Peace on Earth

The Jingle Belles are challenging us to create a Christmas card that evokes peace this time around. (Heck, just creating a card evokes peace for me - I get to temporarily escape the crazy atmosphere of my life!). I've used a primarily white colour scheme, a peaceful sentiment, lots of texture (lace, velvet flower, handmade paper), and a scene with a bird. Since I'm always up before the birds (UGH) I do enjoy watching them flit around and chirp. This year we have an abundance - well, we always have an abundance of starlings, since they nest in our carport. This year there are 4 nests in there, and 3 with babies right now. We've also got robins, mourning doves, chickadees (my favourite), and yellow-rumped warblers, which are extremely close to chickadees in appearance & song, but with a yellow belly. Oh! And I almost forgot, we have a couple of pileated woodpeckers as well. We also get blue jays & waxwings visiting. Growing up in Vancouver, anything that's not a pigeon, crow, or seagull makes me giddy :)

Now that I'm done digressing (HAH) here's my card:

Supplies: Penny Black sticker; PTI sentiment; Broken China distress ink & clear detail EP; Imaginisce velvet flower; Hero Arts adhesive lace; handmade mesh paper (Paper-Ya); vellum; clear gem from dollar store

I bought a mixed pack of handmade papers while in Vancouver, and this is one of my favourites. It feels like mulberry paper. 

You have until Wednesday to share your PEACE card with the jingle belles :) 

xoxo,

Jessi