Saturday, August 16, 2014

Merry Monday Challenge #121 (Pine Cones, Greens, and Plaid Ribbon)

Hello,
Well I made one more card on this lovely Saturday before heading off to run errands.  It is another Christmas card - this one for the Merry Monday Challenge #121.  Here is the inspiration graphic:

If you have been visiting my blog for the past few years then you may know that I have a true LOVE for pinecones!  I have a pine cone wreath in my living room that stays up all year and I collect all different sized cones and keep them in a milk glass dish in my kitchen too.  We also enjoy burning them in our outdoor fireplace when we roast marshmallows for s'mores and they once saved me from a rainy camp site in Montana when I scouted under the canopy of some large conifer trees for dry wood and found - you guessed it pinecones!!   I enjoy having nature's beauty around me all the time!  So this challenge was inspiring as soon as I read about it!  Here is what I made:

I used the lovely Peaceful Pinecones set from Papertrey Ink for my focal point and sentiment.  The dies for the sentiment are from Top Dog Dies and I just love them and how they can be layered together.  I added some mercury glass stickles to the card to give it that home-spun Christmas feeling that I love! 

Well that is it for me today!  Two cards on a Saturday - one in the morning and one in the afternoon. 
 Thanks for your visit!
:)  Jill

20 comments:

  1. Yes you did use the new dies! Love this beautiful card Jill, you knocked MM out of the park!!

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  2. Love the gingham background Jill and the frayed ribbon is perfect with your design!!

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  3. The embossed background looks wonderful with the pinecone and love how you tied to bow also! Thanks for playing Merry Monday with us this week!

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  4. Very pretty Christmas card, Jill. I was hoping to find time to play this week, but I don't have any appropriate stamps, and my brain was too overloaded to try and think outside the box...LOL.
    (Not that I'm good at that anyway..Smile.
    Your card is a really good match to the inspiration picture! Nicely done for the Challenge.
    Hope you have a great weekend!

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  5. I thought of you as soon as I saw this challenge ,Jill. I know how much you love pinecones. Your card is darling with that embossed red and gingham ...beautiful!

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  6. Beautiful card. Love everything about it and that bow is adorable. TFS. ana

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  7. LOVE the pinecones and that plaid bow is something else! Pretty card, Jill!

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  8. Love the homespun, warm quality of this one Jill. It's such a classic combo and you know just how to work it! hugs, Rebecca

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  9. So beautiful and perfect, Jill! Thank you for joining us at Merry Monday!

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  10. This is beautiful, Jill! I love pinecones, too....I always gather them up around my house and bring them inside, especially at the holidays. I like to wire a bunch together and add them to my tree each year. :) Your card is so homey and warm! Love the gingham and the bit of frayed fabric, and awesome stamping job, too. I really notice the gradation of color on the pine.

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  11. Wonderful card Jill, I love the rustic feel of your card. I love pinecones too, I am going to try to make my own scented ones for the holidays this year. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

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  12. WOW! I just love everything about your card, Jill! Beautiful greens & pinecones, wonderful gingham paper & love the embossed oval panel! Your plaid ribbon finishes this beauty off nicely! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! :)

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  13. I LOVE that plaid ribbon on this card, Jill!

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  14. Pretty, festive, pinecone-y, country Christmas creating Jill! love it!

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  15. This is SO pretty Jill - with the torn plaid ribbon and pretty brown gingham - I'm with you - I LOVE pinecones!

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  16. Beautiful country Christmas card Jill. Love the gingham and frayed plaid ribbon. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.

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  17. Jill, this is just beautiful. I love your home spun look of your card, so sweet.

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  18. So pretty with this home spun card for Christmas! Love those pinecones and plaid ribbon!. I just pulled off some pinecones from our tree. Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet, but so pretty! Hope you have a great week, hugs!

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  19. Jill, this is not a card, it's a Christmas decoration for the home to display year-after-year!! What a fantastic design and superb execution!! Hugs, Darnell

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Hello Friends! Thanks so very much for visiting Greenwood Girl Cards! I enjoy reading your comments!
Crafty Hugs,
: ) Jill