January 2019 Blog Hop & MIM #348

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog....

I have a card to share today. I originally made it for the Papertrey Ink January 2019 Blog Hop, the photo inspiration shown below, but realized after it was finished that it would also work for the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge #348 Lotsa Letters.

I found this to be a challenge indeed as I am not drawn to very graphic designs so I chose to simply work with the colours in the photo, namely black, white and soft pink.

I have used one of my very favourite stamp sets, Nostalgic Notions for the lovely little blossoms and leaves. Birthday Cheer die and stamp set and Thread Cards provided the sentiment and the balloons are from Birthday Balloons. 

I rummaged in my stash of gorgeous silk ribbon scraps and found the perfect piece just long enough to tie this pretty little bow. A couple of sequins for balance and all done.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and leave me your comments.

Have a wonderful day.  Cheers.

Melanie

Simon Says Stamp Card and Envelope Challenge

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I am just sneaking in under the wire with a card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is to create a card and matching envelope.

I have used an adorable kitty stamp set from Sunny Studios. Just love those little cats! The card is large at 4 1/2  by 9 inches so I custom made the envelope using the We R Memory Keepers Punch board.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day. Cheers.

Melanie

Papertrey Ink MIM #347

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My card today is for Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #347 in which Ashley challenged us to create a winter wonderland in watercolour. Here is her wonderful card.

After looking through ALL my Papertrey Ink stamps I came to the realization that other than obvious Christmas trees....I do not own a tree stamp. So, I improvised.

I created the watercolour background and then used Peaceful Pinecones for my image which I then adorned with a dusting of snow using white paint. The sentiment is from Think Big Favorites #8. And to finish off I flecked on some white paint for a mini snowstorm all over the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking to time to leave me your comments...it means the world to me. Have a great day. Cheers.

Melanie

MFT Sketch Challenge #419

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My card today is for MFT Sketch challenge which you can see here.

I have used the MFT Pure Innocence Ice Skater and made a twirly card. I am sure that this kind of card has a proper name but I do not know it so I just call them twirly cards. You wind the image around and around about a million times and it twirls like mad when opened. Seemed very appropriate for the cute little ice skater.

I have used a Lawn Fawn sentiment die at the bottom as I needed something quite small for the space.

The blossoms around the focal image are from Spellbinders.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. Have a wonderful day. Cheers.

Melanie

Newtons Nook Color Challenge #88

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My card today is the for Newton's Nook Color Challenge #88 which you can see here. This is the link...Here

First off, this colour palette is outside my normal comfort zone so I did struggle a bit with it.

I chose to use the adorable set Newton Loves Cake to make a birthday card. All the required colours are present and correct. I have used a Papertrey Ink die for the large Birthday at the top. 

If you follow my blog you will know how much I love ribbon so I dug into my stash of wee pieces of silk to tie up a little bow for the top of the tag and topped it with a blue button.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. Hope you have a wonderful day. Cheers.

Melanie

Papertrey Ink MIM A la Carte #346

Hello and welcome...

I have chosen to use Lizzie's card for MIM #316 as my inspiration which is stenciling on the edges of the card.  Here is the photo of her beautiful card.

For my card I have used the Papertrey Ink small polka dot stencil. The die cut sentiment in the middle is from Birthday Cheer and it sits on the Tag Sale Quilted die cut.

All the blossoms are from Bloomin Cute. I have used the Birthday Cheers stamp set for the sentiment inside the card as well.

I have a confession...I am a bit of a ribbon hoarder and I keep every little bit that I find. This bow is made up from several small pieces of lovely silk ribbon that perfectly matched the colours of the card, finished off with a little yellow button.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful day. Cheers.

Melanie