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Die-Versions & Inspired By Stamping Blog Hop!

April 25, 2014

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Inspired by Stamping and Die-Versions Blog Hop.  Twenty two talented designers have united to celebrate the new season and shake off the malaise of a snowy winter. Yay!!! Inspired by Stamping, which designs and manufactures the highest quality of photopolymer stamps that bring superior stamping to all crafters, has teamed up with Die-Versions, makers of low profile metal dies which works with virtually every machine out there and cuts through most materials, to create this special eye candy of Spring themed projects.

One lucky “hopper” will get a total prize package of $100 in gift certificates, a $50 gift certificate from Inspired by Stamping AND Die-Versions, so you can stock up on some awesome products that both of these companies have to offer.

For your chance to win the grand prize, visit all of the participating blogs, leaving a comment at each, then leave a comment telling us what you like the most about Spring at the Inspired by Stamping blog.  All comments entered between now and April 28th at 10pm(Pacific time) will be eligible for the grand prize.

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I am so excited to share this thank you card with lots of details and with a soft, pink, and spring color. Die-Versions released lots of great background dies this month, along with some brand-new edge and border dies. I especially love working with these background dies, they are so detailed and fun!

I used the Circles Background on this card – it is filled with lots of circles, small and big! You can do a lot with this, but I wanted to keep the card simple so the background would stand out nicely.

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For the sentiment, I used one of the greetings from the Everyday Greetings Stamp Set by Inspired By Stamping. If you never used IBS stamp sets, you need to get some! IBS offers lots of stamp sets from outlined and detailed images perfect for coloring to sentiments for various occasions. Love them!

I thought thank you card or a friendship card sentiments would be perfect. The fonts are elegant and simple, they shine perfectly without any other accents. Since I didn’t want to out-dress the card, I used a baker’s twine and tied a quick bow for a nice, clean finishing touch.

I hope you enjoyed the card! Please leave me a comment to share what you think about my project. Your next stop on the hop is Patti J. Gilliam! If you ever get lost in the hop, you can always go back to the beginning, Die-Versions blog, for the complete order list. Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome weekend!

Full Blog Hop List:

  • Die-Versions
  • Anne Temple
  • Archana Joshi
  • Emilia van den Heuvel
  • Irit Shalom
  • Lisa Fish
  • Lori Kobular
  • Mary Moisan
  • Nicole Picadura —-> You Are HERE!
  • Patti J. Gilliam
  • Grace Tolman
  • Leah Cornelius
  • Lisa Eisner
  • Kendra Sand
  • Marzena Ziuziakowska
  • Mynnette Kitchen
  • Calypso Bastian
  • Nupur Priya
  • Rebecca Deeprose
  • Rose Miller
  • Vicki Dutcher
  • Joanna Munster (IBS Blog)

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Nicole
Cardmaker, stamper, watercolor enthusiast, and planner lover

45 Comments


Lori Kobular
April 25, 2014 at 5:08 am
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Nicole ~ I love your card! That senitment stamp is perfect and I really like the Circles Background die!!



Anne Temple
April 25, 2014 at 5:17 am
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Fabulous CAS card Nicole. Love that background with the sentiment.



Nana
April 25, 2014 at 5:50 am
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Beautiful card. Love the design.
Have a creative day.
Hugs Nana
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Katie Tate
April 25, 2014 at 6:41 am
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Such a great CAS card, love the die cut background.Thanks for the chance to win.



Migdalia Rodriguez
April 25, 2014 at 6:41 am
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Such an Elegant, Beautiful and stunning card!!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia
*Crafting With Creative M*



Mouse Villa
April 25, 2014 at 7:12 am
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What a great die-cut background



Patti J.
April 25, 2014 at 7:33 am
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Beautifully done, Nicole! Love the simplicity of your card. Thanks for sharing!



Judy Woodland
April 25, 2014 at 7:43 am
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Beautiful!! Love, love, love it! Thanks for the great inspiration!



April W
April 25, 2014 at 7:49 am
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So soft and pretty! I love the background die.



Jayne Krause
April 25, 2014 at 8:14 am
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You are always so creative and make the cutest cards. Keep inspiring us. Thanks



steph
April 25, 2014 at 8:19 am
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Well done. Love them



Sarah Biswabic
April 25, 2014 at 8:29 am
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Your card is wonderful! I love the background die!



