WCMD Blog Hop

Note: This is my second post for today. 

Please scroll down to see my post for the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Birthday Celebration.

I'm thrilled to participating in the World Card Making Day Blog Hop!

I still remember being in Congo last October and getting the email that 

I was a winner of the 2012 World Card Making Contest. 

I'm pretty sure I must have squealed out loud, because I remember having to explain 

to my team (of four men!) that I'd won. 

And that it was a pretty big deal. ;)

For the blog hop, today, we were challenged to create a card in the same category in which we won.

Mine was birthday.

So, here's my birthday card....

I stamped my feather stamps into Versamark and then into dye ink before stamping them 

onto vellum  and heat embossing them with clear embossing powder. 

I cut them out by hand and adhered them onto my cardstock background, 

which I'd stamped with the sentiment before running it through my diecutting machine 

with my woodgrain impression plate. 

This cardstock panel was adhered to a piece of Teresa Collins patterned paper 

and a button and some twine finish it off.

So, the next stop on the hop is the incredibly talented Lorena Cantó Lavería.

And, if you'd like to start at the beginning, here's the full blog hop list:

Agata Pfister

Amber Kroening

Angeline Yong Jeet Leen

 Ashley Marcu

Carolynn Wilson

Chunyuan Wu

 Emily Leiphart

Heather Hoffman 

Jamie Greene

Jocelyn Olson

Kerrianne Bowen

Laura Bassen 

Leigh Penner (that's me!)

 Lorena Cantó Lavería

 Mercedes Weber

Mignon Jessica Bear

 Pamela Ho

 Sarah J. Moerman

 Stasia Sloma

 Tarynne Wise

And you also might want to check out the World Card Making Day web site.

And don't forget to visit the Paper Crafts Connection Blog, where they have a nice giveaway 

in honour of the WCMD Blog Hop.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink - Woodgrain Impression Plate Fine Feathers Boutique Borders: Birthday Mini Stamp Set Perfect Match Terracotta Tile - Inkpad Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores - Inkpad Perfect Match Dark Chocolate - Inkpad Dark Chocolate Vintage Buttons Rustic Jute Button Twine (20 yards)

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