Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Twinery + Echo Park Blog Hop

I'm so excited you are here for Day Four of The Twinery's 1st Anniversary Celebrations. Today, we are blog hopping with Echo Park Paper Co.! Be sure to hop to each of our amazing designers' blogs and check out the projects using baker's twine from The Twinery and the beautiful designer papers from Echo Park. If you came here by way of super talented Monika Wright's blog, you are on the right track. If not, make sure you start at the beginning over at The Twinery's Blog because there are terrific prizes for those who complete the hop by commenting on each blog. You'll have two days to enjoy this hop, so relax and have fun!

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You could win the Ultimate Color Sampler Pack from The Twinery or three collections from Echo Park!

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My first card features The Twinery's baker's twine in Pink Sorbet and papers from Echo Park's Candy Shoppe Collection.

This card was inspired by the Paper Smooches August SPARKS Challenge photo shown below. I combined the colours, the woodgrain, the paint, flowers and bling in my card. The twine flower I created here is a variation of the flower shown in THIS POST which features The Twinery's most recently released colours. I started off with five small knotted loops adhered to the card.
Then I created five slightly larger knotted loops and adhered those in between the first five knots. To highlight those knots and the flower, I punched a ring from the Watermelon Small Dot pattern and adhered it to the twine flower.

All stamps used on this card are from Paper Smooches. The sentiment from Sentiment Sampler is stamped on the striped side of the Watermelon Large Dot pattern. The rings and circles from Sugar Rush are stamped directly on to the card base and accented with clear rhinestones, as is the crocheted flower. This was my first time using paint and I can say that it could be highly addictive!

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My second card features The Twinery's baker's twine in Pink Sorbet and Lemondrop as well as papers and a border sticker from Echo Park's Little Girl Collection. If I could adopt a pink plaid dachshund, I certainly would. ;)

Once again, all stamps used on this card are from Paper Smooches. The fish, splash, tail wag (made with both sections of the waves) and 'gillfriend' sentiment are from Surf & Turf. The fishbowl is actually an upside down popsicle (sans stick) from Sugar Rush. The dachshund and bone are from Santa Paws. The 'happy birthday' sentiment is from Sentiment Sampler.

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I hope I've inspired you to give baker's twine a try. There are so many possibilities! Please make sure you leave a comment on my blog because there are terrific prizes for those who leave comments on all the designers' blogs. The deadline for commenting is 11:59pm EST, Friday, August 19th and prizes will be announced on Saturday, August 20th on The Twinery's Blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Now I'm sending you off to the amazing Jess Diedrich!

Sources for Vintage Birthday: Gina K Designs pure luxury kraft cardstock; Echo Park Candy Shoppe paper pad; SU vellum cardstock; Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler & Sugar Rush; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; SU Pink Passion & Tempting Turquoise inks; Papertrey Ink woodgrain impression plate & Edger #1 die; Jenni Bowlin for Ranger Malted Milk acrylic paint dabber; SU Victoria crochet trim; SU Basic Rhinestones; The Twinery baker's twine in Pink Sorbet; SU 1/2" & 3/4" circle punches; Stampin' Dimensionals

Sources for Gillfriend: Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; Echo Park Little Girl Collection; Paper Smooches Sugar Rush, Surf & Turf, Santa Paws & Sentiment Sampler; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copics; My Favorite Things Fresh Cut Grass die; Marvy-Uchida 1/8" circle punch; The Twinery baker's twine in Pink Sorbet & Lemondrop; Stampin' Dimensionals

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Anonymous said...

Love the projects,especially that cute Twine-Flower and the little pink Dog....

Alissa H. said...

Beautiful work --- I love the twine flower!!!

Heidi said...

I love the twine flower.

shelley said...

Love the flower!!

Tifany said...

Fabulous! You know I love everything you make!

-Tifany
http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/

minousha said...

Super cute cards!!! Thank for the inspiration, and the chance to win!!!

Kate Vickers said...

I love your twine flower! Gorgeous!

Unknown said...

I gotta learn how to make one of those twine flowers--fab. cards!

Miss Niki said...

I'd like a tutorial on how to make that darling twine flower! Super cute and my fave color! Thanks for sharing.

Pamk said...

love the cards especially the ones with the flowers

Michelle said...

love love the twine flower!!cards are amaZing!

Victoria S. said...

WOW! love your projects and that crocheted flower- amazing! who knew? thanks for the idea!

mendy chan said...

love the twine flower.

Kerys said...

WOW! I LOVE your cards! The twine flower is SO cute - I will have to try this one myself! Thank you so much for the inspiration :-)

Anonymous said...

Like your twine flower. Nice cards.

Shona said...

I love seeing new ways to make your own flowers,and this was new to me. So neat, I've just got to try it.

Alisha said...

I love your happy birthday cards, i am always looking for ideas for them and these are great. Thank you for sharing.

