Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Serendipity Stamps February Blog Hop #1

Hi Everyone!
I hope you're all doing well and enjoying this winter season! It's still cold here in Atlanta, but for us crafters it's time to start thinking about SPRING! I like to make a few Easter cards to send to friends and family, and now is a great time for me to start...I just love coloring Springtime images and dreaming about the season to come!
Before I share my card with you, please know that today is the first day of Serendipity Stamp's first BLOG HOP for the month of February!

Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design  Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win!

Here's a list of all the designers participating in the blog hop today...

Marybeth Lopez 
Mary's Blog (Serendipity Stamps owner)
 
Julie Warner 
Beth Chiu (that's me!)
Miriam Napier
Vickie Zimmer

For today's card I colored the Judy's Easter Basket Large image. This stamp is the stamp of the month and is 50% off throughout the month of February! I love it because it's such a nice large image and it fills an A2 card very nicely.



I colored my image with Copic markers. After coloring it, I decided I wanted some extra dimension so I restamped the image, colored the eggs again, and fussy cut several of the individual eggs. I used a paper sculpting tool to create an "egg shape" on each piece. I then used a drop of silicone glue to adhere the individual eggs on top of the original image. I'm not sure if you can see it very well in my images, but the effect of the individual eggs "popping out" of the basket gives it a dimensional or 3-D effect.




I also added some tiny gemstones to some of the eggs for a bit of bling.




I cut out my image, added a small border with some lavender Stardream cardstock, and mounted this with some foam tape on top of a plaid paper from my stash.

I hope you enjoyed my card today. As always, thanks for visiting my blog and good luck on the hop!!








19 comments:

  1. I love how you have shaped the eggs, so much more realistic!

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  2. Fantastic card! Love all the 3D effects - your fussy cut, sculpted eggs and the jewels are just wonderful!

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  3. Love any card made with colorful plaid paper!

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  4. Sweet card. Love your colorful plaid frame and how you embellished the eggs. Thanks for the inspiration

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  5. Cute. I like your coloring, the gem stones and the plaid paper.

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  6. So pretty! And I love your attention to detail, especially on the basket coloring.

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  7. Fun Easter card, love the bling on the eggs :)

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  8. Pretty coloring! Love the gems as embellishments on the eggs!

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  9. You have so much dimension to the
    basket and the eggs. Looks
    like it's popping off the card.
    Love the coloring of the eggs.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  10. Lovely coloring and
    the eggs look great!
    Carla from Utah

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  11. What a beautiful basket of Easter eggs, Beth! Love the dimension of the shaped eggs!

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  12. Your coloring and embellishments are beautiful. Love the card.

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  13. I like the extra depth that gives the eggs - beautiful card!

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  14. What a cute basket of eggs. Love the plaid paper too.

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  15. So pretty! I love baskets and the eggs are so bright and Spring-y!

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