Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop - Guest Designer

I was very excited and honoured to be asked by Jane to be a guest designer for her release of the super cute stamp set Winter Wishes. This is definitely going to get a lot of use for my Christmas cards this year.

You may have come from Carisa's blog if your following the blog hop, but if not the full hop list is at the bottom of my post....... There are two stamp set to be won, so hop along ;)

For my first card I used the cute penguin, stamping it twice, one normally and for the second one I stamped a mirror image of it by stamping it onto a block stamp and then pressing that stamp onto paper (I'm sure there is a better way to explain this lol) The outline was not as sharp as the normally stamped one, so I used a Memento marker to outline it and it looked great. I coloured the penguins in with Copics, before fussy cutting them.

I made a background with some embossing paste and stencil before watercoloring a pale background. I added the penguins, a heart and a sentiment heat embossed onto black cardstock. I die cut some panels before adhering them to a red card base.

I tried to make it look like they were holding hands... awww :)

For my second card I used the santa hat image along with two of the snowflakes to make a background. I coloured the hats with Copics and added some Glitter Snow to the hat but it might be a bit hard to see in the picture. In real life it really adds something to the card. I wanted to leave the card fairly plain to make the background stand out so I only added a sentiment onto a flag piece of card to finish it off, before adding it to a black card base.

Next up with have the talented Vesna, don't forget there are two stamp sets to be won by following and commenting on the hop. Make sure you check out the Winter Wishes set and others at Jane's Doodles shop!

Here's the blog hop order:

Me (Guest Designer)

Vesna (new design team member)

Neha (new design team member)

Vika

Jane's Doodles

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy the blog hop!

Card 1:

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Card 2:

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26 comments

Jane10 October 2015 at 02:10
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Thank you so much for being my guest designer!! xo
SD pooja10 October 2015 at 02:30
Lovely cards !
Carisa10 October 2015 at 02:35
Oooh, I love how you used the santa hat and snowflake to create a graphic background on your card! Those penguins are adorable - goes without saying - LOVE that card. So glad to have you joining us today!
Milka Gubo10 October 2015 at 02:55
:o) Your cards are gorgeous, Tracy! :o)
Crafty_Olga10 October 2015 at 05:09
Santa's hats as a background-looks fantastic!!
Majtolina10 October 2015 at 05:23
Both cards are very original but I haveto say penguins stole my heart by holding hands...Coloring on this card combined with background red paper...so adorable!!! Great blog hop!
diisim10 October 2015 at 05:46
the cards are so great!!! Thanks!!!
Unknown10 October 2015 at 06:12
Awww... you made the penguins hold hands.... super adorable Tracy! ^__^ <3 Also love how you used a tiny stamp from the set and made a super cool background out of it for your second card! Congratulations on the guest DT spot! *Hugs*
Tanja10 October 2015 at 06:18
I agree with HALAK SHAH - so adorable the penguins hold hands! just love it :-)
pcm10 October 2015 at 06:21
so cute! i never would've thought to use the hat alone like that!
Diane Jaquay10 October 2015 at 08:18
Oh these are SO SWEET! I love the extra little details like the stitching and embossing paste you added, they really make these cards stand out!!!
Mary-Anne V10 October 2015 at 08:24
Two great cards...love the first with the embossing paste and the last with the repeated images.
Fikreta10 October 2015 at 08:43
very cute card
Unknown10 October 2015 at 09:05
Tracy, thanks for playing along with us....you have created the most adorable cards! xx
Alice (scrAPpamondo)10 October 2015 at 09:14
Both your cards are so pretty and I love so much the creative background of the second one! Simply and stunning! Great works!
Lyndal10 October 2015 at 10:34
Super gorgeous stamps & card Tracey!!!
Lisa Elton10 October 2015 at 11:17
YAY, congrats on guesting Tracy!! Your cards are adorable. Those penguins are cute!!
Lisa's Creative Niche10 October 2015 at 15:04
Beautiful! Love the faux stitching!
Neha10 October 2015 at 15:09
Beatuful cards, Tracy! Love the creativity of second one.
TK10 October 2015 at 15:33
Cute!!!
Anonymous10 October 2015 at 20:27
Congratulations. Fabulous cards. Love the mirror image of the first card.
Marion10 October 2015 at 21:16
So sweet Tracy. Great cards, but I just LOVE your penguins holding hands :)
Teresa Doyle10 October 2015 at 23:46
Oh my goodness Tracy your cards are so SWEET! I LOVE this set! TFS!
lostinpaper11 October 2015 at 16:10
Congrats on your GD gig, these cards are fabulous love the repeated glittery santa hats! ps aren't JD stamps uber cool!
Sue D12 October 2015 at 00:23
Sweet penguin and cute Santa hats.
Renee M12 October 2015 at 12:36
What an adorable scene on your beautifully made penguin card! And your Santa hat card is fun :)