Thursday, August 6, 2009

OCL blog hop with BLOG CANDY!

Welcome to another Our Craft Lounge blog hop. Have you enjoyed the sneak peeks of all the sets for the past three days? Well today you have a chance to see them all again and a chance to win ONE of the sets. To see what the rest of the amazing design team and special friends have come up for you, please see Our Craft Lounge’s own blog THE LOUNGE for all the links.

Now, I did say win one set, each blog is giving away a set but you are only allowed to win ONE TIME.

Alright, enough of my rambling and on to my card. GIVING THANKS is the set I have up for grabs today. I decided to make my card with a little bit of untraditional fall colors as i added in purple to my leaves. (I’ve never seen a purple leaf fall from my trees before.)  Image was colored with prismacolor pencils and blended with odorless mineral spirits. The bow and the acorns are layered and popped up and the entire image is popped up. I then bent the word “celebrate” a little (as this set is only in acrylic) to stamp around the half circle. I stamped the single acorn and colored him in with prismacolor pencils. I didn’t blend the pencils as I liked how it picked up the texture of the paper I used. This is also sketch challenge198.

The design paper is becoming one of my favorites and is DCWV Latte matstack.

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celebratcloseupcopy

Here is what the entire set looks like:

giving thanks

So would you like to win this set? Just leave me a comment about what you love about Fall and make sure you leave a way to get a hold of you incase you win, please. I will draw a winner on Sunday, Aug.9th at 9pm eastern time. Good luck and I can’t wait to hear your answers.  And to be fair, I’ll tell you what I like about Fall; I love the smell of fall, the leaves to jump in or walk in, the pumpkins, the colors, the bonfires. Basically I love everything about Fall.

ps. These sets will be released to retail and online stores only on Thursday, August 9th.  However, they will NOT be available on the OCL store just yet. To find a Retail or Online store that is carrying these sets, please go to FIND US at OCL site, click on the More Info button for the complete lists.

136 comments:

Jennie Lin Black said...

love your card and love the set... oh my! this has been a fun week. thanks for your samples and ideas.

jenniebstampin@aol.com

Tracey said...

A fabulous set and card!! My fave thing about fall is the cool crisp air. Love it!

Patti J. said...

Spring and fall are my favorite seasons. I love the feel of fall, and I guess Thanksgiving is my favorite part of all, as our son and daughter get home for the holidays. Thanks for the chance to win, and I LOVE your purple!!! mamagilliam@gmail.com

Charlene said...

I love your purple leaves. This set is really cute. Thanks for a chance to win it.
Charlene
carlos_dacosta@comcast.net

Laura said...

I fell in love with this set as soon as I saw the sneak peeks. I think the purple in your leaves look GREAT. Thanks for the chance to win this set!

Shell said...

Great card. The colors always get me in the mood for baking... I know strange hu?
Mtrcyclmon@aol.com

Anonymous said...

Just love all of these great cards! What fun this is and the chance to win a set makes it MORE FUN! Vicki Sanders zingwyo@hotmail.com

Heather said...

What a beautiful card! Great job!

Chrisd said...

What a great set and a lovely job of papercrafting by you. Bring on those pumpkins!Thanks for the chance to win.
cndomino@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

a wonderful chance for cute stamps at such a beautiful blog! This is my day!

StampinCathy said...

Your project is just fabulous and so inspiring. I just love your coloring and colors you used. Thanks for a chance.

Terri said...

Cute set!

Debbie Corbari said...

YOWZA! Super cool card!

Chrissy Le said...

I love EVERYTHING about fall.. the cool weather, the pumpkins at people's doorstep, they festivals, the cozy sweaters, and of course Thanksgiving!

Stephanie said...

too cute!

Barbara said...

Ooooooo, I love this!!! Another must-have, LOL!!! Love how you used it!

Harriet Skelly said...

I love this set and your card! I love fall - my favorite season - because I love the change in the air - cool and crisp and the colors are gorgeous!

hskelly@pacbell.net

inkedx2 said...

Wow, love your wreath (even the purple leaf!). Thanks for a chance to win and for sharing!

Robbie

connie said...

fall is my favorite season! I love the colors and smells.

connie@drsmanda.com
conniemelancon@cox.net

Regina said...

beautiful card and set! Fav thing about fall. we don't have much of a fall here in the south but I love the crisp smell of the air, seeing cotton fields every where and the pumpkins

thanks for a chance. rlhudson94@hotmail.com

Lillian Child said...

Fall is my favorite season. Love the wreath! Thanks so very much for the chance to win. I'm having such fun discovering all these new blog sites with this hop. You gals have so much talent!


lchild@mcgrathnorth.com

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful set!

