Happy Sunday.
It’s the fabulous Antipodean Jan’s turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week, and it’s Clean and Simple week! Oh, and this time I remembered it was Clean and Simple!
Based on Jan’s theme, I brought out my Concord & 9th Silly Goose and paired it with Concord & 9th’s Beach Day dies.
Here’s a sneak peek:
Isn’t that silly goose so cute?! I love it. Here’s Jan’s theme:
It was the boots on the Silly Goose that gave me the idea for this card. I started by die-cutting the goose die pieces and putting them together. I then took the Beach Day dies and created an umbrella for the Goose.
I wanted to ground the goose so I used some bright yellow ink and blended the background. I thought the yellow went really well with the sentiment!
I had to match the boots of the goose to the umbrella, so I die-cut them in the same blue and then added white polka dots with a white gel pen. I mean, why wouldn’t a sartorialy inclined goose wear blue polka dot boots? I think there is a children’s story in their somewhere:-)
I die cut the puddle and colored it grey. I then added the sentiment and mounted all of the elements making sure that the goose and umbrella were popped up on the card.
Here’s my clean and simple Silly Goose:
Seriously? Adorable! 🙂
We would love to see what YOU make with Jan’s theme. The design team have some fabulous inspiration for you:
On a personal note:
Well, I made lots of cards this week and I’ll share them with you next week. I attended the Concord & 9th Summer Camp and we got to play with some fun stuff. I’ve attended multiple virtual events but this was the most fun I’ve ever had. The team were amazingly well organized, and the sessions were informative and fun. The whole concept was around “Summer Camp” so there were campfire sessions, games and even a sneak out session. Greg and his team made sure that the virtual attendees were included in all the fun, and all round it was worth every cent. There were a couple of sets that were way outside of my normal comfort zone, but I managed to sell those to someone who didn’t attend camp the day after camp finished. I’ll definitely be attending the Winter Retreat in January.
As I spent a fair amount of time in my craft room, I didn’t get to spend much time outside. But, I did manage to capture a photo of these two. They were investigating the plants to see if there was anything edible!
Such a cute pair!
I thought it was time to share a Luna update. She was lying on one of the beds that are on my craft desk. It’s way too small for her, but she managed to squeeze in.
Can we talk about the length of that toe hair!!! It’s almost 2 inches long – and she still has another year to grow! No wonder she slips and slides when she’s chasing things!
She’s also an absolutely daddy’s girl. As soon as Dad goes to bed, Luna follows him and she stays there until I come to bed a couple of hours later. I went into the bedroom on Thursday and this is what I saw!
She had been fast asleep on her back with Dad’s arm wrapped around her. You can see she doesn’t look in the least bit happy about me waking her up!
Well, I think that’s enough cat photos for tonight! I’ll be back later in the week with some cards. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Card recipe:
- Dies: Silly Goose – Concord and 9th
- Dies: Beach Day – Concord & 9th
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