Friday, June 24, 2011

CSS Alumni June 24 Blog Hop

I never had time to play with the CSS Team over at Stamp TV in the past, but I can now! What's even more fun is I am the FIRST [instead of last] blog you start with! [Thanks Carolina!] This is an amazing talented team of stampers and I am thrilled to get back into it!  This hop is dedicated to focusing on a sentiment.  I used the new release from GKD illustrated by Melanie Meunchinger, Border Bling.  I adore the way you can use liquid pearls on her dots, it just adds so much to the card!!
Now, keep going, you will stop at Sharri Seffens blog next, and just keep going to see more gorgeousness!
I want to thank the girls for letting me join back in -- I have been remiss~~ hopefully I will do better in participating in future hops!! 
Thanks for stopping by - enjoy hopping~
 

174 comments:

Marisa said...

Love how you outlined the sentiment and the blue flowers are wonderful with the big brads/buttons in them.

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

VEry nice job on this challenge and so glad you're hopping with us again! Yep- you were definitely first this time- LOL.

Giovana said...

Beautiful card Vicki! Love it!!

joy said...

What beautiful colors! Love the lace in the background and your bling makes your sentiment pop!

Brenda said...

Beautiful card Vicki!! I love that blue and the liquid pearls are wonderful.

Melissa said...

Beautiful card Vicki! I love, love how you added the liquid pearls to the Border Bling...perfection!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card! Love the colors and combination of elements. -- Aixa M.

Payne Holler Cards said...

love this deep blue and I really need that liquid pearl stuff! so glad you're with us again, hugs (-:

Maire Gamber said...

Bold and beautiful! Love the card!
Hugs,
Marie

Lagene said...

Love your Blingy Blues!

stampqueen said...

Great card!!! Love that shade of blue with the black!!!

Carolina said...

Darlin' card - love how the blue pops and the liquid pearls are the perfect touch!

lisa808 said...

Blue looks so nice with black and white.

Shirley B said...

I love the two shades of blue. You did a great job with the liquid pearls. I just received this stamp set and liquid pearls and I can hardly wait to get started.

craftieodmae said...

love it!!! The colors just pop together!

Unknown said...

Great colors & super design, Vicki. Those liquid pearls look amazing, gotta get me some of those!

Kary said...

So Gorgeous, Vicki!! I love that you've used blue (my fave colour ;)). Great design!!

Debbie D. said...

Beautiful card Vicki...love that beautiful shade of blue with the black.

buggin2stamp said...

Your card looks marvelous! I love the simple color combo and the fun bling and flowers.

Jennie said...

Cute card and nice colors on this Vicki.

Miesje said...

I love those colors! Great card and your liquid pearls are a perfect match with the flowers and paper!

Theresa Momber said...

Beautiful, Vicki!

Anonymous said...

This card really rocks, Vicki! So glad to see you back...and I love the colours and liquid pearls!

Cheri said...

Missed you on these hops, Vicki. So glad your back with us. This card is another gorgeous-Vicki card! I love the combo of blue and black.

Jackie said...

Love the color! It is marvelous TFS :)

Riette said...

Lovely!

Lynn B. said...

Wonderful card! It's clear that you thought through every detail. Love the blue (my favorite color) with the black and white. The lace and ribbon . . . well, just everything!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous combo of color...very striking! Keep up the good work!
~Christine (Gilbert AZ)
TreasuresOfFaith@live.com

Linda said...

This is a beautiful card and I love the colors. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

Becky Yo said...

Beautiful border bling! I love liquid pearls, too.

Pam said...

Wow thanks for using this set. I have it but as yet have not explored it. I love the inspiration. Oh and your card is fabulous

Jo said...

Beautiful card. Love the liquid pearls.

Stephanie said...

Nice card! I love the colors and the liquid pearls!

The Vannoy Family said...

The StampTV CSS Team rocks again! Thanks for the tour on the blog hop - love your card, Vicki - really like your color scheme!