Neha Jain said...

lovely lovely lovely

Alisha said...

I love the Birthday card ideas you shared, the twine and paper is great too.
thanks

Katrina Hunt said...

Emily, you rocked them again!!! And I am loving that dog card!!! hugs, Katrina

Cherri said...

Your twine flower is really cool. Thanks for sharing with us. I think I could have some fun with this twine.

Anonymous said...

I LOVE the twine flower! Sooooooo cute!

Amy Kolling said...

Awesome twine embellishment!!! You rock using The Twinery twine in this way!

Ack! That little dog paper pieced in that paper??? Seriously cute! Love the "wagging" too!

smyiow said...

I love your doggy/fishy card! Too cute! Thanks for sharing!

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Cherri said...

Love you twine flower - thanks for sharing with us!

Cathy Fongjoyo said...

omg!! look at the knots ! love the flowers using twine. the second card is absolut CUTE!

Alina said...

lovely cards!

Lynette C said...

Love your cards! So cute!

Cristi said...

What adorable cards!! I love the simplisity!
Big Hugs
Cristi

Scrappin' Diva said...

What a neat idea for making the flower and the Gill Friend card - absolutely adorable!

Far North said...

What a totally terrific twinery flower! So fun!

Crystal said...

Thanks for sharing how you made the flower - it's so cute!

diptigupta said...

love the echo park paper ,really addicted to it ,would love to win!!!!!!!!!!

bessie said...

amazing cards! what a cute dog!

Crafterkhush said...

The first card, the flower stole the show and in the second that pink dachshund... soooo cute...!!

Tona said...

Love how you made that flower with the twine & the dog & fish card is just too cute.

bessie said...

what a cute dog!

Ohana in Bend said...

your flower is so very creative, awesome!!

ivy said...

what a fun card!

Silvia Mendoza said...

BOth projects are awesome but that flower is stunning. Thanks for the change to win!

Wendy ten Hove said...

Wow!! Sooo many comments here today! Wihoe! Love these cards you created, very different styles, but both so pretty! I especially love the doggie!!
Hugs, Wendy

walchowDesign said...

Great cards and love the knots! Love the dog card with the fish in the jar!!

Mia said...

Would LOOVE to win!

Mia said...

Like the flower one

Regina said...

Love the plaid dog. Super cute. Thanks for sharing!

Kary said...

Awesome cards!! The knotted twines when put together really looks like a Chinese knot. I love it!! The second card is adorable, love the paper pieced dog.

Emily said...

Wow! Fabulous cards!


-Emily
http://www.createserendipity.net
createserendipity@gmail.com

Jacquie said...

Your knotted twine flower = GENIUS! Love that! Adorable cards - thanks for the inspiration.

Chris Dring said...

Love, love, love these cards!

Kristin Michelle said...

awesome flower out of twine! so creative!

Gina Lindsay said...

So cute! I love that flower, what a cute little accent!

Heather (goldiecar) said...

I really enjoy the crocheted flower!! Super cute!

Lisa H. said...

ACK!!! this is darling and so creative. loove your work!

Brandi said...

I love the twine flower! So Cute! And I love the juxtaposition of the twine flower & the crocheted flower. =Lovely composition!

Rose said...

What fun projects! I especially like the flower you made with the twine!

Jamie said...

Super cute cards!

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Anonymous said...

oh my gosh!!! LOVE them both. I especially love your pp puppy. So cute.

Scrapamum said...

Such adorable cards!!! I can't believe how gorgeous the twine and Echo Park go together.

TeenaBugg38 said...

I love the simplicity of your cards....they are simply adorable!!!!

Leann said...

I absolutely love the twine flower!! We need a tutorial!! Chefl@swbell.net

Lisa C. said...

Love your twine flower!! Great projects!

Brittney said...

Your cards are adorable - love the "gill-friend". Ah, so cute!

Nicole Brenna said...

The flower is amazing and I love even just the bow on the card... I just love how you use the twine...

Vanessa Middleton said...

Love your cards! The flower on the first one is awesome and that pink doggy is so cute!!!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love that flower!!!

Marie said...

What fun cards, love the pink twine flower =) TFS!

Michelle Sanchez said...

I love the dachshund! I am a dog lover and this is just too cute! Love your cards!

MichelleS
MichelleSanchez20@gmail.com
www.michelleshappyscrappyplace.blogspot.com

Angela said...

What an adorable stamp...Gill-friend! lol
Loved your knotted/looped flower...so different!

Ashley Horton said...

That flower you made with the baker's twine is amazing!!

Suzy Nurmainy said...

Beautiful twine flower! and cute cards! TFS

Rose said...

Love to use this twine on cards. That flower idea is great!

vixen said...

Fantastic work and what lovely card :)

Lillian Child said...

Delightful creativity!

Melanie said...

