Monday, June 1, 2015

HOC Blog Hop

Happy Monday everyone!

We've come to the end of our third term at House of Cards and we are saying a fond farewell to some of our DT members and feel so grateful to those staying on. To say goodbye and thank you, we're celebrating with a blog hop! This hop will run from June 1st through June 15th and any card style is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for you to work with!
You should have arrived here from Ruza's blog. Make sure you leave a comment at each person's blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we'll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :)  After you're done, make a creation to share with us for another chance to win!! AND speaking of winning... 

here are all of our fabulous sponsors... our team will be using a variety of products from these companies!

Deedee's Digis
Prize: Gift Card to the online store
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Eclectic Anthology
Prize: $50 gift voucher to the shop.

Great Impressions
Prize: Prize Package



Inspired By Stamping
Prize: Gift Card to Store
Inspired by Stamping

Stitchy Bear
Prize: $10 gift voucher to the shop.



My first card features the beautiful Blossom image from Stitchy Bear... it's colored with Copics and I added a generous amount of Tsukineko Frost Shimmer Spray to the entire card! Boy, do I love this stuff! I know it's hard to see in the photo but this card is so shimmery IRL! :)
Other Supplies: Hero Arts-sentiment, Paper Studio- paper, Hot Off the Press- Oval Doily die, small pearls &, MS-Butterfly punch
 
On my second card I used the fabulous Cup of Joy image from DeeDee's Digis and the sentiment is included... along with 5 other sentiments!! I used a combination of Copics & Spectrum Noir markers to color this image. 
Other Supplies: MFT- Stitched circles & Fishtail flag dies, Spellbinder- flowers die, MS- Butterfly punch, Wink of Stella clear Pen, Recollections & MME- papers
Well, that's all from me today! Now it's time to hop on over to Toni's blog! AND don't forget to link up a project after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our sponsors!

Have fun hopping and thanks so much for stopping by!

40 comments:

Наталья Деева said...

Beautiful card ! Thank you for the draw !

Pamellia said...

Two beautiful cards Tammy! I love the colours you used, and the flowers in the first one are an exact match to the one hanging on the wall in the photo, so cool!! hugs :)

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Hi Tammy - we both used the same stamp - you colored it exquisitely! Love your second card as well and the sentiment is wonderful!

Mynn xx said...

GORGEOUS work, Tammy! I LOVE your bold, clean designs, and these cards are just amazing! HUGS! :) Mynn xx

jimlynn said...

Both are so beautiful Tammy! Love your wonderful coloring on both of these too. So very pretty.
Lynn

*Vicki* said...

Wow Tammy!! Both of these cards are just brilliant! LOVE the pink flowers with your doily on the top card and for your second design the image and fun stitched borders along with the colors look so happy!! :) I hope to get a chance to play along with the fun!! Thanks for sharing! HUGS

Michele K. Henderson said...

Tammy, these cards are both beautiful, but those blooms in the tea cup just knock my socks off! I love that bright punch of pink and the green! Wow! Very fresh and fun!
Take care!
Michele, HOC teamie

Kuni said...

Brilliant cards Tammy, i love the colors and the design.
Hugs
Kuni




Monika Reeck said...

Dear Tammy
I love the first one nearly all in Pink
adorable DP you have and great doily too
sweet butterfly on your card and Lovely Design too the second one oh I love that mug and flower so sweeet and the neon Pink add adorable touch on your card
Lovely made both dear Tammy..
Great post
hugs, Monika (teammate)

Toni said...

These are so very happy and bright! I love the pink pink pink! :)

Toni
HOC DT Teamie

Sue B said...

Ooh these are gorgeous Tammy! the first card is so delicate and pretty.. beautiful colouring and love the doily and butterflies!
and the second card is stunning!! so vibrant - it really is filed with joy… love pink and yellow together! :-))
Hope you have a good week!
Big hugs, Sue B xx

Em Louise Fairley said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Hugs,
Em AKA Creative Em

Donna Nuce said...

Hi Tammy! Both cards are so gorgeous! Your coloring is beautiful. Have a great day!