Sandye/sgc

Donna said...

What a wonderful fall set. Your card is adorable. I love all the fall colors and you've captured them in the card. Thanks for the hop!
drinckel@yahoo.com

MaGoooo said...

GREAT design! CUTE card!

scoots said...

Very cute fall set. Love your card!

Lisa Lynne said...

Love the wreath!!!

Memories of Time said...

Love the colors you used babe! VERY cute! Thanks for helping us all week! :)

Sharon said...

great stamps great designers

Tamara said...

I love the colours of fall. And although not entirely accurate, I love the colours of your card too :)

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

very pretty Amber!

Elena said...

Beautiful card, Amber! I really love the colors you chose!

Ida said...

Wonderful card and the leaves are gorgeous. What's great about stamping is you can color whatever color you want and the purple looks great. Great stamp set too.
idratherbstampin@bmi.net

Nicole said...

Hi Miss Amber! I love your card and the way you used the pencils to color it in! Just beautiful!

I love the sound of the leaves when you walk on them; the way they crunch!! This shouldn't surprise me since I love the sound of the waves crashing at the beach during summer and the sound of the birds singing in the spring!

thanks for the chance to win!
Hugs, nicole
anderson.arts@insightbb.com

Denise Young said...

nice fall set. "Me likey"

Denise Young
papercuties@yahoo.com

rudie2shoes said...

i love this set. reminds me of thanksgiving colors which is near my bday. hehee cschow [at] gmail [dot] com

Quilter422 said...

I love the cool, crisp air; fresh-from-the-tree apples; and anything made with pumpkin. thanks for the opportunity to win.

sandra m. said...

What a fun set, love the colors in the fall and all the changes, crispy air, harvest, trick or treaters. sandra@clearwatermtg.com

maiahs_momma said...

cute set :)!

Inky Hugs,
Catherine
catlevy@eastlink.ca

Lori Barnett said...

I just love Fall. So this caught my eye right away. LoriBarnett@cox.net

Mary said...

I LOVE Fall and anything related. Thank you for sharing your work and the beautiful stamps.

scrappintlc said...

A very beautiful fall set. Thank you for the chance to win.

Allison Cope said...

Great project Amber! Love the pop of purple!

Allison
sosketchyATliveDOTcom

Carla said...

To me, Fall means Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday & also means that winter is right around the corner! (love snow!) Beautiful card! (carken98@yahoo.com)

jaymack said...

I love the colors of fall and I like the purple leaves.
jaymack1058@bellsouth.net

Tanya said...

I really like your card!!! Autumn is around the corner and I cant wait to see all the leaves start changing colors, what a prefect set.

carmen said...

LOVE THE CARD, PERFECT FOR FALL


csierra001@triad.rr.com

Charlene said...

What a nice set, can really send some very thoughtful cards using this set. Thank you for the opportunity to win it.
citamura@msn.com

Sheriw said...

I just love all the new sets.

Unknown said...

What an awesome card and I love the stamp set! My favorite thing about Fall is Halloween, my favorite holiday. I love going to pumpkin patches! Thanks for the chance to win.
~Rachel in Sacramento
rachelloesch@sbcglobal.net

Sue D said...

I love everything about fall! I love the leaves, pumpkins and apples!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Anne BĂ©langer said...

Love your card !

Laurie in MN said...

I have seen so many fantastic cards using this set. Each card is so different than the next.

lisa808 said...

Purple is my favorite color so I love your leaves. My favorite things about the Fall is definitely the beautiful foliage. Thanks for the chance to win.

lisawhs808 at aol dot com

Kar said...

love this set....

colleen said...

I love purple as a fall color... pretty card!

My favorite fall thing... caramel apples!!! Ohhhh, yummy! And raking leaves... I love to rake leaves!

Thanks for the chance to win.

colleen.schaan@gmail.com

Kar said...

love this card!!

Deb said...

So pretty Amber! I love the purple! My favorite thing about autumn is stamping all these fun holiday cards! The colors for Fall always inspire me! :)

Unknown said...

Love this set. I think everyone is ready to change colors much like the seasons.
lynn_42_98@yahoo.com

Connie M. said...

Amber, this is just sooo pretty! Love all your colors!! This set is just so very fun!! I just love everything Fall!

ackmom said...

too much fun

yvette said...

Love the stamps and I cant believe I dont have Thanksgiving stamps this may be the start Thanks for the chance to win

Jacque D. said...

Your card is beautiful! Love the wreath!

janet said...

I love this set...I love autumn, this set is just perfect!

Linda said...

