Friday, April 30, 2010

Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop with Blog Candy!

Fishing copy

Welcome to your first stop on the Our Craft Lounge Blog hop! I hope you have enjoyed the sneak peeks the last 2 days. Today, I am showing you Fishing with Dad. This has to be one of my favorite sets this release.

fishing with dad panel 

I used Tim Holtz distress inks and stippled them on with a stipple brush. The fish is colored in with prismacolor pencils and blended with odorless mineral spirits. I applied diamond glaze over top of it to give it a shiny look. It’s attached with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots so it has some dimension to it. Did some faux stitching around the edge.

Fishing copy


As for my second card… I couldn’t get away from that stippling with distress inks!! This time though I added in the island in the background and cut out the entire image in an oval. Used a nestie to cutout the bottom layer and added rhinestones to it. At the bottom of the card I used a cuttlebug folder.

Fishing2copy 

So how would you like to win this set?  Just leave me a comment from now until Sunday for a chance to win.

Rules for Blog Candy:
1) you MUST be signed in to blogger or leave contact information in order to be entered;
2) you can enter on each blog once each day; and
3) you will only be eligible to win one new set. Blog candy will be drawn on each blog Sunday, May 2nd at 12 noon PST, (3pm eastern time). Winners will be notified by the designer & a full list of winners will be posted on the OCL Blog.

Now hop on over to Broni’s blog to see what she has in store for us. I know it will be something wonderful. If you get lost along the way, here is the full list of participants: 

Amber HIllman  -  You are here
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Chelle Fowler
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Pam Hooten
Terri Thill
Vicki Garrett

        
        Thanks for stopping by <

                   Amber

61 comments:

Marthamh2 said...

This card reminds me of my Dad when he would take me fishing. It brings back happy memories.

Martha

jonim52 said...

I just love this set!

Deborah Anton said...

Beautiful cards!! The coloring is fantastic!

Stephanie said...

These are beautiful! I am fast falling in love with this set.

Heather said...

These are GORGEOUS cards! WOW! Great job!

Heather McNally and Melissa MacDonald said...

AWESOME! Really great cards!

jan metcalf said...

This set has many possibilities, it is a classic!

Kimme said...

Ooooh...what great Dad images. Love them all.

Cindy Lawrence said...

I so agree...LOVE this set! Your colors and stippling are fantastic, my friend!

Pam said...

Your cards are so pretty Amber!!

Stampinsilvia said...

WOW what a gorgeous set! I lvoe it too

diane mcvey said...

Awesome set! Love the cards you made, too! :D dinobomp@aol.com

Pearly-Q said...

what a gorgeous set!! makes me want to go camping!

Lorie said...

Oh, my goodness...those cards are beautiful! Good job Amber!

rudie2shoes said...

Oh the silhouette is gorgeous!

Holly aka Toy said...

Great job, Amber. Both cards will be treasures to the receiver! Love them!

Gina Taylor said...

Awesome and much needed 'new' ideas for a specifal card for Dad/Father's.

You do beautiful work!

Kyla said...

Oh...I love this set. What wonderful cards.

TN Granny said...

Oh I love stamps that are masculine, its so hard to make cards for guys. Your card is so great.
Jeanine

Broni said...

Super cute cards, Amber! Love the yellow sky!!

MaGoooo said...

These card are beautiful!!

Dori Shelton said...

I love the stippling background technique. That is fabulous!!
Great colors

silvia said...

GORGEOUS cards!!! LOVE your coloring of the water and sky :)

loyaz said...

Oh My Gawsh - as part of a fishing family, I LOVE this set and your creations. TFS and thanks for this opportunity to win.
DianeL
loyaz1@wbhsi.net

Gale said...

Beautiful.

Shirley said...

This card is great...it takes me back to earlier times...what memories to be had!!! This set is perfect as I have many friends that fish that I send cards to!

sfread171@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

What a great set for masculine cards, always a challenge. The guys in my life are fishermen, so this is perfect!

MaryBeth said...

What a great Father's Day card! Brings back lots of memories. Great cards and a great stamp set. Thanks for the chance to win

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

What a wonderful set! My fingers are crossed! You have created beautiful cards.

Alex said...

Just beautiful Amber!! Love that these are for dads, there never seems to be enough done for the men in our lives!!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

SuZeQ said...

Oh wow - this would be perfect for me. And, I love your card - perfect!

Tammie E said...

Great guy card!

Ravengirl said...

What gorgeous samples of a great set! Manly stamps are hard to come by!

Carrie said...

Great set! I love what you created with it. It is so hard to find good masculine sets and I love that this one has silhouette stamps so I could create something quickly.

Anna said...

What an awesome stamp set. Love it and your cards!!! Thanks for the chance to win.

Ronda C. said...

This set is so cute!

Ronda C.

Janis said...

Oh I love those cards. Awesome stamp set too!!

Marie said...

This set is so great for father's Day.

marilynwillauer said...

Love your card, reminds me of my family, everyone is an avid fisherman. Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy!!!
mlwcreations@hotmail.com

Alaine said...

My dad would like these. Very cute card.

Anonymous said...

Hi~

I loved the cards...especially the second one. I am into brighter colors. Wonderful stamp set. So much on it!

I am wondering if you were related to Rabbi Andy Hillman? Please let me know if you are. He was a great man.

You can reach me at SplitCoastStampers if I win--SCS.


He IS Able,
Traci S.

Denise Marzec said...

Beautiful work, Amber. Love 'em both!

Anonymous said...

What a great stamp set - love it! Love your card, too!

Stacy Simpson said...

LOVE this set - my hubby is a fisherman so this will be perfect!

Lynn said...

Love your work. Thanks for the chance to win.
Lynn
pls0818@aol.com

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Amber, these are GORGEOUS!

sucor said...

I have a hard time with masculine cards. These are terrific!

sucor_2@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

I love your card! The coloring is amazing!
Ellen

Fonda @Southern Scraps said...

Great cards!

lisa808 said...

What a great set for male themed cards and projects.

liannallama said...

thanks for the cute card ideas!

Sue D said...

I realized I forgot my email address so delete my other post please--sorry about that. I really like your backgrounds with the distress ink.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

tblue said...

Love that image of the boy and his dad fishing...precious!
Teresa Blue

Kristen said...

Luv the coloring and just the whole fishing theme! Awesome.

Kathy H said...

I so need this set! TFS Kathy Hering

Anonymous said...

beautiful cards....love the colors

Natalie said...

Gorgeous coloring! Beautifully done! Your stippling is incredible.

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

What a serene scene. great set.

Anonymous said...

This reminds me of growing up at our cottage on the lake so much! Great card, great set! bluemoonbyniteatyahoodotcom

Deb said...

Gorgeous, Amber! The black makes them so striking!

Anonymous said...

скачать песню из фильма скачать торрент фильмы бесплатно