Monday, June 18, 2012

Technique Tuesday + Zva Creative Blog Hop!

Hello!  I am super excited to be a part of the first ever Technique Tuesday and Zva Creative Blog Hop!! More info can be found on the TECHNIQUE TUESDAY BLOG and the ZVA CREATIVE BLOG.
Technique Tuesday  is a manufacturer of top-quality clear stamps, Technique Tiles and other innovative products for paper crafters and scrapbookers. Visit their web site and blog to see their products and find even more ideas for using them.

Zva Creative produces many beautiful color groupings of high quality pearls, flowers and crystal embellishments that can be used on scrapbooking, card making and mixed media projects. You can visit Zva’s gallery or blog for many great project ideas and find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

This was my first time ever playing with the Zva Creative gems!!  Oh, they are soooo pretty and fun to design with!

Here is my fist card:

I started out with one of the smaller gem clusters, since it was my first time using them!  The butterfly is from the set TAKE FLIGHT, the frame is from SWANKY SENTIMENTS, and the sentiment is from the APRIL GREENHOUSE SOCIETY, all from TECHNIQUE TUESDAY.

My second card:

I was ready to move on to one of the big gem designs!  So pretty!  I again used the butterfly from TAKE FLIGHT, and the sentiment is from SIMPLY YOU, both from TECHNIQUE TUESDAY.

You should have arrived to my blog from WINDY ROBINSON  and your next stop on the hop will be ROBIN SHAKOOR.  

And it just wouldn't be a HOP without prizes!!  
Technique Tuesday will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to TechniqueTuesday.com to one lucky hopper picked at random from the comments during the hop. The winner will be announced on the Technique Tuesday blog.

Zva Creative will be selecting one lucky winner who comments along the blog hop to win a Zva prize package worth $30. All comments must be received by 11:59pm on Tuesday, June 19th. That winner will be announced on Zva’s blog on Wednesday, June 20th at 9 am EST.

Thanks for spending some time with me today!

Kris



44 comments:

  1. Great color choices on your cards.

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  2. Lovely cards!! Great coloring on those butterflies!! Love your choice of pattern papers on that second card, too! Thanks for sharing your awesome creations with us!! (:

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  3. Love that butterfly stamp! I really liked the crystal trail on the first card-lovely!

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  4. Absolutely darling! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  5. Obviously all you girls associate butterflies with bling. Beautiful card.

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  6. SUCH pretty cards! Love the papers, especially that gorgeous panel of green/yellow paper that you created(?) on the first.

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  7. Gorgeous cards! Love the butterflies!

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  8. Wow! Gorgeous cards! Love the colors!

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  9. The cards are really lovely! Love the circle behind the butterfly. Really makes the butterfly pop. The bling makes them look so elegant! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. The bling you chose was perfect to go with the butterfly stamp. Very pretty. Thanks

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  11. Wow. Those are both stunning! I love the way you combined the butterfly stamps with the bling flourishes, yet created two very different cards. Wonderful paper layering too!

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  12. Love the butterflies! Both are lovely in their own way and they look perfect with the swirls! TFS!

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  13. Beautiful cards, love that butterfly!

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  14. I love the way the Zva crystal flourishes give movement to the butterflies!

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  15. Beautiful cards...love the colors and the versatility of this stamp set!! TFS!

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  16. Beautiful!! I love the colors so much :)

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  17. Amazing cards. Love the paper in the background too. Beautiful.

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  18. Both cards are so very pretty! Really love your backgrounds.

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  19. Lovely mix of the Technique Tuesday stamps and the Zva flourishes! The crystals are just perfect for the butterfly "trails". :)

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  20. Kris, your cards are lovely! Your backgrounds really bring out the butterflies and crystals. It was a pure joy hopping with your team today.

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  21. What great backgrounds, Kris--very fine cards!

    :)

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  22. Lovely cards. You did a great job on the butterflies.

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  23. Beautiful cards, love the sentiments you used.

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  24. Absolitely beautiful! I just love the butterfly stamp!

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  25. Two really cool cards! I have never used gem clusters either, you have done a wonderful job with them and highlighting the butterfly. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  26. I just added you in my favorite list and became a follower! I love your work both card are wonderful thank you for sharing hugs Amy :)

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  27. Love your design and papers are lovely. xxx

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  28. Beautiful! I love how you colored the butterflies and the flourishes look fabulous!

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  29. Both cards are beautiful, really loving the butterfly. Thank you for sharing.

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  30. Stunning cards and beautiful work on colouring the butterflies. The rhinestones tone so beautifully with the butterflies.Thank you for sharing and the blog hop,

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  31. Beautiful cars. Love how you used the browns on card #1. TFS

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  32. Your cards are simply gorgeous! Great job!

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  33. pretty...love the butterfly image.

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  34. Love both of your cards, they are very pretty! I'm also now a follower of your blog :)

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  35. Love the cards ... they are beautiful & elegant.
    Anita J

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Thank you so much for your comments!