" A Little Bird Crazy"

Hello Friends, Followers, Visitors and Viewers.  We are starting off another week of hot, hot weather.  I was in Durham, NC next to Cary, NC over the weekend.  Just riding for over an hour in a car with the sun beaming down on you made for one uncomfortable ride.  Yes, the air conditioner was cooling the car, but I still was getting a lot of heat from the sun shining through the window especially on my arm.  Be careful as we are told about being out in this heat for a long period of time.
I have used one of Tim Holtz's crazy birds on my card for today.  Along with the bird, I've water colored a piece of Ranger water color paper and added a musical line to appear as if the bird is singing.   I've used a quote from Berthold Auerbach to go along with the music chord.  The card is a standard A2 using Neenah white cardstock; Recollection black cardstock; scrap piece of DP and NUVO gloss white crystal drops for embellishment.  I cut a portion of the water color paper off on a diagonal and did the same to the DP.  Between the two pieces I used the crystal drops in different sizes on the black cardstock.

I'm beginning to enjoy water coloring and stamping...I'm still a novice but practice will one day make perfect.

Thanks for viewing my blog today.  I always love the comments and  I'm inviting  you back again.

Sending you a hug and LOVE, 

Lois

"SPRING... Oh Spring, Where Art Thou?"

Good Thursday to my friends, followers, visitors and viewers.
In my part of the world, we have experienced some beautiful weather for the majority of this week.  We were able to take off the heavy coats and walk around with just a light  jacket.  Some wore sweaters and  some even went bold enough to put on shorts, wear flip flops and sandals.
Was it Spring regardless of the calendar?
Initially, Spring will be officially here on March 20, 2016 but the temperature and the way people were reacting we thought it was Spring.  It looked like it.  It felt like it until this morning...and the weather man reports snowstorm..."what the what"...snow!!!
Yes, it is going to fall tonight into Friday morning.   I love snow, I really do but when you're given a tease or a taste of Spring...I'm ready for the change of weather.
I'm not by myself...take a look:

The "Crazy Bird" and I decided we've had enough.  We see you're on your way.  Come, we're ready for you!  It's time to start digging in the dirt and singing with the birds...not the crazy ones.., the real ones that will soon start building their nest in my rose bushes.

Enabler's List:

cardstock: Neenah white; Recollection light blue and black

DP: Kaiser Craft

Ranger Water Color Paper

die: Our Daily Bread rectangles die

water colors in the orange, green, blue and yellow family

cloud stickers

Thanks for viewing with me today.  Are you wishing for the change in the weather or would you love to keep Winter here for a while longer?

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois