Thursday, December 13, 2012

DCWV/Hampton Art Blog Hop!!

Hello & welcome to day #2 of the two-day DCWV/Hampton Art Holiday Hop!
Welcome to my stop along this fun hop!


DCWV and Hampton Art are two companies that go above & beyond to provide a wide selection of products from classic and vintage to trendy and modern. When we decided to team up it was only natural that we would want to show you some variety.
So day #2 of our hop is all about Modern!
If you love trendy, cute & clean; or bold, saturated & artsy, you are in for a treat!
These ladies have created some beautiful projects to inspire you!

Sara Andrews ( http://sarawandrews.com/ )
Thomisia Francois ( http://thomisia.blogspot.com/ )
Gretchen McElveen ( http://gretchenmac.blogspot.com/ )


If you have come here from Thomisia's blog, then you are on the right track! If not, go back to the DCWV blog and start the hop from there!
Want to see what I've made for today's "modern" theme??
:)

I combined some beautiful DCWV Christmas papers with twine and KI Memories embellishments to make a couple of cards.
On this first card I thought the twine, felt embellishments, and a little glitter helped modernize the vintage-y patterned paper.


Chevrons are all the rage these days so I thought the chevron patterned paper with the felt embellishment and twine gave this card a modern twist.

I added a 3x3 pocket from KI Memories to the inside of the card to hold a gift card. And of course I had to embellish it up a little!
:)


OK want to know what you can win??
Here is today's prize from Hampton Art!
DCWV is giving away stuff too! And if you didn't participate in day #1 of the hop, there is still time!
Go back to the DCWV blog and check it out!
There are prizes for day #1 too!!

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OK you are done here now.
Hop on over to Dayna Sabrina's blog next!!
Happy hopping!!
:)
gretchen

51 comments:

Wendy said...

Very cute! Love the tree with buttons and the twine is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Oh CUTE!! I love the second one especially with the twine and the chevrons! Thank you so much for participating in the hop! You're awesome!

Penny Walker said...

Great cards thanks so much for sharing.

...a/k/a DJScrappiness... said...

Very pretty - and I do love the chevrons!!! ~ Doris

Anonymous said...

I really like the second card and that you showed what you did on the inside. You don't see that very often and I loved it. Thanks

Lydia said...

Marvellous! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!

Sarah Biswabic said...

Your cards are adorable!
bbiswabic@new.rr.com

JSC said...

Love the cards, especially the pocket inside

Kim said...

So cute! Merry Christmas! Take care. :)

ilene said...

cute cards! I like the felt embellishments; very playful!

Anonymous said...

great card, gretchen! love the felt and glittery embellishments! - vivian

Unknown said...

Really fun Christmas cards.

Ms Scrapmess said...

Love the twine and the chevron - great job!

Unknown said...

Love the use of twine on this project. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful!!!

Diana Fernandez said...

Very cute creations! I love the addition of the twine! Very very trendy now

Vanessa said...

Lovely! Love the papers and the twine...great modern spin.

Thanks for sharing!

Gloria Stengel said...

Great job! Love the twine!

Miriam Prantner said...

Great cards! I'm loving the chevrons and also that beautiful die cut glittered merry on the first card.

CathyinMN said...

Fun cards! TFS!

Anonymous said...

these are just fabulous! a lot of fun!

Sue D said...

Great cards--love the chevron pattern.

Stampin2day said...

What pretty cards! I just love how you made the one to hold the gift card. Genius! I'm so going to copy that idea! Happy Holidays and thanks for the inspiration!

Donna Nuce said...

Love the pocket idea on the second card. Thanks so much for sharing.

nanapuddin said...

Love your cards! Too cute! TFS!

Amanda Phillips said...

These are lovely!

Angela said...

Beautiful cards!!

Dorina D said...

very cute idea. Love the chevrons and twine. Great job.

Holly and little people said...

I love how you combined different sets to pull together amazing cards! Thanks for sharing.

Kathy said...

Lovely, edgy cards, and I LOVE that idea of the pocket....perfect place for a gift card! Thanks for another great idea!!

Ruth G said...

Cute! Love all the fabulous shapes and patterns! Very fun! TFS!

Memories by Manda said...

Cool cards - love the extra inside pocket for gift cards.

Becky Dunham said...

Adorable cards Gretchen! I love the papers you used and those cute little felt accents :)

Kray said...

Very cute cards! Love them!

BethW said...

Adorable-really like how you used the buttons and the surprise envelope inside the second one.Great inspiration here-thank you.

Lucy E. said...

Both cards are so cute! I love your felt embellies :)

Carol said...

Super cute card! Love the pocket inside!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

Great job! Adorable!!

karahoward said...

The felt and twine really do make them pop even more. Great cards!!

Venus and Luanne @ Sisters Craft Cafe said...

Super adorable cards! love the tree with buttons and pretty papers.

Luanne

Kim H said...

wonderful card, love the felt embellies and the twine detail. thanks for sharing.

marg0006 said...

Pretty card!

marg0006 at verizon dot net

Sherry Butcher said...

great mod cards, the twine and felt really works and the inside pocket is a wonderful idea. TFS.

Lu L. said...

I love the way you used some vintage-looking paper, but brought it up-to-date with the embellishments. The felt accents are just perfect!

Lu

Amy Martin said...

Beautiful cards. Love all your details.

Adora Concepcion said...

love all of them!!!

Unknown said...

Love how you used the twine, felt and buttons ! Very pretty cards !

Tracey said...

Pretty cards! I like how you combined the different textures; paper, felt and twine.

CherylP said...

I love your cards TFS!!

JustJules said...

Great cards!! TFS!!
Julie
julieschoonoverwfg at yahoo.com

Pamela Haskin said...

Such pretty cards! I really like some of the papers you used. Thanks for sharing with us.

SiskiyouSue said...

What is the dark red embellishment, hand stitching or glued on? I love it!