Hello Stamplings!
How are you this fine day? I do hope Mother Nature is treating you to some beautiful weather, wherever you are!
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It's D = Dies week on the I.D.E.A.S. Calendar and I was inspired by a few challenges to bring out my "Lovely Lily of the Valley" die by Lawn Fawn. The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Mood Board features lilies and the Color Hues Challenge colors are pink and turkoice. For the base and frame, I used some hoarded paper which has a soft fiber texture and the pretty paper I used for the flowers and leaves is from Craft Consortium.
The NBUS frame die is "Embossed Skinny Frame" by Ink to Paper and the sediment strip is from Memory Box.
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I'm sure you've all heard the wonderful news that my dear friend Loll has relaunched her CAS Christmas Challenge! I love this challenge and I definitely need the nudge to keep rolling on my Christmas cards. 2026 is rapidly whooshing by, so thank you, Lolly!
We never have cardinals in this part of the country, but Hammy suggested I paint the bluebird red and turn her into a cardinal. Well, why not? After painting her with my Ziggies, I remembered there was black somewhere on a cardinal's head, so I used the Googler to look at photos. Eep! I forgot they also have spiked hairdos! By now I was committed, so I used a fine point pen and did the best I could with that!
After wards, I noticed her hooded eyeballs disappeared in all the red and black, so I added some tiny googlie eyes so she could see to fly. And I didn't have a small poinsettia die to cover the flower, so I simply fussy-cut the image and snipped the flower off and gave it to Stanley to decorate his cage.
For the layout, I used the sketch from the current 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge, using snowy vellum for the stripey background and then the boys went to town schplattering snow on the image to play in the current Christmas Kickstart Challenge.
We had a blast with this one!
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Enjoy your week! No, seriously, enjoy! LITS!*
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Mwah!
As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower!
Mwah!
*Life is too short!
37 comments:
Well it’s tipping it down with rain where I am, but your pretty pink lily of the valley card has brightened my day already, and what a pretty photo of them too. Your cardinal made me smile too, and your facelift on him works a treat 😂xxx
Oh Darnell these are two totally different and utterly fabulous cards!
Love your pink Lily of the Valley - and why not!
As for your bluebird turned cardinal... he's quite the character with those googly eyes.
Glad to hear 'the boys' are both helping you craft - the results of their labours are stunning
Blessings
Maxine
Two fab cards Darnell, love the LOTV in the Color Hues colours and your googly eyued cardinal made me smile! Sadly the weather here is far from summery, the OH is thinking of firing up the kitchen range it's so grey and damp, a far cry from the soaring temps of only 10 days ago!! :)
Very pretty floral card and love how you worked with the bird stamp to come up with a cardinal for Christmas. He's looking a tad startled I fancy 🤣. Maybe he's wondering where the snow came from in June??
They are both beautiful, Darnell xoxo
Beautiful birthday card, Darnell. I am also quite impressed with your commitment to making your bird a cardinal. He's a handsome fellow! Well done!
Your Lily of the Valley are soooo pretty Darnell and I love the dsp you used for the leaves...it worked perfectly!! Lovely, lovely card my friend and you definitely made our challenge colors SHINE! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Color Hues!! And your Cardinal?? Your work changing it from a bluebird to a Cardinal is fabulous...I especially LOVE the eyes!! Two awesome cards today!! Hugs. Marlinda :0)
Your pink lilies are beautiful. So delicate. I love your cardinal especially his googly eyes. The year is certainly speeding by,
Your lil of the valley is so pretty. It's too bad we can't get the scent of real lily of the valley. They smell so sweet. That cardinal cracks me up. He looks like he ran smack into the patio door, which they do sometimes here.
Fabulous cards, the Lilly of the valley are stunning, and CAS Christmas is a great ides, like your darling cardinal and the embossing is a cool touch!
ahhhhh, le Miguet du Bois!! My mom just loved them in her shade garden and a dab behind each ear, D! If I concentrate, I'm able to remember their fragrance. What a gorgeous little bouquet on your card today!
You've done a bang-up job of changing the bluebird to a cardinal, my friend - right down to the last standing feather on his noggin!
=] M
LOVE your pink lily-of-the-valley flowers. I thought they were always white, so thank you for letting me know. Your flowers are beautfiul and I love the framing. Your cardinal is awesome. Great work using your bluebird stamp ... he looks awesome in red! :) So beautiful on the piece of vellum with polka-dot embossing. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Christmas, my friend! xx
So fun to have the time and make the time to visit you, you always inspire with your words and creations. Both cards are fabulous and I too am so glad to have a reason for making Christmas cards year round! I love cardinals, we don't get them here either, but I still love them and I love how you altered the blue bird to the cardinal. thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas!
