I had the pleasure of spending a few fabulous hours with my sweet friend Marcia a few weeks ago ... for those of you who think we actually finish anything, think again! We spend the most time gabbing, laughing, eating - all the things we love as much as crafting! In fact, it's taken all this time to complete our cards! But we're so happy to share them with each other today - and, of course, with all of you!
Marcia brought this gorgeous Magnolia Wreath from The Greetery to share. I cut quite a few from different colors - three of which landed on one slimline card:
SU Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Old Olive card stock. Spattered with white gouache. My cover panel was embossed with a Sunny Studio Woodgrain folder, and the red flowers and sentiment were found amongst my snippets! Perfect!
The next wreath was doubled - one Old Olive, one Blackberry Bliss
to represent what I think of as the 'underside' of Magnolia leaves. A splattering of Gansai Tambi gold, and a sweet gold bow from The Stamp Market and all
was perched upon a debossed panel [Altenew] and topped with another Pinkfresh Holiday banner. A few of their jewels finished it beautifully, I think.
One more - same papers and embossing... but with an old favorite bow and branches
from a set from Altenew by that very name: Bows and Branches!
Marcia also brought her gorgeous Colorado Craft Co. Snowflake and left it for me to play with - and play I most certainly did! Thanks again, my friend for this sweet little topper die from The Greetery! I won't bore you with individual photos, but here are the white on kraft:
and four more heat embossed on navy, grey, and vellum!
All of these [except one] are for Christmas 2024!
Ready for some fun? I was delighted to spend some time with Twig and Stump:
I think Sizzix and Tim should have a 'name this set' contest -
Shorty and Stretch is what I always call them! But these snow dudes are the
'fun-est' no matter what their names! Who wants a hug?
By now, you must be wondering if I brought anything to the party, right? Well, I did make fresh egg rolls and egg drop soup! Ha! One of the things Marcia and I love to do is to stencil together ... here's one of my new sets we didn't have time to play with when I visited her in November. From Pinkfresh Studio: Lush Peonies.
I used some very Spring-y colors for this time of year... but it was fun just the same!
I used a few CP inks, die cut it and popped it up over a card base that had a debossed cover, and a snippet/frame found in my stash... a few pearls, and a fun sentiment from Honey Bee and my playtime is done! For those of us that live where it's cold, this is such a warm reminder of seasons to come!
Thank you, Marcia, for lending me all these goodies from your stash - and always for sharing your time and friendship with me! Now we wait for Spring - which seems so far away! Hey, who knows? We might have this 'no snow' reprieve for a while yet! What are you doing for New Year's Eve? lol
Thanks, my friends, for spending some of your time with me today - you know you're always welcome to join us, right? Be sure to see ALL the wonderful things Marcia has made right HERE! I'm heading there right NOW because I can't wait!
=] Michele
