Laurie's Fabulous Favorites #3

Hello and welcome...

I am playing along with Papertrey Ink today for Laurie's challenge to use a stand alone die on a card.

I have actually used three of them, Bold Borders: Yuletide,  Tag Sale Quilted die and Big Basics: Winter Wishes.

I wanted a very soft look so chose to use chalks in two shades of greens. It turned out exactly as I had hoped it would. Layered up the dies, added an organdy bow at the top and a few pearls and all done.

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

Melanie

Laurie's Fabulous Favorites #2

Hello everyone and welcome....

Alas, I am still sick. I have a card for this Papertrey Ink challenge but it is simplicity itself as that is all that my germ filled head could come up with.

The challenge was to use our favourite colour of card stock. Well...mine is white. I love using white and I love monochromatic cards. So here it is. I have used the Bold Borders: Flurries die and that is it.  It seems appropriate as the snow is at least 3 feet deep here where I live and let us not forget that it is never too early to start on Christmas cards. 

Cut everything from white card stock and just layered it up. Now I can take a couple aspirin and go and lie down again.

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

Melanie

Laurie's Fabulous Favorites Challenge #1

Hello everyone and welcome...

I know it has been a while since I posted a card but, alas, I have been sick, sick, sick. Suffering from a wicked head and chest cold that has left me feeling weak as a piece of boiled string.

I have a card to share for Laurie's Challenge to use a favourite stamp set. I have used one of my most favourite sets....Love Lives Here. I go to this stamp set over and over again. I just love it.

This card is an anniversary card for dear friends of mine who live in a wonderful log home in the country that the hubby built with his own two very skilled hands. I have tried to sort of recreate that feeling with my little birdhouse.

I have placed my little birdhouse on the Berry Wreath Tag die and backed that with a Spellbinders scalloped die. The branch from which the birdhouse is hanging is from another favourite set, Spring Woods. The sentiment is also from Love Lives Here, stamped on a die cut with Banner Sentiments.

They are a non-fussy kind of couple but I felt that even though I have kept the card very simple it needed something and that was a lovely piece of silk ribbon in a bow. I do love ribbon!

That is it from me for today. Where I live they are predicting 40 cm of snow tonight (that is 16" for those of you who do not use metric) so we are battening down the hatches to prepare for it. I think it is time to crawl back into my jammies and relax with a hot cup of tea and a good book...

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

Melanie