Daydream Designs Blog Hop: Day 2

Join the Fun--DAY TWO

NOW through January 19

Welcome to the Daydream Designs BLOG HOP!  If you are just joining us, hop right in.  But you may want to check out previous posts by our designers.  Some of them are posting new samples each day of the hop.  We have tons of inspiration for you and lots of FREEBIES and giveaways.  You will visit 10 Dream Team designers’ blogs.  Follow the linked list below to move through the blog hop in order, so you don’t miss one.  

**Three winners will win their choice of 

THREE FREE SETS**

 from our Daydream Designs Store.  

If we have lots of players, more winners will be selected.

(Excludes KD-Kits)

**One winner will win this BIG BLOG CANDY**

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Blog Candy Contents: 

• Cardstock:  2-12x12 toast textured, 3-12x12 pink textured, 3 sheets each of 8-1/2 x 11 in Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush.  (8 sheets total)
• Patterned Paper: TWO 12 x 12 sheets EACH in light floral, bright floral, stripe, and heart print.  (8 sheets total)
• Embellishments: 7 yds. total in wrinkle ribbon: pink blush, sand, caramel (hand-dyed by Diane Noble), 5 doilies, assorted prima flowers (as shown), assorted round and heart shaped buttons as shown, bird cage with pendant, rhinestone swirls, pink glass pearls, 30+ stickers
• 3-D alterable items: 1 set of bracket covers for a mini album, one boxed fold out album to decorate.  (See more pictures at the end of this blog post) 

**EVERYONE WINS!**

Collect FREE DIGIS as you go!  There will be a free digi waiting on each designer’s blog!  Here's the one for this blog.  Just copy and paste to your files.

                 BLOG HOP FREEBIES HAVE EXPIRED.

 
  
To qualify:

1.      Visit every blog on the list.
2.      Leave a comment saying you were here.  Leave additional comments on subsequent days for more chances to win.
3.      For an extra chance to win, subscribe to our newsletter (Diane’s blog, first stop on the hop.  If you are already subscribed just tell me and I'll add another chance for you).
4.      When you get to the last blog on the list, Jerusha’s blog, you will have the choice to end the hop or continue to Deedee Anderson’s blog to start another round with her team for more prizes and Freebies!  Let’s get started!

Diane  (you are here...see inspiration samples below)

Elizabeth

Gail

Gemiel

Helen

Jill

Karen

MariLynn

Miesje

Jerusha 

Deedee Anderson (optional to continue to her One-Stop-Blog-Hop for additional prizes and inspiration) 

MY SAMPLES FOR DAY 2

I just have to say, I'm really happy with my newest little set, Tweethearts. It's available in both outline and color sets, with a set of papers that coordinate as well.  The pink/white heart paper layered here is from that set.  The card base is Blushing Bride (SU) with a layer of Kiwi Kiss (retired, SU).  I've used simple embellishments--pink pearls, tiny pink rhinestones, and tiny green pearls. 

 I printed two sets of the flower and the birdie, so I could layer and create dimension. I cut out an extra set of petals, popped them up and flared them a little.  

And I did the same with the envelope.  I think it makes digis look more traditional to build in as much texture or dimension to your card as you can.

Here's my second sample for today. It's a 4-1/4" square card, and uses the image from Tweethearts and a 4" square of one of the Tweetheart digi papers.  To give that traditional look I added ribbon, a tag (from Snowbaby Love Sentiments), buttons and pink twine.  

All our digitally colored images are artistically colored to have shading and depth similar to techniques used when coloring with Copic markers.  If you want to digitally color our images, you can in most photo editing programs like Adobe Photoshop, and using the transparent PNG version including in the files when you purchase most of our sets. 

Hope you've enjoyed today's samples.  

Check out the rest of our DT for new card inspirations.  Some of the DT are putting up samples each day of the hop.  So come back right here to start getting all the inspiration you want.  

You're next stop puts you on Elizabeth Hart's blog, Warm Harted.