Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks Blog Hop!! You should have arrived from the wonderful Erin Schreiner.
Sigh. My heart has been very heavy ever since I received this email about Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine closing its doors. What?? My magazine??? Until that day, my crafting life has been consisting (among other things) of creating cards for magazine calls, waiting for happy acceptance emails, preparing accepted cards to make their journey over the pond and waiting for the magazines to hit the newsstands.  For 4 years. After about 250 published projects. All the people working there were so sweet. I got my daily dose of THE Susan Opel on Facebook, Instagram or the Paper Crafts Connection blog. The Go-To-Gals inspired us immensely. They brought us news from CHAs, the newest trends on the Moxie Fab World, showed the hottest products being released and everything else a paper crafter was looking for every day. Now this will be no more. The end of an era. To say thank you, to wish all the lovely people from PC&S all the best for their new adventures and to honor their work, we are doing this blog hop today. Here comes one of the last cards I did submit to the last ever PC&S submission call:

I used the My Favorite Things stamp set "You're Super". The chalkboard background was created using white embossing powder, white pigment ink and white pencil on black cardstock. The girl was die-cut and stamped onto white cardstock, then I colored her using Copics and gave her the mask that I die-cut from black cardstock. She is popped up with foam tape.
Dear PC&S ladies and Matt, I think you are super, awesome, unstoppable and I am sure your new adventures will be wonderful! Wishing you all the best!! Thank you for all the Gallery Idol competitions, the World Card Making Day celebrations, the endless inspiration in your magazines, for connecting paper crafters from all over the world, for making us feel special! I will miss you dearly!!!

Your next stop is the one and only Simon Says Stamp blog. Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Vanessa

supplies:
My Favorite Things You're Super stamp set + dies - Hero Arts white pigment ink, white embossing powder - Tsukineko ink - Copic markers - white pencil

Two Pubs

I haven't been sharing my pubs for a while, so I thought I'd share two pubs today. First is a card from the Stamp It! Techniques, Vol. 2:

I used various Hero Arts stamps and inks. The technique here is masking. The magazine is available here. 

The second card is published in the special issue Practical Solutions for Paper Crafters, Vol. 2:

Here I used the washi tape as starting point for the design of the card. The triangles are the half of a diamond shaped die from Hero Arts. This issue is available here.

Have a happy day everybody and thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:

Hero Arts stamps, inks, dies - Tsukineko ink - Bazzil Basics cardstock - American Crafts glitter cardstock - Studio Calico washi tape

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: The Handmade Cards Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Paper Crafts Magazine Handmade Cards Blog Hop! I love Paper Crafts' special issues and can't wait to get my hands on this one:

Love this cover (and I am not biased because my HELLO card is on it ;) ). On today's blog hop you will find inspiration on 8 designers' blogs. The first two will show you a card using 3 supplies, the next two 5 supplies, the next two 7 supplies and the last two 9 supplies. Fun, isn't it? I chose to use 9 supplies. Here comes my card:

I loved putting this card together. First I made a list of the supplies I'd like to use, then I looked through my stash for matching ones. After I had them on my desk, the card was made easily. Try it, it's a fun challenge!

As usual, the Paper Crafts Magazine blog hop means that you'll get the chance to win fun prizes! So first, leave me a comment on the post before Tuesday, September 24th to be able to win a copy of the new Handmade Cards issue. Then, hop on to the other designers' blogs for more chances. And finally, hop to the Paper Crafts Connection blog for the chance to win a wonderful giveaway!

Your next stop is Emily. Here is the full list of designers:

·         Ashley Marcu

·         Chan Vuong

·         Lucy Abrams

·         Lorena Cantó Lavería

·         Sarah J. Moerman

·         Vera Wirianta Yates

·         Vanessa Menhorn

·         Emily Branch

Good luck and happy hopping!

Vanessa

supplies:
Studio Calico stamps - Studio Calico washi - Hero Arts stamps - Tsukineko ink - Freckled Fawn sticker - Studio Calico sticker - Hero Arts rhinestones - May Arts ribbon - PTI dies

Me and my Birthday Girl and a Winner!!!

