Well this week went by in a blink, didn’t it? Who am I kidding, they all do!
Today is a pretty special Festive Friday around here… I am so excited to be participating in a Blog Hop celebrating the newest special publication from Paper Crafts Magazine: Holiday Cards & More. This issue holds a special place in my heart – it was in this issue one year ago that I first saw my name in print!
You should have arrived here from Jocelyn’s blog. If you’ve landed here by chance, there is a full list of participants at the bottom of my post!
This issue is a *fun* read. There is such an incredible array of inspiration on every page, and a great variety of project types. If you don’t have it, you need it. No, really.
For today’s hop, we were challenged to use the Simple Sentiment downloads (get yours here!), and incorporate them into a card design. Now, I am a stampy girl – I love the satisfaction of touching polymer to ink and smushing it down onto some cardstock. But these sentiments are so beautiful, it wasn’t hard to put down my blocks!
When I started this card, I decided it might be time to use up some of my hoard stash. So there is a variety of older products used here, but I love how it came together. And can you see that sentiment flag? How adorable is that?
Yeah, one tip for you though – make sure you aren’t running right out of ink when you go to print one of these lovely images out. Ask me how I know… *wink*
I did mention a giveaway, didn’t I? Paper Crafts has generously offered one of my readers a copy of Holiday Cards & More! All you have to do is leave a comment on my post before Tuesday, September 25. I will choose a random winner from the comments that day to receive their free issue!
Your next stop is Clare Prezzia! Here is a whole Hop list for you, so you can be sure you didn’t miss any more inspiration!
Have a great weekend!
101 Comments
Elena
September 21, 2012 10:07 amCongrats, Meredith! And also, this is such a lovely card 🙂
Die Cut Lady
September 21, 2012 10:40 amFun card, I love the eclectic array of goodies you chose for it.
Kelly Jean
September 21, 2012 11:05 amYour card is my favorite! I love the chunkiness of it. It's super super cute!
Lee
September 21, 2012 11:44 amI very cheerful card! I love it! thank you.
craftymom205
September 21, 2012 11:50 amLovely vintage card.
craftymom205 at yahoo dot com
Elise C.
September 21, 2012 12:12 pmWow this card is gorgeous! The banner looks so cute and all of the details of your card look great!
Diane
September 21, 2012 12:26 pmWow, your card is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Geri
September 21, 2012 12:32 pmOoooo, love it! Love how you have the image nestled down in there!!
Gregsgirl’s crafty corner
September 21, 2012 12:38 pmbeautiful and looks very vintage inspired!
Anonymous
September 21, 2012 12:45 pmThis is a great card- thanks for the inspiration on how to use up a stash.
Kasha
September 21, 2012 12:51 pmStunning! I love all the details!
krAm
September 21, 2012 12:54 pmSo many pretty cards – and yours too. I really hope that I win:-)
Anonymous
September 21, 2012 12:59 pmOooh ! First !
( which, statistically, means no chance !!)
I love your card – recent stalker, but have got some great inspiration from you, thanks !
And thanks for the opportunity !
Margaret C
Heather Maria
September 21, 2012 1:45 pmWonderful card, Meredith! I love all the layers and the way you've combined all the elements!
Sandy
September 21, 2012 2:00 pmI really love the dimension on your card that you created simply by curving the banner. I also love the little elements like the pins and glittered elements.
Beastybunny
September 21, 2012 2:45 pmLovely card. The vintage feel is perfect!
Tracey McNeely
September 21, 2012 2:57 pmMeredith your card is so pretty and elegant. I love the sheet music!
Virginia L.
September 21, 2012 3:09 pmGorgeous layering and details!! Love it!
Mary
September 21, 2012 3:39 pmWow–I just love your card!! The use of the doilies, lace felt, stitching–amazing!! The holiday music paper is so cool, and reminds me of a page from an older Golden Books Christmas book. I really appreciate your creative talent–thanks so much!!
pamela
September 21, 2012 3:42 pmPretty and I love the cozy and vintage feeling it gives!
Jingle
September 21, 2012 3:50 pmVery pretty collage card!
Renee
September 21, 2012 4:15 pmOh how I love this card!!! Glitter, lace, felt.. so much fun texture and details!! Fabulous work!
maria f.
September 21, 2012 4:21 pmIsn't this lovely? The sheet music is so perfect and I love your little sentiment flag. So trendy.
Diana N.
September 21, 2012 4:35 pmLove the way you combined older items from your stash to make a terrific card@!
Lynda
September 21, 2012 4:46 pmWow, this is adorable, Meredith! Great use of your stash, too!
