Summer - Right as Rain

Let’s Go Camping – Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hello! Today I am sharing an adventure-themed card featuring die sets from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Camping is one of my favorite summer themes, right up there with nautical!

I colored soft-finish cardstock with Distress Inks and cut the various pieces for the bear, tent, fire, and s’more stick.
I assembled the pieces.
I created a 5″ x 7″ background on which I heat-embossed the sentiment.
I trimmed the tent on the left-hand side (because I was running out of room!).
I added the assembled pieces to the scene, adhering the fire and the s’more with foam adhesive.
Once I had everything in place, I added the star sequins as the blue sky looked blank. Had I thought of it earlier, I might have added stars through a stencil instead.

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Penny Black Hydrangea

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS “Thank You” featuring a potted hydrangea created with Penny Black supplies. Around here, we’ll begin to see hydrangeas blooming mid-July.

I cut the 51-610 Hydrangea pieces from green cardstock and two shades of blue.
With the same set, I cut the butterflies from yellow cardstock.
I cut the pot for the plant from red cardstock with a die in the 51-635 Buckets of Flowers set.
I cut the back frame with the 51-611 Creative Curves die from white cardstock.
I stamped the 30-281 Flower Sparks sentiment and cut it with a circle die.
I tried a number of different backgrounds, including ones I stamped with backgrounds stamps. In the end, patterned paper from my stash worked best.

Supplies: SU Marina Mist (retired)

Paper Smooches You’re Swell

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS friendship card featuring Paper Smooches supplies. I have created similar cards in the past using a now-retired My Favorite Things die that cuts a three-circle frame.

My starting point for this card was the Echo Park Dive Into Summer patterned paper.
I cut the three-circle frame for the underwater scenes and sentiment.
I combined the Paper Smooches Water Wise and Ocean Scene die sets with the Surf and Turf sentiment, choosing colors for the ocean plants and the fish to tie in with the patterned paper colors.

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Freshly Made Sketches #399 – Nautical-Themed

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, nautical-themed card for the Freshly Made Sketches #399 Challenge.

This was an easy sketch with which to work and my card came together quickly!

I stamped the SU Pool Party square with a Stampin’ Up sentiment (Hello, Sailor retired set) in SU Night of Navy ink.
I die-cut the anchor (WPlus9 Nautical Notions) from SU Night of Navy cardstock, the crab (TE Little Bits – Crustaceans) from SU Real Red, and the rope and life ring with the Cottage Cutz Rope Corner set.
I added the elements to the sentiment stamped panel (using foam adhesive for the crab, life ring, and the anchor) and added the assembly to the square card base.

I’m already thinking of other ideas for this sketch!

Watercolored Aloha Newton

Hello! Today I am sharing a summer-themed card featuring one of the images from the Newton’s Nook Aloha Newton set. I have previously shared cards using this set here and here.

I stamped the image with Versafine ink on Smooth Bristol and watercolored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.
Once the image was dry, I put masking paper over it and sponged the background with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.
I cut the image with a circle die and cut another circle, from white cardstock with a slightly larger die, as a mat.
I stamped the sentiment and cut it with a now-retired MFT Stamps tag die.
I dry-embossed the kraft card base and added a panel of Carta Bella patterned paper to reinforce the tropical/beach theme.

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