You should be arriving here from the fabulous Sherri Thompson's blog. If your arrival here did not involve hopping from lily pad to lily pad you'll want to start your hop at Lily Pad Cards blog. The blog hop started yesterday (Monday March 28th) and will feature seven blogs per day up until Friday, April 1, when the grand opening of Lily Pad Cards will take place! Lily Pad Cards is a new challenge blog that will feature interviews, articles, videos, challenges, great prizes, and more! Although Lily Pad doesn’t officially bloom until April 1, 2011, you’ll be able to see a new sneak peek every day until then. You’ll definitely want to drop by because there are three HUGE prize packages! Go here for specific prize details and contest rules. The hop’s theme is "Welcome" because not only are we welcoming Lily Pad Cards to the neighborhood, but we’re also welcoming all of you to come in and join in all the fun. Here is my card: 
I began by stamping Hero Arts Wreath of Leaves (CG215) with VersaMark ink on white cardstock. Next I heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored this white paper (including coloring directly on top of the embossed image) using the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos shown in the photo. I blended these colors together using my fingertip, adding more color from the gelato as I was blending to darken areas. I stamped Hero Arts Friend Definition (CG125) on top of the gelato background, removing some ink from the stamp with a baby wipe before stamping. I removed the excess ink from the embossed wreath with a baby wipe. Sentiment by Papertrey Ink. Now the next stop on your hop is the blog of the talented Deirdre Horgan. Have fun hopping! :)
I began by stamping Hero Arts Wreath of Leaves (CG215) with VersaMark ink on white cardstock. Next I heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored this white paper (including coloring directly on top of the embossed image) using the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos shown in the photo. I blended these colors together using my fingertip, adding more color from the gelato as I was blending to darken areas. I stamped Hero Arts Friend Definition (CG125) on top of the gelato background, removing some ink from the stamp with a baby wipe before stamping. I removed the excess ink from the embossed wreath with a baby wipe. Sentiment by Papertrey Ink. Now the next stop on your hop is the blog of the talented Deirdre Horgan. Have fun hopping! :) 
179 comments :
Gorgeous card, Jill! Love the Faber-Castell Gelatos. Still have to get my hands on some of these yummy products. So glad to have as part of the blog hop. :)
Beautiful, Jill - gorgeous vibrant colors! Wait a few days and you'll see that great minds think alike :)))
Love the wreath Jill and the colours are awesome together!! A perfect welcome card. xx
Jill - this is STUNNING. Adore those Gelatos.. will have to get my hands on some. Got two big brush markers this morning from my LSS. Playing with them at the moment.
Love your card.
Gorgeous card. Love the welcome wreath and the colors are so bright and cheery!
Gorgeous card and colors Jill!
Beautiful and love how you used the Gelatos! Definitely a cool product.
Love this card, Jill! Those gelatos really give up a lot of color; will have to check them out!
another gorgeous card Jill!!!! Thank you for being a part of it!
Wow! Fabulous color combo, Jill! So beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful Jill!!! I just love the vibrancy of it! :)
Such a pretty card Jill....I so want to try the Gelatos!
Your card is gorgeous as always! love the bold and vibrant colors! Thanks for the sweetest welcome!
Beautiful! :)
fantastic card. would love to see the gelatos in person. i need that stamp
Beautiful. But then I love everything you make.
i need some of those, love the way the look and work, so awesome, Jill
Love the vibrant colors and the design of your card Jill. Its stunning as always. I always look forward to seeing your creations:))
Another dramatic and eye-catching card! How fabulous!
Wow! These colours are so yummy Jill! Beautiful and unique way to use this wreath!
Gorgeous card...the colors are stunning.
gorgeous card...i so love the fact that you are sharing your process these days.
must try those gelatos! Your card is GORGEOUS!!!
Such a beautiful welcome, Jill! Gorgeous colors and I love this technique...happy hopping!
blessings~
What a great result - thanks for showing these yummy products - great card Jill!
Super-amazing (again!), Jill. So rich and lovely. These products look like such fun.
Wow! Awesome card! I love the colors! I want to try those new Gelatos too!
Those colors together really make this pop. NIce job.
I HAVE to put those gelatos on my wish list!!! The depth of color that you achieve is spectacular. Wonderful card.
Great card. I really like the Hero Arts wreath stamp.
What a great card Jill, I've not see these Gelatos before so this was really interesting how you did it! Thanks for being a Hop along the way, Patti
Wowzers thats cool!
Beautiful Card Jill!
Very nice card! The colours are very nice and vivid!
Thanks for sharing the details of how you did this.
Your card is very artistic! Fabulus!
wow what a gorgeous card!!...and thank you for introducing me to a new product...I had never heard of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelato...LOL what a mouth full!
Simply gorgeous!!!!!!!!
Bee-u-tiful!!! Love the vibrant colors! And Lin's tease, too!
Your card today is absolutely stunning. Those colors like great together. Good job!
