Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Echo Park's Holly Jolly Holidays Blog Hop


Welcome to the Echo Park Paper "Holly Jolly Holidays" Blog Hop! We've created a special one-day blog hop event in which you can hop from one designer's blog to the next, viewing beautiful holiday cards.

Here's the card I created. The tree detaches and can be hung as an ornament. 

I used a brad to make the sentiment a swinging element. You can push the title in toward (and under) the tree to better fit the card into an envelope. To detach the tree, pull gently at each corner and hang as an ornament.  
 
 
Be sure to follow the blog hop list below and leave a comment on each person's blog. Finish up at the Echo Park Paper blog with a final comment. THREE winners will be selected to win a collection kit of their choosing. Comments can be made through midnight MST today for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on December 8 on the Echo Park Paper blog.


The hop order:

Lowri McNabb
Izzy Anderson  <----- you are here
Wendy Sue Anderson
Carolyn King
Tamara Tripodi
Linda Auclair
Kandis Smith
Thanks so much for playing along!


Echo Park Card Supplies:
Holly Jolly: 6x6 Paper Pad
Season’s Greetings: Chipboard Accents, Brads, Borders, Journaling Cards
Victoria Gardens: Picket Fence
Metro Dots and Stripes: 6x6 Paper Pad
Everybody Loves Christmas: Wrapping Paper
Other:  Bazzill Basics cardstock, Twine from The Twinery, Fiskars border punch, Bernina sewing machine
Finished card size: 5 x 6 inches

112 comments:

  1. I LOVE this card! The swinging sentiment, the detachable ornament, the stitching... it's FABULOUS.

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  2. I love that, and the fact you can save if as an ornament is so nice!

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  3. very pretty - lovely card!
    Sandra ltb

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  4. Such a lovely card....The way you have made the Tree is amazing..love it!!

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  5. Love the stitching on this card! Great job!

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  6. Oh my gosh! So creative! Love the bright colors!

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  7. Darling!!! LOVE your patchwork tree and the stitching!! Super job!

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  8. Love the stitching and cool idea! :)

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  9. that's an adorable card. i love the fun colors. and that tree is amazing.

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  10. OMYGOSH!! Toooooooooooooooo cute cute cute!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee that tree and loving how it comes off as an ornament! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  11. beautiful card, I love the idea of having a detachable ornament.
    cathyplus5.blogspot.com

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  12. Great card. It is so nice that you added an element that can be used on the tree. Great colors and I love the stitching on the ornament. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Ok, Wow on the details and the sewing!

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  14. I love the stitching on the tree!!!

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  15. What an awesome card! Love it! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  16. So cute! The stitching is awesome!

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  17. Cute card! I love that the tree is also and ornament. Your green stitching is an adorable touch.

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  18. LOVE the stitching! Makes a great card fantastic!

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  19. I love that it's multi-purpose! Part card, part ornament and totally loving the papers you used!

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  20. Beautiful tree and the colors. Thank you.

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  21. So beautiful! LOVE the stitching!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  22. Love the stitching! Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

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  23. cute idea! I love to give ornaments as present toppers, now i can do card toppers.

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  24. Pretty card and how creative to make the tree an ornament.

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  25. Sooo pretty and I love that part of it is an ornament.

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  26. Your card is very bright and cheery!
    I love how the tree detaches and becomes
    an ornament. Very clever...
    Thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  27. Great card and to be able to use the tree as an ornament is awesome!

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  28. This is amazing, love all the stitching!
    janiceaeschliman.blogspot.com

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  29. Fantastic idea! I love it! Happy Hop Day! :)

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  30. These are so cute! Love all the stitching!

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  31. Wow. these colors are amazing, and I love the way you stiched together the tree. I am going to have to borrow this idea! Thanks for the inspiration. I will be following your work!

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  32. That's a great idea! I love multipurpose projects.

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  33. Love this! The tree is simply beautiful! Loving the colors and patterns. Great job! New follower!
    Tina
    www.myhoppyplace.blogspot.com
    tinakatz1@yahoo.com

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  34. This is very cool! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  35. Amazing card. thank you for sharing.

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  36. So clever... a detachable ornament! Love the whole design.

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  37. Beautiful - love the patchwork and all the stitching.

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  38. Gorgeous! Love that you can detach the ornament, and that stitching is so perfect. THanks!

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  39. Really cool idea. I must try something similar. Ta.

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  40. THAT is SO clever--love that it's interactive!

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  41. Great card...love that it does double duty too!

