Saturday, August 10, 2013

2013 Artisan Finalist Blog Hop - Day 1

Welcome, welcome, my friends!! Today is DAY ONE of the Artisan Design Team Finalist Blog Hop!! We will be sharing the creations that we made for Stampin' Up's 2013 Artisan Design Contest.  There are MANY MANY talented women on this blog hop ... with a LOT of amazing projects to share, so you are going to want to be absolutely SURE that you don't miss a single one!! (You will be able to navigate back and forth through the blog hop every day for the next TEN days using the "back" and "next" buttons located at the bottom of each blogger's blog post.) Easy peasy, right??? Let's get started!!





The first card I would like to share is kind of a re-do of one I may quite a while back ... paper-punch duckie!!!! This one has a bit of a twist, though ...

See what it looks like when you open it up???? FUN-FUN-FUN!! I really SHOULD have measured this thing out when I made it ... I was in SUCH a hurry to get my projects done that I was lucky to have taken photographs!! YIKES!!! I will try to see if I can figure out the dimensions and make another similar card for ya after the blog hop is competed ... with dimensions and everything!!

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper:  Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Ink: Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, White Signo Gel Pen, Basic Black Stampin' Marker
Accessories: Scallop Square Bigz Die, Wide Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Heart Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch, Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Gumball Green Satin Stitched Ribbon, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die, Bitty Banners Framelits Die

Keep on clicking to see ALL of the beautiful projects created by the finalists!!

         
   
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13 comments:

Jen Timko said...

Wendy, this fellow is adorable!! Wonderful start to the hop. I can't wait to read all the details on your projects. (sorry if this is a duplicate)

Creating on the Run said...

OOOO, I love this little guy!!! SO cute!

Donna said...

Wow!!! What a wonderfully cute duck and card; I LOVE that fold, too! It's entirely adorable; TFS!

Dani Dziama said...

Adorable! Love the card and the fancy fold! Too cute!

Alanna said...

Oh Wendy! This card is so fantastic! I didn't notice that fancy fold when it was on the boards! Super cute!

brrenwick said...

This card is adorable!!! I love the layout and the fun fold too!

Cathy Caines said...

Seriously cute! Love it! Quack quack. I am a duck. Quack quack.... I've lost it. I think it's a song.

Mayras Designs said...

Super cute card !!

Mayra
Mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com

irishgreensue said...

Oh, Wendy! Would love to get dimensions and how to's to make this - so adorable!!

Becky Cowley said...

Absolutely adorable card!

kilroy said...

Such a cute duck and the colors are wonderful TFS

Cathy Casey said...

so cute Wendy! I am not very talented when it comes to punch art...I am learning from you on this!

Carol Carriveau said...

I am a few days behind but starting at the top of your blog hop...and what a way to start...your little duck is fabulous....can't wait for your tutorial/share. Thank you for starting this hop out so wonderfully! Now to the rest of it...