Friday, July 22, 2011

I Am Roses Summer 2011 Blog Hop

WELCOME! Thank you all for joining the I Am Roses Summer 2011 Blog Hop! The Design Team is thrilled to share these special projects with you showcasing some of the latest flowers and old favorites. If you are going down the blog hop list then you are coming from Ivett's blog. But if you came straight to my blog, you might want to start at the beginning so you don't miss out.

We also wanted to thank you for all the support and wonderful comments on our YouTube Channel iamrosesdt; we have reached over 1,000 subscribers and what better way to celebrate than with PRIZES!

Here’s how for your chance to win:

- Hop along to each of the design team member's blogs and be sure to comment on their individual Summer 2011 Blog Hop post.

- There are 2 blog candy prizes are up for grabs!

- There is hidden blog candy in 2 of our design team member's blogs.

- The blog hop ENDS on Monday, June 25th at 9:00pm PST

- We will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the comments on these blogs and will announce the winners on Wednesday, July 27th!

- Be sure to subscribe to the individual design team member's blogs as you hop along so you don't miss out on the winner announcement!

Now on to what I created…

I've been saving this gift box to be altered at a future date and now the time has come. The box itself stayed the same and I altered the lid. The paper collection I used is K & Company Celeste. The vellum die cuts that I layered are from K & Company Flora and Fauna. This was my last white dollar frame from Michael's and it fit perfectly. I distressed the frame with Rubb n Buff Gold Leaf. I was hoarding some of this fab pearl/rosette trim and I wrapped it around the lid. Then I added some bronze pearl trim as an extra detail.
Now for the yummy part. All the flowers here are of course from I Am Roses. I love the small white & purple flowers, they are such great fillers. That beautiful soft purple rose in the center is measured at 2". I sprayed it with Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Spritz in Desert Moon Cactus Gold for that awesome shimmer. I then anchored it on each side with these 1" white roses. I also used small skeleton leaves in the back that are so delicate looking. All the links to these flowers will be provided at the end of this post. So that is my IAR project. I hope you guys enjoyed it =)

Next up is the awesome Karla! I’m sure she has something FABULOUS to share with you!

In case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the I Am Roses design team members hopping today:

Arlene: www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com
Bona: www.keeponscrappin.blogspot.com
Cindy: www.cynthialoowho.blogspot.com
Ivett: www.ivettcarrillo.blogspot.com
Jo: www.paperdrama.blogspot.com (you are here)
Karla: www.karlasloveblog.blogspot.com
Marisa: www.maribellscrapsportugal.blogspot.com
Rina: www.scrapmusubi.blogspot.com
Sandi: www.littlemissstamper.blogspot.com
Zoe: www.CraftyX.blogspot.com

Before I go, here is a preview of one of the two I Am Roses blog candies that are up for grabs:
Thanks for coming by and playing along! Have a great weekend!

I Am Roses Products (links provided):
S10-15 Small White Flowers
S10-6 Small Purple Flowers 2 Tone
R77-609 Classic Soft Purple 2 Tone Roses
R5-1 1" White Flowers
ZQL0-1 Small Green Leaves
K1-805/Z Small Skeleton Leaves
Other Products:
K&Co Celeste Paper & Vellum Die Cuts, Used Gift Box, White frame (Michael's), Rub n Buff Gold Leaf, White Acrylic Paint, Lace & Pearl Trim, 4mm Bronze Pearl Trim (KARLAS001 Etsy), Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Spritz Desert Moon Cactus Gold


198 comments:

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  2. WOW! So gorgeous and the frame you used really makes it pop! Thanks for sharing! :)
    **Sorry I had to re-upload my comment!**

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  3. Super pretty and elegant. I could totally see this on my mom's dresser...wow :) TFTCTW, Mercy

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  4. Oh Jo, your work is so amazing... i love the colour you chose!! And the frame is so nice!!

    kisses :)

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  5. I always love your projects. This altered box is really nice. Thank you for always being such an inspiration.