Beautiful!! Awesome mix of bold and pretty colors!!
Jill, you always have the most brilliant, beautiful colors!
So stunning and gorgeous! I love the rhinestones and twine. And I also really love how the colors pop on this card! I seriously need to get myself some of those gelatos.
oh WOW!!!! Love the glowing bright colors!!! =)
hugs, SannaS
This card is stunning Jull, love the colours you have used, fabulous.
stunning card Jill, love the red effect and the center is just awesome!! :)
What a great card. I love how you did the leaf area. TFS.
Gorgeous card Jill! Your design is amazing and I love the colors!!
Great card!! Thanks for sharing your technique with the Gelatos.
Yummy goodness!!
Gorgeous card, Jill! I really need to try those Faber-Castell stuff! :)
Stunning card, I love the colors and the added bling is such a nice accent!
What a neat technique... haven't heard of the gelatos here in Ireland yet.. or maybe it's just me!! Fab card!
Robin
Nice card! I love your color combo and the wipe away technique to change the value of the color.
Love this card! Love the stamp and the colors are really pretty together! TFS
hugs,
joni
lovely design and the colors are stunning!!!
A beautiful card. I would love to try those gelatos. I love the look they create!!
Really beautiful card!
WOW, fancy schmancy card. I've never used the Gelatos, but would like to see a demo in person to see if i "need" to buy them. Good job.
Very cool! Love your bright colours!
Arabella
Fabulous Jill - I have to make this! : )
Thanks for inspiring!
Pam Going Postal
Fabulous card! I love the coloring and stamp layering and texture ;D
Gorgeous, gorgeous as ALWAYS!!
Hi Jill! Fabulous card as always! Love the rich colors.
beautiful card and what a neat product!
Stunning card!
Always a pleasure to see what you come up with, Jill. Fabulous card creation! Love it!
What a cool coloring technique! love your card!
What a cool coloring technique! love your card!
Beautiful card! And such a beautiful photo of it as well =) TFS!
Great card Jill, those colouring sticks look fun!
great card
great hop!
Beautiful card Jill, I love checking out other papercrafting blogs to see all that amazing creativity out there!
Great welcome wreath!
Wow! This is one of my favorite color schemes--It turned out so gorgeous.
WOW - love the color combination you choose. Really pops!!!!
Beautiful! Love the color combination!
Gorgeous, Jill! I have never tried those-what beautiful colors! Your card is absolutely stunning-thank you for joining our hop!
stunning! those colors are gorgeous!
Great card and coloring =P
Very pretty card!
This is so pretty!! I want those gelatos too :)
Such a fun hop for a new and cute idea.
Beautiful card.
Very nice festive wreath of WELCOME, colorful and cheery!!
Great Job!
Donna Przy...
STUNNING! Wow, Jill! Incredible as always!
This is gorgeous Jill - such a wonderful colour combo! Jo x
Wow, a gorgeous creation!
Gorgeous card. Simply beautiful.
lovely :)
mitch1066@gmail.com
Wow...this is just stunning!
What a beautiful card,I just love that wreath! Margaret K.
Beautiful welcome wreath, Jill! Love the rich and vibrant red here :)
(Jenifer Ann)
Love this card, Jill! Actually I love all of your work. These new products from Faber Castell are awesome! These colors are gorgeous!
Oh My Gosh. Just heard of Lily Pad. Your card is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to all the new things coming our way.
Wow Jill - love this color combo! So vibrant and the sentiment banner is darling!
Another awesome burst of color! Love it!
Striking card, love the choice of colors, tfs
How totally unique and wonderful! This is terrific Jill.
WOW!!! These Gelatos looks like so much fun!!!!
This is so pretty, I love your colors!
so cute! Love the wreath!
Beautiful card, love your wreath and vibrant colors!
Great card! I love the colors.
*smiles*
debbi
awesome technique...the card is superb!
i really like how you created the background with the gelatos
I think I'm going to have to buy some of the Gelatos to know what it really looks like because I don't think I get the effect from the picture, I like the card but I think I'm a little confused because I cant tell exactly what the Gelatos bring to the card besides some color and shading.
Great card! Now I am going to have to get some gelatos now. They look really cool.
Oh I love the effect those gelatos give! Gonna have to get me some. Your card is gorgeous-love the wreath!
Yowza, Jill! Love what you did with these products. Yuuuuummmmmy!!!
Your card is beautiful!
Such a gorgeous card, wonderful techniques you've described! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Beautiful card! I can't wait to use my gelatos!
Beautiful card, love the colours & this is one of my favourite stamps! You are all doing a wonderful job building our anticipation for April 1st! ;-)
I love it!!!
Those look sooo cool, I might have to try it! TFS! Super classy card!
Great technique! Thanks for sharing. joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com
Love the bright red and turquiose on this wonderful wreath card :)
Fabulous as always Jill!
Lovely card!
