November 29, 2011

Zva Creative November DT Blog Hop!


Zva Creative and our talented Design Team welcomes you to join us this November for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special because it is the first hop for many of our new 2011-12 team members!  We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  See details below.
 
As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.  If you like Zva's products you can find a list stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.
 
The Blog Hop begins at Windy Robinson's blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!
 
Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.
 
The Blog Hop starts today, November 28th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, November 29th.  
The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 30th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Windy Robinson's blog as well. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday... plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there.
 
All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.
 
To increase your chances of winning:
* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry
So you have FOUR chances on each blog to win one of our FIVE prizes!  That's a lot of chances to win!
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Today I'm working with the most gorgeous irridescent jewels. They're so unique and shine in a way photos can't do justice too!

I wanted to create a simple card that really let the jewels stand out, with some simple sponging and stamping I created a one layer card to act as a base for all that sparkle!

I sponged the circle with Antique Linen, Old Paper and Tea Dye distress inks before stamping the snowflakes with Soft Sky and Marina Mist ink from SU. The snowflakes all got a gorgeous Zva Creative center - I've used rhinestones CRW-04CB-123, and a bow in Marina Mist ribbon tops it all off! 

I wish you could see this in real life, those jewels really do make for a simple but elegant Christmas greeting.

If you need to start at the beginning, the blog hop begins here: Windy Robinson.
 
Thank you for joining us!
 
P.S. Next month's blog hop will be happening one week early so mark your calendar to join us on Monday, December 19th for another inspiring Zva blog hop!

 Thanks for stopping by!
 

44 comments:

  1. so simple yet so elegant! love the white/blue paired with bling combo!

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  2. What a gorgeous card, Sarah...those gems really do sparkle and how wonderfully you've highlighted them! And that blue bow is just a beautiful addition to your already lovely card!

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  3. BEAUTIFUL card! It's just gorgeous! The bling gives it such a magical touch!

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  4. Those gems accent the snowflakes perfectly!! Love this card!

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  5. Beautiful card Sarah!!I love the color and the sparkle of the ZVA!

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  6. This is a beautiful card! I love it.

    I posted about this bloghop on facebook

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  7. I asked my local scrapbooking store to carry Zva Creative products!

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  8. Beautiful card. Simple yet so elegant. I love that ornament you created, and the bling you added to the stamped snowflakes.

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  9. really love your Card Sarah.
    have a nice day Jolanda

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  10. Very nice & sparkly, great job Sarah!
    jenny dot naus at yahoo dot com

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  11. Gorgeous card!! Love the bling!! It works so well with the snowflakes!!

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  12. Beautiful, simple and classy, love it!

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  13. very pretty Sarah... your card makes the jewels look beutiful x

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  14. Love your design...one layer cards are sometimes very difficult. Beautiful colors and fab gem stones!!

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  15. Such a pretty shade of blue!

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  16. Your card is so beautifully elegant! I absolutely love the blue snowflakes and the crystals!

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  17. Beautiful card! I haven't seen those ZVA jewels before - they're yummy.

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  18. That card is stunning and I love it so much I wish I had several of them to send out for my Christmas cards this year... gorgeous!

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  19. great inspiration, using the gems the way you did makes this greeting a heart felt one.

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  20. love the design of your card and how the jewels really pop on the card.

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  21. Love everything about this card. Love the blue and gold and how the jewels really sparkle.

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  22. Sarah a lovely change from traditional Christmas colours, so beautifully fresh.

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  23. Great knowledge of inking/shading in your lovely card.....and wonderful use of ZVA Creative!


    Please check out my latest project at my blogspot here:

    http://asassyscrapper.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-sweet-it-is.html

    Patty

    Don't the ZVA Self Adhesive Pearls make this project lovely? ....Patty

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  24. Which blog do I go to from here for the ZVA Blog Hop? .....Patty

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  25. What a fabulous card! Love the blue color and how you made it sparkle!!

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  26. oh i love those jewels!! Am definitely asking my local store to stock these!!!

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  27. Very nice ornament card! Love the the blue and bling. :)

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  28. This is a gorgeous christmas card!

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  29. Stunning card, I love your beautiful design.

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  30. The ribbon is just gorgeous makes it pop but yummo on the bling

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  31. Love all the added bling to the snowflakes!

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  32. Your card is beautiful. The jewels really sparkle.

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  33. Absolutely lovely! I love the design of your card and the jewels are beautiful.

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