Donna Ellis
April 25, 2014 at 9:58 am
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Hi, Nicole! What a fabulous design! You are so right that it should not be covered up – it affords wonderful texture and is quite classy! Your sentiment is lovely – the unbroken circles contribute to the “always will be” thought. Beautiful card! hugs, de



Marla H.
April 25, 2014 at 10:42 am
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A super fun card using a great background die. tFS



JOAN SMITH
April 25, 2014 at 11:22 am
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Your card is so beautiful I love the color and love your sentiment your background is fab. Great creative job!!



Marie Butler
April 25, 2014 at 11:59 am
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Very nice card! Great use of the products! Love the background die!



Pam Selinski
April 25, 2014 at 12:04 pm
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I love the simplicity of this card. That background die is fabulous so I am glad you showed it off so well.



Archana
April 25, 2014 at 1:40 pm
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Very pretty card, Nicole.
Hugs,
Archana



Mulberry Mindy
April 25, 2014 at 1:43 pm
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I love the background die, it does make a simple yet elegant background. The sentiment is elegant, too. TFS,
Mindy

http://mulberrymindy.blogspot.com



Verna Angerhofer
April 25, 2014 at 2:10 pm
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This is super stunning. I love a more clean and simple type of card and that background die seems to be the real ticket. I think I need me some!



vicki dutcher
April 25, 2014 at 2:56 pm
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LOVE this die! Love the CAS card too!!



lisa808
April 25, 2014 at 3:09 pm
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Lovely card.



Cheryl W
April 25, 2014 at 4:39 pm
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These background dies are so awesome. You have shown how they can really make a card stand out. Love this one!



Mary Moisan
April 25, 2014 at 5:50 pm
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WOW! it’s so simple, but so elegant. I LOVE IT !!!



Diana
April 25, 2014 at 6:18 pm
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This is beautiful



Rose
April 25, 2014 at 7:34 pm
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such a sweet card 🙂



Jean Bullock
April 25, 2014 at 7:44 pm
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Clean and simple gets the job done. Looks great.



Vicki
April 25, 2014 at 10:59 pm
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Stunning. I am enjoying this hop – seeing all the wonderful products which are new to me. Thank you.



Sue Ann Thomason
April 26, 2014 at 1:05 am
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Lovely work and TFS.
Big Hugs,
Sue Ann 🙂



Linda F
April 26, 2014 at 1:47 am
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Beautiful CAS card. I love that background die and the sentiment is lovely.



SathyaKala
April 26, 2014 at 7:12 am
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Awesome CAS card…Excellent bg die and a lovely sentiment !!!



Anke
April 26, 2014 at 10:08 am
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Lovely card, clean and simple with a warm sentiment. Great.



Sue D
April 26, 2014 at 8:09 pm
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Very pretty with the soft pink. I like the die you used.



Lynne in NI
April 27, 2014 at 2:43 am
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Beautiful card, I love your circles die cut BG



Kendra
April 27, 2014 at 7:42 am
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Beautiful! LOVE that background die!



Donna Phelan
April 27, 2014 at 5:16 pm
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Absolutely beautiful!



Denise Bryant
April 27, 2014 at 8:15 pm
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Cool background die! Looks great!!



Leah C.
April 27, 2014 at 8:26 pm
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So pretty!



JennyH
April 27, 2014 at 8:59 pm
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A great CAS card Nicole, the backgound die is amazing……another for my wishlist : )



Joanna
April 27, 2014 at 11:17 pm
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absolutely love your style Nicole! Such a beautiful CAS card! Hugs, Joanna



Mynn xx
April 28, 2014 at 1:29 am
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LOVE the beautiful simplicity of this card! So soft and amazing! 🙂 HUGS and have a great week! Mynn xx



Rhonda Alman
April 28, 2014 at 6:44 am
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Thanks so much for sharing you pretty card with us, I love the background die and the pretty pink color you have used…

Hugs
Rhonda A
http://wheeliecraftydesigns.blogspot.com.au/



Diane Hover
April 28, 2014 at 1:00 pm
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Simply elegant…love it!!



Michelle H
April 28, 2014 at 7:06 pm
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What a pretty card!!! I am really liking that die – it’s so versatile! Thanks for sharing such a great project!



Berina Febin
April 28, 2014 at 8:39 pm
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wow!!! very very pretty.. so calm and lovely!! nice color…
-Berina
Moxie Craftie



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