Cardinals

Hi! I'm back again with a post just for fun to share the other card I made that was inspired by Kara's Friday Inspiration File.  (If you missed the first one, you can check it out here.) This is a super simplified CASE of this pin, which is a beautiful watercolored card by Isha Gupta {New Ideas}.  I'd love to CASE Isha's card again when I have a more time, so I could actually try to watercolor, but there certainly is some satisfaction in creating a really quick and easy card.  The part that makes me happy about this card is the cardinal.  Cardinals always remind me of home.  I loved seeing them in the trees when I was little.  In fact, for years (like before I was even married) I've had this little picture in my head of a perfect day.  I'm not sure I've ever written it down, but I can always remember it.  Anyway, it goes something like this...I'm in the kitchen baking pies on a fall day.  When I look out the window over the kitchen sink, I see my kids happily playing in the backyard.  The backyard is framed by lots and lots of trees, and I can see little flecks of red and blue in the trees where cardinals and bluejays are perched.  I'm smiling just thinking about it.  Now where was I?  Oh, yes.  The cardinal on this card makes me happy. :) Boy have I ever been tangential this week...I'm not sure why.    I hope I haven't completely lost you. :) Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Supplies
Stamps: PTI (Birds & Blooms); Winnie & Walter (Winter Wonderland)
Ink: PTI (Aqua Mist, New Leaf, Pure Poppy), Ranger (Jet Black Archival Ink)