Hi, everyone! This is the first Monday of a new month which means it's time for a new Cards in Envy challenge. Our CIE challenge for the next two weeks is to make summer cards that feature the beach, ocean or sea. Lucky for me, I have a stamp set and some great 6" by 6" paper that are absolutely perfect for this challenge. I just adore this Lawn Fawn stamp set and these Fancy Pants papers. :)
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| Fancy Pants beach bum Lawn Fawn life is good images and sentiment in Distress Ink black soot and walnut stain Stampin' Up! on film framelits; Paper Smooches waves dies SU owl builder punch (for crab's eyes); stash sequins inking in DI various inks with Ranger blending tool adhesives: ATG Scotch; Glue Dots; Zig 2-way glue pen crabs and starfish embellished with Glossy Accents technique: fussy cutting for crab, starfish, and banner |
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| computer generated inside sentiment |
I love the card shown above, but it took a while to get here. "Eureka" moments included changing the film color from black to red and changing the ratio of sky to sea from 1:1 to 2:1. I hope the photo captures the cheerfulness of these colors because this card really feels so bright and happy -- much like a day on the beach. :)
Hope you will all join us for this summertime beach challenge!
Parting Thoughts
Words 2 Scrap By I also hope you will join us at Words 2 Scrap By for our July Friends-with-Chocolate challenge. A $20 Simon Says Stamp gift certificate will be awarded to one lucky crafter!Finishing Strong with OWH So, I have about nine more days to get as many cards to Operation Write Home as I can. As you probably know, August 1 is the deadline for getting cards to Sandy. Since my package needs to get from Ohio to Washington, I want to give it plenty of time to make the trip.
Think that's it for today. Have a great week!
Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!
