Hello ATC for Denami Patterned Paper Blog Hop!!!

When: The blog hop starts at the Denami blog on June 9th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until June 10th, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

For my project I designed an Artist Trading Card (ATC) using Denami Designs Large Chickie stamp and patterned cardstock from my stash. I was so happy when Denami came out with this stamp! It's just my size!

Combining colors comes easy, but mixing patterns is a bit more challenging for me. My rule of thumb is to use patterns that are in the same color palate, those that blend into a scene I am creating or ones that contrast well. I inked certain areas of the ATC with Tim Holtz distressed ink to bring the look together, while differentiating between the different patterns.

The Chickie is raised on foam tape as the star of the ATC. I used small elements fussy cut from the same green patterned cardstock, adorned with bling and raised on foam tape to create more depth. The flowers in this Chickie's wing and on the ground were cut from the same cardstock as the grassy knoll. The clouds were cut down from a larger border stamp and the "hello" also came from a border stamp (what a little masking will do!). I hope you enjoyed this project and will be inspired to create an ATC with patterned paper and Denami Designs.

Supplies:

• Denami Designs Large Chickie
• Couture pique 8-5109 (double-sided) - dotted cardstock in the background and clouds 
• Green graph patterned cardstock and the blooms - stash
• Yellow patterned cardstock (stash)
• Inkessentials Artist Trading Card - 2 1/2  x 3 1/2" manila
• Recollections - Fun Borders (hello and clouds stamps), Foam adhesive circles
• Clear and Simple Stamps - Perfect Little Black Dress hybrid ink 
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn
• Copics - Y15, YR07
• Clear bling
• Zots - bling glue dots

GUESS WHAT??? I've got even more blog candy for ya!!  

One lucky follower (anywhere in the world) who comments on this post AND follows me via social media (see below) will win a mystery prize pack including Tim Holtz Distressed products! 

Each one of these earns you an extra entry!!!

• follow this blog with bloglovin AND in blogger (see buttons of the sidebar of this blog)
• follow me on Pinterest
• follow me on Twitter 
• like my Facebook fan page
• follow me on Instagram! My user name is laviebordeperry
• share this post with friends. Let them know to leave a message telling me who sent them.
• when you're all done, leave me a second comment letting me know where you followed me and the user name you used at each one (so I can verify all your entries)

On with the hop!!!  Starting at the Denami Blog and hopping to:

1. Lisa Elton
2. Barbara Murphy 
3. Paulina Nakamura 
4. Stacy M.
5. Tenia Nelson
6. Tina Milbourn
7. Tammy Hobbs
8. Greta Hess
9. Lisa Petrel
10. Pattie Goldman
11. Deb Fischer
12. Kanani Kawamura
13. Annette Holleger
14. Jennifer Harris
15. Emily Keaton
16. Diana Fernandez
17. Amy Smidebush
18. Wendy Elliot
19. La-Vie Borde-Perry  YOU ARE HERE!!
20. Deb W.  NEXT UP...

Thanks for hopping!! Good luck in the prize drawings!!

Challenges:
Great Impressions - Leave a little sparkle
Sarah Hamer Designs - Linky Party: Anything goes
A Creative Romance - Anything goes
DL.ART - Anything Goes

La-Vie