Florals, Gold & Tags

This card came together~because love is in the air...


as well as florals, gold and tags.

(stamps:Papertrey Ink The Sweet Life  dies:Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Elle-ments,Papertrey Ink The Sweet Life  other:American Crafts Maggie Holmes Confetti tag,Teresa Collins Something Wonderful Cardstock sentiment)

Layered blooms and gold....a lovely combination is used by Jeanne who is spotlighted at Inspired by All the Little Things #3.

Praying you feel loved today~

Poppin' Color

I love pops of color.

(stamp: Hero Arts Glow Girl  dies:My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Circle STAX)

Are your eyes PoPpIn???

Good, cuz that's what I'm aiming for. ;)

Don't know where you're currently sitting...but it is WHITE WHITE WHITE out and colors are needed in the corner of my world.

 I'm gonna get it wherever I can. ;)

 Thanks for stopping in~

 

All Together Valentine

I rarely give my parents a Valentine card...but this year I made the effort.

(stamp: Stampendous Cling Heart Stack  die: My Favorite Things Horizontal Stitched Strips  other:American Crafts Maggie Holmes Confetti,Teresa Collins Something Wonderful)

 

CAS on Sunday: Challenge #76 Valentine

 My parents are always encouraging "togetherness"~they invest their money, time and energy in ensuring that we gather as much as we can.

I don't live near my family~so they sent family to me for the New Year's break.


I love them for that and so much more. ;)



Have a blessed Friday~

Thinking of You

Every time I hear a song on the radio~I think of a lady at my church who sang it for us.

It was the first time I heard  "My Story".

I cried.

I not only cried,

I cried those hot tears, you know what I'm talking about?

The tears that are just as surprised as you that "this is happening people" and they haven't had time to cool down before shooting out of your eyes.

The song still moves me.

 Every. Single. Rendition.

I just wanted to send a simple card.

(stamps:My Favorite Things Pretty Poppies/Flowers  dies:My Favorite Things Cross-Stitch Oval STAX/Sentiment Strips, Avery Elle Dotted ELLE-ments)

I used this sketch.

I wasn't up to coloring today, so I inked a poppy flower and layered it over the B&W one.

Simple, simple~just a note.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping in. ;)

Ephemera-Like

Sometimes I stack images~

pretty random images.

(stamps: Papertrey Ink Songbirds/Meadow Greens/The Sweet Life/City Scene & coordinating dies)

 

When I do, I'm channeling my inner Melissa who stacks all things pretty~like this creation...

Her use of florals zigzagged amongst a bough or two is pure melody.

 

Create Along With Us February 2016

Of course, I had to add my own quirky marlena...cuz, it's me, marlena.

Hence, the building thrown in there~just for kicks. ;)

Thanks for stopping in~

 

Rose Collage

I love love stories.

Inspired by love,

I had a mini idea that became a card.

I have this humongous rose that I wanted to "fill" with multiple images.

Many swoonworthy stories are a mish mash of "stuff"...represented by my collage-style rose.

 

I was inspired to get this card done by setting my timer for 5 minutes and grabbing the materials I envisioned.

Day 3:Grab & Craft Challenge

 

 (stamps: Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers Roses/Winter Woods/Grunge Me/Background Basics Text Style  dies: Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers Roses, My Favorite Things Cross-Stitch Oval Stax/Sentiment Strips  paper:Teresa Collins Something Wonderful, Hampton Art Playlist  inks:Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz/Hawaiian Shores/New Leaf, Memento Tangelo,Versafine Onyx)

With this idea swimming in my head...I thought of fill images for the rose (Grunge Me being a definite) and backdrop dies to frame around it.

I enjoyed the process~sometimes pressure brings completion.

Now my card is ready to celebrate a love story.

Thanks for stopping by~