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  6. OOO WEEE! MY FAVORITE COLOR! LOVE THIS!

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  7. your box turned out beautiful thanks for sharing

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  8. beautiful jo so much talent girl you are awesme

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  9. Love this project and the flowers are over the top beauitful. Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring us.

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  10. Love your Work, very beautiful.
    xoxo from Portugal

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  11. BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love your work....and purple is a fave color for me....thank you marie :P

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  12. Absolutely Grogeous Jo..so very elegant. Love the color and the great embellishments..I so love your style!! Thanks for always inspiring and creating the "BEST" projects!

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  13. Just beautiful!
    tfs,
    Marlene
    memoriescrafted

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  14. OMG Jo, this is GORJUS girlfriend! I'm so not a purple person, but I'm really lovin' this! ♡

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  15. Wow Jo! Love the colors....super pretty.

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  16. What a lovely box you made. Love the purle!

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  17. I love it Jo the colors are so beautifuk together. TFS
    Hugs

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  18. Love the color and it is really pretty!

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  19. Your box is gorgeous. The colors are great and I'm so needing to try out my gold leaf that I bought years ago. Thank you so much for the inspiration

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  20. Absolutely fabulous - I love purple, and those purple flowers are amazing!

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  21. Beautiful box. Love the purple. Gorgeous as always Jo.

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  22. what a lovely creation!! congrats for the job
    Kisses from a sunshine country: Portugal!
    Olga Quental

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  23. Purple is my favorite color! I LOVE this box! That giant rose is gorgeous! Gotta get me some!

    Thanks for sharing!

    ~Marie~

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  24. Beautiful Jo, I love the colors, perfect for summer. What a beautiful box made by such a beautiful person, designer, creator!! ♥HUGZ♥
    Cynthia♥

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  25. Oh WOW!! This is just beautiful. Definitely something people pay top dollar for at a store. I love the colors and the placement of each flower. You did a fantastic job. Thanks for adding the flower codes as well.

    I'm so happy you are a part of this DT.

    Good Luck to everyone.

    x0, Damaris

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  26. lovely is all i could say hugs Jamie

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  27. Beautiful job! Love this lid top. You used one of my favorite 2" roses.

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  28. This is super cute and I love the frame.. Thanks for sharing!

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  29. Love it, Jo. It's so pretty and I love the color too. TFS...

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  30. I love that box...
    Purple is my favorite color and you sure did it up right :)
    I need to get out a box and give it a try!
    TFS Debbie
    crittersgrama YT

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  31. Gorgeous!! I love the purple combination! Nobody does much purple anymore. I just love it!!

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  32. What a gorgeous frame Jo!! Thanks so much for your inspiration and a chance to win!!

    Hugs,
    Leslie :)

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  33. Jo, sooo beautiful, simple and elegant! Love it as always!

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  34. Very pretty, Jo. Love your work. You always make awesome projects. TFS :)

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  35. Love all your altered projects, great job!

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  36. Jo-
    Great recycle and alteration of a box even if it was just the lid. It is wonderful. Makes you wish you hadn't thrown away certain boxes you just felt you were not going to need. Jo shows you yes you could have used it.lol

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  37. love love love it! gorgeous colors!! :)

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  38. So breathtaking - your creative talent is absolutely amazing.
    tabithagrace

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  39. The box is so pretty. I love your colors too. Thank you.

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  40. Gorgeous!!! Love the colors! TFS!

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  41. OMG! I love it specially because your used my favorite color PURPLE.

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  42. ahh Jo I have some extra frames if you need any...congrats on your 1,000 subbies.

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  43. Love the colors, you don't see too much purple!!! LOVE IT, GREAT JOB Jo!!!

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  44. Love the color. You did a great job.

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  45. This is just stunning Jo! Love everything you did here!

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  46. Who wouldn't love to receive something packaged this lovely as a gift. It would outshine the gift inside!!!!