Hello! Breathe in, breathe out. It's been a busy week - my sweet girl turned 5 and we first had the family to celebrate and then her friends yesterday. A lot of baking and preparing. But it was worth it, she enjoyed every minute! Here I am with my cutie:

Hallo! Einatmen, ausatmen. Es war eine stressige Woche - mein süsses Mädchen ist 5 geworden und erst hatten wir die Familie zum Feiern da und gestern noch die Kinder. Eine Menge Gebacke und Vorbereitung. Aber es wars wert, sie hat jede Minute genossen! Hier bin ich mit meiner Maus:

This is the simple decor I made for the kids:

Hier sieht man die einfache Deko die ich für die Kinder gemacht habe:

I made a fab cake - but the kids preferred the ice-cream! I prepared various toppings and sauces for them to choose from. They immensly enjoyed putting them onto their ice-cream. My husband and me enjoyed it, too :)

Ich hab ne tolle Torte gemacht - aber die Kinder haben das Eis bevorzugt! Ich hatte verschiedene Streusel und Sossen für sie vorbereitet. Sie hatten Riesenspass daran, davon etwas auf ihr Eis zu packen. Mein Mann und ich fandens auch ziemlich toll :)

So, now to the winner of the Paper Crafts blog hop. Mr Random chose the following lucky duck:

So, jetzt zum Gewinner des Paper Crafts Bloghop. Herr Zufall hat den folgenden Glückspilz ausgewählt:

Congratulations, calamity jane! Please send me an email with your address and I'll forward it to the PC editor. 
Thanks to everybody who left a comment. I loved reading them all!

Danke an alle, die kommentiert haben. Ich fand es toll, sie alle zu lesen!

Vanessa

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: The Birthday Creations, Vol. 3 Blog Hop

*liebe Leser, heute ist dieser Post aus Platzgründen nur auf Englisch, aber jeder darf gerne an der Verlosung teilnehmen!*

Hello and welcome to a new fun blog hop presented by Paper Crafts Magazine! You should have arrived from Angeline's blog. Today it's all about birthdays and the new special issue, Birthday Creations, Vol. 3:

Mmh, what a yummy cover! Can't wait to get my hands on this! You will be able to win this magazine, I'll let you know what to do in the end of this post.

The designers were asked to create a birthday card using one of three sketches. I used this lovely sketch from Kim Kesti:

A very simple sketch, but I wanted to add a lot of dimension to my card. This is what I did:

I hope you like it!
Now to the fun giveaways! For your chance to win a copy of Birthday Creations, Vol. 3, just leave a comment on this post before Tuesday, July 16th. And for the chance to win an amazing prize package, be sure to hop on to the Paper Crafts Connection blog. But first, hop on to Amanda!
Here comes the full list of designers hopping today:

• Jocelyn Olson
• Angeline Yong Jeet Leen
• Vanessa Menhorn
• Amanda Coleman
• Alice Wertz
• Leigh Penner
• Erin Lincoln
• Kalyn Kepner

Thanks for visiting and good luck!

Vanessa

supplies:
PTI cardstock - Hero Arts stamp - Crate Paper chipboard - Spellbinders dies - Tsukineko ink - My Mind's Eye enamel dots

Rainbow Card

A sunny hello to you all! I haven't shared published cards for a while so here comes my favorite card from the Paper Crafts July/August 2013 issue:

Ein sonniges Hallo! Ich habe schon länger keine veröffentlichte Karte mehr gezeigt, also zeig ich Euch heute meine Lieblingskarte aus der Paper Crafts Juli/August 2013 Ausgabe:

It is one of the cards from the freestyle/collage part in the magazine. So fun to play around with this style!
Thanks for visiting and have a sunny day!

Es ist eine der Karten aus dem Freestyle/Collage Bericht im Magazin. Es macht viel Spass mit diesem Stil herumzuspielen!
Danke fürs Besuchen und habt einen sonnigen Tag!

Vanessa

supplies:
PTI cardstock - Hero Arts stamp - American Crafts pp - Studio Calico feather - Studio Calico mist - Studio Calico flair - My Mind's Eye enamel dots - PTI die

WINNER! And another card

Argh - I had a pretty chalkboard pic naming the winner of the PC blog hop. Until I accidentially deleted it. So me. Only an hour wasted :)
But I still have the name of the winner for you! First, thank you for all your sweet comments! I am glad you liked the box. Now, Mr Random org said he wishes No 41 to win and it is:

Congratulations, Janis! Please send me your address: wingsofabutterfly.vanessa@googlemail.com

And here comes another card using Mama Elephant + MME:

Hier kommt noch eine Karte mit Mama Elephant + MME:

Available at Scrapbook Werkstatt! Thanks for visiting!

Gibts bei der Scrapbook Werkstatt! Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies/Material:
pp/Designpapier: My Mind's Eye Kate & Co.
stamps/Stempel: Mama Elephant

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: The 350 Cards & Gifts Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the 350 Cards & Gifts Blog Hop! I am excited to be part of this blog hop celebrating this new amazing special issue:

Every designer has prepared a paper-crafted birthday item for your inspiration. Inspired by Pinterest, I created a box full of items to send to someone you are not able to celebrate with in person. A birthday in a box:

This box contains everything needed for a little birthday celebration:

I forgot to take a photo of the cupcake topper, but here it is in action:

And a closer look at the card:

What do you think? Wouldn't it be a sweet surprise to receive such a box for your birthday? 

Ok, now that I showed you my project, there are some more fun details to share about this blog hop. With Paper Crafts, there are always fab prized involved! So first, for the chance to win a copy of this must-have new issue full of inspiration: Just leave a comment on this post before Tuesday, May 14th.

Then, for the chance to win an amazing prize, hop to the Paper Crafts Connection blog! And here comes the full list of designers:

Chan Vuong

Heather Campbell

Kimberly Crawford

Amanda Coleman

Kelly Griglione

Nina Yang

Alice Wertz

Emily Branch

Jocelyn Olson

Kalyn Kepner

Lori Tecler

Meghan McMillan

Piali Biswas

Vanessa Menhorn            -> you are here!

Happy hopping and good luck! Thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

(liebe deutschsprachige Leser, aus Platzgründen ist dieser Post nur auf Englisch, aber der Preis steht für alle offen. Für mein Projekt habe ich die neue My Mind's Eye Serie Kate & Co verwendet, die Ihr hier bei der Scrapbook Werkstatt bekommen könnt)

supplies:

pp, sticker, washi: My Mind's Eye

stamps: Hero Arts, PTI

dies: PTI

box digi file: Lori Whitlock

Hello

Today is a good day. It was the first night in two weeks without the need to take a painkiller, I got a Paper Crafts cheque, a huge box full of goodies from Northridge Publishing and even sunshine! I got out my camera and took photos of projects and this card fell into my hands:

Heute ist ein guter Tag. Das war die erste Nacht seit zwei Wochen, in der ich keine Schmerztablette nehmen musste, ich habe einen kleinen Scheck von Paper Crafts bekommen, eine riesen Box mit Material von Northridge Publishing und dann auch noch Sonnenschein! Da hab ich gleich meine Kamera geschnappt und ein paar Werke fotografiert und dabei ist mir diese Karte in die Hände gefallen:

This is my favorite card from the Paper Crafts special issue 75 Creative Card Challenges (create a banner). I used the Studio Calico Heyday collection and an Hero Arts stamp. Some of my favorite ingredients! 
I hope you'll get some sunshine, too! Thanks for visiting!

Dies ist meine Lieblingskarte aus der Paper Crafts Sonderausgabe 75 Creative Card Challenges (mach ein Banner). Ich habe die Studio Calico Heyday Serie und einen Hero Arts Stempel verwendet. Die gehören zu meinen Lieblingszutaten!
Ich hoffe Ihr bekommt auch ein wenig Sonnenschein ab! Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

My Other Winter Crafts and Another Card

Hi! Today I have another christmas card and I wanted to share photos of other winter crafts from our home. First this card:

Hi! Heute habe ich noch eine Weihnachtskarte und ich wollte Fotos zeigen von unseren anderen Winterhandarbeiten bei uns zu Hause. Erstmal diese Karte:

One of my favorite projects that was published in the Paper Crafts Holiday Cards & More 2012 issue. Love the texture. 

Eines meiner liebsten Werke das im Paper Crafts Holiday Cards & More 2012 Magazin veröffentlicht wurde. Ich mag die Strukturen so gerne.

And here some impressions of our winter crafts:

Und hier einige Eindrücke unserer Winterhandarbeiten:

I was inspired by a photo on pinterest to try these cute little guys. I just glued a wood pearl to the top of a pine cone, made a little hat and a shawl from felt and drew them a face with markers. The top of the hats are either little pompoms or tiny bells. 

Ich war von einem Foto auf Pinterest dazu inspiriert worden, diese kleinen Kerlchen auszuprobieren. Ich habe einfach eine Holzperle auf die Zapfen geklebt, eine kleine Mütze und einen Schal aus Filz dazu gemacht und ein Gesicht mit Filzern aufgemalt. Die Mützen werden entweder von einem Bommel oder einem Miniglöckchen bestückt.

These ornaments are made from airdrying clay. So easy. Just like baking cookies without having to bake. We rolled the clay, stamped it with Hero Arts stamps and used cookie cutters to cut them out. We used Fimo which is really lightweighted.

Diese Anhänger sind aus lufttrocknender Modelliermasse gemacht. So einfach. Wie Plätzchen backen ohne dass man backen muss. Wir haben die Masse ausgerollt, mit Hero Arts Stempeln bestempelt und mit Plätzchenausstechern ausgestochen. Wir haben Fimo verwendet das schön federleicht ist.

I finally learned how to make these traditional dimensional paper stars. Love them and made lots of these!

Ich hab endlich gelernt wie man die traditionellen Fröbelsterne faltet. Ich mag sie echt gerne und habe eine Menge davon gemacht!

Oh, and I rediscovered knitting. I haven't been knitting since I was a child, but I couldn't resist these pretty loop shawls. Now I am hooked and made 4 different colors already. It is so cosy to snuggle up with a blanket and a tea and knit...

Oh und ich hab Stricken wiederentdeckt. Ich habe nicht mehr gestrickt seit ich ein Kind war, aber ich konnte diesen hübschen Loopschals einfach nicht wiederstehen. Jetzt hat es mich erwischt und ich habe  schon 4 verschiedene Farben fertig. Es ist auch so gemütlich, sich mit einer Decke und einem Tee einzukuscheln und zu stricken...

My little one loves making these perler snowflakes!

Meine Kleine liebt es, diese Bügelperlen Schneeflocken zu machen!

And finally I made these felted acorns. Love their fluffy look.

Und schliesslich habe ich diese gefilzten Eicheln gemacht. Ich mag wie flauschig sie aussehen.

So, what are you doing besides making cards? I would love to know! Have a great day!

Also, was macht Ihr so ausser Karten basteln? Ich würde es sehr gerne wissen! Habt einen tollen Tag!

Vanessa

supplies/Material:

cardstock, die/Papier, Stanze: PTI

stamp/Stempel: Hero Arts

embossing folder/Prägemappe: Sizzix

pearls/Perlen: Prima

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: Die Cutting for Paper Crafters Blog Hop

Welcome to another Paper Crafts Magazine blog hop!  I am glad you are stopping by today to celebrate this new special issue:

Willkommen zu einem weiteren Paper Crafts Magazin Bloghop! Ich freue mich, dass Ihr heute vorbeischaut um diese neue Spezialausgabe zu feiern:

While hopping today, you will see samples of die cutting other mediums than paper. Die-cutting machines give you so many possibilities! I decided to use thin wood veneer on my card:

Während Ihr heute so dahinhüpft, werdet Ihr viele Beispiele sehen, wie man andere Medien ausser Papier stanzen kann. Stanzmaschinen bieten so viele tolle Variationsmöglichkeiten! Ich habe mich für Furnier auf meiner Karte entschieden:

Just love the look of wood on projects! The paper and tag are from the Pink Paislee City Sidewalks collection.
So, now I am sure you would like to get your hands on this great magazine. For your chance to win a copy, just leave me a comment here before Tuesday, November 20th! And it wouldn't be Paper Crafts Magazine, if there wasn't a big prize on their blog! Talking about die-cutting, I can only try to imagine how fabulous this will be. Be sure to hop to the Paper Crafts Connection blog in the end of the hop. But first hop on to Vera! Good luck and thanks for visiting!

Ich liebe Holz auf Projekten! Und dieses Papier und der Anhänger sind von der Pink Paislee City Sidewalks Linie. Gibts hier bei unserem Lieblingsshop!
So, jetzt hättet Ihr bestimmt auch gerne dieses tolle Magazin in den Händen. Um eine Ausgabe gewinnen zu können, müsst Ihr mir einfach einen Kommentar hinterlassen bis spätestens Dienstag, 20. November. Und jetzt hüpft schön weiter zu Vera! Viel Glück und Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

Complete blog hop list:

Komplette Bloghop Liste:

Amanda Coleman

Angeline Yong Jeet Leen

Chunyuan Wu

Heather Campbell

Chan Vuong

Jen del Muro

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Meredith MacRitchie

Vanessa Menhorn  * you are here* 

Vera Wirianta Yates

supplies/Material:
pp, tag/Designpapier, Anhänger: Pink Paislee
dies/Stanzen: PTI, Provo Craft
stamp/Stempel: PTI
rhinestones/Steinchen: Hero Arts

