Welcome to the very FIRST Tiffany Doodles DT Blog Hop, if you didn’t arrive here from Ruby’s blog, you’ll want start at the Tiffany Doodles blog so you don’t miss any of your chances to win or meet our new team!  I am so happy to be part of such a talented group of ladies!  Today’s hop is to introduce the team, show off some of Tiffany’s Doodles, and give YOU a chance to win FREE digital stamps!  In order to win, you’ll need to become a follower and leave a comment on each of the DT blogs as well as the Tiffany Doodles blog – each DT member will have a FREE Tiffany Doodle stamp to give away (winners chosen randomly) and Tiffany will also have goodies at the TD blog.  Leave some love – you might win a prize – easy peasy!!! If you get lost along the way, you can always refer back to the TD blog for the “map”.   Ok…Ready…set…hop!

For my project, I created a set of 12 coordinated cards, 2 of each design.  My Mom will be changing schools this Fall – she’s really excited, but that means leaving behind some great friends.  So, she asked me to design something she could give to these special people.  These cards were fun to make and came together rather quickly.  I started with Tiffany’s Dogwood Branch digital stamp in Photoshop.  I resized it to fit inside a 3” square and went to work from there.  I wanted to create a digital version of Pat Huntoon’s  Out of The Box technique (Technique Junkies newsletter, Oct 2004), so I “drew” a frame around the image at 2.25” from center.  I created the background color and highlighted the Dogwood Branch using styles by Jodiann – in this case both of her Chalkies sets. Then I added a bit of script handwriting using a brush from Obsidian Dawn (love her stuff too)!! I was able to put 6 on a page, so I printed 2 pages on my HP and them trimmed them with my large squares nestabilities.  I added the photo-corners (purchased years ago) for a bit of color – it was by pure luck that they matched perfectly!  The card bases were really easy too!  I selected 6 different Cuttlebug folders (D’Vine Swirls, Swiss Dots, Textile, Stylized Flowers, Birds and Swirls, and Floral Fantasy) and embossed 2 cards per design.  I added 1/2” sheer white organdy ribbon threaded through a ribbon slide (SU Hodgepodge hardware from ages ago) to the embossed bases and layered my image panel over the ribbon.  I purposefully did not include a sentiment so that my Mom could personalize each card herself.

There you have it – all in all, this set was really simple to assemble and my Mom was really happy with the results.  I’d love to know what you think – and if you leave me a comment you will be entered to win the Dogwood Branch stamp I used plus Jodiann has graciously offered a coupon that will allow one lucky person to have their VERY own copies of her Chalkies Photoshop styles. Yea!  You have until Midnight EST June 2 to leave a comment for your chance to win!

Have a great day! Your next stop is Sunghee’s blog! Happy hopping and good luck.

Challenges I played in:

• Annabelle Stamps – Say It With Ribbon
• Bee Crafty – Something New
• Digi Doodle Shop’s Best – Anything Goes