Friday, July 19, 2013

Stamping Royalty 2013 Blog Hop

Hello, and a happy Friday to you :)


Welcome to the stamping Royalty 2013 blog hop.  Today I am hopping along with the other 14 winners of the 2013 stamping royalty competition.  I'd really like to thank the Paper Crafts team once more for picking my  lil'ole'card. :)

Since I am the first stop on the hop, you should have arrived here from the Paper Carfts Connection blog. I will post a full hop list on the bottom just in-case you need it ;)

For this hop, we all picked one of the 5 competion categories. ( Birthday, Christmas/seasons greetings, Hello/Thinking of you, Love and Thank you).

I have a birthday card to share.

When I saw this photograph on Pintrest a while back,
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I was immediately inspired to make a card with my PTI Ikat stamp set.  I just knew it would be bold and beautiful.  I am so pleased with the way it turned out.

I created the background by stamping on kraft card stock with black versafine ink.  I added some shimmer with a starglaze pen and embossed it with the linen and canvas impression plate by PTI, added some gems and mounted it onto a black background. The sentiment is heat embossed with Brown sugar zing powder.
I hope you liked my card for today, and thank you so much for visiting me :)


Now I cannot let you leave without doing a little giveaway, can I? Sooo....

I will be giving away  this prize to one lucky person who leaves a comment below.
You ave until 11:59 pm EST on Tues, July 23rd to leave a comment. I will announce the winner on my blog, on Wednesday July 24th. GOOD LUCK! :)

Now I am sure you are eager to move on, so I will send you onward to the lovely LALO

And last but not least. Here is a full list of the hop:

Natasha Kara  (ME!)
Shelly Kurth

So, go on...get outta here. Go see what the others have in store  for you. :)))
Natasha



 





112 comments:

  1. Thanks for showing us where you got your inspiration from.

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  2. THe combination of stamping and embossing over the image gives a truly textural feel! Great take on that Runway photo.

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  3. Great card!! The color combo is wonderful. Congratulations!!

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  4. Amazing! I have the Ikat set and never would have dreamed such a design was possible. Inspiring!

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  5. Wow!!! Perfect ikat card!! Love it!!

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  6. Great way to use your inspiration!

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  7. Such a unique design, beautifully crafted!!

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  8. beautiful card, stamping on kraft stock really is great idea

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  9. Wow, this card is awesome; you people are really knocking me out here! I will be checking out PTI Ikat stamp set. Congratulations on your win; what an honor! Thanks for giving me the chance to win your huge prize bonanza!

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  10. Very striking yet simple. I think your font choice was great!

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  11. Thanks for the chance to win! Great inspiration!

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  12. Beautiful Card!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Superb Take on....Loved the card....n lovely Prize..
    Hugs..
    Vijaylaxmi Siyal

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  14. This is amazing, Natasha! I'd have never thought of using the ikat set that way, so striking! (*runs to crafting desk to try*)

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  15. Oh wow this is awesome!!! Beautiful card!

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  16. New to your blog. Wonderful cards and i love the name of your blog.

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  17. Great card ! I love your inspiration piece ..... you did a great job . TFS .

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  18. Great card using this inspiration photo!
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  19. Wow what a great card, you nailed it from your inspiration photo!

    cburki1111 at gmail dot com

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  20. This is such an awesome card! Wow!

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  21. Oh Natasha, this card is just WOW! I love how you made the pattern from the Ikat set! You have inspired me to dig mine out and play. Fantastic!

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  22. I loved that background stamp. You were so clever being inspired by fabric. I need to do that more often!

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  23. Oh wow this is AMAZING! Love the pattern so much! The colors too! :)

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  24. That is incredicble how you turned the inspiration into that fabulous card! Congrats on placing!

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  25. I am pleased with the way it turned out too! This is so awesome! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  26. Enjoyed your pretty card. Very bold patterns... TFS!

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  27. Wow! Bold indeed and beautiful! Love the so on trend ikat and you make it look great!

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  28. Great Ikat card.... congrats on the win SR Sister!

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  29. Love the way you translated the fabric ikat to your card-- so much rhythm in your take-- fantastic!

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  30. What an amazing card. Love how your ideas transferred from dress to your card. So very creative.

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  31. Congratulations! Fab card and give-a-way.

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  32. I have that IKAT set...WOW!! I would never have come up with such a LOVELY design..
    So inspiring:)

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  33. Wonderful card. Looks like fabric.
    Joy

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  34. It almost looks like the PTI IKAT stamp set was created from that dress! Well done and thanks for the giveaway opportunity! I'm glad you're a part of the Stamping Royalty winners!

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  35. You have quite the design eye! I never would've thought to make a card from that photo. Beautiful card! -Lory

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  36. Congrats on your SR win, Tasha! Your card is so gorgeous! Love how you were inspired!

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  37. That is a dramatic and striking card; beautifully done!! You deserved to win!

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  38. This is so beautiful!! Lovely job!!

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  39. This is absolutely fabulous. What an amazing pattern you made. No wonder you are royalty.

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  40. I do like your card! Beautifully done!

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  41. Wowza, devine card! Thanks for sharing the winnings too! :)

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  42. Love this! And I really love when people use inspiration like fashion, notebooks, paintings, etc for their cards...what a great way to stretch the creativity!

