Thursday, July 14, 2011

"Sparkling Wintry Sensations" Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle "Sparkling Wintry Sensations" blog hop, and my NEW BLOG! If you hopped here by way of Crafte-Marie's blog, then you're in the right spot. If you'd like to start from the beginning and become eligible for SIX great prizes, then click here, http://sparklensprinkle.com/blog

With the holidays being such a busy time, I wanted to make something that was fast, easy, yet very festive and elegant. "Merry Christmas" (Stamp Set 386--Christmas Words  and Stamp Set 396--Garden Fairies) features some terrific SparkleNSprinkle Glitters in rich Christmas colors. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Plate provides a great background or add a favorite family or pet photo. Directions and supplies can be found at http://sparklensprinkle.com/tipsandtechniques.php

 

Maybe I am one of “The Five” with a secondary prize, so don't forget to leave a comment to become eligible for the Grand Prize and one of the 5 secondary prizes, ( I'd love to hear about your favorite holiday memory), then hop on over to Donna's Creativesmiles blog for another creative masterpiece. Thanks for hopping by! 


Sandy Meier - http://simplysandylee.wordpress.com/
Dawn Thomas - http://belladonnasgarden.blogspot.com/
Shona - http://shonasstampingstage.blogspot.com/
Eleanor - http://stampinginva.blogspot.com/
Julie W - http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/
Joan Petty - http://stampinslippers-lakeslady.blogspot.com/
Judy - http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com/
Julie Z - http://sparklensprinkle.com/blog/
Karin - http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/
Linda - http://www.lindamloew.blogspot.com/
Marie - http://craftemarie.blogspot.com/
Barbara - http://stampartetc.blogspot.com/
       *** Patti -  You are Here :) ***
Donna - http://creativesmiles2.blogspot.com/

56 comments:

Karin said...

Love the sparkling borders! They really stand out on this card with the clean design! Lovely :)

Donna Ellis said...

Patti, highlighting the "fairy border" with those deep Christmasy colors is a wonderful idea - just like the fairies in The Nutcracker Ballet! Your cards always remind us to use what is already in our stash -- in new ways! This is a BEAUTIFUL card! Thank you so much.

Auntie Em said...

Love your CAS design! The colours are so rich and look so nice with the embossed background.
Thanks for sharing! :)

Judy Rozema said...

Your design is beautiful and so is your blog, Patti! Your card is just classy and elegant and I love that!

creativearts said...

Very elegant card and I love the border!

Sandy (Cheesy) said...

Great idea using that border. I love that I could make a few of these and have them ready for the holiday. Thank you for the idea Patti.

Susan said...

Love the sparkly borders. Congrats on your new blog. Keep up the good work.

Linda said...

Great card Patti! Very elegant. I can see myself recreating this one. Thanks.

Barbara Bruder said...

I love the elegance of this card. It's just beautiful!!!

Julie- justwritedesigns said...

What an elegant, sparkly card, Patti! Love the framing and Swiss dots. Great idea for adding a personal photo in the center.

Kim said...

Very shimmery and eleagant. I love all the shine and I really like the design on the side of the card. Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card, very elegant.
Nancy

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking I'm copying for my photo card this year - thanks for the great idea. A fabulous card! Shona

Julie Z said...

It's glitterific Patti!! Love how you used the fairy border - inspired! And accenting it with the rhinestones - perfect touch. The whole card is sparklingly beautiful!

Karen Howard said...

You did a great job in creating such an elegant card. Thank you for sharing.

Peg Klitch said...

Patti, I love the simplicity of your card. These could be made now in July and attach a small family photo to send out in December. Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Peg K.

donna/Dan Levine said...

I have a friend that says, "Everything is better with alittle glitter" I love your cards. Thank you for sharing.

Dawn said...

Such an elegant card.

Helen said...

At first I thought that there should be something else on your card, until I read the description...a place for a picture...GREAT!
I liked the use of the glitter and other embellishments..neat idea!

chipielolo said...

Well, fast, easy and beautiful, this is what I need! This is a very simple and elegant card. Thank you for sharing!

Pat said...

Simple, but elegant card. Great idea!

Dianne Potter said...

Wow! What a straightforward and elegant card. Definitely one of my favorite. Thank you for sharing.

Lois said...

Love it, love it! Thanks for having it here for all of us to see.

Char said...

Very classy and elegant. What a wonderful card. So beautiful in such a simple way.

Verna Angerhofer said...
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Verna Angerhofer said...

Clean and simple but elegant beyond compare. I really love this type of card. It is so stunning in design.

Unknown said...

Great simplicity in this beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

Joan Petty said...

Simplistic and elegant with class, love it.
Thanks for sharing

April said...

Very pretty and elegant. The red just adds the right amount of pop.

Anonymous said...

Patti, I admire your quietly elegant card. Thanks for sharing.
Jan Hobbs

Vidette said...

You did what you wanted to do. Your card is simply elegant. Great job.

Anita Braddock said...

I love your very Beautiful card. your card is so very elegant. I love it. thanks for haring and giving me so many ideas to think on, keep up the great job.
abbraddock@msn.com

Dee in N.H. said...

That's beautiful! Love that vine with those frames! Great combination!

Sharon Hannifin said...

Loved the embossed dots and the simple but so-o-o- elegant card. Great ideas to work from.Thank you!

Kelly said...

I love the simplicity of the overall design and yet the look is spectacularly elegant! Thanks!

Lynne Platt said...

Simple, clean, suttle. I love your card. Thank you for sharing the inspiration that you don't need a lot, just enough.

NWFlamingo said...

Simply elegant!

nancynelson1667@optonline.net said...

Nice, simple design, the sparkly borders are nice.

Anonymous said...

simply elegant! Linda Beyer

slbela59 said...

What a beautiful card! So simple yet so elegant. thanks for sharing.

cosie said...

A card you would be happy to send to someone special... Very stylish.

NanaConnie said...

Beautiful and elegant! Perfect CAS card. Love the glittery look of it. Perfect borders!

Bridget said...

What a beautiful card. So simple and elegant.

Carol N said...

Elegant simplicity...love it!

jeannette stecik said...

Just as you said "simple and elegant". How pretty!

Joni said...

I love how simple the card is but very elegant.

Anonymous said...

auch an elegant card & simple too I tend to get very complicated

Sandy rustydoc1@yahoo.com

Cheryl said...

Beautiful card! I love the clean design.


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Kathy Vogel said...

I love what you did with the swirly vine from the "Garden Fairy Set". I also like the glittery green outline for the frames.

Anonymous said...

loving this...

Mitzi said...

ok...

Mitzi said...

Loved the beautiful simplicity of this cardD

Beth said...

The touch of glittery edges really make your card POP. I think it's elegant and posh and special. I also like the pretty swirl down the side!

Candy Meyers said...

I love your card. I used to do a lot of the glittering borders but have gotten away from it. Thanks for reminding me and giving me a great idea for my Christmas cards.
Candy Meyers

Mary Strauser said...

Love your idea for a Christmas card.
Thanks for sharing.

E. Marie said...

Very pretty. Simplistic but very elegant.