Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - December 2017

Hello friends.  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.  Ours was a very small celebration as we were quite snowed in!  Michigan weather...what do you do?!!  We'll try again this Saturday to get everyone together!

This month's inspiration photo for the monthly blog hop is SOOO pretty:


Doesn't it make you think an elegant but rustic/country wedding??  I went in the direction of Valentine's Day and because I always tend to take things so literally, this is what I came up with:

 
I used one of the Primitive Stitched Heart Dies and lightly drew around it in pencil on a piece of white woodgrained cardstock.  I used a piece of the wreath from Birds & Blooms (yes, I actually cut a small section of the wreath...I do it with sentiments all the time, so figured why not with a piece of the wreath?!) and stamped the leaves all around the heart outline with just about every color PTI green and then filled in the flowers with Hibiscus Burst, Lovely Lady, Pale Peony, Berry Sorbet, & Autumn Rose.  Next I laid the die back over the pencil line and die cut and then used some light pink floss to stitch the heart.  My sentiment in the middle is from the Heart Squared set.

 
I used a piece of Soft Stone cardstock for my card base, and then added a piece of striped Soft Stone DSP to the bottom of the card base to mimic the fencing in the photo.  A little strip of Pale Peony cardstock helped to bring in a little more color to the background.

Can't wait to see all the beautiful cards everyone else comes up with...this really is one of my favorite times of the month at Papertrey!  You can check it all out right HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!


22 comments:

lainey said...

Marcia, this is so pretty with that pink stitched heart! You stamped the leaves and flowers in lovely colors and it looks wonderful on the Soft Stone background.

Susan Watanabe said...

Love your primitive heart shape and the stitching...just beautiful, Marcia!!

Nancy G said...

Marcia, this is BEAUTIFUL!!

Rosemary said...

what a gorgeous design, Marcia!!! so clever and creative!!

Carmela said...

Very pretty, Marcia! Love your colors and the flowers.

Mona Pendleton said...

So very pretty Marcia! Love the beautiful heart wreath full of beautiful blossoms!

paperkicks said...

So smart of you to incorporate patterned paper to mimic the fence. I was thinking about that, too, but didn't quite make it. Your card is so lovely, Marcia, and the stitching is a sweet touch to the gorgeous wreath you created!

Helen F. said...

What a beautiful heart wreath! Love the rustic feel and the wood fence represented by the PP, Marcia!

Tenia Nelson said...

So Pretty!!!

Betty Wright said...

Love all the layered stamping around the stitched heart frame! Beautifully done!

Claire said...

Gorgeous take on the inspiration photo - the DSP makes it really elegant!

Leigh Penner said...

Beautiful stamping and take on the inspiration photo!

Birgit said...

This is stunning Marcia! We got 13 inches of snow on Christmas day as well! Wish I could hibernate for the winter. Your card gives me hope for spring!

Julia Aston said...

what beautiful stampings to make this lovely wreath Marcia! Love the gray papers framing it!

TLady said...

You've done a WONDERFUL JOB on this!!!! It's GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Marybeth said...

This is so beautifully stamped Marcia! What an elegant card and perfect for the hop! Snowed in sounds kinda fun ..... maybe once! We never get snow. Merry Christmas

Vikki H said...

Your stamping on textured paper is gorgeous and the stitching a perfect touch!

maryrose said...

Oh my goodness! Such an awesome wreath you created with the heart die and stamped flowers! Love!

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Ros Crawford said...

Oh Marcia this is spectacular! Beautifully done and so exquisite!

Nancy Penir said...

Gorgeous heart and gorgeous stamping! We had family in abundance for 2 weeks! No time for stamping. I'm craving me time in the craft room! Hugs!

Bonnie said...

How feminine and dainty, Marcia! Wishing you a happy, healthy and creative New Year!