Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Feline Playful Gratitude Blog Hop

                     ********  Happy Day of Gratitude to you!!!*********

   I recently joined the Feline Playful group to- give a little- since I have enjoyed playing along with challenges for so long.  The ladies decided to have a HUGE party for the Day of Gratitude.  So.......
  Welcome to our FELINE THANKFUL BLOG PARTY and HOP!! We are SO THRILLED you have chosen to party with us. We have organized this blog party to thank all of those who have joined us as followers - over 1800 of you and counting!! We want to say "THANK YOU" to all of you who have been so supportive of this wonderful blog that tracks over 500 challenges!   WAHOO!

A very SPECIAL THANK YOU to KAREN HOWARD, who started this blog just over a year ago and actually ran it solo for quite a while. Now a team of 14 ladies make up the DT for Feline Playful, led by SHELLEY (and that is NOT me!!! ) and we continue to add NEW CHALLENGES almost daily including winners for those challenges, DT calls, blog candy and more.

We are hosting this BLOG PARTY to say "THANKS!!" to all our followers for their continuing support. We have joined forces with a very long list of FANTASTIC SPONSORS who have donated images, store credit/$ vouchers and Guest DT Spots to PARTY WINNERS.

There are 3 WAYS TO WIN:

1. JOIN THE BLOG HOP - Our blog hop starts September 21 at 9:00 am (GMT) - which just happens to be the International Day of Gratitude - and ends September 27 at 9:00 pm (GMT). Each DT member (we have both past and present DT members playing along) will be awarding prizes at the end of the week to random commentors on their blog. And commentors will also be entered into a GRAND PRIZE draw at the end of the week. The hop order will be as follows:
• ABI
• AUDREY
• BERENICE R.
• CG
• CHRISTI
• DAWN
• ERUM aka E.T.
• Gemma (links to come)
• Jennie (links to come)
• KAREN HOWARD
• LEESA aka THE NAVY WIFE
• LIN
• NANCY
• NATALI
SHELLEY- you came from here
SHELLY- You are HERE!  Almost done........
ZOE-You will go here next......

Please remember to follow the order of the hop so that you don't miss any of the DT members’ posts. If you get lost along the way, please return to FELINE PLAYFUL to find the hop order. Most of all, have fun and remember to keep coming back to FELINE PLAYFUL for all challenge listings, etc. each day.

2. FIND THE SECRET MESSAGE - Each DT member on the blog hop will share a letter on their blog. Once you have all the letters, unscramble them to discover a secret message. E-mail your answer to felineplayful@gmail.com All correct answers will be entered into a draw for a GRAND PRIZE.

3. VISIT FELINE PLAYFUL - Enter your name using Mr Linky and you will be entered to win one of our DAILY PRIZES. You only need to enter once to be eligible to win all week long (but you do need to be a follower of FELINE PLAYFUL please). At the end of the week we will also be selecting at least 1 GRAND PRIZE winner.

Add your name to Mr Linky on the Feline Playful Blog HERE and check back daily to see if you're one of our lucky winners.

So what are you waiting for? Let's get this party started!!!

   I used a digital image and digital papers from McMahon Five Designs- one of our Sponsors for the party, and used a Technique Junkies Technique- another {Big} sponsor for this party! 






 I colored the image with Ranger Distress ink Tattered Rose and Aged Paper and SU..............  I spritzed over the image with Glimmer Mist.  The background Digi Papers from McMahon Five Designs were printed on Cryogen White text weight {sparkly} papers.  I used the sketch challenge from Midnight Madness. I added some dyed seam binding and fgathered it for interest.  I used Technique Junkies Out of the Box and Wisped Edges for my card.
Here is a close-up of the shimmer:


   Anyone that Knows me, Knows that I love pink and Technique JunKies!!!  

 There are two prizes available at my blog that will be awarded on the 27th- to win, just leave a comment .  (To win the grand prize, remember to gather all of the letters and e-mail as in the instructions above)


 First is HLSC aka  Happileigh Scrappin Store






 HLSC is owned by Leigh who loves to draw digital images, and offers them in colored and uncolored images.  Leigh is generously offering 5 digi's of the winners choice. 
Please stop by and check out the HLSC Blog too.

