"For The Love of Gratitude" Blog Hop!

Welcome to the "For the Love of Gratitude" Blog Hop, hosted by our illustrious Alumni Team, and joined by myself and a few other "Sistah Sticks"!  The hop theme this time around is all about showing gratitude to someone in your life.  If you have hopped here from Lori's fabulous blog, you are in the right place.  If not, please head over to the ODBD Blog and start from the beginning.  Hop to each blog and leave a comment in order to qualify for a gift certificate to the ODBD Store.  You have until Wednesday, October 24th at 6 pm to complete the hop.  Enjoy!!

My sample for the hop today is a birthday card for my wonderful, sweet, and talented hairdresser, Laura!  She is a real blessing to me, so I wanted to bless her with a special birthday card!!  She showed me her fave photo from Pinterest of blue glass and apricot poppies, so I knew which paper I had to use.....along with the ODBD poppy image from 'Mother's Day'.  I stamped the image twice, cut one out with the ODBD 'Poppy Die', then cut out the three blossoms by hand to pop up for even more dimension.

Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Flourished Verses' and 'Mother's Day' (poppy image);
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Blush Blossom' and 'Whisper White';
Designer Paper: My Mind's Eye 'Be Happy';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up (Blush Blossom plus Cameo Coral for poppy color), Mellow Moss, Ranger Antique Linen (sponged edges);
Accessories: Our Daily Bread designs custom 'Poppy Die' to cut out the poppy image, Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight, May Arts Crocheted Lace, Seam Binding (brand unknown), Bow Easy, Zva Creative Pearls, paper piercer and template, foam tape;
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.

Now....ON WITH THE HOP!!!  Head over to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment there that you have finished the hop! The winner will be announced with the next "For The Love" hop on October 25th....will that be you?!

Thanks for hanging out with us today!  God bless!