Donna said...

Tammy, these are fabulous! Your first card is stunning, the flowers are colored beautifully and like the doily and butterflies. Our teacups came out looking totally different, your is beautiful with the bright colors and stitched dies! Donna HOC teammate

Unknown said...

Tammy your cards are so beautiful! Love Love Love them!
Crafty Hugs,
Ruza ~ HOC Teamie

Judy V said...

Love your gorgeous cards Tammy! The flowers, doily and butterflies are so pretty on the first one and love the bright colors on the second!
Judy HOC Teamie

ike said...

Gorgeous cards and lovely colouring. Thanks for choosing one of mine too :-D
Thank you for making such a fabulous project using our images.
It is a pleasure to sponsor you and I hope you have enjoyed working with our images.

Best wishes,

Ike
DT for StitchyBear Digi Outlet

papierelle said...

Wonderful!! Especially I love the first card, the butterflys are so tender.
Greetings Gundi

Martha Herrera said...

Love the cards! Thank you for the chance to win..

Merethe A said...

Sweet cards and brigth colors here Tammy.

(✿*‿*) Ma
Teamie HOC
http://majaapia.blogspot.no/

Dana Joy said...

Oh Tammy these cards are awesome!!! Love the brightness of your second card. I've really enjoyed being on the team with you.

Hugs
Dana

MRS DUCK said...

Hi Tammy
Two great cards, love the elegance of the first and the vibrancy of the second.
Best wishes.
Ang x (HoC DT)

Katy said...

Love! These are so pretty! They make me happy! :) Big Hugs! Katy HOC DT

Anonymous said...

two beautiful cards! now i'm wishing i would've ordered the floral stamp you used on the first card; i love the pink and white and the bright pink and green of the second.
linda
HOC teamie

kartkadopolski said...

oth cards are beautiful! I love stitched dies edges.

Davi said...

Such beautiful cards Tammy!! I love the lacy feminine look of the first one with the doily butterflies and lovely flower image! The second one is very pretty with the color combo and image, love the flower too :) Hope the rest of your week is GREAT :)

Pia S said...

I love bright colors and card no 2 is so down my alley. I'm not a pink girl usually, but I must say I absolutely love your first card. So elegant, so delicate and the design is so perfect for this image!

Rosmarie said...

Oh wow, Tammy!!! Such beautiful and bright cards! -- Truly gorgeous!!
Hugs, Rosi

Dotty Jo said...

Stunning work! Lovely cards, Jo x

Flo said...

Two wonderful cards, you made!!!

KT Fit Kitty said...

Both of your cards are gorgeous! So bright and cheery! I love this colour combo! You've coloured the flowers beautifully! Wonderful interpretation of the inspiration graphic! Thank you for the fun blog hop!

sue t. said...

Both are cards are beautiful!

Margarita Navarro-Rivera said...

Love both cards!

Barbara Rankin said...

I particularly love the first one, and the second one is really vivid in color, making for two very beautiful cards, Tammy. Hugs, Barbara HOC DTeamie

Shelly Schmidt said...

I am such a pink person, so have to tell you- I LOVE both of these cards! The first- beautifully colored with the perfect backing papers- and I can imaging the sparkle IRL is 'icing' on this pretty card. Your 2nd card- layout is awesome- loving your flower too.

Eemeli said...

Wow! Stunning! Colors do matter...fabulous creations both of them.

Hugs from Finland,
Eemeli

Magic Flying Boots said...

Beautiful cards, especially the first one - what a gorgeous image! Love how you have used it xx

Karen Petitt said...

Love this, so perfectly up my street, so to speak! It's been wonderful to see how different this image has been used and it's made me think about using my digital stamps again - so thank you very much for that! Thanks for the great blog hop and fabulous inspirations Karen x

Robyn Oliver said...

Really gorgeous eye catching cards Tammy - the flowers on the first one are so pretty

craftysahmiam said...

The pearly details in the centers of the butterflies on the first card and the cheery colors on the tea cup card are my favorite details on your inspired cards