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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Merry Monday # 116

We are finally home after almost 3 weeks being gone.
This card is for the Merry Monday Challenge  and they are asking for green and white.
I made my own gift wrap by stamping a little tree all over the paper, then I white embossed the strings and bow from No Strings Attached (PTI).
Feels good to be inky again!!
I am only home 8 days and I leave again for 12 days! 
I am going to have some serious withdrawals, I think!!
 
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
Hope you all are having a great summer!
 
Heart Hugs,
Colleen

17 comments:

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Darling card, Coleen, and great use of the challenge!! Thanks so much for playing with us at Merry Monday!

Bonnie said...

What a neat ribbon stamp, Colleen! I hadn't seen that before and thought you had tied twine on this beautiful package! Awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!

Wendy said...

Gorgeous card, Colleen! Love the idea of making it look like a wrapped gift! The tag & sentiment work so well! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! :)

Kristie Goulet said...

EEK! How perfect is this?!!! LOVE it and I am pinning to CASE! Thank you for sharing with us at Merry Monday!

Tracey McNeely said...

Love your card Colleen, the tied up stamp is awesome! I just might have to case this!

Marybeth said...

Oh my gosh I love this idea.... It could be used over and over with any papers we like! Simply gorgeous!

Kim Heggins said...

This is just too cute...I love that your card is all wrapped up like the sweetest gift.

LeAnne said...

Oh my gosh, this is so cute! That PTI...they make the coolest stamps, don't they? How fun! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday and playing with my challenge!

Marcia Hill said...

Welcome back! I love your Christmas wrapped card...it's perfect! And now I'm wishing I had gotten that bow stamp set...oh well, add it to the wish list! :0)

Ingrid said...

SO cute...love that ribbon stamp, looks so real! :)

Linda said...

So clever of you to make a gift out of this. Love that No Strings Attached stamp set. Your card is so cute. You can enter this in Festive Friday, too. So glad to have you back my friend.

carol (krillsister) said...

Darling card. Now I want that stamp set.

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card. I saw it on Merry Monday

Kerry said...

Great card, love that your stamped your own background. That no strings attached stamp is fab, beautifully finished off with the little tag.

Anonymous said...

Love the card. I love the no strings attached. I will have to give it a try.

Ksenija @Sweet Kobylkin said...

What an elegant card, Colleen! Love how you play with this PTI stamp and Merry Monday theme.

Susan Joyce said...

I like how you made your own DSP and the faux string and bow are fantastic. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.