Hi Everyone. Happy Wednesday. I hope you are all having a great week!
I used the fabulous sketch challenge from justusgirls this week and combined it with the color challenge at embellish magazine. I love the combination of yellow, gray and black and I had great fun playing with it. I shall be storing it away as one of my favorite color combos. I had great fun with the sketch challenge, too. As soon as I saw it, I decided I wanted to use the butterflies from Flores Suaves. I know…. I know… how many cards can I show you to try to prove how fabulous this set is! :-) I really thought the sketch was perfect for the butterflies.
I stamped the Butterflies onto vellum using StazOn (because it dries so much faster) and then used my Copics to color the butterflies on the underside of the stamped image. I then cut around the butterflies and mounted them onto the squares using 4 mini glue dots.
The background DSP is from the newly reconfigured patterns packs. I can honestly say, that I was really happy with it!
Firstly, big shout out to JOYCE tonight!!!! I received from Joyce a box of fabulous cards for the Operation Write Home card drive!!! Way to go Joyce. I am so thrilled. Thank you so much for making my day… and making the troops and their families happy, too. It was so kind of you. Woohoo… Jaydee doing the happy dance!
Now… on to a couple of cards that caught my attention this week on my world-wide web wednesday watch!
Tell me again why I don't own this set yet?
On a personal note: the landscapers were here today. Oh yes…. finally! They are FINALLY doing the landscaping around the deck. You know, it isn't as though we are doing massive amounts of andscaping, its just a piddly little area! I didn't think we were going to get anything in until after winter… but we squeaked in just in time! It's been a very long week for me this week. Lots of long days and today was no exception. The worst part about days like this is that 1) I don't get to do any crafting 2) I sit on my big fat behind all day for 12-14 hours! I seriously think I need to rethink some things in life!
Shout out to Beverly and Linda – they both know why! Hey guys! Love ya!
Prayers tonight for Germaine and Pri. Cherie it was wonderful to hear to T is progressing. I was overjoyed to read that. For John & Sue, for John's continued progress. For Adelle, Lesley, Rach and their furbabies. For Lesllie – who continues to be unresponsive. For "B" – hope his job interview went well today. For Rach's friend who is in ICU.
As always, thank you for visiting my little area of the stamping blogosphere. I hope you all have a fabulous Thursday.
Hugs
Jaydee
11 Responses
Oh my goodness those butterflies are brilliant! I love the look of coloring on vellum–aren’t you just so clever. Congrats on your awesome win at Embellish–loved that card. Thanks, too, for the shout-out tonight…big hugs!
Oh so pretty! Love that color combo too and I NEED, NEED, NEED, that butterfly! Beautiful.
Lynn
Ah, Jaydee, I LOVE it! It’s hard to go wrong with butterflies, and that is one of my favorite color combos. :o)
I’m sorry work has been so, well, *work*-like. :oS However, I’m delighted by your landscaping news! I look forward to seeing photos in the spring. :o)
B thinks his interview went well, and thank you so much for the prayers. It’s my aunt’s husband, and from what I hear, things are not looking good. :o(
Oh, and colored me surprised by the shout-out! Thanks! :o)
Fabulous card! I love those beautiful butterflies!
AAAwww, this is gorgeous. I wish I had such luck with vellum. Congrats on being in the Top Hot Six for the wonderful card you submitted to the Embellish Magazine’s challenge. Well-deserved.
Such a beautiful card. Oh, I need COPICS (and some lessons)!
Great to hear your landscaping is starting. Hopefully it will be completed before winter. This is the best time to plant a yard in California. It cools down and the plants have an extra years growth. Hopefully the weather will hold out for you.
Just think how creative you could be if you retired!!! I’m just being selfish. Don’t work too hard.
Hello Thursday and what a beautiful day in Ohio . . . Jaydee I love the card! Colors are fab! Thanks for the shout.
What a beautiful card and your coloring on the vellum is amazing. I’ll have to try that.
Thanks also for nice comments on my DASHER card. So nice of you to visit.
Thank you everyone for the prayers for Leslie. I found out that she has gone to be with our Heavenly Father. Please continue to pray for Mark, his kids, and her family through this difficult time.
On a positive note, one oft best friends gave birth to a healthy baby girl a few hours ago!
And your card is beautiful! I’m really liking the butterflies!
This is stunning. Your butterflies are brilliant and your color palette, perfect!
Thanks so much for playing along with us on our one year anniversary at Just Us Girls!
Stunning butterflies! Love the slight transparency provided by the colored vellum 🙂 Lovely!!!
Great take on the sketch 🙂 Thanks so much for helping JUGS celebrate our anniversary!!! We sure do appreciate your support 🙂