Sunday, March 28, 2010

Welcome to the Pennywise Blog Hop!


“Thanks for hopping along on our Pennywise Arts community blog hop! If you happened to stumble upon us the hop begins at  Pennywise Arts and the next stop is Impressions Delight the full list of participants are below. There will be a fabulous prize drawing from blog hoppers that leave a comment on every blog entry of the hop, so make sure to let us know you were here!

My creation is a 6"x6" card featuring clear translucent microbeads from Pennywise Arts. The stamped image is from Sweet Pea Stamps. The paper is DCWV. The frame is a Spellbinders die cut, as are the flourishes.



To get this look cut a frame, spray with color, such as Glimmer Mist, and attach the beads all over with Diamond Glaze. After it has all dried, use your finger to knock off beads in small areas to give it a distressed look and more texture. Stamp, color and trim out your image and then mat on a 4" x 4" piece of paper. Overlay the frame and attach with foam tape. Attach your framed image onto a 6" x 6" card stock base. Embellish with gimp, ribbons, flowers and flourishes. (The umbrella embellishment was from a cocktail - painted with a 18K gold paint pen). The flourishes have a few of microbeads painted gold.

I hope you have enjoyed your stop along the way - happy hopping! Below are all of the hop participants in case you get lost!

Pennywise Arts

Stampers Quest

My Crafts in the Attic

Jens Brainthings

Phoenix-Scrapbooking

Diary of a Scrapbooker

Insane Daze

Impressions Delight

Crafty Chick From Maine

Stampers Quest

mrsl-dramateach

Michele A-Z

Beki Ward

Bridget Larsen

Shop to U Drop Crafter

Beyond Just Black and White

Pennywise Arts

38 comments:

Leah said...

Beautiful!!! Love it!!

JeanneLee said...

Gorgeous...love the asian influence.
Thanks for doing this hop along...

Missy said...

Wow, love all the sparkle and shine.

Crafty girl said...

I absolutely adore the yellow finch card, it is gorgeous!

cathy said...

Wow! I'm really going to have to CASE this one.

Kathi said...

Hopped on by! The project is cute!Don't you just love Diamond glaze?

Suzanne said...

Great card! I love that you can cut our O'So Sticky Tape with die cuts and digital cutters - it takes papercrafting to a whole new level! Thanks for participating in our hop Jennifer!

Hugs, Suzanne
Pennywise Arts blog sponsor

Regina said...

Just hopping by to say "hi!"
The colors and the sparkle really add a special touch to this card.

mhanlon said...

doing the blog hop!!-Melissa H

Yvonne said...

Very nice, Jennifer!
I loved the rest of your blog too. I am also crazy about birds!
Yvonne

pcrusberg said...

Love your card! Your blog is awesome! Thanks, Pam

Eunice said...

Beautiful. Love the way you gilded the umbrella! Thanks for taking part in the hop! I'll be back!

Melissa Lee Ragsdill said...

I LOVED your card, as it reminded me of my dd's room looking like some cool anime! Now there is a stamp (AND CARD!,) I'd love to have!..Great Job...
Lady Chat!

Lissa said...

GORGEOUS!!!

Susan said...

Beautiful card, not sure I understand your instructions, but it is lovely!!
Susan

JeanM said...

More cool faires!!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! Love the sparkles and the stamp is beautiful

Evelyn S. said...

I love this whole fantasy look! And the beads are a perfect part of it.

Vicki C said...

Jennifer, love your site. Thanks for hopping with PWA.
Vicki C.

Julie I. said...

Wonderful collage elements combined for a fun fantasy card. Thanks for the hop!

Dot said...

Hopping by! Love those Sweet Pea stamps! I'll have to check them out. Hadn't heard of them before.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! Thanks! Gail gailheinecke at charter dot net

edandliz said...

love all the birdies

SC-The Artful Mama said...

Lovely!!!!!!!! Great idea!!!!
Thanks!

Jen said...

I love that FLASH you get when the beads get hit with a bit of light!

Thanks for sharing

Lisa said...

I really like your card! I love the colors.

Peggy said...

Oh the possibilites! I have not tried Diamond glaze with the beads or spraying color on first. What terrific ideas!

Michelle said...

really nice!

One Creative Queen said...

YUM! The frame idea rocks - I have no idea how I'll be able to get anything else done today! As soon as I find my beads in my stash, it's on!

Thanks so much for sharing your very creative ideas! xx

Quilt knit said...

Beautiful! Well done.

Lynn said...

Love your style, Thanks for sharing!

edandliz said...

Beautiful finch card

Beki Ward said...

Very pretty & O'So shiny!

Brooke said...

Wow. This is one card I am definitely going to try.
Hugs,
Brooke B.

Diana Joy said...

Your card is very beautiful and sophisticated looking. TFS.

Micki said...

oohhh love love love that frame. all that glitter! Beautiful Jenn!

yyam said...

I love the sparkly parts...pretty! :)

jennifer said...

thank you all for your wonderful comments! jennifer