All packaged with love and care

It has been a busy, long and hard week.  While the inspiration and creative juices have been there, time, sadly has not :(

Over the past couple of nights between feeding the kids and doing the chores I have been working on something special.  Monday will mark 4 weeks since my dearest husband (aka petal) will have left us last and it will still be a minimum of another 55 days till we see him again.

When he is away the kids and I have a tradition of sending him a care package every 4 weeks; so this week we have all been working on this every evening.  It usually has a few recent photos of the kids, some home-baked biscuits I have managed to save before the kids eat them all, a chocolate bar or two, ok or more :).  A card from me with the attachment of a huge long letter, Dylan writes a letter as well telling him all about  school, the weekends and all things exciting we have been up to (I also have to supply a legible copy in print, he’s in Prep! Each letter his writing improves).  Chloe usually colours in (scribbles) a few pictures of Winnie the Pooh & Friends, and this month Emilie sent daddy a few footprints as she can now stand up on her own.

I was thinking masculine along the lines of the rich colours of fall like the plums mixed with the creams and browns and I wanted to mount this card onto a stunning olive green (that I found at Dreamswork on Monday and fell in love with) and I knew it would work well with the blend.  I also fell in-love with the sketch over on Stamp with Fun (I did not stamp anything so I do not know if I qualify for entry though) but I loved the sketch and had to do it anyway lol!

My Petal really was the inspiration for this card as I fell in love with him more making this.  He is the only man I know (besides his father) that picks a card out for someone based on the verse(s) or message.  It has to be sweet, and it has to say what they can never say out loud or never say often enough.  Hence why I could not resist and had to get my Kelly Panacci cardstock stickers out (RMKSCBCSI), her work is so beautiful and I also used some fresh cuts (FC030 Love Notes) by Rebecca Sower (that I have had since forever as they are to gorgeous to use lol).

What do I love:

I love the eyelets, all different colours, shapes and especially the leaves at the top and bottom of the ribbon.

The tags, the tiny little ones are just so cute.

The verses and wording, it just sings love, and life.         

The colours, they just really pulled together particularly the slightest touch of blue on the bottom patterned layer (Kasier Craft – Gypsy Sisters Collection – P487 Rosa)

*Oh and if you ever ask “who makes that paper” I usually could not tell you unless it is one I fell in love with and hence have brought 100’s of the sheet lol”.

Challenges I am entering this card into:

 Incy Wincy Designs - #63 Faux It Up (false stitching on the sentiment at the bottom along with on the tags) – (Mondays)

Simon Says Stamp And Show  - Some Metal (eyelets and wire image on tag on envelope) (Mondays)

Stamp With Fun - #80 Sketch (Mondays)

Papertake Weekly – 3 of a kind (3 tags on the top left and bottom right) also 3 things in the set. (Tuesdays)

Little Red Wagon - #50 Something old/something new (old fresh cuts and new olive green card) (Wednesdays)

Southern Girls - #3 Four layers of patterned paper (I have the 3 patterned layers and the main card gift tag is on a pattern paper) (Thursday fornightly)

*EDIT* Made top 5 - Badge is coming soon ! Hippie!

Delightful Sketches – Metal Mania (eyelets and wire image on tag on envelope) (Thursdays)

* Design Dollies - THEMED project -That means a minimum or two or three matching pieces (Card, envelope and gift tag) (Thursdays)

 Dutch Dare – Tagalicious – I got LOTS of em :) (Thursdays)

Meljen's Desgins – Tags – I got lots! (Thursdays) - I made the top 5 !

Stampin 'B's Design – Fall Colours – Olive green, brown, creams, plum and earthy tones used.

Being Friday night, home alone, kids in bed and no one else but me to talk to, we/me is off to play with some Friday flowers :) 

Fair winds and following seas.

~♥~The Navy Wife ~♥~