Category: Summer

Hello Summer!

Today I’m sharing a card showcasing the Taylored Expressions Summer Nights Paper Pack.

The patterned papers feature a red/white/blue color scheme perfect for summer projects, patriotic or otherwise. My card celebrates a variety of summer activities!

TE Summer Nights Patterned Paper

Red/white/blue is one of my favorite color schemes, no matter what the season, but most especially in the summer months. I used one of the square dies in the Stitched Square Stacklets set to cut out the patterned paper squares (I clearly like the star theme!) to create a patchwork background. For the embellishments, I cut Little Bits – Firework, Little Bits – Ice Cream Cone, Little Bits – Flip Flops and Little Bits – Popsicles from TE solid cardstock in coordinating colors (Cherry Pop,  Sugar Cube, Blue Corn and Toffee) and placed them on the squares with foam adhesive. One of my favorite things about the TE patterned paper packs is that they coordinate perfectly with the TE cardstock colors!

I added a sentiment from the Little Bits of Summer set, which I stamped with my MISTI – Precision Stamping Tool (the set contains a number of words that can be put together for different summer-themed sentiments).

And there it is – a quick-to-put-together, summer-themed card with a lot of pattern and color and not a lot of fuss!

TE Summer Nights Patterned PaperSupplies:

You’re Pretty Sweet!

Today, I’m sharing a “just because” card combining a Hero Arts sentiment with a basket of strawberries created with Impression Obsession dies.

Pretty Sweet

I used my MISTI to center the sentiment on the patterned paper so that it would line up with the notebook paper lines. At first I had the carton adhered to the patterned paper without foam, but it looked “flat” so I pulled apart of carton and added foam. I positioned the strawberries several times before getting the basket to look right.

Hope your week is off to a great start! Hard to believe it’s almost June!

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Happy 4th of July – TE Share Joy Challenge #37

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #37.

TE Share Joy Challenge #37

I used the sketch to create a summer-themed, July 4th card.

TE Share Joy Challenge #37

I used the Marching On die to cut out the children and dog, using only a portion of the silhouette. I attached the silhouette to a square, which I cut with a die in the Stitched Square Stacklets set, after stamping it with a sentiment from the Patriotic Pals Stamp & Die Combo set. I attached the scene to a card panel dry embossed with the Fireworks folder.

TE Share Joy Challenge #37

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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Life is an Adventure – TE Share Joy Challenge #36

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #36.

TE Share Joy Challenge #36

I created a CAS card showcasing the On the Road – Camper die from the May release. There are so many different variations with this set!

TE Share Joy Challenge #36

I created a background with one of the Picture Perfect – Sunny Days dies and a strip of cardstock (for the road), which I framed with the Pockets & Pages – 3×4 Photo Frame. The Happy Trails sentiment was stamped on the card front.

TE Share Joy Challenge #36

A few weeks ago my husband and I went to a “Farms and Frills” Junkers Market at which there were a number of vintage trailers. They were decorated inside and out! Cute, cute!

Camper

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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Let’s Set Sail!

Warmer, sunnier days this past week had me in the mood to make something nautical (one of my favorite card themes). I created a whimsical sailing scene with a miscellany of products from my stash.

Sailing Cat

 

I’ve professed my love of the Poppystamps Walking Cat die, which I’ve used on quite a few cards. I would have used the same die here, but the Walking Cat didn’t fit on the Paper Smooches Sail Boat (it was too big).

With the Paper Smooches Sail Boat die, I cut the sailboat from a variety of colors and adhered the pieces to a dry-embossed background. I attached the boat part (red) with foam so that the cat could be placed behind the hull. I heat-embossed the sentiment (from a Simon Says Stamp set) onto a panel that I cut with one of the dies in the Poppystamps Marina Sailboat die set.

Have a great weekend!

Supplies: Paper Smooches Sail Boat die, Poppystamps Sitting Cat die, Poppystamps Marina Sailboats die, Simon Says Stamp sentiment