Keri
September 21, 2012 4:53 pmYou never disappoint Meredith! Love the vintage feel of your card and you'd never know that you didn't stamp the "holiday cheer" yourself! Great inspiration.
janet33234
September 21, 2012 5:09 pmVery festive. Love your attention to detail. Thanks for the inspiration.
Tina
September 21, 2012 5:17 pmYour card is so pretty! I love all the dimensions on it!
Leigh
September 21, 2012 5:24 pmGorgeous card, Meredith!
Judy
September 21, 2012 5:35 pmI like how you used a variety of elements on this card. I love the music paper. Thanks for sharing.
Beatrice Lawson
September 21, 2012 5:53 pmWhat a richly layered card, and I love the gold doilies. Wonderful!
Katherine
September 21, 2012 6:43 pmCute card! Love the pins you used as a nice accent.
carpediem
September 21, 2012 7:02 pmvery pretty card! thanks for sharing! laura j
Anonymous
September 21, 2012 7:14 pmLove the comment about your h…d/stash. Great idea to use some of that in your card. I have some music paper that would work great in this idea. thanks.
Sandi
September 21, 2012 7:24 pmbeautiful card
cjgusloff57
September 21, 2012 7:27 pmLove this card! Like the colors, music and embellishments! Very pretty!
Agata
September 21, 2012 7:31 pmAbsolutely gorgeous card! Love all the details!
Kailash
September 21, 2012 7:39 pmGorgeous and luscious card, love the different elements. Beautiful!!!
Lindsey
September 21, 2012 7:39 pmSuper pretty card! I love the sheet music element you incorporated.
Dana
September 21, 2012 7:48 pmAwesome card!! I love all the layers!!
karenelr
September 21, 2012 8:23 pmI love your old fashioned card–the music is perfect with the banner molded over it! Thank you for sharing!
Carla
September 21, 2012 8:36 pmVery nice and lovely card! Thanks for sharing.
Carla from Utah
Meghan
September 21, 2012 8:44 pmSuch a great card. Love the layers!
Ange
September 21, 2012 8:52 pmBeautiful! Lovely layers!!
Angela Fehr
September 21, 2012 9:03 pmHow awesome that you get to be in a Paper Crafts blog hop! Love your card – your style always makes me smile!
Lillian Child
September 21, 2012 9:05 pmI've pinned your card – just too delightful not to share and try to recreate. LOVE IT!!!
Helen L
September 21, 2012 9:09 pmMeredith!! Yours was the first name I clicked on when I saw the participants on this blog hop!! Congrats on participating!! and I love your card: the banner, the music paper, the doily. A very pretty creation!!
Have a great weekend!! Hugs, Helen
Pam
September 21, 2012 9:11 pmBeautiful card! Love the layering with all your goodies.
Lisa’s Creative Niche
September 21, 2012 9:58 pmWow this is beautiful! I love the doily and the musical background! I also like how you made the sentiment pop out!
Cat Craig
September 21, 2012 10:20 pmVery festive, I like it!
Conniecrafter
September 21, 2012 10:45 pmWonderful vintage feel to this, great texture and image!
bzyPTmom
September 21, 2012 11:03 pmGreat card–I too am a "collector" of papers–and it's good to release some from your stash and make something fabulous!
The Paper Parade
September 21, 2012 11:26 pmHow awesome that you were featured in such a cool magazine! I would love to have a copy of it myself to peruse 🙂 Really neat use of the vintage looking heart doily and sheet music!
Cheryl B.
September 21, 2012 11:40 pmThis is a wonderful example of using some of that gorgeous stash we all have. What are we saving it for?
Love all the elemnets.
Marie B.
September 21, 2012 11:43 pmExcellent use of your "stash", I'd say! 🙂
Mary-Anne V
September 21, 2012 11:45 pmhow pretty…love the vintage feel of this card.
Joan Figueroa-Jiménez
September 21, 2012 11:57 pmWhat a wonderful and inspiring card!! Love the cute musical sheet with that great image. And the use of the sentiment is wonderful too. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win. Hugs, Joan
Amanda Coleman
September 22, 2012 12:14 amWhat a fun and fancy card! I love how you used the sentiment across the center of the card.
Dana Nelson
September 22, 2012 1:30 amCongrats, Meredith! Lovely card, too!
Bethany
September 22, 2012 1:31 amBeautiful vintage card! I love the little pins, well all of the elements really 🙂
Kim H
September 22, 2012 1:51 amgreat card, love the vintage feel. thanks for sharing.
Sue D
September 22, 2012 2:19 amGreat card–I like all the embellishments and the sentiment flag.
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Betty
September 22, 2012 3:25 amBeautiful card! Thanks for sharing!
