Oopsie Daisy for Paper Players #590

Happy Sunday

It's the fabulous Joanne's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week - and it's color week.  I didn't have quite the right colors and, looking at the finished photo, it's looking more pink that it is in real life - there really is more violet to the pink than it looks.  But, as my cards are all still locked away - and my camera is MIA in a cardboard box somewhere, I can't rephotograph it!  For today's challenge I inked up Oopsie Daisy, Mason Jar Fillers and Put a Bow on It from The Greetery.

 

As Night of Navy is NOT a favorite color of mine, I decided to use it as little as possible.  However, on reflection, a few splatters of flicked Night of Navy on the base would have looked really nice and helped to make the Night of Navy sentiment pop a little more!

Here's my card:

I hope you will join us and play along with Joanne's color challenge this week.  As always, the design team have some fabulous inspiration for us:

• Ann
• Claire
• Joanne
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Anne Marie
• Cindy
• Jennie
• Christy

On a personal note:

Well, we have moved.  It was a chaotic couple of days trying to get finished packing and getting ready for the move.  We were still packing boxes when the movers arrived last Friday and in the end, I just put things into any box that had an open space!  We piled all the boxes up into the second bedroom and decided to empty them from there.  It meant that I ended up doing 4x the amount of steps in a day than I did in the old house!  We desperately needed storage, so we ordered some Kallax storage units from Ikea to put into the two cupboards in the apartment that were empty.  We've turned one into a pantry and the other for general storage.  We also ordered a sideboard for the dining area.  That means I can now unpack all the good crockery that is still in boxes.  However, when Lou went to finish up some of the assembly, we found hardware missing.  Consequently, we had to drive up to the cities and wait for 3 hours while they picked the individual hardware components we were missing!

The morning before we left the house, the wetland and Mother Nature decided to put on a wonderful show to say goodbye.  Sadly, my iphone just doesn't do justice to how gorgeous the sunrise was:

Even though we no longer have the woodland/wetland view, we do have have a wonderful view of the tops of the trees and the river and walking trail below.  We've already seen birds we have never seen before - like a Blue Headed Vireo - you can read all about them here.  They are incredibly pretty little birds.  I'm hoping to capture some photos once I find the box that my camera is in!

Here's view of the top of the trees from our dining area window.  If you look closely you can see the walking path in the bottom left corner and the river across the top, behind the trees.  We think it's going to be really pretty when the leaves come in.

When we looked at the sheer number of boxes against the wall - oh, and that wasn't all of them!  We looked at each other and said... where are we going to put it all!  Surprisingly, the flat is like a Tardis and fits more than we expected it to!  We are still waiting for our couch to arrive - but Bailey and Smudgie are enjoying the new climber.

Lou and I are having a raging debate about the use of the second bedroom!  Right now he has it for his office and I have the den for my craft room.  However, the light in the bedroom is so good for crafting and the den is an inside room, that I might have to kick him out - I mean, exchange spaces with him!

I'll be back later in the week with my Festive Friday card.  In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight

Hugs

Jaydee

Card recipe:

• Stamps:  Oopsie Daisy.  Put a Bow on It - The Greetery
• Dies:  Oopsie Daisy.  Put a Bow on It - The Greetery
• Inks:  Stamp Market, Catherine Pooler

 

Comments

[Anne Marie Hile]

So beautiful, Jaydee! Sending you all the best wishes to get those boxes unpacked, too. Moving is never fun in the process and I hope you get settled soon, my friend!

[LeAnne Pugliese]

That move seemed quick to me...you guys are way more organized than I would be! I look forward to seeing your new nature photos too! Anyway, good luck! And your card is gorgeous, I think you used just enough Night of Navy!!!

[Joanne James]

Your daisy bouquet is so pretty Jaydee - I'm impressed you managed to stamp at all amidst the house move! I love navy - but in terms of overall balance, when I'm working with colours I find there's always one in a trio that takes a back seat so maybe this is yours! I like the look of your new view - I'm sure it will provide some wildlife viewing opportunities. Good luck on persuading Lou to switch rooms too!

[Joan]

I love all your cards but your floral ones are my favorites. Hope you find room for everything soon and can relax and enjoy your new home. Although it's not the wetlands, it looks like a great view and I'm looking forward to more bird pictures. Once you find your camera!

[Jeanne H]

Hi! Good to see your post, though I expect you won't be doing much crafting for a while. Best wishes for the room swap...on your side. :-) Also best wishes for the coming weeks with all that is going on and with all those boxes. Hugs

[Cindy Beach]

Jaydee, your card is so pretty! I love the soft lilac daisies and the pretty stencil background. The big bow is fabulous! I love seeing your photos and hearing about your move. Sending hugs!

[Georgi]

Hi Jaydee,
I have been out of commission following knee replacement surgery.
So please catch me up on this move.
It seems you just moved in your. New home but,’time passes so,quick.
Where did you move and what is your new place like.
Remembering when we guessed about the color of your new chair.
Be happy and blessed wherever you go.
Love, Georgi

[Laurie Schmidt]

Your blooms are beautiful, I thought the colors this week were awesome for florals so I went that way also.

I love hearing about your move an how it is going. We are so anxious to get going on ours but everything keeps getting delayed. Have fun unpacking...if you are like me you forget whats all in the boxes and its like Christmas opening them..lol Your view is beautiful!

[Jennie Maier]

Jaydee, your card is really pretty! I love that bouquet! Kudos to you to get one done while moving! We just moved a couple of years ago from our house of 22 years so I feel your pain. Just take it easy and don't fret, it will all come together. Your new view looks great too! Have a great week!

[Kris Markham]

Jaydee, enjoy your new home. Your views will be great. I'm sure the cats will use their climber lots.

Your card is really cute. It is always fun to look at the cards your group posts.

Have a great week and enjoy your new home but rest.

[Gerri K]

Beautiful card! Wishing you luck with your new home. I'm sure you'll make it beautiful as you did your previous home.

[Doris D.]

Your card is so beautiful with just a touch of Night of Navy. So glad you were able to move and now the fun begins....tackling all those boxes, one at a time. Hope you can find your camera as that is the important thing at the moment!! I know you will have everything in tip top shape soon and can enjoy your new surroundings. Your view will be so pretty starting soon and I know you will enjoy the walking trail and the view of the water. So happy for you and Lou.

[Christy Stanford]

I know it seems like it's taking forever to get moved and settled in, but you're getting there! Just remember to take breaks when you need to. I know my brain sometimes stops working after a while if I try to unpack everything all at once. You made a beautiful bouquet for the Paper Players challenge today and that little bit of Night of Navy for the sentiment looks great!