Lovely Leaves Paper for Use Your Stash Blog Hop

Welcome to the February "Use Your Stash" blog hop.  This month's theme is "My Love Affair with Paper".  If you are coming from  creative Katy Taylor's blog you are on the right track.

My card features "Lovely Leaves" patterned paper by Close to My Heart (retired several years ago).  It was layered over old CTMH Hemlock paper which has a texture to it.  The embellished flower centers is Goldenrod Stickles.  The birthday greeting is from the current stamp set "You Mean the World to Me" and was stamped in Ponderosa Pine ink.  The gold stripe is gold holographic laser tape that I found at Dollar Tree.

Now it's time to head over to the talented Sheila Bennett's blog.  If you get lost along the way here is a complete list of blogs participating in the "Use Your Stash" blog hop:

Shirley Ross - http://momnmescrap.blogspot.com/2015/01/use-your-stash-blog-hop-is-having-love.html

Theresa Morrow - http://tmorrowstreasures.blogspot.com/2015/01/february-use-your-stash-bloghop.html

Katy Taylor - http://scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper-uysbh.html

Marie Flayer - http://njstampingqueen.blogspot.com/2015/02/lovely-leaves-paper-for-use-your-stash.html

Sheila Bennett - http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper-use-your.html

Wendy Kessler - http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2014/02/21/use-your-stash-blog-hop-my-love-affair-with-paper

Janet McCormick - http://worksofheart2011.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper.html

Casandra Bennett - http://casandra-scrappinbliss.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper.html

Priscilla Gotham  - http://www.priscillaspaperie.com/2015/02/my-love-affair-with-paper-use-your.html

Darlene Henry- http://chasnpaper.blogspot.com/2015/02/use-your-stash-blog-hop.html

A special thanks to Shirley Ross for setting this all up for us.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Lovely Leaves Birthday for Freshly Made Sketch #106

If you are looking for the OWH World Card Making post please go here.

Thanks to Jen M.who named me a "Perfect Princess" at Freshly Made Sketches last week for my golf congrats card!  I was inspired to play there again as I really love the sketch and had the perfect round element stamp that needed some inking.

My card features both current and retired Close To My Heart products:

For Every Occasion stamp set

Classy Doily stamp 

Slate ink

Lovely Leaves paper (retired)

Seafoam Fleurs Des Jardines paper (retired)

Ponderosa Pine CS

Silver Embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

p.s. there is a Blog Candy offer on this post.