Hello there, Craft Friends! I'm back with a fun card to share with you. I am not a big fan of Summer (I'm saying that because Summer goes to triple digits here in Texas...LOL) but I have had terrible allergies from recent Winter that Summer sounds fun at the moment. So, here's what I came up with...a Beach Theme! I dug up this wonderful Beach Bears Image from my Dustin Pike Digi Collection and colored them with my Prisma/ProMarker/Sharpie markers. Aww, aren't they the cutest bears? I added some die-cuts of waves, Palm-tree leaves that I cut from my Cricut "Life is a Beach" cartridge with the help of my Gypsy. The sun was die-cut from my Sizzix die. As usual, there was no lay-out or design I had in mind prior to making this card so, it took some time but love how it came together. I added some inking, several gems, a sentiment "Soakin' up the sun" from Hampton Art and the "Thinking of You" sentiment from Stampabilities. The nice DP's are both from the Sugar and Spice Collection of the Paper Studio. To finished it all up...I stitched all over the card---inside and out!...Let me know what you think about this summer card. This card is entered into the following Challenges:
1. Dustin Pike featuring "My Life is a Zoo"
2. Delightful Challenges featuring "Someone Special"
3. Crafts and Me featuring "Let's See Circles"
4. Totally PaperCrafts featuring "My Favorite Things" (I love bears, beach and palm tree)
5. Simon Say Stamp and Show featuring "Anything Goes"
6. Clearly Inspired featuring "Anything Goes"
7. Freshly Brewed featuring "Plant/Outdoor Scene"
8. Whoopsi Daisy featuring "Punch it Out"
9. One Stitch at a Time featuring "Use a Digi"
1. Dustin Pike featuring "My Life is a Zoo"
2. Delightful Challenges featuring "Someone Special"
3. Crafts and Me featuring "Let's See Circles"
4. Totally PaperCrafts featuring "My Favorite Things" (I love bears, beach and palm tree)
5. Simon Say Stamp and Show featuring "Anything Goes"
6. Clearly Inspired featuring "Anything Goes"
7. Freshly Brewed featuring "Plant/Outdoor Scene"
8. Whoopsi Daisy featuring "Punch it Out"
9. One Stitch at a Time featuring "Use a Digi"
BEACH BEARS SOAKIN' UP THE SUN CARD:
BEACH BEARS SOAKIN' UP THE SUN CARD LAYERS:
BEACH BEARS SOAKIN' UP THE SUN CARD INSIDE:
BEACH BEARS SOAKIN' UP THE SUN CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:
The past few days, I've been busy making my own crochet flowers and soon, I will be able to take some pictures and blog about it here. Oh wow, I have too many crafts to do with too little time. Anyway, I forgot to mention that while making this card, I was worried that it would come out short of my standards but after praying to the Lord and asking for His inspiration, I am truly happy with the results. What can I say, God is my inspiration for anything---everything. Okay folks, have a fantabulous rest of the week please leave a comment for me.
Wow Jo Ann, this is amazing, thanks for playing along with us this week at Pike's Playground.
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Jane
I love all the detail on your card... You have a lot of happy bears there. Thanks for joining us at "Pike's Playground."
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Gramma
What a bright summery card - it's really made me hanker for the warmer weather to get here! :) The Design Team are really pleased that you joined us for the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge this week - Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove this! You have put so much work into this and I love how you have showed the envi as well. The 3d is fantastic. Also I love the hilarity of the card. Smiles to you! Samara - OSAAT DT
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Loving all your comments, guys! Thanks for taking the time. Hugs and God bless.
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Thanks for the nice comments and being a new follower. I will sure sign-up on yours too...God bless!
DeleteSensational! This is such a clever, vibrant and gorgeous card! I love the image and your colouring and layout are awesome!
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Thankyou so much for sharing it with us over at Whoopsi Daisy.
xoxox Carly
fab card, thanks for joining us "Pike's Playground." :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Thank you for playing along at One Stitch At A Time xx
ReplyDeleteWow, this is wonderful. Wow, so many details and I have a feeling I need to get into these. I'm another new follower.
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Hugs Tracy x
Just wanted to congratulate you on your win at Clearly iStamp.
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Hi Kathy...I didn't have a clue that I won the Challenge. Thanks for your comment that I finally was able to check that out. Joining your ongoing challenge...God bless!
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