Monday, June 29, 2015

No Rulz! Blog Hop!

It's summer and it's hot, so let's break it up a bit! The Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog Design Team is happy to bring you our "No Rulz!" Blog Hop! We're being sponsored by River City Rubber Works! Come hop with us for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate!
As you hop, leave comments! The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

All of the LTSCB designers are creating Anything Goes inspiration projects for our blog hop. Everyone participating in the blog hop is invited to link up a 'No Rulz' project for extra entry/entries into the drawing! No rules for this challenge!

For my card, I chose this beautiful image called "Sunflowers, Large".  The DT received digital images of the River City Rubber Works rubber stamps.  And I have to admit, when I first saw this one printed out I was a little disappointed.  It just seemed a bit blurry, you know, not crisp.  But I had to use it so I colored it up and now I LOVE it!!  The blurriness is really just shading and it helps the image come alive.  I also love how this card turned out.  It's CAS but really grabs me.


I printed the image out three times, colored and layered different parts of the image to create some really awesome dimension.  The first layer is the entire image.  The second layer is the three flowers facing the front and the third layer is the two larger flowers.  You can see the dimension in the following picture:

 To finish the image off, I added brown stickles to the centers of the flowers.  Can you see the sparkle in this last photo???



Here is the line-up:


We hope you are enjoying the hop and if you get lost along the way - or if you landed here in the middle of the hop and want to join in the fun - head over to the Love To Scrap!Challenge Blog to read all the details and start from the beginning!

Happy Hopping!  Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Challenges:
Crafty Gal's #25--anything goes
Fantastic Tuesday #91--a touch of summer (sunflowers are THE summer flowers)
Clear It Out--theme: your style (my style is classic, leaning toward a more CAS look but with embellishments) stash: use your favorite craft products (die cuts, and pearls are one of my favorite embellishments)
Loves Rubberstamps #157--use a die cut
Crafting with Attitude--anything goes

Supplies:
Stamps: River City Rubber Works "Sunflowers, large"; Verve "Text Objects" sentiment
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" for my 'washi' tape








38 comments:

Aunty Sue said...

love sunflowers the cheer you up on anytime. Fab card and layout

Unknown said...

Very sunny card!

NanaConnie said...

I love sunflowers, Heather, and that dp you chose is such a perfect background for these in particular. :-D

Lena said...

Beautiful card. Love the sunflowers and the dimension you added.
Thank you for playing along with us at Crafty Gals Corner. I hope to see you again soon. Good luck!
♥ Lena - DT
Lena’s Creations

Maia said...

Very beautiful card!
With the layering and pretty colorwork its not blurry at all!
Have a happy crafty summer week!
Greetings Maia

Lillian A said...

Sunflowers are such happy flowers and I just love your layering for that 3-D effect !!

Leslie said...

Seriously gorgeous, Heather! Sunflowers are one of my most favorite flowers and you've done an outstanding job with this! Love the dimension and and design!

Patty Sue 2 said...

I love how the beautiful sunflowers just pop off the card. It is beautiful!

BrendaB said...

Your coloring is fabulous! Love the dimension!

sammi said...

Wow! Great dimension! Your sunflowers are so striking! Loving this hop so far!

JenniferE said...

Wow, just wow! Everything is really just perfect...the coloring-fantastic....layers-such dimension.....whoever gets this card will surely love it!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

How gorgeous! Love all the dimension on those beautifully colored sunflowers. Thanks for playing along with Viva la Verve!

Snoopy said...

This is so gorgeous and those Stickles were the first thing that caught my eye. Such lovely detail on everything! Thanks so much for joining us at Sister Act Card Challenge. Hope to see you again on the next challenge!

Hugs,
Snoopy :D​

Judy V said...

Beautiful sunflower card! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner!

Marcy said...

This is beautiful! Thanks for joining our challenge at Loves Rubberstamps!

Betta said...

Bella questa card!!!
Amo i girasoli!!!!
Kisssssssssssssssssss

Sabina said...

Beautiful card!

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

It's beautiful! I love how you 3-d the image and the Stickles are a fabulous touch. Wonderful job :o)

frezja said...

great card :)

(AJ) ArtJypsy said...

Beautiful card. Love the sunflowers and your CAS approach.

Ann Chuang Crafts said...

So beautiful card!!Love the flowers!

Ann Chuang Crafts said...

So beautiful card!!Love the flowers!

NickScrapShack said...

This looks stunning. Love the pretty sunflowers. They are my fav during summer season!

Thanks for a great blog hop too!
Nick

Karen McAlpine said...

Super sunny sunflowers. Very uplifting! Great project.

StampNScrapJunkie said...

I love sunflowers! This is such a happy card! Thanks for sharing and joining us at Inspiration Destination. Hope to see you again and good luck!
Ema
IDCB Owner

coldwaters2 said...

Hi Heather I am not on the hop but just had to stop by and tell you how much I love this beautiful card those sunflowers look amazing, superb make.
hugs
lorraine x

Lisa Mensing said...

Very pretty! Thanks for sharing at Clear It Out's Your Style challenge. Hope you join us again.
Lisa DT
The Crafting Cave

Julie Schinkel said...

Gorgeous card Heather, I love sunflowers :)

Anonymous said...

Hi , A lovely project. A lovely style. Thank you for joining us this Month. Crafting With An Attiude Good luck. We would love to see you again for our next challenge.
Erin (Challenge Blog Owner)

Unknown said...

I love what you did with this image Heather... especially the Stickles in the centers. Great idea with the washi tape!

Tammy

E. Marie said...

Beautiful card. Your coloring and dimension of the image really makes it pop.

Anonymous said...

This looks fantastic! I love the dimension and all the bling!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic Card... summer is in the air...la la la la la la :-)

Hugs Doris

Fikreta said...

Gorgeous creation!

JennyH said...

Love everything about this card Heather, the colour combo, the simple sketch, the colouring and layering, the added stickle sparkle, plus sunflowers are one of my favourite flowers : )

Simone said...

Great card! I love the dimensional effect!
Simone

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Perfect papers for that beautiful image Heather. Love your pretty card Sunflowers are a personal fav. Beautifully coloured and love the sketch you used too. Hugs, Wends x

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

THis is just gorgeous, Heather!