Hey everyone,
I’m so excited to participate in my first ever blog hop, Chasing Rainbows.
Inspired by my love for paper crafting, I call this card, The colour of love.
Mixing texture paste with black ink, I stenciled the background of my card. While drying, I used Ranger Distress Inks to water colour my card topper, with Stazon Black Ink I stamped the word love, then using the coordinating dies, I cut out the letters. With foam circles, I propped up the letters onto the water coloured card topper.
I used matching rhinestones to finish off the card topper before matting the piece onto silver glitter paper. Using thick foam tape to create some dimension, I adhered the card topper onto the dried textured background.
Here’s the colour of love:
Eight talented ladies and I are participating and I invite you to hop along to each blog, linked below and share some love. You could win awesome craft treats along the way. Be sure to come back to my blog and tell me what you loved about each card and you could win an awesome prize from me!
Blog Hop Participants:
The Girl with a Tape Runner https://thegirlwithataperunner.wordpress.com/ [you are here]
Helen Duffett http://firenzecards.blogspot.co.za/
Marika Schuman http://dingetjies-en-datjies.blogspot.co.za/?m=1
Margaret Kieser http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/
Ansu Badenhorst http://theivytreestudio.blogspot.co.za
Sharon Keanly http://sharonskardzkorner.blogspot.co.za/
Valerie Ann Thorpe http://valbellesramblings.blogspot.co.za/
Wilna Cremer http://scrappinpreciousmoments.blogspot.co.za
Marie Smith https://www.purplemagnolia.co.za/blogs/news
Enjoy the blog hop! Come back and tell me what you think of each card! I’d like to make you a winner for joining in the fun!
Until next time, learn new things and if you can be anything, choose to be a kind human!
Yours in paper crafting
The Girl with a Tape Runner
the girl with a tape runner 
Great Inspiration,,love the colourful inks card,, cant wait to see whats coming up next.
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I love the colours on the background cardstock. It’s a beautiful funky card which I’d love to receive. Thank you love Sharon Wright ♡♡♡
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Such a bright and cheerful card. Thanks for the detailed instructions. Ursula xxx
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Thanks for sharing and love your background Sharen.
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Well done Girl. So proud of you…
Gorgeous card, I love the way you separated the colors on your background..Way to go…
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I #love this card – you at so talented! And even able to make me understand how to DIY with your simple instructions 😁 I might try making a card one day soon…
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Such a fun card and thanks for the how too. Love the word LOVE.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
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Super card and thanks for instructions. Enjoy the hop.
Margy from Digistamps4Joy
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You talented ladies have outdid yourselves by producing such beautiful cards.I loved the way you used the distress inks to create such a happy rainbow card. 🌈 😊
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Gorgeous background you made on your card. Love the Font of the word Love. Thanks for sharing. I can’t find where to Follow your blog at. Where is it? Edwina Brown
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Wow….I love the black texture paste and the watercolors. Stunning Card!!
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The colours on the card definitely brightened my day and love how you used the lterrs.
I am completed the blog hop and can say with certainty the I loved each and every one of the cards.
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Lovely card! Love the fun way you used to spread the letters! Lovely technique.
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Oh I love your background paper that you created with black ink and texture paste! I would never have thought of that! Thank you for sharing! Gorgeous card and such a fun blog hop! I love all the tutorials and have been super inspired!
xoxo Olga
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Love the colours, very nice. I do need to try this. Charlie
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This is such a fun card. Love that background … Thanks for sharing.
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The ladies did a great job and lovely to see everyone’s interpretation of the theme. Everyone has their own style from using scrapbooking paper to ink pads and really showing us to use what is in your stash.
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Texture paste and I also have a love/hate relationship. I do like how yours turned out though and how the only colors are in the watercolor background and rhinestones. Thanks fo sharing!
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Hello! Back to share what I liked on each of the blogs in your hop! Helen: Love the use of the bird silhouette against the rainbow background.
The Girl with a Tape Runner (yours) Love the pop of the watercolor rainbow with the black and white background and lettering
Helen – Loved her card layout and her use of the black bird silhouette image with the rainbow background.
Marika – Her card was simple yet colorful with the balloons.
Margaret – Learned something about using digi images . Much appreciated
Ansu – Loved her story, her poem and her beautiful card.
Sharon – Same colors, different patterns and layout creating two very unique cards and the added little bonus notebook
Valerie Ann – Love that she used a pen nib for her butterfly body. Great visual interest. My daughter writes … she would love that card!
Wilna – Fantastic new twist on making a card using double sided paper… Appreciate the directions too.
Marie – Love the colors and flower images, but I really liked the little touch of micro beads that were added … not too much – just right!
Thank you again for this fun little journey. It was filled with lots of inspiration and all so different!
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Thank you for your comment. Please can I have your email address? Are you in South Africa?
Kind regards
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Love your background, Sharon – so crisp and fresh.
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Congratulations on your first successful BLOG HOP! So much fun! Love your technique it is beautiful!
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Super pretty background! I love that you co-ordinated the bling colours with the colours of the background. What a great card, Sharen! Thanks for sharing.
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Love those colours, awesome card
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Wow!! I often look at international card making blogs in awe and wonder. Internationally there is a large card making community and featured blogs. When you watch their you tube channels or read their blogs, you will often hear the designers refer to or complementing a fellow card maker. It was my perception that in South Africa we do not have a lot of card creator blogs until I completed this blog hop.
It was very inspiring to see how one initiative can spark up such creativity. I loved the multi dimensions of each project. Thank you Sharen Thumboo-Govindsamy for organizing and featuring South Africa’s card making talent!!
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Thank you for sharing 🙂 your card is stunning! Love the combination of black and white over the colours. All the cards are beautiful, my favorite was Helen’s birds on the rainbow. I’m a newby at visiting blogs, could not find all the “follow” tabs
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