Thursday, April 15, 2010

Firecracker Designs A-P-R-I-L Blog Hop

It’s that time again-for a BLOG HOP with the crew from Firecracker Designs by Pamela. The HOP officially starts at 8AM 4/16 and runs through Monday 4/19. This month we are challenged to do word play-I chose A-P-R-I-L as my word to describe my card-my Birthday month!
        ShellySchmidtApril04FCDblogHopHappyHour
A-Already cut out-yes, I did not do all of that cutting!  These shapes come in THIS SET already cut out (minus the star and the umbrella)!
P-Paradise-from “Happy Hour” the Stamp Set I used- yep-still LOVE my rubber!
R-Rope and mesh embellish the background
I-Iridescent-the shimmerz I applied to the centers of the flowers which were all colored with Copic markers
L-Little microbeads on the tops of the Margarita glasses………mmmmmmmmm  (The straw on the glass on the right is the stem of the flower in the set).
Our Blog Hop is a circular hop- so when you arrive back to my blog, you are done.  If you post a comment at each blog along the way, you will be entered to WIN- the prize hostess is a secret-even to us- only Pamela knows….!
Your Next Stop is TESA
Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

25 comments:

Chrissy D said...

Ohhh Shelly - how inviting does this look? I want one of those drinks right now! Okay... who am I kidding. I don't normally drink but I am ready for ALL THREE of those babies. Send them on over! LOL Love your card - GREAT SCENE!

FireCracker082 said...

he he he...I'm ready to kick back with this one Shelly! Love the beads on the glasses, and your straw is way fun! lol

Boni Boutelle-Jones said...

Mrs. Bartender I'll have another round!! This card is FAB! I can hear the reggae music in the background, the waves crashing and my slurping as the straw hits the bottom of my glass!!!

Melisa Waldorf said...

What a fun card!! I love it!! Where is this place, can I come visit? teehee

Michelle B. AKA JustPaintingAround said...

Oh Shelly! This is one of my most favorite cards of yours! Fabulous!!!! I am ready to step up to that tiki bar and place my order!

TesaB said...

Look at all that fuzzy cutting! Awesome. Love your creative way of using the letters! Yihaa for paradise and this totally wonderful card!

aud1inok said...

That should read CAN picture.

aud1inok said...

Mmmm...I can't just picture the beach in the background. :)

Joanne Gilch said...

shelly, love this card. So unusual and yet striking....love it! All the detail...wish I could see it IRL.

jimlynn said...

So cute Shelly- looks very inviting!

Unknown said...

This is indeed a fun card.....love the colors and all the glitz.....
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Hetty said...

Isn't it always happy hour somewhere?!!! I love your card! Cheers!!

Anonymous said...

Mmm-m-m....Mine must be the drink on the right. I'm already there and you are just joining me. Fab is a good work for this. Love it.

christina d said...

Beautiful card, I love how you made it.

Ursula said...

How creative are you to use the flower stem as a straw for the glass?!? Fabulous, Shelly!! I adore your take on the challenge, too, great use of words!! And you're right - this totally makes me long for the beach!! Nice work, my friend!

Diane Jaquay said...

What a fun card, love the little "scene" you created :)

JP Card Crazy said...

Really cute card Shelly..don't drink but maybe I might think about it after this card!!!

Dawn Frost said...

Great drinks, its warm here finally, I'm ready to sit back and have a cool one! Love your card.

loretta said...

Oh Margarita land here I come! This is so cute! I love the added dimension and color choices are just so cute!

Cheryl said...

Great job! You make me want to relax on a beach with one of these by my side.

Gina Lindsay said...

Great card! I love the tropical feel!

Carrie said...

This is so cute, Love the tropical feel.

kc_froglady said...

what a great tropical card and I love the added umbrella to it! FUN FUN!

Tami said...

Oh this makes me want to go on a cruise. Great job

Anne said...

Such a clever idea and those drinks look very inviting:)