When: The blog hop starts on November 10 at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until November 11, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!
Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!
You should have arrived here from Lisa Elton's blog...she is so amazingly talented and is constantly blowing me away so I'm sure that was some serious eye candy she had there!! If you didn't start from the beginning or have gotten lost along the way, please go to the DeNami blog. There is a full list of participants & blog links right there for you :)
I have 2 things to share with you today. I absolutely LOVE twine and tend to use it quite a bit on my cards. A little twine bow adds the perfect finishing touch to most cards and really, you can never go wrong with it! But for this hop I wanted to challenge myself and use twine in a different way....
For my first project I took a cue from our own sweet and lovely, Paulina. She's shown us how she die cuts an image and then layers yummy sequins under the negative. Taking a que from that I started out with a large (6" tall) kraft tag and built a fun panel that I raised up on foam tape.
I cut 2 maple leaves from my panel, distressed inked both the panel and tag then stamped and layered all of my "goodies" (even one of the die cut leaves) on the panel. I cut 2 small pieces of cardstock and wound different colors of twine around them. I placed them behind the leaf negatives then added the panel to the tag using foam tape.
DeNami Products:
I hope you liked my (not so little) tag! Now onto a fairly CAS Holiday card. This little card was easy peasy to put together. I made the card base and stamped the sentiment then ran it through a dry embossing wood grain folder. I die cut a fancy little panel that I attached to the card base using foam tape. The wreath was SUPER EASY!! I simply punched a circle out of cardstock then punched a circle out of the middle of that circle. I wound the twine around it and secured the end with a little piece of tape. You can't even tell that I didn't perfectly center my smaller circle ;) hehehe! I used a little Crystal Lacquer to attach it to the card then attached a few loops of red twine and some fussy cut holly leaves that I had stamped out. You can get any easier than that!
See the pretty green scroll? That comes in the holly stamp set from DeNami. You can stamp the scroll and then stamp the different sized/shaped holly leaves and berries on it. I decided to change it up and have it highlight my sentiment...I like the effect I achieved using it this way :) Ohh, I forgot to mention my "berries"! I'm completely smitten with them...little teeny pom-poms I got at a local stamp shop. It was one of those purchases that you don't know what to do with the item but you just HAVE to have it, lol!
DeNami Products:
Crystal Lacquer
Merry Christmas
Elegant Holly Set
Well that's it for me today. Now off you go to visit with Kerri Smith! I bet she has something yummy cooked up for you :) I'll see you right back here tomorrow with a brand new challenge for The Shabby Tea Room!
Your tag is awesome! I love to wrap twine behind a negative. It looks so pretty, and looks like we were on the same wave length creating a twine wreath!!!
ReplyDeleteLove, love ... LOVE that wreath, Tina! So darn clever and adorable :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love your twine wreath!
ReplyDeleteThese creations are VERY VERY COOL!! :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful tag and card and great use of the twine!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag and card! I love the texture the twine adds! Great use of the negative die with the leaves, and the twine looks great!
ReplyDeleteYour tag is great! Love how you wrapped the twine on it and the colors you used. The pom poms are perfect for holly berries.
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative use of the twine on the leaves. So effective!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on the tag and your wreath is very pretty especially the way your sentiment came out :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome tag and cool card! Love the wreath! :D
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas but really like your pretty! I love how you used the scroll with your sentiment!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the twine wrapping under the leaf punch outs Tina! The colors are perfect with the kraft and your colored pumpkins. And the embossed BG of the wreath card is GORGEOUS! I kept looking at your sentiment and wondering if that scroll was a Denami stamp...DUH! The holly set, of course! Brilliant:)
ReplyDeleteLove the green swirl, your berries and the wreath!
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous designs! Love the way you "colored your leaves in with the twine.
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects - I love them both.
ReplyDeleteSuper fun projects! your fall tag is so pretty, with a great mix of stamps. The green wreath is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteYour leaves are so pretty Tina and that wreath is simply divine!!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty wreath card and I like the twine behind the leaf cut outs on the tag.
ReplyDeleteJust look at all the pretty and creative ways you used twine!! These projects are fabulous and so fall-y festive :)
ReplyDeleteLove the fall theme tag, my favorite season of the year.
ReplyDeleteYour work is beautiful. I love the tag with the twine layered under the open leaves. Gorgeous tag. And the sweet and simple wreath is stunning with the little loops of red under the leaves. What a perfect little finishing touch!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these lovely ideas. :)
lovely tag and awesome card
ReplyDeleteGreat projects! I especially love your wreath card!
ReplyDeletefabulous projects!
ReplyDeleteYou are so stinkin' talented, and I adore you!
ReplyDeleteWow, Tina! I love how you used twine under your negative die cut! Both cards are lovely!
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