Thursday, August 11, 2011

Graphic45 and Want2Scrap Blog Hop!


Welcome to the Graphic45 and Want2Scrap joint blog hop! (See the list below to hop to all of the designers' blogs and see their fantastic creations!)

To celebrate the hop, Want2Scrap and Graphic 45 are giving away some prizes!  Random drawings will be made from the comments made on the Graphic45 and Want2Scrap Designers blogs during the week-long hop! Plus two random winners will be picked from the Graphic45 and Want2Scrap Facebook pages! So visit the designers, and leave a comment!

As an added bonus, if you comment here on my blog post, I'll also be doing a drawing! One lucky person will win a prize from me! All you have to do is leave a comment!

Here is the creation I made for you:


I made a 5x5 card, of course! I know this is not as fancy as the projects you've been seeing from the rest of the Graphic45 team, but...you know I had to make a card!!! (ETA: by "fancy" I mean "detailed" as I did not make a mini album, or an altered art piece, etc. I "just" made a card...but that's what I do! hee hee)

I love pearls, and Want2Scrap sure has loads of them to choose from! For this card I used white pearl swirls. I cut the sections apart and used them on the card to accent the image and the flowers.


The image is from Hampton Art/Graphic45 set called Vintage Ladies. I stamped the image and colored her with Copics. I used Graphic45 Curtain Call papers for the card. The teal accents look amazing with this paper line!


The fabbie crochet flower is from Prima, but I added a Want2Scrap large pearl to the center.

I hope you enjoyed hopping to my blog! Make sure to leave a comment for your chance to win a prize!

If you get lost during the hop, see the list below!

Monday, August 8th:
Elise Durenberger
Laura Denison
Tara Orr

Tuesday, August 9th:
Dana Gustafson
Mimi Leinbach
Nicole Eccles
Jane Tregenza

Wednesday, August 10th:
Heidi Blankenship
Jack & Cat Curio
Sherry Cheever
Yuka Hino

Thursday, August 11th:
Terre Fry
Gloria Stengel   YOU ARE HERE!
Nancy Wethington
Melanie Forbes

Friday, August 12th:
Karen Taylor
Lori Craig
Lynette Carroll
Robin Shakoor

Supply List:
Cardstock: Bazzill, Stampin' Up!
Designer paper: Graphic45 Curtain Call (The Cinema, Let's Dance, All That Jazz)
Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Graphic45 Decades (photogenic, venetian lace), Copic markers
Stamps: Hampton Art/Graphic45 Vintage Ladies
Flowers: Prima (crochet), Wild Orchid Crafts (paper roses)
Pearls: Want2Scrap
Ribbon: CropStop
Adhesive: Scotch3M

109 comments:

  1. Awesome! I love your 'blues'! Aren't blog hops fun?!?

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  2. All your colours go so well together, beautiful Gloria!

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  3. I love the bling on this card :)
    Lovely!

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  4. The blues are stunning with the black! The pearl bling gives a great feminine look

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  5. fun, love the color choices, the pearls really show up

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  6. Your card is too every bit as 'fancy' as the other hop projects!! I love everything about it! The blue and white on the black is stunning.

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  7. Really LOVE the color choices and theme.. sweet indeed!

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  8. Stunning card. I love that image. Those pearls are just stunning....

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  9. Wow! Amazing card!! The teal color adds so much to this card and also the pearls! This is an elegant card!!!

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  10. Gloria - your projects are always amazing and this card is no exception.
    Love the blue & black together and you fabulous design. Bravo

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  11. Oh wow Gloria! I LOVE this card! Love the image, the pearls, the swirls, the crocheted flower - everything! The fact that it is "not as fancy" makes it even better because I might actually be able to create something like this :) I am a new follower of your sweet blog. Thanks for the inspiration - i want to buy everything and make something right now! Thanks for the chance to win an extra goody.

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  12. your stuff always rocks. This is beautiful. Love, love love it. You have such talent, and G45 papers just highlight it! thanks for sharing

    syd
    sydegan@hotmail.com

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  13. Only one word comes to mind when I look at this card. PERFECT !!

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  14. I just love the crochet blue flower and the white pearls. Great! So far 4 great days of goodness. TFS.

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  15. Anonymous8:46 AM

    Gorgeous work! Love the colors...and the bling..and the flower...:)

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  16. Anonymous8:52 AM

    You did an absolutely beautiful job!

