Hi Everyone.
Happy Sunday. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.
It's my turn to host the Paper Players challenge this week and before I start, I'd like to give a huge shout out to my dear team members Nance and Sandy who was kind enough to take over the challenge and load it to the main site for me because Lou and I got home so late last night. Thanks, Nance and Sandy. You are stars!
When I created this challenge, I thought about all the times our friends do things for us and how often I don't send them cards to say thank you, and thought it was about time to create a challenge to say thank you to all of our wonderful girlfriends.
I'm dedicating this card to all of my wonderful blog friends….. some of you have been with me almost from the beginning and some more recent….. but it is your support of my blog that keeps this blog going and I cannot thank you all enough.
So… to all of my wonderful blogging friends:
Is a pink card girlie enough do you think? 🙂 I began the card by creating the background. I cut a stencil from the new Tim Holtz die and some masking sheet. I placed the masking sheet on the card stock and used my distress inks and blending tool to create the soft background. I really love the pattern that it created.
Then, I set to have some fun with the focal image. I die cut a tag and stamped the flower image from Penny Black's Blooming Garden in Blushing Bride ink. I wanted to create a watercolor look without the harsh lines that I have used with this set before. The pink outlined image allowed me to see the elements of the stamps and use my Copic Markers to create a soft effect. Once I had colored the image, I mounted it using fun foam to my base and assembled the card. All that was left to do was to add the Stampin' Up! Baker's Twine and my card was basically complete.
The Players have created some fabulous inspiration cards for you, so I hope you will visit their blogs and then play along with us this week. So, I challenge you to play along with us – create a card for that special girlfriend/mum/sister/daughter/niece/grandma, then remember to put it in the post and brighten her day!
Ann Schach
Anne Marie Hile
Claire Broadwater
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt
LeAnne Pugliese
Nance Leedy
Sandy Mathis
Debbie Mageed
Karren Johnson
Shannon Jaramillo
On a personal note:
Lou and I got back very late last night from two wonderful weeks away. It was an amazing trip and we saw some incredible sights and visited some very special places. I'll share some details with you over the next week, but in the meantime, I need to go and unpack and get myself back into the swing of things! In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight – and a big girly thank you hugs to you all.
Jaydee
Card recipe:
- Card stock: #110 Vanilla
- Stamps: Blooming Garden – Penny Black
- Tools: Die: Tim Holtz. Masking Sheet: Mask It
- Inks: Stampin' Up! Blushing Bride. Copic markers
13 Responses
I love the soft look of the whole card, Jaydee. The pink is gorgeous and the stenciled background is lovely. Wonderful challenge, my friend. Glad you made it home safe and sound!
OH, How Lovely. I go along with Nance. I also like the softness of your card as well as the colors and the layout. Thank You Jaydee.
Sounds like you and Lou had a wonderful 2 week getaway.
Had a rain storm go through in the early hours this morning. Hard down pour from 1:30am – about 6:30 and received over 5 inches of rain. Our rain gauge ran over but I would say we probably got close to 7 inches. Rain in the forecast for everyday this week and into the weekend which means more standing water in the yard.
By the way; Anyone, anyone at all have plans to build an Ark? :}
The last time we where able to mow our yard was the 3rd of the month. Grass has either been too wet to mow or it’s been raining.
Jaydee, this is just gorgeous! I absolutely love your stenciled background! The beautiful pink flower is so feminine!
SO happy you and Lou had a fabulous get away! XX
Such a delightful card, Jaydee! Stamping the image in Blushing Bride before coloring is a great method to soften the edges! Will have to borrow that idea.
Glad you had a great trip and safe return!!
Wow, this is a fabulous card, Jaydee! Your no-line coloring is amazing! Great challenge and a great card.
Lovely, totally girly card Jaydee, what a fabulous idea to stamp the image and then give it the water color look that I so love. Now, that stenciled background is gorgeous, another fabulous idea!!! I have several dies with beautiful designs and your lovely card just stirred me in the right direction.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Love the softness of the card.
Love this, Jaydee….that background is fabulous, but I REALLY love the watercolored flower. I have seen these done before, not stamped in black but the same color as the flower, and I love the effect…might have to try this myself! Great challenge!
Jaydee I am so impressed by the beautiful background you created, and that flower is just stunning. A very delicate, feminine creation and a great challenge!
Beautiful!! I love that stamp and how you created it to be so soft that it looks like a painting! The stenciled background truly surprised me – I thought it was DSP! Beautiful card!
Welcome home Jaydee! Your card is so soft and pretty! I love the stencilled background and your coloured image is so subtle and delicate – just lovely! Great challenge theme this week!
Jaydee, your card is so soft and pretty!! The background is fabulous-I thought it was patterned paper, I MUST try this technique! And your flower is simply beautiful. I just love the soft look you created with it. Thanks for the fun challenge this week!
Perfectly pretty in pink, Jaydee! Thanks for a fun challenge this week, my friend. Hugs! 🙂