Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Welcome to the "March of the Snowmen" Blog Hop!

Welcome, welcome to the "March of the Snowmen" Blog Hop!!!! Since we're stuck right in the middle of winter, we may as well have a bit of fun, right? You are in for quite a treat! The ladies listed below have some fabulous eye candy for you today.....plus more than half (including myself) have Blog Candy as well....double treat!!! I will be giving away my snow-person card, plus some other little goodies as well. I will choose my Blog Candy winner from the comments on my blog post....you have until Wednesday evening at 9 pm EST to leave a comment here and I will announce my winner Thursday morning at 9 am EST along with my Bible Verse Thursday Challenge info.



Please visit each blog below and leave some love behind:

Angella Crockett - you are here now.
Barb Foster
Deb Felts
Holly Brown
Jen Carter
JenMarie Taylor
Joan Ervin
Julie Ranae
Kim Sears
Laurie Willison
Linda Lucas
Lynn Stevens
Pam Imholz
Patti Gilliam
Sue Pelletier
Stacy Rogers
Melisa Waldorf

Happy hopping and good luck!!

Card details:
Stamps: Stampin' Up "Snowy Play" and "Warm Words";
Cardstock: Stampin' Up Pear Pizazz, Pretty In Pink, Shimmery White;
Designer Paper: Memory Box "Gossamer";
Accessories: Craft Knife, Foam Tape, Ranger Crackle Glaze, Spellbinders Lacey Circles and Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, EK Success Large Scalloped Border Punch, Basic Grey Button, Zva Creative Pearls, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Paper Piercer and template.


I have used the following challenges in the making of my snow-person card:
Mojo Sketch 175;
Etsy Inspired Challenge: I chose this wildflower art with pink, magenta and green from the Nanny's Room store;
Crafty Catz: A forgotten stamp....actually both sets used here haven't seen daylight in a couple of years...so sad!;
Stamp Something: cute somethings.


Thanks so much for visiting today! God Bless!!


64 comments:

Yvonne Russell said...

I love your snowperson card with all the gorgeous details of the shimmery embossed card, scalloped borders, snowflake and ribbon. You've created such a fun card, but elegant and stylish as well. Wonderful.

I've enjoyed exploring your blog and have signed up as a follower. Looking forward to seeing more of your creations.

Betty Benton said...

Your card is beautiful -- that shimmery cardstock is wonderful as well as that shiny satin ribbon! I give her a 10 -- oops, they don't score that way any longer in figure skating, do they?

Chrissy D said...

Hey.... I think I see a technique there on this FUN card!!! I love your design and take on this challenge, Angie! Beautiful papers!

Kay M said...

What a beauty of a card. Love snowmen and never thought of incorporating "pink" with it. The shimmery paper is devine! TFS!

Darla said...

Absolutely love the soft and shimmery look of your beautiful snow person card!

lisa808 said...

Pretty card.

Wendy Aspinall said...

very pretty snow theme card .. lynn told me to pop over so here I am ... and what a beautiful blog pop over to see me hugs wendy

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Jen Carter said...

This is so cute! I love all the sparkle and shimmer on this card!

Becky said...

Angella this is gorgeous! I love the shimmer paper and how how you did the circle and snowman. Great colors and embossing.

azviatx said...

What a pretty sheen the card has. Very nice. Here's hoping your snowperson lands in AZ! Tina

Kim said...

Lovely card...Your sentiment says it all... Sparkle!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

This little snowman is just dreamy, with all of the texture and yummy shimmer!

Lori said...

Wow! I love the way your background paper stand out. Such a pretty card.

Natalie said...

Girl, you are simply amazing!! This is so adorable. Your attention to detail is so incredible. Love the background technique behind your sweet little skater, every little thing about this card is BIG!! Love it!!

Lynn Stevens said...

Darling card!! Please sign me up! This is going to be Fun!
Lynn

Christina said...

What an adorable image! Love that shimmery cardstock, so perfect for a winter card!

MariLynn said...

Love the ribbon that you used. Gorgeous card!!

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

Angella, I adore this shimmery bg for your skating snowman!! Great job!

Josie Cox said...

Love your cute card with the shimmery background.

kssdesigns said...

So so cute!

Angela K said...

So cute and shimmery!!

Auntie Em said...

Your card is so shiny and cute! Love the skating snowman image. The pink and green colours are so warm and pretty for a wintery greeting.
Thanks for sharing! :o)

Barb said...

