“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”Welcome to the FireCracker Designs Gets Hot Blog Hop! Since July is the middle of summer, we decided to go with the heat. So we’re using heat embossing, ironing, whatever uses Heat!
This is a “circular blog hop†where the only beginning is wherever you start!! You will know you have reached the end of your blog hop when you’ve come back to the blog where you started! (It’s not a huge circle…so it should be easy to remember where you started.)
The winner will be chosen from a mystery blog hostess that we don’t even know who it will be until the hop is over…so that’s why you need to leave a comment on EVERY blog to qualify! This hop will continue through Wednesday July 29.
**To find out if you’ve won… you will be contacted by Pamela via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out on Pamela’s blog after the blog hop ends on Wed, ……at 8:00 PM (EST).**
For my White Garden, I decided to use heat embossing. With white embossing powder and cool colors on the background I’m hoping to help keep you cool in the heat of summer.
The background was brayered using Kpad Riviera. I used green and purple blo pens to add the splatter. To make sure it was really dry, I used the heat gun on it, then went over it w/ the static pad. The flower images (Silhouette Flowers, Sitting Pretty) were stamped w/ white pigment ink and embossed w/ white powder.
After embossing, I used a Spellbinder’s Labels Three die and cut out a section of my piece. I embossed the greeting, added a die cut white mat and attached it w/ foam tape over the area where it was cut out.  
I added ribbon threaded thru a die cut buckle (Sizzix) and a little Stickles to the flower centers. Two punched butterflies were attached on top.
Thanks so much for stopping by! To continue the circle hop, please hop on over to Lisa’s blog and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started! Thanks so much for playing along with us and we hope you have a great time!
Supplies:
stamps: FireCracker Designs (Silhouette Flowers & Sitting Pretty)
paper: white
ink: white pigment, Kaleidacolor Riviera
accessories: white embossing powder, Stickles, ribbon, Nestie Labels 3 set, Sizzix buckles die, small butterfly punch, blo pens, foam tape
July 25th, 2009 - 10:54 am
WOW! I dont’ usually LIKE the way white ep looks, but this totally rocks!
July 25th, 2009 - 11:04 am
WOW!! Julie, this is so gorgeous!! I love the colors blending in the background with the white embossing detail over it!! Beautiful technique!!
July 25th, 2009 - 11:05 am
what a fun technique and love how you used white embossing!
July 25th, 2009 - 12:04 pm
Awesome blending! Really great technique, great card!
July 25th, 2009 - 12:08 pm
ANOTHER amazing card! No wonder you’re a dirty girl
Congrats! you deserve it!
July 25th, 2009 - 12:42 pm
Holy cow, this is awesome!!! I love your colors, and how you used the brayer! And cutting out a piece of it, how cool is that!!!
July 25th, 2009 - 1:56 pm
I love your card. I even have blo pens! LOL! I love the look of it, very cool.
July 25th, 2009 - 2:41 pm
Wow this card is so pretty and just love how cool it is.
Great techniques on this card.
July 25th, 2009 - 3:17 pm
Love these colors together and your white just pops.
July 25th, 2009 - 4:29 pm
Absolutely gorgeous Julie!! I love those vibrant colors with the white embossing, and the way you used the Spellbinders die is fantastic!
July 25th, 2009 - 4:33 pm
This is just stunning, Julie!!! I LOVE the white on those fun, HOT colors!! What a beautifully made card!
July 25th, 2009 - 4:46 pm
Beautiful card! Those are my favorite colors and it looks amazing! TFS!
July 25th, 2009 - 5:58 pm
Wow! this is truly stunning! Love how you used the color on the background!
Melissa.banian@gmail.com
July 25th, 2009 - 6:57 pm
loving the colors on this beauty
July 25th, 2009 - 7:08 pm
this looks like an easy card to do somewhat. love to emboss even though I do not do it enough. your card is lovely and the way you have the one on the white CS is like another technque on top. you did 2 techniques it looks like to me. way to go. so cool.
July 25th, 2009 - 8:16 pm
i saw your “kpad riviera” and i read kelly ripa! duh???? what was i reading??? i had to go back and read it again. bwwaahhhaahhha!
this is beautiful with or without kelly ripa!
hugs,
July 25th, 2009 - 8:23 pm
Wonderful card…I love the great cool colors you used and the use of Nesties is over the top!
dabblesbydeb at knology dot net
July 25th, 2009 - 9:01 pm
love how you used white embossing
July 25th, 2009 - 9:38 pm
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Katie W
July 25th, 2009 - 9:45 pm
cute-cute-cute.
jody 44691 at g mail
July 25th, 2009 - 9:56 pm
Very pretty!!
July 25th, 2009 - 10:18 pm
I love the motion that your card brings to my eyes…. as I look at your card my eyes move around never just stopping on one thing.. I find that so appealing and your card is Truly EYE CANDY! Such creativity!!! ~ betsyc
July 26th, 2009 - 12:01 am
This is a different, yet colorful card. Popping up a section in the middle is something I have yet to do.
July 26th, 2009 - 12:02 am
great job!!
July 26th, 2009 - 1:41 am
Very elegant card! Thanks for a chance to win a great stamp set.
July 26th, 2009 - 6:07 am
Very nice card.
Thanks.
Martha
July 26th, 2009 - 7:13 am
Very Pretty!!
July 26th, 2009 - 10:27 am
Your card is beautiful can’t wait to give it a try.
July 26th, 2009 - 12:22 pm
I love everything about this card! The brayering, the die cut sentiment, the embossing, the splatter, and the little butterflies. Beautiful!
the_fultons@earthlink.net
July 26th, 2009 - 1:43 pm
Wow, Julie! I LOVE how you arranged all those flowers and swirl leaves!! It looks so natural – like it was one stamped image instead of bunches of small ones! You have a great eye for arrangement!! Love the white embossing and blue/green background! Lovely!!
July 26th, 2009 - 2:56 pm
I love these colors together and the embossing is fabulous. I may have to case the ‘buckle’ idea – very cute ;o)
July 26th, 2009 - 9:37 pm
What a great idea — cutting out the image then matting with a larger mat in the same style!!! I’m DEFINITELY gonna have to “borrow” that one. Thanks for a lovely card and great idea!!
July 27th, 2009 - 5:53 pm
I had never thought of embossing with the white before, so this is great.
Love the card. Sure hope I can win the blog hop.
cattish@verizon.net
July 27th, 2009 - 9:34 pm
I love this- you have such a great style. Great colors from your kpad! TFS
Shelly Schmidt
Shellymc2@comcast dot net