Saturday, January 9, 2010

Melt Away the Winter Chill... with Basic Grey!

Morning! Don't fall off your chair, yes I'm posting again... :) This card was inspired by the COLD winter weather and the fact I like Chai tea to warm up. I found this saying from the retired set SU! Winter Wilma. Remember this from years back? :) The coffee cup is from SU! What's Brewin'?. I enjoy pulling out my old sets to give them new life!!

The coffee cup is paper pieced, sponged the edges inside my Nestie shapes, and been wanting to use this DP for sometime now! The DP is "Eskimo Kisses" from BasicGrey, Nesties are Labels Four and Tags Five, ribbon is retired SU! Cranberry Crisp, and my EK Boarder punch. Keep warm this weekend! Get some stamping time in (perfect weather for it!) and I can't wait to blog surf... Check out all those FUN and CUTE creations!

SMILES... Michelle :)

19 comments:

Riet said...

Ohhh wowwwww Michelle,what a beautiful card,i love your image.
So gorgeous papers and colours.

Hugs Riet.xx

Ann said...

So cute! I love the colors and those stamps! Stay warm! :D

LeAnne said...

This is ADORABLE! I love this saying--I wish they would bring it back!!!
Great use of this yummy paper & image. I think I'll go have some chai right now!

Allison Rankin said...

Super fab! Loving the DP choice!

Sparkplug17 said...

Such a lovely card! I love to drink anything hot to warm up!

Susan (peebsmama) said...

I love your combo of the image, sentiment and that cute patterned paper. Makes me feel all warm inside :-)

dolcreations said...

I love this layout! This image is so cute! That saying is very nice. Love it!
Hope you are keeping warm, as it is so cold here!
Christine

Alberta said...

Great card. Love how you paired the images, papers and colors. The card evokes a warm feeling which is great for this frigid winter we're having.

Debbie Pamment said...

FABULOUS card - and sooo great to see the versatility of this fabulous DP being used for something other than Christmas! Snuggle up and enjoy your hot chai tea - we're hitting over 100oF here over the next couple of days - iced tea for me - LOL
xXx

Rachel B said...

Michelle, I love the paper piecing and the warm sponging! Beautiful! What a great sentiment! Thanks for your kind words and all your inspiration!

Mary J said...

Michelle, what a brilliant card! I would love to receive it right now what with the heavy snow here in East Sussex, UK!!

Mary said...

Hi MIchelle, I love your card and great combinations of paper and ribbon colors. It is great to get some ideas for winter cards that will work past Christmas time. A good way to use up some of those holiday papers that I still have!

I love Chai Tea too! Nothing better in this bitter MN cold.

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for sharing! Blessings.

Ruby said...

Hi Michelle, I love your card and the sentiment is lovely. This card made me smile and reminded me of how lucky we are. We may have a lot of snow to deal with, but we are all snuggled up in our warm house with all the supplies we need, and of course by that I'm including cardmaking supplies ;o) I LOVE those BG papers, you've done a fab job!! x

Kathi said...

What a cute, cozy card Michelle! I just love that DP, you have matched it so perfectly with all the other details in this card! I love chai tea too, this makes me want to get a cup right now!

Crafty Jenn said...

I absolutely love this! Every element of this card goes perfectly together. Loving that border punch and how it mimics the heart on your teacup. Dontcha just love Eskimo Kisses?!

Good to see you having crafty time and posting!

<3 Jenn

laurie said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this card!

Shelley said...

What a perfect card for the weather we've been having! I just love the What's Brewin' set and how you pieced it together! I've never done that with this image. Thanks for sharing the idea!

Diane Davis said...

VERY cute card, Michelle! Where'd you get that awesome Tags 5 Spellbinder's die??? :-)
Have a GREAT day and enjoy the "heat wave" we're having!

Lisa Hjulberg said...

Love Love Love this card, Michelle!!! It is just the most WARMING card in every way! Let's just say I love it when you take out your old SU stamps and give them new life!

It's so nice to have a moment (finally) to pop in and visit. I smile from ear to ear the entire time I'm here.

Thinking of you and sending WARM thoughts your way!

Lisa