Tuesday, June 19, 2012

May Arts & G45 Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to May Arts & G45 blog hop. All week long, both teams will be bringing you tons of inspirations. Each day you can hop around to 4-5 blogs and simply by leaving comments, you would be entered for this week giveaway. For a prize detail and for a complete list of the blog hop participants for each day, please go to May Arts or G45 blog.

As you might remember, the fist time I used G45 products marked the day I tried on vintage style, which to my surprise lead to an acceptance letter from Paper Crafts for vintage card category (up coming Nov/Dec issue). So, needless to say the vintage style kind of grow on me a bit.

This time I get to play with G45 beautiful Tropical Travelogue collection. And I am  glad that I can combine the vintage look with my CAS style. Here's a look at my cards.





For both cards, I cut out the flowers from the patterned paper. I mean seriously, you could get loads of cards made from this one collection. And, depends on how you use them , you can create a simple CAS card or a vintage looking card.

For the ribbon part, I used May Arts velvet woven ribbon (PV16). On the first card, I folded the ribbons a couple time and on the second one I just leave it straight. It's my first time playing with the velvet ribbon and boy, this ribbon is so lush (hah... I sound like a British, but that's the best way to describe this ribbon). ;)

Please check out these blogs and leave some love for a chance to win some May Arts & G45 goodies. Today's blog to hop to are:

Vera --- you are here

Thank you so much for stopping by here. Have a beautiful day!

180 comments:

Cris Juliani said...

Vera.... so beautiful job...
i'm inchanted.... Thanks!!!

Ava Gavloski said...

very pretty card

Elena said...

Beautiful card!! Thanks...

Perfect Trim Ruler said...

I love this idea! Simple yet effective. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

What a wonderfull card!! It made me smile!

Peggy said...

Great card. Love the cut out flowers. God bless, Peggy Allen

Cathy L. said...

Simple and the ribbon pops it. Ty for sharing.

Unknown said...

So cute!

Martica Designs said...

I wish I was good at cards and layouts, this is so pretty......

Unknown said...

LOve these cards, I have left over TropicalTravelogue from a mini I made, thanks for the inspiration to use the rest of this gorgeous paper!

kim said...

Your cards are great. I love all of the tips on this blog hop.

Kim
k1i2m3@cox.net

Leslie said...

Beautiful cards!

Konnie with a K said...

The Tropical Travelogue collection is one of my favorites. Thanks for the inspiration.

Mary G. said...

Great cards!!! So pretty!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is BEAUTIFUL!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee the colors and those flowers!!!

Tarnished Rose said...

Lovely lovely card!

Smiles~
Marilyn

kay(texfolkart) said...

Great cards! Love the paper and flowers....great ribbon!

yellowroseofms said...

Lovely cards. The paper is wonderful.

Angie`s Inky Fingers! said...

Lovely cards, love the colours! xx

lynneatw said...

I love your cards. Absolutely gorgeous work.

webgranny19 said...

Such a beautiful card the ribbon was made for those flowers.

Margie said...

Beautiful cards!

Anonymous said...

Cute cards!

Carol McCready said...

Beautiful card. So fresh looking.

mtscrapgal said...

Vera, that ribbon does look so lush. Both cards are lovely-horizonal and vertical. Thanks

Tanya said...

Wonderful cards!

Aline said...

Lovely card !

Danielle Trippeda said...

Such a pretty card. Love the ribbon.

Disco Queen said...

Hi Vera, What a beautiful CAS style of cards. I agree the ribbon is lush (but then I am British) & I love these new travelogue papers. They are so versatile.

Disco Queen said...

Hi Vera, What a beautiful CAS style of cards. I agree the ribbon is lush (but then I am British) & I love these new travelogue papers. They are so versatile.

My Creative Chateau said...

Your selection of the beautiful moss green May Arts ribbon married well with the Grapic 45 Tropical Travelogue. The clean style card help to show the beauty of each element.

Tracy Heaton said...

