Friday, May 7, 2010

TSG - Mother of all blog hops!






Welcome to the There She Goes "Mother of all blog hops!" Don't know what I'm talking about? Then pop by the TSG Blog for all the info and start hopping from the beginning ;) What is the "Mother of all blog hops"? Well it's where a million and one card makers got together in honor of Mother's Day to show you some lovely creations with the TSG stamps....and give you the chance to win oodles of free stamps as well a chance to help design a TSG Stamp Set!!!!! I know I'm excited :D

So let's get started shall we? If you have arrived from Kimberly Stouffer's blog the you are absolutely in the right place. If you have some how stumbled upon my blog, then you must start back at the TSG blog in order to enter for a chance to win and start the hop in order :)




This card was made with both the Everyday Greetings set and the fantastic Bloom set. The flowers were heat embossed with a mixture of Ranger Gold and Gold Tinsel embossing powders to add some pretty, yet understated sparkle to the image. I then water coloured it with my Tombow Dual Brush Markers and a water brush. The main coloured paper is actually sponged with various inks to create a back drop to match my image since I didn't have any designer paper in the right shades of purples and blues. This is a really easy tip to do when you are stuck for papers and your local scrapbook store is closed for the evening ;)



Now that you have seen my goods, you are off to Michelle Van Patten's blog to have some more fun and to hopefully leave a little more love along the way ;) To all the wonderful mother's and mom's-to-be out there, have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Happy hopping everyone!


Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - Everyday Greetings and Bloom
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Gold, Basic Grey Kioshi
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Baja, Amethyst, Ballet Blue
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Dies, Brads, Ribbon, Sponges, Corner Rounder, Scallop Edge Punch, Ranger Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder, Tombow Dual Brush Markers, Water Brush

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65 comments:

Joy said...

this is gorgeous Kim!

Gabby said...

Oh WOW...this is a STUNNER!!!

Becky said...

This is gorgeous..

lisa said...

Wow -- what a gorgeous use of paper, color and stamps.

Kim Mc said...

Fabulous creation! Thanks so much for the gorgeous inspiration!

Aloha, Kim

Linda L said...

WOW the colour of your flowers is to die for...stunning! Love the look of the gold embossing too.

Pam said...

Love the card. This is the set I used too!!! Great job!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

So beautiful! Love the embossing which bring the color of the flowers out so well.

Stacy Simpson said...

Amazing - your work is breathtaking!

Kristy said...

Amazing card! TFS!

Jen Carter said...

Beautiful!

Beth S said...

Wow! Kim this is just stunningly beautiful. Love all the detail.

♥Rach♥ said...

The embossing is a gorgeous touch, really beautiful card

B said...

Wow, the embossing is such a fab idea and it really makes the flower pop!

Tanja said...

Kim, this is drop-dead-gorgeous! Love it!

Sharon Basel said...

This is a work of art - like most all of your creations. Such depth of color and a great tip on coloring your own background paper. Very beautiful.

Call Me Crafty Al said...

Just beautiful!! Love the embossing on the stamped image. tFS!

Katie Skiff said...

WOW...this is breathtaking!! Great job!

Becky Carafa said...

Gorgeous!

Crafty Math Chick said...

This is striking Kim! I have never heard of mixing EPs before - terrific effect! Thanks for the eye candy!

~Meredith

Anita said...

The gold and purple are perfect together.

Cassie_lu said...

this is stunning and reminds me of stained glass windows

Amy Kolling said...

Beautiful intricate embossing!!!

Unknown said...

Kim...STUNNING as usual!!! You rock :0) Xx

Heide said...

Stunning!

akagreenhouse said...

This card is absolutely gorgeous! I love the sponged background panel. It really just makes the card even more fabulous!!!

Shaz said...

Love the Whimsical colors!

Sandie C said...

Beautiful card. Love the embossing too. It seems to be an almost lost art to emboss these days.

stampinfun71 said...

your work is PROFOUND!

Silke Ledlow said...

GORGEOUS!!! Your embossing and coloring are WOW Kimberly!!! Love your card!!!

Have a wonderful *MOther's Day* tomorrow!!! Hugs ~S~

Michelle VP said...

Ooooh, that gold embossing is divine with those rich purples and blues. Love it! :)

Unknown said...

Stunning!

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

Very pretty & elegant! The gold is stunning!

JenRaff said...

Nice gold embossing! Beautiful!

BJ said...

Absolutely gorgeous card! All the elements that you have used are fantastic. Thank You for all the work you put into this beautiful card for us.

Barb Turpin said...

This is beautiful! You have such an awesome way with color!

Tammy Miller said...

what a great card so cute!

Melissa said...

Wow, such a beautiful card. I love your embossing and coloring.

Melissa said...

Wow, what a beauty! I love your embossing and coloring. Stunning.

Edna Morrisedie said...

Gorgeous colour as always Kim, looks fantastic!

COSTAR said...

Love the Golde embossing it makes the card so come alive. Huggzz Colinda

Maureen said...

Wow - absolutely gorgeous!! Your coloring is perfect!

Ddmac58 said...

OMG, this is just beautiful!! The colors are stunning!

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

very pretty card. thanks for sharing and being part of this hop!

Queenie Jeannie said...

Stunning! Love the gold embossing!!

Conniecrafter said...

Wow!! That is just gorgeous, so love the colors of your background and all the gold accents are just terrific, awesome coloring!

Sandra MacLean said...

*sigh*....so, so pretty Kim! Those colors are so calming and soothing.

Linda said...

WOWZER this is such a STUNNING card...the colors are just fabulous and what you did with the flowers is so AMAZING!!!

Jennifer said...

this post is the reason for my blog hopping today! I get your blog e-mail updates.

I am always in awe of your creations.....always so beautiful and detailed!

Su G said...

Wow! this is gorgeous!

Lisa said...

WOW this is so cool! I love the look from the gold! Great work!

Theresa said...

Kim - this is just so unbelievably gorgeous!! WOW!

marilynwillauer said...

Oh my, what a gorgeous card, thanks for sharing your talents with us to view!!

Linda Carson said...

G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!

Lillian Child said...

Abolutely stunning!

Gwen's Busy Little Hands said...

Kim...WOW! I mean really...WOW! Its stunning...a work of art...

Smiles!
Gwen

Michele Lourenco said...

oh la la...
this is just stunning. I love the gold embossing and the rich colors to the cards! just amazing!

Tiffany Heilman said...

great card!

Julie Ranae said...

Really lovely colors and a gorgeous project indeed : )

Arielle H Gordon said...

Kim this is gorgeous, I love the rich colors & gold embossed image!

Sonia said...

Kim:
Amazing CArd, love the details!!

**Sony**
Sonia-Studio60

Alyssa S said...

Stunning...as always!

Unknown said...

How gorgeous, Kim!! Those colors and your coloring are so rich and beautiful. Fab-O work!!

Gail said...

beautiful beautiful!

Jackie said...

I simply love how you colored this, and the gold embossing, fabulous! Great job!