Sunday 1 July 2012

Crafting Cafe Blog Hop


Hi crafty friends,

Welcome to the first ever crafting cafe blog hop - the crafting cafe is a friendly group of crafters over on facebook who share their crafting journey together.... come on over and join us if you want to.

If you have started from the beginning of the hop you will have got to me from the lovely Celia Harrington site http://celiascardcreations.blogspot.co.uk/.... If you found this hop by accident - welcome! To go to the beginning of the hop, pop on over to Nikki's blog www.what-nikki-did-next.blogspot.com, and then you will get to see the beautiful creations from everyone!

The theme for our blog hop is friendship, and this is the card that I have made.



Lily of the Valley stamp, coloured with Promarkers

Very easy scrunch flowers (there will be a tutorial for these soon), and die cut Ivy using a Marianne Designs die
Sentiment - die cut using a x-cut scallop square die, and the coloured with distress ink




Soon as the theme was announced I knew who I was going to dedicate this card to. She has been a wonderful friend to me for 21 years. She is such a strong and inspiring lady, and I am honoured to call her my friend, actually one of my best friends. Even though I have only met her face to face twice...as she lives over four and half thousands miles away from me! 


Her name is Michelle and she lives in Seattle, USA.


Thank you for your wonderful friendship, Michelle. It is something I treasure, always.



Left to right: Janice, me and Michelle

Thank you for hopping over to see me, now it's time to hop on over to the next blog... next on the list is........ Crafty bits-http://carolinesspicecrafty-bits.blogspot.co.uk/


Happy crafting

Debbi x

36 comments:

  1. A fabulous card Debbi, I love the backing paper and the flowers. The image is adorable and beautifully coloured. How nice to have such a lasting friendship. Happy hopping x

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  2. A stunning card. I love the image and the flowers you have used. Such a pretty colour too.
    Thank you for taking part in the Crafting Cafe blog hop xxx

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  3. A beautiful card, I love the image and sentiment, and the gorgeous colours - well I love everything about it really lol. Good luck with the Blog Hop x

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  4. LOVE your card and photo Debbi xx Jan

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  5. Debbi what a gorgeous card , the flowers the sentiment and the image colouring too Wow xxxxxx Happy hopping xxxxxxxxxxx

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  6. Your card is stunning hun, I love the colours, the image is adorable and those flowers are so beautiful
    Lindsay xx

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  7. What a beautiful card. Yur colouring is fantastic :o) xx

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  8. Lovely that you are still best of friends, despite the distance between you.......The card is beautiful, your colouring is fab xx

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  9. stunning card, the image is gorgeous and coloured so beautifully

    Hugs Sue

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  10. A really beautiful card Debbi as always! I love this image and your colouring is fabulous. The sentiment is oh so true. I have a very good friend who although not a crafter has been there for me always and supports me so much in my crafting too.

    Big Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  11. Gorgeous card Debbi. Love the image, the colours, the flowers... everything really :) xx

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  12. So lovely, I think I might need that stamp! Ax

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  13. What a stunning card. I love the colours that you have used and your colouring is super.
    Happy hopping
    Luv
    crafty-bits
    xx

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  14. A beautiful card with fantastic colours. Love the vine and flowers especailly x

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  15. What a beautiful tribute to your friend Michelle, your card is amazing, i love the LOTV image x

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  16. Your card is super cute & very pretty. I love the soft colours (which I also went for on mine!)
    Happy hop day!
    Hugs x

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  17. truly stunning, it's fabulous and even more so your dedication to your friend. x

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  18. this card is sooo pretty, those flowers are yummy, and the colours just perfect x

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  19. Oh wow! She is going to LOVE THIS it is so beautiful!

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  20. Love your card and those flowers.....will have to watch out for the tutorial on how to do them....very effective. x

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  21. Debbie, I love this card!

    It's beautiful! The distressed ink edges are so good! Really helps bring the card alive.

    I'm in awe of your promarker shading and blending, it's fab! I've got promarkers but haven't quite mastered the knack of the blending side of things!

    Well done,

    Thanks for sharing.

    Lisa
    x

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  22. Stunning card, colours are gorgeous. I love all of the elements youve used and I simply adore that image too. Love the way youve coloured it in, lots of love NJ XXX

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  23. What a beautiful card..your coloring is absolutely gorgeous. love, love , love it

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  24. Ah Debbi! You are such a fantastic friend! The card is absolutely beautiful!
    Your friendship and kindness and so many wonderful things you do has certainly been an important part of my life! You helped me get through some tough things and ALWAYS ALWAYS been there for me. I AM SO GLAD to have a WONDERFUL fr8iend like you! Thanks for the honor! Lots of Love, Michelle

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  25. WONDERFUL friend that is...

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  26. Wonderful friend that is...

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  27. Debbi, your card is just adorable! Your colouring is amazing!
    I see your friend was blown away by the card too!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  28. I love this card, think the background is the lovely lucy cromwell range ? sweet stamp and colouring in is fab. your friend will love it x

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  29. Wow this is a fabulous card i love the colouring and the layout it is superb

    Joan x

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  30. Such a cute card the image is fab Emma x

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  31. Awww, such a lovely card for a good friend.
    Your colouring is just fab.
    I'm really enjoying this blog hop seeing everyone's designs.
    Now following your blog too!!!
    Hugs from Alison x x x

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  32. Beautiful card hun, and so lovely to dedicate it to such a special friend. Huge hugs xxx

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  33. WOW those flowers are so totally amazing! I really want to see the tutorial on these. That's one amazing card for a friend and that sentiment is amazing. You have a new follower!

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  34. What a wonderful card and story! Thank you for sharing it! I love Seattle! It's only a "hop" skip and jump away for me. :) Glad you have eachother!

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  35. Smashing card, great blog hop.seen loads and loadsvx

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