Next up is  Creative Craft Challenges

has offered a chance for you to win a spot as a Guest Designer for a Challenge.  Stop by the blog and see what the challenge is at the link above.

Thanks for your generosity- and Thanks to all of the Feline Playful followers- I am so grateful for this Blog- and I use it frequently!


OK- on to Zoe's Blog for your next letter

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the Blog Hop!
Shelly

132 comments:

Dr Sonia S V said...

Shelley so nice to know you are on the Feline team.. its such a useful site to keep track of stuff. All the best to you during the blog hop and have fun
Cheers
Sonia
http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

Indira Tanwar said...

Hi Shelly! Congrats on 500 challenges and 1800 members at Feline playful.

Cheers,
Indira
http://arty-sorts.blogspot.com/

Scrappy Scatty said...

What a fab card
Love Jan
xx

Mette said...

Thank you to you and your fellow DT members for making it so easy to find certain challenges. And for this fabulous hop.

Hugs, Mette

Denise said...

Fantastic card.
Thanks for all your hard work bringing us the daily challenges and winners etc.
Denise xx

Hannelie said...

Yes, let the games begin!Thanks Feline Playful!

alethea said...

Love your card!! Thanks for all you do at FP! HUgsxx

Caz said...

Lovely card..xx

Caz

Shime said...

I really like your pink project, card is vey neat and handsome? :) I just want too say that embellishment are great! Love the frame you used.

diana said...

Your card is so nice.
Thanks for your hard work at Feline Playful. I look every day for new challenges.
And thanks for the blog hop.

hugs diana

Hussena said...

what a lovely card love the color u have used congrats to you and the team of feline on your success.

Jenn Borjeson said...

Your card is just beautiful, LOVE those colors. :)

Suzie McFloozy said...

What a pretty card and a fab hop !
Happy International Day of Gratitude thanks for all that you do on feline playful - it's one of my daily stops !
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Anne Temple said...

Is that paper weaving on the bottom? It looks fantastic. Love all the details of this card.

Anonymous said...

Your card is just beautiful! :) xxxx

Unknown said...

What a beautiful card. Stunning flower.
hugs
Dawn xx

Karen Hasheck said...

Great card and fun blog hop! Thanks to Feline Playful for all you do!

America said...

Lovely take on the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week! Thanks for joining us and hope to see you again next week! :)

Barbara Colbert said...

Great card....fun hop! Thanks!

Eemeli said...

Thank You guys for all the work you do for us at Feline!
Hugs from Finland, Eemeli

ShersL84bed said...

Beautiful card Shelly. Thanks for being part of the blog hop, its been so much fun. I'm a new follower of your blog.

Smiles Sher
ShersL84bed at aol dot com

Tammylee said...

I love the colors and the layout is perfect. Cute project! Great blog hop with fun prizes.

Tammylee

Carla said...

lovely creation, great fun is this bloghopping!

Tracy Heaton said...

Lovely card - great blog

Linda Anderson said...

Wow, your card is absolutely stunning! Love your flower, it is beautiful! Thanks for such a fun hop!

Linda

NanaConnie said...

Gorgeous card! Love the flower and the ribbon. I use Feline Playful every day to help me decide which challenges I can combine, while actually following the theme on each one of them. Thanks for all the hard work you do!

Kelly said...

Thank you for the chance to win some amazing prizes!

Lisa Cornwall said...

Hi Shelley. Lovely card. I love the flower, its so beautiful. just off for a quick hop before tea xx

Shelley said...

Shelly, Happy Gratitude Day to you! I'm so grateful for all that you do with Feline Playful - the team is better with you as part of it. Love your project too! The colours are wonderful!

Smiles, the other Shelley

Unknown said...

Hi Shelly, love your gorgeous card hun. I'm a 'pink' girl too!! You're all doing a great job at Feline Playful. I visit every day and really appreciate you work. Hugs, Frea

Nikki Byrne said...

Beautiful card and fab hop :o)

Hugs

NIKKI

Ardilla said...

Lovely card, nice color!

