Summer Poppies with The Twinery & Pretty Little Studio

I am so excited to be back sharing another fabulous blog hop

with you with two of my very favorite companies!

Of course, I've been working for The Twinery for over

four years now and love the creativity that comes when

baker's twine is part of the project and now, we get to

share one of my other favorite companies

Pretty Little Studio.

Hopefully you made it here from the most creative

Aimee Maddern's Blog

If not, never fear because you can get started just

a few steps back over at

The Twinery Blog

Yep!  There are some pretty fabby prizes to win if

you follow along the hop, but I'll get to those in just a sec.

I've been a fan of Pretty Little Studio for a couple years now

and find myself ordering from them with each new collection.

This one is called 'Marigold'.

I only had time to create one project for this blog hop

but I really like the outcome.

Yes...I've been using the knot idea once again to create

the stamens of these beautiful poppies. The Twinery's

baker's twine works so well to make these perfect.

For this card I used:

Marigold Solid

Strawberry Solid

Natural Solid

The Pretty Little Studio products used:

Marigold Paper Packet

Seed Packet Cut Out Tags

So I know you want to know more about the prizes

up for grabs during this hop, so here's what YOU could win....

$65 Striped Twine Sampler from The Twinery

For all the details on all the chances you can have to win, visit 

The Twinery blog to get started on the hop!

One of those ways is to make sure you leave a little love

on my blog before I send you on your way!

Now it's time to get you to the talented
Tami Bundrage's Blog

So nice to see you again & I look forward to hearing from you!

Enjoy the hop!

The Twinery / Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop

No...it is not your imagination!  LOL

I am back once again with another fabby blog hop with my team over at

The Twinery as we team up with the designer from Serendipity Stamps.

Our team were given the option to work with 

Serendipity's stamps and dies

and I chose to work with a beautiful Lighthouse Die & Stamp Set

I love using baker's twine to create landscape and that's exactly what I did for

both of today's projects.  For this one, I wanted to create the varied colors of the sea,

so I used The Twinery's baker's twine in:

Denim

Ocean

Seaweed

Honeydew

It's so easy...just run your tape roller in a wavy line and simply layer the twine

row by row. 

To create the sun, I rolled Marigold & Buttercream in a circle of tape

For the next project, I wanted to create a sandy beach landscape

so I layered Cappuccino & Stone baker's twine.

I've always found lighthouses to be a source of hope as the beacon

shines for miles.  

During this three-day blog hop, there are some pretty fabby prizes

available to two lucky winners.

If you swing by all of the participating blogs & leave a little love, you just might win...

Solid Twine Sampler Pack (retail value $48)

Here’s how you can enter to win the Sampler Pack of Twines:

Leave a comment on each participating designer’s blog on the hop (and here on our blog, too!).

This is a 3-day hop, so be sure to comment each day.

Please be sure to leave your e-mail address along with your comments

so we can have a way to contact you if you win.

For additional chances to win:

- Follow our blog. You can enter your e-mail to subscribe under the “Follow By Email!”

heading in the blog sidebar.

- “Like” The Twinery on Facebook and leave a comment on our page letting us know

you came from the blog hop.

The deadline to leave comments for the giveaway is at 11:59pm EST on Friday, August 1st.

Check The Twinery blog on Sunday, August 3rd to see if you’ve won!

You still have plenty of time to join the fun!

Thanks for stopping by and I know I will see you again soon!

It's time to get you on your way to the next 
stop on the hop, my talented friend
Monika Wright

Have fun !

The Twinery Creates with Poppystamps Blog Hop

HELLO !!!

Yes indeed!  After a year-long break, I am baaaaack!

I am so happy to be sharing a wonderful event with you

and can't think of a better time to be sharing!

I have enjoyed being the Design Team Coordinator for The Twinery

for nearly 4 years now and love when we get together with other

creative teams to share projects with you.

Today is Day #3 of our blog hop with Poppystamps.

They provided beautiful dies to inspire us & here is what I came up with.

This beautiful die is called the 'Viva Tree' and as soon as I saw it,

I knew what I wanted to do.

Last year, I used the same 'knotting' method to create popcorn

for another fun project (which can be seen HERE)

I cut a dark brown & kraft brown tree and glued them

to my card base.  I thought it would give some dimension to create

a 'shadow' effect by layering one over the other.

To create the colorful leaves, I simply tied three knots for each color,

and glued them randomly to the tree.

The Twinery has so many beautiful shades of baker's twine, so you

can really get creative with this idea.  

