Petite Petals for Paper Players #185
02 March 2014
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday.
It's the fabulous Ann's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a wonderful theme for us.
Well, you all know how I'm feeling about spring.... the fact that it feels as though it is NEVER going to get here! So, I decided to live in a little fantasy world and day-dream about the cherry blossoms that should be appearing in Atlanta soon.
I spent a couple of years traveling to Atlanta every week on business and spring really is gorgeous down there with the explosion of cherry blossoms. The new Petite Petals stamp has a couple of really cute flowers and I decided to use one of them with some Strawberry Slush ink to create the look of the cherry blossoms.
However, I need a tree! Well, I didn't have a tree, but I did have the woodland branch die. So, I cut out the woodland branch die from spare card stock and then used some Wendy Vecchi embossing paste to create a textured branch running across my card. BUT.... I needed to color it as the embossing paste is white! I put a little embossing paste onto my crafting sheet and then added 3 drops of Soft Suede ink and stirred the ink into the paste. Easy, peezy! I love the dimension that it gives.
All that was left to do was to fussy-cut around the petals. Why didn't I just use the accompanying punch, I ask? Well, that's because it is on back-order! So, I took out my trusty Stampin' Up! scissors and got to work. Once they were cut out, I added them to the card base, around the branch, using clear double sided tape to lift them from the page, and above the branch.
Here's my card:
Of course, I had to add just a little bit of bling and the "thank you" sentiment from the Express Yourself hostess set to match the challenge. I added the sentiment nestled amongst the branch and flowers, because I really wanted as much white space as possible. In the end, I was really pleased with it. I love Strawberry Slush in small doses. I find it overwhelming on a whole sheet, but it is such an incredibly pretty color for flowers.
Once again the design team have created some amazing cards for your inspiration. Don't forget to check out their blogs and then come back to the Paper Players and join us this week.
On a personal note:
Lou and I both managed to catch a dose of the flu whilst we were in Vegas. One of my colleagues spoke to me on Friday and told me that she and her husband both had it, too. She mentioned that her husband was lying down on the couch moaning and growning and that she was at her desk working. I made some sympathetic remark and said that Lou would have been doing the same thing if he hadn't been in Pittsburgh at a client. She then sent me a link to a video that she told me I had to watch. I am sharing it with you. I won't say whether Lou would have called 999 (or our US equivalent 911), but let's just say that I ended up making him soup yesterday and rubbing his forehead whilst saying "poor little bunny!" Just click on the photo below and it will take you to the youtube video. Enjoy :-)
On the weather front.... oh boy.... it continues to be cold. We are sitting at around 35 degrees below normal for this time of year. In fact, we are expected to break a 140 year old record for the lowest low at this time of year tomorrow morning. I know you must be getting a little tired of me talking about the snow, but it's been with us so long now that I have forgotten what the garden and the wetland look like without a 4 foot compacted covering of snow! Spring is going to be BLISS when she finally arrives :-)
Now, I'm off to rub my little bunnies forehead and go try to make a card or two in my craft room. In fact, I'm off to do exactly as Colleen recommended in her comments the other day. I've copied it here for your amusement.
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the inks look so delightful
So while the winter is cold and damp
Let us stamp! Let us stamp! Let us stamp!
It doesn't take much convincing
And I've brought a tool for crimping
Choose some paper, turn up the lamp
Let us stamp! Let us stamp! Let us stamp!
When we carefully press just right
How we smile as the image unfolds
Add some color, so bold, so bright
The result is a sight to behold!
Our projects are quickly drying
And there's new techniques for trying
So until we get finger cramps
Let us stamp! Let us stamp! Let us stamp!
This evening, I will be sitting back, with my feet up, blanket tucked around me, watching the Oscars!
Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe - all ingredients Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
- Card stock: Gina K - 120# heavy weight. Whisper White
- Inks: Soft Suede. Strawberry Slush
- Stamps: Petite Petals. Express Yourself
- Tools: Big Shot. Memory Box Woodland Branch die. Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste
- Accessories. Basic Rhinestones