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Friday, February 25, 2011

CSS Treasure Chest Hop

Happy Friday Y'all!

Tonight I have gathered together with several of  my fellow Center Stage Alumni to introduce you to our first Treasure Chest Blog Hop.  The idea behind this hop is that we will be digging into the Treasure Chest from time to time and pulling out treasures to share with you.  Tonight we are sharing stamps from the Animal Kingdom...........Gina K's Animal Kingdom that is.  The challenge was to use any of the GKD sets that had an animal in it.  I chose to use the beautiful owl from the Hope Grows set illustrated by the talented Theresa Momber

You should have arrived at my blog from the ever so talented Lori McAree's blog, if not you can go back to StampTV and start from the beginning.  Really you should, you don't want to miss a thing!


I chose to follow along with this weeks Outlawz color challenge to use Lime, Charcoal and White and some bling.  I kinda tossed in a bit (okay a lot) of black too!  In an effort to use up some scrap my card is sized at 3 1/2" x 6".  I colored this adorable little owl with C1 and C3 Copics and sprinkled in some Stardust pen for a bit of glitz.  I cut the leafy flourish from some lime cardstock and then added some shadowing with YG03 and YG09 Copics.  To create the blinged out edging, I used both the postive and negative sections from the edge die.  I love how it worked out, I guess you would call that "seredipity."

Now that you have made it this far, I want to let you know that Gina K. is going to give away a free set valued at $24.95 or less to one lucky person.  Be sure to stop by each of the blogs along the hop and leave a comment.  Entering to win is as easy as that.  On Tuesday March 1, Gina will randomly choose a winner.  It could be you!

I am sending you on to Melissa Shultz's blog, where she has created a fabulous project for you.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Hope Grows-Gina K. Designs
Paper:  PL Smoky Slate, Black, White-GKD, Lime Green and Dot Print-SEI
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras:  Bling, Copics, Stardust pen, CPJ's Edge die, Sizzlets Leaf die, Octagon Nesties, CB EF

113 Comments    Click Here To Comment:

Carla S. said...

Beautiful card, Melissa! Love the fancy border and the sweet owl! Great use of the colors!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Melissa- this is stunning. The embossed bg is a great backdrop and makes the owl just pop! Gorgeous!

joy said...

Goodness, I like the colors you used and how you have framed the sentiment. Beautiful job!

redwasher1 said...

WOW! I love this!!!Great design!!

Cheri said...

Spectacular, Melissa! I love the color combo and the stamp set choice is a perfect.

AKiteFlier said...

FAAAAAAAAAABULOUS - Love the color combo and the layout and the bit's o bling!

Payne Holler Cards said...

wonderful - love your color combo!
and your choice of dry embossing
(-:

Brenda said...

Melissa this is so beautifully elegant!

Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) said...

Beautiful card! Love the texture.

stampqueen said...

Great card - love the color combo!!

Jennie said...

FUN design Melissa and love the embossing and border punch you used. The bird really just pops with the embossed background.

Unknown said...

Nice design and layout of your card, the colors are great too!

Betty Neville said...

How beautiful Melissa! Love the little owl sitting on the foliage and all your little details - wonderful card!

Lagene said...

This is stunning!

Deb said...

Whoa! LOVE these colors! The contrast of the lime against the darker colors really makes this zing! The texture and the border pattern are FAB!

buggin2stamp said...

i'v been seeing this color combo in different places and I have to say I am really lovin' it. Your card is gorgeous! I likenhownyou were able to use both punched pieces. I love when I can do that.

Lynne said...

Great card, good use of the border punches and the colors work so well together.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful color combo...so impressive.
crafty teacher

Theresa Momber said...

Wow! This is fantastic, Melissa! Great design and so perfectly detailed.

Barbara Colbert said...

Nice job!! Great colors!!!

kellyisascrapdiva said...

What a beautiful and fantastic card!

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

"TWEET" I love the green and black!

Tamara said...

What a great Card!! The sizing blew me away but I love The Littls owl, Very elegant

jan farnworth said...

very impressive

merniebug said...

beautiful card. I love the colors you've used.

Nana Griffin said...

So stunning!

pat said...

beautiful card thank you for sharing.

Miesje said...

Oh I like that! The green is just striking with the gray!

Marilyn S said...

Great card. I like the way you constructed it.

Carol said...

Beautiful project!





Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

mdog said...

The card is just beatuful

Teri C said...

Beautiful! Love the colors

Stephani said...

Absolutely love this card, the detailing and the color combo!

Unknown said...

oh la la...this lime green is everywhere this year!! so eye catching in this card with darker colors...

Lusiana said...

love the colours, very nice card

Joyce Thurston said...

just a sweet simple card....probably was harder to make than it looks.

Debbie Rogers said...

The card is stunning Melissa. Love the colors!

Cathy -Mercieschild said...

I love this card. I love the combination of the black and white with the green accent. It really sets that awsome card off. And the saying layered is a wonderful accent. Thank you for sharing it. hugs Cathy

sandi said...

Stunning!

bowlingfrog said...

such an interesting use of color

Unknown said...

Awe....

Luv 2 Create said...

Hi Melissa,
Love the card. Great colors and texture. It's been a while, hope all is well. How's your weather holding up?
Marcie

Christine Macneil said...

What a beautiful card. Love the colors.

Kelly said...