For my tree, I chose the following colors:

Pink Sorbet

Lilac

Marigold

Mandarin

Honeydew

Cappuccino

During this three-day blog hop, there are some pretty fabby prizes

available to two lucky winners.

If you swing by all of the participating blogs & leave a little love, you just might win...

Metallic Sampler Pack (retail $32)

Two-pack of Dies (retail $26.50)

Here’s how you can enter to win the Sampler Pack of Twines:

Leave a comment on each participating designer’s blog on the hop (and here on our blog, too!).

This is a 3-day hop, so be sure to comment each day.

Please be sure to leave your e-mail address along with your comments

so we can have a way to contact you if you win.

For additional chances to win:

- Follow our blog. You can enter your e-mail to subscribe under the “Follow By Email!”

heading in the blog sidebar.

- “Like” The Twinery on Facebook and leave a comment on our page letting us know

you came from the blog hop.

The deadline to leave comments for the giveaway is at 11:59pm EST on Friday, August 1st.

Check The Twinery blog on Sunday, August 3rd to see if you’ve won!

You still have plenty of time to join the fun!

Thanks for stopping by and I know I will see you again soon!

It's time to get you on your way to the next blog on the hop
Patty Tanuz

Saturday's Designers :

The Twinery

Poppystamps

Julie Ranae

Patty Tanuz

Amy Crockett

Jeanne Jachna

Rebecca VanDeMark

Rudlis/Irena Kowalczyk

Melania Deasy

Sherry Eckblad

Denise Hahn

Sherry Hester

Rebecca Greco

Make a Wish

I'm so glad to have you back here at The Open Window.

It's time for another fabby color challenge over at

Today is a very special day . . .
It's my daughter's 29th birthday.

I can't believe so many years have passed.
She is so beautiful, both inside & out.

Choosing the sentiment for this card was a simple choice!

Because I've been personally busy for the past few weeks, I didn't
devote nearly the time to getting my card done this week as I
would have liked.  I tried photos both indoors & out, but still struggled
to find the right lighting.

Very clean & simple, I used the 'Dandelion Wishes' stamps
and dies from My Favorite Things.
It's very special to know that my long time blogging friend
Mona Pendleton is the illustrator of these beautiful images.

I love the intricate detail of these stamps.

Many thanks to Mona for providing not only the stamps/dies
for this week, but also the most generous prize for our challenge !

You'll find all the details over in The Cafe.

I hope you will play along with us this week!

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Ledger from DCWV

Stamps: Dandelion Wishes by My Favorite Things

Ink: Slate & Latte from A Muse Studio

Tools: Die-Namics Steps & Toppers for Dandelion Wishes
from My Favorite Things

Fun's a Poppin' with The Twinery & Ruby Rock-It

Oh yeah!  What a couple days as the designers of The Twinery

get together with the designers of Ruby Rock-It

for a fun blog hop !

I am just the third stop on today's journey, so hopefully

you came by way of the

Ruby Rock-It blog

If not, we would love for you to start at the beginning of the

hop because there are some pretty terrific prize packages

up for grabs when you leave a little love along the way !

Armed with The Twinery's amazing baker's twine

and the super fun 'Carnival King' collection provided

by Ruby Rock-It, I had a great time making this colorful card.

 I love ANYthing carnival, circus or county fair-related.

As soon as I saw the popcorn box embellishments, I knew I

wanted to 'pop' some popcorn.

I used The Twinery's original & new solid Marigold baker's twine

& began making little knots.

I 'tied' the banners together with a braided 'rope' using solid Maraschino

and original Caribbean & Charcoal twine

and added a little more shimmer using Stickles & tiny gems from K&Co.

Both The Twinery & Ruby Rock-It

are offering awesome prize packages for two lucky

winners who leave comments along the blog hop way.

All the details & the complete hop list can be

found over at The Twinery.

It is time to get you on your way to Ruby Rock-It's designer

Beckie Dreyer's blog

Thanks for stopping by & don't forget to leave a comment

for your chance to win one of those terrific prize packages !

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: black check from A Muse Studio

Tokens, Die Cuts & Project Card: Carnival King by Ruby Rock It

Embellishments: gems from K&Company
original & solid baker's twine in Marigold, Marschino, Charcoal & Caribbean

all from The Twinery

The Perfect Day!

I am so glad you came by today!

The designers of

are having a blog hop featuring the sweet stamp images

illustrated by Mabelle R-O

Hopefully you came by way of 

The Craft's Meow blog

If not, I hope you'll start there & visit all the

designer's blogs.  There is a prize up for grabs!

 

Here is what I have to share with you !

