Friday, December 10, 2010

Red and Green Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cutters Creek Red and Green Blog Hop! Our wonderful design team members have all created some fun Christmas projects to inspire you! The only requirement for the projects were that they must contain Red and Green. You just saw a fabulous project on Kim B's blog. Your next stop along the hop will be Lori B's blog. If you are just finding our hop please head over to the Cutter's Creek Design Team Blog to start from the beginning. There are 8 inspiring projects for you to check out as well as 8 chances to win a great prize from Cutters Creek!  Please leave me a comment about your most memorable gift - either sent or recieved. One entry per person please!  Comments left up until 11:59pm on Sunday December 12th will be eligible to win. All winners will be selected Monday and posted on each blog so make sure you check back to see if you have won! You will have 48 hours to respond before we choose another winner.  My prize will be a wonderful set of American Crafts Glitter Markers. 

Here is the project that I have created for today's hop.

This was my second card with no image - just a sentiment.  However, I decided to jazz this one up just a n otch and added LOTS and LOTS of BLING.  The base of my card was cut on Bazzill Bling paper in Evergreen.  This paper has a very slight sheen to it to make it sparkle.  I used a piece of Core'dinations Gemstone 12"X12" Cardstock Assortment in a cranberry color - also sparkly, and cut it one inch smaller than the front of my card.  This piece was embossed with the D'Vine Swirls folder in my Cuttlebug. 

The sentiment was cut on my Cricut Expression, using my Gypsy and the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge.  The base was cut with the American Crafts Foil in dark green.  There are LOTS of colors in this pack to choose from - it is a wonderful paper to work with and cuts nicely on the Cricut.  It IS very heavy though, and requires multiple cuts to get it out clean.  The top layer of the sentiment is American Crafts Glitter paper in Mint

This sentiment had a pretty flower on it.  Rather than try to hide it, I decided to dress the flower up with some Polar White Flower Soft.  Using the Flower Soft Glue, the product stuck nicely even to the glitter paper!  If you're new to Flower Soft, like me, here's a tip - always rinse out the applicator tip of the flower soft glue after using it.  It took me a while to clean out the dried glue from the applicator before I could use it again!

Finally, I had all the layers ready to put my card together.  I used ribbon from my stash to wrap the embossed cardstock, tying it with a simple knot.  I attached this piece to the base with my Glue Glider Pro.  For the sentiment, I attached the glitter paper to the base using my Sakura Quickie Glue Pen, which works great with small areas!  Since the knot from my ribbon was in the middle, I used Glue Dots Pop-Up Dots to raise the sentiment up over the top of the knot, and jump off the card.

I hope you enjoyed my project...and the rest of the hop!!

70 comments:

  1. Vicki, this will for sure bring joy. I think I have everything I need to make this darling card. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  2. Nice card Vicki. You did great. You stated to leave a comment with the most memorable gift. I think I would have to say my Cricut Expression. Just love it.

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  3. My most memorable gift was a couple of years ago when my husband bought me the personal CriCut. It was a complete surprise and he never surprises me.

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  4. Beautiful card! I all for the bling!

    iamvictorias at gmail dot com

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  5. My most memorable gift was when my son went to Colombia and bought me an emerald pendant and had it sent to me. When he got home he sent the warranty and I nearly flipped when I saw the price. Love, love, love your card.

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  6. Beautiful card! My most memorable gifts have to be the ones my kids made me when they were little. All hanging on my christmas tree.

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  7. Beautiful card, My most memorable gift would be a cross stitched picture that my mom did for me. Donna in Minot ND

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  8. Gorgeous card, I love the Gemstones paper! My most memorable gift was from my DH a few years ago and that was my Kindle, love it!

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  9. Love this project! Great instructions, too. My most memorable gift was the heart pendant my husband gave me back in 1996. I still wear it every day.

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  10. Nice card and yes lots of Bling!!!

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  11. What a perfect card for the season..it brings Joy just from looking at it. Great job

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  12. December 2004 I received a build a bear dressed in Marine Dress Blues... my son and his wife got him for me but it didn't stop there they went and took him to a friend who owns a military surplus store and got the actual Eagle globe and anchors pins and put them on the uniform. They named him Scout which my oldest son had tattoed on his arm it was a nick name. You see Jeremiah was killed in Iraq May 2004. It was a Christmas I will never forget.

