Pion Design - Set Sail

Hello Everyone!

I'm back today with another beach card featuring the wonderful collection "Legends of the Sea" by Pion Design. I love the vintage feel of these papers with rich teal and brown tones, so perfect for masculine or feminine projects!

Pion products:

Legends of the Sea - Sea Grass PD9004

Legends of the Sea - Sea Star PD9006

Legends of the Sea - Navigate PD9009

Legends of the Sea - Mave Waves PD9001

Legends of the Sea - Go East PD9008

Legends of the Sea - Borders PD9012

Legends of the Sea - Images From the Past PD1627

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I'm excited to announce the next release of Pion Design papers called PATCHWORK OF LIFE!!

coming soon...

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What an exciting week I have had. Among the things I did were visiting the Twin Valley Zoo where I saw baby Lemurs, visiting Niagara Falls and enjoying the view, visiting the Bird Kingdom where I saw so many fantastic birds, and last but not least, I helped save the life of a wee baby bird (follow that story on Facebook).

I hope to share some the photos with you once I have had a chance to sift through the kajillion shots I took, but for now here is a shot of the falls, so beautiful there!

Much like the Cardinals, my Blue Jays seem to disappear in the summer time. I saw this beauty a couple of weeks ago, but not a one since. I've hung some new feeders on the new patio, so here's hoping some of these gorgeous birds will come my way!

How excited am I to have spotted another brand new bird! This darling little Golden Crowned Kinglet was a real bugger to get a pic of, but it was totally worth the wait! 

So I hold out some peanuts to feed a Chickadee and look who lands on my hand, a Red Winged Blackbird! I've never seen this before! I completely froze for a second, thank gawd I had my camera at the ready! What an amazing experience!

A handsome Goose having a bath...

Hey Daisy, come on down! You're the next contestant on "The Peanut is Right"!

"DOES ANYBODY HAVE A COMB I CAN BORROW!"

~Mistro~

"The human says I have my Mom's smile, I love that!" 

~Baby Kay~

For my macro today, a tiny yellow flower cluster...

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.

Pion Design - On a Pedestal

Hello Everyone!

Today I am sharing a soft summery card put together using two gorgeous Pion Design collections, "Legends of the Sea" and "The Songbird's Secret". The soft blues are so perfect for a shabby garden creation!

  

Pion products:

Legends of the Sea - Sea Grass PD9004

Legends of the Sea - Go West PD9002

Legends of the Sea - Borders PD9012

The Songbird's Secret - Nesting Birds PD8401

The Songbird's Secret - Apple Blossom PD8409

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It's been busy busy busy around here, as we've been tearing apart the crappy setup we had outside and building a gorgeous garden patio that I can't seem to get enough of!! I'm still working on switching out all of the furniture and fixing little things here and there for the squirrels and birds, so no photos yet... but I can't wait to share it with you when it's done!

"Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat." 

~Laura Ingalls Wilder~

I'm so excited to see a little colour in my tree out front. Seems my tree is the very last one to bloom around here! The birds love it too, like this wee Chickadee. 

This bird is especially exciting to catch a glimpse of. It's an American Sparrow, but it's a Piebald. Basically that means, it's part Albino (a form of leucism). It's a super rare thing to see one, and I can't believe my good fortune to get a shot of this beauty!

"I am quite busy Madam, so please take your photo quickly and then be gone, shall we." 

~Bunny~

"Yuckkkkkkk! I think I accidentally ate some healthy food! Give me peanuts human!" 

~Mr Wizard~

"Stop fiddling with the camera and take the picture already! I can't hold this pose for much longer, I'm getting a charley horse!" 

~Princess Tabitha~

Does everyone remember my summer baby last year, named JUNIOR? Well it seems I finished the patio just in time because this little guy has made himself right at home in the corner behind some stumps. 

Everybody say hello to this year's summer baby...

MICKEY (like Mickey Mouse)

Oh, I can't wait to see what sort of antics he gets up too this summer!

I have someone very special to introduce to you today. Everyone knows my best bud Crazy Karen right? Well this is her little daughter. So far, Karen has only brought her around when it's still dark out, so I don't have any great pics yet, but I still want you to meet her

Say hello to the cutest little version of Karen EVER...

BABY KAY

Oh my gawwwwwddddd, the cuteness is killing me!!

For my macro today, a dandelion in the morning dew...

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.

Pion Design - Little Mermaid

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm sharing a land and sea card featuring the newest collection from Pion Design "Legends of the Sea". These fun nautical designs work for male or female creations, and this card could be used for almost any occasion!

Pion products:

Legends of the Sea - Go East PD9008

Legends of the Sea - Navigate PD9009

Legends of the Sea - Pirate's Life PD9011

Legends of the Sea - Images From the Past PD1627

I have added lots of authentic starfish and seashells to give this card a truly beach feel. The waves in the background were cut out of foam giving them a more dimension appearance.

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The days have been a little cooler this past week, so I haven't gotten out quite as much, but I did run across this super fun field of mossy rocks! I would love to see what it looks like in the summer time, but I'm pretty sure it would be close to pitch dark underneath the solid roof of bush tops! I had to remove quite a bit of garbage away in order to get this shot, what's wrong with people!

"OK, I can do this. Just flap my wings and push off. Easy peasy, right? Ready, set..." 

~Chickadee~

"Swinging to and fro on the branch of a willow. Oh what a life!" 

~Red Winged Blackbird~

I've been trying to get a photo of one of the Cormorants ever since we moved here! They're only here for about a week every year, and they rarely come near the shoreline, but this guy did a fly-by! How excited was I!! Next on my wish list will either have to be for one of them to come right up to me, or to get a ginormous zoom lens! Lol

Looks like this Cottontail is shedding off his winter coat. It's about time little dude, you are way behind my squirrel buddies!

"Sorry human, I don't care how many peanuts you have in your little bag, there are just too many dogs in the park today!" 

~Missy~

"Whatchu talkin bout Willis!" 

~Winston~

"I won't apologize for who I am! I'm just not a one peanut kind of gal!" 

~Scarlet~

For my macro shots today, I zoomed in on one of those mossy rocks from earlier. I thought it would be cool to show you the difference between just getting really close with the normal lens, and using an actual macro lens. SUPER ZOOM!!

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.