Sunday, September 9, 2012

Denami Design's Back to School Blog Hop

Good Morning Everyone!

Welcome to Denami Design's Back to School Blog Hop.  Here are the details.

When: The blog hop starts on September 9th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until September 10, 2012, 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!
If you started at the beginning of the hop you have arrived here from Barb Murphy's ALWAYS so inspiring blog.  I am happy to say that Barbara and I have become Internet friends and she is so much fun to "talk" with.  I love to study her cards and watch her videos on youtube.
I decided that an easel card would fit in perfectly with a "Back to School" theme so that's what I made for today's hop.  If you like easel cards, but aren't sure how to make them you can find instructions and videos on Split Coast Stampers. 
As you will see in the photograph below I stamped a Denami Design sheep onto a piece of chalkboard tag and embossed it with white embossing powder to make it stand out.  I used a white colored pencil to write on the board.  My chalk is a piece of a Q-tip.  I wanted my Denami Design Chickie Teacher to stand out so I stamped her on white tag, colored her in with markers and then used an oval punch to cut her out.  I created the sentiment on my computer.

Next you will be heading to Tenia Nelson's AWESOME blog.  I am a huge fan of Tenia's creations and I know she'll have something fun to share with us.  Before you leave my blog please stop and leave a comment so that you might win a prize from Denami Design.  Hope you'll also become a follower of my blog.
Have a great day!
Carol

32 comments:

  1. What an adorable card! I love that chalkboard!!

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  2. I love the sheep drawn in chalk on the board...super creative way to create this adorable scene! it's a perfect take on the theme. great design my friend! :)

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  3. Very cute idea! The lamb and chalkboard is so sweet!

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  4. Super duper cuteness Miss Lady!!! Yay!!

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  5. How adorable!! Love the chalk board!!

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  6. Oh this is a very, very creative card! The chalkboard rocks!

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  7. Sweet card! Love the chalboard you created! ;o)

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  8. This is such a fun card. I love the chalkboard.

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  9. How adorable love the sheep on the chalkboard!

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  10. SUPER creative idea! Q-tip for a piece of chalk... genius! Great back to school project!

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  11. Awesome idea to do the easel and blackboard.

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  12. very cute way to incorporate the theme - thanks for hopping!

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  13. The chalkboard is such a great back to school idea.

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  14. Carol, this card is SO creative!! I love the chalkboard you created, and weren't you clever to use a Qtip stick for chalk?? Way to go! Perfect for back-to-school. :)

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  15. Love the easel idea with a chalkboard...very clever!

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  16. This is absolutely beyond cute! I love your unexpected approach to the theme - both with the colors you used and a sheep instead of an apple, crayon, etc. How pleasantly creative!

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  17. LOVE that chalkboard! SO CUTE! Such an awesome idea!

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  18. cute card. Love the chalkboard.

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  19. Very clever card! I love the sheep==it seems so much more original than a cat!

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  20. Clever!!! I love the little chalkboard tag. So creative and cute.

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  21. I just love your little chalkboard...super fun and creative!

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  22. Very creative! Love your little chalkboard and teeny tiny chalk!!

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  23. embossing on the chalk board...genious!

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  24. So clever using the chalkboard with white embossing powder! Love the easel card idea too.

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  25. Love your fun chalkboard card! Very clever!
    DeniseB

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  26. Love that chalkboard--- I went over and over in my mind trying to figure out how to make one for my card and just couldnt decide how to do it! Yours is too cute! Great job!!! :)

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  27. Carol your easel card is awesome! I love the sheep, what a clever idea to use that!

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  28. What a great idea for this card! Love how you've created this little vingette!

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  29. such a creative idea - love, love, love it!!!

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  30. Your blog drew me in, not just this card but so many other cute ones. Awesome

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  31. SO CUTE and CLEVER! LOVE the embossed image on the chalkboard!!!

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