Sunday, July 8, 2012

Create with TLC Blog Hop--Words, Timeless and Beautiful

Welcome to the Create with TLC Blog Hop! Paulette and the Design Team are excited to show you what we created using the theme of "Words, Timeless and Beautiful"! If you arrived here from Karen's blog, you are hopping in the right order. If not, you might want to begin your hop at Cynthia's blog. Paulette, our generous benefactor, gave each Design Team member an image to use on our creations. You can pick up these images as freebies at each stop, so be sure to visit each blog! All you have to do is right click on the images and "save as" to your computer; then you, too, can use Paulette's pretty images for your creations!

Here is my "Words, Timeless and Beautiful" image:



And here is what I created with this image:


I printed the image on Cryogen CS. This image felt very Victorian to me, so I went with a "more is better" approach to my card. (What? Me? Put lots of stuff on my cards? Really?) Ahem...I colored this image with my Copics: G40, G82, G85, V01, V12, V15, R81, R83, R85. I added some accents with a Signo Uniball white gel pen, and used a Copics Clear Spica pen on the butterfly to give it some shimmer. I chose designer paper from the Bo Bunny Smoochable Collection and used Stampin' Up CS for my layers, vines, and butterflies. Several dies were used: Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish and medium and small lacy butterflies; and two leafy flourishes by Memory Box. I punched out the baby butterflies with a Marvy Uchida punch. Pearls from Martha Stewart Birthstone Gem Stickers were added as accents. The flowers, crystal heart chandelier, and stick pins are by Wild Orchid Crafts. The tulle was colored with my Copic refill ink. Whew! I think that covers it!

Thank you for hop-stopping! Your next destination is Marsha's inspirational blog. You will want to see her wonderful creation and freebie! I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop; if you should get lost, here is the entire hop list:  


Here's wishing you a super Sunday!

112 comments:

  1. Gorgeous...just gorgeous....Wow...a fabulous butterfly garden...what an amazing card.
    Thank you for being part of the team.
    Paulette

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    1. Thank you so much, Paulette! Thank you for having me! :^)
      Big hugs,
      Penny

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  2. the beautiful butterflies are so happy to have your lovely card as their home! what a delight! :)

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    1. Aw, so sweet of you, Jennifer! Thank you! :^)
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      Penny

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  3. Wow Penny, what a collection of butterflies and flowers on your gorgeous card!

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    1. Yeah, Lisa Lynn, I got kinda carried away, huh? LOL! Thanks much! :^)
      Hugs,
      Penny

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  4. Gorgeous card- I love the colors and the beautiful flowers and butterflies! Congrats on the DT at TLC- I look forward to your inspiration!

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    1. Thank you so much, Shelly, for the compliment and congrats! :^)
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      Penny

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  5. Oh my! What a feast for the eyes! Beautiful! And thank you for the free image.

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    1. Thank you, Tress! And you are most welcome! :^)
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      Penny

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  6. Far too beautiful to put in an envelope and mail away! I would place this on my mantle...Thank you for sharing your talent!
    BarbaraJ

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    1. That's quite a compliment, Barb! Thank you very much! :^)
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      Penny

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  7. What wonderful colors - like walking through a beautiful garden

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    1. Oh, so sweet, Elaine--thank you! :^)
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      Penny

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  8. Beautiful. I have a problem placing just a few flowers and you have done a fabulous job with them everywhere. Great Job!!

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    1. Oh, thank you so much, Marla! :^)
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      Penny

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  9. Love the Victorian design and all the buttterflies. Thanks for the lovely image.

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    1. Thank you, Theresa! And from Paulette and I, you are welcome! :^)
      Hugs,
      Penny

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    1. What a lovely comment--thank you! :^)
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      Penny

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  11. This is just breathtaking! Just bursting with wonderful loveliness!

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    1. Jennifer, thank you so very much! :^)
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      Penny

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  12. WOW...HOLY COW...AMAZING...SUPERB... I am in awe!! Beautiful!!!!! Thank you so much for being on the DT and in the HOP!

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    1. Thank you, RhondaSue, thank you so very much! :^) I am so glad to be a part of this!
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      Penny

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  13. Love your creation, Penny! I'm a big believer of "more is better" too. LOL I just never know when to stop. Love your Copic coloring too.
    Thanks to you & Paulette for the lovely image. I'm a past TLC DT member as well & Paulette is the most generous person around.
    Huggies ~
    Sharron♥

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    1. Thanks so much, Sharron! Glad you liked the overkill! LOL! You are right--Paulette is so generous! :^)
      Hugs,
      Penny

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  14. How utterly gorgeous Penny! I absolutely love all the flowers and butterfly embellishments, plus your beautifully colored image! This is so stunning!
    Hugs,
    Marsha

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    1. Oh, so nice of you to say, Marsha--thank you! :^)
      Hugs,
      Penny

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  15. Wow, what an amazing card! I love the colors and the butterflies and the layers! So gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your talent with us! And a special thanks to Paulette for the lovely image!

