Hi Everyone
It's my pleasure to host the Paper Players challenge this week and I have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. Hopefully you will be able to find lots of options to play along with us this week.
I actually made three cards, simply because I couldn't quite make up my mind what to do! So many choices!
For this card I went with the upper left and lower right combo: Spring; a Tag; Pink and Green.
Once again, I looked to MDS for an image. I wanted a floral image and found some fabulous flowers amongst the Green Tea digital stamp set. I used the leaf image first, coloring it with two slightly different shades of green and got that ready to print. Next, I chose the floral image and made 3 slightly different sizes of flower and got those ready to print. I printed them out and colored the flowers with Copic markers. I then fussy cut around them and dipped them in glitter. I know it's a little hard to see how shiny it is, but it does look pretty in real life.
Once I had the elements ready, I ran the leaf image through my Big Shot and my tag die. I then mounted the colored and glittered flowers to the leaf tag base. I knew that I wanted to put the tag on a DSP base, so went to my Patterns Pack and chose Pink Pirouette. I rounded the corners and then ran the DSP through my big shot with the zigzag embossing folder. I rounded all of the corners, to echo the corners of the tag and adhered the DSP to the Pretty in Pink base. I had also rounded the corners of the card base, too.
Before I adhered the tag, I stuck a piece of very old polka dot ribbon through the hole in the die and stamped the sentiment. Of course, it had to be a spring sentiment to fit the challenge! Luckily, I had a set delivered recently from PTI that had a spring sentiment.
Once all of this was done, I was ready to adhere the tag to the base of the card. Here's what I made
The design team took this challenge in so many different directions. I really hope you will check out their fabulous inspiration cards. Of course, I also hope that you will play along with us!
You can check out the design team cards on their blogs below and you can play along with us here.
On a personal note:
Spring is on her way. Yes..... definitely... it got into the 50s today! It was unbelievable. It's getting back down into the 30s on Monday, but I will take these warmer temperatures for the next couple of days!
Lou treated me to a facial and a pedicure today. It was wonderful. Really wonderful! I was so relaxed at the end of it that visiting with our accountant to do the taxes afterwards... well, it didn't feel too bad!
I hope you all have a blessed Easter and, for my Jewish followers, a Happy Passover.
Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight. Prayers especially for the Madiba himself, Nelson Mandela.
Have a beautiful Sunday
Hugs
Jaydee
Soft and beautiful! I love the sparkle on the flowers! Your day sounds wonderful even if it did end with the accountant! :-)
Posted by: Justin | 04 April 2013 at 08:54 PM
Wow, Jaydee! I love the embossed chevron and the sparkly flowers. This card is absolutely gorgeous!
Posted by: Ann Schach | 03 April 2013 at 05:27 PM
What a pretty card, and a fun challenge, Jaydee! I LOVE the embossed background you used, and your flowers are gorgeous. I'm glad you got some pampering time.
Posted by: Amy O'Neill | 02 April 2013 at 02:38 PM
This is just gorgeous, Jaydee! The glittery flowers are stunning and I love the image. The embossing is a perfect background. Hugs :)
Posted by: Sandy M | 02 April 2013 at 07:29 AM
Where did you get the Swiss dot chevron ef used in Paper Players # 139? It is a stunning card and I would love to have the ef to try to create similar cards.
Again, aver elegant an beautiful card.
Posted by: Peggy Hughes | 01 April 2013 at 05:45 PM
This is truly adorable, Jaydee. I love all that pink, so girly and feminine! Kx
Posted by: Karen M | 01 April 2013 at 10:26 AM
So very pretty, Jaydee! I just love the popped-up flowers and that fabulous chevron embossing. Please tell me where you got that...I would love to get one of my own. Thank you for a fun challenge this week, my friend! Sounds like you had a very relaxing day yesterday. That Lou knows how to pamper you! :) Big hugs!
Posted by: Anne Marie Hile | 31 March 2013 at 11:34 PM
Love this...so soft & springy! I should come to your house and get some MDS lesson! Still playing around with it! I LOVE that embossing folder, too!
Posted by: LeAnne | 31 March 2013 at 12:58 PM
Jaydee, this is beautiful! So soft and pretty in pink! Love those flowers! Great challenge! Can't wait to play along today!
Happy Easter to you too!
Posted by: Dawn Easaton | 31 March 2013 at 07:36 AM
Simply pretty! Loving the pretty pink and the fussy cut stamped flowers.
Posted by: Kate Nolan-Denham | 31 March 2013 at 07:02 AM
This is beyond gorgeous! I love everything about it. Great job! Hope you have a wonderful Easter too.
Posted by: Rosemary | 31 March 2013 at 04:10 AM
Oh my, this have to be one of my favorite cards ever. Simply beautiful!
Posted by: Terri | 31 March 2013 at 12:50 AM