11/20/11

Let's Talk Turkey Blog Hop Day 2







Turkey Hop


Hello, and WELCOME to the the "Let's TALK TURKEY" Blog Hop!!  We're so excited that you could join us for this WONDERFUL two-day hop!!  Please be sure to visit BOTH days for maximum ideas, maximum FUN, and maximum chances to WIN!!  Our hostess, Amy at http://www.lovetocrop.com, has some SUPER prizes for a few hoppers, so be sure to check out all of those details on her blog!!

If you have hopped here from April N at http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com/, then you have arrived at the perfect spot in the Turkey Coop!!  If you are just popping in to visit, please take a trip back to Amy's Blog (http://www.lovetocrop.com) to start at the beginning -- we've got a bunch of Gobble-Gobble-Goodness, you won't want to miss out on any of the FUN!!

Today is day Two and for my project I created a Thanksgiving Card. I plan to give this to a good friend of mine whom I will be visiting with while he is home for Thanksgiving. 







Front of Card

All paper is made by Colorbok and with the exception of the glitter paper began as white textured cardstock. The glitter paper is actually glitter cardstock made by Colorbok & in the "Earthtones" pack. I am consistently impressed with their lines, I use a lot of their iridescent papers as well, just not on this card today. The Card base was cut from the Close to My Heart Art Philospohy Cricut Cartridge(pg 44) at 7.5" I cut two bases so that it would be a sturdy card & the smooth side of the white cardstock would be exposed. I then trimmed the glitter paper down to fit the card base & rounded the corners with my Xacto corner rounder punch. All the adhesive used on this card was Xyron. I used my 1" & 5" sticker makers and my 12" Creatopia, what an AWESOME machine! The turkeys are from the Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Cartridge and cut at 3". I used all the layers for the turkey to give him the most dimension. All the colors of inks are Tim Holtz or Adorondak. The body is Tim Holtz Distressed Walnut Stain, the next layer down where you see the swirl is Fired Brick, The blue swirls are a mix of Adorondak Metallic Mixatives in Silver and Adorondak Alcohol ink in Stream, The shadow behind the turkeys is Adorondak in Wild Plum. The little "fence" border behind the turkeys was made with one of the  Mavy Uchida punches that you can switch out the cartridges for different designs. I had purchased it, tried it out on plain white cardstock(giving me a few pieces of border in my stash) and then returned it because I decided I didn't need to spend that much money on it...Now I wish I had kept it...I want more of that border! I used Tim Holtz Distressed Ink in Peeled Paint on it.  The little thought/speech bubble is actually a card cut from the Close to My Heart Cartridge at 2" cut in half and then inked with Adorondak Alcohol Ink in Latte. I used 3-D glue dot to adhere the thought bubble. I then used Martha Stewart alphabet stamps(don't remember the name of the line) and Staz-On ink in Forest Green for the Sentiment.

Inside of Card


The same papers and inks were used on the inside. I used my Spellbinders Dies in my Sizzix Big Shot to cut and emboss the layers. Again I used Adorondak inks in Latte and the combination with Metallic Mixatives and Stream. The sentiment is with the same Martha Stewart alphabet set & Staz-On Forest Green ink.

I hope you've enjoyed my card. I enjoyed making it. This is only the second card I've ever completed. I'm not a proficient card maker, but I'm very proud of it.






Thank you again for visiting, for the next stop in the Turkey Coop, please hop to Kristy at http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

Here is the entire hop lineup in case you get lost along the way.
1. Amy ~ http://www.lovetocrop.com/
2. Shawnee ~ http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com/
3. Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
4. Ashley ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
5. Linda ~ http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
6. Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
7. Rhonda ~ http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
8.Theresa ~ http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
9.April ~ http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
10.Michelle ~ http://www.craftychelle.blogspot.com/     <-------YOU ARE HERE
11.Kristy ~ http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/    <------GO HERE NEXT
12.Sher ~ http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com
13. Robin ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com
14. Melissa ~ http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/
15. Jamie ~ http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
16. Janet ~ http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
17. Jessica ~ http://scrappyluvs.blogspot.com/
18. Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

21 comments:

Unknown said...

Your friend is going to love this card. TFS.
Debbie
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com
debbie_craine at hot mail dot com

Colleen said...

This is just darling! Love all the sparkle! :)
~Colleen
co11een903@yahoo.com

Claire Spielman said...

Your cards SHINE! Stop putting yourself down about your level of competency! You should be proud, the card is so pretty & sparkly and having 2 turkeys is super cute for your friend.
TFS

Denise Speigle said...

Love the glitz! Denise queenbee.speigle@gmail.com

*****A Creative Journey with Melissa***** said...

LOVE YOUR CARD! You should make cards more often... you are GREAT at it :) TFS! I am a fellow hopper and am honored to have participated on this hop with you. I would love it if you would check out my blog and become a follower if you aren't already at http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com

Sharyn Knox said...

too cute

Sharyn
sharynscreations.blogspot.com
sharynknox @ gmail.com

Brittney said...

Lovely card!

-Brittney
rnbw_skittles32@hotmail.com
www.brittneyscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Robin said...

Your card is awesome! TFS

Robin
www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com

Edwina said...

Cute card! Love the inside! I also love your sentiment! Thanks for sharing. Edwina Brown edwinabrown@comcast.net

ShersL84bed said...

Very nice card. Your friend will love it.

Smiles Sher
ShersL84bed@aol.com

Sherrie K. said...

Nice card!!! I am sure your friend will love it!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Patricia Hurlburt said...

Great card. Thanks for sharing.
Patti
www.shortnscrappy.com
lilbitee1971 at hotmail dot com

Unknown said...

Very nice card for your friend!
Happy Turkey Day!
Wishing you well
Vicky
vhale@rock.k12.nc.us

K Clark said...

wow... so sparkly... your friend is going to love it

tfs - leokc34 at gmail dot com

Aly's mom said...

Cute card!

http://alysmom05.blogspot.com
twprgirl@yahoo.com

lindaplus3 said...

that is just the cutest card :) Happy Thanksgiving... lindaplusthree at yahoo dot com

Anonymous said...

How fun is that!!! I just did the same tecnique on a butterfly so we are certainly on the same page this week.

Hugs Alesia

scrapaholicaef@yahoo.com

BlueCrayons said...

your friend will love your gorgeous card. i know i do. TFS

craftingwithblue @ gmail.com

Snoopy said...

What a lovely card! You should be very proud!

Hugs,
Snoopy :D

stampinsnoopy at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

Thank you everyone for your kind comments :)

ScrapMyWay-I wasn't trying to put myself down re:the card(but thank you for the encouragement)...I was just stating facts, I'm not very proficient at cards, I've only made one or two other ones prior to this one...I second guess everything...I am very pleased with the way this card came out. :) I'll be making more cards in the near future...esp with Christmas coming up.

Anita said...

I love your turkeys!!!!Have a great Thanksgiving.
Hugs, Anita