Sweet Summertime Blog Hop

Welcome to the Trendy Twine-SVG Attic Sweet Summertime blog hop!  We are so excited to have you join us today!

At each stop of the hop we hope you will be inspired by the creativity of the design teams of Trendy Twine and SVG Attic. You are sure to find many wonderful projects that will be at the top of your crafting lists!

You should be arriving from Jodi's blog. If you happened across this post out of order, please head to the Trendy Twine blog to start at the beginning of the hop.

Here are some past projects from our blog that feature Trendy Twine.  To see more details on each of these projects, please click on the link above each picture and it will take you to the original blog posts!

Combat Boot Card

featuring SVG Attic's My Hero set and 

Stars and Stripes Trendy Twine and Totally Kraft Trendy Twine

Pineapple Drink

featuring SVG Attic's Tropical Haven collection and Tiki Luau Kit and

Raspberry Cupcake Trendy Twine

Thank You Totes

featuring SVG Attic's Neighbor Gift Set and

Orangecicle, Totally Limeade, Twisted Blue Berry, Pinkberry Sorbet, and Raspberry Cupcake Trendy Twines

Religious Card

featuring SVG Attic's Communion of Faith kit and Flourished Cross and

Chocolate Truffle Trendy Twine

Now how about some blog hop prizes??

$20 Gift Certificate to SVG Attic
and
$10 Gift Certificate to SVG Attic

AND

2 sets of Trendy Twine Mini Starter packs

That will give us a total of 4 winners for this hop!

What do you need to do to be eligible for these amazing prizes?

1.  Become a follower of each blog in the hop. 

2.  Leave some comment love at each stop.

3.  If you do both of the above, check back at the SVG Attic blog and/or the Trendy Twine blog for the winners on Wednesday, July 1st.  You have until midnight Tuesday to hop!

We would also love it if you would stop by the SVG Attic and Trendy Twine Facebook pages and give us a "Like"!

Here is the complete blog hop lineup:
Trendy Twine Blog
Shelly
Helen
Migdalia
Jessica
Melissa

Beth
Tanya
Cyndy

Angeline

 Lisa

Jodi
SVG Attic blog (you are here)

I hope you have enjoyed this last stop on our hop!  Be sure to head on over to the other stops for more summer inspiration if you haven't already done so.  Comment and become a follower to be eligible for the prizes!

Religious Cards with Beth

Beth from Beth's Beauties here today, and I am posting two different cards, but they are both very similar.  They are both for religious occasions and use the chalice and host files from SVG Attic's Communion of Faith kit.

The first card was created as an invitation for my son's First Communion.  Actually I made 10 of these cards!  It was so worth it though.  They were elegant and everyone loved them.

I embossed the cup and the base of the chalice and used foam tape under different pieces for added dimension.  I added Krazy for Kraft and Chocolate Truffle Trendy Twines along the left side.  The patterned papers I used were open stock papers from Hobby Lobby.  LOVE their religious selection of papers!

On to card #2.  This one could be used for many religious occasions.  I used the same die cuts as in the first card, but I also added the Flourished Cross in the background.

 I added Chocolate Truffle twine around the base and added a small stamped tag.  I used brown chalk ink around the edges of the die cuts.

 The layers were once again popped up with foam tape.  The patterned papers are from Hobby Lobby.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Easter Inspiration

Easter will soon be here, so I thought I would share some past SVG Attic DT projects to inspire you to create for the holiday!  Click on the link above each picture to be taken to the original blog post with all the details.

Easter Basket Card

Flourished Cross Easter Card

Easter Basket

and 

Quick Easter Cards

I hope these projects inspire you to get creative!  Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Beth

Beth's Beauties

Flourished Cross Easter Card with Beth

I know that Easter is right around the corner.  For some reason, I haven't been in the card-making spirit very recently, but I know I need to make Easter cards for my family.  I decided to make a card using a technique that I have loved ever since seeing it online in many places, but haven't created it yet myself.  The sunburst/starburst technique.  I also try to make religious Easter cards to reflect the true meaning of Easter.

For my card, I decided to go with an understated elegant look.  I struggle with that sometimes since I love to embellish so much!  But for this card I didn't want to take away from the scene I created by adding too many embellishments.

The focal point of the card is a gorgeous flourished cross that is from SVG Attic.  As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for this card.  Plus the set of 3 flourished crosses is only $0.99, what an awesome deal!  I created a blackout shadow of it in my cutting software and cut them with the shadow being 3" tall.  For the sunburst background, I took random patterned papers in the yellow/orange/burgundy hues to mimic a sunrise.  If you are not familiar with how to make that, you can use THIS tutorial that I used.  To add to the background focal point, I hand cut a yellow semi-circle of cardstock to look like the sun.  I also inked the edges of my papers with brown chalk ink to add definition.

To finish it off, I added white rumpled ribbon, a stamped sentiment and three white enamel dots that I made myself out of mini pony beads.  I simply preheated my oven to 375 degrees, added parchment paper to a metal pan and placed the beads, hole facing up on the paper.  I baked them for 25 minutes and they turned out so perfect :)

If you haven't seen the Easter kits that SVG Attic has released lately, you are missing out!  Here are the pictures and links to them so you can go see them in detail.

             3D Eggs                                          Hop To It

Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Beth
Beth's Beauties