Perfect Pear for Paper Players #313
18 September 2016
HI Everyone.
Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Laurie's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a theme challenge for us.

On a personal note:
Before I get to a couple of photos - Teri asked me where I got the shaped rectangle stitched die from last night's card. Teri, you will be glad to here that it is from your neck of the woods :-) Studio Katia is the source of the rectangles and, just as Kelly said, the shape has a nice modern twist to it.
The garden is ridiculously quiet without all of our summer visitors. Our regular birds seem to have settled back into their normal routine; the wonderful goldfinches have lost their bright summer breeding colors and are difficult to distinguish among the yellowing leaves. The wetland and woodland have taken on a distinctly autumnal feel and there are some cool breezes coming from the north.
Even after almost 5 years, this little guy hasn't given up trying to get to the feeders and even though we have had the racoon baffle up since the very beginning, the squirrels will still regularly try to see if it has mysteriously disappeared.
I love this photo of the dove and the female grosbeak waiting their turn at the feeder. Even though the squirrel can't get to it - they certainly can:-)
I'm still amazed by how many flowers we got this year. Here's a photo of the last of the summer flowers. Almost all of the flowers have turned to seed and the goldfinches and sparrows are loving having such an expansive source of food.
I'll back with with another card on Tuesday. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight, including my dearest Tinkerbell.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Cardstock: Woodgrain brown - Altenew. Canson hot pressed water color paper
- Stamp: Perfect Pear - Penny Black
- Sentiment: Thinking of you - Altenew
- Inks: Zig watercolor markers
This is an incredible work of art...I wish I could have you teach me how to do this! Of course, I don't have any pear stamps that would work....I guess I should work on that first! Lovely, lovely, lovely!
Posted by: LeAnne | 18 September 2016 at 11:34 AM
Definitely a beautiful work of art! Sign me up for that class with LeAnne! Love this!
Posted by: linda callahan | 18 September 2016 at 05:53 PM
Hi Jaydee! This is so gorgeous...your technique is awesome...how beautiful. I love the soft look and fall feel!
Posted by: laurie | 18 September 2016 at 06:49 PM
As soon as I saw this I fell in love with it. Your watercoloring is exceptional! Im in awe!
Posted by: Colleen Begley | 18 September 2016 at 07:09 PM
Jaydee, this card should be framed! It is GORGEOUS! Your watercoloring is just amazing, My Friend! I want to take a class, too! Have a wonderful week, My Friend! XX
Posted by: Claire Broadwater | 18 September 2016 at 08:34 PM
Beautiful, beautiful card.
Posted by: Diane Durbin | 19 September 2016 at 01:04 AM
Absolutely breathtaking. You are the watercoloring master. The colors are spot on and the simplicity of the pears is stunning.
Loved seeing the last of your flowers. I know the birds love those seeds. Thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: Doris D. | 19 September 2016 at 06:32 AM
Hear, hear Jaydee - pies and crumbles, yummy! This card is beautiful - it really is a work of art, like a painting rather than a stamped image. Breathtakingly beautiful and one of nature's delightful autumn treats!
Posted by: Joanne James | 19 September 2016 at 03:39 PM
I so agree with many of the above comments; It's truly a work of art. Absolutely stunning.
You do such a great job in water coloring.
Thanks for sharing your lovely photos. The field of flowers are just lovely; such a beautiful array of color.
Have a great week
Posted by: Colleen | 20 September 2016 at 04:49 AM
Jaydee this is absolutely gorgeous. What a beautiful image and your watercoloring is stunning.
Posted by: sandym | 20 September 2016 at 01:44 PM
Jaydee, this is absolutely stunning! I am in awe of your soft watercoloring and bold colors. It's amazing how you achieved both. Just a gorgeous card, my friend. And even though I'm not a brit, I actually went for pears first too! :-)
Posted by: Nance Leedy | 21 September 2016 at 04:16 PM