Thursday, January 28, 2010

Wishes and Dreams Hop

Welcome to the "Wishes and Dreams" Hop!
Today I wanted to have Alicia's little fairy holding something else in her hand besides the wand, and I came across this cute print from the Cosmo Cricket Earth Love pack with all these dandelions blowing all over, perfect for a birthday wish! I colored and cut her out, then popped her onto the background, positioning her hand over one of the dandelions. I cut out two little borders for the bottom from different prints in the pack to make a border for the little lady to skip along and die cut some hearts for my accents and greetings, cutting a larger one around a smaller heart to make a little window for spotlighting the dandelion. The lighter aqua that I used on her skirt and wings was such a close match to the paper until I got it photographed: it has such a yellow undertone, but it does complement the paper. The Lipstick Red hearts and base I threw in to contrast these muted tones.

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Now, it's your turn! Please hop over to Gina's blog to add the direct link to your blog post showcasing Alicia's Wishes and Dreams stamp set in the Mister Linkey Box. Gina will have a special prize for the one link that she chooses out of all the participating bloggers - check out her blog for the details.
Have a wonderful day! :)

10 comments:

  1. That is soooo sweet Mel!!!! That dandelion bg is so cute and just perfect for her!!

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  2. Love the colors ... she looks fabboo in such rich tones!

    ~Bev

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  3. Oh, that DP is just perfect! Love the heart accents!

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  4. HOw gorgeous Melanie!!! LOVE the colors that you chose and the layout is gorgeous!!! Big hugs!

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  5. Fantastic idea!! Love the shade of green!

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  6. Really cute card! Always love your neat ideas!

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  7. Great idea positioning her to hold the dandilion. Such a sweet card.

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  8. very sweet - love the card!
    Thanks for the inspiration.
    Sandra

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  9. How pretty!!! I love the creativity of this... Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Sure to appeal to the teen gal on anyone's list. Great job.

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