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  17. 2 cute, I just love the blue also. Great job

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  18. Your input here on this card is very "in line" with what the rest of the designers are putting out!! Don't underestimate yourself or your work, pls. I love what you did with the products on this card -- your choice of color combination is stunning! Everything put together is amazing! thank you for your inspiration!!!

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  19. Your card is gorgeous!

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  20. This card is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! I will say that you are on the same page as the rest of the designers, especially if it's just a card... luv the stamp and the aqua/turquoise blue is just perfect. Thank you for a great project today :)

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  21. This card is just as wonderful as all the other projects i've seen so far on this bloghop! Love the combo of blue and black with the white pearls! Thank you for sharing!

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  22. Don't put down your card, Gloria, I love it. I love the colors, the details and all the different textures! Great job!

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  23. Ahem Ms.Gloria, this is certainly not *just* a card. You create mini works of art and this is one of them! Beautifully done as usual.

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  24. This card is gorgeous! I love it! The colors are amazing and all the pearls and that crocheted flower are wonderful! You did an amazing job!

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  25. Love the color combinations! And its not just a card, its an amazing work of art. Don't sell yourself short. Love it!

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  26. Gloria, this a FANCY card!!! I love how you incorporated the blues. I would never have thought of that..Please don't say that it is just a card, it is MARVELOUS work. I love your work...thank you

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  27. Gloria, thanks for the wonderful card. I love it. Of course Graphic 45 and want2scrap are two of my favorite companies!

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  28. Too cute! Love the crochet!

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  29. I want to be an artist like you. (practicing, practicing, practicing...)

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  30. I love your card! I disagre with you, your card is fancy! I am a card maker at heart & love your design. JIL

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  31. Nice job...love the blue and black.

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  32. Oh, such a gorgeous card! I love the fresh colour combo you used here!

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  33. Beautiful card, love the colors.

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  34. Beautiful card, I like the blue and black together.

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  35. So very lovely, and the colors are so beautiful!

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  36. Lovely card. I love the swirl of the pearls on the card and the use of teal. Don't say "just a card", cards are wonderful and creative. They can be very complicated but look "simple", thanks to the creative card creator! As you can probably tell, I am a card maker as well. Thank you for sharing your art!

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  37. what a beautiful card. I have just begun making cards and I cannot believe the amount of time that goes into a card!! Great work!

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  38. I like the simple understated-ness of this card! And that has to be Josephine Baker who inspired the image - iconic!

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  39. It's day 4 and I'm having a blast seeing all the artwork. What talent.

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  40. Absolutely stunning creation! Love all the 'extras' and the fab color! You R-O-C-K!

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  41. Lovely card. Love the crocheted flower, bling and paper.
    God bless,
    Peggy Allen

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  42. love your card, love your site, the color and the detail of the card is gorgeous thanks
    upnurse at aol dot com

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  43. Look at all these comments, gf!! Wow! Your card is oo-la-la! Very pretty!! Love those colors!

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  44. So very 20s. I love it.

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  45. I love this lively card with its great colour ways and fantastic image. I too love pearls so this card really appeals to me.

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  46. Adorable colour combination and lovely embellishments! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  47. Your card was refreshing. Something I can accomplish.

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  48. wow, Gloria this is stunning! I love the color combo, and those pearls, OMG fabulous!!

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  49. Your card is just beautiful! Love that stamp! TFS

    KimMJ
    bast830@comcast.net

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  50. Just love the colors in your card!!
    It's FAB!

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  51. Wow this is so beautiful, luv the colors! Thanks so much for sharing.

    Joyce
    jjocarlson@yahoo.com

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  52. Love your project!

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  53. beautiful
    maria
    marial302003@yahoo.com

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  54. Wow so beautiful the combinations of everything on your master piece of art.

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  55. this is not 'just' a card! It is gorgeous!! Love how you've introduced the turquoise!

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  56. Wonderfully detailed card! Love the flowers and bling. TFS!

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  57. Anonymous2:08 PM

    I just love your card the lady the colors everything, thank you so much for sharing it.

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  58. Love this card and everything you do. I'm still wishing you would create some kits again. I love the one I purchased from you awhile back. Thanks for sharing.

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  59. Well it may just be a card, but it is BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE the colors!! I also LOVE the pearls and the touches of lace!! SO SWEET!! THANKS FOR SHARING AND HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!! =)

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  60. G, this is amazing!!! What a rockin' color combo and I love what you did with the bling! G is for GENIUS....but you already know that! Wink!!! Love and hugs, Angie

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  61. Your card is amazing! That teal really pops off the card!

