Pheeew....what a busy week! I don't mean to ignore my little blog, but I've had my head down and have been working and creating like crazy. Lots to share with you very soon, but for today, I'm forcing myself to sit and post a bit. Things around my house are looking so fresh and spring-y. I am learning to find the beauty in this old, desert wasteland of mine, ha! My husband's eyes light up with all that surrounds us and I am learning to see the why he loves it so much here. The Indian Paintbrush are popping up everywhere, wildflowers are making their way out of the earth and up towards the sun, even some buds beginning to open on our trees, and I can't forget to mention the baby calves that sprinkle the fields on our drive into town. We try to count them , but there are too many to number. I love all of theses sweet signs of spring and am so inspired by them...something about the freshness, the new life, and the hope that spring brings.
This first card was created for Emma's Paperie with My Mind's Eye as our focus. I LOVE My Mind's Eye. What an inspiring company! It was fun to stock up and create a little something using their products.
You can find a complete supply list and instructions HERE on the Emma's Paperie blog.
Lastly, a fresh and fruity number. I love mixing in the weathered woodgrain patterned paper from My Mind's Eye with soft elements such as a Freckled Fawn doily, Prima flower, and Memrie Mare scrunched seam binding. I love the combination of rough and weathered with gentle, soft accents. The Black Heart Lace Washi Tape is also from Freckled Fawn and I love the punch of boldness it adds. The sentiment and floral cardstock stickers are from the C'est La Vie Melissa Frances collection and I used Papertrery Ink's A Little Argyle stamp set along with the Button Card die to add lots of layers. Definitely a hodge podge of what was scattered on my desk, but I love left-overs! They inspire me.
Have a beauty!
Melis
I don't leave a comment very often, but I do visit your blog to read every single post you blog! You are such a source of inspiration! Thanks a lot! These two projects are gorgeous! Looking forward to the other projects you're working on!
Posted by: Gerdine | April 11, 2012 at 08:39 AM
Beautiful!!!
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Posted by: synnøve | April 11, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Soooo pretty. I love the focal points you made for each of them and the great buttons and doilly! So fun.
Posted by: Winnie Dolderer | April 11, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Beautiful and inspiring!
Posted by: Kolleen moss | April 11, 2012 at 01:15 PM
Melissa, your cards are so beautiful thank you for sharing! I have a question...I feel like I'm always using patterned paper for my cards and only using stamps for the sentiment. How do you work in your stamps? Do you place all your papers and then add stamping or do you do the background with stamping and then add papers? I feel I have so many fun stamps and I'm not using them!! Thank you!!
Posted by: stephanie b. | April 11, 2012 at 04:07 PM
Thank you, you too.
Posted by: laura huffman | April 11, 2012 at 05:26 PM
Such lovely work! As always. I do so admire your cards. I've taken the liberty of placing a link to your blog on my own new one. I hope that's okay, if not, please let me know.
Posted by: Paperesse | April 12, 2012 at 10:48 AM