Beautiful card! Those Gelatos look so fun to use!
Your card is gorgeous!
Oh my goodness, this card is BEAUTIFUL! Absolutely stunning. I think my heart just skipped a beat!
Beautiful card! I only wish I had that talent! Thank you for sharing.
This card is stunning, very cool technique.
Beautiful card and that wreath is awesome.
LOVE those lush colors!! i'll have to try the gelatos!!! gorgeous card, Jill!
love the wreath!! i soo want that stamp!!
tfs
Wow u did an awesome job!I absolutely love it! What talent you have. I can't wait to see more.
Joanie
I love this card! I have been drooling over the Faber Castell gelatos, and now I know I am going to have to have them!
Great blending technique!
Wow- that effect is simply stunning- I've got to get my hands on some of those Gelatos!
How beautiful. I really like the way you blended the colours, and added the bling!
This is the very first time I've ever seen those Gelatos. Very cool effect! And a truly lovely card!
Love your GORGEOUS card! Thanks so much for a chance to win!!!
Oh my goodness, that's just beautiful
gorgeous! jaw-dropping! lovely! your work is amazing jill!
Wowsers!! Love that card! TFS! Off to the next blog!
Kris in Alaska
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totally gorgeous Welcome card Jill... love the colouring.
beautiful card, thank you for sharing
You're color blending never ceases to amaze me, Jill! I love all your cards :) Thanks for sharing the inspiration.
Nothing says welcome like a wreath, right?! I love this wreath stamp but have not acquired it yet, all in due time. I love the colors you chose. I also love the text and gems, it really finishes the card! I have been to your blog before and have looked at a lot of your older posts. I love your 'Inspired by' posts and the cards you design are wonderful! Also really like that you are showing your artbook pages, I know you are showing how the media works and what it looks like but what you create really is inspiring! :) Thank you for sharing!
Katie
Jill this is so beautiful! I love this! :)
Jill-
This is stunning....I have the same stamp and I love how you've given me another look of using it, just not at X-Mas. Thank you so much!!
Your cards always know how to make me smile...truly stunning once again Jill and great techniques, hugs!
love love love your card... it's beautiful!!! thanks for the chance!!!
Lovely card....love the wreath. TFS!
Oh this is so cool, I have not seen this before.
Wonderful card, Jill - I love the vibrant colours and cool effect you got with those gelatos!
beautiful card.
What a creative way to use that stamp with so many rich and vibrant colors.
Ohhh My!!! This is gorgeous! Thanks for the explanation of how you did it,,,,gotta get those Gelatos!
Jill, this is absolutely GORGEOUS! Love those colors together.
What a lovely card Jill. I must admit, I have no idea what a gelato is.... I thought it was Italian ice cream :)
What a beautiful wreath and welcome card!
Love the way you used the wreath out of season!
A very beautiful card. The coloring is fantastic.
Stunning Jill! I love how you used the gelato's!
Your card is beautiful! I really can't wait to give the Faber-Castell Gelato's a try!
Thank you so much for sharing!!!
~Ola
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zloe.blogspot.com
gorgeous!!! just gorgeous! the colouring is amazing.thanks for inspiring :)
wow what a beautiful card! I love how you colored the card!
wonderful colors with a great technique. I will have to look up gelatos.
WOWZER!!! PRETTY card!!! I really gotta get that Wreath stamp already...LOL!
Love the text in this card... now I've gotta go see what the prizes are, 171st comment, something big is up!
Just beautiful!
what a nice card !
Muito lindo seu cartão! Parabéns!
I love blog hop because I get to learn new things from different crafter. Here, I learnt from Jill that there is this new product known as Faber-Castell Gelatos that can be used for crafting! Thanks for sharing, Jill!
Beautiful card!! And beautiful use of stamps :))
What a pretty card! The colours are an unusual combination but work very well together :) The Hero arts stamp is so versatile!
Wow! What a great card!! Loooove the colours!
What a lovely card! I MUST find those Gelatos!!
Gorgeous, Jill!
Oh la la Jill another wonderful creation from you. You never fail to inspire. Hugs to you my friend. Kathy
beautiful card, love the colors and the stamp
Great card. I have noticed several people using the Faber-Castell Gelatos. I think I need to check them out.
Sorry Jill for being so late getting in on the commenting here for the Blog Hop, but life seems to be a little crazy here lately. Now that my guys are sleeping with hopefully "visions of sugar plums dancing in their head" or something better, lol! I can have some me time to check out this Lily Pad Blog Hop. Your card is so vibrant and eyecatching! I have this stamp also and I love seeing yoru take on how to use it. Love the text inside the wreath and the colours are so great together. Thanks for the inspiration sweetie. Think of you often and yes, I am still working some things out for my blog. Once my make over is complete, there will be exciting things to share. Hugs.
Gorgeous! I love how you used the gelatos.
Read your blog saw given image of Hero Arts Wreath of Leave card looking so cute.
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