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Hi! Welcome to the World Card Making Day blog hop! You should have arrived from Wendy's blog. Only one more day to go before WCMD 2012! To celebrate, the winners of the Paper Crafts WCMD contest 2011 have prepared a card from their winning category for you today. I won in the category "Birthday", so here is my card:

Hi! Willkommen zum World Card Making Day Blog Hop! Ihr solltet von Wendy hierhergekommen sein. Nur noch ein Tag bis zum WCMD 2012! Um das zu feiern, haben die Gewinner des Paper Crafts WCMD Wettbewerbs 2011 eine Karte aus ihrer Gewinnerkategorie für Euch vorbereitet. Ich hatte in der Kategorie Geburtstag gewonnen, also kommt hier meine Karte:

And I have a give-away for this special occasion! Leave a comment here before Wednesday, October 10th midnight for your chance to win this prize package:

Und zu diesem besonderen Anlass gibts eine Verlosung! Hinterlasst mir hier einfach einen Kommentar bis zum Mittwoch, 10. Oktober Mitternacht um dieses Preispaket gewinnen zu können:

Perfect for the upcoming season. Now hop on to the next designer, the adorable Savannah! And be sure to hop to the Paper Crafts Connection blog for amazing prizes!!! Good luck and happy hopping!

Perfekt für die nahende Jahreszeit. Jetzt hüpft mal schön weiter zum nächsten Designer, der bezaubernden Savannah! Und schaut auch unbedingt auf dem Paper Crafts Connection Blog vorbei, dort gibt es tolle Preise!!! Viel Glück und fröhliches Hüpfen!

Vanessa

supplies/Material:
Studio Calico September Kit Central High + Addition
washi/Washi: Scrapbook Werkstatt

*NOTE: Comment moderation is on. And please check back on Thursday to see if you are the winner. Thanks!*

*HINWEIS: Kommentarfreigabe ist aktiviert. Und bitte kommt am Donnerstag nachsehen, ob Ihr der Gewinner seid. Danke!*

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: Holiday Cards & More 12 Blogs of Christmas

Welcome to another blog hop presented by Paper Crafts Magazine! Today, we are celebrating the new, most popular special issue Holiday Cards & More (Vol. 7) with inspiring Christmas cards on blogs of 12 designers. We all used the sentiments that are available to download for free here. And you will get the chance to win wonderful prizes along the hop! For your chance to win this fabulous issue...

Willkommen zu einem weiteren Bloghop präsentiert vom Paper Crafts Magazin! Heute feiern wir die neue, sehr beliebte Spezialausgabe Holiday Cards & More (Vol. 7) mit inspirierenden Weihnachtskarten auf den Blogs von 12 Designern. Wir haben alle die Sprüche verwendet, die man hier kostenlos herunterladen kann. Und Ihr habt die Chance, wundervolle Preise bei diesem Bloghop zu gewinnen! Um eine Chance auf dieses tolle Magazin zu haben...

...leave a comment on my post before Tuesday, September 25th 12 pm. And on the others' posts, too! But now, let's look at my card:

...hinterlasst einen Kommentar auf diesem Post vor Dienstag, 25. September, Mitternacht. Und auf denen der Anderen! Aber jetzt lasst uns mal meine Karte ansehen:

Mailable is my motto for christmas. One year, I made pretty cards with lots of embellishments. A button here, a button there and some lace and big bows and then? I wasn't able to send them all. It was just too expensive to send big and bulky envelopes to everybody. So now I try to create cards that are flat. And not too heavy. This one is at the limit. But I wanted it to be very pretty for you :) Sewing these little banners is so much fun. I just die-cut small pieces from patterned paper (Echo Park's Very Merry Christmas collection) and sewed them together. Easy. The sentiment is printed directly onto the card base. I changed the color of the sentiment in Photoshop first.
So, this was my contribution for today. I hope it inspired you! Time to hop on to the next designer. You will find the list below. And be sure to stop by the Paper Crafts Connection blog! Thanks for visiting and good luck!

