Well I hope you didn't wait til today to do your shopping for Thanksgiving. It's going to be crazy in the grocery stores. We actually celebrated Thanksgiving on Halloween this year while my daughter and boyfriend were visiting from Colorado. It doesn't matter what day you do it on. For us it was about recapturing some of that family time cooking in the kitchen together, singing Christmas carols, and just enjoying being together. I treasure those moments even more since my children are grown now. We stopped at putting up the Christmas tree though. It was just way too early for that. I miss having my girl with me every Thanksgiving, it's just not the same with out her. I hope you enjoying your family's as well this year!
Today's project ...
LOVE this color combo and I'm hoping to make lots more of these cards to mail out while I'm on my trip to Georgia this week. Here's the problem. I don't have any more of that lace, trim or the sentiment. So if I can find suitable substitutes .... some of you may be seeing this one show up in your mail box. This one is designed using Hero Arts "Branch and Flourish". I think I picked this one up at Michaels a few month's ago.
I love sending cards. I can't make any promised because I'm not sure how many cards I will get done on my trip ... but if I don't already have your address and you would like to receive a Christmas card from me :
Email me your address and birthday to luv_2_stamp@yahoo.com
I design this one using a retired set by Gina K. Designs. But another image I can see on this layout is a large deer in green ink, leaping across, above the sentiment.
Like these :
Or even better .... look what I found :
Check out all the details below.
I'm going to take a break from the daily inspiration for Thanksgiving but will be back with more to share Nov. 30th. See ya then!
hugs, Melisa
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Christmas Blessings -
4.25” x 5.5”
Stamp : Hero Arts
Ink : Glimmer Mist “Piece
of My Heart”, Momento “Bamboo Leaves”, Tsukineko “Pearlescent Chocolate”
Dies : Spellbinders,
Cheery Lynn Designs
Embossing Folder -
Cuttlebug
Punch : Martha
Stewart
Sentiment : Flower
Soft
Flower : Offray
Trim cream cardstock,
emboss, ink and adhere to card front.
Die cut doily from
tissue paper and spray with ink. Die cut
label,
emboss, and ink. Stamp tree, trim and ink. Adhere doily, lace
trim, label, and tree
to card front. Punch snow flakes and
ink.
Spray trim. Adhere trim, snow flakes, sentiment, and
flower
to card front.
Merry Christmas -
4.25” x 5.5”
Stamps : Gina K.
Designs
Ink : Glimmer Mist “Piece
of My Heart”, Momento “Bamboo Leaves”, Tsukineko “Pearlsecent Chocolate”
Dies : Spellbinders,
Cheery Lynn Designs
Embossing Folder :
The Paper Studio
Sentiment : Flower
Soft
Flower : Offray
Trim cream card stock
a little smaller than card front, emboss,
and ink. Die cut
doily with tissue paper and spray with ink.
Die cut label from
cream card stock, emboss, and ink edges.
Adhere card stock
panel, doily, label, lace trim to card front. Stamp ornament images, trim, and
ink edges. Adhere images, inked trim, sentiment, and flower to card front.
Season’s Greetings
Tag - 2 ¼” x 4 ¼”
Stamps : Gina K.
Designs
Doily : Joann’s
Fabric
Ink : Tsukineko “Pearlescent
Chocolate”, Glimmer Mist Spray Ink, Momento “Bamboo Leaves”
Dove Blender Pen Ribbon and Flower : Offray
Punch : Martha
Stewart Sentiment : Flower Soft
Embossing Folder :
Cuttlebug
Cut tag from cream
card stock, emboss and ink. Spray
paper doily. Stamp image on book paper, color with inks
and Dove Blender Pen,
and trim. Punch snow flakes and
ink.
Layer all
elements. Tie ribbon and adhere.
