Hi everyone!
What an exciting week this is! Graphic 45 and Petaloo are teaming up to bring you a SUPER fun blog hop overflowing with inspiration and... you got it --- PRIZES!!!
Look at what Graphic 45 is offering up as one of the blog candies:
Wow, right?
All you have to do to enter to win the prize above is leave a comment on the blogs along the hop.
The theme of the hop was to create a gift. I decided to create this card that doubles up as a gift card holder. Perfect for giving the "gift" of giftcards this holiday season!
The base of my card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and I used Graphic 45's Nutcracker Sweet papers along with Petaloo's gorgeous purple Darjeeling flowers (all product descriptions/links included below.)
Here are photos of my card giftcard holder:
For a walk through video detailing this card, here's a short video:
Before you head off on your hop, here's some information about these AMAZING companies,
Graphic 45 and Petaloo...
Graphic 45 is an award-winning scrapbook and paper crafting company. We offer vintage inspired crafting products that capture the flamboyant style of the 1920's and 30's - with vibrant color, irresistible texture and imaginative design to create products with decades-old appeal that's both fresh and familiar. Let our products inspire your next scrapbook layout, card, album or home decor project.
Petaloo Bio:
Petaloo is a family-owned business specializing in flowers and embellishments for the crafting industry. Our embellishments are designed specifically to
match all the best selling papers in the industry. We specialize in embellishments that work perfectly for card makers, scrapbookers, jewelery designers and altered artists.
Now, let's get you on your hopping way. Next on today's blog hop, is the super talented and amazing Maiko Miwa
I'm sure she will dazzle your imagination with her project. I'll meet ya over there!
Oh, and in case you are just joining us and want to get your load of inspiration (you don't want to miss out on the blog candies, so comment as you go!!) here's the master hop list!
Monday, November 12:
Alberto Juárez: vintageodyssey.blogspot.com
Nicole Eccles: http://nicoleeccles.blogspot.com
Lisa Valentine - http://petaloo.typepad.com
Tuesday, November 13:
Arlene Cuevas: www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com
Maiko Miwa: http://shiny-scrap.blogspot.com
Sharon Ngoo: http://glooshmoo.blogspot.com
Lynne Forsythe : http://petaloo.typepad.com
Wednesday, November 14:
Clare Charvill: http://www.mycreativespirit.blogspot.com
Laura Denison: www.lauradenisondesigns.com
Susan Lui: www.luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com
Eva Dobilas : http://petaloo.typepad.com
Thursday, November 15:
Denise Hahn: inmyblueroom.blogspot.com
Kristin Wilson: http://kristinwilsonhandmade.blogspot.com
Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com
Christine Ousley: http://petaloo.typepad.com
Friday, November 16:
Gloria Stengel: www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com
Jane Tregenza: http://janetregenza.blogspot.com
Betto Cesare: http://scrapguys.blogspot.com
Irene Tan: http://petaloo.typepad.com
Saturday, November 17: Alice Carman: http://petaloo.typepad.com
Sunday, November 18: Helena Johansson: http://petaloo.typepad.com
Monday, November 19: Mireille Divjak: http://petaloo.typepad.com
So what are you waiting for, get your hopping on! ♥
xoxo ♥,
Products
Paper Trey Ink Kraft Cardstock
4" White doilies from Owl & Thistle (Etsy)
May Arts Pearled Lace
C'ordiations Colorcore Graphic 45 Signature Series cardstock
Ranger Stickles - Diamond
Sizzix Bigz Die - Giftcard holder
159 comments:
This is so pretty. Love, love, love this holder. The flowers look good enough to eat. You know like those royal icing flowers? lol The color combinations and layout is awesome. Really gorgeous project and the video walk through is always a nice thing to view. Thank you for that.:)
I love the combo of the purple petaloo flowers and the G45's nutcracker papers. Sooo pretty!
Very cute card, lots of detail. Thanks for sharing.
FANTASTIC idea! it is amazing! love this paper, love your project! sooo pretty!
This is just gorgeous - love the pop with the purple flowers!
