Wednesday, March 21, 2012

BLOG HOP - March 22-23 - FLOWER CHILD

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Flower Child Blog Hop!

If you hopped here by way of Marie Berquist's super fabulous Blog, then you are in the right place!  Otherwise, you might like to start from the beginning at www.sparklensprinkle.com/blog to become eligible for 5 fabulous prizes.   To be eligible for the prizes, all you have to do is leave a comment on each designer's blog.  You MUST leave a comment on each blog to be eligible though.   Three of the prizes are given by individual designers and no one knows who they are so it's important to comment on them all!
Here's a complete list just in case you got lost along the way.

www.sparklensprinkle.com/blog
Shanna Shands   http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com
Barbara Bruder  http://www.artandsoulcreations.blogspot.com
Angie Blasingame   http://hopemorestudio.blogspot.com
Karalee Ingram  http://kareescardsandcraftsofcourse.blogspot.com
Shona Erlenborn   http://shonasstampingstage.blogspot.com
Julie Zippel  http://backtobasicsandbeyond.blogspot.com
Charlene Driggs   http://www.paperandinkplayground.com
Lana Clarke  http://sweetpeaspapercreations.blogspot.com
Karin Martin   http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com
April Williams   http://stampwillydesigns.blogspot.com
Gerlinde Townsley   http://mycreativecorner-gerlinde.blogspot.com
Marie Berquist  http://craftemarie.blogspot.com
Jill Jacobsen   http://www.stampinhands.com
Brenda Smalle  ***** You are here :)

We all have different ideas on the Flower Child theme, but since I came of  "age" in the late 60s/early 70s -  Flower Child has that 70s feeling for me.  I moved to NYC in '69 and spent a lot of time in Greenwich Village and a few weekends in San Francisco too.  Some friends went to Woodstock, but I was too new to NYC to brave that LOL.   I hope you enjoy this first card and reminisce about the Peace - Love - Rock N Roll era and my generation. 


Most of the images from this card are from Sparkle N Sprinkle Stamp Set 455 Surf's Up.   The little girl is Tomboy Becca from Set 412 - Daddy's Little Girl and I added the FLOWER POWER  "ricky ticky flowers" - you remember those from the 70s LOL - to the VW Van (or micro mini bus to the older generation) using the Daisy Background from Set 411 - Just Like Mommy.    The peace symbol band was created by stamping the image randomly - coloring with Copics - patting Versamark ink all over it and then embossing it with Sparkle embossing powder.  Becca's shirt & head and then again the flower were layered as 3-D.  Lots of dimensionals, glitter & glossy accents were used.

Here are some close-ups:




Hope I was able to bring back some fun memories for you! 
 I certainly brought back some for myself!!!


For my second card, I decided to stick with children and flowers together, but went in a different direction for this Z-fold baby card.



For this one, I used Bailey in Diapers from Stamp Set 380 - Baby Bailey and Welcome Little One from Set 381 - Baby Brooke along with the Lolly Dot Flowers from Set 397 - Lolly Garden.
The Lolly Dot Flowers were embossed using Sparkle N Sprinkle's Kiwi Fruit EP401, Melon Twist EP402 and Jamaican Dream EP403 and cut out using a scalloped round punch. 
Bailey was colored with Copics and cut out using Spellbinder's Lacey Circles Dies and then mounted on a teal cardstock piece cut out with the Spellbinder's Blossom Die.  To keep it closed, I made a tab with a Label punch and added a magnet under the tab and under the opposing flower.

Here are some other views:




I hope you've enjoyed my little foray into the Flower Child generation!

I'm the end of the line........  don't forget to comment on each designer's blog - they cherish each and every comment that you make....  who knows!  You could win a prize - it's that simple.

If you've seen anything that you can't live without or you just want to check out what other neat things they have,  then check back to the Sparkle N Sprinkle on-line store.  You'll find all sorts of fun items there and lots more inspiration in the gallery too.


PEACE

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44 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness...what great cards..my little neighbor is a "flower child" and she'd go wild over that first card and the baby card is just too adorable!

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  2. Your flower power card is great. Brings back memories!! And that baby card is adorable.So sweet!!

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  3. Brenda, awesome! Love all the psychodelic colors.

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  4. I love the tie dye jacket. I also love the the fold on the baby card. Great job.

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  5. Two great cards Brenda! The first one is my favorite - such great colors and images all brought together - FUN, FUN, FUN!

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  6. Your cards are so cute. Reminds me of a time...long ago.

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  7. Love the bright groovey easel card! The peace signs make me smile :) And your baby card is just so, so sweet! The gems are a great embellishment!

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  8. Wow Brenda - two stunning cards. Love the cool colors on the first card, you truly captured the era! Your baby card is adorable and I love the tab idea to keep it closed!

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  9. Absolutely love that VW bus!!!! What a great idea to add the flowers:) And your second card is adorable!

