I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose July Blog Hop ~ Day One

We're at it again! Thank you for joining us on the 5th monthly blog hop, hosted by Daisy Collins creator of Tsunami Rose Designs!

This month our theme is a free style using printables from the Tsunami Rose Designs Zibbet shop! Please make sure to visit her shop where you will be able to view all of her affordable designs! Daisy creates all of her designs with a vintage flair that is perfect for all of your shabby chic projects! And of course make sure to grab your copy of July 2012 I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose which includes 2 free scrapbook papers!!

The blog hop rules are simple:

1. Comment on the participating blogs. (Leave a your email if possible)

2. Check back on Daisy's blog August 1st for the winner.

3. Win a $25 gift certificate to spend on Tsunami Rose Designs Printables! As well as your own copy of July 2012 I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose!

Want to be inspired daily? Join our Facebook group!

Check out our YT video for today's sketch!

The above card is my rendition of the wonderful sketch.  When I first started making cards, I really disliked the pointed banners, (mostly because I could not make them), however, now, I like them and realize they add a great deal to the wonderful design of the card.  Especially when paired with the right papers.

For this card, I used two different papers from Tsunami Rose, the first is the back ground paper, "Vintage Rouge".  I just love this beautiful paper with the bright pink roses.  But then again, pink is my favorite color.

When you couple that beautiful background paper with the floral post card (which is one of Daisy's free printables) I really liked the look.  I inked the edges of the post card with some light pink ink, and used some pop dots to help bring it up off the page.  I  completed the design by adding the four pink flags, which I also lightly inked and two beautiful gold pearl buttons.

The tag I used is from a pad of Studio 112 Ornate tags which I got at JoAnn's for a buck, which I embellished with a nice pink ribbon.

Participating blog list  (don't forget to join us tomorrow for more inspiration!):

1. Daisy Collins - http://tsunamirosedesigns.blogspot.com/ 
2.Vanessa Toro http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/
3.Anita~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
4.Violet Foskey - http://allthatscrap4him.blogspot.com/
5.Kimberly - http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
6.Stephenie Smith - http://www.sscrafter.blogspot.com
7. Lynne Kirsch ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by today to check out all these wonderful cards.  Remember to check back tomorrow for another great display of cards from I Love Sketches by Tsunami Rose.

Kimberly