Your card is simply gorgeous, as all of your creations. Love how you incorporate Graphic 45 products with Petaloo - love both products. Keep up the great and talented work!!!!!
Love the card :)
Lovely! I especially like your artfully clustered flowers! The angle of the ballerina image adds so much visual interest, too.
Your card is so sweet.. i love the colours you've used!
What a gorgeous card. Love it. Gayle
Your card is just so pretty. Love the colors on there and thanks for the video too. Thank you for sharing...
Lovely card. Great combo of colors.
absolutely love it its so pretty and all in my favourite kind of colours too. Hugs Sara
Adorable and so gorgeous!
A beautiful card! I love the colors. You always do such a great job of layering products.
Arlene.....your gift card holder is just FABBBY!!!!
Arlene, your gift card holder is wonderful and has one of my favorite colors: purple! Your blog is going on my art blog list.
Mary Wilkins
Arlene - this is absolutely beautiful!!!
I love your work. This is so pretty. Thank you for sharing with us, and thank you to Graphic 45 and Petaloo for this great opportunity to win. This is so much fun.
Beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing your talent. Pat Von Minden
I absolutely love those cards! You are very talented!
Wow. You put a lot of work into your project. Beautiful and love the colors.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! thanks for the video too.
Purple seems to be the color for this holiday season. The flowers blend in so well with the paper. Any female would love to get this card and then there's the added bonus of a gift card. Hooray.
Great project. It is hard to compete with G45 beautiful paper but you expertly made the Petaloo purple flowers a perfect partner with WOW results! Mary Werner
Very pretyy design...Love those colors!
This is absolutely stunning.
What a beautiful card!!! I love the colors.
Beautiful card and gift card holder! The cluster of purple flowers are gorg!
Great color combo. And great card. thanks as always for sharing.
Those flowers match perfectly! So much hard work. Thanks for the video too!
Your gift card holder is sooo pretty!!! I love the the use of those gorgeous darjeeling petaloo flowers and G45's Nutcracker Sweet! TFS :)
This is simply gorgeous. Thank you Arlene.
Great marriage of products. The flowers go so great with the paper. And your design is awesome. thanks as always for sharing.
Thanks for the inspiration! I think I'll have to make some :)
Paula
Your card holder is beautiful !
This gorgeous Arlene!!! Love how you used Petaloo flowers.
Love this holder so pretty, Thanks for sharing with us!
Hello!
Beautifully done! I love the layout and the lovely colors! Wonderful! Wishing you a sunshine day!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
What a wonderful card. Thank you for the inspiration.... I will be making one of these for my niece for Christmas.
I love those petaloo flowers! So pretty!!!
Oh how beautiful ! Great idea to make it a gift card holder.
Simply lovely
I like to see a touch of unexpected lace peaking out from a project. Well done.
...this is soooo sweet.. and the video and luvin' the purples..
Great card. I love the Nutcracker collection. I might have to make me one of those. I have lots of gift cards to give out this year.
Like the idea of the doilies. I got a ton of doilies from my Grandmother and you have given me an idea of how to use them. Beautiful card!
Love this paper! Looks amazing with the flowers.
Fab, love the dimention the colour and the layers , oh bugger love the lot x Well done xxxx
So pretty & great idea :)
Those purple flowers along with all the texture and layered papers...delicious.
This is such great inspiration!
I love the idea of a gift card holder and yours is just gorgeous!
Thanks ARlene... you never dissapoint. Lovely project
Very pretty, I love all of the extra special items you used as well. The Lace, the paper doily....Beautiful!
Beautiful Project
This is absolutely gorgeous Arlene! I love the layers and the lacy accents with the doilies! I think if I received a card like this, I would frame it! It would really make such a gorgeous decoration for Christmas :)
Such a beautiful project !!!
Wow. If I received this, I wouldn't even be looking for more of a gift. This is gorgeous!
Wow, great card! I love those purple flowers too.
Those purple flowers and the "frosting" around the imgage....oh my. This is stunning! Just wonderful!
