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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

February Hop with Heartfelt Creations Alum!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the February Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  If you are hopping along you should have arrived her from Emilia's blog.  You have until Friday, February 27th, mn EST to hop along and comment for a chance to win.  A $25 Heartfelt Creations gift certificate is up for grabs!  The more blog hop participants blogs that you comment on, the greater your chances of winning!
I had fun playing with my new Birds and Blooms Cling Stamp Set.  In addition, I used Prismacolor Pencils and watercoloring for my mediums.


I love, love, love birds and this sweet, fluffy bird is just the cutest!  I was so excited to see these sets released last month.  So, I started with the bird- stamped, colored with Prismacolors and die cut him out.  Then I stamped the branches and colored them with watercolors followed by Prismacolors and die cut them out.
Next, I stamped the flowers and colored them-then I realized I did not buy the dies for the flowers.  Epic fail!  So,  I fussy cut all of the flowers out. 
My watercolored background is actually a redo as the first one was a total dud, imo!  I have been using both Kuretake watercolors and Peerless watercolors lately, and to be honest, I cannot remember which I used here.  I have used mixed media paper as I find I have better success with that versus watercolor paper. 
I used the sketch from Cardabilities~


But then I added the branch to the top right hand corner as I felt the card needed balance.  Not sure if this counts anymore, LOL!
I tucked a doily under the sentiment banner, added Simon Says Stamp Sequins and scrunched some seam binding for a bow. 
Are you ready to hop?  Here is your blog hop list~
Giovana Smith
Ujjwal Goel
Kerry Urbatch
Glenda Brooks 
Mary Faus
Loretta Lock
Amarilys Doria
Gini Cagle
Lisa Gregory
Emilia van den Heuvel
Lee Ann Barrett
Sarah Miller 
Lisa Allen

I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- 'No Rules'

The winner of the hop will be announced Saturday, Feb 28th.
Enjoy the hop!

Thanks for visiting!

Lee Ann :)

39 comments:

  1. This is just beautiful Lee Ann! Love every little detail ... perfect! Thanks for inspiration and a fun hop!

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  2. Oh my goodness I love the colors you chose to work with here! Such a fun card!

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  3. Gorgeous card!!! the colours, the colouring and design!

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  4. Hi this is fabulous, love the watercolours.x

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  5. Love that stamp set! Beautiful card....Thank you for sharing. Such a beautiful spring feel ♥

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  6. Wow gorgeous background and love the design Lee Ann.

    Hugs Diane

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  7. Just beautiful! I love the watercoloring and the layout! Sooo pretty!

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  8. Your card is so pretty!
    Great color combo :-)

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  9. Would have never thought to use crumpled seam binding as an accent but it looks great
    Thanks for sharing

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  10. The colors you choose for this card are beautiful and I love all the little details.

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  11. Awesome watercoloring on your gorgeous card! I love the layering and all the beautiful details!

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  12. This is beautiful, Lee Ann! Gorgeous layout, wonderful coloring and such a cool and effective background.

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  13. Reminds me of the hymn all things bright and beautiful

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  14. Lovely watercoloring!!! Beautiful colors...

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  15. Hi, love this stamp collection, but love even more what you did with the background to bring the birds out to play.

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  16. This is gorgeous! Love the water coloring.

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  17. Fabulous card! Love how you used the sketch!! Thanks for joining in at Cardabilities

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  18. Beautiful card love the layering and the blending of your colors are perfect. the birds are Awesome thanks form sharing.

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  19. FAB! Love the coloring, especially the watercolor background and the bow that sets it all off!! And, yes, I think the branch is the perfect balance!

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  20. Hi its me again! I adore this collection and your card is fab. Thank you so much for using our sketch here at CARDABILITIES x

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  21. I had to smile when I saw this card. It is a "happy" maker. The little blue bird is darling and the dogwood flowers are so pretty. Can't wait for spring to get here and be able to see all of these things again.
    thanks for sharing a great card.

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  22. I want you to know that I've been MIA since Oct due to DD...loving it, but miss talking regularly and getting to blog hop! March is my final month...but I'm stopping by to let you know that I get every email update and am always in awe of your creations! Your style is what I related to moreso than any other, and you are such an inspiration to me!!! TY for thinking of me and know that I'll always be one of your biggest fans!!! MWAAAAH!

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  23. Love that little birdie! Your coloring is over the top!

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  24. Beautiful water colors! I just love that little bird!!!

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  25. It's so beautiful watercolors are my favorite medium.

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  26. love the watercolor background and the rest of it!

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  27. I love how you arranged the branches. Great coloring and layout.

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  28. Lovely card!Thank you for playing along with us at Cardabilities :) zetkaArt

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  29. Love the cheery little bird and the bright, happy colors!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  30. Ohh wow this such a pretty card! Love the spring feel of it! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra

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  31. Love the branches and how u added those flowers Gorgeous!!

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  32. Beautiful card. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Cardabilities :)

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  33. Love your card, love the background and all the elements.

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  34. I love those colors and how you added more for balance :)

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  35. What a beautiful card, great layers and sweet, spring colours!

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