complete some to use on the web site and one for an upcoming challenge though.  I also started 5 or so cards that will need some TLC eventually.  It was great to sit, chat and giggle, LOVE that!!

I used Perky Plants on this card.  Everything is paper pieced, except for the flower stem (that's colored)

*FF A notch in a tree will remain the same distance from the ground as the tree grows*

thanks for stopping by