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  43. Such a sophisticated look! I would love to receive a card like this on my birthday.

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  44. I like your card better then the dress. mapperlmutter@hotmail.com

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  45. Beautiful card. Very dramatic and fabulous texture. Thanks for the inspiration and a chance to win such a wonderful prize.

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  46. congrats to you on being part of the Stamping Royalty group! Your card is gorgeous and so striking

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  47. I love your take in the inspirational photo, so elegant

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  48. What a wonderful take on that photo. Love all the patterns in your card...so beautiful

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  49. Cool pattern and a great take from that Pin!

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  50. Ingenious ! What a great card. You really put thought and work in to it. Great idea, too!


    MissMary

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  51. Wow... That is one neat card. The pattern is great.

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  52. Such a beautiful card! One of the best uses of an ikat pattern I think I've seen. Thanks for sharing!

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  53. Love how that photo inspired you. Turned out great!

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  54. Wow this is a great card inspired by the photo...the ikat design is wonderful!

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    1. Wonderful interpretation of the inspiration piece!! Congrats on being selected as Stamping Royalty!!
      <3 J

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  55. Interesting card and inspiration.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  56. I just LOVE this card! I need to give my Irresistibly Ikat stamp some ink very soon! Congrats on your win! :)

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  57. Lovely card - I don't have the stamp, but I'll be looking thru my stamps for something similar, so I can try this.

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  58. Congratulations on being named "Royalty" and thanks for all the inspiration!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  59. This is a great card! congrats on being stamping royalty.

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  60. It is a beautiful design, love it. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  61. Nice card - looks like you really put a lot of heart and soul into it!

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  62. Many Congratulations on being selected as Stamping Royalty! You've created an absolutely Stunning card, its amazing!!

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  63. Perfect interpretation of your inspiration piece, I love the textures you created.
    Congrats on your Stamping Royalty achievement!

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  64. It's amazing where you can find inspiration. The card is lovely and is one of my favorite color combos--kraft and black. Classy. Congratulations on your new crown!

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  65. Great card! Love your inspiration pic!

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  66. Your ikat card is just perfect for your inspiration piece!! Thanks for the chance to win an amazing giveaway! Congrats on your reign!

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  67. Wow what an eye popping, gorgeous card! Really fitting for the inspiration photo! Congrats on your win!

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  68. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who looks at clothes and sees cards.

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  69. very ethnic looking. Love your example of inspiration turned into art

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  70. Your card is so interesting and different, love the technique.

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  71. Wow, that's pretty strong ikat design. Awesome!

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  72. Congrats on your Royalty win and I can see why you made the team because this card is fabulous! Great take on the photo!

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  73. Congrats again on your Stamping Royalty win! Love the ikat design on your card!

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  74. I do really LOVE your card with Ikat style! It's very stylish and cool. Congratulations on Stamping Royalty winning!
    (Helen G., http://byheleng.wordpress.com)

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  75. An amazing card. It looks just like a piece of fabric.

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  76. That is areally amazing card that is also very elegant.

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  77. love your take on that black and ikat, so stylish, glad I found your blog was following a hop - they can be such fun to find great designers. thanks so much for chance to win.

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  78. Cool card, that's such a fabulous design :)

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  79. I love the creativity of this card!

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  80. Very clever to use the design in a dress as a base for your card. Good job.

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  81. Love your card- that pattern came out perfectly!

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  82. Fabulous card! I love how you used that stamp set. Thanks for the chance!

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  83. Such a beautiful and intricate design!

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  84. ooh wooow your card is amazing looks like batik in black wooowww...how are you dear...long time not hear you...is your baby now already 4 Years....big hugs from Munich hope we can chat again...hugs

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  85. I love the graphic design and colors of your card.

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  86. Wow! Your card is stunning with all the graphic geometrics! REally cool, and a great take on the dress! And thank you for the generous giveaway!

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  87. Great card! It's wonderful that you found that dress to inspire you to do such awesome stamping. Thanks for the chance to win those yummy supplies. :-)

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  88. Beautiful card! Thanks for the giveaway!
    clayandamy@sbcglobal.net

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  89. First of all, congrats on being one of the 2013 Stamping Royalty! What an awesome "high" that must be! Second, what a delightful creative style you have! Great take on that design! And third, thanks so much for an opportunity to win some fabulous products! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  90. Interesting design! Love how you did it! You are definitely Stamping Royalty! Nice giveaway; would love to play with those stamps!

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  91. Congrats to you for making the circle of winners. You interpreted your inspiration piece so well. Thanks for the great goodie package giveaway.

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  92. Congrats to you...you are obviously super creative and talented...your card was fabulous..a one of a kind!! Thanks for the giveaway as well...very kind of you!! Gabbynorthpole@gmail.com

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  93. Congrats on your win!!! This is an amazing card-- fabulous design inspiration! Great execution! THANKS for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com

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  94. Oh I love your stamping and how you were inspired!

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  95. Congrats for being named to PTI's 2013 Stamping Royalty! Your card is simply stunning ~ love the ikat design. Great take on your Pinterest image! Off to a great start on this Blog Hop!

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  96. Stunning card, amazing inspiration!! Congrats!

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  97. Amazing card, it's so inspiration to me, thank you and congrats !

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  98. What a beautiful card! I love it. :-)

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