Virginia Wingo said...

Love this beautiful blue card and you are certainly right that the liquid pearls adds so much to the design.

Marsha said...

Stunning. Love the blue bling.

Jeanne H said...

Wonderful card. I tove blue!

Linda said...

What a striking color choice. I love the way that you outlined your sentiment.

Jill said...

Your card is just beautiful! I love what you did with the border bling!

Sharon said...

Oh I love your card, it's beautiful!

Kelly said...

This card is just beautiful in every way! Another striking card Vicki!

Anna said...

I love this card. Wonderful color scheme.

Judy Averill said...

Love your card. Just getting into using Liquid Pearls and appreciate ideas on how they can be used. And....blue is my favorite color!

Becky said...

Well good for you Vicki..and this is a fabulous card,loving the details.

Mickie said...

And so is your card!! A marvelous beauty.

Evette K. said...

Vicki you card is stunning. Love those pearls you put on and of course the sentiment is one of my favorites. Love Gina K. Stamps!!! Thanks for the chance to win.

Unknown said...

Oh my, very nice.

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

thanks for sharing your card during this hop. Having fun seeing all the ideas.

Pat Jandacek said...

A beautiful card, Vicki. Love the blue of those flowers! TFS

Debbie said...

Love the bling around the sentiment.

Vanessa said...

What a fun and vibrant card! Your help address cracks me up!

margaret said...

I am glad you are back-- Thanks for the card inspiration-- I am particial to the blue-- I like the blue.

Anonymous said...

This is lovely. I love your choice of colors; and the liquid pearls add a great accent. Haven't tried them, they just went on my "need to have" list.

Darlene G said...

Beautiful shades of blue. Very inspiring!!

Laura's New Place said...

I love blue, so pretty!

Tina said...

Gorgeous card, Vicki!!

Unknown said...

This is lovely!

Sharri said...

Vicki! Gorgeous card! I love the blues and the sentiment framed in the liquid pearls!

Diana E said...

Love the 'bling' on this card!

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous card! I love the color palette!!!

Joni said...

eye catching card. I have yet to use liquid pearls but it is now on my to do list.

Donna said...

Vicki, what a Marvelous card!! Love those large black brads in the blue flowers just stunning, and your lace is so pretty, all the blues look close in color but just the suttle difference makes it all work so well, Lovely card. And I too love the ease with which to work with the liquid pearls!

Donna Przy...

szbacn1 said...

I love the "blues" and love your coard!!!

crotnem said...

What a wonderful looking card!

Joanna McDonald said...

Your card is lovely!! I love the blue flowers - they make it pop
even more!

Colorado Crafter said...

Lovely card!!! Thanks for the chance to win a stamp set!!!

eddie said...

eye-catching

Donna Maligno said...

Love the blues in this card. Striking.

Kathryn said...

Just a beautifully done card!

Jan Castle said...

Great job with the bling!!!

Barbara Bryant said...

Beautiful card the bling and blue love it.

meemee48 said...

I love the striking contrast between the black, white and royal blue. Love your flowers and pearls.

Lucy Newton said...

Love yiur card! Amazing how the liquid pearls can look as real pearls!!!

Faye said...

Love the pretty blue colors and the lace trim!

Judy B said...

I love this card, the blue colors are simply gorgeous. What a great job. Judy

Anonymous said...

OK.. now I need to get some liq pearls! Thanks for the enabling!!
Kim S
Kasot@aol.com

Patti aka NW Lady said...

Oh Vicki those blues are lucious. Love your card, great sentiment. Patti

Katherine said...

I love the blue pearls also - I have got to get some of that stuff!

Debbie Yates said...

The liquid pearls just enhance that sentiment...love it!

Beth said...

What a beautiful card. I love the liquid pearls.

Dottie said...

I am so glad to see someone using the liquid Viva Decor pearl pens. They look awesome! I love the contrast of your card colors as well!

Mary Leeson said...

