My Sweet Petunia and Joy Clair Swap Hop

Good Afternoon everyone
It is time for another blog hop, and a blog hop means some giveaways. 
Today I am excited to say that we are collaborating with Joy Clair Stamps.

To celebrate, there is a giveaway. From My Sweet Petunia a choice of the Mini or Original Misti, and there are 2 gift certificates of $25.00 each from Joy Clair to be won.  On April 14th the Misti winner will be announced here, and the Joy Craft winners will be announced here
So be sure to visit the fabulous designer's from
 each team and leave a comment for your chance 
to win. (one comment per blog)
I made a couple cards for today's hop. The first using the toadally adorable Hoppy Birthday.
I stamped the image using my Misti and the new Creative Corners.  I am using water colour paper here, and I had already die cut the oval for the sentiment portion of the card. 

Once the image was stamped I placed it back in my Misti and water coloured using my Zig brushes. I use the Creative Corners to secure the paper as I paint.
 
My finished card. I added the background paper and the sentiment, along with a second balloon attached with a foam dot and painted with Wink of Stella, along with my trademark sequins. 

For my second card I used the delightful Hugs and Smiles Stamp Set. 

I photographed as I did the card, starting in the upper left I decided on my layout and colours. I decided I would fussy cut the flowers, so heat embossed the image on a piece of scrap water colour paper using white embossing powder. I coloured with Zig Brushes, then fussy cut the flowers. I die cut a piece of Neenah cardstock, using stitched rectangles and arranged where the flowers would be before proceeding to brush on yellow ink for my background colour. Once I was happy with that, I attached the flower panel to the Neenah and then to the card base. 
I added the sentiment, with part on a label die cut, and a few sequins to finish my card. 
I hope you enjoy these cards and my process. 

Thanks for stopping by and now it is time for you to head to Donna's blog.

Following is the list for the hop. Be sure to comment on each blog for your chance to win.

Kia Gibson-Clapper ~ you are here

Products: Original Misti, Creative Corners, Joy Clair Hugs and Smiles, Joy Clair Hoppy Birthday, Frantic Stamper Deckled Ovals and Label Die, Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles, My Favorite Things Tranquil Textures Paper, Neenah Cardstock, Paper Garden Cardstock, Zig Brushes, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mustard Seed, Clarity Brushes, Wink of Stella Brush, Foam Dots, Sequins.

62 comments

  1. Great cards, really love the frog!!!

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  2. HI KIA!!!
    Your first card is SO CUTE with the frog! LOL AND your second card is BEAUTIFUL with the flowers & the colors!!! JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! (I LOOOOVE FLOWERS!) ;) SO NICE to see you on this hop too!!!! ;)

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  3. Both cards are super fabulous. Love that frog.. so adorable. And your flower card is beautiful. Great coloring!

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  4. Oh! I love both of your cards! The frog one is so fun, love the way you placed the sentiment in the oval! Your second card with the flowers is gorgeous! That is one of my favorite stamp sets!

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  5. Lovely cards Kia. The cute little colored frog is so fun and the gorgeous florals are a favorite of mine! :)

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  6. Kia, both of your cards are "toad-ally AWESOME", great work and thanks for sharing.

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  7. Great cards! Love that cute frog, and your colors on the Hugs and Kisses flowers! The Creative Corners look like another great tool along with the MISTI!

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  8. The frog card is toadly cute! Your second card is also amazing. Love the colors and design.

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  9. Your frog card is so funny. The floral card is beautiful. I love your color combination.

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  10. Two great cards, love that frog.

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  11. Both cards are amazing, Kia! Lovely coloring and designs!

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  12. Very cute froggie card Kia, and love your floral one, my favorite stamp set!

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  13. Love you cards. The frog one is so cute and the floral one is beautiful. Great job!

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  14. Sweet cards. Beautifully colored:)

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  15. Nice bright colors, loved the eyes of the toad.

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  16. Both of your cards are so fun, but I just can't get over how gorgeous those flowers are! Wow!

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  17. Great cards. Lovely coloring.

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  18. Oh, he is SO cute! And your flowers are just lovely.

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  19. Both of your cards are amazing!! Your coloring is beautiful! TFS!

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  20. Your cards are great, I especially loved the frog. Thanks for sharing and participating in this blog hop.

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  21. Great cards. The flower card was my favorite!

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  22. What a cute toad and pretty flowers too.

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  23. I love getting new project and supply ideas! Thanks!

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  24. cool card, these are great ideas!!! an love watching every one use their misti's

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  25. The toad card is hilariously adorable!

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  26. Both cards are awesome but I *love* the flower card. Its just stunning!!! Your water coloring is beautiful against the soft background.

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  28. Love both cards and your use of the zig pens. That frog card is absolutely adorable!

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  29. Both of your card are really pretty but I like the way you did the frog card.

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  30. Great cards... a toadily fun card and a very lovely one! Thanks for sharing them with us.

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  31. Thanks for sharing both cards. They're great.

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  32. Boy, you bloggers have been busy lately, haven't you? This card is so cute. The water coloring is perfect. I'm going to see if I can do it. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  33. Playful froggie.
    Love the card.
    thanks for sharing.

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  34. I love the froggie card you made. That is so cute. And your floral card is awesome as well. A Misti sure helps with card making for sure.

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  35. I am toadly in love with this stamp set. I collect frogs.

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  36. That frog image is super cute. Thanks for sharing

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  37. lol The frog gave me a giggle, very cute, but the flowers are stunning!
    Great job on both cards.
    XO April

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  38. I would love to have a misty. Cute card

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  39. Such beautiful and fun cards. Love that bright green frog! Thanks for sharing how you used the Misti.

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  40. Both cards are great, but I really loved the Flowers card! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  41. I like your coloring on these cute and sweet cards.

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  42. Fantastic cards. Love your coloring. That froggie is too cute.

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  43. I'd have a hard time choosing the one I like better - they're both wonderful.

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  44. This is fun seeing so many new to me stamps

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  45. Awesome cards, thanks for sharing!

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  46. Two great cards! Love the frog! Always good to see new stamp sets! TFS

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  47. Cute and charming - terrific cards!

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  48. Awesome cards! Love the darling frog! He is so cute & the design is wonderful. Your flower card is so colorful & makes me think that spring is here!

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  49. Wonderful cards! I'm a sucker for sequins too!

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  50. Love these cards!! The second card is my fave of the two. I love the font of the sentiment on card #2 also... :o)

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  51. Great job on both of your cards! I really like the Joy Clair stamp set Hugs and Kisses. It seems very versatille!

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  52. Cute froggy card! Thanks for sharing!

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  53. Kia, love both of your cards. Thanks for joining Joy Clair this month for the blog hop.

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  54. Such a sweet little frog card!

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  55. This is a 'color me happy' card! Love it!
    Blessings,
    Melitta

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  56. Nice cards! I love the flower one!

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  57. Ah-ha-ha-ha! That toadally awesome card is so fun! Love how pretty the flowers are with that bright and sunny background!

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xoxo, Kia