Ahhh, summertime! Can you hear the cicadas chirping, screaming!, in your backyard trees? That's how I know it's August. That, and the humidity for sure.
Some are packing up their families into trailers and campers and heading off for cooler, scenic climates. Me? Well, let's just say roughing it is not my style. I came >>>this close<<< to going camping once when I was a Girl Scout leader, but successfully avoided it. Phew!
But the theme this month over at Jillibean Soup's Card Kitchen card club is travel and specifically camping, and features these cute, cute papers and die cuts. I ramped up the card >>CardMonkey Style<< by adding some chevron-printed turquoise and green ribbon.
Whatever the rest of your summer brings, make it fun, will you?
Sunnyside up,
Welcome to the One Colorful Summer Blog Hop, sponsored by the Krazy Crafting Crew (KCC).
The KCC is a group of mad-talented women who get together in a Hop format on the first Sunday of every month to show you projects with a new theme.
COLOR and SUMMER are our themes this month.
PROJECT DETAILS:
Here is the card I made for this Hop. First, I printed out the sweet scuba swimmer image (which comes with the fish and sentiment), which I purchased from Hambo Stamps. I printed it out on X-Press Paper and colored the images using Copic Markers.
I cut the sentiment using a tag die plate by Sizzix and inked the edges using CTMH Exclusive Inks, in Sorbet; I tied a piece of twine from The Twinery. I fussy cut the scuba guy and the fish from the white background paper, and popped the guy up on an adhesive spring from CTMH. I used a piece of acetate for the scuba guy's mask for a little more realism. The tag is popped with foam dots.
The background swirled glitter stock that's perfect for this image is from Robin's Nest, as are the Dew Drops I used to simulate bubbles. I decided the piece of cork paper simulated the sandy beach bottom, and its additional thickness is just perfect to hold up the easel card. The sender can use a Sharpie marker to sign the card right on the cork, or I think it would be clever to staple a Post-It Note to the corkboard with a sentiment, too.
Like it? Stop back each month to see how we interpret the themes. Now it's time for you to move on through the Hop for more colorful, summerful, inspiration....
... BUT WAIT! There's blog candy to be won!! Our hostess this month (Robin Lane, at Create-A-Latte) has gotten a sweet gift package of Mary (Englebreit) & Company goodies that will be awarded to a random visitor who leaves comments on all blog participants' blogs. Here it is:
Yes ma'am -- I'd love to win this sweet packet myself, ♥ Mary Englebreit stuff!!
OK, time to move on. Your next stop is LUCY who Loves 2 Create It ALLLLL! Click HERE for your link to her blogspot. In case you want to qualify for the grand prize, here is a list of all 10 of the participating bloggers in this month's Hop:
Thanks for Hopping By!
Did you see the first summertime red bicycle card I posted last Saturday? Well, here's another!
This too uses the May Card Kitchen kit from Jillibean Soup. The red bicycle is printed on the "Bite Sized Bits" paper that came on the kit. This card is as-designed -- easy-peasy and great for a Tuesday, don't you think?
Has summer started where you live? Spring? I've noticed as I've aged that my Pennsylvania springs are much shorter, and air conditioning season starts well before the Summer Solstice.
This card makes me think of summer memories of my youth, when I'd ride with bicycles with friends, and we'd decorate our bikes for summer holidays' parades.
The base of this card is made from May's Card Kitchen kit from Jillibean Soup. I swapped out the sentiment sticker with one that honors "Memories", and used Really Reasonable Ribbon in red instead of the planned navy binding.
This card makes me long for picnic days. How about you?
