Hi Everyone.
Happy Thursday night. I got some stamping time today… oh yeah…. and I got hooked on a color scheme I have never used before…. green and brown with either white or cream as a neutral. On splitcoaststampers this week the CAS was a color challenge. You all know I love my color challenges and this one really had me stumped… until I started playing with it!
Tonight's card uses one of my favorite sets – in case you hadn't discovered that yet – Awash with Flowers and the sentiment is from FYI.
Oh… I am so loving this set!
I stamped the three negative images in Chocolate Chip on Whisper White card stock. I then stamped the positive images in Old Olive and Chocolate Chip – again onto Whisper White. I then used my Versamark pad and stamped over the dry ink and sprinkled all three images with Iridescent Ice and heat set them. I cut around the images and mounted them inside the negative images using the paper piecing technique.
The thing that was so super cool about the brown is that when I heat set it, I realized that in the light it looked like Ironstone Pottery – wow… it changed from brown to green to blue – and all three together – depending on how the light was reflecting on it. So, I call this my Ironstone Iridescent Ice technique! and I love it… now… let's see if I can replicate it!
A little of the retired satin mistletoe ribbon was wrapped around the card. I had already stamped the "you make me smile" sentiment from the FYI set in Chocolate Chip. Of course, I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure the placement was where I wanted it! :-) A small half pearl finished off the main flower.
I hope you like it – Cherie, this one is for you! 🙂
A shout out to Beth and Germaine tonight. Beth for making my day by telling me that she visits my blog every morning before she goes to exercise… thank you Beth – big hugs…. and to Germaine who is a fellow Englander and a newcomer to our regular blog readers. A shout out – and prayers – for Trish – and a huge thank you to those of you who have sent her a card.
Oh… yeah… and… mmmm… some of you wanted to know when my birthday is…. it's Saturday. We are not discussing the number of years that have passed since my poor mother gave birth to me in the very wee hours of the morning in the midst of one of the worst storms of the decade. Explains a lot doesn't it!
Have a fabulous Friday everyone and, as always, thank you so much to all of you for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.
Hugs
Jaydee
11 Responses
Hi Jaydee, this card is so very cool. I love the look of the iridescent ice over the versamark, it just blows my mind all of the different colors that come out. I have to say, that for a simple card, this one is very striking! A super job you have done. Glad to see another fellow Englander has joined us…pretty soon we will become a club, and have to give ourselves a proper name. Lol Funny how we are all meeting on your Blog. Must be your very British magnetism. We will all have to get together and go back for a holiday together. Now wouldn’t that be fun! I think that I shall dream about it. Have a wonderful day Jaydee, and everyone that reads your Blog. May you always be Blessed.
Trish in Wisconsin
First i would like to say “Hi and you are in my prayers Trish!” Also thanks for the blessing!
Jaydee..I love what you come up with using this stamp set. Your cards with the iridescent ice on it really are magnificent!!!
Hope your day is wonderful and as generous as you are!
Hugs
Yvonne
This card is absolutely BEAU-TI-FUL!!!!! I believe this is one of the top favorites for me! I am going to have to get me some of that iridesscent powder! Plus this stamp set when it comes available! You never cease to amaze me with your talent Jaydee! I have been visitng your site everyday for a long time! And each day I more amazed than the day before! I love your awesome work! I don’t know what I would do if you didn’t have your blog anymore! I think I would go through withdrawals! LOL!!! Thank you so much for all the inspiration you give me every SINGLE day! I truly appreciate YOU!!
Just how did you know I would L-O-V-E, LOVE it?! It is a truly stunning card…another one I will be casing.
Have a very very Happy Birthday tomorrow, may you get every bit as spoilt as you deserve. Though I have no doubts that Lou has it all under control! (Mr. Jensen & I are heading to our M.E. weekend so I won’t be able to check in with you until late Sunday.) Can’t wait to hear all about your wonderful weekend. Enjoy your special day My Friend.
Hugs & Kisses
Stunning…just stunning.
Simply a beautiful, beautiful, card! Just lovely. Oh, and Happy Birthday tomorrow. Hope you have a fabulous day!
Jaydee-what a cool card and that ironstone effect is stunning! I am a little late reading your blog since I am enjoying my time with my daughter and everything is gloriously off schedule! Have a wonderful birthday!
Very cool card – I’m thinking I may have to rename my blog Caseing Jaydee – jk, but I do love this.
You are making this set one of my favorites.
Hi everyone…this is DH(lou)….
Well its Jaydee’s birthday..(happy birthday to you…Happy birthday to you….)…anyway yesterday she said…”Oh by the way honey..”Ive made my birthday gift list for you”… and here’s me thinking oh cool…that will make life easy….and then the next second I realize she’s handed me the ENTIRE mini catalog. Not just a couple of pages with selected items, no the entire catalog…ha ha ha very funny…
Well, Jaydee will be getting gifts from the mini Catalog…just not all of it…maybe half….he he he…
Anyway, Jaydee…thank you for everything you do for me and the love you bring to my life…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
And I thought I was safe from buying this set! ***SIGH***
Beautiful!
Thanks for the info on how you got the cool glittery effect. At first I’d thought you stamped with black StazOn onto acetate and used a clear-drying glue along with glitter to sparkle it up. Neat how the brown turned out.