Anonymous
September 22, 2012 3:35 amThis is so cute, I love the sheet music!
HawaiianLibrarian
September 22, 2012 3:47 amOMGosh your card is scrumptiously glittery and colorful and full of holiday cheerfulness. Mahalo for sharing what we could do w/ our stash, also.
Susan S.
September 22, 2012 4:03 amIt's Valentine's Day and Christmas all rolled into one. Great way to show how much you love Christmas.
Helen F.
September 22, 2012 4:09 amOh Meredith, your card is a real beauty! I would frame this card if I received it from you 🙂
Kim
September 22, 2012 4:12 amSo fun and festive…love all of the sparkle!
justasiam
September 22, 2012 5:26 amYou have made a very beautiful card!
Kris in Alaska
September 22, 2012 7:03 amFab card! Thanks for sharing!
Kris in Alaska
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*Jennyfer Leung*
September 22, 2012 10:22 amMeredith, you crack me up with your ink comment! 😛
I love how you've used your stash and incorporate them for this adorable Xmas card!
Barb
September 22, 2012 1:22 pm*sigh*
this is traditional christmas to me. golds, greens, reds…vintagey patterns, textures. i LOVE it!
Patty Chalas
September 22, 2012 1:46 pmVery fun card! Meredith your LO is so fun !!! TFS
calamity jane
September 22, 2012 4:49 pmOMG!!! Your card is so beautiful! I love all of the layers. This sentiment is perfect here!! Thanks for sharing..can't wait to see more!
Aimes
September 22, 2012 6:24 pmWhat a fabulous vintagey card! Love that snowflake 🙂
It's been a pleasure to be a part of this fantastic hop with you!
Hugs!
Aimes
x
bjmartin
September 22, 2012 6:43 pmI love all the layers on your card Meredith! Yummy texture – definitely worth digging into the “stash” for all those details!
cards by cara
September 22, 2012 7:45 pmGorgeous, as usual!!! I love that flag! <3
Big Mamma~ a.k.a. Mary S
September 22, 2012 9:50 pmWhat a beautiful card.. Love the layering and how it is distressed on the edges.
Donna G.
September 22, 2012 10:17 pmI love including the sheet of music on the card.
Emily Leiphart
September 22, 2012 11:45 pmSo very cool, Meredith! I love all the beautiful layers and textures.
Lisa Norstrom
September 23, 2012 1:59 amCute and vintage looking card – The sheet music paper is the best and all of the extra little details are great – being low on ink helped your sentiment look old – it fits well with this card.
Katie
September 23, 2012 3:43 amGreat whimsical card! Love that lace! Thank you for sharing.
Katie B.
Mary Mac
September 23, 2012 4:45 amLove all your beautiful detail. Very pretty/festive card
Puppy Kisses and Paper Dreams
September 23, 2012 4:59 amI like the layers and the colors. Very festive!
Sarah Biswabic
September 23, 2012 10:45 amWhat a beautiful card!
Cindy H.
September 23, 2012 3:28 pmSo creative! Love the sheet music!
teresa
September 23, 2012 4:59 pmThis card is beautiful love the gold heart !
Barbara
September 23, 2012 10:09 pmBeautiful card! All the attention to detail just makes it fabulous!
tape
September 23, 2012 10:33 pmLove the variety of textures on your beautiful card!
Amy McCue
September 24, 2012 11:41 amVery cute card. I love the music sheet.
Karen
September 24, 2012 11:41 amLove the vintage feel to this card.
Elizabeth T.
September 24, 2012 2:38 pmI like how you incorporated vintage sheet music into your card. The curve of your holiday sentiment strip is great — I must try this technique. It is a lovely card!
Mary B
September 24, 2012 3:10 pmCongrats on having so many cards published, Meredith! Also, I loved reading your post last week on your adorable DD's first day of preschool.
hopefulcrafter
September 24, 2012 4:13 pmI love all the items that you used for your card, I really love the glittery snowflakes. Thanks for sharing.
Amber S
September 24, 2012 8:30 pmSuper cute! I love the way you layered all the embellies!
Jen W.
September 25, 2012 12:10 amLove all the gorgeous layers and the cool retro style!
Lindsey
September 25, 2012 3:44 amGorgeous. Love your waving banner.
DJ
September 25, 2012 6:59 amLovely colors and layers! Thanks for the reminder about checking if there's enough ink in the printer. I've been there!
Isha
September 25, 2012 9:56 amGreat card. TFS
Anonymous
September 25, 2012 8:34 pmCongratulations! You've made a lovely card here – sometimes old isn't so bad… lol.
Geri
September 26, 2012 2:59 amLove the bling and the music sheet background looks awesome!
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