Friday, March 12, 2010

Surprise!


It's a Surprise Party!!!! It is Stamp TV's 1st birthday and we just wanted to throw a little party for Gina! Happy 1st Birthday Stamp TV!!! To celebrate, a bunch of design team members and challenge hostesses decided to create birthday cards using a previous Stamp TV kit (or Gina K set). Leave a comment on every blog along the way because one lucky commenter will receive the all new Stamp TV kit that will be released next week!!!! (And....you're gonna LOVEEE it!) You will have until Sunday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m. central to post comments on all the blogs. The winner will be posted on Stamp TV on Monday!

Be sure to check out all of the birthday cards on these blogs:

Carolyn
Jessica
Melanie
Theresa
Lee
Tami
Lynn
Nina
Erika
Emily
Cathy
Bev
Tina
Karen
Val

Stamps used: Dream Birds, Happy Spring
Ink: Vivid! Coffee Bean
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White, Chocolate Kiss, Lovely Lavender, Ocean Mist (base)
Patterned Paper: Kioshi by Basic Grey
Other: Gina K Spring Assortment ribbon, Nestabilities Scallop Circle and Circle dies, Distressing tool, Piercing tool, Dimensional foam

Remember to leave your comment below for a chance to win!

V.~

183 comments:

Carolyn King said...

What a perfect happy birthday card! love the multicolored butterflies!

Theresa Momber said...

Love the paper pieced butterflies! Gorgeous!

Lea L. said...

Very pretty! Love those butterflies!

♥♥♥Lea

Vicki Dutcher said...

Val - terrific paper piecing on those butterflies! Very cute!

lisa808 said...

Pretty card.

Kathy H said...

Lovely!

kmassman said...

Love those butterflies! Such a colorful card!

catdidit said...

Awesome! That black border just makes it pop! Love it!

Betty Benton said...

Lovely colors on a beautiful card -- the paper piercing is perfect!

Tina Gilliland said...

How very pretty and the paper is awesome!!

Bev Gerard said...

Fabulous & fresh! Love the Spring colors & piecing, Val! So glad you hopped with us!

Janet Swofford said...

Happy Birthday to Stamp TV! I love your happy card. The butterflies and colors make me smile. Thanks for sharing!
Inky hugs,
Janet

Cynthia said...

Very sweet card!

Lynn Mercurio said...

Oh Val...this is lovely. Your patterned paper looks fantastic with these butterfly images.

Sheri said...

The paper piecing is such a fun technique

scrappintlc said...

How adorable paper piecing the butterlies. Love it. Happy Birthday Stamp TV.

buggin2stamp said...

This is so cute. I love the carefree butterflies sending birthday wishes. Looks great with the beautiful floral card base.

Gloria Westerman said...

This is so sweet.....I love your paper....great job....thank you for sharing...

Melissa Cash said...

Very pretty, I love your paper pieced butterflies.

Marsha said...

What a great card. Love those butterflies. Thanks for sharing in the fun for this birthday party. I love StampTV.

Gina said...

Valerie, Your card is beautiful!! Thank you so much! I had NO idea. What a wonderful surprise this was!

sassyb07 said...

beautiful butterflies, so pretty
happy birthday stamp tv
hugs, Valerie

Deanna said...

Cute!! I love the colours and the butterflies are perfect to go with the flower paper.

Lisa Hjulberg said...

Awesome card! Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

NadiaW said...

Wonderful! And Happy Birthday Stamp TV!!!

margie said...

such a pretty card. Butterflies and springtime....does it get any better than that?

kim.mom said...

BEAUTIFUL! Love those colors! Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

TAS said...

Happy Birthday Stamp TV! Beautiful butterflies on this card!

Tinker and JingeBear's Mom said...

Cute!! Thanks for the reminder - those butterflies need some ink here at my house. Love this card!
~ky

Diane said...

So pretty, the butterflies are so perfect on the card!!

Stempelientje said...

Hi Valerie,
Happy 1st birthday to Stamp TV!
And what a nice and neat cards you make!Beautiful!I love the paper you have used,very pretty soft colours!
Greetings from Stempelientje.

lorraine00 said...

