Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Blog Hop: The Final Frontier

Welcome to the Starving Artistamps New Release Blog Hop! We are so excited to be presenting you with the newest collection in our DoodleFactory line...

DoodleFactory Final Frontier

You are going to want to visit all the stops on our hop because someone is giving away a complete unmounted set of the new release for blog candy. We are keeping the blog candy open for one day only so your chances of winning are even better! (blog hop ends October 21st, 11am PST). If you just can't wait to get your hands on the new Final Frontier set, don't worry. You can order it starting now, and if you are our lucky winner we will let you substitute a set of equal value instead!

If you arrived here all by yourself and are just finding out about the blog hop please start at the beginning:

START HERE: Starving Aristamps Blog
Juliana Swanson
Tracey Berkey
Donna Duquette (that's me!)
Sandra MacLean
Lori Tecler
Lydia Fiedler
Andrea Cloutier
Dawn Mercedes
Jenn McMillan
Irene Silva

And, now for some cards!


Peace on Earth (“Peace on Earth” in pieces on a pieced earth.)
Coloring Media: Copic markers
Papers: cardstock, Basic Grey Lime Rickey
Ink: Versafine Black, Adirondack Pitch Black
Techniques: Paper Piecing
Embellishments: Prima flowers, crystals


The More the Merrier (How many little green men can you fit in a little green flying saucer?)
Coloring Media: Copic markers
Papers: cardstock
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Blue Iris
Other Supplies: Stampers Magic Tape, Star punch, Cuttlebug, Embossing folder, circle die
Techniques: Masking, glitter stars (cut stars from Stamper’s Magic tape, adhere to background, apply glitter to exposed adhesive.)
Embellishments: Silver cord, glitter


Home Sweet Home (I’ve been a lot of places and seen alot of things, but I’m always glad to see the parched brown dirt and fiery red skies of home.)
Coloring Media: Copic markers, colored pencil
Papers: cardstock
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Burnt Sienna, Lipstick Red
Other Supplies: Glaze pens,
Techniques: Technique Junkies Color Pop (done on yellow paper and oversprayed with Silver Glimmer Mist)
Embellishments: Black Rain Drops


Happy Birthday (I was going to get you a present, but I was kidnapped by aliens and by the time the sent me back it was too late to go to the mall so all you’re getting is this card.)
Coloring Media: none
Papers: cardstock
Ink: Versamark, Versafine Black, Brilliance Platinum Planet
Other Supplies: Ranger Platinum Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug, Embossing Folders, dies
Techniques: Technique Junkies Embossed Crayon Resist
Embellishments: ribbon

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the blogosphere. Now it's time engage your warp drive and boldly go on over to Sandra's blog to continue your mission to seek out new creatures and compositions.

Sandra: http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/

Make it so, Number One.

48 comments:

  1. Donna, they are all awesome--but that party invite is BRILLIANT (yeah--there is my word that you make me use!!!!)
    Wonderfully done!

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  2. Very, very cool Donna! Loving all the texture!

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  3. Awesome cards Donna!! Love the bold colors and all the guys cramped in the spaceship is great!!

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  4. I LOVE your invitation card!!! And the bold colors you use ... :-)

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  5. I have to say that more the merrier card is just awesome. and theo colors on the robot card are so unexpected! I love the paper pieced earth, it came out awesome. I wanted to do a PP earth but I just couldn't get behind all that cutting! It looks awesome!!

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  6. Gosh, everyone is so clever! Your aliens piled into the space ship really cracked me up.

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  7. Love all your aliens packed into the space ship!

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  8. Adorable! I love the red and gold sky, and also the Peace on Earth card. Very pretty.

    Hugs
    Tanya
    http://trudd.blogspot.com/

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  9. These are sooo much fun! I really LOVE the card with "the more the merrier" How you crowded all the creatures in is just too funny.

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  10. You did a nice job on your cards. I like the crowded space ship best!

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  11. Would you mind giving me your address so I CAN STEAL THE ALIEN WITH THE ORANGE HEAD??? I love all your cards and all the details but I keep scrolling up to look at that little guy!!! I love him!!

    xo

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  12. That one would be a great Christmas card for SciFi freaks, like me

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  13. how adorable i love the birthday card.

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  14. You card are terrific I especially love the moon ran through the embossing folder and how you packed all the characters into the spaceship! Great job!!! Beth aka BR-T

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  15. Ha Ha...love the More the Merrier card LOL

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  16. You're too funny! I love all the captions you put below each card. The packed alien ship totally cracks me up. :)

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  17. cute I love your cuttlebugged moon

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  18. What FUN!! Loads of mojo in these creative beauties!

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  19. VEry sweet! What a fun set to work with.

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  20. Super fun line up! I love the embossed moon.
    So brilliant!

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  21. I just love all your cards, Donna! They are all so different and they are all brilliant! :)

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  22. Love the more the merrier card - how many can you fit into a spaceship?

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  23. Such fun projects and I love where they've all piled into their ship! :)

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  24. Super awesome projects!1 Thanks for the great inspiration.

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  25. WOWEEEE! These are all so fun, Donna!

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  26. Very creative cards.
    stamping sue
    stamprsue@aol.com

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  27. "The more the merrier" hahahaha luv it!

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  28. Fabulous, Donna--each one of them! Love the aliens crammed in to the space ship on the "more the merrier" card!

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  29. I really love the colors on the fist one - very vivid! Such great stamps to work with too - so fun!

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  30. great cards - love the sentiments!
    Sandra

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  31. What a kick! The more the merrier is cute & funny! Love the use of embossed texture. Cool idea with the paper piecing & I like that brightly colored alien!

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  32. These are so cute! I love all of those aliens crowded into that ship!! :-)Traci

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  33. WAWWERS - you're doing a wonderful job with the copic - I especially love the mix of stamps and embossing.

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  34. So many beautiful cards!! Love the one where they are all crammed in the spaceship! Too cute!

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  35. Great cards, great technique, great inspiration

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  36. what awesome cards.

    I just adore the "You're Invited" card

    {{hugs}}
    M.E.

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  37. great masking job on the aliens in the spaceship! love it!

    Ink-Pattie
    the_fultons at earthlink dot net

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  38. Love all the little guys packed into the spaceship & your parenthetical comments are hilarious!

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  39. I LOVE all your creations, but my favorite is the crayon resist embossing one. Cool!

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  40. how super cute! Love your cards. Great images.
    x

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  41. Love all the fun textures and colors you've paired with these adorable images! All your little quotes made me smile inside out! ;)

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  42. These are just too cute! Thanx for sharing!

    bast830@comcast.net

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  43. Cool cards!

    abackman66 at hotmail.com

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  44. Cute images, love the coloring on the earth!

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  45. Wonderful! Especially love the crowded space ship invitation.

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