Friday, October 2, 2015

Happy World Cardmaking Day!


butterfly hello

"It's been so long now, but it seems that it was only yesterday. Ain't it funny how time slips away?"

Shocking, how time flies by while you're busy with quotidian things, isn't it? (All the apologies!) Things have been crazy here life-wise — more and more good crazy, lately though. So... I figured I should finally pop out from under my rock to say hello and share a card!

This one is a simple one using some of my free ledger hexagon digital paper (that I touched up with a white gel pen to soften the lines and add tiny white dots for texture). 



http://melstampz.blogspot.ca/2012/02/ledger-hexagon-paper-freebies.html

 There are two types: map & ledger...
with large, small, dark & light versions.

Other card details: The paper doily was dyed with black ink, spritzed it with Mr. Huey's Calico Shine spray, adhered with a glue stick and stitched it on with embroidery thread.

The butterfly was heat embossed using this Memory Box stamp (coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils and detailed with white gel pen and Copic multiliner.)


'Cocoa Bean Butterfly'



And the 'hello' speech bubble is an old fave,


Hope the world is treating you wonderfully.
& I hope to catch up with you again soon,

  
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18 comments:

  1. Cathy ScrivnorOctober 2, 2015 at 9:04 PM

    So glad to see you back posting and sharing!

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  2. Dotty JoOctober 3, 2015 at 5:17 AM

    Great to see you in Blogland today, Mel! Jo x

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  3. Glennis FOctober 3, 2015 at 6:30 AM

    Welcome back! So glad to see you again.

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  4. Margaret McDonaldOctober 3, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    Nice to see you back in blogdom. Email me SVP. Auntie

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  5. BSIOctober 3, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    Beautiful card! Glad to see you pop in again. Always a pleasure to see your creations and thankful for all that you share. Have a great day! :)

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  6. AgatrixOctober 3, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    Lovely card
    Thx for shering
    Greetings from Poland:)

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  7. bkazooOctober 3, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Great card. Thanks so much

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  8. linda from arizonaOctober 3, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Thought we'd lost you forever! So glad to see you back. Such a pretty card you made. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  9. LindaOctober 3, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Hey, Mel! Good to hear from you and see what you are up to

    As usual I am inspired by your beautiful card, enough to go play in my messy stuff and come out with a couple cards!

    thanks again for all the paper designs that must have taken you forever. and a day.

    hugs, my friend,

    Linda

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  10. LaurieOctober 7, 2015 at 7:14 AM

    Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing.

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  11. Sue from OregonOctober 7, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    Hi Mel-happy to see you posting!!

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  12. AnonymousOctober 7, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Mel
    I love this re-jigged paper design.
    Beautiful.
    <3
    Pia

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  13. HeatherOctober 28, 2015 at 12:43 PM

    I'm so glad to see a post! That is a beautiful butterfly.

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  14. rkramadhNovember 17, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    So thrilled to see you back here! I kept coming to your blog and was worried as to why there were no posts. Ahem, apparently you've been back since April and I didn't notice :( I love your sense of humor and the tuts. can you believe coincidentally that I finished a box using your tut just yesterday? IT's the black wooden box covered in silhoutte stencil cut...love the tut and how it turned out. Keep us laughing and inspiring....please!

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  15. NickyFebruary 17, 2016 at 2:54 AM

    Hello Mel,

    I hope you are well, all is well for you!
    it's been so long that the blog is silent and we miss you ..
    Friends of France,
    Nicky

    J'espère que vous allez bien, que tout va pour le mieux pour vous ! cela fait si longtemps que le blog est muet et vous nous manquez..
    Amitiés de France,
    Nicky

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  16. Erum TasneemMay 2, 2016 at 6:47 AM

    This is fantabulous!! That butterfly is so gorgeous!

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  17. linda from arizonaMay 5, 2016 at 7:44 PM

    I wish you would just come out and say you don't want to talk to us anymore instead of leaving us hanging, wondering why you don't want to post any more. I don't care if you don't want to share your files with us, I'm sure all of us just want to know if you are ok. I see you pinning on Pinterest so I know you are on the internet. wishing you well!

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  18. vdoyle8May 6, 2016 at 8:37 PM

    I hope you are well. I think of you often. It's weird how we come to believe we know the authors of the blogs we follow...

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♥ Thank You so much sharing your thoughts. It means the world! ♥ Mel