Loving that beautiful shade of blue....those pearl pens are fun, huh? TFS.

MizMaryAnn said...

Blue is my favorite color. Your card is so beautiful.

Chookarooni said...

When Harry Met Sally - you look simply marvellous! great card
Mary-Jane

joanieg said...

Your card is beautiful! Love your colors

Judy Boyd said...

WOW nice card!

Paulette said...

Love this card. Your card looks so elegant. Love the colors and the design. Thanks for the inspiration.

SueB said...

great card - tfs! I love b,w, and a pop of color! thanx for the inspiration!

RedGem said...

I just love the color blue and the liquid pearls are a great idea as I often don't want to part with my 'bling'. You wouldn't know it as I have so much of it!

Anonymous said...

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Blue card - my favorite color and you did a beautiful card using it. Then you used blue liquid pearls - W O W ! ! !
I like, I like...
Jean McGee

Kay S said...

Gorgeous! Love the blue and the bling around the sentiment.

Gayle said...

Beautiful card Vicki and love that "bling".

paper fun said...

Your card is so elegant. I love the pearls.

Pat Gasko said...

Your card is clever and beautiful. Love the border bling it adds so much to the sentiment.

sweetmarie said...

Love the blue pearl frame around the saying!

Anonymous said...

I love your color choices. They are beautiful. Suzyque

Stephani said...

Love the color combo and the liquid pearls.

Rosa Vasquez said...

That blue just pops off the page! Beautiful! Rosa V.

kksb said...

A lovely card with a warm sentiment.

ddlady said...

Vicki, your card is beautiful! I really like the color combination.

Nana Griffin said...

This is very lovely! I like the border bling with the blue liquid pearls.

Anonymous said...

...and this card is simply marvelous!

Jill said...

Beautiful card!!!!!

Peggy in Ohio said...

Beautiful. I love the blue and white. Just enough bling

June-Marie said...

Gorgeous....love the color combination.

Gerry said...

Great card. Love the colors

Diane N said...

Vicki I love the rich colors you used for your card.

Artistic Angel said...

I love this card Vicki. The colors are beautiful and I love what u did with the perfect pearls and the border bling stamp.

Nobodysinn said...

I love all the layering and shades of blue! Thanks for sharing!

Susie said...

Ah, gee, thanks!

Yvonne said...

Love this card. The blue and white is gorgeous.

Parker said...

The blinged frame pulls off that great sentiment. I love the "big middles" of the flowers.

Adrienne said...

Love the bling ....you card is marvelous. Thanks for sharing.

Nadine said...

Great card! I love the color combo and pearls

Sheila in Cyprus said...

WOW1 This is stunning. I love your choice of such a vibrant colour, it really stands out. Love Sheila x

Nancy Curtis said...

This is a really great card. Love the blue an black!

Juana J said...

love this set, must put it on my wish list...your colors are fantastic!

Unknown said...

Absolutely stunning, but I'm sure I'd buy it instead of make it myself! Love the color combo and different textures you used.

calamitypam said...

How beautiful.....I need some liquid pearls. I guess I'm out shopping tomorrow!

Unknown said...

Clever use of liquid pearls! Love those new tools!

Anonymous said...

Love the way you used Liquid Pearls. Haven't gotten any yet but you just inspired me!! thanks for sharing

Madelene said...

I love how you put the different sentiments together!

Carol said...

The lovely shape, pearl pattern, pretty lace, vibrant flowers and a perfect sentiment all combine to make a very special card.
=)
Carol

Jayne said...

Love the colours .
Jayne

mjnix said...

Love the blue,very pretty.

Suzie McFloozy said...

Wowsers this would def stand out in the crowd - that blue just "pops" - I love it x
Thanks for the blog hop and the chance to win a fab prize and for the inspiration x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Unknown said...

The idea of this challenge is very nice! And I definitely love the colours you chose and the bling border! Very nice!

mbchetti said...

Love all of the shades of blue. Thanks for the inspiration and a chance to win.........