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  10. Reminded me of my teenage years! Color, style, design were great. Thanks Becky

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  11. Brenda, I just love your cards! Each one is so unique and wonderful!

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  12. Brenda, I just love your cards! Each one is so unique and wonderful!

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  13. I love the way you used both neon and pastels! Both cards left me with warm/fuzzy feelings.

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  14. I love both of your cards but the last one is stunning! TFS!

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  15. Now we're talking "flower child"! What fun cards!!

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  16. You and your card are the "real" flower child!

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  17. Brenda, cute cards. Love the vw. Flowers and peace sign brings back great memories of the good old times.

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  18. That first card sure does bring back memories of the 60's. Now you know more of my age range. LOL I love it though and it is bright and so filled with cheer. And, the baby card is so adorable too. You are so talented and I am happy you shared your talents with me. Take care my friend.

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  19. Such different cards but both are great! Really love the bold bright colors on the first one but the pastel embossing is also pretty. Great job on both I guess!

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  20. The first card is my exact vision of a card for a flower child.

    Youngdolphin@aol.com

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  21. The FLOWER POWER card is awesome. Brings back many great times, and I not going into them. I love Becca's with the hippy outfit, and the VW Bus, is totally spot on. (shhh I was at Woodstock, also the first Earth Day celebration. I will not tell age if you don't) The baby card is so perfect. It can be made boy or girl but chaning the diaper color and/or the base card. I like the idea of magnets and I will giv you credit if I use it.

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  22. wow this Brings me back to my childhood and love the colors and the you have sure captured the seventy's love love the Bus. cool man lol . Love the Baby card I need the Ideas going to be a grandma soon supper cute. love love the cols and the Blending's and layering. thanks for sharing your very Awesome job.
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  23. Ah, yes, the flower children of the late 60s -- I remember them well since I was living near San Francisco at the time. Your first card brings back all those memories, Brenda! Well done. And your second card is fabulous! Love the baby blue color palette with all those fabulous flowers!
    One last comment about the hop -- it has taken me practically my entire lunch hour to complete it, so no time to eat. :-D I love that everyone on the DT is willing to participate, but is there any chance SnS might consider dividing the team in two for the hops and have half of them do one hop and the next hop, the other half? I'll bet if you check that you are going to get fewer comments (being the last stop) than the first people on the hop just because folks drop out and can't stay on line long enough in one sitting to do all of the hop. Just a suggestion, but a good one, I think.

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    1. Hi Connie
      We've reduced the hop substantially since the last hop & I think since it's a two day hop and you don't really have to do it all at once :) - it's down to a pretty good number. I've checked out several hops lately, that are one day hops and they've generally contained more blogs than this one. The next hop will have one less as we're losing Charlene - sob :(

      Loved your comments! I'm so glad that I connected with those of my generation with my blast to the past Flower Child card - thanks bunches!

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  24. Love the cards, the vw is great with the flowers.

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  25. B, FANTASTIC flower child of the 60s California scene. The easel card is amazing, and absolutely bright! Where are my shades! Your plump little flower child baby is super cute with the flowers punched out like that! Great idea! Two fantastic cards. Thanks for sharing!

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  26. Wow, love the flower power. Great job.

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  27. OMG! I love these cards. Wonderful consepts for doing "Flower children" cards. Thank you for sharing.

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  28. Such cute cards. I love them both!! Very creative.

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  29. These are both cute cards!! I love that little baby stamp!! :)

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  30. Great job. Love both cards!

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  31. Love and Peace bring back lots of memories. The colors are so bright and the van covered in flowers was awesome.

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  32. You really hit the nail on the head with these cards. Beautifully bright and colorful!

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  33. I really love your Flower Child card with all the bright colors. That is my generation as well. The baby card is adorable with the soft pastel color scheme.

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  35. Both super cards, but I really like the first card the best. Love easel car with the bright bus in the inside. The layers, textures and colors are great.

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  36. teh vw bus and the peace signs!!! SO coool! Thanks!

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  37. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your cards!!!!!!

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  38. You nailed the flower child era! Your card is great! Thanks for reviving those memories.
    The baby card is adorable!

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  39. Oh my goodness, did you ever get the 60s down girl!! Brings back lots of memories. What a fantastic easel card. And I would like to better understand how that magnet works for the baby card. I'll go look at the directions at SNS and if I don't get it (probably) I'll try to email you directly.
    Great cards!

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  40. Two wonderful projects using these fun new stamps - the flower child images are so fun! especially the VW bus! I'm of the same era!

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  41. Oh my that VW bus takes me back! Super fun images! fab cards!TFS

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  42. Super duper cards, Brenda! Love them both - they're so uniquely different!

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  43. Love your cards, Brenda! Sorry I am late with comment but everyone needs more hours in the day!

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