Sunday, April 17, 2011

Clear Dollar Stamps Monthly Blog Hop!

Welcome !


 It's APRIL and we just got snow. 
 ACK! Will spring EVER arrive??? 

Did you arrive  here from 
Nancy's Blog?

If so, you are in the right spot!

If not and you want to see the
 hop from the start -
head over to
 Lori's Blog 
and start from the beginning!

The blog hop theme this month is
 inspired by the quote 
" Earth Laughs in Flowers" 
by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I took inspiration from the newly hatched frogs
 croaking my my backyard to create this card:


I used three different Clear Dollar Stamps sets for this card :
Hoppy Day, Sentimental Flowers and Help me Bloom.

The image is colored with colored pencil and 
blended with mineral spirits.
I stamped the flowers then cut them out and 
popped them up with mounting tape to add dimension.

Be sure to leave a comment at EACH blog
 for your chance to win a great prize!!!
 2 lucky winners will each receive a
 $10 gift certificate for the CDS store for
 purchase of clear or digital stamps ONLY.

Winners will be announced on April 20th
RIGHT HERE, so be sure to 
stop back!!

Your next stop on this hop is :


I'm sure she has something delightful to share with you!

See you soon!
Barb

32 comments:

Jan Hunnicutt said...

What a cute card, I love your frog and sentiment! Happy hopping :)

CraftyNerd81 said...

I love the frog. Thank you for sharing.

Unknown said...

Cute card Barb! Love the frog and flowers!

Hugs,
True :D

Linda Anderson said...

Yes, I arrived from Nancy's blog, and I am so glad I did...this card of yours Barb is ADORABLE!!! I love that frog set, and how clever of you to combine it with the flowers!!! Fun and fabulous card. So glad too your computer is working so you could play today!!!!!

Linda

Basslady said...

very sweet and delightful!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Shawnee said...

I love your flowers and this adorable frog! Great job!

Shawnee
quiverofangels.blogspot.com

Mrs. Nancy G said...

So sweet and fun!

:-)

Shawna said...

What an adorable thank you card! Love that color combo, too!

April said...

really cute card. I just love the frog! Great job!

auntbeespickles said...

Hi Barb, what fun creativity to pull from three different sets! They really all go great together! So fun!
Hugs, Sarah

Christi said...

Cute Barb!

Jessica said...

Very cute... like I said before...I just love frogs! lol TFS
Jessica

Marsha said...

Fun card.

Chrisd said...

Those flowers are adorable with the sweet frog . That would certainly lift the spirits of the lucky person who receives the card.

ellen_mangione said...

Love the color combination and the cute frog.

Christine said...

This is so cute. Purple and green are my favorite colors.

Heather said...

What a fun card! That little froggy is so cute.

Kathy D. said...

cute frog! Like how you used three sets to make a unique card that is one of a kind!

Stacy Morgan said...

Oh this is darling. Look at him all smiles and those flowers, just so sweet.

Heidi Brawley said...

AWE! This frog is sooo cute and so is your card!!
~heidi brawley

Heidi Brawley said...

AWE! This frog is sooo cute and so is your card!!
~heidi brawley

Patti J said...

Awww...this is just too sweet! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Sue D said...

Very cute--love the frog!

craftymom205 said...

Great card.

craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

Tanja said...

Lovely card, we had a frog in our backyard the other day and we are well into Autumn! This frog stamp is very cute.

beginning4fun said...

I love the colors & the fun pictures....very eye catching!

Amy said...

cute! The background dots match the dots on the frog!

Donna said...

Love your whimsical card! Very cute frog and all those flowers. Lovely.

Pat (mspfd) said...

Love the sentiment and cut froggie! The purple flowers really pop!

Catherine Kraft said...

Your little frog is so cute and would definitely put a smile on anyone's face who would receive it. I've not used pencils with the mineral spirits, technique I've gotta try.
Blessings~

Lisa Lara said...

How cute Barb. Love how you combined the cute frog and the lovely flowers.

Sandybeaches said...

Oh, way too cute! Just love popping in to see what you've been up too:)