Feline Playful is for sure the blog I visite every day :)

Priyanka Bokdia said...

absolutely gorgeous creation! loved the color's ! and the blog hop sounds fun! way to go

Bernadet said...

your card is very beautiful

Crafterkhush said...

This is a really pretty card.. Thanks for sharing and this amazing blog hop...!!

Anita Kejriwal said...

This is such a pretty card! THanks for the great hop and I,m following you.

jimlynn said...

Oh Shelly....this is gorgeous!! Love everything about it.
Thanks for all the hard work you're doing for Feline Playful.
Lynn

Annette said...

Congrats on joining Feline Playful, we're so glad that you keep the blog going and saving us loads of time that we can then spend crafting !!!
Annette
xx

Vicki said...

Gorgeous card. I love feline playful. Thanks for all you do.

Wies said...

Lovely card. thanks for the blog hop

Nikbee said...

A beautiful card.
Nikki x

trisha too said...

Shelly! It's you! Hello!!!

Very pretty card, as always!

I'm having a great time with this--thank you for participating in this fabulous hop, and for all you do at Feline Playful!

:)

ladyjanet_56 said...

I love your card it's beautiful it sounds like a touchy feely card, thank you for the hop. Janet T

Elizabeth Hart said...

Your floral card is so pretty - all teh perfect colors and the dimension to it. Plus, I love the little grateful tag on the side.

downrightcrafty said...

Hi Shelly lovely to hop by to see your blog and to say thank you for all your hard work, thank you for the hop
Hugs Kate xx

Anonymous said...

Shelley!! Beautiful card, fab blog! awesome hop and brilliant team of playfuls! brilliant job! thanks for the chance to win xx

Samantha :0)

Shari said...

Thank you for the fabulous FP blog! Your card is wonderful!

Merry said...

Shelly.....I am so glad you 'give a little' of your time to make my time in the challenge search easier. Thanks. What a lovely card you have shared too.

Sue U said...

Lovely card Shelly! Thank you to all the FP team for helping me find such wonderful inspiration!! Sue xx

Karen McAlpine said...

Beautiful card! Love the image and how you colored it. The weaving is a great addition. Love Feline Playful!!

Sandra H said...

Hi Shelly, many congratulations on the 500 challenges and 1800 members at Feline Playful!! this is proving to be a great blog hop and its a lovely feeling to know l'm nearly at the finish!!..........yeah! can l just say its been a pleasure taking part and l know your not the last one but it is a great feeling to be taking part and knowing there might be a prize at the end of it and even if there isn't its been great its also nice that Karen started this just over a year ago and to think Karen did it all by herself she's a great person and to add to this your card is amazing l love the image its just adorable great colours too:) Sandra H,

JLJ Designs said...

Sweet card! Thanks for a great blog hop!

Jen

Karen Howard said...

Hi Shelly, what a gorgeous card! Thanks so much for all your support of Feline Playful! Hugs, Karen

sammi said...

Wow, this is beautiful, Shelly! Love the monochrome look and your choice of DP!

Deb said...

wow such a gorgeous creation, lovely flower and die cuts, thanks so much for a wonderful blog hop
Debs R
xxx

Gloria Sauve said...

Hi, Shelley,

Absolutely gorgeous!!! You have great design talent and you inspire me!

Gloria
MM Design Team

Kathy D. said...

Your card is beautiful and I love the colors

Lynn Stevens said...

Wow, Shelly thats a lot of members in one year!
I'll be checking out the hop.
Gorgeous card!
Lynn

Tracy said...

This is truly gorgeous! Sparkle, lovely flowers, pretty papers---who could ask for more. :-) TFS!

Carly said...

Gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing it with us all and providing me with some inspiration :)

Miss Sue said...

Thanks for all your hard work on Feline Playful and for hosting this blog hop.

Anonymous said...

Feline Playful is awesome, Thanks so much for keeping us updated with challenges, Great blog hop
Hugs Julie P

LaJanette said...

What a great card! Oh I just love the way you have colored that flower. very very pretty!

Thanks for all your hard work on the FP blog; you are great stuff!

Hugs;
Janette

Marjo said...

