Hello everyone and happy June!! A new month means the start of a new challenge
at the Four Season challenge blog and it's time to switch seasons! We are now celebrating Summer for
the next 3 challenges! That means Anything Summer goes but of course
there is a fabulous mood board to inspire you which is totally optional.
As usual the mood board helped inspire my card and as you can see below I used
the top left image for inspiration. I used a mix of brands here, the bicycle
was part of a Hero Arts stamp kit from a few years ago, the sand/shells are
from an old Stampin Up set and the Palm tree die is another oldie by Provo
Craft and came with a matching embossing folder. The birds were part of
another set by Hero Arts also a few years old.
Here is the mood board in case you need a little inspiration for your next creation.
Before building the scene I used painter's tape to mask the edges, then used
distress ink to ink up the background. Sentiments are from one of
Tim Holtz's
sticker sentiment sets - an older one. The tiny flowers were done with a Martha
Stewart punch and you guessed it, it's another oldie.
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I struggled a bit lining up the palm tree exactly with the embossing
folder and inking it up was a bit tricky too. I almost left it white but I
managed somehow on my 3rd try LOL. Does anyone else get stressed out when making cards or am I the only one?? I also wanted to use a white fence which is
part of the mood board image but the die was nowhere to be found!
We'd love to see you joining us with your Summer themed creations wether you
use the mood board or not! The challenge ends on June 25th so there is plenty
of time.
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I'd like to share with these challenges:
I'm also linking it with the Encouraging Heart and Home link party at Slices of Life.
So glad you persevered Ellie as this is a fabulous card - and yes, I also find cardmaking can be stressful - not always, but enough to keep me on my toes :)
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Maxine
This card is so cute!!
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Curated by Jennifer
OH my friend this is simply awesome! Your creation just screams SUMMERTIME! Thanks for another amazing DT project to inspire us all!
ReplyDeleteReally very summery card Ellie, and love so much the relaxing feel!!
ReplyDeleteThis card gives me all the summer vibes!
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job combining the bike and the palm trees. What a FAB Summer card.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous summertime scene and wow, love the mix of all you have used, it came together awesome, great inspiration for us all and it reminds of my times I spent in the Florida Keys years ago!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card!
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Marilyn❤️
Fab! As always!
ReplyDeleteWe always love to see all the entries at Classic.
Thank you for sharing in our challenge at Classic Design Challenge
We really appreciate you joining in.
Jackie DT