March 29, 2011

LilyPad Cards

Hi everyone! I'm taking a short time-out from our week inspired by Ayana for a fun post today about Lily Pad Cards! :) Welcome to stop #2 of Day 2 of the Lily Pad Cards blog hop!

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! :)

180 comments :

Sarah J Moerman said...

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. :)

Lin said...

Beautiful, Jill - gorgeous vibrant colors! Wait a few days and you'll see that great minds think alike :)))

MicheyMoo said...

Love the wreath Jill and the colours are awesome together!! A perfect welcome card. xx

Deirdre said...

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.

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous card. Love the welcome wreath and the colors are so bright and cheery!

Moccavanila by Vera Rhuhay said...

Gorgeous card and colors Jill!

Jennie said...

Beautiful and love how you used the Gelatos! Definitely a cool product.

joy said...

Love this card, Jill! Those gelatos really give up a lot of color; will have to check them out!

Vicky said...

another gorgeous card Jill!!!! Thank you for being a part of it!

Barb said...

Wow! Fabulous color combo, Jill! So beautiful!

Unknown said...

Absolutely beautiful Jill!!! I just love the vibrancy of it! :)

Kelly Booth said...

Such a pretty card Jill....I so want to try the Gelatos!

Tee said...

Your card is gorgeous as always! love the bold and vibrant colors! Thanks for the sweetest welcome!

Eli said...

Beautiful! :)

bethann said...

fantastic card. would love to see the gelatos in person. i need that stamp

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

Beautiful. But then I love everything you make.

Mary Dawn said...

i need some of those, love the way the look and work, so awesome, Jill

Isha Gupta said...

Love the vibrant colors and the design of your card Jill. Its stunning as always. I always look forward to seeing your creations:))

Virginia L. said...

Another dramatic and eye-catching card! How fabulous!

Brenda said...

Wow! These colours are so yummy Jill! Beautiful and unique way to use this wreath!

PamSpradlin said...

Gorgeous card...the colors are stunning.

Kelly said...

gorgeous card...i so love the fact that you are sharing your process these days.

Angel said...

must try those gelatos! Your card is GORGEOUS!!!

Nancy said...

Such a beautiful welcome, Jill! Gorgeous colors and I love this technique...happy hopping!
blessings~

Sanne said...

What a great result - thanks for showing these yummy products - great card Jill!

Maureen Morton said...

Super-amazing (again!), Jill. So rich and lovely. These products look like such fun.

Melissa S said...

Wow! Awesome card! I love the colors! I want to try those new Gelatos too!

Julie in Edmonds said...

Those colors together really make this pop. NIce job.

sheila said...

I HAVE to put those gelatos on my wish list!!! The depth of color that you achieve is spectacular. Wonderful card.

Jeanette M. said...

Great card. I really like the Hero Arts wreath stamp.

Patti aka NW Lady said...

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

Michele Gross said...

Wowzers thats cool!

Unknown said...

Beautiful Card Jill!

Christina V. said...

Very nice card! The colours are very nice and vivid!

Bunnyfreak said...

Thanks for sharing the details of how you did this.

Myrto said...

Your card is very artistic! Fabulus!

Irini said...

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!

Tere Azua said...

Simply gorgeous!!!!!!!!

Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...

Bee-u-tiful!!! Love the vibrant colors! And Lin's tease, too!

Karen Lynn M said...

Your card today is absolutely stunning. Those colors like great together. Good job!

Tiffany Ervin said...

Beautiful!! Awesome mix of bold and pretty colors!!

Lisa said...

Jill, you always have the most brilliant, beautiful colors!

Ayana Posadas said...

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.

SannaS said...

oh WOW!!!! Love the glowing bright colors!!! =)
hugs, SannaS

CinnamonSally said...

This card is stunning Jull, love the colours you have used, fabulous.

Fika said...

stunning card Jill, love the red effect and the center is just awesome!! :)

Rhonda Miller said...

What a great card. I love how you did the leaf area. TFS.

MarcyK924 said...

Gorgeous card Jill! Your design is amazing and I love the colors!!

Yainea said...

Great card!! Thanks for sharing your technique with the Gelatos.

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Yummy goodness!!

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Gorgeous card, Jill! I really need to try those Faber-Castell stuff! :)

Unknown said...

Lovely card!

Amy said...

Stunning card, I love the colors and the added bling is such a nice accent!

Robin said...

What a neat technique... haven't heard of the gelatos here in Ireland yet.. or maybe it's just me!! Fab card!
Robin

PatS said...

Nice card! I love your color combo and the wipe away technique to change the value of the color.

joni said...