I love that crocheted flower! Too cute!

Maryann said...

the twine flower is sooo cute!

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Jen_H said...

Very adorable cards! I love the twine flower! TFS!
~~Jen H~~

Jenny said...

Love the cards......thanks for the inspiration! I liked the way you used two pieces of twine which allowed for a double bow, never thought of that before!

Jenny said...

Love the cards......thanks for the inspiration! I liked the way you used two pieces of twine which allowed for a double bow, never thought of that before!

Annie C said...

Wow, love the knotted loops...it adds a pretty touch to the card.

Kim said...

Adorable cards! I am going to have to try making one of those flowers.

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE each of these cards-but that second one is just TOOOOO cute! LOVE it:) SO CLEVER!

Unknown said...

I love the flower on the first card and the second card is just too stinkin' cute!! Thank you for sharing :)

Anonymous said...

I absolutely adore the flower you made! It's the best project I saw on the entire blog hop!

Emily said...

Fun cards! Thanks for sharing the twine flower idea! I also adore the little puppy on your other card :)

Emily (coolcricutcreations at yahoo dot com)

kate blue said...

super cute and super fun!

Crafty Math Chick said...

Awww, such adorable projects! Echo Park + Twinery Twine = Fantastic, but Echo Park + Twinery twine + Paper Smooches Stamps = stamping wonderland!

Amanda said...

The color combo on the first card is wonderful! I'm loving the twine flower too, great idea to leave the knots visible. And the dog is too cute!
mandab.dej at gmail dot com

readysetlove said...

Very cute. Love the flowers!

Michelle said...

Awesome twine flower.... very creative!!!! I'm sure hoping to be lucky to win some of this awesome twine. I have some but I only use it very sparelingly.
Thanks for the chance to win
Michelle
mpetrovich23 at yahoo dot com
http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

SUPER cute projects!!! I love your blog, TFs!!!!

Charmaine said...

Love the creative flower using the bakers twine, wonder if crocheting with it would be a good idea too.

Jessica L. said...

Love the use of Kraft paper!

Leah said...

love the twine flower!! now I will have to make one in every color!!

scrappinmommom said...

Adorable cards, Really neat twine flower and what a sweet pink dog. I have that stamp and what a great idea.....Thanks

lisa said...

love the Twinery flowers created
very cute
I use it for bows as you did here also, it works wonders
Keep up the great ideas and thanks for sharing
my chance might be next
at least to have more Twine from the Awesome Twinery

Pretty Patti's Papers said...

These are such darling projects! The twine adds the perfect touch!

DK Spins said...

Such fun cards, and I love that twine flower that you made! TFS

Sara I. said...

Love em both! The flower you made out of the twine is amazing!

Tina Johnson said...

I love seeing all of these inspirational projects. It is really getting me excited to make a project this weekend.

Tammy said...

Beautiful cards!!! Love the creative twine flower! :)

Mimi said...

Adorable cards!! Love the twine flowers...so cute! ;)

Wendy said...

Such a darling card!!!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Love the cards! The dog and the fish are too cute! Thanks so much!
Lisa

Unknown said...

I along with everyone else LOVE the flower made from Twine! Thanks for the chain to win!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for a great blog-hop! I love the wood grain detail on that card!

Angela said...

I'm loving this twine!!!

Stephanie said...

What adorable cards. I really like the twine flower and the paper pieced dog. So cute!!

Jen said...

Those cards are adorable!

BrendaLea, the Prpldy said...

I love how you used the twine to make the flower...and the doggy card is so adorable!!!!

Linda said...

Fabulous cards! I love you twine flower!

Rona said...

Those cards are so cute! Love the puppy dog.

RockinRenee said...

What a unique flower!

Sue D said...

Very cute--I like your twine flower on the first.

kasia c. said...

Emily these are fabulous! I love that vintage-y one, those little circles off to the right and the white edging....prefection.
And the Paper Smooches one...well adorable of course!
After seeing that one I am heading off to buy that grass die!!
Hope you are doing well!
{hugs}

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said...

Oh my cuteness!!! From loopy flowers to such a darling card - fun stuff :>)

Tini A. said...

Very beautiful cards!!!!

Jen W. said...

Emily, these rock! I love that knotted flower and the pink dachshund is brilliant! The funky colours on the second card rock my day. :)

Anonymous said...

So fun! Thanks so much for all of the inspiration Emily! Thanks for the chance to win too! :)

Outside Inn said...

Am I seriously #322? Woo hoo!!! Love the Paper Smooches August Sparks take...

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Oops, wrong account :)

Lisa said...

This little pieced doggie is sooo cute :) Love all the layers of grass for dimension too!
Lovin' all your different watermarks!

Karin said...

Uber cute! Love that cool flower! How are you finding time to pack with all this great craftiness happening? Do you ever sleep? LOL!

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