Love this Melissa. Love your colors, and your design!

Shirley B said...

What a creative way to use scraps.

enid said...

beautiful card, set off by the striking use of colour.

Lynn B. said...

The way you've framed the sentiment is amazing. Love to know how you accomplished that.

NanaConnie said...

This card is an absolute delight! What a great job of putting the owl on the branch! My daughter would love this one -- she colects owls. :-)

Judy said...

Nice card Melissa, TFS

Laura said...

Love the card! The colors are great!

Unknown said...

Ruth Sloan,

Beautiful colors and border

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card! RosieG(gramig05)

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

This is awesome! It is one of those cards you just want to run your fingers over!

Gladys R. said...

Really like your background
and border. Nice card.

Gayle C. said...

Fantastic card, Melissa, love the details and design.

Golda said...

What a pretty little bird. Great use of your colors for your challenge, too.

The Vannoy Family said...

Melissa -LOVE your color scheme - and owl - very pretty~ Thanks for sharing!

Joan said...

Great card and I love the border. Thanks.

luvhymns said...

Love your card.... the lime in it makes it striking!

Carol A said...

Beautiful card! Love the owl and the fancy border!

Crafty Math Chick said...

Oh this is stunning Melissa! With the predominantly black background the pretty owl really stands out! I also like the leafy greens, the fun border and LOVE the used used an octagon for the sentiment!

sandyh said...

very sharp card! i love using black and white plus one color. and the lime really pops!
sandyh

Casmiles said...

What a beautiful card! Colors are beautiful, and the border is a nice finish!

Peggy said...

Just wonderful!

Bertha W said...

Thanks for the great idea - I loved the border!

Laura said...

Wow! Eye-catching!

Jenny McGee said...

Nice colors. Great card.

Unknown said...

wow! What a classy, classic card! All the geometrics complement the flowing lines of the leaves and the owl. A perfect masculine card!

San said...

Black and green... who'd a thunk it? I love the color combo. Thank you for sharing. :)

I don't know where to go to see who is the winner of the wonderful stamp set for doing this Animal Kingdom hop. Please let me know--I've looked all over for the list of winners. Who knows, I might be there .

Brigitte said...

what a beautiful card. I love the way the lime green makes the whole card pop.

Linda said...

Great card I love all details, of your card and all bright green.Make the card stand out!

Jan said...

Great card. I like the way you used the positive and negative of the punch you used. I'll have to try that..........looks great.

Lisa said...

What a lovely card!

Anonymous said...

Wow you do a great card Marie

Pat Jandacek said...

Great color selection and I'm going to have to play with my border punches. Like what you came up with!

Simply Sandy said...

Cute card..love the bling and the border.

Unknown said...

Wonderful card, love how you designed it, love this stamp set!!

Brooke said...

Melissa, great color combo.Great job.
hugs,

1jmass said...

love the border-great color combo

Kathy Engelmeyer said...

Loved the colors, and the border.
Pretty!

Susan said...

I like the way you positioned the owl on the branch. That border is amazing -- serendipity at its best!

Anonymous said...

Fancy border, great owl .. love that tail! Great card!!

Linda Gilliam said...

SOOOO cute, love the colors, the green is just striking on this card!
The leaves are so pretty and that birdie is SURE proud of his tail feathers...lol! Great job on this one...

LoveSnailMail said...

Terrific color combo!

bernietom47 said...

Amazing card! Love the color combo and the boarder is fantastic.
Blessings Bernie

Booknplays said...

Always nice to see a different sized card. And having a black background is stunning.

DebbieM said...

Gorgeous card! Love the color combo! :)

Designs By Sky said...

love the color combination. great job. tfs

Stephanie said...

What a pretty card! I love your color combo.

Karen said...

I love the color combination, very pretty card

ladyj said...

such a nice card and I love that border :-) Juanita Cain

Therese said...

Love how that green really pops against the dark background. Love the color combination.

Unknown said...

Very cute.

Ceci V. said...

Stunning! I love the background.

Sharon Mattingly said...

Cute card - colors are really good and like the embossing and edging.

Attegirl said...

Nice card... love the color combo too...

Theresa's Studio said...

Great card....very wise use of the owl and colors.

PatS said...

Love your color combo and the detail on your border and shading on the leaves.Fantastic card!

Colorado Crafter said...

Great card!! TFS!!

Sandy said...

Melissa, this card is gorgeous. I love the colour choice and the sketch!

Barbara W. said...

Love the colors; I would not have thought to shade the leaves; but that edging is the best of all.

Barbara Hale said...

I really like your card - especially like the leaves.

Debbie Bradford said...

If I were to choose one word to describe your card, it would be "captivating"!

Helen F. said...

Stunning color combo, great image and fabulous layout, Melissa!

Sheila said...

You've inspired me to start using the color lime in my project.

grandmalee said...

Gorgeous! Love the owl especially with the color scheme!

Carolina said...

Beautifully done Melissa - gorgeous colors and design!!!

Darlene C said...

Just love, love, love everything about this card!

Cathy P in AZ said...

Sooo pretty! Love this card!

Cynthia said...

Wow, I really like your color choices with this design Melissa!

Sue D said...

Great color combination!

Bernadet Rodakowski said...

Wonderful color combo - and such an interesting stamp in the composition.

Marsha said...

Very pretty.

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