What a stunning card! I love to see color combos used that I would never have thought of. Beautiful!

craftieodamae said...

now there is one beautiful card!!!! I love the butterflies and that paper, OMG!

Barbara V said...

Love those pretty paper pieced butterflies! Great card.

Stampin' Pam said...

Totally adorable. Love the b-flies!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Beautiful Birthday Card!

Lori said...

Pretty card. Love the butterflies :-)
Lori

Sue VanDeVusse said...

So cute! I love the paper piecing on the butterflies and the pierced butterfly trails.

carpediem said...

great blog hop and card! thanks for sharing! laura j

Anonymous said...

This is such a pretty card! Spring is coming!

Lindastamps at gmail dot com

Melanie said...

those pieced flowers are so cute! love that funky DP!

Jenny McGee said...

Love the butterflies and the colors of your card. So pretty and springy. Happy Birthday Stamp TV.

KathyB said...

Love butterflies, this card is great and having the butterflies with design great! Happy Bday StampTv.

April said...

What a beautiful card....those butterflies are great!!

Kim S said...

I love the variety of patterns and they way all the colors in all of the patterns work together. happy Birthday Stamp TV!

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

very Pretty love the colors!!!

Miesje said...

Great birthday card! Love it.

Lee (LuvLee on SCS) said...

OH those paper pieced butterflies are soooo beautiful!! I love that design!

Marilyn said...

Love your blog, it is one I visit regularly. Happy BD Stamp TV!

Sharri C said...

So pretty! I love the colors. Thanks for sharing. SharriC

Nancy said...

Very pretty! Love the paper piecing.

9kids said...

Love the paper piecing you did :)

Stamperkat said...

What a fabulous fun card. Love it!
Kathy

Dana said...

Happy Bday!

JennyC said...

Very pretty card and your paper piecing is wonderful!

Cammy said...

Very pretty! Love the colors & the butterflies.

Gayle C said...

Love the butterflies and that background just makes the focal pop. What a great idea.

Mrs Ham said...

Beautiful card. Love the paper piecing on the butterflies.

Carla (cmsuto) said...

Beautiful card, Valerie! Love the colors and paper pieced butterflies!

Kathy W said...

So pretty! Thanks for reminding me to use the paper piecing technique. I love it here with your butterflies.

Jessica said...

Lovely card! Butterflies are currently my faves, so I'm loving this one.TFS

stampinfranni said...

Bea-u-ti-ful! Love how you paper pieced the butterflies. Happy bday, Stamp TV!

Christi said...

Oh, this is so beautiful! I love the pretty paper pieced butterflies!

StampinDi said...

Love the paper pieced butterflies! Happy 1st birthday Stamp TV.

SueB said...

The colors are wonderful! Perfect way to celebrate Stamp TV's birthday! And maybe Spring is really coming! Thanks so much
Sue B

Rita said...

So pretty, Love those butterflies! Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

Jessica said...

Oh Val, what a fun card! I love the bright cheery paper and colors!! Thanks so much for hopping with us!!

Karen said...

lovely card....
congrats to Gina and all the wonderful designers.....

Ree Donnelly said...

Really prettty! Happy birthday to Gina & Stamp TV!!!!!

Ruth said...

love the beautiful pastel colors and the springy look... ah, spring

Alice said...

This is a beautiful card. I love the butterflies and really like the background paper.

Alice

thestampinglady said...

Your paper pierced butterflies look so festive. Very nice card.

pat said...

nice colorful card for a surprise party

Linda said...

Sweet!

Paula Laird said...

So fabulously whimsical!

Stéphanie said...

I love your card, the color and those sweet butterflies are so pretty...

Heather said...

Your card is so pretty!

Diana said...

Such a cute card & I love the paper-pieced butterflies. Love the piercing trail, too!

Anonymous said...

You made me think of spring....so lovely...Loretta

Kimmiek said...

Nice nice nice :}

Deanna C said...

Oh, I will have to try out my butterflies. I love that stamp set. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Mary said...

Happy 1st B-Day Stamp TV!

Judy Covey said...

What a beautiful Birthday card valerie. Love how you have the two butterflies mounted/stamped on the circular piece of paper, really makes them POP!

