inchie...& stitchy...& somewhat minimalist

...is this still *LAUREN'S* blog...??!

yes, indeedy...and i have more brand-spankin'-new HERO ARTS winter goodness for ya! on this card i used some words from the holiday sayings set, as well as my favorite little holly leaf from the make-your-own snowman set, and a little heart from an older mini-set called cupcakes to make some inchies. the backgrounds are made from the little squares which show what patterns are in a basic grey paper set...not only are they the perfect size, but you get these adorable scaled-down version of each pattern! i am definitely still into the look of hand-stitching on my cards. this time i used a shade of embroidery floss that's almost the same color as my background for a really subtle--(but in my opinion, cool)--effect. and that's pretty much it really. fun to make...and hopefully...fun for someone to receive in december!

(rubber stamps: hero arts;patterned paper: basic grey & dcwv; dove rub-on" we-r-memory keepers; pink rhinestones: michaels; ink: ranger; embroidery floss: dmc)