Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Sentimental Journey


I love these colors together...
 and with this stamp design, it really works well. 

Welcome to another New Release Preview for


 Today is the first of a two-day blog hop, so if you've come
here from the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog, then you are
in the perfect place.  If not, it's just one stop back and if
you visit each of the designer's blogs & leave a little
love on each, you could win the new releases!
 
 
This new release is called 'Sentimental Birds'.
I love the simplicity of the silhouettes.
This particular stamp is actually a straight branch of birds, but I like the idea of
the curved lines, so I simply 'bent' them slightly when I placed them on the 
acrylic block and got the affect I was looking for.

The rest of the elements here 
(with the exception of the baker's twine from The Twinery)
came from the January kit by Paper Made Bakery and includes
beautiful Bazzill cardstock and paper from Authentique's 'Blissful'
collection.  The beautiful seam binding and the matching button
really gave it a nice accent.


I really am happy you came by today and hope you enjoy
the inspiration that you find along the hop today.
Before you go, here is the 'fine print' that I need to
remind you of and THEN it's time to send you on your way....

To be eligible for stamp set a day:
**Make sure to visit each blog on the hop.
There are only 9 blogs each day, so it's a very 'do-able' hop!
**Leave an 'original' comment on each designers' blog.
(no copy and pasting, please)
**Be sure to follow the Sweet Stamp Shop blog and while you're at it,
our designers would love for you to follow them as well

For additional entries:
**Like our FB page
**Share our giveaway & blog hop with your friends
and leave us a note either on our FB page or on the SSS Blog

It is now time to send you on to my very talented friend, 

Have a great time on the hop!


Project Recipe: 
Paper Kit: Paper Made Bakery
Stamps: Sentimental Birds by Sweet Stamp Shop
Embellishments: Bakers Twine in Buttercream from The Twinery
Tools: Arch border punch by EK Success




42 comments:

Sue-M said...

What a gorgeous stamp. I love your card to... yellow seems to be quite the colour ATM. Thanks for the inspiration.

Alina said...

Wonderful card! Love the color combination!

Chris - Creations in Bloom said...

Love the softness of your card. I'm really liking the birds on the wire. TFS.

Rochelle Sodipo said...

Very sweet card. I have that Authentique paper pad and it's just dreamy.

Sarah Anderson said...

great idea to bend the stamp and make curvy lines!!! We don't get birds sitting on wires like that around here but notice them elsewhere in the country

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

OH MY GOOOOOODNESS--Julie! This is amazing! I LOVE those papers and I LOVE how you made those wired birds (birds on a wire) curve up and down! LOVE your ribbon--AMAZING!

Tracy said...

Beautiful card! I love the patterned papers you used!

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

This is such a beautiful card Julie!!! Love the stamp!!!

Giovana said...

Beautiful card, love the colors!! and the stamp is fantastic! Love it!

Giovana said...

Beautiful card, love the colors!! and the stamp is fantastic! Love it!

KD said...

your card is stunning! I love the idea of "bending" and "curving" the stamps the get the effect you wanted, it turned out beautifully!

Anita said...

Stunning card! I like how you stamped on the DSP.

Lizscraps said...

loved the curved effect and the colors are soothing :) nice.

Miriam Prantner said...

Pretty, pretty card! Love the lines in your card, what a versatile stamp set this is!

Cristine said...

I have been in love with that stamp set since I first saw it offered on Scrapbook Steals and am so happy it is going to be for sale soon! I love your card!

Stephanie U said...

Love the idea of curving the line. Great job!

Unknown said...

I love the stamps and you used some of my fave paper, ever. What a beautiful card!

glowegal said...

Beautiful card! The stamping is so crisp and pretty and looks gorgeous on the beige pattern paper!

Maryse_BL said...

Love this card, so cute

Tanya said...

Love it! Those colors do look awesome together! Fabulous work :)

Tanya

Annette Allen said...

This card is amazing...love the bird on the wire...thanks for sharing..

Sarabeth aka Sarita said...

absolutely beautiful! love it :)

sarabeth

Squirlygirl said...

Julie you've done it again! Your card is adorable I love the yellow and how you curved your branch so they look like they are sitting on a telephone wire. Great job, thanks for inspiring me :)

Jamie Lane Designs said...

Julie, this is gorgeous! I love the colors and that stamp set!

Tifany said...

Beautiful card, Julie! And you know I love the patterned paper choice. ;o)

-Tifany

Marlena M. said...

I love the way you curved the branch. Gorgeous card, Julie! ;)

samantha's cards said...

lovely card, love that paper line.

Sabr said...

A very lovely color story here!! Also love how you bent the stamp to make it work for you - that's one of my fav things about clear stamps!

Lindsey said...

Love these birds, and what you did with them here, Julie!

febe said...

I love this cards. There's a story. The colors are really nice. And I love the ribbon, twine and button combination.

motels albury

Chelsea R said...

I love the card and the layout. It's beautiful, and would be lovely to receive.

Tammy V said...

What a gorgeous card! I also think those colors went very well together.

Shannon Fralish said...

I love the curves all over this card -- great idea! Thanks for sharing your Paper Made Bakery kit creation. We're proud to have you join us this month!

Natalie said...

Love the silhouette and it makes a fantastic background stamp, so many possibilities!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Wow!! this card is beautiful!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card! The colors simple but elegant, with the ribbon, bow & twined button the icing on the cake! ;o)

ellen s. said...

brilliant way to use that stamp. Gorgeous

Michelle P said...

I absolutely love how you used this stamp! Stunning!

Kris Chirhart said...

Love how you used this stamp! I like how you extended the images to have the card in the horizontal design. Oh, am I even making sense?? :) VERY PRETTY card!!!

Nicole said...

Great color choice for this card. I love the stamp with the birds hanging it seems like it would be very fun to work with.

Charlene Austin said...

Gorgeous card! And that stamp set makes me weak in the knees!! I love it love it love it!

Cassi said...

love your color combo on this card. these birds are so beautiful!