Winter Bird Trio in Wreath and more...

Hi everyone - hope you're having a great weekend! I'm popping in with my third and final entry for Christmas Kickstart #101 Let's Wreath it Up! Busy week and weekend but more on that later...

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card;

Recollections Wood Textures; Neenah Solar White

Stamps - Recollections Mini Bows

Stamps with Dies - MFT Winter Wreath 

& Winter Songbird (retired/NIB)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - digi sentiment strip (Hero Arts);

Recollections gems; foam tape; Copics

This one involved stamping, coloring, die cutting and assembling. The coloring took the longest, otherwise it wasn't too laborious. Love those Winter Birds and have used them a few times. You can see a couple earlier versions Here & Here if desired.

Next, I'll share my card for Craft Roulette Episode #280 which aired Friday night:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah grey linen A2 card;

Neenah Solar White; BoBunny Banner Year;

Authentique Irresistible; scrap of black

Stamps - Raisin Boat Drinks Anyone (retired);

MFT Uncorked (retired/NIB)

Stamps with Dies - MFT Something for Everything (retired/NIB)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape

Host Mary had Carrie Giletto (‪@carriegiletto9662‬) who was making her 2nd appearance. She's also a Craft Roulette member who loves sharing paper crafting tips on her YouTube Channel. As usual, the wheel was spun four times for the parameters to use on our cards:

• Project - Thinking of You: I used a Thinking of You sentiment.
• Colors - Hometown: Used maroon & gray - colors of my hometown university.
• Element - Cup or Glass: I used a pair of wine glasses.
• Random - Add a Doodle: I doodled the corners of my maroon panel.

I quickly decided on wine glasses for my element (you'll see why in a sec), then found a thinking of you sentiment & a wine related subsentiment for my glasses to rest on. The wine glass stamp also has a squiggle stamp to represent wine but I added some Copic shading.

This card will go to our friend Maureen who organized an outing for this past Wednesday. We traveled north of the Twin Cities to Panola Gardens - a gorgeous spot that offers lunches and teas, among other things. Check the gallery on their website for photos of the grounds, if desired - they are far more professional than the ones I took! I will share the photo of our group - my former quartet, our coach/mom (seated in center) & our friend Maureen (seated at right):

As if tea wasn't enough, we repaired to Rustic Roots winery for more frivolity (the Gardens doesn't serve wine). I don't have any photos from there but they also have amazing grounds (owned by a nursery). 

Next I'll share a photo of two friends and me at the Minnesota Lynx basketball game yesterday (we won!). It's hard to tell but the cap is the team mascot - they gave them away to celebrate the mascot's birthday & there was a lot of craziness between quarters.

Chorus was invited to sing the National Anthem before the game and it was amazing! Here's a shot of the big screen above the court; I'm not visible but our director is standing a foot away from the starters hugging it out before the game. 

Behind the chorus is a group of sweet Girl Scouts displaying the colors. They were enthused about the music; some had already earned that scout badge. My friends and I took the train from Mall of America to Target Center in downtown Minneapolis - my first time making that trip! So quick and cheap - only $2! There was quite a crowd of Vikings and Lynx fans all headed downtown; luckily the Twins didn't play until the evening!

That's it for today, friends! With all the activity this past week, I'm lucky I got some cards made! Thanks for visiting & happy crafting!!