Saturday, June 29, 2013

**Blog Hop** My Craft Spot **Blog Hop**

Woo Hoo... today is the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Blog Hop. I know I've had a wonderful time sharing projects from all 5 new stamp sets and three new metal dies; Tiny Banners & Topper, Small Alphabets, and the 4" Doily, the stamp sets are: Tasty Treats, Patterns Blocks, Down on the Farm, Stampin' Around Summer and Tiny Tags 3.
All stamp sets and metal dies are available for purchase today at My Craft Spot.

Today the inspiration continues with more ideas from Kimberly and the design team using the new stamp sets and each design team member will have a stamp set or metal die set to give away as well... so exciting huh!!!  If you've just hopped here from my talented friend Gwen's Blog -This and That by Gwen then you are in just the right place for the blog hop, if you would like to start at the beginning of the hop start  then please go to My Craft Spot -HERE.

Blog Hop Order:
Ally
Robin (you are here)

I'm thrilled to share my "blog hop" project with you and I couldn't resist grabbing my Small Alphabet Metal Die to create my card these dies are so fun, I love the shapes in this die set too.
I started with this great patterned paper from October Afternoon Travel Girl it's an 8"x 8" pad, I love the pattern papers in this collection, so the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this sheet of paper that I used on my card was my daughters friend... she loves Paris, and hopes to go their someday.  
So my card is dedicated to all you Paris lovers.
The Eiffel Tower is cut out in grey textured cardstock using my Silihouette Cameo, the image can be found -HERE.  I sponged the edges using a dark grey ink, then again gently sponged the edges and top with a bit of white ink, the textured cardstock really gives the tower a weathered look.
I wanted the tower to pop off the card, so I used a double layer of black craft foam (fun foam) to pop it up.
 What is so fun about metal dies is you can cut other mediums besides paper easily, I used the dies to cut my letters and hearts out of craft foam... Love It!

Craft foam is such a solid color, and sometimes bright, so I decided to tone down the color a bit using my Tim Holtz Tea Dye ink pad.
Below is a photo of the alphabet letters cut out of craft foam un-inked. I then took my sponge tool and added ink to the top of the foam. 
The photo below shows the added ink, this just gives it more of a distressed look so the foam is not so solid looking... if that makes since.
I used two types of foam and both die cut very well. The pink is just plain craft foam, the blue is sticker back. The sticker back is my favorite for using with the small letters, it makes it much easier to add to you cards.
Close up of the hearts.

The lace ribbon is from Stampin' Up, kind of gave it a frilly-vintage feel.
Added a bit of the pattern paper to the inside of the card too.
I hope you enjoyed my Paris tour of my card :)


And now I'm so excited to give one of the metal die set that I designed away, Small Alphabet Metal Die to one fantabulous winner, for your chance to win, follow the steps below......

1)  please become a follower of my blog (if you are not already)
2)  please leave a comment here on my blog and let me know which of the 5 new stamp sets or metal dies are your favorite and why.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!!!
Your next stop along the hop is my talented friend Kate -Small Bits of Paper.
Thank you for stopping by! 
Have a fabulous time hopping blog friends!


52 comments:

  1. Love this card and the craft foam alphabet! Great technique with the distress ink. My favorite new die is the doily because it's so beautiful! I love to make vintage themed projects so the doily die would be something I would use a lot!

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  2. I am already a follower of yours!

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  3. Your card is so pretty! I love the way you used craft foam for your letter and customized the color! My favorite die is the small alphabet because I don't have any alphabet dies and this would be so useful for cards and layouts!

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  4. I am a new follower of your blog.

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  5. Very pretty card! I love them all because they each have their own unique use. The doily one is so pretty.

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  6. I just became a follower of your blog. :)

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  7. Love this pretty card. My fav die set would be the one you show cased...I don't have mini letter dies...would come in handy for sure!! Lee-Ann :)

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  8. What a pretty card! I love it! Those foam letters are great. I am already a follower. My favorite new stamp set is Tiny Tags 3 because it can be used in so many ways. Have a great weekend!

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  9. Your card is gorgeous! I love the color scheme of it!

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    1. My favorite of the releases is the tiny tags tags 3 since it is so versatile. I am a new follower of your blog!

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  10. My fav of the new stamp sets is Stampin Around Summer with Hello Sunshine. Like the background Travel paper with the card.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  11. Robin, your card is GORGEOUS! I love the Eiffel Tower and the dimension you gave it! The way you added the little letters and the inking-fabulous! I love the idea of craft foam to!
    What a fun release! Your projects this week have been amazing!!
    Sherrie K

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  12. Great card. Those are wonderful colors. I like the Stampin Around Summer. Love those round stamps. I have another set and they are wonderful.


    Tara
    Craftin Desert Diva's

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  13. Love your Parisian card, Robin! The fun foam looks fantastic! Your projects had been wonderful this week! ~Hugs, Saundra

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  14. What a gorgeous card!! The foam letters look amazing!! Love the colors!! My fav of the new release is the doily die!! I'm already a follower :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  15. Why did I never think of using craft foam with my dies?! You just opened up a whole new world of craftiness for me! My fav of this release is the alpha die set that you used. So nice that it has some little shapes with it.
    Karen L 1020 at gmail dot com

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  16. GORGEOUS! Love the die! I love all of the new releases but if I have to pick a fav I would say the tiny tags 3!

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  17. What a sweet Paris card. Love how you did your letters and shapes with foam. TFS
    My fav of the dies is the banners and of the stamps it is the Stampin' Around set.
    D~
    http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com

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  18. Robin, this is such a cool card and what an awesome idea to use foam! LOVE this idea and how you used the distress ink on it! All of your projects this week have been fabulous!

