Pals March Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals March Blog Hop. This month we are excited to kick-off Spring with our creative projects. We hope enjoy these creations and we hope Spring finds your soon!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

The last time I did a pals blog hop, one of the cards I made with the Petal Parade stamp set was a huge hit on Pinterest (it was re-pinned over 144 times on the last count, see it here). I was thus inspired to do something similar with the same stamp. I again used a stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the image twice, but this time punched circles (instead of squares). I wanted the color to pop a bit, so added a punched 1 3/8 inch circle of coordinating colored cardstock under each stamped 1 1/4 inch circle. 

The layout for this card was inspired by an old Stampin' Up catalog card made with the "Just Believe" stamp set. I added the white butterfly and rhinestones later for balance. I did like the card without the butterfly too though, see below. 

The colors I used were Pale Plum, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzaz, and Close to Cocoa. But I think this card would look great with almost any color scheme! I want to try it in a natural color scheme next. Or maybe regals....

Here's a close up of the bitty butterfly over the Pear Pizzaz stamped image. 

The card is an odd sized 3 1/2 by 7 inches. Lucky for the envelope punch board. I made a matching envelope in just the right size with Pale Plum textured card stock (I'm trying to finish up all my retired cardstock so I can buy more of the new colors!). I also lined the envelope with Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum - one of my favorite things to do with this vellum lately. 

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Stampin' Up! Products Used on this card. (Click on the images below for more product details and to shop online.)

You're Lovely Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$0.00

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$8.50

Subtles 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

$10.95

Versamark Pad

$7.50

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

$4.75

Bitty Butterfly Punch

$15.95

1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch

$15.95

1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch

$15.95

Envelope Punch Board

$19.95

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

$4.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

The next stop is Tiddbits from Dawn on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and  I hope to see you next month.

 

Final March Line-up- 

1. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
2. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
3. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
4. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
5. Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit
6. Goldie Shaul at Punch and Stamp with Goldie
7. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper 
9. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
10. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
11. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
12. Christine Winslow at Grandma's Stamping Corner
13. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
14. Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
15. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
16. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
17. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
18. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
19. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
20. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
21. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
22. Amy Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
23. Maria Flores at Maria's Sandbox
24. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
25. Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
26. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
27. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
28. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
29. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
30. Nicole Watt  at Pixel Maven's Retreat
31. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine