Hi Everyone. Happy Monday.
Finally! My Saturday card! I got this card made late yesterday and wasn't able to photograph it and get it posted on either my blog, or the Paper Players blog!
The fabulous Anne Marie has a CAS challenge with a twist this week!
I don't have a lot of stamps that lend themselves to paper piecing. Then I remembered a floral set that I have and decided to use that.
I stamped the image onto Whisper White card stock and then again onto a piece of Patio Party. I cut out every second piece of the Patio Party flower and pieced it onto the Whisper White flower. I then took my Pool Party marker and colored in the petals that I hadn't pieced. I then cut around the flower and popped it onto my card base. Here's what I came up with
I love this sentiment from Friendly Phrases. Isn't it something that we wish everyone? I also love the little hearts on the DSP. The white layer needed some texture, so I pulled out my Fancy Fan embossing folder. I like the way the scalloping on the edge of the Fancy Fans echoes the scalloped edges of the flower. Now, I used Amuse Studio's Floral Duet for this, but Stampin' Ups! Fith Avenue Floral would work just as well. All that was required, was a little bit of bling in the form of a blue rhinestone in the middle of the flower. I don't generally use blue for flowers, but I really wanted to use this heart DSP.
Dont' forget to check out the fabulous design team cards – and then join us and play along.
On a personal note:
Well, we got a couple more things accomplished this weekend – Mirrors hung in the guest bathroom and a clock hung in Lou's office. That was pretty much it in terms of jobs around the house! We are never going to be ready for Pam and John's arrival at this rate! The weather was truly glorious again this weekend. It was, however, COLD this morning. In the 40s! I know just how cold it was at 5am as Lou was up to get ready to catch his flight. It was really cold. I thought I would share a photo of what was at the feeder when I stepped away from my office to update my blog.
Well.. what would you know…. as I uploaded the picture and looked at it closely, I realized there was an interloper there… or in this case a brown bird that I hadn't seen before. If my research proves me right, this is a female Brewer's Blackbird. Here she is along with the Goldfinch, Mourning Dove and the Downy Woodpecker.
I love the fact that we get the birds at the feeders, but what pleases me even more is the fact that they visit the wild grasses and flowers in the area behind the feeder. In fact, they visit the seed heads in that area far more frequently than the feeders themselves. We have had entire flocks of sparrows feeding off the seeds in the lot next to us this week. It really confirms that we did the right thing by planting the native grasses around the edge of the garden.
The scene is constantly changing at the feeder – as you can see from the pic I took not 30 seconds later! You can even see the birds flying in and out!
I was sitting out in the garden late on Sunday on our patio. The birds didn't care about me at all. They flew over me, around me. It felt like I was sitting on the runway at Heathrow airport! 🙂
Well, I am going to put on my runners and go for a walk. It's a beautiful night to go walk around the block and shake the cobwebs out of my brain. 🙂
As always, thank you for spending a little time in my area of the stamping blogosphere. I really do appreciate your visits. Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a lift tonight – including Ivor.
Hugs
Jaydee
6 Responses
That is such a wonderful layout for CAS cards and I love your pieced flower. I’ve been wracking my brains trying to think if I have a stamp set that would work so I could join in this week. Hooray for being able to be upright without a propped up foot! :o)
Isn’t camouflage an amazing thing? I knew the little brown bird was there and still had to look for her.
I think I would sit on the patio all day long and just observe if I could. How delightful you have such a wonderful wilderness around you. :o0
As for the house, well, Pammie and John are coming to see you and Lou (okay, and the new house) not how the house is decorated. My mom always tells me that–“I’m coming to see you, not look for your mess.” It’s rather refreshing.
Hugs!
P.S. Hello, Lou! :o)
What an absolutely stunning card, Jaydee! I love the layout and the colors! Great pictures, too! I enjoy seeing your wildlife shots so much!
Beautiful card Jaydee! I love your flower and the soft pool party color used. Such a tranquil card.
Your runway is indeed very busy! Love the pics and your stories.
So pretty Jaydee – what a great idea to use dsp for altenarting petals like that!
Jaydee, not only is your paper piecing beautiful on that bold flower, but your color choice is gorgeous! Wowza! Pool party just pops on that clean white background. Very, very pretty! You have quite the array of feathered visitors in your yard, too. Wow! 🙂
This is beautiful Jaydee! Such an elegant layout and I love how you’ve alternated the paper piecing with the marker. Great idea and it adds so much dimension. ((hugs))