Such a sweet & beautiful card! I love all of the details :)

gail said...

What a pretty shimmery card. I love your bow and the colours you have used.

Lillian Child said...

Your shimmery white cardstock REALLY adds to this fabulous winter card creation - so lovely!

JenMarie said...

OMGosh how FABULOUS is this!!!

Shelly said...

so pretty! I especially love the snowflake accent with the button in the middle. I always enjoy seeing different ways to use buttons, I have a huge stash!

laurlynn said...

Love the colors with the shimmery, makes for a perfect winter day!

Auntie Em said...

Just came back to thank-you for this amazing blog hop! It has been so much fun to check out all the amazing creative projects by all the artists. Great fun!
Thanks for sharing! :o)

Glittered Paws said...

Love all the beautiful details on this card and the colors are so soft. Great snow person.

Becky Dunham said...

This card is adorable! That is exactly how I look on ice skates - like I am about to fall on my face!

Susan said...

what an adorable card, I loved the "cracked glass" under the skating snowman :)
Susan

Patti J said...

Gorgeous! I am totally lovin' the shimmery cardstock! Beautiful card, as always!!! You are amazing :)

Jo said...

your card is absolutely adorable!!!

Stacy's Paper Crafts said...

What a beautiful card! I love the shimmery cardstock, and the cracked class behind the snowman is just PERFECT!

Bumblebee said...

Oh my goodness, so much to love on this card. I especially like the embossed background and the stitched effect edges. The thing I love about blog hopping is finding new inspiration, and also I will definately be joining your Bible verse thursday challenges!!!

Denise Bryant said...

Sweet card! Love the shimmer it has, and your paper choices are great!
DeniseB

Fiona said...

Loving the soft shimmer on your card and the beautiful soft colours :)

Unknown said...

This is absolutely gorgeous.... the shimmery card & cracked glass behind the snowman is perfect!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
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ShirleyC said...

I love this card! I am amazed at the talent I've found lately on blogs.

Lavonne said...

Great snowman card! Love all the pink and shimmery cardstock. so pretty!

Joan Ervin said...

Hi, Angella...your snowman card is sooo beautiful!!!! I just love that sweet little snowman and your colors are gorgeous!!! Love the fabulous bow and all the other details you added, too!!!!

Jnett's Place said...

Great movement, wonderful colors and the stitching is fabulous.

Val said...

Love the card. Wonderful to see non traditional colours. Love the bow(love bows).

de said...

Gorgeous card!

Thanks for playing EtsyInspired this week!

AKiteFlier said...

Beautiful Angela - gosh I love the shimmery white paper and the gorgeous bow. THe colors are so fresh and fun.

Tammy E. said...

My, my, this is one drop dead gorgeous card. I love it!

Vic said...

Your card is adorable!

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Charlotte said...

Absolutely LOVE your snowman card! He's adorable! Love the colors and all the details!

Robyn said...

Angie, your card is shimmerly, adorable! I love your snow people!

Amy Kolling said...

This is one beauty of a card! I love the shimmer cardstock and this layout is fantastic! Gotta love Mojo Monday sketches!

Laurie said...

Angela this is beautiful! I love that shimmer!

NancyD said...

Who says we can't use our older stamps? I just love pink and green together and your card is gorgeous!

Noreen said...

Cute pink ice skating snowman!

bernietom47 said...

Love this card so soft and sweet with a bow to die for. And that snowman looks like it's having such a wonderful time.
Blessings Bernie

connie said...

beautiful card! love the colors.

carol said...

oooh wow gorgeous card, love the embossing, and your bow, thanks for joining our challenge at Craftycatz this week, x carol

Laura Kirste Campbell said...

Cute card, beautifully made, Angie!

CuddlyBunny said...

Wow! I love the shine and gloss of your card! Plus that dizzying snowman skater! Fun!

imsteelefullofscrap said...

Adorable love the paper you chose

Melisa Waldorf said...

LOVE this card and the crackle background is awesome! And the colors are so soft and pretty. You are really good at the hole punching, it's perfect. Thank you so much for playing along Angie. Have a blessed week!

Nanny's Room said...

Love this card! You did a great job with the inspirational colors - great work~

Marilyn B said...

I love snowmen and would have never thought to use pink, but I love it!

Deb said...

Love love love! That is one of my fav snowman stamps of all time! Adorable card! Love all that shimmer and texture!