Stampin! with Jaydee

Kind and Caring Thoughts - Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone.  Happy Thursday night.   YAY... tomorrow is Friday.

Tonight's card uses the Kind and Caring Thoughts and Circle Circus sets. 

I used an only MojoMonday layout (layout number 90) as my inspiration.  I wanted to use the To the Nines designer series paper and play around with the Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip colors.  However, I couldn't just leave it at that.... I wanted to add a little Rich Razzleberry as well.  It's a really interesting layout to play around with and I'm thinking would work really well with Dasher.  Especially as I haven't done a Dasher card for a while!

I used the circle circus as the matt for the corduroy button - and also decorations on the inside of the card.  I matted the central image in Sage Shadow and Rich Razzleberry ..... because I had colored the berries in Rich Razzleberry :-)... I matted the DSP in Chocolate Chip.  I loved the fact that the pattern on the grosgrain ribbon is echoed in the button... and also in the herringbone in the DSP.  The sentiment is Teeny Tiny Wishes.

On the personal front... I'm really looking forward to the weekend and to seeing my DH on Saturday.  I hope to also get to spend some quality time in my stamping space.

As always, thank you for spending time in my little area of the blogosphere.  Your visit is always appreciated.  If you have any questions, leave a comment or send me an email.

Have a fabulous Friday
Peace and hugs
Jaydee

Circle Circus - Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone,
Happy Saturday.  I'm sorry that I haven't posted the last couple of days, but I have been absolutely out of it - literally.  For those of you following my blog, you may remember that we spent the weekend taking up the carpet, etc downstairs and somewhere between pulling up carpet, underlay, tack strips and moving all the furniture, I ended up tearing the trapezoid muscles which caused cervical spasms and a I also managed to trap a nerve!  It causes problems and pains similar to those that you feel with whiplash.  Consequently, I had almost no sleep for 3 days and I ended up in the ER Thursday morning.  I felt like such a baby, but the spasms and pain were excruciating.  So I haven't been able to use my PC, because it requires that I look down (not something I cannot do easily!)  I start physio on Monday and the pills are starting to help with the spasms and the pain but it'll take a while to return to normal.  I guess I had never realized just how much we use the muscles in the neck.... So... that's the story of my last few days.  

My stamping space looks better now though and is almost where I want it to be and organized in a way that suits me.

All the upheaval and pain pills mean that I haven't been able to play with my new goodies, but I promise you that I will be giving you a sneak peak of a couple of the upcoming items from the new mini catalog in the next couple of days  (Ordering begins on September 1.)  You'll love some of the new goodies, I promise!  I couldn't wait to put my order in and get my goodies in my sticky little hands. :-)  Now... I just need my neck to loosen up and stop going into spasms so that I can go make some cards.... grrrrr! :-)

Here's a card that I made from the Stampin Up Circle Circus Stamp.  I CASED the layout from the SU demonstrator magazine and changed it up.

I love the bright cheerful colors and, of course, couldn't resist the polka dot ribbon!

Card recipe:
Card:  A2 vertical - Real Red

Card Stock:     Images stamped on Shimmery White (the SW really adds a little sparkle which I              think is great for special occasions) 2 3/4 x 3. Matt is Bermuda Bay.  I tore the edge of the Bermuda Bay at an angle.  3 1/8 x 4 1/8 (before being torn)
Stamps: Circle Circus: The circles are stamped in Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay and Real Red.

Sentiment: Teeny Tiny Wishes                       
Ribbon: Crushed Curry
Background:

I ran the card and a Texturz plate through my big shot.  (Jaydee tip:  to give more raise to the image, I placed a couple of pieces of scrap card stock underneath the texturz plate, this helps create a deeper impression.  I then ran an SU sanding block over the embossed image, which helps to make it pop just a little more.  I love the fact that the Real Red mixes so well with the new in-colors.  I've really enjoyed combining the new colors with the classics. 

The great thing about this card is that it's very quick and easy.  It certainly can be done in under 10 minutes and you can change the colors to reflect summer, fall, spring or winter.  The circles are so different and are good for feminine or masculine cards.  You can easily make a more masculine version by changing out the ribbon for just a strip of DSP, card stock, etc. When I first saw the Circle Circus stamp set on the sneak preview, I wasn't sure about it.  But I've actually had great fun playing with it and grown to like it.  I used it in and entirely different way in this post

Well I'm off to take my pills.  Check back tomorrow for the first sneak peak of some of the great new goodies I got.  I'm really desperate to get working on them!

As always, thank you for for spending a little time in my area of the stamping blogosphere - your visit is always much appreciated.

Jaydee

Those of you who visit me regularly, will notice (if you have the sound up on your pc) that I've added some of my favorite music - courtesy of playlist.com.  If you don't like my music choice, or want to turn it off, just scroll down below the featured project on the middle column and hit the pause button. The one thing I did realize when I was creating the list.... I have very eclectic taste in music....and... in case you look at the list and are wondering..... Davy Jones wasn't my favorite Monkey - Peter Tork was :-)  Showing my age now.  Each of these songs has a represents a special moment or memory in my life.  Isn't it wonderful that music can do that for us?

   
                           

Circle Circus - Clean and simple thank you

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday and welcome to jaydeestamping.

Back to the clean and simple theme today.  I first saw the use of the Circle Circus in a topiary on Denise January's site.  I thought it was a really creative way to use this stamp set.   For my version, I wanted to really make the topiary the feature of the card, especially with such strong colors. 

I used Dusty Durango for the card and stamped the circles in Old Olive, Dusty Durango and Crushed Curry.

I cut a square for the planter box and then used my scallop punch on a piece of old olive paper to create a decorative edge for the box.  I then cut a very thin strip of Old Olive to act as the "trunk" of the topiary.

To add a little interest, I sliced a very thin (1/16th of an inch) off either side of the front of the card.  I then matted a piece of Crushed Curry on the inside of the card so that when the card is closed, there is a very thin Crushed Curry border on three edges.  

I then added a piece of Crushed Curry polka dot ribbon on the inside of the card, before I stuck down the matt.  The sentiment is from the Short and Sweet set.  How many times can I use this set :-)  

On the personal front:  many of you have sent me an email asking me about my cat Bailey (he appeared on this post .)  He's actually a Norwegian Forest Cat.  They are very similar to the Maine Coon, but a little lighter in the body and don't grow quite as big.  The "wegies" are a fabulous cat breed.  Very friendly with everyone and everything... mmmm... except the chipmunk that sits outside the deck door and teases them on the other side of the screen.  One Monday Bailey got so tired of being teased by the Chipmunk that he took a running jump at the screen door and managed to break a hole through it.  It looked like something out of a Disney movie.  I'm not sure who got the bigger fright; Bailey because he couldn't believe he'd gone through the door; the chipmunk who couldn't believe this cat had landed right in front of him... or me!

Card recipe:  Card stock:  Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Whisper White.  Ink: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Old Olive.  Sentiment: Short and Sweet and Circle Circus.  Ribbon:  Crushed Curry Polka Dot.

As always, thank you for spending a part of your day in my area of the stamping blogosphere. I really appreciate it.  I wish you an inkspirational day.  One filled with lots of time to do the things you love.

Peace

Jaydee