Thursday, September 6, 2012

4CCC-106 {Blog Hop} & {Metal}


Welcome back for another 4 Crafty Chicks Blog Hop!!!   I'm the second stop so you should have arrived here from Leanne's blog... if you didn't, make sure you pop over and start at the beginning so you don't miss any fantastic inspiration. :)

This week's challenge is a theme, of sorts..."Metal."  You can use anything metal, metallic or, there is even room for some "creative license" as long as you can tell us how you interpreted this theme.  I went very literally on my card and used some metal adhesive brads I have had for awhile but don't use as often as I should:


I made this card for my friend who just had a little baby boy - she moved away in February but came back to town for a baby shower last week.  It was so great to see them both...motherhood really suits her. :)  I don't normally decorate the inside of my cards, but I did for this one...simple but with enough space for a few of us to write our well-wishes:


I used last week's Mojo Monday and Colour Q - perfect colors for a boy card!  Still no Gumball Green so I used Garden Green instead:



Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure you hop around to all the Chicks' blogs ... don't forget that there are prizes up for grabs for some lucky commenters!!

If you get lost along the way, here's the list:

ME!

Happy Hopping!!!

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26 comments:

alethea said...

Wow, stunning card!! Love that sentiment!!! Fab challenge, will be joining in with this one!! HUgsxx

Jane said...

Wow that is a really great card, love the metal brads...very cool! Off to hop on...
Jane x

Lori Turner said...

This card *was* gorgeous to see in person (and sign) LOL...the baby shower was awesome and baby Jaxen is adorable! Super cute card this week, girlie!

JanR said...

Absolutely lovely! I adore the colours and the stitching.

Tina said...

wow amazing colors in this, love love everything

Anonymous said...

Such a gorgeous design!! I love your take on the sketch and stitching details are awesome!! :) Thanks so much for the fun blog hop!! HUGS

paper fun said...

Wow! What a great baby boy card. Not the usual baby blue. I like how rugged it is. Perfect for a little man.

Mari

Denimo said...

Melissa... love, love, LOVE your card! You did a great job with that sketch as well as that odd color palette which you've shown DOES work together! :)
Hugs,
Denise

Leanne said...

Nicely done...love that sentiment....and the stitches...wahooo!

Tamie said...

Super sweet card. Love the layout and papers.

Dawn said...

Great card, love the color combo

crafty-stamper said...

Gorgeous card and layout and love the sentiment
carol x

Karen C said...

This is lovely! Love the papers! Greate sentiment too Love this!!
Hugs,
Karen C

Debbie J said...

Great card. Love the sentiment and the brads.

Stephanie said...

What a great baby boy card! Sooo cute!

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

So nice! Great stitching and papers!

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Just love the layout, sewing & soft colours!
Hugs Shell xx

Guild Master Crystal said...

Awesome card. I love the stitching!

Jenn Borjeson said...

Oh this is so very sweet, love it! :)

Lydia said...

beautiful card xx those brads are darling xxx

Joynana said...

Love all of that fabulous stitching and the banner and sentiment are just perfect.

Karon said...

Love the design and these sentiments you are using are awesome. TFS

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* Shell B.* said...

Wonderful card Melissa, great Blog Hop!

Shell~Alaska♥

Dawn Louise said...

Excellent card. love the layout and colours

Michele said...

I absolutely love this sentiment!! Beautiful card!!

Pia S said...

This is such a great design! I love how you've used the lovely sentiment as the focal point of this card, and the stitching is such a fab detail.