Lovely cards - so fresh and bright.
Tracy x

Charlotte Zweigoron said...

Well done! Bright fun.. TFS

Miriam Prantner said...

Beautiful cards! Love how you cut out those great flowers!

KimCreate said...

Love your cards!
Kim

Jillisgram said...

Love your card, the papers and ribbon used! Val from IL.

Unknown said...

Love the simplicity of your cards--really eye-catching. I think maybe I will try to work with the velvet ribbon now--never could figure out what to do with it--like the pleats.

SmokieBlueRose said...

Very nice and love the paper.

Anonymous said...

Love your card!!!...very cute!


charo

Kara Lynne said...

Gorgeous, Vera. I love your style paired with that floral paper and velvet ribbon.

Unknown said...

I love your cards, especially the first one. That ribbon IS lush!!

eyes2theocean said...

This is such a lovely card. The green ribbon is a perfect match.

Thank you for sharing,
Sar Tann

C said...

Gorgeous!

stampingbowd said...

Gorgeous Cards! I love how you cut out the DP flowers! A wonderful way to use DP!

shari said...

Beautiful cards!! Shari (cricutrookie)

Sheri said...

pretty card

Cait said...

Lovely cards...I really like the idea of cutting pretty elements from large sheets of paper...seems like you get more for your money that way!

Brenda Savage said...

Fabulous! Very bright and happy!!

Scrapycandy said...

I had no idea how beautiful this paper line is. Thank you so much!

Anonymous said...

Love you use of the velvet ribbon. It makes the card more vintage,which is my favorite.

Chai Dackermann said...

Love the card. The Flowers are wonderful.

Paula Calvanico said...

So pretty : )

Paula

Helena (Gvendalen) said...

So pretty projects! flowers and background are magnificent also a tape too! Helena

Unknown said...

I LOVE this card. Very clean and simple! Thanks for sharing.

Cheryl Walker said...

Very pretty!!!
Hugs,
Cheryl

Anonymous said...

Your cards are so nice without a lot of money or work. I will be making some like this since I would enjoy getting them.

Laura Cox {aka scrapaddict} said...

Very clean and simple cards....simply beautiful!

Lynn W. said...

These are both beautiful cards and such a good idea to use the G45 paper in that way.

Lynn Wild ("A British")

Sharka said...

Clean + Simple = Elegant! TFS :)

Sister Brute said...

Beautiful card... Warm and calming.

Sara Russell-Clark said...

Lovely cards and really show off the beautiful papers!

Dawn said...

I love that ribbon, beautiful

nicemouse said...

Two beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.

achairnadream said...

What a great combo - Tropical Travelogue and May Arts Ribbon...Love

Maria said...

The papers are beautiful and your cards gorgeous!!

Brenda said...

So elegant and beautiful and bravo to you for cutting out those flowers...I simply stare at them and can't quite get up the nerve to cut them...the paper is just so gorgeous.

Gloria L. said...

Fun projects!

Words and Pictures said...

So simple and elegant... really pretty.

Arlene said...

Beautiful cards, Ling! ❤

Denice Metz said...

nice

Nat Laney said...

Lovely cards.

Crafty Aunt Dee said...

Love the simplicity that looks so elegant on these cards. They are gorgeous, Great Job.

Lourdes said...

Ling these cards are BEAUTIFUL!..... nice and subtle combination between elegance and simplicity!.....

Regards

Cindy Lou said...

Clean and simple and elegant! Love these cards, great job.

DB said...

What a beautiful combination!

Jocelyn said...

Cute card. The velvet ribbon really make's classly looking.

Ann said...

Beautiful cards. Beautiful colors and ribbon.

sharon g said...

Don't you just love MA's velvet ribbon? What a pretty card---nice job.

simply monica said...

I love this card - have not used G45 for my cards yet but now I think it is time. TFS

Hugs
Monica

Debbie said...

i love elegant simple cards thanks
upnurse at aol dot com

Anonymous said...

