Hi Everyone
Happy Thursday! Hope you are having a great week.
I have a quick post for you tonight.
OK…. I couldn't resist the sketch across at Merry Monday – so I made another card. I really love the fact that there is so much "white" space on this sketch – and that it is so versatile.
I pulled out a set I have recently acquired – and one that I was really excited about. I can tell you, I was not disappointed by how beautiful this set is.
In case you missed my last post with the Merry Monday card – you can see the sketch below
This time, I turned it horizontally and I really couldn't get the sentiment on. I wanted to add one stamped in vellum, but it just didn't work for me with the trees. So, hopefully, Lesley will forgive me for not adding the sentiment 🙂
I stamped the one tree twice using silver ink. I then inked up the other tree and covered it with silver embossing powder. Now… this is what is different…. generally I don't over-bake my embossing powder, because I hate to burn it. However, this time, I went as far as I could to remove the melted embossing powder and I was left with this awesome "foil" effect. I love it!
Here's a close-up
See what I mean? I really think it does look like aluminum foil 🙂
Of course, you are not surprised, right? – I had to fussy cut the tree and mount it on dimensionals. I then added a little bling in the form of basic rhinestones along the bottom, and one on top. I mounted the blue layer onto the glitter paper using dimensionals. I love the card.
On a personal note.
Ah… I have a photo for you tonight. It's a terrible pic. But I hope you will forgive me. Lou and I were thrilled when the bluebirds decided to nest in the woodpecker box. Well, yesterday, three little baby bluebirds graced us with their presence. I couldn't get a decent photo cos they kept moving. BUT…… they made us so unbelievably happy. It was a wonderful feeling to know that we had given a home to the bluebirds and that the offspring were paying us a visit!
Promise…. it really is a baby blue bird :-) Talk about the bluebird of happiness….. these three made us VERY happy.
As always, thank you for stopping by my area of the stamping blogosphere. I really do appreciate it. Warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little love tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Card stock: Midnight Muse, Glimmer Paper
- Stamps: Evergreen
- Inks: Silver
- Tools: Embossing powder
7 Responses
Another one! Wowsa! Love it as well and your sweet little birdie! How cute!
Hi Jaydee! What a stunning card! Love the trio of trees and that wonderful shade of blue. The rhinestones on the bottom are unexpected and add a touch of glitz and glam. I love it!
Ahhh, your babies are beautiful! I hope they stick around a while to give you lots of enjoyment.
I just love navy and silver together. I can definitely see your “foil” effect. May I ask how you keep your embossed items from curling up? I have a terrible time with it.
Bluebird babies? I’m jealous–they’re beautiful. :o)
I hope you had a wonderful Friday–hooray for the weekend! :o)
Hugs!
P.S. Hello, Lou! :o)
I’ve been playing with this set and I love it! These trees are gorgeous in silver. I hadn’t thought of that! And I recognized that bluebird right away. How fun to watch the babies. Thanks again for sharing with us at Merry Monday!
Oh my, this is beautiful! Love the embossing and those pretty trees! Nice job!
Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! 🙂
This is a gorgeous Christmas card Jaydee! I can’t wait to get it here in Australia. I love the effect of your over embossing! Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday this week!
Very nice card, the trees are wonderful.Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.