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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Urban cool!


Whimsy Stamps & Make it Crafty have come together to create a fun Urban Themed digi collection!

Ann Vento has whipped up her magic and designed an incredible collection of
funky wall sayings, city landscapes and of course a range of super cool street signs.
Check out the Sentiments collection HERE

Make it Crafty is trying something new offering all the different elements for you to build your own urban backdrop.
Check out the Urban Street Collection HERE

Then of course, what better characters to incorporate into such a scene than the fabulous KennyK rubber stamps available from Whimsy Stamps!

Our incredibly talented Design Teams have had a blast playing with all the different elements to bring you LOTS of inspiration!

We have broken it in to TWO HOPS
HOP A Starts Here & HOP B Starts HERE!

There will be a winner for EACH HOP and if you hop your way through BOTH, you’ll go in the draw for the GRAND PRIZE TOO!

HOP A & B Winners will each receive a $15 voucher from both Whimsy Stamps and Make it Crafty

GRAND WINNER will win our full Urban Digital Collection
4 Digi Sentiment sets by Ann Vento & the Urban Elements Collection from Make it Crafty


You are currently on HOP B and should have arrived from the lovely & talented Ann 




Your next stop on HOP B is the talented Elaine, but before you go make sure you leave a comment below!

You have until August 21st 8PM Australian QLD time to make your way through the hops!

Be there... or be square! J
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67 comments:

  1. JaninaAugust 14, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Ultra cool card! Love the background!!

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  2. CarlyAugust 14, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Wow! Love it! Is that cork? awesome card

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  3. AlinaAugust 14, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    very beautiful card, Viv, gorgeous colour combination!
    hugs, Alina

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  4. BirdieAugust 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Urban and icy. Can picture this chick giving everyone the bum's rush and then feeling guilty about it.

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  5. MarleneAugust 14, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    Love this, Viv! Fantastic scene...love the coloring.

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  6. RenkataAugust 15, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    wow Viv this is awesome.

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  7. DebraAugust 15, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    I LOVE what you did with this card it is amazing! I have been looking for urban digi backgrounds and these are excellent!

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  8. corryskaartAugust 15, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    hallo viv
    bij iedere kaart op de hop zit ik echt te genieten zo ook bij jou kaart, wat een geweldig stuk werk heb je gemaakt,helemaal TOP!
    groetjes van corry

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  9. TrudieAugust 15, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Love the cork! I don't think I have ever seen that used in cards before but I love the look it gives!! Another awesome card!! xx

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  10. AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Viv this is stunning, your colouring is fantastic, love the shading, the way you have created shadows is awesome....

    Awesome job mate!!!
    xXx
    Vicky

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  11. CleotaAugust 15, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Your coloring is superb. I *love* the cork board elements. Awesome job.

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  12. JLJ DesignsAugust 15, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Great card, Viv! I love the corkboard accents.

    Jen

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  13. Carole of BrumAugust 15, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    Hi Viv, this is fantastic and I agree about the cork - who'd have known it would have been so urban? It looks great with your blues too. CoB

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  14. CindyAugust 15, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Your coloring is wonderful.

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  15. paolaAugust 15, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    The work i have seen on this hop is totally radical, you girls are rockin"
    smiles
    Paola

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  16. TracyAugust 15, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    Super cool, the cork works in well and your colouring is fabulous. Great card! Tracy xx

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  17. JulieAugust 15, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Cool card! Love the colors! julie x

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  18. WiccababeAugust 15, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    another beauty - btw I love how you've coloured the area to give the effect of her nose
    Debbi
    x

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  19. Mary M.August 15, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Awesome coloring. Love the papers you used. Fantastic layout.

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  20. WendalynAugust 15, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    This is so adorable what a great layout.

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  21. ScrappymaxAugust 15, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    This is fabulous, what a great card.
    Thanks for the inspiration.
    Max x

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  22. Stacie (craft-princess)August 15, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Great card! Loe how you added the cork!

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  23. Stephanie{LuvScraps}August 15, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    super cute card...I love the details.
    hugs,
    Steph

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  24. LeanneAugust 15, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    Hi Viv,
    Cool card! I love her blue hair. Ur coloring is amazing and I love how you created your won background with only a few elements. Awesome! TFS! ;)

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  25. AartjeAugust 15, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    Oh this is beautyful. Love your sketch and coloring.
    Love Aartje

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  26. ShelbyAugust 15, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    Your designs is amazing and I love how you layed out this card using the sqaures...great job

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  27. KatieAugust 15, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    So cool! I love the background and your coloring rocks :)
    xx Katie

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  28. ToniAugust 15, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    How fabulous Love it viv awesome

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  29. ShazzaAugust 15, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    this is gorgeous, love it x

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  30. Lynn (delphinoid)August 15, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    Fantastic card. I love her blue hair. :) X X

    Please visit: Delphinoid's Cards and Craft Blog

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  31. Jacki DanielsAugust 15, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    Now she is well cool love her hair great colouring
    Jacki xx

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  32. JanetteAugust 15, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Really great card, I love the image, your colouring and the fab design.xx

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  33. AnnikaAugust 15, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    I'm not even gonna go on about your lush colouring - but I just must say the use of cork is just so ingenious here! And I love the design of the sentiment!!
    Hugs
    Annika

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  34. MoniqueAugust 15, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Lovely card.