Verschickbar ist mein Motto an Weihnachten. In einem Jahr hatte ich mal hübsche Karten mit vielen Verzierungen gemacht. Ein Knopf hier, ein Knopf da und ein wenig Spitze, eine dicke Schleife und dann? Ich konnte sie nicht alle verschicken. Es war einfach zu teuer, dicke, ausladende Umschläge an alle zu schicken. Also versuche ich jetzt Karten zu machen, die flach sind. Und nicht zuu schwer. Die hier ist an der Grenze. Aber ich wollte sie extra hübsch für Euch machen :)
Diese kleinen Banner zu nähen macht mir viel Spass. Ich habe einfach kleine Teilchen aus Designpapier ausgeschnitten (Echo Parks Very Merry Christmas Linie) und sie dann zusammengenäht. Einfach. Der Spruch ist direkt auf die Karte gedruckt. Ich hab vorher die Farbe in Photoshop verändert.
So, das war mein Beitrag für heute. Ich hoffe ich hab Euch inspiriert! Zeit zum nächsten Designer zu hüpfen. Ihr findet die Liste unten. Und hüpft auch zum Paper Crafts Connections blog! Danke fürs Besuchen und viel Glück!

1.       Chan Vuong

2.       Angeline Yong Jeet Leen

3.       Heather Campbell

4.       Kalyn Kepner

5.       Lorena Cantó Lavería

6.       Cristina Kowalczyk

7.       Amy Wanford

8.       Vanessa Menhorn             > You are here :0)

9.       Latisha Yoast

10.   Jocelyn Olson

11.   Meredith MacRitchie

12.   Clare Prezzia

supplies/Material:
patterned paper/Designpapier: Echo Park Paper
dies/Stanzen: Sizzix
sentiment/Spruch: Paper Crafts
cardstock/Papier: PTI
rhinestones/Steinchen: MME

Paris Inspired Wedding Card

Hey you all! I haven't shared my published projects for a while, so I thought I'd share my favorite card from the Paper Crafts special issue Card Design Handbook before starting in a week celebrating the next special issue Holiday Cards & More! Here is my card, using the design principle of hard & soft:

Hey Ihr alle! Ich habe schon eine Weile keine veröffentlichten Projekte mehr gezeigt, also hab ich mir gedacht, ich zeig Euch mal meine Lieblingkarte aus der Paper Crafts Sonderausgabe Card Design Handbook bevor es in der nächsten Woche um die neue Sonderausgabe Holiday Cards & More geht! Hier ist meine Karte, auf der ich das Designprinzip hart & weich angewandt habe:

Ok, that's it for today! This issue is available here. Thanks for visiting!

Ok, das wars für heute! Dieses Magazin könnt Ihr hier bekommen. Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies/Material:
pp/Designpapier: October Afternoon
stamps/Stempel: Hero Arts, PTI
flower/Blume: Prima
brad/Klammer: My Mind's Eye
key/Schlüssel: Tattered Angels
trim/Kurzware: Webster's Pages

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: Card Design Handbook Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Card Design Handbook blog hop! I am honored to be part of this exciting event! Today, 10 designers from this fabulous new special Paper Crafts issue will show you 10 examples of how to make a great card even better. And it wouldn't be Paper Crafts, if there weren't great prizes involved! So get cosy and hop through this inspirational blog hop! But first, the star of the show. The wonderful, must-have issue:

You need this issue. Now! It is available here. Or, just leave a comment on my post and you will be eligible to win a copy! I have mine already, and it is amazing.

Please leave your comment before Tuesday, August 28th 12 pm

Now to the cards I made for you. Each of the designer chose a design "rule" from the issue. We created a card and then just disregarded a bit of the "rule" to make the card even better. Hopefully :)
My design "rule" is symmetry. Here comes the card following this rule:

See, everything is symmetric. You could cut the card into half and then have two identical halves. My husband liked it like this. My daughter, too. But for me, it was too boring. Here comes the card where I broke the rule a bit:

It is not much, I just adhered the butterfly a bit lopsided, moved the sentiment a bit to the right and arranged the rhinestones more playfully. I like it better this way, what do you think? (Ha, maybe I'd better not know :))

So, that's my example for good to great. You will find the other ones here:

1.       Chan Vuong

2.       Kalyn Kepner

3.       Julia Stainton

4.       Jocelyn Olson

5.       Angeline Yong Jeet Leen

6.       Jaclyn Miller

7.       Lorena Cantó Lavería

8.       Amy Wanford

9.       Emily Branch

10.   Vanessa Menhorn > you are here!

And now, another important thing! Be sure to hop to the Paper Crafts Connection blog for the chance to win an amazing prize!! You won't be disappointed! Good luck and thanks for stopping by today!

Vanessa

supplies:

pp, wood veneer: Studio Calico

stamp: Hero Arts

rhinestones: Doodlebug

button: October Afternoon