Love this card! Love the stamp and the colors are really pretty together! TFS
hugs,
joni

Betty J Schaub said...

lovely design and the colors are stunning!!!

Marla said...

A beautiful card. I would love to try those gelatos. I love the look they create!!

Kristie Maynard said...

Really beautiful card!

sharon g said...

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.

ChickieChirps said...

Very cool! Love your bright colours!

Arabella

Anonymous said...

Fabulous Jill - I have to make this! : )
Thanks for inspiring!
Pam Going Postal

Unknown said...

Fabulous card! I love the coloring and stamp layering and texture ;D

Anette said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous as ALWAYS!!

donna mikasa said...

Hi Jill! Fabulous card as always! Love the rich colors.

eva said...

beautiful card and what a neat product!

Anita said...

Stunning card!

Lillian Child said...

Always a pleasure to see what you come up with, Jill. Fabulous card creation! Love it!

BrendaB said...

What a cool coloring technique! love your card!

BrendaB said...

What a cool coloring technique! love your card!

Marie said...

Beautiful card! And such a beautiful photo of it as well =) TFS!

Cathy A said...

Great card Jill, those colouring sticks look fun!

{VICKI} said...

great card
great hop!

Tetcha Simmer said...

Beautiful card Jill, I love checking out other papercrafting blogs to see all that amazing creativity out there!

Sue D said...

Great welcome wreath!

Mendi Yoshikawa said...

Wow! This is one of my favorite color schemes--It turned out so gorgeous.

kndun said...

WOW - love the color combination you choose. Really pops!!!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! Love the color combination!

Sherri Everett Thompson said...

Gorgeous, Jill! I have never tried those-what beautiful colors! Your card is absolutely stunning-thank you for joining our hop!

Kelly Rasmussen said...

stunning! those colors are gorgeous!

Patricia said...

Great card and coloring =P

Susan Grapengater said...

Very pretty card!

Giovana said...

This is so pretty!! I want those gelatos too :)

margaretart @gmail.com said...

Such a fun hop for a new and cute idea.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card.

Unknown said...

Very nice festive wreath of WELCOME, colorful and cheery!!
Great Job!
Donna Przy...

Nichol Magouirk said...

STUNNING! Wow, Jill! Incredible as always!

Dotty Jo said...

This is gorgeous Jill - such a wonderful colour combo! Jo x

Godelieve said...

Wow, a gorgeous creation!

Ei8ht Beach Street said...

Gorgeous card. Simply beautiful.

mitch1066 said...

lovely :)

mitch1066@gmail.com

Jennifer Rzasa said...

Wow...this is just stunning!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful card,I just love that wreath! Margaret K.

Jennifer said...

Beautiful welcome wreath, Jill! Love the rich and vibrant red here :)
(Jenifer Ann)

Pam said...

Love this card, Jill! Actually I love all of your work. These new products from Faber Castell are awesome! These colors are gorgeous!

jazy1m said...

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.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Wow Jill - love this color combo! So vibrant and the sentiment banner is darling!

judkajudi said...

Another awesome burst of color! Love it!

Lynne said...

Striking card, love the choice of colors, tfs

Jana said...

How totally unique and wonderful! This is terrific Jill.

Tracey said...

WOW!!! These Gelatos looks like so much fun!!!!

Lucianna Dilsaver said...

This is so pretty, I love your colors!

Tami Grandi said...

so cute! Love the wreath!

Shirley N said...

Beautiful card, love your wreath and vibrant colors!

Debbi said...

Great card! I love the colors.
*smiles*
debbi

paperpapier said...

awesome technique...the card is superb!

Cassie_lu said...

i really like how you created the background with the gelatos

newscrapper said...

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.

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Great card! Now I am going to have to get some gelatos now. They look really cool.

Unknown said...

Oh I love the effect those gelatos give! Gonna have to get me some. Your card is gorgeous-love the wreath!

Unknown said...

Yowza, Jill! Love what you did with these products. Yuuuuummmmmy!!!

Debby said...

Your card is beautiful!

Renee V said...

Such a gorgeous card, wonderful techniques you've described! Thanks for the inspiration :)

Cathy Pulickal said...

Beautiful card! I can't wait to use my gelatos!

diana said...

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! ;-)

Shelley said...

I love it!!!

Brooke said...

Those look sooo cool, I might have to try it! TFS! Super classy card!

Lisa R. said...

Great technique! Thanks for sharing. joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Lucille K said...

Love the bright red and turquiose on this wonderful wreath card :)

rcwidow (Linda) said...

Fabulous as always Jill!

Sandy said...

