Welcome to The Ton’s Fall 2018 Release blog hop! For this release, The Ton has debuted 11 new stamps and a new pop up floral die. There are free gifts with purchase promotions also! There’s also a little surprise for today since it is World Cardmaking Day. Head over to The Ton’s blog for more details.
If you arrived here from Kymona Tracey’s Blog, you are on the right track. I also have a complete list later in this post.
I have two cards to share with you today!! One for the upcoming Holiday season and a thank you card. You know that I had to ink up and color the stunning florals first…lol!!!
Let’s get to the thank you card first…
I absolutely love gardenias, especially the smell of them. I actually had gardenia scented candles on all of the tables at my wedding, so their scent always brings back very special memories for me. To begin, I stamped the Gardenia Wishes bouquet onto white cardstock, using Crystal Pewter Ink. I used second generation stamping to ensure that the image outline was nice and light, so I could do some no-line coloring with Copic markers. I also added some details in with colored pencils, before fussy cutting the bouquet. There is also a Coordinating Die available. I don’t have it yet, but it is definitely on my wish list. The sentiment, also from Gardenia Wishes, was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed in white onto a strip of gray cardstock. The bouquet and sentiment strip were both adhered with foam tape onto yellow cardstock, which was then matted with a panel of gray cardstock. I added some water droplets to the gardenias using Morning Dew Nuvo Drops. A little Clear Wink of Stellaadded to the highlights of the flowers and a sprinkling of Glass Slipper Round Confetti Mix add some sparkle and shine.
Now, for my holiday card. You know how I am totally giddy for the Coming Up series that Effie has designed. Well, now there is a Coming Up Poinsettias to add to the collection!!
Fro this one, I stamped the Coming Up Poinsettias image with Caviar Ink onto white cardstock. I colored the bouquet with Copics and added colored pencil details, before fussy cutting. Again, there is a Coordinating Die available and it is at the top of my wish list. The sentiment is from Blizzard Hugs (a stunning snowflake set that I can’t wait to use) and was white heat embossed onto a panel of black cardstock. The panel was trimmed slightly and matted with red cardstock. The entire poinsettia bouquet was popped up with dimensional adhesive. Next, I splattered on some white paint mixed with a little water. Some gold glitter stickles were added to the flower centers and a few Medallion Gold Sequins were placed around the bouquet. I love the contrast in this card!!
Next up on the hop is Ilina Crouse. Here is the complete list:
7 Brenda Noelke <<YOU ARE HERE>>
10 Tae Eun Yoo
11 Amy Kolling
12 Laurel Beard
13 Chris Dayton
15 Laura Jane
16 Vera Yates
For today’s hop, there are giveaways on each stop so be sure to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a stamp set of choice from our new release! The comment period for this giveaway will close on Monday, October 8 at 11:59pm EST.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Happy hopping!!!
These are both gorgeous…love your coloring!
What STUNNING cards. You give such beautiful depth to your flowers!!
Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing these gorgeous cards.
Both are very beautiful – especially the coloring on the red poinsettia.
These cards are really stunning! Wonderful detail.
Your gardenia’s are beautiful. I love the no line coloring and the mixing media by adding pencils.
I love layered cards and you did a great job! So much inspiration!
Beautiful cards. Gardenia is my favorite all time flower so I’m especially loving seeing these designs out now!
wow love the coloring on your cards – great job:)
Both of your cards are just beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing them today. Fun Blog Hop
I loved the blue on cream, then saw the red and black…all are gorgeous!
Gosh! Two lovely cards!! Love the poinsettias on the black!!
PRetty cards. thanks
Gorgeous cards, love the poinsettias!!
I love the gardenia set and both cards are beautiful
Beautiful cards – especially the first.
It is so elegant. the coloring is
fantastic. thanks for sharing
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Wow! Super beautiful floral cards! Both are awesome!
Absolutely love them both. Beautiful colors together.
OMG! The poinsettias card is just STUNNING! I love how you colored both florals!
Your cards are gorgeous!
These cards are so pretty! Love the dimension, the coloring, the sparkles and just everything about these cards. Your poinsettia card is breathtaking!
great cards! these designs really can carry the whole card!
I too love gardenias. I have two bushes of them at my back door. They smell wonderful. Thank you for creating such beautiful cards with these stamps
I love gardenias, too, but I can’t resist the contrast and colors of the poinsettia card – gorgeous.
Great fall release, Awesome creations! I especially love how the gardenia overhangs the card base!
Such gorgeous flowers and cards!
Love the poinsettia card!
These cards looks AMAZING!
The poinsettia is stunning!
Beautiful cards! I love the colour of the gardenias!
Spectacular and elegant looking cards! You have one in some soft colors and the other in some deeper rich colors! I just really love the two beautiful differences!
Gorgeous cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
WOW Brenda, beautiful cards. I am really loving this Gardenia stamp and all of the colour combos. There is no end to its versatility.
Beautiful subtle coloring on the Gardenia card, but those Poinsettias pop! Thanks for sharing.
The subtle coloring on your Thank You card is beautiful but those Poinsettias – wow! They really pop! Thanks for sharing.
Your cards arw absolutely STUNNING! Love them both!!
I love all of the bling on the cards!
Beautiful projects!
Love the poinsettias! Beautiful!
Simply beautiful. Gorgeous coloring. The gardenia is
my favorite flower; the fragrance is heavenly. I could
smell it all day.
Brenda your color selections are amazing! Love the soft grey tones on the gardenia and the poinsettias finished out with the black background are gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your color choices with the grey tones on the gardenia! And finishing out the poinsettias with the black background is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great cards
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous!! Your coloring is awesome. I love gardenias as well. It’s my favorite flower. It’s sometimes hard to find a good candle or perfume with that right gardenia scent. This stamp is gorgeous and you have really captured how alluring the flower is.
Wow! Both cards are picture perfect with a touch of wow!
Your gardenias and poinsettias are amazing. Beautifully colored!
wow. Your coloring is fabulous.
beautiful cards and beautiful stamps. There are so many beautiful stamps on the market and these 2 I would like to put on my list to buy.
Each of these cards are brilliant! The grey tones of the gardenia are so elegant, and the shimmer & sequins add such a nice touch! The colors you chose for the Christmas card staged against the black are smashing!
Love the detailed coloring!
Lovely gardenias and poinsettias! Beautiful coloring on these lovely designs!
Gorgeous cards Brenda! Masterful copic coloring – wow!
Wow! Your cards and your coluring technique are simply amazing!!!
Stunning! Love both your cards they are beautiful!
These are fabulous! I especially love the second card – the red is just so striking, and pops against the black!
Beautiful cards you’ve shared today. The gardenias are breathtaking. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Both of your cards are stunning! Love how you made the flowers really pop off the page.
What an amazing duo of floral cards ! Thanks for the lovely inspiration. Love, Marjorie
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Beautiful projects. TFS
Both cards are gorgeous, your coloring is fantastic! The Gardenias and the Poinsettias look so real I’m blown away. Thank you for sharing and for the inspiration to keep practicing (I need so much more practice lol). (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
YOUR CARDS ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Your creations really inspire me! I have searched your site for a subscribe button, but I couldn’t find one! I do so want to keep in touch!
Thanks so much for your sweet comment Dianna!! You made my day!!❤️ Thanks for letting me know about the subscribe button. Somehow it disappeared, but it is back…it’s at the bottom of each page. Have a great weekend!!