Stampin! with Jaydee

 

It took me a little while to decide what I wanted to use for the circular element and then realized that the bird and branch from the Stampin' Up! An Open Heart set would work perfectly.

 

I began by die-cutting the circle and then stamping the branch.  I stamped the bird on a spare piece of cardstock and colored it with my copic markers.  I then stamped the image again over the branch - as I didn't want to fussy cut those legs!

 

I also wanted a little more color on the branch, so took my watercolor brush and very gently pulled the color from the outside of the stamped leaves into the middle.  As I used a very small amount of water, there was no pilling on the paper.   I then adhered the Copic colored bird to the branch with Stampin' Dimensionals.

 

All that was left was to add the sentiment... I remembered I had bought some balsa wood sentiments on sale at my local JoAnns.  I colored it with my Copic marker and adhered it to the card base.

 

Here's my card:

 

I love the sketch and will certainly add it to my favorites to use again.   I hope you will pop along to Handstamped Sentiments and check out the fabulous design team and submissions cards.

 

On a personal note:

 

Well, "our" Red Headed Woodpecker still seems to be hanging around!  Lou has seen him at least once a day.

 

 

Our beautiful #20 Bailey loves being outside - especially knowing that he is safe behind the screen.  Here's why he needs to feel safe:

 

When we first got Bailey, in the old house, he saw a chipmunk running across the deck and decided to teach it a lesson.... I was on a conference call and I heard this very loud thump and rushed to the back door..... he had managed to run straight through the screen door!   There was a big hole in the screening and no sign of Bailey.   He was only a few month's old and he gave himself a terrible fright!   I decided to go out the front door to catch him around the side of the house.... poor Bailey, he had run around to the front door (smart cat!) but he got another huge fright when I threw open the door.  He rushed to the back of the house and hid under the deck!  It was December... and it took my about 20 minutes to get him out from under the deck!  By the time he came out, the two of us were freezing and poor Bailey has never been comfortable being outside again!

 

 

Isn't he beautiful?

 

The Oriole's are hanging around... we are so pleased about that.  We could never keep them in the garden in the old house.  They would spend a couple of days with us and then move on.  We've managed to keep them in the garden every year since we moved into the "new" house.  Considering we have been here for 3 years now.... it seems odd to call it the "new" house!  I can't believe it has been 3 years already!

 

 

I'll be back with another card tomorrow.  In the meantime, 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:

 

• Cardstock:  Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White.
• Ink:  Copic Makers.  Memento Black
• Stamp:  An Open Heart
• DSP - from stash