World Card Making Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to the second hop of Cropstop's World Card Making Day Blog Hop!!

YOU ARE HERE.....He"ARTFUL" Validation of Vicki

We had so much fun last year, that we decided to repeat the festivities! On each hop you will get to enjoy a fabulous card made by one of our Cropstop Creative Team members, some hints about how to create the card and a MYSTERY letter (or two)! Yes, at the end of the blog hop you will put all of the letters together to spell our coupon code for this event!

If you didn't reach us through the WCMD Blog Hop, remember... hop on over to the start (Cropstop's Blog) to pick up your letters in the right order. Here is the list for the Blog HOP train! So jump in and have some fun!
1. CropStop's BLOG
2. Vicki
3. Jessica
4. Gloria
5. Marianne
6. Margie
7. Marcelle
8. Dalis

YOUR MYSTERY LETTER FROM ME IS...."O"!

Now, hop on over to Jessica's Blog to pick up your next mystery letter! Hoppy World Card Making Day to you!!!

As added incentive, I am offering this blog candy! Just post a comment in my blog with a link to your flower pot card, made especially for our blog hop! The deadline for posting is Sunday, October 4th at midnight Eastern time! A winner will be randomly drawn on Monday, October 5th. Stop back to see who wins!!

Hoppy Creating!

Here's a supply list and instructions for making this flower pot card. Remember, to be in the draw for my blog candy, you must post a comment, in my blog, with the link to the flower pot card you created for our CS blog hop!

Supplies: 1- 9" x 3 1/2" piece of cardstock for flower pot
1- 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of white cardstock for pocket tag
1- 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of cardstock for pocket tag mat.
3 scraps of coordinating cardstock for the larger flower
3 scraps of coordinating cardstock for the smaller flower
3 buttons for the flower centers
14 " piece of ribbon
Stamp with sentiment of your choice
Coordinating ink
Border/edge punch
Flower Punch/Die Cut with two different sizes
Paper Trimmer
Adhesive

Step 1 - Score the 9" x 3 1/2" piece of cs (horizontally positioned) at 2" and 5 1/2"

Step 2 - Fold in a mountain top fold at the 2" score line and a valley fold at the 5 1/2" score line

Step 3 - Punch the edge of the 2" front flap with your border punch. Ink all edges of the pot

Step 4 - To make the flower pot shape, place the cs on your paper trimmer with the 2" flap

turned up and the bottom folded behind (See lower flap fold in Step 2)

- Line up the 2" score line with the cutting track and the 5 1/2" fold line with the 1/2"
mark below the cutting track.

- Cut one side, flip and cut other side

Step 5 - Fold the top down and tie the ribbon around the flower pot. This will hold it together.

Step 6 - Adhere the white, 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" cs to the 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" mat. Stamp your sentiment

on the tag.

- Place your tag in the flower pot for better positioning of the flowers when adhering

them to the top of the tag.

- Pop dots will help add dimension to your flowers. I used a Sizzix die and Cuttlebug

embossing folder for the larger flowers and a Spellbinder small poinsettia die for the

smaller flower.

Now, so you don't hop too far, jump on over to Jessica's blog for your next blog hop letter...
Have a hopping good time! See you at the finish line!