Tuesday, December 7, 2010

AmberInk's First Annual Christmas Blog Hop

Are you hungry?  Are you ready to hop?  Today is the First Annual AmberInk Holiday Blog Hop.

If you are coming from Jacki Randolph's blog (Team Brown) then you are at the right place (and hopefully you did not overeat over at Jacki's!)!  If not, then be sure to start at Our Ambassador of Awesomeness, Shannan Teubner's blog and get hopping.

We are hopping today AmberInk style.  That means there is a "fun" (I use the term loosely) challenge involved. Alumni and current torchbearers have all been slaving away in the kitchen (er craft room) to serve you a seven course meal!   See, over at AmberInk, we are given missions and this time around we needed to prepare a 7 course meal for 2.  We tried telling Pam that we don't cook, but alas, she laughed and so we are all cooking up a meal for you. Yes, that is the type of challenge you see everyday - LOL!  It translates to a project with 2 colors and a neutral and 7 different techniques.  Okay, so once I figured out what Pam was talking about, I mixed the following together:  1 iPaper (OMG  I love the Snowflake Lace Hint on kraft), 2 ribbon, 3 dry embossing, 4 stitching, 5 pearl embellies, 6 die cut, and 7 lacey trim.  After stirring for quite awhile, and baking for a long time the following came out of the oven...

 
Did I mention that I love the Snowflake Lace Hint iPaper on kraft?!!!

Be sure to leave a comment today - a few prizes will be given to random comments along the hop!  Plus, head on over to the AmberInklings blog tomorrow as there will be voting on all the creations showcased along today's hop!  Now get hopping...next up is the ubber talented Julia Dunnit of Stamping Ground.  Julia is representing the Pink Team and I am sure she whipped up something super yummy for you!

BTW, my card is based on this week's Mojo Monday Sketch.  I figured I was already confused enough by the blog hop challenge mission, so why not add another layer of complexity with a sketch challenge!
Plus, the Paper Players challenge this week is Christmas!
Smiles,
Agent Foxy Needles
Details:  Image - 'Tis the Season (AmberInk), PP - Snowflake Lace Hint (AmberInk), Sentiment - (Verve), Ink - Ladybug Red (Momento), CS - Kraft, Pure Poppy and Ocean Tides (PTI), Embossing - Snowflakes (Sizzix), Die - Scallop Square (Nestabilities), Ribbon - Binding, Pearls (Recollections), and trim - stash.

33 comments:

  1. Amazing! Over the top fab color combo and that bit of trim is the perfect embellishment!

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  2. Julie, this is stunning! WOW, iPaper on kraft...just what I need to try. ;)

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  3. Julie! This is GORGEOUS!!!! Wowzer, girl! I love the colors, stitching, ribbon, trim, embossing, image, EVERYTHING!!!

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  4. oh my goodness! I LOVE that snowflake paper on the kraft! Gorgeous work!!!

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  5. I agree - love that combination of iPaper on kraft! You've created a beauty - and your mojo sketch useabe is perfect!

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  6. Dude. I can't even! Agent Foxy Needles, you have done it again. Perhaps we should call you the "iron crafter"?? This card is so different and yet so amazing and like all of the above, that ipaper printed on craft just blows me away!

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  7. This card is so elegant - I absolutely love it! To me, the colors work beautifully to give it an old-fashioned feel!

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  8. Ahem. Cough Cough Cough. I just spit my tea at the screen. I wish I had more grace in the face of grace. This creation reminds me of this exploding chocolate cake I had Panang once, beautiful at first glance, but full of surprises that make it better with each bite!

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  9. holy macaroni...your card is gorgeous...the colors are magnificent!

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  10. OMG!!! Julie your gift for craftin is absolutely AMAZING!!! Oh so Stunning and Elegeant!!!
    Love the lacy on the Kraft!! WOW!!! Girl you are rockin the Brown team!!!

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  11. Julie, you just get better and better and that's amazing because you were awesome to start with!

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  12. Pretty card. Love the pp on kraft and the lace too!

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  13. This is gorgeous! I'll add my vote for the awesomeness of the iPaper on kraft!

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  14. Ditto the above: pass the kraft, please -- i have some printing to do! Great take on the sketch as well -- and the pearls...and embossing...just awesome all around!

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  15. OK, so no one commented on the Holly Image, so I will... you colored it beautifully... and the layered red ribbon and leaves... hmmmmm... what else is there to say? This card is so completely awesome, there really are no other words!

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  16. OMGeeeeee that snowflake Lace HInt on Kraft - it's gorgeous - what a genius idea...makes your card hot hot hot!

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  17. Oh my! This is just gorgeous! I love the colors and how classy this turned out Julie! :)

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  18. Gorgeous!! I love how you printed the ipaper on kraft!! I'm going to have to give that a try!!

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  19. *thud*

    This is beyond beautiful! Wowza!

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  20. Such a pretty card! Love the trim and ribbon! Thanks for playing Mojo Monday!

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  21. Gorgeous!!! Yes I love ipaper on kraft! It turned out really nicely. All the lovely touch you put into... Beautiful!

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  22. This is just so beautiful and gorgeous! (Those are the same words aren't they?)

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  23. I guess I should be the last minute crafter - I just saw this...a day late!! I love this card - and I'm going to have to check out the iPaper you keep talking about - it looks fantastic! :)

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  24. Stunning!! But no sewing in the car.

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  25. Gorgeous card! I love the stitching!

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  26. Love the whole think... paper, trims, stamps, colors... all is perfect.

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  27. So many beautiful elements on your card creation - it's just lovely!!

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  28. This is beautiful! I love the dimension and pearls and how you printed the digi paper on kraft! It all looks fabulous!!

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  29. Julie - I love the way you captured so much wonderful texture on this card. the sentiment, of course, is perfect. Love the color choices, too!
    Thanks for joining the Paper Players again this week.
    Jaydee

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  30. Love the texture and non-traditional colors! Thanks for joining The Paper Players this week!

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  31. Great colors and I LOVE the stitching! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players! :)

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  32. This is stunning Julie, ove the colours and embossing
    love tasha xx

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