Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Scor-Pal and Clearsnap Summer Fun Blog Hop


Welcome to the Clearsnap & Scor-Pal Summer Fun Blog Hop 2011!!

Our lovely Design Teams have created some wonderful summer fun projects with
the Scor-Pal, brimming with inspiration and of course lots of Clearsnap
inks! Visit each Design Team member's blog to see what inspiring projects
they have to share. Leave a comment on each blog. We'll choose one winner
from all of the comments posted to receive a prize pack from Clearsnap and
another from Scor-Pal.





I decided the best way to show off all of the goodies that Clearsnap sent, was to make my own designer paper. I started off with just a white sheet of cardstock, and used the Curry and Ice limited edition ColorBox colors to stamp images using the ColorBox Molding Mats. I sprinkled these with clear embossing powder, and then spritzed the images using Smooch Spritz in Ice Rink, Gingerale, and Vanilla Shimmer. I decided it needed a little more contrast, so I added a little Green Olive. I then sprayed puddles of spritz, and laid the molding mats down, to lift off colors and make a negative impression. Then with the spritz still on the mats, I directly stamped that onto the paper. I added a text stamp from Crafty Secrets over my finished paper.




I used a dark gold cardstock as the base of my Concertina fold card - and cut it at 7" x 12". With the 12" side along the top of my Scor-Pal, I scored it at 3", 6", and 9". I folded this accordion style, and then drew a line from the top left corner to about 3.5" from the bottom left side. I cut along the mark, and had the base of my card ready to decorate with my stamped paper.


Because the way this card folds, you will need to decorate both sides. I added a flower made with stamps/dies from Heartfelt Creations. As a finishing touch, I attached ribbon from May Arts using my Scor-tape.
So, it's time to hop along to Jean's blog - and remember to leave comments along the way.

77 comments:

Jennifer Priest said...

Very cool card--love the way you used the Molding Mats!!

tluiz said...

What a beautiful, unique, and classy card. I love the glimmer colors and design! TFS tluiz@4fast.net

Laura Sterckx said...

Just lovely! :)

cardsonly said...

whoow this one is soo beautifull really love the paper that you used and a beautifull flower and thanks for sharing how to make this card going to try sometime

greatz celine

Jan Hennings said...

love this :)

Unknown said...

WOW! It's hard to believe you started out with white cardstock. Your card is gorgeous, I just love the folds on it! May have to *borrow* it! :)

weze said...

what a gorgeous card!

angelique (anlou) said...

hiya sweetie
you amaze me hunni
i just love the card
thanks for sharing sweetie
hugs angelique

Steph Ackerman said...

What a lovely card.

Kelly Massman said...

Wow! How beautiful and really unique!!!!

www.cricutcraftyclare.blogspot.com said...

This is beautiful! It could be used for a mini album too! cjdempsey9 at msn dot com

Eva Laney said...

all of your work from scratch really paid off, this is beautiful. I especially love the flower on the front with the vines behind it.
Eva :0)
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http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com

Mel Place said...

2 awesome and beautiful

CRAZY4 CHRIST said...

Wow this is so pretty love how u created your own paper!!
Kristan

Jennie said...

Beautiful project and love those folds!

Mary Dawn said...

i love how your custom designer paper turned out!

Sabr said...

this is gorgeous! I love how you used the spritz!

diane zechman said...

Beautiful! Love your decorated paper!

Pat Gasko said...

WOW!!! Lots of WOW in your card. I like the look of using the spritz great idea.

genagirl said...

That is amazing! I keep seeing these cards but have never tried one. And all the colors you used sound delicious!

Cyndie said...

Wow, what a cool card idea! And the textured background is awsome--thanks for sharing!

DebbieG said...

Debbie G
Wow, beautiful card !!! Love the color combo too.
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Ravengirl said...

Wow, how beautiful! It looks so shimmery too! This is such a great design!

Liz said...

WOW this is amazing!!! i am going to have to try this. thanks for sharing!

Anita Braddock said...

wow what a Beautiful card love this new way with the folds great color and embelishments thanks for sharing and for the chance to win
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mommakatx6 said...

Such a beautiful card. I love your homemade patterned paper, it is so beautiful on the card.