The journal card I chose as a frame for this card was absolutely perfect.

All I did was stamp my image and color it in.

This set is called 'Sweet Taste of Summer'.

It's really great when a scene is nearly all set for you !

Those who know me, know I am not a colorer, but this was

simply fun to do.  I added Stickles to the flower centers

as well as on her dress & hat.

Notice her hair is brunette . . . I would love to be her on the blanket !

Of course for me, no outdoor scene is complete without

a few little clouds, which I created with my dies from Lil' Inker Designs.

I also love how dimensional the banner appears.

It was simply a part of the journal card I used.

It's from Recollections.

It's time to send you on your way to the next

blog on the hop which is

Lin Brandyberry's blog

Before you go, please make sure you leave a note

so you have a chance to win a

STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE !

All the details on how you can win are over on

the TCM blog.

OH...and today is the final day to get

20% off your purchase from the TCM store.

Check out those details too !

Thanks for stopping !

Project Recipe:

Journal Card: Recollections
Stamps: Sweet Taste of Summer by The Craft's Meow

Embellishments: Stickles from Ranger

markers from Copic & Spectrum Noir

 Tools: cloud die from Lil' Inker Designs, Big Shot

 

Red, White & Blue Inspiration

Yep...the 4th of July is almost here!

It's always an interesting time in our home

as I am married to a 'very' British Englishman.

Yes, that is one redundant phrase, but it was

meant to emphasize just how 'British' he is!

He really enjoys the celebrations we have during

the holiday & after nearly 24 years here in the

U.S. he has come to love our patriotism.

Well today, I'm sharing this project over at The Twinery
& thought it would be fun to share here

how quick & easy it is to add an accent of

twine here & there to make your card 'pop'!

{no pun intended}

This is actually my second patriotic card in two days... I'll 're-share' the other
in a moment...

Once again, I used Authentique's 'Pride' Collection for my background
and this time, I stamped & die-cut my anchor using a Hero Arts set.
I created a border between paper designs using blue pearls from  
Zva Creative. The waves & sentiment are from Avery Elle.
My favorite cloud die still comes from Lil' Inker Designs.
I used an EF from LifeStyle Crafts appropriately called 'Waves'
to create the texture in the clouds and added a touch of
baker's twine in Denim from The Twinery.

Yesterday, I shared a card featuring bling from Zva Creative.
Here's a peek . . .

Make sure you stop by THAT POST to see the rest & leave a 
comment for your chance to win a terrific prize package from Zva Creative.
FIVE of them will be given away from random comments on any one
designer's blog, so don't leave without a quick hello!

Hope you enjoyed a little 'Red, White & Blue' Inspiration!


Project Recipe: 
Patterned Paper: Pride by Authentique

Stamps: Knotty by Avery Elle 
Embellishments: baker's twine in Denim

from The Twinery

blue pearls {PEW-03CB-118} from Zva Creative 
Tools: Tides EF from LifeStyle Crafts, Big Shot

Cloud die from Lil' Inker Designs

Zva Creative June Design Team Blog Hop

Zva Creative and my fellow Design Team members welcome you to our 
June blog hop! 
We are excited about it and look forward to be 
sharing our new work with you!

Today's Blog Hop begins at Zva Creative's blog! Be sure head on over to check it out! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way).

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

I really had fun creating this card.
I was totally inspired by this week's assignment
over at The Twinery, which was to create
something using red, white & blue.

I bought the 6x6 pad 'Pride' by Authentique
on my last trip to Archivers & knew what I
wanted to start with.  I laid down my
'wallpaper' and went from there.

The focal point bling is the beautiful red
flourish from Zva Creative.  Even though
bling tends to be on the more 'sophisticated'
side, it totally works with this Americana
look, don't you think?

The burlap star is from Little Yellow Bicycle
and the sentiments are from Paper Smooches.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, June 24^th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, June 25^th.

***Prizes*** 
Hidden on FIVE of the designer's blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win. 

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 26^th on Zva Creative's blog. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to Zva's blog on Wednesday to see if you are a winner! 

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative's blog.

Your next stop is

Jolanda Meurs blog

Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us! 

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again 

on July 29^th for our next Zva blog hop! 

And don't forget to leave a comment for your chance

to win one of those great prize packages!


Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Pride by Authentique

Stamps: Sentiment Sampler from Paper Smooches

Embellishments: Red Flourish {CR-06CA-107} from Zva Creative

baker's twine Silver Metallic from The Twinery

Burlap Star sticker from Little Yellow Bicycle

Tools: Banner die by Sizzix, Big Shot