LOVE your card holder! So elegant!
What a gorgeous card! It loos truly magical!
Great cards, just beautiful!
This is absolutely beautiful, I never know how to use my purple! It's a hard color for me to work with, and you pulled it off.
So beautiful!
Soooooooooooo pretty, love the Sugar Plum paper and the Clara's Dream, those colors are bright and cheerful LOVE the treasured purple Dahias...omg !! One beautiful card !!
Just so beautiful!!
Forget the gift card, this card is a gift on it's own. Wow, it's stunning.
This is an amazing project. Love the colours. The flowers are an amazing colour. They look like sugar paste.
So pretty. It really is the best of both worlds and makes a gift card even more personal.
How beautiful! Thanks!
your projects are always gorgeous, love your design thanks for sharing
upnurse at aol dot com
I love your project.
Oh wow this is beautiful ,absolutely love it..hugs Anita..xx
This is drop dead gorgeous! I love the Petaloo Glass pins! Just added them on my "must get for Christmas Card List!"
Stunning crad and gift card holder! I am in awe.
An interesting and exciting color choice. just gorgeous
i just wish you would get rid of the Captcha and have the hold sysytem
What a fabulous project....so creative!
Hi Arlene, loved your work made especially fou us, 512 Ideas' followers here in Oporto, portugal. But loved even more this work of yours, since Nutcracker Sweet is my favourite collection! thank you
What a GREAT! card! I would love to receive that one at Christmas.
Especially with the gift card you have in it! lol
Gorgeous card tfs - hugs Julie
Love the nutcracker designs and your card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful way to give a gift card ! loving those purple flowers and I've always loved The Nutcracker.
This is outstanding! Love all the purple in Christmas! Purple is a royal color, what a way to celebrate the best Royalty, Jesus Christ. Love it.
All the juicy details - lace and perfect embellishments going with the purple flowers! Love love love it!
Fabualous gift card holder and I love the many layers on both inside and outside. Great job and good t utorial.
It is very nice to see you do something of a brighter nature. You do this style nice too. Thanks for the share.
Pretty . Love the purple for Christmas and the flowers are like candy. France
Beautiful and very creative card. Love all the products used and details.
Just beautiful.....I love the up close pics ... eye candy !!!
OHHHH I love it!!!
thank you for the lovely inspiration. i need to make one of these beauties
ava g
Wow, so colorful! This is a really pretty line of papers.
Fabulous idea! Thanks so much for sharing and for the chance some win some awesome Petaloo and G45 goodies.
Annie
The card is beautiful. The Petaloo flowers make it so special. lanna
The flowers are stunning and that little purple leaf to the side is perfect. I would love to receive this amazing card!
I love all of the projects made with G45 and Petaloo flowers. My favorite. Lanna
a beautiful card, anyone would love to receive your card. I love the layering, and the colors, great how you highlighted the purple with th eflowers. thank you forsharing and the chance to win.
Beautiful card and holder... I love the Nutcracker papers, and you did a wonderful job with them!!
Shelley
DizzyBlondDesigns.blogspot.com
This is truly the land of sweets as it says on your card . Lovely
Really, really lovely. I love your take on this.
Gorgeous! What a wonderful gift! Teena
So love the gift card holder - amazing job!
Hugs,
Carmen L
Talk about major inspiration. I'm giving gift cards out this year and THIS is what they're going to be put in. I love the color choice and how they're put together. I bought a lot of the Nutcracker paper so now I can put it to great use. Not only making a couple of albums, but 'gift wrap', too!
The flowers are absolute beautiful and match up perfectly.
Thank you so much for the video and thank you for sharing your talent with us.
as usual Arlene Inspirational
This card is so beautiful, I love everything about it, the colours are gorgeous.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Arlene, I'm a long time follower and you never let me down. Such beautiful inpiration. What a great combination.
Wow, your card is so beautiful I don't think I would care whether there was a gift card in it or not, it is a present all by itself! Thank you for a really nice idea and the video explaining what you used. I always get inspiration from these hops and this was no exception.