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  13. I always need card ideas and another beautiful one...thanks

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  14. Now that is stunning. Reall pops out! Great job!
    Merry Christmas
    Huggles
    Sandy
    sandypumphrey@comcast.net

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  15. My kind of card, simple and sweet. Love it.

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  16. That is a beautiful card. I just love anything that sparkles and shines. :-)

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  17. Your card is wonderful, love all the sparkly! I have received soooo many wonderful Christmas gifts, I can't just pick one.

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  18. Very nice card. I love your instructions. So thorough. My most memorable gift is a birthstone necklace my son got for me. I am wearing it every day while he's in Iraq. Thanks so much for your inspiration.

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  19. I love how this simple card sparkles! Love the use of the Flower Soft on the flower to make it wintery!

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  20. Love the card and the way it sparkles and shines. My fav gift was for V'day, he bought me a diamond necklace and took me out to dinner and we ate in front of a fireplace. So romantic!! TFS

    Missy
    kalittadog@yahoo.com

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  21. Lovely card-I LOVE it!!

    My most memorable gift is the scrapbook I made for my grandmother. I had taken all her pictures and made a scrapbook about her life and presented it to her on Christmas Eve. I didn't realize it would make her cry!! She loved it and I will always treasure that. It was her last Christmas with us and now I have the scrapbook to remember her by.

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  22. love your project. my most memorable gift i was given... hmmm.. maybe the ring my now husband gave me on our second christmas together. he made me dig through a box of random stuff to find it at the bottom.

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  23. Great card ! My most memorable gift was when I was 9 and my oldest brother had given me (and another brother) a brand new bike. Funny thing is we both had gotten the same color/type bikes, and it was too cold to go outside to ride but we did it anyway.

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  24. THis is nice and simple just the way I like it, its very pretty

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  25. Great card, love all the extras you added to it. I really love that paper you used. It is beautiful. As for my most memorable gift, I would saw were the little handmade gifts my kids made when they were little. I still have them.

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  26. After seeing you put this one together - I know how special it is...way prettier in person than the picture shows!!
    Most memorable gift, huh? Well, I would be remiss in not choosing the gift you made for me a couple of years ago. My Sister Album is one of my most cherished gifts...and it came from YOU!! Love ya, Sis!!!!

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  27. Lovely card. I need to try flower soft.

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  28. I love your card! I also love how those markers look like paint when you use them! I have 2- an orange an pink! :)

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  29. There was supposed to be an "and" between the 2 colors, lol!

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  30. Vicki -- I love all the different elements used in your card! I know I now NEED some Bazzill Bling! My most memorable gift? It would have to be the year I gave the Hubs a gift certificate to the Richard Petty Driving School that allowed him to race around the NASCAR track in Charlotte, NC. That man (and my son) both had tears in their eyes -- they were SO excited!

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  31. Love this card! simplicity is the way I like cards, and this is that but very elegant. Very nice job!
    Dar

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  32. What a lovely card! LOVE the bling!

    My most memorable gift... well, I've gotten lots of great gifts but I have to say that I love my pink afghan blanket that my older sister got me when I was 15 or 16. She saw it at a church bazaar and since my room was all done in pink at the time, she got it for me. I remember being really surprised she had thought of me and gotten it. I must really love it, as I'm 40 now and still have it and still use it every day! It's not so much that it's the best blanket in the world (though it is nice and warm) but that I think of my sister every time I use it. Just makes me smile! :-)

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  33. Receiving my Cricut Expression last year for Christmas!! From my HUBBY! I was THRILLED! and a bit SHOCKED!!
    Thanks for the chance to win. Have a GREAT Day,
    Me-Ma Kim

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  34. Very Nice - Thanks for sharing
    --Robin

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  35. Sweet card, thanks for sharing it with us.

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  36. My most memorable gift was given to my family last year for Christmas by my mom, she gave us a certificate for home-made dinner every other month at her house. We made memories with my mom and my kiddo's grandma.

