Get Well Wishes

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday night.  I do hope you all had a fabulous Mother's Day weekend.  Thank you to those of you who commented on my Mother's Day homage yesterday.  I think Mom and MIL would have been happy:-)

Tonight's card (using Dream Gardens) was inspired by the fabulous team across at playdatecafe (still love that name!!!)  The challenge PDCC28 was to use pink, black and white.  Now the inspiration was a much paler pink than I used – in fact more a blush color.  However, when I started playing around with it, I was drawn to using Melon Mambo.  It's a pink that can certainly hold it's own with so much black.  Now, I could have gone with a white background and de-emphasized the the black.. but, I don't know why… but this was the color combo that really fell into place.  Ever have those days where you start off creating one thing and end up with something totally different?  Well, yesterday was one of those days!

You know the drill by now… go visit the playdate cafe and check out the amazing inspiration and submission cards!

Before I show you the card, I have to show you the flowers that arrived for me on Saturday.  They were from the cats.  Now, how the cats managed to get hold of the local florist, choose some of my favorite all time flowers to be put together in a vase – and managed to write a card to me… all without me knowing they had even left the house… is beyond me :-)  But they sure were much appreciated. 

Aren't they fabulous?  Now, I have to share with you a pic of the pun cushion protea – a native plant of South Africa.

Isn't that the most amazing flower?  The vase was overflowing – and it was a huge vase with tulips, lilies, iris, proteas, red roses.  Gorgeous!

Anyway, on to the card… I know that's what you came looking for 🙂

I love this set… but seriously think it might be one of those retired in a couple of weeks.  Do I know that for sure?  NO!  It's just me speculating.  Why do I think that it might be retired?  How many of you actually own it?  I see very few cards made from this set… and it's a pity – cos I think it's kind of cool!

I stamped her in Melon Mambo onto an Oval .  One word of warning with this set… make sure your image is well conditioned, because it does tend to pick up and show any area of the stamp which wasn't well inked 🙂

I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Black StazOn using my stamp-a-ma-jig.

The horizontal strip is the other stamp from the set.  I stamped it in black and positioned it so that the two cranes ran parallel to each other. 

The card base was run through my Big Shot with the square lattice embossing folder.  Love this folder:-)

A piece of textured Melon Mambo paper was placed at the bottom.

Cherie… for you… two small pearls were added!  I did use black ones first.. but they really stood out too much, so I went with a pink instead.

Card sizes: 

A2.  Melon Mambo 4 1/8"W x 2" H.  The piece that is showing is 1 5/8"H.  The rest is covered by the strip

Horizontal strip:  4 1/8"W x 7/8"H

Oval: 3 5/8" H x 2 3/4"W

I really enjoyed playing with the color scheme.  I know it's not the pale pink in the inspiration, but for this image, I thought it really needed a stronger color, especially to stand up against the black.

On a personal note, I watched the finale of The Amazing Race last night.  It really is the only reality show that I watch.  I love watching them travel all around the world doing things I would never, ever do… like winching your way up the Coit Tower in San Francisco; walking forwards down very tall buildings.. yeah.. right… I get scared standing on a chair!  Well…. I was furious… nay…. outraged… nay appalled that the cowboy's didn't win.  Those two young men are amazingly well brought up young men and forever changed the way I look at people who bull-ride.  🙂

Missy… I love the fact that Tulips and Butterflies are your favorites!…I agree with you about Tulips on the grave – or buttercups.  They always remind me of my childhood!  Rach… I laughed when I read your comment about thinking that the card was something I would have made.  Finally… I have found "my" style! :-)  Terri, I'm sorry you don't have a Tarjay up in Canada… I mean, they even have them in Australia!

I hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday and get to spend time doing the things you love, with those you love the most.

As always, thank you for spending time time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.  Your visits, your support and your comments, are much appreciated.

Hugs

Jaydee