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    1. Thank you, Cindy! And wasn't it great of Paulette to share so many images? Love that! :^)
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      Penny

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  16. Your card is beautiful! I love it. I love your coloring of the image. The flowers and butterflies are so pretty around the image. rThanks for sharing your lovely creation and the digi. Edwina Brown

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    1. Thank you very much, Edwina! And you are welcome for the image! :^)
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      Penny

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  17. Stunning card, Penny! I love the colors and all the dimension of the flowers and butterflies! Wonderful use of Paulette's beautiful image!

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    1. Hey, Carla, glad you liked it! :^) Thank you!
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      Penny

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  18. Wow! Beautiful card, love the colors, thank you so much for sharing it.

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    1. Thank you so much, Cynthia! :^)
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      Penny

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  20. Really loving the coloring. I think this is my favorite of the Hop images.

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    1. Oh, that's so sweet of you to say--thank you! :^)
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      Penny

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  21. Awesome card!!! Thank you for sharing it with us.

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  22. OMW! This is a gorgeous creation Penny! I love the butterflies and the image is fab!

    Sarah x

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  23. The colours you chose for your card were so bright - I loved it! Thanks for showing your creative work!

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    1. Bonnie, thank you very much! :^)
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      Penny

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  24. Awseome decorated card Penny! What beautiful embellishments
    you have added to a wonderful colored image. The receiverwill be a lucky person.

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  25. Penny, this is beautiful. Love how you colored the image and love all those beautiful flowers.

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  26. Wow, you went wild with embellishments, and did a great job. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I did go a bit crazy, huh? ;^) Thank you! :^)
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      Penny

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  27. Wow!! That is such an amazing piece of art that you made. Your flowers and butterflies are amazing.

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  28. What a breathtaking creation! Thanks for sharing on the TLC Hop!

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    1. Thank you so much, Pauline! :^)
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      Penny

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  29. Wow, Penny! So many beautiful butterflies and flowers! I love all the pretty pink too! Thanks so much!...Nancy :o)

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    1. Thank you very much, Nancy! :^)
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      Penny

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  30. Love your card, every detail, embellishment you put together are great.

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  31. Love all the flowers and the butterflies. Beautiful

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    1. Thank you very much, Skye! :^)
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      Penny

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  32. Penny, WOW your card is fantastic !!!! The colors you chose the butterflies ...all the extra little touches...

    Absolutely Beautiful
    Mary

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    1. Why, thank you so much, Mary! :^)
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      Penny

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      Penny

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  34. Wow. This is stunning! You do the ornately layered style so well.

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    1. Oh, thanks so much, Kathi! :^)
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      Penny

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  35. Geez Louise! This is gorgeous! All the butterflies and flowers look amazing!

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    1. Trina, thanks so very much! :^)
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      Penny

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  36. STUNNING! I love the way you have colored it up. And your butterflies are amazing!

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  37. What an awsome card. Love the Victorian feel to it. Beautiful

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  38. Wow, what an lovely creation! Love the butterflies. TFS!

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  39. Wow, what a Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing.
    Carol O

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  40. Beautiful color choices and the 'more' does make it feel Victorian. :)

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    1. Thanks, Kelley! :^) I thought so, too! VBG
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      Penny

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  41. WOW... I love butterflies and your card is amazing!

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    1. Thank you so much, Ardilla! :^)
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      Penny

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  42. Wow just stunning Penny! I absolutely love the gorgeous details and those butterflies are amazing! :)

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    1. Oh, thank you so much, Alyce! :^)
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      Penny

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  43. This is so beautiful! I love all the butterflies. Thanks for the freebie.

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    1. Thank you, Robin! And you are welcome from Paulette and me! :^)
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      Penny

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  44. Oh Penny, your card is gorgeous! I love cards with a lot of embellishments and yours is amazing. Thanks for the freebie, it's beautiful. Hugs

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    1. Thank you so much, Wanda! And from Paulette and myself, you are welcome! :^)
      Hugs back,
      Penny

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  45. Hi sweetie this is just simply stunning, love the colours that you have used too, gorgeous work, hugs Pops x x x

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    1. Hey, Pops! Thanks so much! :^)
      Hugs back,
      Penny

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  46. Penny this is outstanding what a stunning piece, wow, fabulous work Hugs Elaine

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    1. Thank you so much, Elaine! :^)
      Hugs back,
      Penny

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  47. omg this is amazing, what a gorgeous card, I would find a way to frame this beauty, likely in a shadow box frame, I just adore it Penny, well done :)

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  48. Great mix of those pretty butterflies and flowers, Mom! And I love the pearls everywhere. Nicely done!

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    1. Thank you, Ang! I know it is way too busy for your tastes, but I couldn't help myself! LOL!
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      Mom

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  49. Absolutely GORGEOUS Penny. I love it.
    hugs,
    Brooke

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    1. Thank you very much, Brooke! :^)
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  50. Hi Penny - love your card, especially the butterflies and the flower embellies. Thanks for sharing! Helen x

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  51. Thanks so much. Your work is beautiful.
    Annette

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  52. Wow, this is really beautiful!
    Rene

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Thank you for visiting my blog! I appreciate the kind comments more than I can say! :^)
Hugs, Penny