Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Slainte!

If you're looking for the Waltzing Mouse Blog Hop...you're at the right place!





As excited as I am to be participating in the Hop, I'm also a wee bit nervous! I had a great time working with Claire's Irish Blessings stamp set. Those little shamrocks are so adorable and the sentiments are wonderful. I chose to make an easel card for the Hop, I hope you like it!

The card in it's closed position. I used the tiny shamrock to randomly stamp on my light green card stock.




Here it is, in it's open position, revealing the Irish Blessing that is embossed in gold. I used the little square motif stamp to create the 'stopper' for the easel. Sadly, the photo doesn't show the amazing sparkle on the card, from the blast of shimmer spray it received.


I am anxious to see what everyone else is sharing. If you would like to Hop along with us, you will need to visit Claire for further instruction.



Thank you for popping in. If you'd like to vist my blog's home page, click HERE.

Blessings~
Happy St. Pat's Card

27 comments:

Joanne Gilch said...

Barb, love your easel card. The first one on the blog so far. Love your butterfly just flitting all over your blog, too!

Julia Aston said...

I love easel cards Barbara and you have created a beauty here! love that embossed hearts shamrock and all the shamrock stamping on this! a beautiful creation!

thanks so much for blog hopping with us today!

Mary I said...

Ooh, I'll be the shimmer spray makes this card even more beautiful in person! I love how you used the textured hearts for a shamrock. Very clever.

Dolly Mixtures said...

The heart shaped petals look super edged with the white dainty scallop. A pretty card. Happy Blog Hopping:) Angela (aka Dolly Mixtures)

Lynne Phelps said...

Love the easel card, very inspiring!

Unknown said...

Barbara your card is beautiful, so soft and I love the fresh white lace border! you have a lovely delicate touch, and you need a followers widget so's we can all keep tabs on your blog! Happy St Patrick's Day to you Barbara and Thanks for hopping along!

carole said...

Your mounting is very original, love the addition of differents dies.

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Wow, this is such a stunning card. I love everything about it! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

B said...

Wow, what a great card! Love your easel card and the embossed hearts shamrock is just divine!

Angela Mclean said...

Your easel card is just MAGIC!!!
Hugs,
Angela xxx.

AKiteFlier said...

Oh my this is beautiful - great easel card - can you PLEASE help me figure out how to use that border punch all the way around??? I manage to mess it up everytime.

Unknown said...

Fabulous easel card! Love how you embossed the hearts - it adds some great texture!!

Mona Pendleton said...

Beautiful embossed shamrock made from hearts & that border is divine!

Polly Pierce said...

Now this is such a lovely example of a St Patrick's Day card - with the vibrant greens and the crisp white lace, it's lovely.

Kathi Carlson said...

Beautiful, Barb!

Marge said...

Your card is a stunner -- even the shimmer, which I CAN see when I click to enlarge -- was thinking how it won't show up on mine either when I actually use the 2 I just bought -- kinda sad! I can see it on your darling button too!
Enjoyed your Irish tunes TOO!!!

Laurie Marmon said...

BEAUTIFUL! This is an awesome easel card. Love the soft details throughout!

Cassie_lu said...

amazing easel card and the color combo is great.

Lynn Mercurio said...

Outstanding job Barb. Your beautiful design looks fantastic on this easel card. And look...you even have shamrocks on your blog background! WOW!

Jeanne said...

No need to be nervous at all, my dear, sweet Barb! You've done it again. Created an absolutely gorgeous card! Love it!!

Kim Burmeister said...

Wow, Wow, Wow! This card is beautiful! I just love how you used the hearts again. You are such an enabler. Now, I want that die sooo bad...hee hee! That button you used is perfect.

You did a fantastic job on this hop!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Gorgeous!!

anya said...

What a stunning card, Barb! So much detail! I love it - so glad you could hop with us!

Cheryl said...

Beautiful, beautiful card. I love the lacy details and the texture. Great work.

Unknown said...

Very pretty card! Wonderful texture and so much fun! :) Love your blog wallpaper too! :)

Risa said...

Your St. Patty's card is beautiful and even more so in real life! I want to thank you for thinking about me and making my day specail, your act of kindness will not be forgotten my friend:)
I think your idea of making shamrocks with heart shaped dies was very creative,what type of dye did you use to make your shamrocks? I have the scalloped Nesties but my hearts seem to be a lot larger.
At any rate, have a beautiful weekend and thank you so much for the beautiful card!
Big Hugs
Risa:)

stampmonkey said...

How exciting that you participated in the WMS blog hop!! No need to have been nervous --your work is always soooo beautiful!! This card is another stunner --so much lovely detail. Great job with the easel card too.

big hugs,
Christi