You all do a fantastic job keeping all of us informed and on track. Thanks ever so much!

xoxo Marjo

NancyD said...

Your work is wonderful! Thanks for all the work you do to keep us up to date on the challenges. NancyD

Gale said...

Very pretty card. Thanks so much for the hop.
:) Gale

Dawn T said...

Great blog hop Shelly. Enjoying it. Your card is wondferful

Pauline said...

Hi Shelly.... thanks for sharing your creation ...such gorgeous colours! The Feline Playful bloghop is lots of fun!
hugs,
Pauline

juelmarie said...

Too fun!! Thanks for the hop!

Neha Jain said...

u r a member of such a gr8 team...thanks a lot :)

Valarie (vampme3) said...

What a beautiful card! Thanks for playing the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.
Valarie Florer
priscillastyles-store DT

Fiona said...

fab blog hop...great work!!

Fi
x

Roberta said...

What a cute image!
Thanks for hop!

Beth aka BR-T said...

Wow your card is a real beauty! Thanks for keeping us op to date in challenge land!

dmbennett said...

Beautiful Card. Thanks for sharing. And for all you ladies do at FP.

Anonymous said...

beautiful card... Love it.
I am a new follower.
Celeste
www.touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com

Julia said...

This is lovely! Hugs, Julia

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

Beautiful card! Love the colors and the pretty paper!

Joanne Gilch said...

Fabulous...love the gathered binding!

Cheryl First said...

Great card! Thank you for all your hard work on Feline Playful! It is very appreciated!!
PS - I had some Mr Linky issues, andit entered my name two times! I'm so sorry - if you can fix, please do! I am under #182 & 183.

Barbara said...

Hi Shelley, This is a darling card. Love all the details and the colors. Thanks for sharing with us. Thanks also for all your hard work posting challenges as well as winners. It is truly appreciated. This is such a fun blog hop. Hugs

Susan Hogan said...

Love all its wonderful pinkiness and the way it is designed as well. Thanks for all your assistance!

dj1952 said...

Great card! Thanks for all you do to help the team. I love Feline Playful. Hugs, dj1952

Vicki Fraser said...

oKay then! pink is nice and your card is adorable. thanks so much for feline playful, it's really helpful :)

Lyndi said...

Gorgeous card. That flower is just beautiful

Lxx

Scrappycath said...

Your coloring of that image is amazing. Beautiful card! Thanks for all you do!

Margreet said...

Lovely creation...thanks for all your work at Feline Playful!
xxx Margreet

ike said...

WoW Shelly, that's a stunning creation. Beautiful colours. :-)
Thank you for all your hard work.
Ike xxxxx

Anke said...

Lovely card...And will be a fun hop..xx

Renee said...

Such an pretty card!! Love the mix of papers. Thanx for sharing..
hugs-
Renee

Kassiah said...

Pretty card! TFS xox

Sandra DeFalco said...

Shelley - cute subtle hints on the letter needed!
love your creation and super job over at Feline Playful!
☺ Sandi

Suzi Mac said...

Hi Shelly.I would be lost without you and the girls over at Feline Playful, thanks for all your hard work daily. I love your adorable pink thank you card hon.
Hugs
Suzi x

Jennifer Scull said...

what a wonderful card! thanks for all you do! :)

farnorthstamper said...

Very cute card, and a fun blog hop!
Thanks so much and God bless,
Bonnie S
stampin-ak@gci dot net

Jenn Zeeb said...

great card, love the colors.

thanks for all you do!

Hugs
Jenn

Natali said...

Hi Shelly!!
Absolutely amazing card!!!
Id like to tell you "Thank you" for everything what you doing for Felline Playful. I am so happy to be one of this team with you!!
Hugs
Natali

Rene said...

Such a lovely card!!
Thanks for the hop & your work at FP!
Much appreciated!

Sazzle said...

This is my first blog hop - thought is was about time that I took part in one! Great job girls - keep up the good work :-)

xx Happy crafting & glittery hugs xx

Sazzle

http://sazzlecraft.blogspot.com/

Carmen O. said...

What a gorgeous card! I love the beautiful flower and that you made it 3D. Thanks for a wonderful blog hop and thanks for all you do for Feline Playful.

Marion Kuipers-van Eijsden said...

What an amazing card you've made! the layers of the flower gives it such a great dimension! I want to thank you for all the work that you do for Feline Playful! It's a great pleasure to almost come by every day and find my way through challenge land. I wouldn't be anywere without you!
Big warm Thanks

Marion

Kathleen B. Hernandez said...

What a lovely card! Here's hoping to be lucky. A Big congratulations too to Feline!

Kath
Blog: “Let’s Get Scrappy!”

Darlene said...

Oh Shelly this creation is adorable (though I recognized that sketch). Thanks for everything you do at Feline Playful .. what a wonderful site!!

DonnaMundinger said...

Gorgeous card! Love the image and your ribbon treatment. I really appreciate all you do for us at Feline Playful thanks so much! xxD

Vivi Casale said...

absolutely cute!
xxx

Iulia said...

Lovely card! Thank you so much for the work you do for us over at Feline Playful! Congrats and have a great day!
Hugs, Iulia

LindaS said...

Wonderful take on the sketch. I especially Love how you made the bon ton part of the sketch. Thanks for the huge work on Feline Playful. Thanks for joining the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, LindaS/MMSC'DT

Pink Dandelion said...

Thank you to all the team for keeping us up to date with all the latest challenges. Beautiful card. Love the colours. Debs xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Shelly
Awesome Feline Playful hop & prizes, thank you for the chance to win! xx

Cat said...

Thanks for the chance to win! Lover the card :-)

FerrellGraph-x said...

Shelly your artwork is so fabulous! Thanks for making the hop so fun!
Kindest regards,
Jennifer

Tracey said...

Beautiful card Shelly & so elegant :)
Hugs
Tracey
xx

Cat said...

Love it! Thanks for the chance to win! :-)

Jessica Buffa said...

Lovely soft palette for this card.
:O)
Jessica

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Wooo hooo! Happy Feline Thankful Blog Party!!! You girls rock, thank you so much!!! Hugs, Joanna xx ;))

ChickieChirps said...

Lovely card Shelly! I really love that pink harlequin paper!

Thank you so much for all your hard work for us updating challenges etc on the website!

Arabella

Jo said...

Thanks for awesome blog hop
Jo x

Wiccababe said...

that's a very beautiful card
nice to meet you
Debbi
x

Donna Moore said...

Hey Shelly, this is such a delightfully lovely creation! I love the colors you chose and your interpretation on the sketch. I couldn't resist coming by to tell you how beautiful this card is when I saw your card as an entry!!
Many hugs
donna moore

Anne said...

Your card is lovely, love the colours and the details!

Thanks a lot for the wonderful blog hop and for all hard work you do to keep us updated through the FP blog!

Best regards,
Anne

Romina Nahata said...

its so so stunning !!

Scrappy said...

Very beautiful card! Thanks so much for sharing and for all you do at Feline Playful! It is really appreciated!

Shazza said...

great project x

Stef H said...

wow shelly! absolutely gorgeous! love that flower!

hugs :)

Unknown said...

Shelly, love your card! Very pretty1

stampsnews at gmail dot com

sparklingblackrose said...

This is gorgeous! Thank you for all the hard work that goes into feline playful! Elaine-xxx-

Lisa Minckler said...

You are amazing with different techniques. I love your blog! All your cards have such a unique twist to them. Truly wonderful inspiration.
Speaking of inspiration, thank you for all you do at Feline to inspire us crafters. Your hard work is very appreciated.
Sincerely,
Lisa xx

Christine said...

What a beautiful card, love all that pink! Thanks for the fun hop!

Unknown said...

Lovely card Shelly, just joining in the feline playful blog hop before it's too late! Love the way you've coloured your card and the embellishments finish it off perfectly.

Emma

Trina said...

The dimension on this card is absolutely stunning!

Vanessa (aka V'ness, Nessa, oldschool) said...

great blog
great blog hop!
good luck with the chemo :)))

Linda Wescott said...

Stunning card Shelly. It's been a great hop. Fun being on the team with you. Hugs lin