    Sandi
    slschario@gmail.com

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  47. Love the box, the color is wonderful and the flowers are outstanding. Love the blog candy shown on your page, would love to win those if I could!
    ~Sharon Rivas

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  48. So pretty and I just love the color! Purple is my favorite color! The large 2" rose is just gorgeous! And I love the frame! :)

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  49. Jo,
    Love what you did to the box.
    Lori

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  50. Hey Jo! The Box is so pretty! I hope your SS Box looks as pretty, I'm sure it will!

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  51. Absolutely gorgeous project! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  52. Lovely gift box JO , thanks for sharing your art

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  53. I love this box!! The way that you just did a dusting of gold on the rose petals and the bronze beading around the edge really tie the frame with the gold rub together perfectly!! You picked the perfect group of flowers for this item as well...they look like they were designed for the display instead of just added. TY for sharing this beautiful project!!

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  54. Gorgeous Jo! You are such an inspiration...love everything you did to this box!

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  55. Purple is my favorite color! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  56. love the box lid it looks awesome love the purple flowers they are amazing!!! TFS Thanks for the chance to win!!!

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  57. I just happened to save a shoebox.. It'll be wonderful to take this as an inspiration or prolly i'll just copy.. Haha! :D

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  58. love your box jo..i always make boxes for my mini album to keep them safe and this is a fun way to alter them. thanks for sharing your talent - leilani

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  59. I love the white & purple - great color combo. TFS, Bonnie :-)

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  60. GEORGEOUS Box I know if my daughter would see this she would want it in a heart beat. lol. TFS and a chance to win!

    Jess b.
    thatzuneek@gmail.com

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  61. So elegant Jo!!! I love the purple - Thanks for sharing!!

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  62. LOVE the picture frame.
    love the box.
    totally gorge together !!

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  63. OMG!! That is beautiful!!!TFS

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  64. Hi Jo,
    Love it! Your creations are so cute!

    Hugs,
    Heidi

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  65. YOur killing me jo LOVE LOVE this!!!

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  66. Jo Jo this is awesome! I am not much of a purple person but on this project it looks stunning. Perfect flower choices! TFS

    *gina* scrappinology

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  67. super luscious purple goodness love that big flower

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  68. great project and love to follow your utube

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  69. Lovely box, the skeleton leaves are beautiful, the roses, omg! Love it!

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  70. love this jo those flowers are wonderful i must buy more im getting low lol. xxx joanne

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  71. This is a beautiful box I love the colors and will be picking up some of that lindys thanks for the inspiration.
    Deanna

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  72. Ohh Man....I love those flowers. I'm waiting for my order to get here....and I just ordered some Lindys sprays. I can hardly wait to start playing with my flowers. Just love your altered box.....beautiful.

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  73. Wow Jo-this is SO beautiful!! Love the white frame top & those roses really make it! :) x

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  74. Hi Jo, the lid looks great. Luv the color. Tfs

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  75. lovely box!!! LOVE your creations!!!
    best regards,
    Wanda

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  76. Exquisite...as usual! Love it...
    ~Hope

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  77. My fav color is purple, so I have to say I love the box and the details you added to it. TFS!

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  78. Jo, I LOVE your work and thank you for continuing to inspire so many of us!!!
    LOVE Flora and Fauna collection!
    Hugs,
    Aimee :0)

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  79. This is fabulous Jo! You wouldn't even have to put anything in it - the box is a gift by itself! Absolutely scrumptious roses :)

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  80. lovely box and great use of the flowers

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  81. what a fabulous blog hop! one gorgeous project after another!! laura j

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  82. Love it, so very pretty. Thanks for sharing!

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  83. I love all the altered pieces. You guys are just so amazing.

    Julie

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  84. Stunning!! The box is super beautiful!!

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  85. Beautiful! I am just getting ready to make a wedding album in a box and this has given me some needed inspiration! Thanks!!

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  86. I love the altered gift box, the color and flowers are so pretty. I love the frame that you altered also. Thank you for the chance to win some beautiful IAR.
    Mary

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  87. This is a very useful en beautiful project. ^_^ I wish I had all that nice stuff to to make things.

