slow dance...

Just popping in before bed tonight to share a couple of juicy, fruity, happy, playful cards.  This first was created for Emma's Paperie and is based on a photo I love from Pinterest.

I have a complete supply list HERE for you.  

This card was made with my little birthday girl in mind.  It uses October Afternoon's Cakewalk collection, Basic Grey Paper Cottage chipboard, Studio Calico dies, and Freckled Fawn washi tapes.

 I used the following washi tapes to created the banner on this card:

White Seedling on Pink

Pink Picnic Table Plaid

Polka Dot With Hearts

Pink Airmail 

 

And, before I go...a new to me poem that I can't get out of my mind...love every last word of this...

S L O W D A N C E:

Have you ever watched kids
on a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain
slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast

Time is short
The music won’t last

Do you run through each day
On the fly

When you ask “How are you?”
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores
running through your head?

You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast

Time is short
The music won’t last

Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,
not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die

‘Cause you never had time
To call and say “Hi”?

You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast

Time is short
The music won’t last

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift….Thrown away…

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower

Hear the music
Before the song is over.

by David L. Weatherford

 

Night,

Melis

Comments

[Domenico]

Love this poem. Luckily I have a mum that says "We'll do it tomorrow' all the time while refering to laundry, cleaning the house or some other chore that gets in the way of our fun.

And, yet, the house and laundry always seem to get clean.

[ReNae Allen]

These cards are so amazing, I envy how your brain comes up with this stuff! Love love love the details and goodies on the cards!

[Evgenia Petzer]

so beautiful!!!

[Sylvia/LittleTreasures]

What pretties you have here. I truly love the Slow Dance. I needed that little message..Thanks so much for sharing

[Linda Langes]

Stunning cards Melis- I adore the banner on the birthday one - and what an amazing poem - I've made a copy of that one so I can remind myself to also slow down...thank you! xL

[Selina McGinn]

Thank you for the two beautiful cards and food for thought. The poem is so true.

[~amy~]

Wow...I came here to post a comment on your gorgeous eye catching cards and reading that poem totally made me s l o w d o w n...thanks for all the inspiration!

[Kolleen moss]

First, I love the poem and boy did I need to hear that this morning. Second, I absolutely love these cards! I have always had a love for red and white stripes which these remind me of. Melis, you never fail to inspire me in so many ways! Thank you! Have a blessed weekend!

[Becky Elliott]

Love your cards, Melissa! The colors just pop and are so happy! Thanks for sharing the poem to remind us all that life is short, so we need to slow down and enjoy the blessings all around us!

[Gerri K]

Melissa,
Thanks for sharing the beautiful poem. So true! And as always, your cards are beautiful too. You are so talented.

[Lillian Lumachi]

a beautiful and meaning poem... thanks for sharing... Love your cards.....

[Marushka]

Oh! It's so sweet! Lovely, lovely, lovely... ^^

[Krystal]

I love how bright, fun, cheerful & playful these cards are. Great inspiration!!!

[Pamela]

Love the poem - it is sad that we need to remind ourselves to slow down, enjoy the day and the rest can wait, it is a lesson that should not be so hard to learn. Love your cards, so beautiful. I love to look at the layers and details you add, so love you work. It is a reflection of the beauty you hold. Thanks for sharing with us all!

[Troy Louise]

Fun, fun cards as always! Thanks for the sharing the poem - a great reminder for everyone. Have a splendid weekend with your family.

[Pendra]

Your cards are so adorable and fun! The poem is so beautiful and as I age it seems to be a message I hear more often and from many sources...it is so great that such a young woman like you is listening now! Thanks for sharing both!

[julie m]

LOVE the poem. Thanks for sharing. It is so perfect for this week when life became more hectic with school starting for the kids. I think that I will take a slow dance. Enjoy the weekend.

[Patty O'Malley]

Pretty cards, Melis! Love the poem and the message it gives.