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  62. What a beautiful card - love the colors - and the fun image and detailing!

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  63. Gorgeous as always. Thank you for sharing your creative talents! I am having so much fun on this hop and can not wait to see more!

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  64. just fabulous - thank you for sharing

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  65. I'm starting here with a lot of back tracking to do! As always Gloria AWESOME card! beautiful!

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  66. I love the color combo. The blue with the black and pearl is gorgeous. It is so art deco!

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  67. Your project is beautiful! Love that blue and all those pearls!

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  68. What an amazing card - just love the colours and all the detail.

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  69. This is a beautiful card Gloria. The teal embellishments are the perfect contrast against the G45 papers. The pearls add the finishing touch - perfect! Hugs x

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  70. Your work is amazing Gloria! You have provided me with so much inspiration!

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  71. Sophisticated and friendly at the same time. Wonderful combo!

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  72. Go Girl! The pearls add the swirl to make your dancer active! I feel it!

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  73. love the color movement to match the dancer.
    ~C8>

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  74. BEAUTIFUL colors!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  75. What a delightful card! LOve your work.

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  76. Gloria, I absolutely love this card. The color combination is just beautiful!

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  77. This is so pretty. I love the teal!

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  78. GOSH YOU'VE TURNED THE CURTAIN CALL COLLECTIONS from G45 into a cool breezy atmosphere with all those blue-ish embellishments. awesome work ;))

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  79. Love the colors! Beautiful card!

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  80. Love how you worked three colors together! As I type htis, I'm seeing a picture of a mini album to the right with a big gray bow....Love it!
    Debbie

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  81. Gloria, This piece is simply scrupmtious!! Love your color palette, and well everything hehe : ) You always rock those cards girl!!! Awesome job!!!

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  82. Stunning, those colors pop!!!

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  83. Great card with lots of details!

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  84. I love this card!!! The aqua color theme and the crochet flower are sensational...great job!!!!

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  85. The teal colors you used are just beautiful!

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  86. I love your card. My favorite color and I love the embellishing.

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  87. Your "just a card" is fabulously gorgeous! It's CARD ART! This has been fun hop.

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  88. Hi Gloria
    I love these colors, blue and black are super nice.
    A lovely card.

    Many kisses from the island of Menorca, Spain.

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  89. Very pretty card. I love the size you chose too. I often pick this size, so I can fit more on to the card. Great job. tfs Tami
    tambo1010atcomcastdotnet

    Tambo's Creations

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  90. Beautiful card! I love the teal with the colors in that line of paper.

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  91. Beautiful colours and embellishments.

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  92. Just a card????? It's gorgeous Gloria. I love hops and visiting new blogs. Yours is wonderful. Your work is amazing!! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
    Marcie

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  93. Wow! This project was "just" a card? Can't wait to come back to your blog and check out your other projects! I love the color combination you chose. I can't wait to start adding all the bling to my mini albums. Thanks for sharing.

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  94. What an utterly gorgeous card! It is almost to pretty to put in an envelope and send! Great color combo, very striking! This would make a great inspiration for home decor for some little girl's room, me thinks!

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  95. I LOVE this card . . the blue is beautiful with the G45 papers.

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  96. What a beautiful catd, with lots of lovely details!

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  97. Love your beautiful card, thank you for sharing.

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  98. Love the colors & those gorgeous pearls!!! B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!

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  99. Gorgeous card! Love the design and the colour theme. My fav actually, lol. Love that crochet flower. Beautiful neuance of blue. Hugs...Mona

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  100. Great texture with the flower and the pearls!

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  101. Didn't hop on Thursday - so glad I backtracked! Love the beautiful blue and the Josephine Baker-style stamp. Awesome creation! She may have been an original "gotta be me" girl too!

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  102. Stunning Card!! And you are right on with the colors!!

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  103. It is not just a card - it is a fabulous card!! I love the teals too!! thanks for sharing...

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  104. That's a very pretty shade of blue. I've never done a blue card yet, so maybe I'll give it a shot with your fab card as an inspiration! :)

    Keep the good stuff coming!

    Cheers,
    Jenny Jean
    http://cookieadventures.blogspot.com

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  105. Love this card! The blue really sets it off!

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  106. Such a beutiful card, luv all those blues and pretty embellies you used...Pretty ribbon and your layout is awesome...

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