Monday, July 9, 2012

Cloud 9



If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. ~Norman Vincent Peale

A great new blog called Cloud9 celebrating Wplus9 stamps is having their first blog hop with a fun, bright and happy inspiration photo.
I randomly stamped the petite images from Wplus9's Mother's Day Bouquet in various colors pulled from the inspiration picture and the sentiment comes from Ever After. To reflect the grass skirt, I added some old school crimped paper and tied a bow with some May Arts natural burlap string.

36 comments:

  1. that card is so pretty. I thought that was PAPER until I read that you stamped all that! LOVELY! Used your Teen set in my post today! (:

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  2. pretty card. Love the texture the crimped paper added.

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  3. My oh MY ! Lovin this beauty esp' that bespoke DP :) Great take on the photo inspiration x
    ((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

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  4. Such a lovely card Karen! I love your interpretation of the pic!

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  5. Beautiful!!
    Love that crimped paper and twine...
    and those bold blooms just pop off the page!

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  6. gorgeous stamping...Love this Karen...

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  7. So pretty! I have been eyeing that set!

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  8. Hi Karen!! This is fantastic. First off, I need to check out that sentiment because it's great! I love that font. Your stamped flowers are so perfect and goregous, but the crimped paper is the best detail of all! Thank you SO very much for joining us!

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  9. What a gorgeous burst of colors! love love!

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  10. Fabulous stamping Karen and I love your interpretation of the grass table skirt!!

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  11. Stunning!! Love your stamped background and the crimped paper and twine are the perfect additions!!

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  12. Your card is full of bright and happy! You do amazing things with an inspiration photo. Even the sentiment in red is like the red line swag. Beautiful job, Karen!

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  13. Kraft and color - can't beat the combo! Your take on the two is wonderful . . .

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  14. Just beautiful. I love your take on the inspiration photo.

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  15. so i was thinking "what pretty paper" then i read you "randomly" stamped to create it!!! good grief girl you are awesome!!!

    my OCD will not let me "random" anything! lol

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  16. Beautiful take on the inspiration!! Love your stamping on white and with Kraft card stock!

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  17. Awesome, the total Karen take on the photo... :)

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  18. So pretty Karen and I love the crimped 'skirt', very clever :)

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  19. What a lovely CAS card, except for that amazing flowered paper I thought was a beautiful DSP. I'd make mine CAS by using some beautiful DSP. I'm lazy like that. ;-)

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  20. Gorgeous card Karen. Love the crimpled effect. TFS

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  21. Great intrepretation of the inspiration photo!

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  22. Beautiful and so well executed. I know that is not as easy s it looks to produce a well balance staped project like this one with different colors.

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  23. I totally thought that was patterned paper until I read further. Then I studied it more, you stamped perfectly! Spaced so perfectly! Love the colors. Such a fun card! Wish I had kept my crimper now :)

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  24. TOTALLY LOVE the crimped paper in kraft ~ and the stamped panel is just magical!!!

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  25. Thud~... this is so my favorite!!! The colors just pops!!! Stunning!!! Hugs...xoxo

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  26. Your stamping couldn't be more perfect, Karen! Amazing use of the colors against the kraft background, and I love the subtle addition of texture with the crimped panel and twine.

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  27. You are a fabulous talent my friend! I adore these bright colors against the kraft...and that bright red sentiment is perfect. So CAS but so gorgeous too! Awesome!

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  28. FAB take on the inspiration! Love those bright flowers!

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  29. Beautiful! Love everything about it, the stamping, crimping and jute twine. Wow! So glad you played with us @ Cloud9:)

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  30. So pretty! Love the contrast if the colorfully stamped white panel on the Kraft!!

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  31. love love your stamped patterned paper! wonderful take on the inspiration, too. gorgeous card, Karen!

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  32. Your stamped design is so beautiful, Karen. The elements fit so well together and the colors are yummy. I agree that the texture added by your crimped paper is a great touch! So glad you joined us for the Cloud9 blog hop!

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