I'm so happy when designers feature greeting cards. I don't do much scrapbooking but I love making cards. I need inspiration and I'm glad when someone provides some ideas. Great card.

Rea' said...

Simply elegant! Love your fussy cut flowers and that velvet ribbon just makes them pop !

Sunshine said...

I love them both! Love how you cut the flowers from the paper, I will remember this idea. Thanks!
Renee
gohogwild dot renee at gmail dot com

Karen Wedding said...

Love the cards and the background paper. It looks like little bubbles all over the page. The flowers look great too.

Linda said...

Love the

Christine said...

Beautiful cards! Great idea to cut the flowers from the background paper since those big prints often go unused from my stacks!

Deborah Johnson said...

Amazing cards!

Anonymous said...

they are beautiful!

texasbarb said...

Beautiful cards!!

Wende said...

Amazing cards!

buttercup said...

Very dainty and girly. Thanks for sharing!

Geraldine said...

lovely cards, love the ribbon

Vail said...

Very pretty, I like how you fussy cut the flowers, another great way to use G45 papers.

Teena said...

That velvet ribbon is luscious! Teena

Tanya said...

Very pretty and I LOVE the velvet ribbon! Exquisite!

HawaiianLibrarian said...

Velvet is just so elegant and I love the flowers! Mahalo, thank you for sharing.

crazyoldsyd said...

I agree that Tropical set is beautiful and makes some great cards. That velvet ribbon just makes it more elegant. Would love to have some!

Wanda said...

day 2... yah!

Rozy said...

Beautiful card!

Katina said...

Your cards are beautiful!

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

Beautiful cards. I like the way you fussy cut the flowers.

Kaye McGrath said...

Beautiful cards, the flowers are just lovely.

Paper Sewn Visions said...

Very nice cards. Love the velvet ribbon. Thank you for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Your cards are beautiful! Love the flowers!

Sandydee said...

Very pretty. Like the flowers the way you used them.

tracy said...

Beautiful. I love the ribbon and the flowers are gorgeous. Just very very pretty

Christine Slak said...

Very nice fussy cutting! Your work is inspirational!!

Emily Keaton said...

Absolutely delightful, Vera! I love that green velvet ribbon. :)

Scrap4Therapy said...

Very pretty and cheerful! Debbie

Angela said...

Great Cards

carole said...

You've done a wonderful job on your cards. It seems to me that creating comes a little easier for me when you have great products to work with. Thanks for sharing, Carole

Carol said...

Great blog hop, such gorgeous projects!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Bethany Becker said...

I love the colors on your card! Thanks for sharing!

Katico Crafts said...

Beautiful card and colors!!

Trish Molnar said...

Love the cards, they're beautiful! Graphic 45 has the best products!

Luv 2 Create said...

Love the cards Vera. Both are simply gorgeous!!!!
Marcie

Emily H said...

This is gorgeous! I love that ribbon!

Sheila said...

The 3-D flowers look so real. Truly! Well-done

mary field said...

Lovely cards!

Raven said...

The layering brings out the colors of your card... so pretty.

Judy Webb said...

Love your cards.

Ratty Hugs said...

I love the simplicity of these cards, a perfect look. Thank you so much for creating and sharing them.
alsmouse ~C8> Ratty Hugs

chillin with Quillin said...

there beautiful!!!!
Paula

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cards from beautiful paper!!!

NWFlamingo said...

Really pretty! Bring on the "loads" of cards!

howo34 said...

Beautiful card!

Becky Dunham said...

These cards are gorgeous Vera! I love the pure simplicity of them!

Terry said...

Sometimes simple is the best.. You proved that with these cards TFS

Connie L. Riley said...

Vera, I loved the colors you chose; the May Arts ribbon sets off the Graphic 45 flowers so nicely. The cards are great!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards Vera! I have the same paper stack and it make's great inspiration to create! Thank you for sharing! Christina

Karenladd said...

Oh Vera, I love the sweet simple style of your card. You showed us that Graphic 45 papers can include more than one look!

snowbear said...

