WAAAAY back in February 2023, Tom and I had a fun little getaway to Buffalo and had a very brief but wonderful little meetup with our friends Michelle and Tony Leone - you might know her by Pretty Periwinkle? Her days of designing for Papertrey Ink, or the Fusion challenge, or my fellow teammate at 12 Kits of Occasions? Or Two Ls, as I like to call her!
Michelle has her hands full these days, but I begged her to Play Cards with me and I'm so happy she said YES! Here is our fun assignment:
In honor of National Look for an Evergreen Day, make a card using dies
only = no stamping! Our cards MUST include an evergreen die! All are welcome: pine, spruce,
fir, etc. Your evergreen does Not necessarily need to be the focal point; it can be a supporting character on your card!
Well, I had just the perfect dies in my hands [thanks, Marcia more on those tomorrow!] Meet Twig and Stump:
They are from a Sizzix set that was a released in 2022! But I can't get enough of them! All of the dies were cut from Neenah 80# card and scraps of colored card from my stash. The background is a paper from Honey Bee that had a Spellbinders' Hemstitch circle cut from it. I love this neutral with my steel-y gray card!
Of course, there is my required evergreen, decked out with snowballs, of course! It made my spirits bright to make a big 5 x 7" card - my Wplus9 Postage set served its purpose well.
Okay, Two Ls! Ready or not, here we come! I can't wait - I've missed your gorgeous creations for so long! You'll all come with me, right? Let's go together - HERE is Michelle's link!
Thanks so much for stopping by today - it's been such fun Playing Cards with Friends in 2023. I'm not sure if I will carry on this tradition in 2024 - we'll see. But if I do ask you to play, I hope you'll say yes!
=] Michele