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  19. I never thought about die cutting foam. TFS such a great idea. I love the Pattern Blocks stamps. There is SO much you can do with them, but I also love the banner dies.

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  20. I love the way you showcased the letters. They look like the perfect size. Fun way to soften the foam.

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  21. J'aime Paris! Such a fun card, I'm sure your daughter's friend will be tickled to receive it! The weathered look of the Eiffel Tower is really neat. My favorite piece in the new release is the Tiny Tags 3, they can be used for sooo many projects, love'em!

    Eileen

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  22. Oooh, La, La! So chic and pretty.

    marg0006 at verizon dot net

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  23. SOOOO cute! I haven't used foam for die cuts for a long time - need to pull them out! Great idea to distress them a little to soften the colors!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  24. Thanks for the great idea using foam. I buy a lot of the precut foam shapes for my kids to craft with this is a great idea. I love all the new dies but I think the Tiny Banners and Toppers Metal Dies are my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  25. what fun with those foam letters. great idea.

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  26. Love this card. I have never used the foam in my silhouette and to be honest never thought about it. I will now. I am now a follower. I love the tasty treat stamp set as it goes so well with summer time and all the food we indulge in. Of course it was hard to choose just one...

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  27. This is just a LOVELY card! A wonderful job! Great tip on using the craft foam with dies.TFS
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia
    ♥ Crafting With Creative M ♥
    ♥ 2 Creative Chicks ♥
    ♥ Silhouette Challenges ♥

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  28. I love your card!! I've been to the Eiffel Tower, so anything that reminds me of it, I LOVE! I'm already a follower and it's hard to choose a favorite, I do like the banner with the toppers, I think that is unique!

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  29. What a gorgeous card! Love the papers and the cuts and those letters are such a great added embellishment!!!
    Another awesome project!!
    Thanks for sharing and Have a GREAT weekend!
    Jessica
    chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

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  30. Your card is absolutely beautiful! I love the little tutorial for toning down the bright colors! Also, congrats on hitting 1000 followers, that is so awesome! Thanks for sharing all of your beautiful projects this week!

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  31. Very pretty Paris themed card. I like your use of fun foam. I am a follower and I like the Down on the Farm set. I am a farm girl at heart and like the cute sayings.

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  32. What a sweet card, Robin! The pastels are lovely and what a fun idea to cut the letters and shapes from foam! I've tried different fabrics - but not foam. I love the look!

    Great job with all your projects this week - and great job with the designs too! You've created some wonderful products and I know that crafters will really enjoy creating with them too!

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  33. Beautiful card. All the soft colours and fun form. Your doily is absolutely amazing. Thanks for creating that.
    thejanner@xcelco.on.ca

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  34. I am already a follower of your blog and what a lovely card, I especially like your cut-out of the Eiffel Tower and the colours and papers in the card. I also love those letters that you have cut out of foam, I have never tried foam before. I love the metal die-cut letters and being able to cut out foam with them, they look great. Hugs, Jen :-) x
    Krafty Keepsakes

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  35. Your card is so cute! I think I like the doily and the banners the best. I would use them on scrapbook pages and cards. All of the new releases are super cute. Thanks :o)

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  36. I like the craft foam idea-have never thought about that. The different patterns set is my favorite.

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  37. Robin what a great card. Love how you distressed the foam letters.

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    1. My favorite is very hard to choose. I love the doily die I can see how that could accent so many things. Then the small pendants well I think I would use that a lot and then of course you would need the stamp set to stamp on them. But possibly my favorite is stamping around summer they are all super cute and so easily incorporated!.

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  38. Awesome card and I really do LOVE Paris. I served a mission there and LOVED it! Beautiful card and terrific job showing off the new alphabet dies. What a great release! Hugs- Glora

    me(at)glorajean(dot)com

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  39. I have been a long time follower but never tried winning anything before so I figured what the heck. I love the alphabet dies. I've always wanted to use my craft foam but have never been able to cut it so it looks right. these are a must have for any stash.

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  40. Thanks for sharing the fact that the die will cut foam. Great use of the new release. Already a follower and I really like the new doily die. Thanks for the chance to win. ogdendoll@gmail.com

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  41. Love the colors and paper on this card. Hard to pick just one favorite but I am really liking the doily die. I am a new follower. Janet buck2@casscomm.com

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  42. Craft foam is fabulous! It looks fantastic on your project here! I {heart} the colors!

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  43. love how you did the alphabet thanks
    upnurse at aol dot com

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  44. Robin, this certainly speaks to my travel-loving heart! It is gorgeous. The Eiffel tower and foam sentiment and hearts look amazing. The inking is so effective.. the little details like that create such a strong impact. Your contributions to this release are once again fantastic! While hard to choose a favorite, I'm leaning toward the pattern blocks you designed! They're so unique and would be such fun to use. Wonderful work all week, Robin! :o)

    Hugs and blessings!

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  45. What a pretty card! Love the way you cut the alphas out of craft foam! Genius!

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  46. What a very pretty card! Love the colors and all of the detail! Great job!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  47. Beautiful card!!

    Veronica
    mommyscraftycreations at gmail dot com

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  48. Love your beautiful card! How fun that you cut the letters from foam!! Your projects this week have all been fantastic! The sets you designed are all awesome! So glad to have you on my DT! Thanks!

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  49. Love this card Robin, I get stuck in a rut sometimes and don't even think to use other stuff than paper. Great idea! Awesome projects this week!

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