Happy Saturday.
I don't know what it's like in your neck of the woods but today's weather is what I call PERFECT. It is incredibly rare for us to get these kinds of days – temps in the low 70s. Dew point at 50 and a slight breeze. Just gorgeous. So, we managed to spend a couple of hours out on the deck just enjoying this glorious weather and listening to the birds. I came in to share a card with you that I made for CAS on Friday, Sendasmile4kids and SimonSaysStamp. It features two of my favorite all time childhood characters – Pooh and Piglet. Trust me, if I could have gotten Tigger on the card somewhere, he would have made an appearance!
Here's a sneak peek of my card:
And here are the challenges:
Oh, I cannot tell you just HOW much fun I had creating this card. Wonderful memories of my childhood. I began by die-cutting all of the elements with 110# Neenah Solar White cardstock. I went with ink blending on white rather than colored cardstock as I can really get the feel of the colors that I want. Blending gives more shades of light and dark and I can get just the right level of color. I hope that makes sense?
I colored Pooh with two shades of yellow, one shade of orange and a little bit of brown. Piglet was colored with two shades of pink and a touch of grey. The balloon was colored with 3 different colors of red and a touch of the same brown that I used for Pooh.
I die-cut a focal panel and added some blue shading at the top and then die-cut a grass edge and blended that with several shades of green. Once all the elements were ready I addded them to my focal layer I didn't want to add yet another element to my card, so I stamped the I heart you sentiment onto the balloon instead. I popped u the focal layer on a couple of layers of extra cardstock to give it just a little lift from the card base.
Here's my full card:
Oh, these two just make me smile! I really have to find an excuse to create a Tigger and Eeyore card! I'll be back tomorrow with my Paper Players card. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Dies: Pooh and Piglet – Spellbinders
