2014 World Card Making Day Winners Blog Hop & Giveaway

Welcome to the 2014 World Card Making Day Winners Blog Hop!

I am SOOOO excited to be a part of this hop along with these talented crafters who share my passion for our addictive hobby. :)  I have really enjoyed getting to chat with them during the past few weeks as we've made our plans and discussed other specifics of the contest. I can't wait to check out their blogs and see their handiwork myself!

If you are following along in order, you should have arrived here from the inspiring blog of Maureen Wong.

Now.... on to the reveal -- the curtain please.......!

I am honored to share my winning card in the Love category. This card was my favorite of all my submissions and I was *ecstatic* when I got the email that it had actually won!

 

Fun fact: This card is only one layer!

(A special shout-out and thanks to Holly for the photo!) :)

 

I first sponged ink onto my card base using my Tim Holtz "Rays" stencil. I used Sunny Yellow, Honey, Sunflower, and Goldrush inks. Starting with the lightest and working to darkest. I then created my sentiment on my Silhouette program using Cheddar Jack font and printed it over the stenciled sun rays. Last, I took the tiny heart from my Lawn Fawn "Float My Boat" stamp set and stamped the hearts using Tulip ink that had first been dabbed off a little with a sponge. That's all I did! I had to restrain myself from doing something else to it, but it seemed "finished". :)     (All inks were Close to my Heart products.)

 

BIG thanks and WARM, crafty HUGS to the PC&S team for all they've done, for supporting this hop and for hosting the contest! I wouldn't be the crafter I am today without this magazine and it's inspiration to me, both as a subscriber and as a contributor. I will miss it so. (And the editorial team who were such a bright spot - they made the publishing world fun - not scary at all!) :)

 

 

To celebrate the hop, I am offering a fun little giveaway for followers of my blog. To be eligible for the prize, become a follower and leave me a comment below. If you are already a follower, simply leave me a comment. I'll put together a little package of goodies for a randomly drawn winner on December 10th.  (Deadline for eligibility is by 5pm CST time on the 10th.)

 

Next up on the hop is the talented Heather Hoffman. I do hope you will visit everyone's blogs and share some love. For your reference, a linked list of all participating crafters is provided below.

 

Thanks SO much for stopping by to visit and sharing the excitement with us!

1.      Jamie Greene

2.      Simone Naoum 

3.      Kristie Larsen

4.      Donna Bowman

5.      Maureen Wong

6.      Mandy LaCroix

7.      Heather Hoffman

8.      Piali Biswas

9.      Christa Laszczkowski

10.  Jacquie Southas

11.  Wendi Lau

12.  Tosha DelJanovan

13.  Isha Gupta

14.  Jill Dewey Hawkins

15.   Virginia Lu

God Bless,
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