Monday, March 3, 2014

Merry Monday #98 {Country Charm w/ Stitchin' and Buttons!}


Happy Merry Monday!!

Our challenge this week is to add some country charm along with stitching and buttons!!

I went in search of some stamps and plaid designer paper that would seem "country-ish" and can you believe that I don't have ANY?! I decorate my house in rustic country decor and I don't have crafty supplies/stamps in that theme....time to rectify that! ;)

I decided to dig out some snowflakes, hemp twine, buttons, and kraft/cobbler paper (since those 2 colors really yell country to me) and I got busy....


The stamp set is from The Alley Way Stamps called "Holiday Sparkle" and it's sure pretty to ink up ;) I added some faux stitching on the red striped base and my sentiment base using my Crumb Cake marker. The snowflake layer was cut out using my Lil' Inker Designs stitched mat. 

 Please be sure to check out the awesome inspiration the Merry Makers created for your crafty inspiration....click HERE

Stay tuned for a fun challenge comin' at ya from The Pink Elephant! CHEERS!

21 comments:

  1. Very pretty. Love the color combo. The snowflakes and embossing are perfect. TFS

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  2. I love that color combp! Perfect!
    Hugs Tina

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  3. Fantastic design, love that big button!

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  4. This is gorgeous, Lori! Love the colors and think that they give a country feel too! Love the snowflake stitched panel, all the buttons with twine and that perfect sentiment! Great job! Have a wonderful week! :)

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  5. You did a great job with limited supplies, Lori, and now you have the perfect reason to go craft shopping! Win-Win LOL.

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  6. Fantastic card Lori, this is such a great blend of colours and papers.

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  7. Pretty snowflakes, Lori! I love your layout and that big button!

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  8. Lovely card, Lori! Great job using what you had on hand. Have fun shopping. ;)

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  9. Lori, I love how your card all came together for a fab country look - the background, buttons and twine are wonderful!

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  10. Lori I never would have known that you weren't feelin' any country from your stash, because this card turned out so cute! Your colors are just perfect and I love that sentiment, great details!

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  11. I love the red and kraft together Lori, you have totally captured the country feel of the challenge. The snowflakes, twine accents and big button are fabulous. Lovely work!

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  12. Glad you decided to keep this one with our team chat as it is a keeper Lori. The twine and patterns are perfect!

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  13. Lovely country style Lori, perfect for the challenge.

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  14. Yum! Great colours and stamping, my friend! Hugs! xo

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  15. This is so comfy and cozy, Lori! So inspired using the hemp twine. Just cute, cute, cute!! Hugs, Darnell

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  16. Beautifully country and a fab Christmas card.

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  17. Absolutely beautiful card & I love the hemp bows!

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  18. For not having country charm supplies, you certainly rocked this challenge. The colors and the twine really bring out the charm in your card. Love it!

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  19. Great job with the challenge, Lori! I love the mix of patterns and texture you used!

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  20. Wicked card, love the buttons and the embossing folder you used, and the twine and the oh heck, love it all..way to go!

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