Asian Artistry meets Whimsical Words

Hi Everyone.

Happy New Year.  I hope you all had a fabulous evening.  Lou and I went to movies (we saw It's Complicated with the ever amazing Meryl Streep) and then went for a late dinner at our favorite restaurant, Sontes.  We got home at about 12.45 and could feel my age:-)  We have had many late nights this last week... 2.30 a.m. in some circumstances.... playing on our Wii, I might add!  So, last night was one of many late nights...  my vacation is quickly coming to an end, so I will be back to more normal hours for getting to bed. :-)

YAY!!!! The new Mini Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration brochure are available on line!  Unfortunately, Typepad is having issues tonight, so I can't sort out the buttons on my sidebar - so here are the links to the actual catalogs on-line at SU.  Here's the link to the Occasions Mini for 2010  and here's the link to the pdf for the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  I am really excited about some of the products in the new Occasions Mini - and the SAB.  I love the fact that you can choose certain items out of the 2009/2010 catalog for SAB this year.  I'll be adding more detail to my blog tomorrow, but you can check out the offerings in the pdf in the meantime.

Tonight's card uses a stamp I have never used before, as well as colors that I don't normally use.  This year I am determined to use all of my SU colors, and not just some of them!

I wanted to make a thank you card using soft, feminine colors.

 
 

Card recipe:

• I used Very Vanilla and Rose Red card stock.  I used Watercolor paper for the central image
• I stamped the central image from the Asian Artistry set on Black StazOn onto my watercolor paper.  I then took my Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Mellow Moss inks and applied them to the Peonie flower and leaves with my blender pens
• To add extra dimension, I stamped the fowers and petals again and repeated the coloring.
• I then cut each of the pieces out and furled the edges of the flower (as Peonies have such a beautiful soft edge :-)) and then applied them to the original image using dimensionals.
• I took my very vanilla card stock and ran it through my Big Shot and used my polka dot texturz plate to add texture.  The reason I did this is because there is a little texture to the watercolor paper and I wanted to carry that through.  Unfortunately, you can't see the texturizing on the background paper in my photograph!
• I then stamped the sentiment from Whimsical Words onto Very Vanilla paper and punched out a circle with my circle punch.  I punched out another circle in the Rose Red to back the sentiment.
• Two pieces of grosgrain ribbon and a matting layer of PiP and RR finished off the card

Today was a really cold start to 2010.  A high of 4 and we are down to -15 tonight and -30 with windchills.  We went to the movies again tonight - 3 nights in a row I might add.. (oh, the joys of being on vacation!) and it was really, really blowing a freezing cold wind.  I still don't know how the animals survive in this weather.  We filled up all the food and water bowls for the animals and the birds today and the sparrows were even bathing!  I'm not sure about you, but I don't want to bath in -1 degree temperatures :-)

Tomorrow I will be announcing the winner of the December blog candy - as well as details on the January blog candy - something very different for January - and in the spirit of giving :-)

In the meantime, if you have any questions on the new catalog, or the Sale-A-Bration, just send me an email.  Remember, orders cannot be placed until January 5th - and I have a huge order planned for myself.... Like everyone else, I like free goodies :-)

As always, thank you to all of you for visiting my blog - your visits, and your support, are always greatly appreciated.

Cyber hugs

Jaydee

Comments

[Patricia Hoffman]

Hi Jaydee, I love the colors that you chose for this card. They go so well together. I also really like that you cut out and popped up some of the flowers. This is a set that I really enjoy. You have done a very good job with this card. Kudo's to you. I have tons of stuff dancing around in my mind that I want to order, and have made out about 5 lists already, they keep on changing, lol. May you be Blessed.

Trish in Wisconsin

[Sandi MacIver]

wow, Jaydee, this card is absolutely stunning, thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[Kelli]

What will you order...how exciting. I saw it online and there are a few things I love already. I have to get my January order ready. My goal is to improve my card making and get passed looking so basic. I take all suggestions! Good for your stepping out of your color box!