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Friday, August 12, 2011

CSS Sketch Blog Hop

Whoo hooo!  Tonight I have joined forces with some of my besties from the GKD Center Stage Design Team to share with you some amazing creations using the sketch you see below.  You should have arrived at my blog from Lori's awesome blog.  If not, you will want to go back to StampTV and start from the beginning. 

 I used the beautiful Whimsical Wishes set that I was lucky enough to win from Theresa Momber.  Just in case you didn't know it, Theresa is the one who illustrated this beautiful set.  That girl has some mad talent!!!  I started with a base card of Fresh Asparagus and then added this beautiful print from Little Yellow Bicycle.  I have had the print paper for quite some time and don't know what collection it is from.  Next, I stamped the sentiment and dragonfly image and then finished off the card with the trio of botanicals that I cut out using my circle nesties.  I am going to send you on your way to Miesje's awesome blog so that you can check out the beauty that she has created.

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (August 16th), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

113 comments:

  1. I love what you did with your sketch Melissa!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :)

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  2. Hee hee- You made yourself one beautiful card there, my friend!!! Thanks for a fab sketch and we're glad we could surprise you!!! Hope you had a wonderful b-day!

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  3. Beautiful card and great sketch Melissa! Happy Birthday and I am glad we could surprise you!

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  4. Happy Birthday, Melissa.....your card is a knock-out! Love celebrating with you, GF!!!!

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  5. HAPPY HAPPY DAY!! So glad to be part of this hop celebrating your day! Great sketch too, along with a fabulous card!!

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  6. Happy Birthday! I have finally finished a blog hop..lol. Your card is very inspirational.

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  7. What a great take on this sketch! Great colors and wonder choice of dp! Happy birthday, girl!!!

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  8. Hope you had a wonderful birthday and so glad we could surprise you with this fun hop! Love what you did with the sketch!

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  9. Great card and so glad that we were able to help your day get a little brighter. Love you card Melissa!

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  10. Happy Birthday, hope all your wishes come true, and you made yourself such a beautiful card

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  11. Happy birthday to you. Great sketch and abeautiful card.

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  12. Beautiful card, Melissa! I hope you had a wonderful birthday and enjoyed your blog hop surprise! Love the colors you used on this card along with the beautiful background paper. Thanks for the great sketch for the hop - it is one I'll go back to!

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  13. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! I love you take on the birthday card sketch. The simplicity will give beginners inspiration for sure. And it's simplicity is what gives this card its extraordinay beauty. Love it!

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  14. Happy Birthday!!! Great sketch....great card!

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  15. Great card, love how you decorated the circles.

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  16. Hehehe! Happy birthday to YOU! :) Love your card and the three silhouette circles! Beautiful! SO glad you were surprised!

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  17. Love this card! Especially the circles! Hope you had a graet birthday!

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  18. Happy Birthday, Melissa. Great card!

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  19. Happy birthday! Love your version of the sketch - really like the circles! Great job!!

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  20. really cool with that DP and those silhouettes, beautiful colors, hope you have a great weekend!

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  21. I hope you had a very happy birthday yesterday Melissa - I hope you spoiled yourself rotten until your husband returns to spoil you all over again. I like your 'denim and lace' looking card, very pretty.

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  22. Beautiful card!!!
    Happy Birthday !!!!!!

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  23. Love the way you focused on the sentiment and then spotlighted the botanicals...beautiful design. Happy Birthday a day late.
    Patti

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  24. Hi Melissa! Your sketches are always awesome, and this card is beautiful!! I hope you had a wonderful suprise from the rest of the ladies and hope you had a marvellous birthday. Happy Belated Birthday!! {{hugs}}

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  25. Happy Birthday...mine's the 15th!
    Love the paper you chose to go with the rubberstamped circles...great job!

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  26. Melissa, this is such a great sketch and your card is beautiful! Love how you used those lovely circles.

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  27. I almost for to add HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

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  28. Beautiful card Melissa!! Hope you had a wonderful Birthday!

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  29. Fabulous design Melissa! Love the colors and the dp is just dreamy. Great sketch...and a very Happy Birthday to you!!!

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  30. Such fun circles to highlight those lovely stamps! HAPPY BIRTHDAY from Cape Town!
    Helen -- Firenze Cards

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  31. Love your card and Happy Birthday!

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  32. FUN card, great DP. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA! Hope they all surprised you with such wonderful cards!

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  33. Love the way you highlighted the stamp images with the punched circles. Great take on the sketch!

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  34. That is such a great card! It's cute and fun.

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  35. Great design! And great color and paper choices.

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  36. Love your card and design - and I hope you had an awesome Birthday - from one Leo to another :)

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  37. Great card design. Love the way you stamped the designs in the circles and coordinated the colors. Happy Birthday.

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  38. The dragonflies and the botanical trio on the bottom are very nice touches

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  39. Love the use of the stamp kit I have this one so a copy is in order and the colors are so me...tks for the inspiration.

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  40. What a gorgeous card, absolutely perfect!

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  41. Great design. Love the colors.Thanks for sharing.

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  42. I love how you combined the colors and stamps. Such a pretty card. You are very talented. Thanks for creating and sharing. Lori

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  43. You probably didn't realize you were making a birthday card for yourself. It is gorgeous! Happy birthday!

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  44. Beautiful card! I love the design and the colors!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  45. Very pretty card. I love this sketch you've created too.
    Happy Birthday from a newcomer to your blog and to the Stamp TV hop.

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  46. Happy Birthday. I love the whimsical wishes. Beautiful card

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  47. Very cheerful card here. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing this with us.

    Joan
    MN

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  48. I love this card. Great choice of colors, and I love the stamped images.

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  49. Great card !!

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  50. Love this! the medallion stamp images are darling.

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  51. Love this card and love the circles! I also like the fact that this can be a card for either gender! :)

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  52. Lovely card, a very happy birthday to you.

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  53. Hope you had a great birthday. Your card is so pretty...I especially love any design with a dragonfly.

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  54. Very woodsy and natural looking card. Love the color scheme.

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  55. Oooohhh, I love it. One of my favorites so far, and definitely one I'll CASE. It's "do-able" for even a relative newbie. Thanks!

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  56. Love the sketch and the card you made from it birthday girl. Have a wonderful day!

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  57. Wish I could put card elements together the way you creative ladies do! Truly inspiring card! TFS!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  58. I absolutely love this card. The colors are beautiful and the other elements make the card stand out.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  59. 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELISSA' Love your card. Thanks

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  60. Happy Birthday Melissa! Love your take on the sketch. Very pretty card.

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  61. Happy Birthday Melissa and thanks for a wonderful versatile sketch!

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  62. Happy Birthday!! What a lovely card.

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  63. First of all I wish you a most wonderful birthday. And, I really love what you did with the sketch. Just beautiful!

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  64. I love the card design!

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  65. Nice card, pretty color combination
    Diane

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  66. Fantastic card!!! Love the colors and your interpretation of Melissa's card!! TFS!

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  67. Happy Birthday, Melissa, Best wishes and thanks for a lovely sketch and card.

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  68. Nice card. Your choice of colors is great!

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  69. Love those silhouette stamped circles. Gorgeous. Happy Birthday.

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  70. I love the way you punched out the circles and added them with foam dots on the card. Happy Birthday.

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  71. Happy Birthday to You and what a lovely card.

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  72. Wonderful card, love your take on the sketch, love the stamped images in the circles and raised, just pops the images.
    Thanks
    Donna

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  73. Very pretty card, Melissa! Oh...and Happy Birthday! :)

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  74. Very nice! Love the color combination and the background!

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  75. Melissa, Happy Birthday! Nice the girls could surprise you this way! Great sketch and wonderful card you made!

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  76. First off, Happy Birthday! Hope it was an awesome day for you! Your card is beautiful and I agree about Theresa...she is awesome!

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  77. I love this card! Great elements!

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  78. Great card. I love how you stamped on circles and used them as the embellishments.

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  79. Happy B-lated Birthday! Pretty card!

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  80. Beautiful card - liked the circle botonicals!

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  81. really (!) like how earthy the coloring and the images are on this one. Nice!

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  82. Melissa, Happy Birthday! I love what you did with this card. I am definitely casing it, especially since I have this stamp set. Thanks for sharing.

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  83. Happy Birthday Melissa. I love those three circles with small stamps in them, i believe I will be storing this idea away to use sometime. Hope you had a wonderful day.

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  84. Happy Birthday, sketch queen. Lovely card.

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  85. WOW!! Nice card and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you.

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  86. I love your use of the 3 botanicals. They look great on your card.
    Happy Birthday!!!

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  87. Happy Birthday, Melissa! You really received a lot of B-Day cards this year!! Great take on your sketch and I really like the colors.

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  88. Your card is absolutely beautiful Melissa! Love your paper and just everything!!
    Happy Happy Birthday and may all your wishes come true!!!

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  89. This is gorgeous Melissa! Love how you used the three focal images! Glad that we were able to surprise you :)
    Thanks for another great sketch!

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  90. Happy Belated Birthday Really fun sketch. Great job on your card.

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  91. Love your card and Happy Birthday.

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  92. Very cute card and Happy Birthday.

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  93. Thanks for another great idea on how to use my Whimsical Wishes stamp set & Happy Birthday to you!

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  94. Happy Birthday! What a beautiful card.

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  95. How lucky of you to win the stamp set. And a beautiful card it is!

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  96. I love your card - I just got this set and am anxious to use it - like in CASEing your card. TFS

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  97. Love the composition & the color combo!

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  98. So pretty, love the rich colors. I really like the circles you added.

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