Friday, May 13, 2011

GKD Center Stage Spotlight Design Team Blog Hop

hi there - i so enjoy these GKD hops! For this hop, we've been given a sketch from Melissa Cash that was a real challenge and so much fun to work with...and if you're following the hop, you should have arrived here from her awesome blog!

 Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (May 17th), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!  if you want to start at the beginning, just go here at STV

and here are my cards



hope you see the sketch in each one - had trouble adding the accents in same spot as sketch...
now - I have a problem - this is the second post I've done for this hop because Blogger deleted previous posts and my details for each card are at home - I'm visiting daughter and family here in North Carolina... and who would of thought Blogger would have had such a serious problem - sure am glad they fixed it though...shows how much card sharing is dependent on blogger...

so on to the fabulous blog of Kay Simmons
hope you liked my cards...
Enjoy the hop (-:


the GKD sets used were:
Branching Out by Melanie Muenchinger
Timeless Textures
Thanks a Million
Follow your Dreams by Theresa Momber
Gifts From the Sea by Melanie Muenchinger

122 comments:

Melissa said...

Beautiful cards Linda! I can see the sketch in each and every one of them. Enjoy your visit with your daughter!

Kay S said...

Such beautiful cards, Linda! Each one is unique but all are lovely!

Betty Neville said...

These are fabulous Linda! I DO see the sketch in each one - how wonderfully creative!

Becky said...

Wonderful job Linda..Each one is lovely.

stampqueen said...

Wonderful cards!!!! I love the boat one best!!!

Carolina said...

You have been BUSY!!! Love the variety of styles you were able to achieve with this sketch! The netting look you achieved on the first is fab; the scene on the second is breathtaking; and the girlie look on the third is so shabby chic in every way!

Miesje said...

WOW - I love them all! You are amazing and I hope you are enjoying your grandchildren! I see the sketch in each one of the cards! Excellent!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Linda- Wow, great job on each and every one. Your work is amazing! Hope you have a great time with your family.

DebraM said...

What a wonderful card display...they are all so beautiful. Enjoy your family time!!

Cheri said...

Linda, you did a beautiful job with each card. I absolutely love the first one.

Sharri said...

Linda all of the cards are gorgeous! My favorite is the second one with Theresa's follow your dreams set. Enjoy your time with your family!

Kelly Sas said...

Oh I love how your designs are done on a square base for us circle challenged people! Especially love the first card.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cards each and every one.
crafty teacher

My Need 2 Craft said...

These are beautiful. :)

Peggy said...

Great cards, love the boat one the best.

Celeste said...

Wow! You were sure busy. I love all of those images but the boat is my favorite. Wasn't it weird how blogger went down on Friday the 13th???

jan farnworth said...

your cards are very pretty nice job with the sketch

pqueenie said...

Very nice cards. Love the boat!

Donna said...

Wow - 3 cards, and each so lovely! TFS
Donna G

Jo said...

I love the masculine birthday card. It was just awesome!

Elle said...

I love each and every one of your cards. My favorite? The last card you posted!

Pat Jandacek said...

Enjoy your trip and thank you making/taking the time to make not one, but three, cards for our pleasure. Yes, the sketch comes through very well on each.

okiedee said...

All three are beautiful..but the second one is my favorite..perfect masculine card.

Giovana said...

WOW Linda, you were on a stamping roll!! Fantastci creations :)

Laraine R said...

Wow! What gorgeous cards!!

Karen said...

Love all of your cards. Especially the masculine birthday card.

Unknown said...

I always enjoy seeing some masculine cards and your boat card warmed my heart. All 3 are lovely

Dottie Watson said...

How lovely your cards are. the sentiments are very special. I would love to recieve one of your thoughtful cards. Thnx for sharing.
Hugz, Dottie

RedGem said...

what beautiful cards.... tks for sharing!

Jeanne said...

Love the cards-thanks for sharing!

Sandy said...

Okay with Father's Day around the corner, your birthday boat caught my eye!!! Love the colours, the corners....well the whole dang card:)

Susie said...

