Saturday, February 19, 2011

Friendship Blog Hop Feb 19-21

Welcome to the Friendship Blog Hop! If you've come from visiting Lezlye you are in the right place place. If you were just looking at my blog and want to play along with our blog hopping fun, you can go to the beginning at Crafty Card Gallery This blog hop is all about friendship; cards that you would love to send to or receive from a friend - congratulations, good luck, thanks for being a friend, etc. Sometimes it's nice to just send a card to a friend for no particular reason or to celebrate something with them. There will be opportunities to win some blog candy and get lots of ideas! So sit back, and enjoy the hop!

I created my card because at the end of the day I wish I had taken the time to call a friend, a love one or just an aquanintance to just say "hello". It seems like we all live such busy lives so I was so glad when I was asked to participate in the Friendship Blog Hop, I think I may just make a bunch of friends cards so I will have them to send out. I am sure as we go through this hop we will see some amazing cards that we will be inspired to make.
I made my Friend Card from Graphic 45 papers: On the Dot, Hopscotch, Buttons A La Mode, and Mantique.I also did all my distressing using Tim Holtz Inks: Aged Mohagany, Broken China, and Tea Dye. I used ColorBox Chestnut to stamp the Clock from the 7Gypsies Venice Stamp collection. The cute stamp that says "Hey Friend-just saying hello" is from Basic Grey. I stamped it on a tag using Black Memento ink. The Antique Bronze Brads and ribbons really dress the tag and the pocket of the card
I also made this "Friends" frame and placed a photo of myself and my BFF in it. We hadn't seen each other for 2 years, our husbands both work for the same company and on a fluke we happen to be at the same company meeting. I love Kathy "Katz" she is my best BFF, I think I will have to send my "Friend" card to her.
I used an unfinished frame, My Minds Eye Union Square "Moments, Lost and Found "Favorite" papers on it.
I made this fabulous tag using a Tim Holtz Filigree stamp, Pumice Stone, Worn Lipstick, Victorian Lace and Fired Brick Distress Inks on it. I fussy cut the bird cages from a piece of the My Minds Eye paper along with bird frame and placed it on the tag also. I embellished the tag with a "Giggle" ticket, a "Cherish Philosopy circle tag, a metal swirl circle that I used on the "Giggle" ticket and some hand made beads to hang from the top of the tag.

I took some of the ribbon from My Minds Eye Lost and Found collection and sprayed it with Wheatfields, Coffee Shop and Cranberry Zing Glimmer Mist to take it from being white to giving it a vintage look. I added a button to the end of the ribbon that I had placed on my frame. I hope you enjoy my frame, card and our "Friendship Blog Hop". Now on to the next stop on the Friendship Blog Hop and that is to my friend Denise.

47 comments:

  1. Wow Beautiful.. Love your Style and the frame is awesome, Great Job :D
    HUGS
    Meighen
    scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com
    scrappin_3rdeeschik@yahoo.com

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  2. wonderful job loved everything calebwmartin@yahoo.com

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  3. Super cute, love the stitched pocket on your first card.

    ShersL84bed@aol.com

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  4. So CUTE! I love that pocket, the placement - and all that yummy paper!

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  5. Beautiful projects-sure do like the colors.

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  6. Love your blog, I'm a new follower.

    Patti Ross
    rossfam@wildblue.net
    www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

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  7. Very nice project!!!
    annadowdy at gmail dot com

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  8. Very pretty card!!

    beyondscrapin@aol.com
    www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

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  9. Cute Card!~
    TFS
    scrapbooks1953@sbcglobal.net
    believedreamcreate.blogspot.com

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  10. Great projects! I love the colors!!

    Shawnee
    http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com

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  11. Beautiful card.
    Nikki
    http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

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  12. Both card and frame are beautiful! Love the pattern papers you used. :)
    Jenn
    craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com

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  13. Gosh..don't know which I like better.Both are lovely. TFS!
    firelass51@aol.com

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  15. What great projects. TFS I am already a follower. Recently a bunch of us that hung out in HS together reunited we are now holding monthly dinners. I think I will be making quite a few of these cards for the next dinner. Thanks for inspiring.
    Debbie
    http://craftywizard.blogspot.com
    debbie_craine at hot mail dot com

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  16. What a beautiful card and frame. I love the deep colors you used...and the ribbon detail is just the right touch. I'm a follower...you can find me at http://karelj.blogspot.com and/or ksjennings at gmail dot com

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  17. Such a beautiful card and frame...love all the distressing and extra touches!

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  18. Love your card, it looks like a journal and not a card :0) Your tag is amazing as well
    thanks, Theresa
    tmdettloff@gmail.com

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  19. Lovely card with vintage "romantic grunge" feel. TYFS

    Ellen
    CardMonkey at Comcast dot Net
    www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com

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  20. I love the colors and patterned paper.

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  21. Vintage looking.

    April
    nginerd at gmail dot com
    http://ajoy2scrap.blogspot.com

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  22. Very Cute!

    TFS
    Debi
    cards_by_montana_reflections@bresnan.net

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  23. Very cute! TFS!

    amandawoodau at hotmail dot com

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  24. Love the colors of your projects.
    username at yahoo dot com

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  25. I love the vintage feel and the ribbon accent on your second project!! tfs
    brenna
    rbanderson@live.ca

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  26. Very nicely done. I love the ribbon and that tag. Wow.

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  27. Beautiful! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
    Hugs,
    Patty
    creativediva98@gmail.com
    creativediva98.blogspot.com

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  28. I love your projects! I became a new follower tonight and can't wait to see what else you create! Thank you for sharing your talent and giving us a chance to win some blog candy!

    Rachel Miller
    rachelspapercrafts{at}ymail{dot}com
    rachelspapercrafts.blogspot.com

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  29. Both the card and the frame are beautiful.
    kgprevost(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
    http://www.kathyskraftsandmore.blogspot.com/

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  30. This is a fabulous card and you made me stop and think about the friends that I have not been in touch with for awhile. Shame on me. Thanks for sharing. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

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  31. Love everything you made. I am a new follower.
    Karen
    countrygirlin_md at yahoo dot com
    karenscreativeramblings.blogspot.com

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  32. Love them! So much detail & so very nice!!! I'm sure your BFF will enjoy them!
    Thanks for being in the blog hop!
    www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
    craftycardgallery at gmail dot com

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  33. oh wow, your tags are so beautiful! Tfs!

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  34. Very pretty! Great projects!

    ristin
    ksully4597 at gmail dot com

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  35. Love your blog and vintage projects. Glad to be a new follower.

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  36. GREAT projects, especially loving those colors!

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  37. What fun projects Pam! i love that frame! I hear you loud and clear and how we all get so busy we don't take time to let people know we are thinking about them. I think I will get some inspiration from this hop to make some friend cards to send :)

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  38. Love your project, especailly the frame. TFS

    Kathy
    Katsews at gmail dotcom

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  40. Very pretty card and frame!
    thanks for sharing:)

    ExpressionsByElaine.blogspot.com

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  41. I so love your work
    Thank you,
    Teri
    teri dot barefoot at gmail dot com

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  42. Awesome projects!!! Love your blog. Newest follower

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