Jan Hunter said...

An elegant card and it was nice to see that you too enjoy making your own background papers on occasion too! It's PERFECT for this. Thanks for sharing!

Sandy said...

Very pretty card. Love that you used the molding mats!

Crafty Cortney S. said...

Absolutely beautiful card and use of colors!!

Unknown said...

Wow! This is stunning! Love the creative folding and all the spritzing too!

Carol Hirsch said...

Very pretty card. Love the folds.

Unknown said...

Wow, just stunning! Thank you so much for sharing, very inspiring. :)

Suepup said...

Wow, the background paper is so amazi!ng! Love this project

pat said...

Awesome colors and card.Thanks for sharing.

Chris - Creations in Bloom said...

oh wow! This card is beautiful and very creative. Thanks for sharing.

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Lori Barnett said...

What everybody else said...WOW!!!

Annan said...

Oh my, this is a lovely card. Thank you for sharing your wonderful cardmaking ideas with us.

Sandra Strait said...

What a unique card!

Jennifer said...

I love the colors!

McStamper said...

What a neat card. Thanks for the idea.

sharon g said...

Now that's a fancy schmancy card! NICE>

connie said...

What a different card! Love the colors.

readysetlove said...

This is such a great card! Love the feel of it.

Roxie said...

Wow! What a beautiful card.

callyannc said...

This is beautiful. I love it! In fact I kept going through your blog and booked marked it! Love it!!!!!!!TFS CallyAnn(new follower)
http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com

Tammy L said...

this is absolutely stunning! I love the colors and I love the design! I am inspired.
Tammy
tampatha01 at gmail dot com

smyiow said...

Love it! So beautiful and intricate!

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Alisha said...

Your card is amazing, love all the details.

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http://scrappin-happens.blogspot.com/

Renee Aslette said...

WOW!!! What an amazing card, so creative. Thank you for sharing with us!

Daniela Dobson said...

I love that you made your own paper! So fun!

Fleursbydesign said...

Very pretty - love the graduated card.

Betsy Burnett said...

WOW gorgeous card!!!! It's so elegant!

Paper Craft Confessions said...

This is the best and most creative card I've ever seen! Great job!!=)

Pearl said...

awesome project, Gini to show off Clearsnap & Scorpal at the same time!

bhavana said...

Such a chic project, love it, good way to show scorpal and clearsnap!

Unknown said...

wow. that is one stunning piece...so feminine and romantic. lovely.

lisa808 said...

Stunning card!

Jilly said...

I can 't thank you enough for sharing your wonderful cardmaking ideas with us. It is totally unique and eye catching.
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cathy said...

Your card is stunning. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

disneylisa said...

Absolutely beautiful card.

Lisa R. said...

Wow, elegant but fun project! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

wendyp said...

gorgeous card!!! can't wait to try that with the molding mats!

Unknown said...

Beautiful Gini. I love the spritzed background and the card design....

Rena Sawatski said...

Lovely card. Must get my molding mats out and try this technique. Thanks for the instructions.

Sandy said...

Very colorful card. Isn't Scortape just the greatest?

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

Ooh! I love the color combo!

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Great hop too!

Anonymous said...

I love blog hops because I find great sites like this one. Thanks for the chance to win!

auntdeedee said...

Wow......hard to believe that was just a plain white piece of cardstock and look what you turned it into!!!

Betty Neville said...

This is just gorgeous! Great job with the dp!

Bev Gerard said...

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
What a fun ride "through" your card! Quite the delight of my day! Maybe this means my usual "no luck" on blog hops may be changing?? ha T'would be so grand!!

~Bev

rhoffer said...

Such a special card! I enjoyed visiting your blog--thanks!

Marie said...

Super cute! I actually started a similar card but never finished! I will def have to dig this up again!

KimberlyRae said...

Wowzers!!
I A D O R E
Your Blog Candy!
and
Your Work is
A M A Z I N G!
Thank you for
I N S P I R A T I O N!

Blessings,
KimberlyRae

Vicki and Don said...

Love, love, love this! This is amazing!

Uta said...

Wow, this is such a great card - love the shape.

Hugs, Uta

Sue D said...

I like the paper you made.
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