Simply Handmade by Heather: Happy Birthday / Flourishes B-Day blog hop

Let’s light the candles and strike up the music, the owner of Flourishes – Jan Marie Caruso – is celebrating a birthday and we’re helping her by getting the party started! Why not leave some love on her blog, then stop by the Flourishes blog HERE and start to hop on through the Flourishes team members who are honoring her special day! Happy Birthday Jan Marie!

I am so in love with the Year in Flowers 2 set. I will have to add number 1 and 3 to my collection. The flowers in this set are the perfect size to fit the many different Spellbinders dies.

I also decided to enter this into the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge. The challenge this week is a Birthday card.

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI/Rustic Cream, True Black, Stampers Select White

DP: PTI/Text Style Pink Patterns, Basic Grey/Basics Manilla

Stamps: Flourishes/A Year in Flowers 2 (flower) and Mix N Mugs (sentiment)

Copics: R20, R29, R32, G21, G24, YG03, C1, 0

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Spellbinders Dies: Classic Circles, Lacey Circles

Others: Twill, Metal button, PTI Twine in Rustic White

Here is the list of all the Design Team girls that are participating in the hop. Make sure you stop by and see what all the other girls have created.

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen (me)
Kathy Jones
Yvonne Hagane

51 comments:

Sudha said...: Wow, pretty work. Love the color combo too dear.; February 25, 2011 at 12:02 AM
Jenny said...: Gorgeous sweetie, love this!! :) :) :) :) ... have a great weekend!! Hugs!; February 25, 2011 at 1:51 AM
Lynnda said...: So beautiful my friend ... Truly inspiring ... TFS ... Hugs xoxo; February 25, 2011 at 3:07 AM
Karen W said...: I love this card, your colors are stunning and I agree I love those sets and use them so much.; February 25, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Beate said...: Gorgeous card, Heather. I LOVE this image and love how you colored and sponged it.
Hugs and smiles; February 25, 2011 at 4:50 AM
Kathy Jones said...: OMGosh, we picked the same image!!!! LOL!! Great minds think alike!!! Your card is beautiful, love the colours you chose and the black really pops!!!; February 25, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Cindy Haffner said...: GORGEOUS Heather!!; February 25, 2011 at 7:51 AM
Mary said...: Beautiful! Simply lovely!; February 25, 2011 at 8:05 AM
dpkennedy said...: This is beautiful! I love all of your stitching!; February 25, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Dawn B. said...: This is wonderful Heather.. Such warm colors.. I love the sponging.. Have a great weekend..Hugs.; February 25, 2011 at 9:25 AM
cnelson said...: sooooo GORGEOUS!; February 25, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Ros said...: That's so pretty ... beautifully coloured again; February 25, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Stacy Morgan said...: This is gorgeous Heather. Your colors on the roses and coloring are fabulous.; February 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Lindsay said...: Gorgeous card Heather! I looove that flower image, your coloring is awesome.; February 25, 2011 at 10:27 AM
ChristineCreations said...: SO pretty Heather. I love how you've warmed up the roses with the sponging beautiful stitching and embellishing too. Gorgeous!; February 25, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Yvonne Hagane said...: Absolutely stunning!! Your coloring on that rose is amazing. Love everything about this card!; February 25, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Barbara said...: Simply beautiful, Heather!; February 25, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Laura said...: Great colors! Beautiful card!; February 25, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Sherry said...: gorgeous!!!; February 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Betty Wright said...: So gorgeous and beautifully vintage, Heather! I see that little sentiment tag, too! Love it! Beautifully colored and detailed! Wonderful card!; February 25, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Unknown said...: This is super beautiful Heather!! Fabulous coloring and design!; February 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Marlies said...: Beautiful card Heather, nice colours, lovely flower stamp and great details!
hugs, Marlies; February 25, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Jan Marie said...: Thank you so very much for sharing in my surprise birthday hop...your card is just conderful. I grow roses so this even more special. Thanks again.
Jan Marie
Flourishes; February 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM
Silke Ledlow said...: Heather, this is just gorgeous! I adore your coloring! Hugs ~S~; February 25, 2011 at 1:42 PM
farmhouse-story said...: love the black which makes your roses just pop, heather:) beautiful, heather!; February 25, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Unknown said...: Just a stunning card throughout Heather, colouring on this beautiful floral image is gorgeous, have a wonderful weekend Hugs
Sarah x; February 25, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Jean McKenzie said...: Your card is gorgeous! Your shading is so pretty and I love the stitching and the punched border.; February 25, 2011 at 8:04 PM
Debby said...: Sweet card...; February 25, 2011 at 9:14 PM
Davi said...: A beautiful card...love those flowers and the dotted dp together. :); February 25, 2011 at 9:40 PM
Leslie Miller said...: Beautiful, Heather! Your sponging and the black frame really set off those gorgeous, beautifully colored roses. Great layout for this very feminine card, too!; February 25, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Amanda said...: Wow, that is one Striking card!!! It's Amazing and I love all of your details :) It's all just so pretty! :); February 26, 2011 at 12:40 AM
Mona Pendleton said...: Gorgeous card Heather! You did a great job coloring the pretty flowers!; February 26, 2011 at 1:45 AM
Auntie Em said...: Great card! Feels very vintage with the colours and stitching.
Thank you for sharing! :); February 26, 2011 at 6:15 AM
Sande said...: Simple gorgeous. Love the vintage feel and you captured it very well.; February 26, 2011 at 7:35 AM
Andrea M said...: Absolutely gorgeous Heather! I'm a sucker for colored flowers and these are stunning! Great use of scallops too :); February 26, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Sharman said...: Amazing. Just beautiful and Beautiful color choices...; February 26, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Peachy Wessels said...: Beautiful card! Like you, I love the flowers sets. They are so pretty and perfect for cards! Love your color choices!; February 26, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Karen McAlpine said...: Lovely! Fabulous coloring!; February 26, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Great choice, Heather, for Jan Marie's birthday celebration card from Flowers 2 plus grand colors.
What a good reason to break out the stamp collection in mid-winter drift and shovel weather!
Thank you for sharing your talent and technique.
Keep Looking UP!
mt23stamperatyahoo; February 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Dee Jackson said...: This is really gorgeous!!; February 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Tammy Hershberger said...: Gorgeous design, Heather! Your coloring on the flowers is stunning!; February 26, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Julie Koerber said...: What an absolutely gorgeous creation! Love the way you colored up those roses and how you used the little mix-n-mug sentiment this way... love it!; February 26, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Pat said...: Gorgeous card!; February 26, 2011 at 9:06 PM
Maria Matter said...: so lovely Heather!; February 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Stella said...: So elegant and gorgeous. I love the coloring; the roses are breathtaking. Gorgeous card; I'm smitten :)
Hugs,
Stella; February 27, 2011 at 3:25 AM
Suzanne C said...: Beautiful flowers and lovely birthday card! Wonderful choice to celebrate JM BDay!; February 27, 2011 at 4:56 AM
Charlotte said...: Beautiful. Love the sewing and the sponging - and, the black really makes the design pop!; February 27, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Cindy Coutts Designs said...: I am so sorry that I'm late leaving a comment for you. This move is really difficult.

Heather, I'm such a big fan and blog stalker of yours. This is truly a beautiful card.; February 27, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Spyder said...: Lovely image, really pretty card
(Lyn); February 27, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Yogi said...: pretty card; February 27, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Rizzi said...: LOVELY HEATHER, YOUR BOWS ARE SO PERFECT, AND THE ROSE IS BEAUTIFUL. VERY NICE.........
RIZZI; February 28, 2011 at 6:32 PM