This is simply stunning!! Lovely work!
My first thought, looks good enough to eat! LOL.
stunning!
Beautiful creation as always Arlene.....
Beautiful Arlene!
Love the card. It is stunning. Love the purple flowers.
This is a great idea. A card and gift in one. Thank you for sharing!
This is so lovely, I love the purples
Beautiful project!!! Love Graphic 45 and Petaloo, TFS http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
What a beautiful and creative project! The purple flowers are amazing!
JamieH
Love--Love--Love this!! Such a charming way to present a gift card!! Thank you for the video!! The flowers are yummy with the Nutcracker Sweet papers and tags!! I would love to receive a gift like this!!
Who knew pink and purple could be Christmas colours!?! Beautiful work!
Thanks so much for sharing your card it is so gorgeous~!!!
Wow, would love to receive a gift card in such a beautiful holder. Will have to watch the video when I get home, can't view it at work ;-)
Lisa T.
Arlene there will be some very lucky little girl this holiday!!!! Gorgeous card and gift card combo to boot. Wow!!!!
Marcie
Спасибо за ваше вдохновенное творчество !
Открытка великолепна и сказочно красива !!!
This card is absolutely gorgeous! Hugs, Jeanne
Beautiful card holder! I enjoyed your video and would love the instructions on how to create your fantastic card hold. TFS!
Oh this is so pretty! Who wouldn't love to receive a gift card like this?!
Carla from Utah
The softness of the flowers balances the rough edges of the ballerina's rectangle. It's a great Christmas card.
What a nice card. You really put together a variety of elements.
WOW - this is a gorgeous card! amazing!!!
Such a beautiful card!! Thank you so much for the video as well!
What a beautiful card and your idea of adding the gift card holder inside is great...much nicer than just the card holder on it's own.Love the papers and flowers together.
Linda
Faantastic card. Just love this. Everything just ties in perfectly
I don't know which is better, the card showing off the flowers or the flowers showing off the card. Excellent work!
Beautiful project thank you for sharing with us
This is such a beautiful project. Someone would be certainly lucky to get a gift card in this card. I especially like the Petaloo Teastaine flowers with the Graphic 45 papers. Love it!!!
Love this card creation using the Nutcracker collection and the petaloo flowers are the perfect accents!!! Beautifully created! Very clever!!
So pretty and creative! Love the paper, purple flowers and the stick pins! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Another BEAUTIFUL card Arlene!!! I love these colours.... very pretty!
Your card is fabulous, i love your layering and the flowers at the front are the perfect match to the focus image. TFS
Arlene, I love the gift card within a card concept and you've done such a stupendous job creating such a fancy one out of the G45 Nutcracker Sweet papers. I absolutely love the Petaloo flowers--the purple is perfectly suited to your choice of papers. Thanks for some fantastic inspiration.
I love your card Arlene! It's beautiful and the card holder is a nice touch! Love it!!
anyone would love receiving that! pretty!!
Could two things work more perfectly together ... i think not
Beautiful card and gift card holder. The purple flowers are so pretty with the papers. I like how you incorporated the gift card holder. Thank you for sharing and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
The flowers look like icing flowers on a cake, gorgeous project.
This stunning card would be all the gift I needed.It's so rich and textured.And thank you for the wonderful tutorial.
Lovely card and gift card holder. Thank you for sharing. Very inspiring. Hugs, Velma
A beautiful center piece. I will have to try this. TFS b4ustamp@yahoo.com
Great inspiration! I love the card!
I love your card its such a great piece...
I love all of the purple on the first card!
What fantastic inspiration! I especially love the Nutcracker ornaments! Love this blog hop!
Hello!
All so absolutely beautiful! You are so talented! Wishing you a sunshine day!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
Love the card and love the colors...Beautiful as always
I love how you highlighted the purple by using the flowers. So pretty, pretty, pretty!!
the lucky recipient!
Love your card! I became a follower, can't wait to see what you creat next! I love all of the video tutorials!! Thanks for all of the wonderful inspiration!
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