Beautiful cards! Like the beach one. I just got back from Fla and was trying to come up with ideas. This helps.

Debi said...

Beautiful cards..thank you for sharing

Doris D. said...

Nice job on the blog hop. Loved the beachy ones.

Marsha said...

Beautiful cards.

Janice said...

Love all three cards.

whitneymaryann said...

Beautiful cards as always.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Linda you sure have some lovely artwork with the circle sketch. Very impressive.

Lynn B. said...

Amazing cards! You must have been really inspired by this sketch.

Marilyn said...

Love your cards.

Laura's New Place said...

I like the look as a square card. They are great.

Sandy said...

3 unique cards!

Cheryl S. said...

Three wonderful cards, Linda! I really like the two card- masculine cards can be so difficult.

Sharon said...

Great cards! Hope you are enjoying our great state of NC!! I live west of Charlotte.

Carol said...

Love those pretty pearl dots on the flowers, really dresses up the card. Your coloring on the boat card is wonderful and makes a great masculine card.

Donna Klessig said...

Such lovely cards, I really like the pink and green card.

Designs By Sky said...

The the cards! My favorite is the boat birthday card, love the colors and design. TFS

miatagal said...

Beautiful card, Linda! Fantastic colour selections

mmwilken said...

Wonderful work on the gorgeous cards!! Thank you so much for sharing!

Joyce said...

Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

WOW Linda you have been busy, very busy. Your first card I liked, your second card I liked more, your third card I loved. Okay truth be told I loved them all, you are very talented! :)

lisa808 said...

Great cards.

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Wonder Woman strikes again! These are fantastic. I love how you used the Timeless Textures with Gifts from the Sea, a perfect match up. The boat scene is stunning and the colors are so pretty on the last one.

Rita said...

All pretty cards! :)

Traci said...

Great job, but my favorite is the masculane card with the boat. I absolutley love that card. Thank you for sharing. ;0)

Traci Lord
3team3lord3@comcast.net

Unknown said...

Wonderful use of color and design elements. Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful. I love the boat. It is so crisp and clean. Julianne

Anonymous said...

All three cards are terrific! Love them!

Linda E said...

Linda all three cards are wonderful. I love that you were able to use stamps rather than layers to carry out the design of the sketch.

Pat Gasko said...

I don't just like your cards. . . I Love 'em!!!
They're so beautiful I'm glad I don't have to pick just one of them. Fabulous work.

buggin2stamp said...

What fun cards. I adore that card with the boat.

Unknown said...

Your cards are so pretty and soft. I Love them!!!

Tamara said...

All three of your cards are beautiful, But I would love to have been able to send that one to My Dad! just beautiful!

Anonymous said...

I like the circle sketch put on the square card. Lory

Judy Averill said...

Lovely cards--especially like the boat one.

Joan said...

Great cards. I really like the boat one--masculine, always harder.
joanvanleeuwen@ymail.com

Anne said...

All your cards are beautiful. Hugs, Anne :)
http://createacardbyanne.blogspot.com

janice moss said...

I have to agree with Kay...all are lovely and each are unique! Thank you for sharing.

Gayle said...

Very beautiful cards; really loving the Follow your Dreams card.

Golda said...

They are all wonderful cards. And card sharing is only dependent on blogger if you don't use one of the other blog sites like WordPress. ;)

Anonymous said...

just love all your cards. The masculine one is great, I need to makes some for birthdays, Thanks so much for sharing.

luvhymns said...

Love the print on the "happy birthday."

Fay Chave said...

Very pretty cards, love the verses!

bbryant said...

Beautiful cards Linda and enjoy the time with your daughter.

Unknown said...

Love the boat, Linda. Very very pretty!

Jill said...

All your cards are just beautiful. I really love the boat one. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

Kelly said...

Great cards Linda! I love them all. I love the subtlety of the first two.

Unknown said...

These are lovely cards...the boat one is particularly attractive...love the sayings you used on all 3!

Peggy Soehl said...

Lovely!

Unknown said...

Great men's card.

Nancy said...

