November Box of the Month Inspiration with Julee

Hi crafty friends! It's Julee Tilman popping in with a bit of inspiration with the fabulous November Box of the Month.  For today's projects I decided to use the lovely Snowy Pastels paper and ephemera included in the kit.

I started by selecting  a few pieces of the Snowy Pastel Ephemera that I wanted to use.  Isn't this sweet girl critter so adorable? I cut a little slit in the coffee mug ephemera to slip her hand under the handle, then tucked a little flower behind her to create a little ephemera cluster. For the background, I pulled out the Perfectly Plaid stencil that is part of the Enjoy this Life bundle and used distress sprays and spritzes in salvaged patina and chipped sapphire to create the background. I love how the sprays give a dissipated look to the color. Snow fun!

I finished off the card with a white scallop mat and a strip of Snowy Pastel paper. I added a little chipboard snowflake, embellished with a flatback pearl, and then added to the top folding A2 card base that I had embossed with a snowflake embossing folder.

This time of year my cards often get a little gift accompaniment. For this coordinating gift card pocket, I chose a similar but smaller ephemera piece. The gift card pocket is so super simple. It's a 3" x 6" piece of patterned paper, folded in half and glued on the two sides. I punched a half circle as a little thumb notch, then embellished with more patterned paper and some ribbon and jingle bells. Super fun and quick and a fun way to present a gift card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you found a little inspiration here!