This weekend's project is a card I have been wanting to do since getting Basic Grey's PB&J collection last month. The collection also includes a stamp set by Hero Arts which has the cutest images including a kite, bees, summer jar, and a glass of lemonade.
I have been wanting to do a summer card for a few weeks now and received inspiration from one of the blogs I follow. Christina with Creations by Christina made the cutest card using Lawn Fawn's "happy summer" set. Here is the link to her blog post using this stamp set:
http://www.creationswithchristina.com/2012_06_01_archive.html
Even though I had great inspiration and knew what paper collection and stamp set to use, it took me FOREVER to come up with the finished project. I started out with the idea of using clouds and a kite using the PB&J stamp set. Then I did not like the colors I was using to color the kite. I also decided to step away from the kite and clouds when I remembered I already did a card with similar die cuts. That is when I remembered that cute summer card that Christina made. This lady is very talented! I have been following her blog for 1 year now and I LOVE her videos.
Here is my finished card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2):
I love the little ant border I made using my Lawn Fawn stamp set which also included the sentiment and watermelon. The patterned papers are supposed to represent a picnic blanket.
I used my Martha Stewart markers to color in the watermelons - of course they are no Copic markers but they worked well. I really do not want to get into Copics. I just want to stick to die cuts and stamping when it comes to my card making and scrapbooking.
I only wished that my blue ink pad was a little darker to match the dark navy blue on the chevron patterned paper. The color is Paris Dusk by Memento but the ink stamps lighter than I thought.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you all enjoyed my card!
Have a great Sunday everyone!
Ana
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Kraft)
Patterned paper: Basic Grey "PB&J" collection
Clear stamps: Lawn Fawn (sentiment, watermelon, ants), Papertrey Ink (frame border)
Die: Papertrey Ink
Twine: Papertrey Ink
Markers: Martha Stewart
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