Very clever!

maryc1254 said...

All 3 cards are so beautiful.

Lucy Newton said...

Linda your cards are sweet, I hope you enjoy your stay with your daughter, North Carolina is beautiful!

Pam said...

As I hop along I think you are all genius'. Your cards are all fabulous. I especially am partial to the male birthday card they are so difficult to come up with sometimes. Thanks for the ideas.

patm said...

I love all your work, but especialy the one with the boat, great man card.

mamalea said...

Absolutely love the boat card. Always looking for masculine and this would be a good one to add to anyone's collection. Thanks.

SuzyQue said...

Linda your cards are very pretty! I like all of them, and also enjoyed seeing your blog decorations. Very talented.

Unknown said...

Loved your cards, great inspiration! Lucy

Loretta Mak said...

Beautiful cards Love them all.TFS.

Kris in Alaska said...

My favorite is the one with the boat! It looks like something my husband would love! TFS!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Lagene said...

Beautiful cards Linda!

Linda said...

Love all the texture and coloring thank you

Kary said...

Linda, your cards are Lovely!!! Hope you are having a wonderful time with your daughter.

Mary Kay said...

Just beautiful.

judith said...

id LOVE to receive one of these ... then frame it!

Unknown said...

Oh these cards are Great! I love the boat one being so masculine. Cards for men are so hard to do!

Marliese said...

Great cards. Especially like anything to do with "beach".

Ravengirl said...

Love your cards! Sorry that Blogger ate your first post!

Rosie Guiher said...

Your cards are lovely! Yeo bloogger has been a problem for me big time last week so sure hope it is fixed now. This hop seems to be moving right along for me at the moment,lol.

Flower girl said...

Gorgeous cards. I love the scalloped edges. They are so pretty

Anonymous said...

What fantastic round cards, I especially like the boat card. Thank you for sharing!
Kate

Melanie said...

these are terrific Linda, I love how you've layered the texture stamps over the images in so many beautiful ways, wonderful touch!

Nana Donna said...

Love the twist you put on your cards TFS
http://nanadonnascarddreams.blogspot.com/

Dawn L said...

Great Man card!

Parker said...

Linda, all three card, even though some were on bases that weren't circles, still fit the "requirements". Great job, and thanks for the inspirations.

Barbara said...

Fun takes on the circle sketch. I love them all and they have all inspired me. I like how you used the seashells in your first card and the one that I really liked is the masculine card with the boat. I have Father's Day on my mind an wow would that one fill the bill.

Gerrie said...

Lovely cards. love the boat one with the punched corners.

Linda said...

Wow these are all great. I can't just pick one I like. but I like last one the best!

Arlene said...

Wow - three cards for inspiration - all different and all lovely.

~ Connie said...

WOW - all 3 are beautiful. You have a real talent for coloring, color selection, and choice of elements. Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

There are spectacular! I like the technique that you used.

Crafty Math Chick said...

These are lovely! The Timeless Textures set works so well with so many other GKD sets, and I love Fanciful Frames too.

Sharon said...

I love all your cards but the first is my definately my favourite

Carol said...

Beautiful job on the sketch challenge!



Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Janeen said...

now isn't that just tricky, using that trio of rectangles on that first card? :) and thank you for showing us how to use a sketch and not take it literally but inspirationally.

Brenda said...

Wow, Linda three gorgeous cards!!

Lisa Minckler said...

Your cards are gorgeous. I absolutely think that each one is a masterpiece. VERY inspiring. Thank you for sharing. :)

MezzoKat said...

Lovely cards, all three! Glad your problems with Blogger are resolved.

Anonymous said...

I like that you did the circle theme on a regular card base as well as making it a circle card. Versatility is the name of the game!

Lynne in NI said...

Ohhh these are all fabulous! Think the little boat one is my fave!

mtscrapgal said...

Enjoyed all your cards. You showed how sketches can be modified in different ways.They are beautiful. Thanks

Dina said...

All very beautiful cards, I like the manly one the most, I like how you used a tree stamp instead of paper/cardstock. very very nice

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