Wednesday, May 15, 2013

CardMaker Flourishes Blog Hop

CardMaker Flourishes Blog Hop
Good morning!  Today the CardMaker team is featuring the company Flourishes, along with their own designers, and I hope you have been enjoying the hop thus far!  I got the adorable set Simply Charming.  The fun thing was, a sweet friend gave me a lovely charm bracelet for my birthday around the same time i received the stamps, so I was able to make her a super customized thank you card!


This set includes a long bracelet (which can bend a bit to change the orientation on the card) plus lots of charms to add to it, depending on the occasion.  I added a greeting to the heart locket, and of course some bling!  I colored the bracelet and charms with Copics C-3,and BV23,  accented the heart with R22 and R27, and then used a pale blue B21 instead of gray for the shadows so it wouldn't run together as much with the grays in the bracelet.
Now please continue on to Flourishes, the final stop on today's hop and see what they have in store for you,  a nice giveaway of their May release, valued at more than $70!  :) 

Thank you Flourishes for sponsoring!

45 comments:

  1. Very pretty, Melanie! I love it when it works out where you can send a personalized thank you!

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  2. Hi Mel!!! ((hugs)) Gorgeous card! Lovin' the layered chain and charms! Pops right off your card front!

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  3. Great Card!! You nailed the metal coloring (something I just can't seem to accomplish)..I love it!

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  4. Very pretty image and colors.

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  5. Super cute Melanie and -- how fun that you were able to thank your friend for such a great gift in such a personal way! LOVE your creation and the sweet way you draped the bracelet -- too fun!

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  6. this is such a neat card! your shading is phenomenal!

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  7. How awesome that you could make this perfect card for your friend...gorgeous work with the charms lady! Such a pretty card!

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  8. I just love this set, and I love your beautiful card! Love your coloring.

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  9. Oh, Melanie, this is just so stinkin' cute!!! Wow, love it! Your friend will be so thrilled with this! Hope you are well :) Hugs...

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  10. Its so cute. How perfect a thankyou.

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  11. What a great personalized thank you card. Love your coloring...great details.

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  12. Great coloring and love the versatility of this stamp set.

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  13. wow your coloring makes it look like you could just pick the bracelet right up off the page!

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  14. very cute set!! made for a really cute card..looks fun to color!

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  15. Very pretty, love the charm idea. What a unique stamp set!

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  16. "charming". A bit out of the box to stretch out thinking.

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  17. Love the Charm bracelet image with the use of the black gingham ribbon. Great card.

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  18. Perfect card for your friend!

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  19. Hey! Your take on this stamp really makes the stamp desirable. Nice art!

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  20. What a beautiful charm bracelt! I like the pretty rhinestone accents. :)

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  21. Your friend is going to love her thank you card! Love the stamp and your color choice is great. Thanks for sharing your friend's card with us first.

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  22. Love the card. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. Oh, I like that charm bracelet.What fun images.

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  24. WOW! Your card is definitely "charming"!

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  25. Super cute, great use of the charms. I like all the white space too.

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  26. What a fabulous thank you for the gift, Melanie. Beautiful work of the shadowing on this and that touch of ribbon is perfect.

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  27. Melanie, this is just beautiful...love how you showed off this new set!!! Definitely charming :) !!!

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  28. Wow! This is simply stunning! Love how you stamped those images! Wonderful card!

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  29. Cute charm card...wonderful colouring.

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  30. I love how easy this stamp set is to use and personalize. Your card is so pretty and unique. Love your coloring too!

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  31. What serendipity! I love your charm card and how you could make it a special thank-you theme. Your clean design is lovely!

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  32. sooo pretty! Your bracelet looks great!

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  33. Interesting card Melanie...clever!

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  34. Great coloring to give your card lots of dimension!

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  35. Your coloring and shading are amazing!! Why do I never think of doing things like that???? lol..

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  36. What a great card. My granddaughter would love a card like that.

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