Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What better way to celebrate than a Blog Hop with Claire Brennan...Owner of Waltzingmouse Stamps and resident of Ireland!  The challenge was to create a card using WMS that celebrated a bit o' the GREEN! 

I used Waltzingmouse's Sewing Box Hugs to make a wee shamrock (as Claire would say!), and put a border along the bottom using my FAVORITE sweater background from Faux Fun!  Sentiment from Mixed Messages, Papertrey Ink, and striped patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket.

Top O' the Morning to Ya....and have fun on the hop!

27 comments:

Kelly Massman said...

Wow! I love this! It is a unique take on the traditional shamrock!

Kevin Renz said...

How cute and clever of you! Great job.

Genevieve said...

Absolutely stunning, great idea :)

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Love your card, the sweater background looks great! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Polly Pierce said...

Yeah! That's nice and so very different too, it's a fab take on the overall theme and a great way to showcase how versatile Claire's stamps are too... Happy Paddy's Day!

Heather said...

Very pretty - what a great idea!! Love how the paper piecing makes it just so!

Angela Mclean said...

A brilliant, fun card indeed!
Hugs,
Angela xxx.

Joyce across the Pond said...

Absolutely out of the box....the sewing box that is!! I love this card...so different!

AKiteFlier said...

Well done - wow such a great idea - nice colors - like the twine :-)

B said...

Wow, lovely! What a lovely idea of using sewing box! Great shamrock and the touch of twine is just perfect! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Mona Pendleton said...

Love the stitching & the gorgeous DP you used to make that fabulous shamrock!

Unknown said...

This is wonderful, Kelly! Your shamrock is so cute and creative!!

Julia Aston said...

I'm so happy to see you on the hop Kelly!! I love your sewing box shamrock! the colors on this are wonderful!!

Kathryn B said...

Beautifully stitched shamrock. Very creative!

Marge said...

What an AWESOME card -- LOVE this!!!

Cassie_lu said...

great shamrock card

Joanne Gilch said...

Fantastic idea on the shamrock. amazing, too!

Linda Beeson said...

What a wonderful shamrock!!

Laurie Marmon said...

So clever with the Sewing Box Hugs heart! Love the striped paper you used too.

Pauline said...

Wonderful shamrock and love the paper piecing, Pauline x

carole said...

Incredible... your card is so beautiful and very original. I love the paper. This is very beautifull and you proove that possibilities are endless.

Have a good day!
Carole

Unknown said...

Oh fab creativity here Kelly!! and lovely colours, love the muted greens and beige! Good thinking to use the hearts that way! Happy St Patrick's Day Kelly! and Thank you for hopping with us!!

Lynn Mercurio said...

What a fantastic use of these heart images. Well done!

Barb said...

Beautiful card. I love the use of the hearts this way. Great colors, too!

Lynne Phelps said...

Love seeing stamp sets used beyond their original purpose! Love the texture, the patterns, and the layout - charming!

Crafty Math Chick said...

So clever! And so cool looking - I really like the subdued colors you used Kelly - not 'in your face' greens. Hoe you had a happy St. Patrick's Day with your family!

~Meredith

anya said...

Very cute! Love how you used the Sewing Box stamps. Glad you could hop with us.