Petals Wall Butterfly for Paper Players #288
27 March 2016
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday.
It's the fabulous LeAnne's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a great sketch for us:
I decided to use up some old DSP from an old Simon Says Stamp card kit and pair it with a die cut butterfly I got from somewhere.... it's been sitting in a little packet of goodies for so long that I really cannot remember where I got it! It was white, so I colored it with some Sweet Pear ink and then stamp it with a polka dot stamp in the same ink.
When I started to assemble the background, the Pear layer just felt too plain and bare, so I ran it through my Big Shot with an embossing folder from Fun Stampers Journey called Petals Wall. That gave me the interest and texture I was looking for.
Here's my card:
I hope you will play along with us this week and if you are looking for some inspiration, the design team have some fabulous creations for you:
On a personal note:
Well... it has been raining most of the day here. You know, that English rain... soft, gentle and never-ending! Mind you, if the weather warms up a little in the next couple of days, the rain will help everything turn green.... all the brown and no leaves is getting boring :-)
I have to share this photograph with you. The Pileated decided that the little finch feeder at the front of the house must have something tasty in it..... and decided to try it out. This is a BIG bird on a little feeder and he certainly doesn't look comfortable!
He stayed for a few minutes, ate some seed and then flew off. Now... if you have never been lucky enough to see a Pileated... they are amazing birds - very prehistoric - and they have a wing span of nearly 30 inches! they are pretty amazing birds in flight as their wings are white underneath with black outer feathers - and you can see just how big they are. I never get tired of seeing them or watching them.
As my birthday week is not quite over... I have another blog candy opportunity for you! What's the blog candy on offer? Well, I think you are going to like this...... it's a brand new tim Holtz London rubber stamp set:
What do you have to do to win the blog candy? Not much! :-) Just leave me a message on this post and tell me what you most like about London..... whether it's the fashion, a favorite show, a place you have visited, a novel...... or, if you haven't been to London... what would you think your favorite thing would be.
What do I like about London? Well, it's tough to narrow it down to one thing, but I am going to say the street flower sellers in Spring. I still remember spending two weeks in London many years ago in early Spring. The sun was out... the days were getting longer and the street sellers carts were full of tulips and daffodils and other spring flowers. Going past them always made me smile and put a spring in my step!
I can't wait to hear what you have to say about London.
I'll be back tomorrow with another card. In the meantime, Happy Easter and warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee