Two warm winter stockings and a nest of hope

I finally got a chance to play with my adorable Papertrey stocking dies! I cut two in each colour (white and Hawaiian Shores) then trimmed off the lower part to make the cuffs in contrasting felt. I thought the blanket stitch detail in embroidery floss was just the touch to make my stockings cozy and tie in the aqua mist colour. The little snowflake hung from each cuff is cut from the Basic Grey Jovial Blizzard patterned paper I used in the background.

My next card came together surprisingly quickly last night after I thought about the idea all day. I wanted to make a card for this month's Color Cue challenge, a reminder that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Such soft delicate colours. I was also inspired by the ring my hubby gave me for our anniversary this year just in time for my trip to CHA Chicago to meet up with Taylor and her team. I love silver, nests and pearls!!!

So here's what I've got! I looked back through previous Mojo Monday sketch challenges and thought Mojo157 was perfect to showcase my nest of hope made from silver wire and a pink pearl bead. I also played with the letterpress technique again now that my new Papertrey impression plates have arrived! I didn’t really give the white pigment ink time to dry and let it smear on the panel but I like the effect.

The ribbon accent just seemed right as a pink ribbon for breast cancer support. I created my sentiment on my computer and printed on PTI rustic white cardstock. It’s hard to tell in the picture but I embossed the pink panel with my Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder to tie in with "the tree of life and the nest of hope" theme. A little corny, eh?

Here's my wire and pearl nest closeup...

I'd love to hear what you think...
~Nancy