Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday.
It's my turn to host the Paper Players challenge this week and it's color week:
I decided to go with a color scheme that could be used for kids cards, masculine cards or feminine cards and I love the soft palette. For my card, I decided to use the central image from the March SSS card kit – Stronger Together. In this particular time, I believe we are much stronger together – even though we are all so far apart!
Here's my card:
I hope you will play along with us this week – we would love to see what you create. As usual, the design team have outdone themselves and provided some fabulous inspiration for you:
On a personal note:
We are under a Winter Weather Advisory – up to 5" of the white stuff is due tomorrow. Seriously! Can't the white stuff go away already! Mind you… we have had snow in April for the last decade, so I shouldn't be surprised.
One of the great things about our house is the view from our bedroom window. The view is the reason that we moved from our old house 80 miles away to our "new" house back in 2012. I woke up one morning this week and this was the sunrise over the wetland….. we just feel so blessed.
Yeah… there is no color in the wetland… but the sky – it is everything! The colors, the cloud formations, the colors of the rising sun…. and yes, we do sleep with our windows open ALL year – even when it's -40!
I had intended to spend time in my craft room today, but got completely side-tracked with a hint from ancestry.co.uk… and I spent hours down a rabbit hole tracking a side of my family that is much neglected. It was rewarding… but oh! so frustrating 🙂 However, it's another hobby that I love! Tomorrow I might get into my craft room, or I may go further down the rabbit hole! To be honest… in the world of today – having somewhere to escape to – even if it is a virtual rabbit hole – is a good thing – especially when it's going to snow!
I hope you and your family are safe and well. I'll be back tomorrow with another card. In the meantime, Happy Easter, Happy Passover – warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Stamps: Stronger Together – Simon Says Stamp
- Die: – Simon Says Stamp
- Card stock: Neenah Solar White #110
22 Responses
This is a beautiful card and your photo is gorgeous too! What a view! how ever you spend today I hope you enjoy it!
Happy Easter! Love your pretty blooms…that striped background is awesome!
This was a great challenge, Jaydee, I just love these colors together and your card is so sweet! Love that striped background! Enjoy your day!
Beautiful card. Love the pretty yellow flowers. TFS
Happy Easter.
Just love your card. The colors and the delicate flowers are stunning! Thanks for sharing.
Your card is just so beautiful Jaydee! I love the flowers in yellow and the watercolor look of the patterned paper in the background. Everything about your card is soothing. Thanks for the great color combo to play with and sharing your gorgeous sunrise view!
I love those bright yellow blooms Jaydee and the watercoloured striped background compliments them perfectly. I love the faint texture the pencil colouring adds too – you are really very good at colouring! Hope you didn’t get too much of the white snow – and what a wonderful sunrise, I think I would have moved for that view too!
Oh my goodness, what a view Jaydee! Snow isn’t really what you want in April but you probably weren’t thinking of going anywhere were you…?! Apart from on a date with your ancestors that is! Your card is so pretty. I love the pretty yellow and blue floral and the water colour striped paper is the perfect background. You are absolutely right about being stronger together – and that is another reason I love crafting with our global friendships 🙂 Stay safe, Vicky x
Jaydee, this is so beautiful! The bright yellow blooms are so pretty! The background is simply perfect! Such a soft and serene card! I am always amazed at your view! Hoping the snow is about done for this year! Have a restful weekend! XX
Gorgeous, Jaydee! I love the simplicity of the layout…it’s perfect for showcasing these flowers. Thank you for this great challenge. I ended up loving this color combination, and will certainly use it again.
Jaydee, this is such a gorgeous card! I love the soft stripes and of course, your clean design really makes that stamped image pop. This was a gorgeous color challenge. I was channeling my inner-CAS this week, because of you, my friend. What a stunning sunrise. Wow!
Thanks, Nance. It really was quite a spectacular start to the day 🙂
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jaydee
Thanks, Laurie – I love that paper, too! Pity there was only one piece of it in the SSS kit.
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jaydee
Thanks, LeAnne. So glad you enjoyed the colors
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jaydee
Belated Happy Easter, JoAnn. So glad you liked the flowers – I love how versatile this stamp is any color combo really works for them
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Jaydee
Thanks, Evelyn. I really do love this set and am in love with that paper.
Hope you are staying safe and well
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Jaydee
Thanks, Stef!
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Jaydee
Thanks, Joanne. I appreciate the comment on my coloring, too. I do it because I find it so relaxing – it really does focus my mind and becomes almost meditative!
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jaydee
Thanks, VIcky
Couldn’t agree more about global crafty friends and how important they are – especially now
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jaydee
Thanks, Claire. I must admit I love the yellow and blue together. I’m hoping the snow is done now – we had more this past week… but I think we should be GOOD for spring to arrive!
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jaydee
Thanks, Ann. So glad you loved the color combo – I’ll be using it again, too
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jaydee
Anne Marie, always happy for you to channel me 🙂 Am so glad you liked the colors
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jaydee