Nellie said...

wow, your card is Beautiful! Love all the blues.

Debbie Rogers said...

Perfect embellishments...Vicki's card will do anything but leave you feeling blue!

Lyn said...

Love the colors and the style. Bling is wonderful

marlene kiley said...

What lovely colors on this card. Very striking

sprgstn16 said...

Beautiful card! I love the color blue you used...very striking!

Anonymous said...

Your card is simply "Marvelous"

Bette Abdu said...

Nice card. Love the Liquid Pearls - so evenly applied. I have to work on that

scrapdiva77 said...

Love your card and how you used liquid pearls with the border bling set. I'm going to try this with my new liquid pearls. TFS

Roselass55 said...

Beautiful Card the colours are lovely, but my favourites are the flowers.

Peg said...

Love this color scheme, makes for a beautiful card!

Leta said...

I LOVE the liguid pearls and always amazed how elegant black can be used. Welcome back

Anonymous said...

VERY nice love it thanks for sharing

Jan Barrie said...

WOW!! Love that Bright Blue

Shari said...

love the blue and black combo. Makes it absolutely super.

Janice H. said...

Love your colors. The card is very bright and cheery! Really makes the sentiment POP!!!

Ina G said...

I love the blues. Beautifully presented with the liquid pearls and those gorgious brads. The sentiment is straight forward and nicely said.

DebbieG said...

I love the shades of blue and the pearls.
debbieanng@yahoo.com

Marian said...

Love the richness of the color along with quiet simplicity

mitz said...

...to quote billy crystal.. ** you look
marvelous**.. as does your card.. wonderful color choices
mitz_zee@yahoodotcom

Bernie said...

Beautiful! Love the colors, lace and the flowers are marvelous!
Blessings Bernie

Joyce Thurston said...

Thanks Vicki. I love border bling also!

Golda said...

Beautiful card! I love the colors you used.

Cindy's Creative Corner said...

Beautiful card, I totally love the Border Bling and Bring the Bling stamp sets as they are so very versatile.

Loretta Mak said...

Lovely card thanks for sharing.

Lynne said...

Vicki - Love your card. That stamp is wonderful. Beautiful colors.

Creative Crafter said...

I love your design

Tamara said...

I love that color Blue!nice card!

Nana Donna said...

Beautiful, I just love those colors together and all that bling
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Barbara Burgess said...

...And so does your card! Very pretty.

Barbara Burgess said...

...And so does your card! Very pretty.

Karen said...

It DOES look marvelous. Very pretty!

scraphappyvic said...

I love this card...espcially the liquid pearls. It makes the card pop!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Vicki, love the dramatic colors to go with that sentiment. Absolutely gorgeous!

Bertha W said...

Love the blue! Inspires me to use this stamp set that still waits for me in the package. Thanks for sharing.

Verna Angerhofer said...

This is absolutely stunning! I love the blues..really a knockout card.

Angela Toucan said...

so eyecatching

Elizabeth said...

Love all the blue tones on this card!

sandi said...

Love the card and the different color of blues. Thank you for sharing.

Sharron aka Sharrahug said...

Love your card, your sentiment & the pretty blue. Nice job!
Huggies ~
Sharron♥

Susan said...

Great job Vicki! I just got some liquid pearls and am looking forward to trying them. Your card is great inspiration.

Susie said...

I love your card! Beautiful!

Peggy said...

Such a pretty card! Love the touch of lace!

Susan Raihala said...

Vicki, your colors and layout are amazing, but I can't BELIEVE you used so much liquid pearls so effectively!!!!!! OMG, when I do that, I just make a mess! What care and precision you have!!!

Shirley said...

I think it's all been said, LOL, but I would add that I like the lace, flowers and what you did with the Viva!!

Betty Neville said...

Beautiful Vicki! Love the blue, and nice job with the liquid pearls - I have some but haven't used them yet. :)

fuzzylover said...

Thanks for sharing your cards - lovely and inspiring