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  37. Beautiful card! My most memorable gift was my husband proposing 2 years ago!
    ra6352 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  38. What a beautiful card! I think I have everything to try and make it, if not I'm headed to the store tomorrow. I love it! My favorite gift was when my husband bought the Imagine for me! He really is my knight in shining armor!

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  39. Beautiful!
    My best gift and most memorable one I received was with a ring of the doorbell. When I opened the door my son was standing there. (He is in the Army and never told me he was coming...it was a surprise.)Best gift I ever got!

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  40. Love the Bling.
    My favorite gift would have to be my engagement ring. That was 46 years ago.

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  41. Love the bling on your card...always love to see the embossed background being used.

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  42. Forgot to mention my most unforgettable gift. I think maybe the year I was 15 and we were VERY poor and my mother gave me a dress I had been coveting that I knew I'd never have and it was for a special school dance.

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  43. Your card is beautiful. I love the cards with words instead of pictures. My favorite holiday memory would be an angel I made for my favorite aunt out of feathers. It took me aver a month to make it but even after 20 years she still has her and always sticks her on the tree. I love seeing it year after year when I visit her.

    Cindy

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  44. beautiful card, love the embossing.
    Ann W
    weedmana@embarqmail.com

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  45. Beautiful card. I really love that glitter paper! My favorite gift was the card I got from my hubby for our second anniversary. He drew it for me. It was a picture of his wedding band and my engagement ring, linked. I'm not sure if that counts as the gift, since we technically went out to dinner together for our anniversary, but I thought it was so sweet that he took the time to create something for me. Especially since he knows how much handmade cards and gifts mean to me.

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  46. So pretty! I will have to look for the American Crafts foil paper. Love that!

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  47. You did a great job on your card. I love the bling

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  48. That's it! I'm buying more embossing folders!!! Beautifull and simple! Simply great!

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  49. Beautiful card. I love how it just shines. You did a great job.
    sandyford77 at sbcglobal dot net

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  50. Beautiful card, thanks for the inspiration. Most memorable gift - I have to say is when I got my Cricut!

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  51. Beautiful card, and love all the bling. Simple enough even a dabbler like myself can do it :)

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  52. This is a lovely project I too made cards with just words this year. BUT you have inspired me for next year.
    I love that Cuttlebug folder might have to put that on the list for this year, hope our local stockist will have it.

    GREAT inspiration and love the blinged up version
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  53. Very nice card!

    Susan
    lavenderangel@centurytel.net

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  54. Love your card, Vicki. Especially all the bling.

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  55. I love that swirly cuttlebug folder! The card looks great! My favorite gift ever given is the one I am giving my son and hubby this christmas! Tickets to see Disturbed and Korn!

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  56. Cute card. Thanks for the ideas. Gammah TJ

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  57. Adorable card. The most memorable gift I ever received was probably the leather jacket I got for my 19th birthday. I loved that thing. Still have it all these years later

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  58. What a great card :D

    One of my most memorable gift was when my husband gave me 2 of my favorite photos of our daughter on a canvas

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  59. I like just the sentiment on the front of the card. It's a great idea.

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  60. Beautiful card!
    I think my most memorable gift was my Cricut I received a couple of ears ago!

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  61. Your card is sure to put a smile on someone's face. Love the shades of red and green you chose. misha_113@yahoo.com

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  62. Sweet card and that paper is gorgeous!! My most memorable gift..the birth of our Grand daughter on Christmas Eve.

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  63. Great card....so festive with the glitter paper! My most memorable gift was when my son and daughter-in-law gave us baby clothes as a way to tell us they were having a baby!!

    Deanna Amundson

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  64. Your card is beautiful!!
    As for my most memorable gift, I think what I remember is my Dad taking me down to look for a new Schwinn bicycle. Then a few weeks later was told not to look under the tarp in the back yard...
    Thanks,
    Judy

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  65. Cute, and nice idea to use only a sentiment!

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  66. Very pretty card! Love the embossing. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!
    ~Suzy suzyq28024@gmail.com

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  67. Love the idea of a card with only a sentiment! It's very appropriate!

    My most favorite gift was the year we gave my mom her kitty, Nicole! She had just retired a month before! Nicole was her constant companion for 19 years. Nicole is gone now, but she gave my mom so much love and companionship!

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