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Flower Soft Blog Hop

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Hello Friends,
Penny Black is getting a jump on 2012 and kicking it off with a bang! Welcome to Penny Black’s first blog hop featuring artwork using Penny Black stamps & Flower Soft. I’m sure you will be inspired by the Design Teams’ creative projects as you hop along to their blogs. Join us for a weekend-long celebration with prizes, challenges & more prizes! 
If you are just starting you might want to start at Penny Black’s blog.

If you are arriving from the talented Lisa Murphy‘s blog you are in the right place. I welcome you to my blog & appreciate your visit. 
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I have always enjoyed incorporating Flower Soft on my cards & in my projects. Typically I love to use the Ultra Fine Flower Soft as I did today in both of my cards.
My cards can get fairly detailed so I have a more simple version of my first card below this one. 
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I used this glue pen to add the blue flower soft on the lines of my flower. Flower Soft was also used on the mound of dirt in the “planter”& the flowers center.
For the background I used this stamp with this Memento ink & distressed the background after stamping using Tumbled Glass. The flower pot is from Spellbinders & I find myself using this die a lot. The flower & leaves were colored with Copic markers then I added some distress ink on the leaves to enhance my coloring. 
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I had to finish off the inside to carry the rest of the sentiment message. 
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This is a simpler card that is just one layer. I did stamp the flower center & leaves an extra time to cut & color with distress ink. 


Now it’s time to hop to Jeanne Streiff‘s beautiful and creative blog. 
Thank you so much for your visit and I hope you enjoy the hop. Wishing you all the best in 2012. Hugs, Kathy

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  6. Hanneke says

    What a lovely card! That stamp is so pretty and I love the use of flowersoft. I am gonna hop along now to see the rest of the creations. Hugs, Hanneke

  10. Dina K. says

    Beautiful! I love the detail of the blue on the flower lines, and the pile of earth in your flower pot. Did you get a good hold with the glue pen?? Thanks so much for sharing!

  24. Kelly Massman says

    Awesome and amazing really! I’ve never been overly thrilled with using flower soft (not that I don’t love seeing people’s projects with it), but you have converted me! I love it!!!!!!!!!! I could totally see me using it the way you did!

  25. Annette says

    I am seriously so fascinating by your amazing coloring…Love this new stamp the flower is so amazing…Thanks for sharing..

    Happy New Year.

  27. Suzy says

    That is GORGEOUS! Love love love it! The flower soft in the pot especially really makes it come alive. You are so creative. I always enjoy checking into your blog and seeing what you are up to! Thanks.

  33. May says

    Stunning card, and thank you for taking the time to do two versions both are beautiful, lots of insprition from you I have never used flower soft before but will now, Thank you so much x x x Happy 2012, Hugs May x x x x

  49. jenny says

    WOW Kathy!! I love your take on using the flowersoft! Love the effect in the flowerpot šŸ™‚
    Beautiful sentiment too…..a lovely friendship gift x

    Hope you have had a lovely Christmas and all the best for 2012!

    Jenny xx

  66. Paula (PEP) says

    My goodness Kathy what did you do to that flower to make it glow so? It’s just coming off the screen . I love the way you matched the seam binding colour to the background stamping. It’s the detail in your creations that I love so much.
    Paula (PEP)

  78. EmbossingQueen says

    Absolutely gorgeous! I love the colours you have used and the Flower Soft just enhances the image so much. I love all the detail you have used and the fact that you also did a simpler version. Thanks for sharing.

  82. Lisa's Creative Niche says

    Wowzers!!! This is stunning!!! I love going on hops and finding such wonderful inspiration!!! The shading and the flower soft really make it look and I’m sure feel so real! Wonderful, thank you so very much!
    Lisa

  87. Anonymous says

    Ha-ha! That pile of dirt really tickles my funny bone. Great cards as always – you never fail to inspire me.

    Lura

  93. Deirdre says

    As always Kathy – an amazing creation. Wishing you and your family a wonderful New Years Eve and a happy and healthy 2012. Hugs, Deirdre

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