Inspired By #155 - Goodbye, 2020!

 

We're saying goodbye to 2020 at Inspired By #155!  

I can't help wonder if we'll all give 

a great sigh of relief?  No matter what got you through, I wish you all 

a healthy, blessed, and happy New Year!

Here's an old flop-eared friend of mine... let's just say he 

gets 'carried away' on occasion!

I know, and trust, that we'll be tasked with staying safely inside for a while longer.

I consider myself so lucky to have this fun card challenge, and hobby,  to keep me happily crafting through my days.  

Thanks to all of you who have spent some time with me in my little blog-space this year!  Thanks even more if you shared your inspired creations with us at Inspired By - we do hope you'll play along with IB155 - we'll give you 2 weeks to create - so play as often as you'd like!  

Love and hugs... bless you, and happy New Year!

=]  Michele

Supplies:  

The Cat's Pajamas: Time Out - fussy cut, sentiment white heat-embossed

The Greetery - Twisted crepe die

Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink for blending, and coloring my vellum.

Playing Cards with Friends!

I refer to this little hobby of ours as playing cards.  

I love to invite a friend to play cards with me - would YOU like to play?

I received a sweet little die from my friend Bobby Hagen [Bits & Pieces] for my birthday in November.  Since she also treated herself to one, I thought it would be a great way to start playing cards again!

So here are the parameters I assigned to my playtime with Bobby:  

• Memory Box Mistletoe Bundle 
• with Speckled Egg & Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide inks... easy peasy!  

I'm so happy to use this gorgeous die again!  Ready.  set. go...

• First I cut all the dies from Bristol paper, and a card-base that is 4x7 inches
• For the greenery, I smooshed some Rustic Wilderness ink onto a piece of acetate, spritzed with water, and applied it to the die-cut 
• Created a piece of Bristol blended with Speckled Egg DOX from which I cut the berries, the sweet little bow, and also a tiny tag.
• I created a mop-up background using the leftover ink, and a stencil.  [my friend Bonnie calls this a Stencil Monoprint] Makes me think of marble.  Added that to my card base.
• Silver embossed a few hugs, and kisses on my tiny tag, and hung it with care with silver thread.
• After mounting them on my card base with foam squares, all that was left to do is to give it a bit of twinkle with Stickles!

Thanks, Bobby, for always being fun and ready to do just about anything!  I can't wait to see your card ... thanks again for this wonderful gift!  

Hey, let's go see it together, okay?  But!  Don't be surprised if one day soon I invite YOU to play cards with me!  It might be just what I need to get through Winter!  Are you up for it?

=]  Michele