Sunday, December 9, 2012

WPlus9 Design December Blog Hop!


Today is the ninth of the month, and that means a blog hop at WPlus9 design!  This month's inspiration photo really got me excited:


A Nordic Christmas! woo hoo! A little ribbon, a little linen, a little redwork...be still my heart! And speaking of hearts, here's my creation:


I decided to make a card Christmas ornament! I used the coordinating dies from Folkart Florals, patiently running them through my Big Shot several times to get the symmetrical images that I wanted.


I used a Distress Marker in white Picket Fence to make a faux blanket stitch around the edges.


I decided to add a tag with some sweet stamped images (Folkart Florals, Springtime Tags, tag die). A little button, a little baker's twine, and voila. A Nordic Christmas creation!

 Here's a little tip. I used the lid from one of my Brighton jewelry tins to make the base of this heart shaped card. I placed the left hand edge slightly off the fold, traced with a pencil, and cut carefully with my paper snips. A quick and easy heart shaped card.

Thanks for visiting the cafe today!

8 comments:

  1. An ornament card! How very clever...finally a new way to display those tiny pieces of art. Love this idea, Mary.

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  2. This is so cute! What a clever way to use the Folk Art Floral dies!

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  3. LOVE this!!
    Such an adorable take on the challenge...
    and love the way you used those dies!! :)

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  4. Just too cute...so much work, it is fabulous.

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  5. This is absolutely adorable! I love it!

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  6. Mary rose, this is super cute.
    I love the way you use the heart shape tin case and recreate a lovely ornament.

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  7. So very cute, Maryrose!! I love your take on the inspiration photo, this ornament is beautiful. So glad to have you join us for this month's Cloud9 Blog Hop!

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  8. Wow, now this is so clever and creative. And it turned out STUNNING!

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