Hi Everyone.
Thank you so much to all of you who have left me good wishes, sent me emails or birthday cards. I'm so thrilled and honored that you remembered. THANK YOU!!!!
I'm so sorry that I didn't post last night. I wasn't supposed to be working, but did.. so we got going late and then I had a facial scheduled (wonderful, I might tell you) and then there was just enough time to rush back to the hotel room and change and head off to the symphony. What a fabulous night! A female conductor and she did just the most amazing job. She was all of 5 foot in her heels, but man! she controlled that orchestra and at the end of the final moment of Tchaikovsky's fourth symphony I was in tears. Just beautiful. This morning…. well, we finally got our lazy butts out of the bed at 10.15 am. I never do that.. so that in itself was an amazing way to start our morning.
We are sitting in a local bookstore having brunch whilst I update my blog. It's amazing, but I read many people's blogs or comments on social media sites who say they don't update regularly because they are busy. I absolutely understand the busy thing.. but for me…. I realize how much I miss it when I can't update. I enjoy hearing back from you all and I realize that it isn't the "me sharing my life" that I miss, but what I miss is hearing about yours. So – a revelation I came to last night – it must have been the Tchaikovsky! 🙂
Before I get down to the card today… and NO.. believe it or not… today's card is NOT from the awash with flowers set. Although, that is proving to be one of my most favorite ever SU sets. So, let's have a quick look at a closeup. I used the layout from Palspaperarts. Using a sketch designed by Margaret Moody. Margaret is a very talented crafter who creates fabulous clean layouts. Can you guess which set this is from?
I can tell you that I had great fun creating this card – especially when I combined it with the CAS challenge on splitcoaststampers to use green and brown. Not colors I generally use, as my regular readers will know… but I have fallen in love with it. For this card I used the very soft colors of Mellow Moss and Soft Suede. I am really going to miss the in colors this year. I've really grown to appreciate them in the last couple of months.
I did a slightly different variation of the card. One card has the brads anchoring the sides of the card, the other is with the brads removed. Either work for the sketch and I cannot make up my mind which I prefer. So, I have included both.
Without the brads….
With the brads….
I must tell you that the card is gorgeous in person. It is soft and the image looks fabulous colored.
Card recipe:
- Stamp set: measure of a life (retired SU)
- Card stock: Mellow Moss, Soft Suede and Whisper White
- Inks: Black StazOn, Soft Suede, Mellow Moss
- Ribbon: Soft Suede polka dot
- Big Shot with polka dot texturz plate for the card base and the perfect polka dots embossing folder for the middle piece. Why so many dots… well, I wanted to pick up the dots from the wings of the moth. I also took my sanding block and gently sanded the card base to get the dots to stand out a little more
I started by stamping the image in StazOn in Whisper White. I then took my Mellow Moss marker and colored in the wing closest to the camera, using very light strokes. I then took my marker, dipped it in a little Shimmer Paint and then into Soft Suede ink. I lightly colored over the wing closest to the camera – over the Mellow Moss. That gave me just the right amount – and color – of coverage that I needed to bring the colors together. The shimmer paint also gave a slight luminosity to the wings – typical of moths.
For the other wing, I used just my Soft Suede ink and marker and very lightly colored in the wing. It gives a Green-browny color to the wing.
I love the card – it was a great layout – and I am so pleased that I took the challenge to use green and brown.
Tonight I have a couple of shout-outs.
Adelle: welcome to baby Jack! I'm so happy for you all, my friend!
Germaine: I hope you have a much better day tomorrow. I'll be sending positive thoughts your way. Trish: I hope your day at the hospital was successful, even though it was long. To
Dawn-Marie: – you can case my cards anyday. Pop along to this link to see Dawn's fabulous creation inspired by my square Awash with Flowers card. I always love to see what others do with something they have seen on my blog.
Cherie: I hope you and Mr J had a weekend full of connections, love and great times
Beth: I hope you and your daughter continue to have a weekend full of laughter, love and times not spent watching the clock
Robin: for sharing the story of your gg grandfather – I still have amazing visuals from your story and for introducing me to Bev – Bev you are amazing!
My darling Lou…. thank you for everything!
To all of you – for supporting me and making blogging so much fun.
On that note, I am off to do some shopping… or should I say… we are off to do some shopping… Me shopping and Lou pulling out his credit card. Oh! I love those kinds of days. After that, it's back to the hotel for pedicures then off to Orchestra Hall to see the Preservation Hall Jazz band! What a way to spend my birthday.
To all of you… thank you so much for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere. Your visits are always appreciated. Have a fabulous day filled with love, laughter and plenty of time to do the things that make you happy.