Joy said...

such beautiful paper you used Valerie..thnx for allowing me to blog hop... Happy 1st Bday Stamp TV

naneruth said...

Great card. Very pretty.

Giovana said...

Very pretty card!!

Lynda said...

What a colorful card! Love the butterflies! Happy Birthday, Stamp TV

Sara in WI said...

A very sweet card. I love the paper pieced butterfly and the paper piercing. The depth both give is awesome.

Juli Smith, SU! Demo said...

The floral DSP is so pretty - and I especially like the paper-pieced butterflies.

Rhonda Miller said...

Great job. TFS.

Linda L said...

Happy Day!!! Beautiful Card. Brilliant idea!

Jana Weaver said...

Beautiful card...LOVE the paper you used, so pretty!

Lori said...

My two favorite things purple and butterflies, just beautiful. Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

Sheila D said...

Oh I just love parties, especially with tons of eye candy. Your card is great. Love the colors and the paper pieced butterflies. I'm having so much fun. Thanks for showing off this great card. I'm off to party on the next blog, so Happy Birthday Gina & Stamp TV!

Marsha said...

Happy Birthday to Stamp TV! What fun cards and a great way to celebrate by having a birthday hop.
Thanks for the chance to win!

JenMarie said...

Absolutely FABulous!!

Teepee said...

The butterflies are great - are they paper pieced?

Carolyn said...

Love the butterflies! Lovely card.

Shawna said...

A happy card! Very nice Valerie.

Colleen said...

Love,Love the butterflies:)

StampnInkLady said...

Val, I just love your card, the way you pierced the trails behind the butterflies and appears to be paper piecing as well. Beautiful! TFS! Hugs Lori R.
stamper572000 at yahoo dot com

Heather McNally said...

This is super cute, Val! I love those butterflies!

Toni K said...

Cute card! LOVE paper piecing!

Janice M said...

What a pretty card! Looks like Spring! Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

Donna said...

I love the paper-pieced butterflies!

Peggy B said...

Very pretty card and it reminds me that I must find where to get the
Nestabilities Scallops!!! I love how they look on cards!!

Crafty Math Chick said...

Perfect paper piecing Val! Such pretty DP too. Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

Anonymous said...

Hi Val, Thanks for including us in the celebration. Happy Birthday Stamp TV!
Yvonne

Lori said...

Great colors and I like the way you have paper pieced the butterflies!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

those butterflies are super cute! Great card:)

Beth Mak said...

Great card Val!

Nancy said...

Cute card. Happy Birthday Stamp TV!

seamom said...

Pretty card! Pretty paper and lovely butterflies. I like the pierced trail; it adds so much.

Kay said...

Great birthday card. Nice butterflies

kimsparks636 said...

That dp is a perfect match for the butterflies.

Brenda said...

Very pretty!! I love the colors and the paper piecing.

funkycrafter said...

happy birthday stamp tv. wishing gina and her great team many more years as successful as the first.

Becky said...

What a fun card, love the butterfly's, such an awesome idea.

Janet S said...

Wow, I love this card. I am definitely going to get this paper by Basic Grey. I think that paper piecing is one of my fave techniques.

Terri E. said...

Love your great paper choices. Wahoooo Stamp TV!

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Serena said...

Wow! What a beautiful and happy card!

Christine from FL said...

Cute birthday card, love the butterflies and background paper!

Linda D. said...

Love the card. The paper and butterflies are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

Gladys R. said...

Beautiful card.Love
the colors.

905lovestostamp said...

I love the patterned paper you've used to coordinate with your stamped image, and I'm very partial to purple too. You've pulled this card together well, great job!

Happy Birthday to Stamp TV, I appreciate all that I've learned and look forward to what I will gain from everyone on this team in the coming years, how exciting is that!

Joanne L

Debbie said...

Beautiful card! Love, love, love the butterflies! Gorgeous colors! :)

RaiderSoonerMom said...

What a great card! Butterflies are my fav! I love the way you worked the colors into the butterflies for the perfect touch to a perfect card!
Hugs,
Lisa

JaniceAileen said...

Oooh,nice DP!

JKB said...

TOO CUTE!!! Grat colors and paper.

peggy said...

Wonderful of you to celebrate the birthday and honor Gina like this!!

StacyC said...

Nice job.. Love the colors...

Karen McAlpine said...

Hey Val, what a pretty card. I really like that background. I think it is the basic grey Paper??

Leisa said...

pretty card - love the butterflies

jonim52 said...

love the colors!

Chris said...

What a pretty card. It has been so fun to see everyone's contributions to this tribute to Gina and StampTV. Thanks for sharing.

Sue D said...

Very cute card--love the paper pieced butterflies!

tlgirl353 said...

Awesome card, fantastic color choices!

Barb said...

Such a pretty card--love the colors and the bow!

athleticsecretary said...

Beautiful card - love the soft, spring colors.

tinamarie said...

OH pretty! I love the background paper! super card!

Pat Jandacek said...

I especially love the soft colors used on this card. Beautifully done, TFS.

Cher said...

oh man...Im such a sucker for butterflies! so...I LOVE IT! so girly! wtg Gina

joy said...

What pretty butterflies! They sing spring is near!

sandyh said...

love the paper pieced butterflies!
sandyh
sandyha@comcast.net

IBCNU said...

I Love Butterflies and I love the colors you used!! What a perfect way to send birthday celebrations - soft, happy flutters to "tickle" the heart! Thanks for sharing!!

Barbara Hale said...

Such fun colors on your card.

Scrubbybubbles(sue) said...

Hi valerie! wow! what a gorgeous card! I absolutely LOVE this!

pam said...

Great Card All of you girls have done such a great job..

Lori A. said...

I love those butterflies! Pretty colors

Jo said...

Love the paper piercing! Great card.

Jo said...

I like the crumpled paper! Great card!

catwoman said...

WOO-HOO! Celebrate good times - C'mon!
d

Mary Strauser said...

Love the butterflies. You are very talented thanks for your great ideas

redwasher1 said...

Absolutely fantastic card!!

Sharon Peele said...

Love the rettro look! Absolutely beautiful!! Happy StampTV B-day to you!!!

Mickie said...

So cute, love the butterflies and the colors you used.

Kathleen said...

The butterflies are so pretty. Love the color combination too!!

Maskedwoman said...

great job with the pretty butterflies. I love your card!

teresa said...

Such pretty butterflies and the look like the belong perfectly with the little flowers in the background.

JessicaK said...

what a bright fun card.

Cyndy said...

Gorgeous colors and those butterflies are fabulous! I love the pierced trails behind them!

Sharon W. said...

Great card. Loved the butterflies.

Patti P. said...

Love this paper and butterflies....

Diane S said...

I love the paper you used. So pretty

luvhymns said...

Kioshi paper seems a perfect match for the butterflies.

melv said...

What a perfect party card! The flowers are like confetti!

Kristyn said...

Beautiful card...Happy 1 year!

CraftieConnie said...

Such a pretty creation, Valerie, Gina will love it! Thanks for a great year!

Stampin Kimber said...

Love the card and the new Kioshi papers! Happy 1st Birthday Stamp TV!!

kimfletcher@shaw.ca

Casmiles said...

I love the colors and the way you did the butterflies. Beautiful!

Wendy said...

Great DP! Very beautiful card!!

southernscraps said...

Love that lavendar!

Anonymous said...

Awsome card!
Rosie G

Donna said...

What a colorful card. I love that. Thanks for the hop and the chance to win!

jean w. said...

Great surprise party blog hop! Cute card too! Happy Birthday Stamp TV!!!

Pat (mspfd) said...

What a happy card! Gina will love it! Happy Birthday, Stamp TV... Congratulation Gina and the team!

Betty Neville said...

Really cute birthday card! Love your butterflies!

stamping sue said...

Very pretty & colorful butterfly card. stamping sue

peggy wainman said...

Love those butterflies!

Lagene said...

Very pretty card! Happy 1st!

dstandard said...

What a fun card - beautiful!

jan farnworth said...

love it

Sandra said...

Cute card!
Love the Dream Bird stamp set!
Happy Birthday Stamp TV.
Sandra