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  42. Love the happy colors :)
    Love Echo Park :)

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  43. Beautiful card!! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  44. Izzy, this is such a darling idea! I love that you can take the ornament off and have a keepsake!
    Thanks for spreading the word about the Blog Hop, too :)

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  45. Totally adorable...awesome two for one card!!!

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  46. What a great idea! It's a card AND a gift! thanks for sharing.

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  47. I love, love, love the idea of making a detachable ornament and adding it to your card!

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  48. What a fantastic card! So cute! LOVE that the tree detaches to make an ornament! I really like the stitching on it too!

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  49. I love the quilted look! I am just over the moon about the detachable ornament idea!

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  50. I love the stitching on this card! Perfect, textural embellishment!

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  51. Fabulous idea! I love your card/ornament!

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  52. Love the quilt look of this card!

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  53. Look at your perfect stitching! What a fun idea to have the ornament come off! Love it Izzy!

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  54. Great card. I love the patchwork and the interactive detail!

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  55. great card love that patchwork tree its amazing! thanks for sharing
    -jamie
    babyblueangel_30@yahoo.com

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  56. This is beautiful! I love the stitching, it really makes everything pop and the lime green is so eye catching! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  57. Great idea with the detachable ornament - beautiful and useful! Love the stitching
    Looking forward to checking out all the other cards on the hop!
    Lowri

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  58. I love the stitchery on the xmas tree. Beautiful card.

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  59. Fabulous idea!! I like the stitching on the tree.

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  60. What a great idea! Love your tree ornament and card. The stitching is a great touch.

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  61. This is a very origin and beautiful christmas card!

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  62. Love your card idea, especially that it turns into an ornament!
    Slynh999@gmail.com

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  63. This card is so pretty! I love the ornament idea.

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  64. Simply adorable - never would have thought that a card could also be a gift. Thank you for sharing.

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  65. #4
    Hi Izzy!
    Wow! What a great idea! Love what you did with the tree. I made a card that was just an ornament but it would have been way cooler to have put it on a bigger card and do what you did. Thanks for the inspiration! And Happy Holidays to you too!

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  66. What an awesome tree! I love how you made it patchwork like that!

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  67. This is so delightful, Izzy! I need to remember to bring out my sewing machine and incorporate it into my cardmaking hobby. LOVE the quilted tree look!

    And I'm now a follower of your blog. So nice to meet you. Stop over to my blog sometime and give me a shout out!

    http://lillianchild.blogspot.com

    Happy Holidays to you and yours!

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  68. Love the idea of adding an ornament to the card

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  69. Your card-with-detachable-ornament is genius AND beautiful!!

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  70. Super cute card, love the color blocking technique!

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  71. Very cute idea to make the tree detachable.

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  72. Izzy Love the card ornament bonus is a Fabulous idea as well!!! tfs xo

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  73. A card and a small gift all rolled into one - great idea!

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  74. Love the patchwork tree! Thanks for sharing the Echo Park inspiration! :) Suzanne suzyq28024@gmail.com

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  75. This card is so pretty and just too clever for words. It isn't just a card but a very special gift also. Great job. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

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  76. This is so pretty! I love the colors!

    Hugs,
    Saundra

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  77. Love the quilted look to this card! So cute!

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  78. Great idea! How wonderful that your Christmas can have a new life after it arrives at its destination! TFS!

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  79. I am loving seeing all these great card ideas, thanks!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  80. I adore the little tree! How pretty!

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  81. This is SO adorable!!

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  82. Thanks for the Awesome blog hop! It's been great!! -clockhammer@live.com

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  83. I love that something of the card can be saved for use later. I hate to spend so much time on cards when they just get tossed (usually unfortunately). I'm loving this hop. Thanks for sharing.
    centralnyscrapper at gmail dot com

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  84. A love this card and the idea of a removable ornament. How cool! tfs Tami
    tambo1010atcomcastdotnet

    Tambos Creations!

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  85. Very cute, love the patterned papers and the stitching you added! Thanks for sharing!

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  86. Great tree card, this paper is amazing.
    alisha.moorenielsen@gmail.com
    http://scrappin-happens.blogspot.com/

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  87. love the christmas tree on this card..so unique!

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  88. It is really creative! Love the idea! Thanks for sharing!!

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  89. so, so pretty!! awesome job!

    Jamie
    http://oohlalapaperie.blogspot.com

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  90. Such a great idea for the detachable ornament. Love the card.

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  91. Love how the tree is detachable and can be used as an ornament! So creative.

    -Valentia (valentiaholic@gmail.com)

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  92. Super cute idea!!! Love the tree!! Thanks for the inspiration! This paper collection is beautiful!! HUgs.. Maggy :)

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  93. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Beautiful as always!!! Missing you! :)

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