A Duck, Swan and a Sheep walk into....

...my yard.  I have lots of pics to share with you today; the first few of a lovely duck who has taken up residence just below my front porch. 

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Isn't she lovely!  I'll have to do some research to see when to expect the arrival of the duckings.  

Did I mention there are 9 eggs? 

On to the swans.  Okay...they're quilled swans...

As much as I love white on white cards, which I tried, but the swans were totally lost on them. 

 I chose these awesome colours - Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, and Island Indigo.  Whisper White rounds out the base colours.  

You'll notice the swans don't look exactly alike and that's because when I quill, I let the paper direct me.  When I had finished the quilling I took a look at each of the swans, 50 by the way, and they were each unique differently.  Dare I say they had their own personalities!!

To complete the cards, I used:

Square lattice and Perfect Polka Dot Embossing folders

Frame, Oval Scallop Bigz Die

Labels Collection Framelits

Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

The Sheep Story

I woke early one morning and brrrr it was cold in my room, so I stumbled over to my open window, pushed aside the curtain in order to close the window, and I spot something in my yard.  It wasn't quite light out and although I have bionic eyes (thanks to laser eye surgery), I wasn't clearly focusing.  Anyway, to my amazement there was a sheep in my yard.  Um...so what's a sheep doing in my backyard?  I do live in the city!  Wiping the sleepy-dirt out of my eyes, I'm now really straining to see this sheep and I'm so confuzzled (yes, that's a work in my dictionary)....then...

.oh....DUH....

...it's my rain water barrel. We drained it before winter, leaving it lighter than usual and at the mercy of a big 'ol wind storm.  So there it was, blown from it's perch close to my house, and now on it's side in my backyard...looking like a 'sheep'...really.  I love that story!!  LOL