Love the way you have done the coloring on the leaf wreath!! Fall is my favorite time of the year and I could really have some fun with this little stamp set.
One thing I really love doing in the fall is walking on dried leaves....just love the crunching sound. :)
lbowman1@cox.net

Marti B said...

Awesome set and card! Thanks for a chance to win.

Linda Deline said...

Fall is my favorite time of year... always has been. Don't know why. Your card is great. God bless.

Maureen Morton said...

WOW - you did such a lovely job with this great set! For me fall is all about pumpkins - love to look at them, color and cut them, eat them..
Thanks, Maureen
mkmermaid@sbcglobal.net

Magnolia and Ivy said...

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the color of the fall leaves. This is a great set and hope to win.
Sandra
magnoliaandivy.blogspot.com
email; magnoliaandivy@gmail.com

ann marie said...

great set of stamps. fall is my favorite time of the year
cmjtmiller@aol.com

CraftyViolet said...

Nice card ..and nice stamp set.

Gail S. said...

I like fall also! The colors changing around the countryside is just beautiful - so is this set. Gail S. gslagle(at)nctc(dot)net

Marian said...

Amber, love your bright colors, they really show off this fall set.
msmpb@nc.rr.com

Tammy said...

love the fall colors the purple is a plus.

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Your card is great - LOVE the coloring! I want this set!

Missy said...

Oh cool, I love everything about this. Great job!!!

Connie said...

What a gorgeous card and awesome stamp set!!

Shirley said...

Love the fall season with colors, weather, food and friends slowing down after summer. Thanks for sharing

sbgoudreau@yahoo.com

kim.mom said...

Lovin these new releases!

http://kimsscrappyspace.blogspot.com

Kim Ross said...

What a great new stamp set! I'm totally in love with that wreath! Thanks for the chance to win! :)

kim1209 @ yahoo dot com

Karen said...

I love this set Amber. What do I love about fall? I absolutely love a crisp autumn day with the wind sending leaves cartwheeling across the lawns and down the roads, the crackle and smell of a wood fire, apple cider - all those things!

Betty N said...

My favorite thing about fall would be the colors and
the crisp air. Thanks for the chance to win this
fabulous set!
bettynev@mac.com

Iris said...

I love the mild fall weather and the fall colors. October is my favorite month.I would love to win the stamp set. Iris Soscia
isoscia@aol.com

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

Great set. My favorite things about fall are the smell of burning leaves and beautiful fall colors.

Anonymous said...

Hi...in my neck of the woods ..fall means cider mill stops and pumpkin patches galore...love the cooler temps and fall colors..your card is adorable...and the set is great...would love a chance, ty cher
hilly77@comcast.net

neighbor_nancy said...

I love the Fall foliage (particularly up North). As a former Yankee, I also LOVE the onset of cooler weather down here in NC! TFS!

carpediem said...

I love the clear,crisp days of fall and the splash of colors from the leaves on the trees before they begin to fall. laura j

slbt17 said...

love your card! - truly a labor of love cutting out the wreath ... we are a crazy bunch us card makers, aren't we?
thanks for the inspiration!
Sandra
slbt17 at yahoo dot com

Peggy said...

Beautiful card and such a lovely set!
www.artfulljourney.com

Ellen (aka ScrapStampnMama) said...

I love all the beautiful colors of fall and the fall holidays! Love your color choices for this card, you did a great job on this! elpanseri@comcast.net

AShu93 said...

Your card is great! I love sunny fall days when the weather is cool.

Gretchen said...

What a great card! What do I love about fall? Well, I don't like the cold but I do love digging out my sweaters to wear!

Chandra Hough said...

Great Thanksgiving set!

Marla said...

Cute card and stamps!!

Carla said...

Wonderful card, Amber! My favorite thing about fall is the way bare trees look against the sky at dusk.

Kelly Braund said...

Pretty card!
braundk@comcast.net

Jacilynn said...

How very cute! I love your card and this new set!
Thanks,
Jacilynn
www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Where's my Copics? Where's my colored pencils? This set could keep me quit for hours. My hubby would love that!
Sharon L
sharon.lemon@sbcglobal.net

Anna Banana said...

Hello!!

I really like what you did with the wreath!! Very pretty!
My favorite thing about fall is the smell of the leaves - especially when they are burning - I love that smell on the air!
Thanks for offering the wonderful blog candy and for the chance to win!!

Anna Banana

e-mail: TheAngel@TheCreativeCastle.com

Carrie said...

Perfect set for a fall card. I could feel the cool, crisp air when I looked at this set. Thanks for the chance to win
cmaritato@new.rr.com

iteach said...

I love fall! This set is perfect for fall stamping! Your card proves it.
Nancy

Rae said...