    Hugs Monique

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  35. DebsAugust 15, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Awesome card hon :0)..hugs Debs x

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  36. UnknownAugust 15, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Hi Viv, love your card, the colours you picked are nice and vibrant. Hugsm, Frea

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  37. UnknownAugust 15, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Love the papers and the cork material, not to leave out the great stamps. Great card.

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  38. CRAZYCRAFTSHEDAugust 15, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Hi Viv
    A gorgeous and fabulous card love the image great colouring fabulous background
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  39. Debbie PammentAugust 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Loved this the very first time I saw it - and it certainly inspired me to play along. Totally AWESOME - everything works just right!
    xXx

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  40. sammiAugust 15, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Awesome card! Love how you used the pieces of cork! Very cool!

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  41. catAugust 15, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    love her Blue hair. so neat. great card.
    cat s.

    catbaskets@mchsi.com

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  42. MarilynAugust 15, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    This is gorgeous... I love how you've done those background bricks, your colouring is perfect and I love the cork!

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  43. AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    beautiful card! i'm blown away with the talent in the blog hop!

    Sandy :)

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  44. LynnAugust 15, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Hi Viv! Gorgeous coloured image and love the textures you have used!
    Great Job!!
    Huggs
    Lynn xxx

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  45. scrappintlcAugust 15, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Beautiful colors, and love the image coloring. Also very cool with the cork.

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  46. ShimeAugust 15, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Cool card! Like your coloring!

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  47. Cecilia ReyesAugust 15, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Fantastic colouring!!!

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  48. Sandy GAugust 15, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Great lay out of this card and your colouring is lovely

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  49. BethAugust 15, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    How great! The cork is a corker ... tee hee ... love this!

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  50. Barbara Sproatmeyer (LM2)August 15, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I LOVE this and the colors are gorgeous! The way you colored her face is perfect and I love the blue hair! Great distressing around the edges and fun papers too. *Hugs

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  51. AnonymousAugust 15, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Love your style....colours are just gorgeous...hgz aussie annie ♥♥

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  52. EmbossingQueenAugust 15, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Love the colour scheme. The cork bits look fantastic and the skin tones are so pretty, Thanks for sharing.

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  53. Jane August 15, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    Your card is fab, you inspired me to dig out my sticky cork, but I ripped it getting it out the packet(oops) hence I opted for the scruffy look!!

    P.S. I smile everytime I visit your blog - those poodles are soooo cute.

    Jane

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  54. LailaAugust 16, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Great card of a cool girl. :_)
    Love your work ♥

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  55. CowgirlscrapperAugust 16, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    awesoem card, great coloring

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  56. Kim KelleyAugust 16, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Gorgeous card! Love the use of cork!

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  57. RufusAugust 16, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    All all the grungy touches and how it's all monochromatic, till you get to your main image, like the blue pig tails, too!
    R/

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  58. DelphineAugust 17, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    WOW, Viv, your scene is gorgeous! I love the combination of blue and brown, your fantastic colouring and the brown paper which is like cork (sorry I have no idea what it is called in English but it looks fab:-)!) Hugs Delphine xx

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  59. CrafteezeeAugust 17, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Wow Viv, the colouring of the facial features is just amazing. Fabulous card, just love the whole scene. Hugs Tracy x

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  60. Sharon PeeleAugust 17, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Viv, your layout and coloring is awesome!! love the cork board!!

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  61. Scrappy DooAugust 17, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    I really like this Urban Series. I've only seen 1 other card made with it.... but YOURS is pretty cool.
    I love all the blue shades!!! for the hair and jeans!!
    awesome!

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  62. LittlehamsterzAugust 17, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    What an awesome card ^^ I agree very urban cool.

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  63. LaJanetteAugust 17, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Love the whole feel of this card! Your coloring is SUPERB; and that blue hair...AWESOME! LOVE IT!

    :0)
    Janette

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  64. MinnaAugust 18, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    this is one of my fav's

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  65. stampencamperAugust 19, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    what 'eye popping appeal' love the sketch of the card also, such talent

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  66. kbrandy4August 19, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    What a stunning card!! And i love your colouring of the image, it's awesome!!

    Hugs Hazel xx

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  67. DonnaMundingerAugust 21, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    LOVE your colors and the addition of the cork is inspired! xxD

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