Great cards... fabulous flowers!!!

Nichole said...

FIRST TIME BLOG HOPPING! WOW SUCH TALENT! I AM IN LOVE WITH G45, my dream is to win a goodie package, and get as goood as the g45 design team!

Jackie Tuttle said...

The velvet ribbon pairs wonderfully with the soft vintage look of your cards. I love the color comination. Thanks for sharing.
Jackie in Alaska

Trish said...

Beautiful cards. i love the happy colors!

Karen B. said...

Beautiful fussy cutting and design!

Marília Lopes said...

Beautiful card!! Thanks...

Joanna said...

Beautiful cards!
Joanna

pitje said...

Very summery! just jummy!!

keysha said...

Beautiful cards! I love the colors!!

orfanannie said...

What beautifully simple cards. Something we can all aspire to make. Love the velvet ribbon with the fussy cut flowers. thanks for sharing!

moknowsall said...

love the card - these flowers are so versitile - i have made a frame with these flowers. thanks for the inspiration

maureen

Drifty Wright said...

I love the simplicity and elegance of your cards!! I love Tropical Travelogue so have enjoyed them on two levels. The flowers ribbon together are the perfect touch--thank you for your inspiration!

Kathy said...

Love this card, Vera! YOu are a great fussy cutter, and the layering rocks!~

Janetcraft said...

Love love this one! Fussy cut ..so well!!!

Beth said...

Great card, love the color.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cards! Love the velvet ribbon!
Love Pearl x

Lydia Madara said...

Wonderful blog hop! So loving Graphic 45 and May Arts! I just love your card, the flowers are lovely! lmadara@ptd.net

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I love the contrasting colours

Sue D said...

Very pretty!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Kris Anderson, The Avid Reader said...

Pretty card and I love the green velevet ribbon. Very nice. Thank you for sharing! Have a great day!

Scottishrose said...

Darling card! TfS!!!

Antoinette/Cultivate Life in Joy said...

Lovely card..loving the design paper and the way you cut the flower out to make it dimensional.pops beautifully with that pretty green velvet ribbon.

Barb Turpin said...

Lovely cards...great colors!

Jessie Lee said...

Very sweet card, love the colour combi!

Unknown said...

You've got a new fan!! I really like your style. Not everything is CAS (especially when fussy cutting is involved -- ha!), but everything is doable and stunning. Very nice work.

Suzanne said...

Tropical Travelogue is one of my favs! Love the cards.

Mohawk Crafter said...

Lovely cards, thanks for the chance to win some Graphic 45 and May Arts products!

My Studio Voice said...

Lovely, simple card using very complex papers. Thank you for the inspiring submission.

jennifer berkhahn said...

you work is absolutely beautiful. It almost feels like it's smiling at me. Thank you for bringing so much brightness into this world.

Ms Scrapmess said...

Such a beautiful card!

quiltea56 said...

Lovely card. The green velvet ribbon makes it look so elegant.

Bonnie Tyler said...

What a classy look! Thanks for sharing these cards with us!

Bethany Stellpflug said...

lovely cards Vera...the flowers are so nice!

wendyportc1 said...

Beautiful cards!

Diana Fernandez said...

Love your cards! Thank you for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Pretty card Thanks for sharing . France.

Tammy B said...

Very pretty cards! TFS!!

Alita said...

Pretty Cards!
Thanks for sharing them to inspire me.

Tolegranny said...

Very Pretty.

S.C.Gardner said...

great flowers...

Cindy said...

Beautiful cards!

Lora said...

Simply delightful.

michsmith1973 said...

Cute Card

mitz said...

...can see all the work put into this.. very nice.. thanks mitz_zee@yahoodotocm

meshawj said...

Thx 4 sharing!!!

Unknown said...

Very pretty. Love the colors you chose!
Robin

Patricia said...

Very lovely, liking the CAS design. Thanks for the inspiration.

Alice said...

wow! these are gorgeous, Vera! love them both!

berlykim37 said...

Lovely card...

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