Lovely card!

tiff said...

Beautiful card! Those Gelatos look so fun to use!

Janet's Joy said...

Your card is gorgeous!

Christiana said...

Oh my goodness, this card is BEAUTIFUL! Absolutely stunning. I think my heart just skipped a beat!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card! I only wish I had that talent! Thank you for sharing.

Janet Lindstrom said...

This card is stunning, very cool technique.

Gloria said...

Beautiful card and that wreath is awesome.

Alice said...

LOVE those lush colors!! i'll have to try the gelatos!!! gorgeous card, Jill!

Unknown said...

love the wreath!! i soo want that stamp!!

tfs

joanieg said...

Wow u did an awesome job!I absolutely love it! What talent you have. I can't wait to see more.

Joanie

Maggie said...

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!

Jan Garber said...

Great blending technique!

Kay D said...

Wow- that effect is simply stunning- I've got to get my hands on some of those Gelatos!

Susan said...

How beautiful. I really like the way you blended the colours, and added the bling!

Lisa Hjulberg said...

This is the very first time I've ever seen those Gelatos. Very cool effect! And a truly lovely card!

Barb Ghig said...

Love your GORGEOUS card! Thanks so much for a chance to win!!!

Lori said...

Oh my goodness, that's just beautiful

ivy said...

gorgeous! jaw-dropping! lovely! your work is amazing jill!

Kris in Alaska said...

Wowsers!! Love that card! TFS! Off to the next blog!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Dawn T said...

totally gorgeous Welcome card Jill... love the colouring.

Angel said...

beautiful card, thank you for sharing

Nona said...

You're color blending never ceases to amaze me, Jill! I love all your cards :) Thanks for sharing the inspiration.

Katie said...

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

Anonymous said...

Jill this is so beautiful! I love this! :)

Nazeema Calypso Thompson said...

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!!

Joy said...

Your cards always know how to make me smile...truly stunning once again Jill and great techniques, hugs!

EverydayMe said...

love love love your card... it's beautiful!!! thanks for the chance!!!

Theresa's Studio said...

Lovely card....love the wreath. TFS!

Tanya said...

Oh this is so cool, I have not seen this before.

Sharon D from Canada said...

Wonderful card, Jill - I love the vibrant colours and cool effect you got with those gelatos!

Kim B said...

beautiful card.

Arlene said...

What a creative way to use that stamp with so many rich and vibrant colors.

Lagene said...

Ohhh My!!! This is gorgeous! Thanks for the explanation of how you did it,,,,gotta get those Gelatos!

Daria Z. said...

Jill, this is absolutely GORGEOUS! Love those colors together.

Froggietalks said...

What a lovely card Jill. I must admit, I have no idea what a gelato is.... I thought it was Italian ice cream :)

Harriet Skelly said...

What a beautiful wreath and welcome card!

Unknown said...

Love the way you used the wreath out of season!

di said...

A very beautiful card. The coloring is fantastic.

Anita Rex said...

Stunning Jill! I love how you used the gelato's!

Unknown said...

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
okj83 at live dot com
zloe.blogspot.com

Cathy Fongjoyo said...

gorgeous!!! just gorgeous! the colouring is amazing.thanks for inspiring :)

Yvette said...

wow what a beautiful card! I love how you colored the card!

F said...

wonderful colors with a great technique. I will have to look up gelatos.

Kimba's Kreations said...

WOWZER!!! PRETTY card!!! I really gotta get that Wreath stamp already...LOL!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Love the text in this card... now I've gotta go see what the prizes are, 171st comment, something big is up!

NinaB said...

Just beautiful!

NatQuebec said...

what a nice card !

Sueli Pinheiro said...

Muito lindo seu cartão! Parabéns!

Message Keeper said...

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!

Jette / ma11edina said...

Beautiful card!! And beautiful use of stamps :))

Suvenkorento said...

What a pretty card! The colours are an unusual combination but work very well together :) The Hero arts stamp is so versatile!

Cris said...

Wow! What a great card!! Loooove the colours!

One Scrappy Gal said...

What a lovely card! I MUST find those Gelatos!!

Trinh said...

Gorgeous, Jill!

Kathy said...

Oh la la Jill another wonderful creation from you. You never fail to inspire. Hugs to you my friend. Kathy

Diana said...

beautiful card, love the colors and the stamp

Kelley said...

Great card. I have noticed several people using the Faber-Castell Gelatos. I think I need to check them out.

CanadianScraps43 said...

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.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous! I love how you used the gelatos.

Naseer Ahmad said...

Read your blog saw given image of Hero Arts Wreath of Leave card looking so cute.

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