Remember… send a card to brighten someone's day… just because you can.
Hugs
Jaydee
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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.
Well you made one beautiful card for your birthday! The butterfly is gorgeous – soft and elegant! And it certainly looks like you will be getting some pretty good gifts for the occasion! Hope you have a great birthday and thanks for joining us at PPA!
Absolutely beautiful! Plus, happy birthday! Thanks for playing @ PPA!
Both of your cards are gorgeous, Jaydee! I love the colors and the butterly is just stunning! Great job with the challenge! Hope you had a great birthday, too!
Happy Birthday to You…Happy Birthday to You…Happy Birthday Dear Jaydee…Happy Birthday to You! You can just pretend that you can hear me singing it, and if you like I also have a Conductor and Orchestra! It sounds like you are off to a wonderful Birthday weekend, full of fun, love and dreams come true. Hi Lou, it’s nice to see you post, and err, can you maybe adopt me? There is pretty much in the New Mini that I like too! Tell me…should I email you or just send you off my list with the items circled? Gee, thanks so very much!!! No really, it is good to hear from you, I am glad that you were able to make Jaydee’s Birthday one to remember. You two have so much love together, you were just meant for each other.
On to the Card of the Day…Wonderful colors for the subject. But then you do have that talent, of picking colors to match your subject. I really do like the Stamp and am now going to have to go on the hunt for it. Love both Cards equally, can’t pick one over the other. You did a fantastic job with the coloring of the Moth, and the whole Card has such a calm and serene feeling to it. This is one that I would love to receive, hint hint. lol. Another exlemplary (sp) job done once again. Hope you have a wonderful rest of your Birthday Weekend, and that you enjoy every minute of it. May you and Lou always be as Blessed as you are now.
Cyber ((hugs)), Trish in Wisconsin
Happy Birthday Jaydeee!Hope your b-day is the best! I love Lou’s comment on your b-day. He is just as funny as you! No wonder you’re soul-mates.
Love your card! I hope SU doesn’t get rid of the in-colors. A while back they hinted to the fact they might keep them this year. Then when they came out with markers…I really thought…yes they will keep them. Maybe, this will be one of your wishes, that come true!Only time will tell.
Enjoy your day, week, month and year! Happy B-day to a Special Lady!
Hugs
Yvonne
Happy Birthday Jaydee! Your hubby is so sweet! You can tell you two really love each other! I wish you the best birthday! You are such a joy to all of us! Truly enjoy your blog and all your creations! Have a great day! Love Ya Girl!
Lou’s comments are so sweet! I am so glad you had a nice birthday and enjoyed being with each other.
The cards are beautiful-I personally like the one without the brads the best. The details are awesome.
I am enjoying my time with my daughter. We put together all my new stamp sets yesterday! It is so nice to have her here.
Hey there birthday girl! So glad to hear you had a wonderful day and it does sound like you got every bit as spoilt as you deserve! That Lou ROCKS! I loved reading about your weekend and can’t wait to hear how the rest went. Nor can I wait to celebrate with you. So is Rock Climbing still the plan? teeheehee!
You are certainly making me wish time would go a bit faster so I can see that mini. What a beautiful card for today, I have to say I’m surprised that it took you this long to use the butterfly image. Can’t wait to see more.
Thanks for the well wishes…Mr Jensen and I had a absolutely WONDERFUL weekend. I rediscovered the man I married 20+ years ago and the enriched the love we’d grown since then. We were sad to leave our little coccoon this afternoon but we are still glowing.
Have a GREAT rest of your birthday weekend and month my friend! XOXOXO
First…Happy Happy Birthday. I’m glad you had a great time and enjoyed yourself. The card is beautiful and I am still always amazed at your talent. I love the dots on the CS background. I love Lou’s message above.
Trish,
I would be very happy to adopt you, and you can have anything from the Mini, as long as you keep sending flowers. Your taste in flowers is fantastic…I know that Jaydee just loved them…they are beautiful. It really made her day.
To all the other lovely ladies who have wished Jaydee a Happy Birthday well wishes, thank you so much. It really made her day just that extra special and memorable. She really does appreciate your comments and wonderful support. Jaydee often says that its her blog followers what makes her want to get down stairs and do stuff in her stamping space….Her blog is also the first thing she check when she gets up in the morning, checking for your emails and your comments.
So for that from both Jaydee and I thank you.
To Geekgirl101…your cards rock…they are absolutely fantastic, your artistic flair and color work is amazing.
Have a great week Ladies and keep the fantastic cards coming. You are all very talented.