Very cute set! Okay, so my favorite thing about fall is Halloween. I just love the decorations and costumes... sooo much fun, and in FL we don't get much else that seems very fall-like! :) ~Rae
hundredakermom@hotmail.com

Betty said...

Oh I love leaves, awesome cards

Marie Bingaman said...

Well, I rather like the purple leaf! Great card Amber! :)

choc312002@yahoo.com

Kimme said...

I love the clothes. You get to wear great earth tones and you can layer and wear pretty sweaters and no jacket. I love those days.

Marge said...

Great set & fabulous card!!!

mer@orbitelcom.com

Rebecca Ednie said...

What a great set, thanks for the chance!

Rebecca Ednie
rebeccacell@gmail.com

Gail said...

Love the wreath in this set. I love the fall with all the colors of the leaves. This is a great set!!

Linda SS said...

Great card & a really fun set. My fingers are doubly-crossed for this one:)

Crafty Math Chick said...

I feel the same way you do about fall - I love the leaves changing colors, crunching through them after they've fallen to the ground, the crisp air, going apple picking, pumpkins... Thanks for the chance to winthis cute set!

kathy s said...

what a great card loved that wreath it looks fabulous- the purple really makes it pop. i love Fall because it is the time of year to recoup after the heat of summer and just prepare for the oh so cold winter coming up.

Lois E. said...

I love the card and the stamp set! The fun things I like about fall are apple picking, drinking apple cider, and playing in the leaves.

Kelly H. said...

Great set. Thanks for a chance to win.

Sarebear said...

The leaves crunching beneath my feet!

queenofsilly@hotmail.com

Davi said...

I love the card it has great dimension to it. thanks for sharing your talent with others. Davi

Marg said...

I love your card. what a great set for the coming season.

JMCPhillips said...

What a great set! Thanks for the chance to win!
marie.phillips@sympatico.ca

Marg said...

Someone mentioned to me that my e-mail doesn't come up with my account so here it is for the posting from 'Marg'. Sorry.
c_adair@yahoo.com

Ron said...

Oh what a beautiful set! I would just love to own this set. I love all things Fall and this card is a beauty! My contact info: muffygramma@hotmail.com

Crole Richardson

LindaH said...

I love everything about fall..I wish all year could be fall, and there are so many reasons why, that I can't even begin. Thanks for showing this lovely set and your creation.lhedfelt@hotmail.com

Pattiesco said...

Fall is my favorite seasons. I don’t get the change of seasons where I live.
So I enjoy stamping it.

Corrine Ann said...

Fall is a favorite seaons of mine because I love the colors of the leaves on the trees, sunflowers blooming, crisp air, apples, and pumpkins and even more. Beautiful fall card made with the Giving Thanks set.
Corrine Ann
Cjgusloff57@aol.com

Simon Tavener said...

Although we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here... this is still a lovely set

Simon@craftswap.co.uk

Deanne G said...

WOW! Besides your card being beautiful and creative, your picture taking is most fabulous! Thanks for close-up!

My favorite fall item is of course, FOOTBALL, and Univ. of SC football is "da bomb". Now if we could just win more this year....

Thanks for the inspiration!

dcartegroves at yahoo dot com

Janet L. said...

Love the colors of fall! The stamp set is way cool! Thanks for the chance to win!

leachm8@aol.com

Beautiful Greetings said...

Great Thanksgiving set! Thanks for the opportunity!
peggyrussell@centurytel.net

Anonymous said...

A beautiful Thanksgiving card, and a very nice stamp set.

Swedie

Lynn said...

beautiful card and a beautiful set of stamps.Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy!

JanetintheJaw said...

What a great set on stamps! TFS!
janeta@sasktel.net

Crafty Cath said...

Great sample project Amber. Fall is my favorite time of year and I can never get enough leaf stamps. Thanks for sharing.

craftycath@gmail.com

RubberStampingDiva said...

Great set....GORGEOUS card! Thanks for sharing, Amber! Samantha@RubberStampingDiva.com

Justine said...

Beautiful, your coloring is perfect. I would love to WIN this set
littlebombs@yahoo.com

Margaret Smith said...

Great new stamp set. I really like all the words that come with it. And the large wreath is super.

Mosesnlucy@msn.com

Julie.G said...

love the fall colors and getting ready for Christmas...

julie dot myctmh at gmail dot com

Kathie Bailey said...

Your cards are so cute! This is such a fun set. Thanks for the chance!

FibreJunky said...

I love the colours of the leaves and the feel of the air (crisp and clear, sometimes chilly...perfect for jeans and a long sleeved shirt)

FibreJunky at gmail dot com

Charlie said...

I love the colors you used for your card! cute stamps