Stampin! with Jaydee

I love the placement of the banners and knew that I wanted to use some of the DSP in the SimonSaysStamp July card kit.  I paired the DSP with the sentiment from the June card kit!

Here's my take on the sketch:

I chose to highlight the red from the DSPs as I thought it was a nice pop against the blue base.  I thought it was a good mascline card.   Of course, I had to decorate the envelope, too.  I used several stamps from the set contained in the "Sail Away" kit.

I'm tempted to make a feminine version using this sketch.  Mmmm... I think that might be on the cards for tomorrow :-)

On a personal note:

We are still in love with the cattail metal bird feeders.  So many of the birds really love them, too.  Sometimes we can see 4 - 5 different species at once feeding on them.  this little Downy Woodpecker is a regular visitor.

One of the plants that have come up in the prairie this year is the Swamp Milkweed.   It has a really pretty cluster of pink flowers, but took a long time to flower and, in fact, only one or two of them have actually fully flowered.   I will have to go back tomorrow and take a photo of the flowers. 

As it was growing it was all leaf and I had no idea what it was.  However, Georgina, the Groundhog, loved it.  It was really interesting to watch her eat the leaves from the plants.  She would approach a plant, eat one or two leaves from different parts of the stem and then move on to the next plant.   A perfect example of budgeting your resources!

Here's what it looks like before it has fully developed:

I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you that need a little lift tonight.  If you are traveling - be safe!

Hugs

Jaydee

Card contents:   Simon Says Stamp:Sail Way - July 2015 card kit.  Happy stamp from June 2015 Happy & Smiles Card kit