Hot Summer Days

I know we've all been experiencing the warmth of Summer lately.  It feels so good to be inside my scrap room with the air conditioning blowing peacefully on my brow.  As much as I enjoy the warm summer days, I thank God for the relief of air conditioning.  I feel so badly for those who don't have air.  It makes me grateful!

Today I created a sweet little card for a friend's birthday.   I used Melissa Frances and The Girls' Paperie patterned papers, some vintage sheet music, a Melissa Frances rub-on and vintage ephemera sticker, a Prima leave and flower, some wool felt cut with a Papertrey Ink die that I hand-stitched with pink DMC floss.  Then, I stamped a Happy Birthday image from Verve stamps and did some machine stitching.  I just love the soft, vintage feeling of Melissa Frances products.

I hope you're all keeping cool indoors, and yet.....enjoying the beautiful hot summer days.  I love God's gift of all the different seasons, so I really try not to complain.  There's joy to be had from each season.  I'd love to hear how you're keeping cool and how you're spending your summer.

As a side note, the winner of my Birthday blog candy was Alicia T.  You have until Monday, August 1, Alicia, to contact me to claim your prize, or I will have to go to the alternate winner.  I am SO very grateful for all my followers.  I will be having an amazing give-away coming up with some of the beautiful hand-made scrunched seam binding I've been making.  I just love it, and it's so versatile.  Thanks again for visiting, and please tell your friends to visit and participate in the upcoming giveaways.

I couldn't wait to play with my new dies from Papertrey Ink.  I purchased several different floral dies, and cut some from paper and some from canvas to make these sweet little flowers.  I used one of  Pebbles newer paper lines on this card, and some Melissa Frances rub-ons.  PTI's dies are just so cute, you can't go wrong.  Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your summer, everyone!

My Cup Runneth Over,

Karen