Beautiful dainty pink lilies in your valley! They fill the embossed frame (love that!) just perfectly, and look stylin' with their turquoise leaves. As for your cardinal, I never would have suspected there was any fixing going on there. He's lovely and perfect! I adore the original stamp, too. I'm excited for Loll's challenge and have cards in the works. Thank goodness it's a month long opportunity. I'm not so good at CAS.
Two fabulous cards, Darnell, and so totally different!
Two wonderful cards, Darnell. I love the floral die you've used on your first card. Very clever how you've turned the bluebird into a cardinal.
Liz xx
Your Lily of the Valley are so pretty in pink, Darnell. How creative of you and the boys to turn that stamp into a Christmas cardinal. Love it!
Your pink lily of the valley are just as lovely as they can be, Darnell! It's such a feminine card. Great job on your cardinal too! So happy to spot him in the CAS Christmas gallery today!
We have lots of lily of the valley around our house, but it has only white flowers. Sure wish some of it was pink, like your pretty bouquet. Also, you did a bang-up job turning that bluebird into a cardinal. I love seeing the red cardinals against our winter snow. I used to watch a cardinal pair (male and female) outside my office window when I worked from home. Seeing them always made my day brighter and better!
Your Lily of the Valley card is gorgeous - love the interest of the patterned paper on the leaves and that frame is stunning! Your cardinal is fabulous too - even if he does look a little like he's been caught doing something he shouldn't have! Hugs!
I'm a day late to this party, but I'm glad to have been invited in! Love the pink Lilies of the Valley--a perfect choice for our Color Hues Challenge. I love all the dimension and the textured paper and frame. The transformation of the bluebird to the cardinal is amazing! Although the bluebird is the NYS bird, I've only seen one of them in the over 50 years I've lived here. I used to think cardinals lived here only in the winter, but they are here year-round. Yesterday there were two flying in and out around our patio, and they are frequent visitors to our feeders. Thanks for adding your beautiful florals to the gallery at Color Hues! Have a fabulous week!
I love this pink lily of the valley and you were so clever to cut them from patterned paper! They look right at home on the textured paper. I love seeing this in the Color Hues gallery! And I'm pickled tink with your cardinal and I swear he's blowing us a kiss! Yay for adding to the Christmas stash!
Great cards...I especially love the Lily of the Valley card. Hugs to you and The Mister.
Hello Darnell, I love your pink lilies and how creative you were with the stems and leaves. The linen colored background is a nice touch. Your cardinal is especially funny and I love his googly eyes. I am glad you joined us at Color Hues.
One beautiful floral card and one handsome bird card -- it looks like a perfect combo to me! I love sweet flowers but I also love beautiful birds, so this post has me in a great mood -- they're both wonderful.
I do love the lily of the valley card. They are such a wonderful flower and you have made them look fantastic. Great frame die too. You made me laugh with your story about the cardinal - thanks. Have a great week xx
You are just SO clever to turn that bird into a cardinal, sis! Love the snowfall dotted background and extra splatter to the image! Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas! (your die cut pink lily of the valley is so pretty too! Julia xx
I love your lilies of the valley, and you turned that bluebird into a wonderful cardinal!! Super cards, Darnell.
The liliies o the valley in our North-facing backgarden are almost blosseming; so beautiul... So totally understand why you used them! It is a bit more normal in temp/warmth here and I enjoy it; so much more energy to do a lot like I always love in this almost Summer time... Hugs, Gerrina
Always nice to see your posts popping up and as always both cards are stunning xx
What sweet lilies of the valley in the pink & turquoise, Darnell - love them!! And your cardinal looks amazing on the snowy vellum!!
Darnell, what a beautiful cardinal holiday card you've created! I agree that those googlie eyes give her a fun facial expression. It's so very clever how you used the dotted embossing folder to create the "stripes" in the inspirational sketch. Thank you for sharing with 52CCT!!! -Donna
I hope your bluebird didn't mind the red makeover 🤩 awesome card xx
Krasno praznično voščilnico po skici si izdelala! Hvala, ker sodeluješ pri 52 CCT izzivu.
Darnell, so happy to see you in the CAS Christmas gallery. We are all so happy to have CAS Christmas up and running again. Your cardinal, (bluebird) is water-colored so beautifully. Fantastic card. Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.
I love lilies of the valley. They're so delicate and understated, yet they surpass other flowers with their captivating scent. Your card is a beautiful tribute to the charm of these flowers. And the second card. Few people have the creativity to transform this sweet little bird from the stamp you have into this ruffled cardinal! You're a genius, because if you hadn't mentioned the modification, I'd be sure it was the original stamp. Hats off to your creative inventiveness.
xx
Love your pink lilies with the fabulous patterned paper leaves! And your poor cardinal sitting shivering in what looks like a real blizzard! It's a beautiful Christmas card!
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