Thursday, April 15, 2010

Thursdays with Lindsay - Anniversary Blog Hop!

Good Morning!  Happy tax day!  OK - I'm not real thrilled about it either, but...  Let's talk about something really exciting.  Today is the 3rd day of Lindsay's Stamp Stuff 3 day Anniversary blog hop.  There's been a crop going on in the MyGrafico Virtual Crop Room.  There's been prizes.  And everything is 50% off at Lindsay's MyGrafico shop. If you came here from Rhonda's blog (fabulous project, eh?!) then you're on the right track.  If not, start at Lindsay's blog here.


I shared this snippet the other day in the Crop Room, so I hope it brought some people over here to see what I did.  Here's what I did...


I kept the card clean and simple because, well, simply put - the focal image was hard enough!  I went out to my backyard and found some really cool twigs.  I then cut them down to create a frame around the image.  I used an image from the Birds and Branches set.  I then glued the twigs down but then to secure them I used twine and a needle to tie them to the card stock.  I'm not pleased with this photo because it makes the ribbon look black, it's actually a rich chocolate brown.  This card also fits the challenge over at KL Stampin' n Scrappin' blog.

I have a give away, too.  One lucky commenter on my blog today will receive the entire Birds and Branches set just by leaving me a comment.  You don't have to become a follower if you don't want to.



Now on to your next stop on the blog hop which is Cassandra.  Have fun on the hop and have fun shopping!


13 Encouraging Thoughts:

Unknown said...

whoa! i'm totally impressed by this card! So cool! Love the sticks! So much creativeness!

Lindsay Weirich said...

oh that looks great, I love the twig frame, perfect for this set!

Leanne said...

Love it! That twig frame looks great!! Goes perfect with this image!!

Cheryl said...

This is wonderful! Your sneak peek caught my attention. Your finished project is, well I don't have the adjectives. I just love how you used the twine and twigs.

1CardCreator said...

This is so cute! I love the twig frame! Thanks for sharing. ~Diane

Margie said...

Very pretty, Melissa! I love you used the tiny twigs, they are perfect for this card!

Karin said...

Shut up! So creative...and the coloring on the image is just fabulous!

scotlacey said...

I absolutely love lumpy bumpy. Dimension adds so much to most designs. Great card

AprilsL8 said...

So creative!! I love it!

christyfamily said...

I just love that mailbox card. So cute!

Micki said...

Oh Mel, it's absolutely beautiful. And I just LOVE your accent pieces. I totally love it, I'm so sorry I'm just now making my rounds....work was horrible and I wish I could just chill out all weekend.

That card is absolutely awesome :-)

hugs

Angela said...

OMGosh, this is genius! Love those twigs!

Tazza said...

Very creative ! Love the way you used this stamp...

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