Hi Everyone.
Happy Sunday. It's my turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and I have a clean and simple challenge for you. However, as I am not at home and didn't have connection to the internet, my wonderful PP team mate, Ann was kind enough to step in and set up the challenge for me this week. Thank you, Ann 🙂
Here's the challenge for this week.
For this challenge I decided to do a truly one layer card. I wanted to make a card for Lou and do something different. He was off on a very long – almost 47 hour trip, and I decided to give him something to keep him occupied for a tiny little part of that trip.
I recently purchased the jigsaw puzzle die from Impression Obsession and it was the perfect thing to create that "something different" for Lou.
I began by stamping the sea image twice onto my card and then stamped the multi-step whale. I used my makeup brushes to color the sea and the sky. Leaving a little halo around the sentiment. I then ran the card through my Big Shot with the Impressions Obsession die and, voila!, a jigsaw puzzle.
Here's a closeup:
I was so lucky that the eye of the whale just missed being cut with the die 🙂
Lou had tremendous fun putting the puzzle together and apparently it caught the attention of a couple of the flight attendants, who kept coming back to see if he and completed it – and then see the finished product. Apparently they were pretty impressed that his wife could create jigsaw puzzles 🙂
Once Lou arrived at his destination, he made a beeline for a store and bought a pair of scissors and some sticky tape so that he could adhere the whole thing back together and keep it that way. He did tell me that he'd like all his cards done this way in the future 🙂
Here's the full card – the white around the card is actually the back of another card as I needed something to help the one-layer (truly) jigsaw puzzle stand up.
I hope you will play along with us this week. We'd love to see what you create with this challenge. As always, the design team have some fabulous inspiration for you. Also, a huge shout-out to my PP design team members who do not really like clean and simple… honestly, they did a wonderful job and rocked a challenge that was out of their comfort zone.
I'll be back towards the end of a week with another card. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Hugs
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Cardstock: Neenah Solar White #110
- Stamps: Hero Arts Color Layering Blue Whale
- Die: Impression Obsession
22 Responses
.WOW!!! this is awesome!! love the coloring and the fact it is a puzzle 🙂
Very cool! I love that Lou wanted to save it!! Fun image and a great challenge!
this is so cool! I love the die! this would be perfect to send to my daughter away at school. Now if I could only find that die in Canada …
This is an absolutely stunning card, Jaydee! First of all, I love the whale image and the sentiment. Transforming it into a puzzle with the die was genius! What a perfect card to send off with Lou…
Jaydee, I adore jigsaw puzzles, and your card is fabulous! So fun that your husband enjoyed putting it together!
As a fan of jigsaw puzzles, I totally share Lou’s enthusiasm for your one layer masterpiece – what a great way to spend a long flight! Love the coloured nautical image too Jaydee, beautifully coloured. Hope your trip is awesome!
This is awesome and such a fun idea! I LOVE it!
Genius with the puzzle pieces and love that whale!!!
Thanks for the jigsaw puzzle idea! It sounds like a big hit for you!
Jaydee, this is so fabulous! Just WOW! I love the jigsaw puzzle die. What a fantastic whale image, too! XX
What an amazing card. I love the puzzle idea. TFS
Thanks, Rose. I love this die. I think I’m going to have to make a couple more cards with it this weekend 🙂
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jaydee
Thanks, LeAnne!
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jaydee
Thanks, Terri. If you can’t get it let me know and I’ll organize to get one to you. Just send me an email 🙂
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jaydee
Thanks, Ann. It really is a great stamp and the fact that part of the proceeds goes to charity makes it an even better purchase 🙂
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jaydee
thanks, Su. We love doing jigsaw puzzles, too…. but the cats enjoy them even more than we do!!!!
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jaydee
Thanks, Joanne. the trip was fantastic and, as we were traveling together, I didn’t make another puzzle for him….. but am due to make another one soon!
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jaydee
Thanks, Laurie. It really does put a different spin on a one layer wonder 🙂
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jaydee
Thanks, Windy. I love this stamp set, too!
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jaydee
You are welcome, Brent 🙂
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jaydee
Thanks, Claire! I agree… the puzzle die is really fun and I love the whale stamps, too
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jaydee
You are welcome, Kay! Glad that you liked it
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jaydee