    Greetings from Belgium

    Fénicia

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  88. Super gorgeous colors. Love the idea.

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  89. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful project. Love your ideas and creations!!

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  90. Beautiful! It turned out fabulous! TFS

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  91. Gorgeous! Thanks for your inspiration!

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  92. beautiful colors. the purple with the white and green is so pretty. love the shimmer of the purple.

    hugs
    stephanie collins
    stephanoid69@msn.com
    stephanoid69-yt

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  93. absolutely gorgeous!! I love love love the flowers!! They're soooo pretty!!!

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  94. I am in love with this project! It is awesome! I love the colors you chose. Super cute.

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  95. Hi Jo,

    I absolutly adore your project. From the frame, to the roses, to the colour palette.
    Love it, love it!
    The colour you used on teh big rose is my absolute favourite, it's so pretty and elegant.
    You've inspired me, believe you me.
    Thanks for sharing your beqautiful work with all of us.
    Take care,
    Mónica

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  96. Beautiful creation as always! Loving that purple colour!

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  97. love this project the frame is so pretty

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  98. Jo, this is stunning! I would love to get a gift wrapped in this box! So pretty!!! Looks so beautiful the way you displayed it with the lid next to the box! ~Leslie

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  99. Such a pretty box. Very classy.

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  100. Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful. Such a vintage feel.

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  101. Love the purple!!!! Gorgeous roses!

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  102. Just beautiful! Love this idea, I may need to scraplift it!

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  103. Jo, this is soo pretty! Your use of the flowers are always perfect. TFS, Lacey

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  104. Love "your touches" on the flowers. Very pretty.

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  105. I love how you altered the lavander box, it's not my color but you made this so beautifully that I will try to use this color soon. Love your picture and with your hubby. Miss hanging out.
    hugs,
    Leonie

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  106. Love the box...very pretty. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. After this hop I will have to purchase those beautiful purple flowers...just love them.
    -Christina

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  107. This is such a lovely project - Love the colours!!!

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  108. This is gorgeous! Love the IAR flowers! TFS!

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  109. Awesome Box, love the purple flowers.

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  110. Beautiful! I absolutely love the green and purple color combo. TFS :)

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  111. Beautiful, Love love the flowers. Purple is my favorite color. Its aweseom

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  112. Purple!! May favorite color!! This is amazingly beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
    Peggy

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  113. Hello, very beautiful. I should make one for my self. Thanks for sharing.

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  114. I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the colour combinations you chose. These are my favourites. Great job!

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  115. Jo,Your box is stunning. I love purple and this looks so vintage. Thanks so much for the inspiration. Lisa

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  116. This is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you used the frame on the box. The colors are so pretty.

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  117. This is stunning, and I love that frame cut-out, Gorgesss
    X :)

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  118. So pretty Jo! You do beautiful work! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  119. wow i heart your aLtered box and your detaiLs are awesome....TFS :)Liann

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  120. omg.. that box is soo cute!! loove the whole feel of the box.. it really relaxed me!! haha!! =)

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  121. Love this - I have few boxes I have been saving to alter also and this has given me the inspiration to drag them out and start. Thank you this is beautiful.

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  122. absolutely Gorgeus jo , my favorate colors !!

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  123. So lovin your blog! Thank you for the inspiration! You are so talented!

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  124. Thats exactly what I didnt know that I wanted to do with all those Michael's frames! lol Thanks for all of your beautiful creations!

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  125. Love this project it is so beautiful

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  126. what a beautiful project!! I am now a new follower!

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  127. i dont want the prize but I want to let you know how beautiful your box is! amazing work !!!

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  128. I love purple! This box is stunning! I have never seen the I am Roses flowers 'for real' , but they sure are beautiful in your photos! TFS!

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  129. So pretty and I love the colors you used

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  130. Wow! Such a talent! Love the use of cream and purple.

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  131. Purple is my favorite colour and this box is soooo pretty! Love it!

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  132. It is awesome, thanks for sharing! ~Tracy~

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  133. This gift box is so pretty. Love the purple flowers.

