Thursday, January 5, 2012

Blog Hoppin' With the 4 Crafty Chicks!


Happy New Year, everyone!  Thanks for an amazing 2011 - it's so much fun being able to share what I love with you all!  I am really looking forward to what 2012 has in store for us. :)

For our first 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge of 2012, we've got a Blog Hop AND a SKETCH created by Leanne for you all to use.  Not only is it a fabulous sketch, but if you play along with us, you *could* win a month-long stint as one of our Guest Designers!  How 'bout that???  Here's the sketch - and remember, a sketch is a guideline.  Feel free to rotate it, change the shapes...make it your own (within reason, of course!)


I will admit, I had a heck of a time with this sketch and, in the end, rotated it and didn't use some of the elements because they just didn't *fit* - sorry, Leanne!  But, once I did get it going, I like how it turned out.  I was able to use Jen's fantastic inspiration challenge over at the TCP blog, Dancing in Pajamas - hearts, red, black and kraft???  I got this!!!


Stamps: Admit One (TCP)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade  Paper: Little Black Dress (BG), Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake  Accessories: Big Ticket die (TCP), Big Scallop die (TCP), twine, button, Heart Tag die (Sizzix), adhesive bling, Herringbone embossing folder

So, there you have it - my take on Leanne's sketch.  You should play along with us - you could be one of our next Guest Designers!  If you need some more inspiration, please hop on over to Tamie's blog to see how she made this sketch shine.  Don't forget to leave comments along the way to be entered to win this little prize pack from yours truly:


See you soon!! Have a great week!

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22 comments:

Betty J Schaub said...

very cute valentine card. I am looking forward to playing in the card sketch challenge.

Yulis Kartika said...

Hi Melissa, .. love your valentine card! so elegant romantic ..
Yulis

JKKoets said...

Great card! Thanks for sharing!

Lori Turner said...

Super cute card girlie!! I love how you rotated it :) Thanks for an awesome year and I can't wait to see what creativity comes from 2012!

Always with a Sentiment said...

Hello Melissa. Such a fabulous creation. I love the colour combination and your embellishments. There is so much texture and detail on it, its very striking. Love it.
Happy crafting.
Love Sandra xx

Paula-Scrap Addict said...

I love that 4CC is now doing sketches, yay! cute card, I'm gonna try a scrapbook layout for my entry :-)

Anne said...

beautiful take on the sketch.. love the simplicity and sophistication of your project.. thanks for sharing..

Michele said...

What a beautiful card! I also love your color scheme. Those colors look so "Rich" together!! I just found out that 4CC's are doing sketches. I am so IN!

Leanne said...

Nicely done, fun blog hop! Here is looking to 4 CC 2012 Cheers!

Caryn S said...

I like that you turned it sideways and the colors that you used. It works! Love the color scheme!

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

Very clever! I too am wondering how to work this sketch. It's got a lot of details...hmmm...thanks for the ideas!

paper fun said...

Super cute card. Love the bling swirl.

Mari

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Your card is beautiful! Love all the great details!
Carri~abusybee
www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

Jenny said...

Awe Munchkin! Love this!!

marg0006 said...

Great looking card and thanks for the chance at a giveaway.
marg0006@verizon.net
Loving Scrapper 101

Zora said...

I've looked around your blog and you make many good works, Love your vallentine card :O)

craftin-dawn said...

Great Velentine Card...

Keti's Projects said...

Super truper valentine card. Love how you put all together. Thanks for sharing your work.

Pop by at my blog http://ketrinslittleprojects.blogspot.com/ anytime to see my bigginers work.

Have a nice day and happy crafting. Katarina

Emily C said...

This is super cute!!! I love the papers!

sammi said...

Gorgeous Gorgeous card, wow! The addition of the twine is a great touch! I can't wait to hop along and see the next creation!

Kasey ~ in Oz said...

Hi Melissa,

A truly beautiful card, love all the romantic touches, the hearts, the flourishes and you've also managed to make it manly wiht twine and the background papers you've used.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

Deonna B said...

WoW, i love this card! That ticket sentiment is AWESOME.