Paper Players 144

Hi Everyone.  Happy Saturday.

It's the fabulous Anne Marie's turn to host the Paper Players challenge this week and she has one that is perfect for this time of year.

When I looked through my stamp sets I realized that I didn't actually have a Mother's Day sentiment.  So, I went with a sentiment that could be used to celebrate our Mother's anytime!

I pulled out my Quatrefancy DSP and saw this really pretty Daffodil Delight and Whisper White paper.  I thought it would be perfect for my card.   Of course, I had to pull out a flower stamp and, as you all know, Secret Garden is my favorite flower set right now! 

I stamped the flower onto water color paper using Stazon.   I then took out my Blending Brush and my Strawberry Slush ink and got to work.    Once I had finished coloring I decided to add a little bling with some gelly rollers.  I used a golden yellow gelly roller for the anther and then used a clear one for the petals.  I think the little bit of bling added just that little extra.

I used some Lucky Limeade DSP with my leaf sizzlet and used both sides of the paper to add a little interest to the leaves.  I glued the leaves onto the card base and mounted the flowers (which I fussy cut) on Stampin' Dimensionals.   The sentiment was stamped in Strawberry Slush.   I did this card twice…. the first time I did the flowers on normal card stock and Copic Markers and they were just too flat.  The water colored flowers on the water color paper were much more interesting.  I also initially stamped the sentiment in Basic Black.   It was much too harsh and really detracted from the flowers.  I think the second version was much better!

Here's my card:

I really love this new In Color.  It's such a rich orangey-pinky-red.  Really pretty!  Actually I like all of the new In Colors.  I guess the only thing that confuses me is why we still have Daffodil Delight and then brought back Crushed Curry.  They are both such BRIGHT yellows.

I hope you will pop along to the Paper Players and check out the fabulous design team cards.  Once again the team has outdone themselves.  Don't forget to play along with us and show us your Mother's Day cards.

On a personal note:

It snowed again yesterday.  It's cold and wet today.  However, it didn't stop the Oriole from gracing us with his presence yesterday!  It was wonderful to see a flash of bright orange.  We immediately rushed out and put out the grape jelly in our bright orange feeder.  Sadly, it wasn't enough to attract him and he seems to have disappeared!  I checked the hummingbird map and it looks like I need to put out the hummer food.  I had thought that the snow and cold weather would have kept them further south for a little while longer, but I think I need to go and put some sugar water out, just in case.

As always, thank you for visiting my little area of the stamping blogosphere.   I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  Well, I will be if I get time in my stamping space! :-)  In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.

Hugs

Jaydee

Card recipe – all ingredients Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

• Card stock:  Daffodil Delight, Whisper White.  Water color paper
• DSP:  Quatrefancy
• Inks:  Stazon, Strawberry Slush
• Stamps:  Flower – Secret Garden.  Sentiment:  Signature Greetings II (PTI)
• Tools: Blender Pens.  Gelly Rollers.  Stampin' Dimensionals