Hi there! Tonight I am joining in with some of the gals from the Gina K. Designs Center Stage Team to bring you our first challenge for 2012. Tonight we are using a sketch that I created as our inspiration.
You should have arrived at my blog from Linda Payne's amazing blog, if not you can go back to StampTV and start from the beginning.
Being a California girl I knew I wanted to use the GKD Stately Flowers 1 set that was illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger. Can I tell you how much I LOVE this California Poppy image? I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto GKD PL White cardstock and colored it with Prismacolor Pencils. I added a wee bit of Diamond Stickles to the flowers to give them that sunkissed look. The image panel was layered to GKD PL Black and GKD PL Apple Green panels and added to the card base with Tombow Foam Tabs. "California Poppy" was stamped in Memento Black ink as well and popped up with a foam tab onto a GKD PL Black Scalloped circle. The card base is GKD PL Green Apple cardstock with a layer of GKD PL Black and an orange print (from my stash). I finished the card with some ribbon, a bow and rhinestones.
Now here is the good part. Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along the hop for a chance to win a HUGE grab bag of GKD stamps. The winner will be chosen on Tuesday morning (January 17).
I have kept you long enough, so I am going to send you on your way to Sharri Seffens awesome blog.
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Beautiful coloring on your poppy! Such pretty, cheerful colors!
Gorgeous card, Melissa! I love the poppies and the rich colors!
Wow! Melissa this is gorgeous! I love the colors and those beautiful poppies! Fab coloring!!
Thank you for the sketch! I had fun with it!
Melissa- this is such a great sketch, and I loved working with it. Your poppies are breathtaking and so sunny looking!
Melissa, awesome!! Love your card and what a great sketch!!!
Fun sketch -- gorgeous poppies~
Gorgeous card Melissa and so beautifully colored. Also being a California girl I to love the poppies in Mel's set. :)
I have to tell you I loved this sketch, thank you.
Such a beautiful poppy!
Beautiful card Melissa! Amazing colouring too!
This is a classy, beautiful card... Thanks for the inspiration!
Stunning card Melissa! Love how you added the sentiment and your coloring on the flower is perfection! Thanks for designing another fab sketch!
This one of my favourite stamps.
Beautiful card and those colours just gorgeous.
Hi, Melissa,
This is one of my favorite images to use. Cal poppies are such a 'happy' flower :) Love how you colored them but kept the overall design simple to let those poppies shine. '
Oooh, really pretty card!
Melissa - such a gorgeous card. The yellow and green work so well together, and I agree with the other about the coloring on your poppy. You're a Cali girl fer sure!
So very pretty!
Kris in Alaska
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That's a lovely card ^_^ I wish I have the stuff to make something like it ~_^
Love the poppies! Great coloring and use of the stamp!
So very pretty! I love the colours
Love the colors and it's a very pretty card.
Gorgeous card! Beautiful colouring, and simply stunning overall.
lovely...thanks
Such a pretty card, Melissa. It makes me think of Spring!
Love your card it's very beautiful.
I love the poppies, so pretty, great job. Another must have set for me.
Love the yellow poppy, really stands out.
Extremely beautiful card ... makes me homesick for my former home in California!
What a winner - your coloring is stunning!
your coloring is super and with pencil wonderful
Love the yellow and the ribbon used. Nice card!
Melissa, awesome card and love your sketch...it's a keeper.
Love those poppies, Melissa! Your card is perfectly gorgeous. Thanks for such a fun sketch.
Bold, beautiful colors, Thanks
Beautiful rich coloring. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous poppies! Love the colors you used, such a beautiful color.
Gorgeous through and through!
Melissa, this is such a warm and fuzzy looking card. In all this snow it warms my heart!
Such a pretty card - it does warm you right up
Gorgeous card! The poppies are beautiful!
<--- california native as well. love those beautiful poppies. fantastic card.
Poppies are one of my favorite flowers. On my wish list!
Melissa - your poppies are beautiful! The coloring you did on them is fabulous and the whole card makes me feel sunny and warm.
Simply stunning!
Very pretty card. Love the colors and the layering.
Beautiful card Melissa.
What would we do without stickles??? :-)
I love poppies too! Love your colors.
Melissa this is so very, very pretty! Love the flower colored in orange to match the paper and the ribbon gives the look of elegance to the card! I love the sketch and I am going to play!! Hugz!
I so love this sketch and your card design is so beautiful. Great colors. I know I plan to try this sketch later on as well.
Gorgeous card, love the colors that you used. You colored the stamp beautifully.
Smiles Sher
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Wonderful card! Love the flowers and the added glow with the diamond dust!
Great color the poppies look just picked.
Beautiful colored card!! Love the Poppies !1
Love it love it
Beautiful card! I love the poppies...making "happy". Perfect for a masculine birthday card!
Very pretty. I love poppies and the ribbon is beautiful.
Great use of the beautiful poppies. A Happy card!!Love the sketch!!!
So gorgeous... Awesome job...
Very pretty. Love the gold and black combination. Very striking.
Your coloring of the poppies, the embossing, and the black ribbon have made this card so attractive. Lovely!
Gorgeous coloring on that poppy!
What a beautiful card. TFS.
Nice focal image with beautiful coloring. Your color combo is perfect for the poppies and the card overall. I also like the sketch.
Great color coordination for the focal image. THis is a beautiful card.
Great job on the sketch and beautiful work on the card!
OMG! Your card and your sketch are just perfect! I love, love the colour combination and your colouring.
Gorgeous! Love the colors!!
Gorgeous poppies! I love how you've colored them.
love the green and yellow colors and the poppy is beautiful.
Beautiful card. I have that stamp and it is one of my fav's!
Hugs,
Marie
Gorgeous card! The orangey gold just pops with the black ribbon
So Pretty! The coloring is great!
Beautiful--I like the colors.
Very pretty. TFS!
Beautiful card!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow, your coloring is amazing, I am just learning to color with prisma color pencils, your is gorgeous
Beautiful coloring, beautiful colors, and it's a great sketch, of course!
Absolutely gorgeous Melissa! Your coloring is amazing! Thank you for another great sketch!
i liked the use of the nesties oval. i think it was the scalloped one , not the lacy oval. it makes a lovely frame for your california poppy . love the orange from your 'stash'
Such a happy card! So beautiful!
A stunning, warm card, love it!
Great take on the sketch! I do like the warm colours you chose!
I'm a California girl - in my heart anyway - so the poppy makes me very happy (& a little home sick too). lovely card!
nice card. I always like a little black accent to make things pop.
Wow! What a stunning card! Love the color combination and how you colored the poppy flowers! Awesome job Melissa!
love how you sketchedd this out
The colors on this are just gorgeous Melissa, I love the contrast of the black ribbon! Beautiful!
Beautiful coloring on those poppies! Loving the layering as well!
Beautiful card and coloring. I love the flowers, they are so pretty.
Your colors are lovely and you did a beautiful job of coloring in the flowers!
Your intense colours add drama to this sketch. Very nice!
Perfect. What a pretty card
Absolutely beautiful!
The colors are so cheerful . Makes me happy just to look at this card.
Oh my goodness that is stunning.....i love the coloring work you did on the flower...
This is absolutely gorgeous!
What a cheery card! Fun colors.
I am a California girl too, and your card is just beautiful. Full of life and color. Really perked me up. Thank you so much for sharing!
Stunning...your coloring is perfect. Very pretty card.
Gorgeous card! And, Love me some poppies! I just couldn't get enough of the California poppies when I visited Tahoe last year...so gorgeous! Your card brings them all back to life!
Beautiful poppies!!! Great take on the sketch and a great sketch!!!
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