Happy Sunday, peeps! And Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, step-moms and pet-moms out there! Ann is our Paper Players hostess this week and she has a perfectly delightful color challenge for us!
I couldn't help but ink up the Country Birdhouse stamp set, with all its fun little elements, to make my card today:
I chose Smoky Slate as my additional color! I stamped and diecut my images, coloring the florals and bird with either Blends or Markers. I did emboss the bird house elements with the Timber embossing folder and very lightly added some Smoky Slate ink on top...you can barely see it!
I added a little silver pearl on the top, as well as some stamped embellishments on the roof elements. Finally, it all went on a panel of Basic White, embossed with the Eyelet embossing folder. I left off a sentiment, as I am not sure for what occasion I'll use this...it could be used for almost anything!
I hope you'll play along with these gorgeous shades that Ann has put together for us--I know I love them! Check out the Paper Players blog to see what the other team members came up with! Hope to see you there!
Dana usually takes me out flower/plant shopping for Mother's Day, and yesterday we made a trip to a local Amish nursery. We have LOTS of Amish nurseries in our area, so we decided to try a new one and although it was smaller than some, it didn't disappoint:
This is just one section of plants. I was fascinated by the hanging baskets waaaaay up at the top and wondered how one would get one of them. The Amish girls climb up and scamper across the grates to pick out the one you want!! I was fascinated by this hanging basket:
Part of our haul:
Cassidy was very helpful in pushing the cart to our car! Now we just have to plant everything!
Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy your day and be blessed!
Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified |
Stamps |
Country Birdhouse |
Card stock & Papers |
Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate |
Ink |
Smoky Slate |
Accessories |
Smoky Slate Pearls, Dimensionals |
Tools |
Cut & Emboss Machine, Country Birdhouse Dies, Eyelet Embossing Folder, Timber Embossing Folder, Blending Brush, Fresh Freesia Marker, Lost Lagoon & Highland Heather Blends |