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  134. Hi Rina,
    Love your card makin techniques TFS keep the vids coming.
    Arlene

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  135. this is just beautiful, love the colors and the flowers are fantastic

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  136. Jo, what a fantastic box! Love all the purples and greens! What a beautiful creation. Thanks so much for sharing!

    XoXo,

    Katie

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  137. Love, love love the box, so pretty.

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  138. this is just beautiful love the creativity tfs

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  139. very beautiful box, thanks for the great ideas.

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  140. Awwww. Sooo beautiful... My colors girl... Wrap it up and send it this way... lol.. Thanks for sharing.

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  141. love love love it .


    rhelm@tampabay.rr.com

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  142. Hey Jo, that box was yummy and I love that you used purple not too many girls like to really create with that color and you killed it. Mucho Hugs, Anna

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  143. Love the purple roses and the butterfly!!! I love all of your work, very inspiring!!

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  144. A beautiful altered box. The frame fits perfectly. Can you still put a photo in it?

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  145. I love love anything with purple. This box is soooo lovely. I Love It.

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  146. Wonderful! Love the colour purple

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  147. I love the purple flower and the frame. Thanks for sharing.


    jnj_182 at yahoo dot com

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  148. What a beautiful project! Love it, everything is elegant and you can't find anything like this in the stores!

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  149. I love it. Love the colors you used. Thanks for sharing, Johanne L.

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  150. Just perfect!:)Awesome Job!Thank you for sharing..

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  151. Oh my goodness, what a beautiful box!!! Love those amazing colors! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

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  152. Gorgeous project!! Love the colors and the vintage feel!

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  153. Oh Jo. I just love your little box! I think that your white frame on it is over the top fantastic! I love how you have made it look so elegant with the purple butterfly and all the pretty flowers. WOW, I think anyone would be amazed to get something so beautiful. I am so excited the iamroses is doing a blog hope! Not only is it fun to get the chance to win some of the flowers, but seeing everyone's talents is just amazing. Hugs, Lisa G

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  154. This is a glamor creation by a glamor diva! I always look forward to your creations. This was beautiful!

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  155. I absolutely LOVE this box. It's so pretty. That colors are awesome. Great job!!!

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  156. Absolutely lovely. So inspiring too!

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  157. Someone will be very pleased to get a gift in that box. The box may be the best part! Love it.

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  158. I love the colors you used on your altered gift box. So pretty. TFS!

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  159. what a gorgeous box, i love what you did with the michaels frame...good idea!

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  160. Hi JO......IM hopping right now...LOL.....I love the project you made and everything else...Thanks for all the inspiration! This Blog Hopping thingy is pretty darn fun!!! Amy

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  161. Hi Jo: I loved this altered box and the beautiful colors Purple is one of my favorite colors.TFS
    Hugs,Martha

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  162. OMG!! Those purple roses are sooo pretty!! TFS

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  163. gorgeous project. LOVE the colors and the frame!

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  164. Love how you made this box into something too special to regift or throw away. I am roses rocks. Very pretty Jo.

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  165. I love looking at the things you alter.

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  166. Very Pretty. Great use of the purple and white flowers. Love it.

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  167. What a great project. I always forget to alter my boxes. Yours turned out absolutely beautiful!

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  168. The purple color is amazing!! Great detail... Katryce

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  169. Jo this is gorgeous! I love the soft ultra feminine look of this box! And the COLORS! I have to check out this rub n buff stuff...I love the look! Where do you get it?

    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  170. Love this...too pretty! Thanks for sharing!

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  171. love the purple!!! beautiful work

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  172. very pretty I love how the altered box turned out so beautiful I am now a follower of your blog.

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  173. Beautiful!!! Purple is my favorite color!!!
    already a follower!!!
    imogenelynn@wmconnect.com
    sweetlilcricut.blogspot.com

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  174. Very pretty great job, I love it.

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  175. Stunning gift box Jo, so very elegant! The altered frame is a fabulous addition....

    Hugs,
    Candi

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