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.

Pion Design - Butterfly Beauty

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm sharing a Pion Design card featuring a combination of two collections you may never had thought would go together, "Legends of the Sea" and "Where the Roses Grow". Brown and pink is such a wonderful colour palette, and so perfect for a summery garden card!

  

Pion products:

Legends of the Sea - Navigate PD9009

Legends of the Sea - Sea Star PD9006

Legends of the Sea - Pirate's Life PD9011

Legends of the Sea - Borders PD9012

Where the Roses Grow - Climbing Roses PD8205

Where the Roses Grow - Roses in Bloom PD8204

Where the Roses Grow - Scent of Roses PD8201

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We've been having lots of rainy days this week, but I am OK with that! After the horrible drought we had last year, I will take every drop of rain that Mother Nature can spare! There's been a few moments of clear skies, just enough for me to walk out to The Briar Patch and say hello to some friends.

"I swear I groomed my feathers just this morning! It's the darned wind I tell you!" 

~Red Breasted Nuthatch~

Hey! Mr Seagull, didn't your Mother ever teach you not to squawk when your mouth is full!!

"I think you can knock it off with the rain now! We get it it's springtime! Ra Ra!" 

~Ms Woodpecker~

"Find a cookie, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck!" 

~Crystal~

"I am completely hidden behind this tree! There's no way the human will ever find me now!"

~Winston~

I was so excited to see this little girl again last week. Thanks to my IG friends, she is now called

~Ginger~

"This is so not fair! Those chipmunks can fit like six of these in their face! I'm so jealous!" 

~Missy~

For my macro today, a sprig coming to life! It's hard to tell, but this entire grouping of buds was only the size of my thumb!

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 - Make Waves

Hello Everyone!

I'm excited to share my first card creation today featuring the newest paper collection "Legends of the Sea" from Pion Design. The wonderful land and sea designs are so perfect for the upcoming summer season!

Pion products:

Legends of the Sea - Make Waves PD9001

Legends of the Sea - Go West PD9002

Legends of the Sea - Jolly Roger PD9010

Legends of the Sea - Sail PD9007

Legends of the Sea - Swim with Me PD9005

Legends of the Sea - Borders PD9012

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Spring certainly is arriving early this year. This week I've seen a few trees and bushes with blossoms on them already, something I didn't see until well into May last year. Fine by me, I'll take every beautiful day I can get!! My landscape shot today is the first blossoming bush of the year!

Spring brings with it some familiar faces, like this beautiful female Red Winged Blackbird.

Is it just me, or are Blue Jays beautiful in every season?

"Listen to me! I have something to say dammit!"

"Omg, it's just sitting there! Is it for me? Maybe I should take it! Do you think it's a trap? What should I do? Ok, I'm going for it!"

"I'm a tree, I'm a tree, I'm a tree, I'm a tree. Be the tree!"

"Oh human, you think you can buy my love with your tasty pecans? WELL YOU WOULD BE RIGHT!" 

~Crazy Karen~

"Oh my gawd! Gigantic peanut, enormous tree, teeny tiny me... I did not think this through! 

~Ginger~

My first skunk ever! How exciting to just lay on the ground and watch him go about his morning breakfast chores! An incredible animal that I sure hope to see again sometime!

"Ummmmm ok human, you do realize that I'm a skunk, right? Because you're getting kind of close here!"... 

For my macro today, a zoom of one of the flowers on the yellow bush. I love the textures!

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.