Thanks for the Sunshine

It's funny that I'm blogging this card today because we are in a miserable wet, grey cold streak here that's so out of character for our December. I drove home last night in the stupid time change dark in the rain and shook my fist at the people who think we should be on anything but Daylight Savings Time. Who is happy that it's frigging pitch black at six at night? I just yawn and want to shelter in place and eat carbs.

Where is our angry mob spirit? Who wants to light a torch and go roust these no good freaks and make some real change? I'm available immediately and I have a VERY scary mad voice and a vast mental library of true crime that will scare the pants off those pantywaists who think they're in charge of sunlight. Let's take back the day, my people.

So all that being said, maybe it's not that weird that I'm blogging this sunny card today. Maybe I just needed a little sun.

This is for today's MIX-Ability challenge at Splitcoast, which I'm hosting. My friend Gail cracked me up a week or two ago when we were talking about smudging cards and making various mistakes. She said that her solution (which I think she learned in a copic class) to little card accidents is to PUT A BIRD ON IT. So that's my challenge today - put a bird on it. I took a Gel Press print with this stencil, and I put a bird on it! The bird and leaf are from this set, and the sentiment is from a set Gina K. designed exclusively for her in person workshops. I used it to encourage you to take classes from great people when you can. There are so many benefits to in person instruction. Anyway - the card - sunny, right? I outlined the bird and leaves with white gel pen, but the rest is just the print. I stamped the bird first, masked it with masking paper, and then stamped the leaves. All images stamped in Nocturne. I used my favorite sequins.

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Hope it's sunnier where you are.

Loveyameanitbye.