Hi Everyone. Happy Wednesday night.
Firstly, I would like to thank all of you who were kind enough to leave me such warm wishes for my birthday. It meant a great deal to me and I enjoyed reading each and every one of them. I had a great day and a relaxing weekend. Not much stamping done – unfortunately my index finger was not co-operating when it came to tying bows, cutting, stamping… well, pretty much anything. It was really just a purple/blue and swollen finger that wasn't much good in the crafting room. However, it is getting much better and at least I am able to type! I owe a couple of you emails and I will be able to respond to you tomorrow!
I made a card a week or so ago just the Just Believe set. It's a fabulous set, but not one that I ink up often enough. I decided to do the emboss resist technique and sponge daubers. I have found that I am gravitating toward the textured papers a lot these days. I really didn't think I would fall in love with them, but I certainly have.
For the focal image, I decided to use watercolor paper. That way, I could sponge the colors and then spritz a little water onto the paper and soften up the colors just a little.
Here's what I came up with:
Card recipe – all ingredients Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
- Card stock: Marina Mist, Watercolor paper, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
- Stamps: Just Believe, Something to Celebrate, Clearly for you
- Inks: Sentiment: Night of Navy. Main image: Marina Mist, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Versamark
- Ribbon: some of my very precious Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon
- Tag die: Ribbon trio (non SU)
I love the fresh, summery colors. I think when I was making this card, I really had summer in mind. (In fact, the latter part of last week really made me think that spring was on her way. Errr…. yesterday, Mother Nature had other ideas and our garden now has a fresh carpet of snow.) So, what do you think of the card?
On a personal note:
Talking of spring…. yesterday Lou and I were in the family room drinking tea and watching the weather. About 50 robins flew into the garden. It was the most amazing site. Obviously one of them must have remembered eating in our garden before the migration south and decided he and his friends would pop in to see if the joint was still open! Then, if that wasn't enough – about 30 red wing blackbird males flew in and tried out the buffet, too. It really was an absolutely incredible afternoon. It is so satisfying when the cycle of life repeats itself. There really is something about it which just feels right. For me, it was pretty emotional! I get emotional about all sorts of things 🙂
Tonight, I wouldn't want to finish my blog post without noting the passing of Elizabeth Taylor. Not only was she one of the most beautiful women ever to grace this earth, she was a great actress. More importantly, she really was an amazing human being. A woman whose grace, heart, tolerance and work for AIDS and other charitable causes will, sadly, always be overshadowed by her very public love life. A remarkable individual who, hopefully, will be reunited with the true great love of her life, Richard Burton.
Prayers tonight for those of you who need a lift or a warm hug.
Germaine, special hug for you, my friend!!!!!
Don't forget – reach out and send a card to someone – just because you can.
Hugs
Jaydee
8 Responses
Hi Jaydee,
Glad you had a good birthday weekend. Love your card, cool idea to spritz it to make it softer! I was sad to hear about Elizabeth Taylor too…she was one of my favourite actresses from a lost era.
Hugs! Rest that finger!
Lesley
Glad your birthday was enjoyable. We love to watch birds at our feeders, too. I’m waiting to see if Mr. Brown Thrasher will come by this week – it’s time for him. Your card is breathtakingly beautiful. Yes, Elizabeth Taylor – one of the legends of this world.
A beautiful card, love the idea of watercolor paper it does make everything blend nicely.
A belated happy birthday to you & I’m sure you’ll have many more! Very pretty card – the colors are bright & cheery; well, all your creations are worth “warbling” about. Thanks for all you do & continue to rest your body parts.
What a beautiful spring card-LOVE the color choice. I also like the tone on tone layers of Marina Mist, the effect is stunning. I need to remember to do this more often. And Thanks for sharing some Kiwi Kiss ribbon, my hoard is down to less than a yard-it’s now VERY VERY VERY special cards that get blessed with bits of it!
Wishing One and All a wonderful day with warm thoughts and prayers to all those in need.
So soft and pretty, Jaydee! The ribbon is the perfect touch! Hopefully your finger is getting better every day!
I ADORE the “Just Believe” set. This is a beautiful card, Jaydee–VERY Summer-y. :o) I’m sure spring will be springing before you know it. Hang in there, the snow can’t last forever. ;o)
We had a flock (is that what you call it?) of red-winged black birds at our feeder the other day as well. They ran off all the other birds, actually. They were gorgeous, though. :o) I’ve never seen more than one or two robins at a go, and, come to think of it, I’ve not seen one yet this year. How do you have them up there in the frigid north and we have had none?!? :oP
And, finally, Liz Taylor. She was glamour incarnate, a true legend. She will be missed by many.
I hope that finger heals QUICKLY!!
Hugs!
Very beautiful summery card!
I am sure that must have been a beautiful scene with all the birds.
We got snow here too-I want spring!