Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Another Round of Blast from the Past

It's time for another Blast from the Past blog hop! Thanks for stopping by =)

At 11:30 last night, I was making the final touches on my card after a great riding lesson (this week - ON the horse) and when MrP came down, he said "Do you NEED to do that tonight?" Yes, I replied. I wanted to do it and I signed up - this ensures I'm using the stamps you so generously pay for..." and then no further questions. I guess I justified it - even if I was a little slow getting this card ready. I used the sketch by super talented Sankari as inspiration since I love a good starting point.


And I came up with this card for my sweet niece who visited me on the weekend and had the most adorable reactions to my cards in my craft area. "Ohhhhh...I can't wait to get this!!" (really - is there anything more rewarding for a simple paper crafter than a great reaction to your creations - even if they come from an almost four year old?!)


I can't wait to ship it out to her. It's got pink and sparkles.....while there's no butterflies, I know she's going to love it. I hadn't inked up TE's Fish in Love yet and I wanted to sparkle it up. I didn't have the fabulous Animal Love Sentiments that matched, so I partially inked up a sentiment from Berries & Cherries. I found these buttons in my latest Key Ingredients monthly subscription and I was thrilled to be able to use them on this card.


Be sure to stop by the rest of the blog hop participants - there's sure to be tonnes of eye candy with all those TE goodies.



27 comments:

  1. love her reaction :) how sweet :) great colours and sparkle on this one :) and of course, my favourite, buttons and bling :)

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  2. ACK!! This is so darling! Love the sparkle you added to the fish tank and I had to giggle at you justifying the stamps - I do that all the time! :D

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  3. Hey Tanis! I love your take on the sketch and how you swirled the stickles for the water. . .very clever ;D

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  4. This is so cute!! I love the kissing fishies and their glittery water!!

    ♥♥♥Lea

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  5. OMG this is adorable - love your take on the sketch!!

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  6. This is super cute! Love the glitter!

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  7. This is as sweet as you be Tanny! LOVE all the glitter!!! FABULOUS!!

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  8. I love this stamp set!! Great card...super cute!

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  9. Such a pretty card! Love that image... the button treatment is perfect.

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  10. Very cute! The glitter and the hearts... perfect touches!

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  11. Such a cute card...love the glitter you used in the fishbowl!

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  12. Such a sweet card!!! I love the glittery water and the hearts are fantastic...this will be a hit for sure :)

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  13. LOVE your card!!! The button and ribbon accents on the side are fantastic!

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  14. Oh I love this. The sparkles in the water are so pretty! She is going to love this and yes even compliments from a 4 year old make us paper crafters go threw the roof LOL.

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  15. This is fabulous, Tanny!! Just love the sparkles in the water and you have used that sketch fabulously. The buttons are a fabulous addition. You rocked this one and I'm sure your niece will love it as well :D Glad to hear you had a good riding lesson and were able to show Zeus who's boss ;)

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  16. This is adorable with all the glitter and shine! I'm sure your niece will be delighted to find it in the mailbox!!!

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  17. This turned out super cute! I just love it!

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  18. So cute! I love the fish and the glitter!

    Chris L.

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  19. OH MY - what fun are the fish in love?! your card is adorbale my friend!

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  20. So cute!! It really is wonderful when someine is excited to get a card ou've made, isn't it??

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  21. Awww, this is sooo super sweet...love that adorable image and the buttons along the side look great!!!!

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  22. Awwww, that's so cute!!! I love the sparkles!

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  23. This is such a cute card. Loved the glitter and that image is really fun. Awesome.

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~Tanis