Thursday, February 23, 2012

Spotlight On: Garden Variety and Year of Flowers Mini


Today a few friends and I are hosting a mini blog hop, spotlighting two Papertrey stamp sets:  Garden Variety and Year of Flowers Mini.  Turns out we all had one or both of these sets, and they weren't seeing as much love as we expected when we bought them.  Or, in my case, no love at all.  So, we all agreed to pull these sets out, play around with them, and all post on the same day.

I started out how I normally start with a new or challenging stamp set.  I find an expert and CASE!


My first card was inspired by this card by Maile Belles:



This next card was inspired by this card by Dawn McVey and is also my submission for this weeks CR84FN84 challenge to use Chartreuse, Gray and Lavender.



This card was inspired by this card by Erin Lincoln:



After CASE-ing three cards, I felt like I could fly solo, and created the following two cards.  Lucky for me, my daughter was around, so she colored the flowers on these cards with Copics.





I'm eager to see what my friends have created with these sets.  I must say that I was going to put them up for sale if I couldn't come up with any good ideas after really trying to use these sets.  I am happy to report that I think I'll keep them.  And, after I see what the others have created, I will probably have even more ideas about how to use these sets.  Please hop on over to these blogs, and see what they have done with Year of Flowers Mini and Garden Variety.  And, if you have either of these sets, and want to join in the fun, please do so.  Just post a card, and let us know in the comments, so we can come visit you.




Thanks for Visiting

25 comments :

  1. Gorgeous gorgeous projects, Joyce! Great mix of patterns, background stamping... wow! Nice that you have taken inspiration from all the DT. You daughter does great colouring. So glad to hop with you:) Great inspirations

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  2. Great cards! I don't have either set, but you make them look really good :)

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  3. Wow! What a lovely collection of cards. Can I say that I love that woodgrain picket fence in the first card. Too cute! But really, all the cards are delightful. Can I say also what an honor it has been to Hop with you and the rest of the ladies. Your cards are just the well crafted inspiration I was looking for. Thank you.

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  4. Joyce you did a beautiful job with these cards! Love the one your daughter colored, she did a great job. Love the stamping on the black and red one . Your solo cards are gorgeous! Glad your keeping the sets. Fun hopping with you. Thanks!

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  5. They're all fabulous!!
    I should have tried a couple of CASE cards first...
    now that I have the idea I'll go back and do that ;)
    Love the one inspired by Erin Lincoln...
    that pattern mix on the bottom!
    And tell Rachel her coloring is awesome...
    love that buttercup against the newsprint! :)
    Just fabby cards...
    and I'm keeping these sets as well because I still see them as a challenge to undertake! :)

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  6. Wow, you have been a very busy bee! Love all these fabulous cards, the floral images are beautiful!

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  7. Joyce, you made so many great things I don't know where to start. I love the last one - that flower image is gorgeous and you've colored it perfectly! I also love the modern feel of the backgrounds in black stamped under the watering can!

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  8. These are all fabulous, Joyce! Love your "solo" card and the Woodgrain IP!

    Thank you for your well wishes. I am still on the mend.

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  9. Gorgeous cards. Love the daffodil against the newsprint one. Your daughter's coloring is awesome. I split the mini set and have only used one image thus far. Need to give them some love. I like how the flowers fit on the spiral notebook die. Great idea.

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  10. Joyce...everything you did is just fabulous! Each and every one, but my favorite is the daffodil on the spiral notebook die, the coloring is just so perfect and beautiful.
    Thanks for including me in the hop.

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  11. Wonderful cards, Joyce!!! I love them all! My favorite may be the dafodill. I love the first one, too! I know the card of Maile's, without looking. I've always wanted to CASE that one, too! I think you did a fantastic job, though! I should've played along with you guys, I have these sets getting absolutely no love, too! Maybe I'll try to dig them out this weekend!

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  12. Beautiful cards!! I love how you used the watering can/flowers on the cards. And those last 2, the coloring is amazing!!!

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  13. Wow Joyce - you're on a roll! All the cards are fab, but I really like the woodgrain effedct on your CR84FN card - lovely. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

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  14. This is such a fun idea and just what the stamp set mojo needs! Fantastic cards Joyce, the watering cans are cute.... Definitely keep the stamps :0)
    Jenny x

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  15. Oh, these are all so pretty, Joyce! I remember wanting this set when it was first released, but not being sure if I'd use it enough, I didn't get it. Now, you've got me thinking about it again....

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  16. Wow, all of these cards are really, really good Joyce, but that last card on the spiral notebook page is THE BEST!!! I love it. The colors are so bright and cheery, perfect for a beautiful sunny CA day like today.

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  17. Wow Joyce! You outdid yourself and totally went to town with these! I really like them all but that last card is my FAVORITE! I love the layout and the little edge peeking out from behind the notebook die!

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  18. Oh my goodness I don't even know where to start! All gorgeous, you have outdone yourself. Your daughter did a wonderful job of colouring these beauties.

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  19. Wow..you've been a busy little stamper. These are all great cards. I have these sets too and they don't get used near enough either. What a fun way to get challenged to use them.

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  20. OMG, Joyce--these are so amazing! You've done such a fantastic job. I especially love the series of black & white patterns and the beautifully colored last two. Tell your daughter she does fabulous coloring! The coloring on the daffodil is stunning and the design is so well done!

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  21. So much beauty in one post! First of all, your coloring on the flowers is so professional looking! I love the flowers looking out of the 3 windows in the get well card, love the colors and layout on the newsprint card, the one cased from Erin is so funky!!

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  22. These are absolutely FABULOUS! Great designs! I love your cards!
    Have a great week-end, hugs, Karin

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  23. What a fun idea and such a great way to kick start your creativity. I have quite a few sets that could use this kind of motivation! :) They're all gorgeous but the last one is my favourite. Love the bright, happy yellows and how the image takes centre stage.

    And I know you just received the Leibster blog award from JJ but when I received it from her you were one of the first people I thought of passing it on to. So you get it twice! :)

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  24. You have been a busy stamper! I parted with a few sets once, and found I regrettd it later. It seems there just comes a reason to use them once you pass them on!

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  25. Wonderful collection of cards! A real pretty flower garden! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

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