Mornin' y'all! I've already taken Daphne for her morning walk and she's happy about that. It's a beautiful morning here too. Ryan starts school at the beginning of August (hooray!!!!) so we're enjoying the last of summer, and I have a summer card today too:
I was looking for a non-floral stamp set to use for the CAS Colours & Sketches color challenge:
Call me Mary Mary for I am quite contrary and I like to go with something different for floral color combinations just to prove that they don't *have* to be floral. Make what you will of what that says about my personality. Even the Atlantic Hearts sketch has flowers on it:
I did take out a couple of layers to make it more CAS for the other two challenges I'm entering today, but I think you can still clearly see the sketch influence on my card. And the reason the gingham doesn't go to the card edges? I was using a scrap that was 4 inches wide so I made it work. And it only just now as I am typing this occurred to me that I have an entire PACK of gingham patterns that I could have used and they're even Daffodil Delight but oh well. Last up is the AAA cards challenge:
I suppose my card could fit in with both activity and colors. This is actually the first card I made:
But I decided that the card base and the DSP both needed to be Daffodil Delight so I made the other one, which I like better. I had to toss another one when I dropped the greeting stamp--inked up, of course--on my card front and got black smudges all over it. Ugh. Some days are just like that, am I right? But here's what today looks like:
I think these are weeds but I liked the rusty red color on them and the sky was particularly blue early this morning.
Hoping to find some zen in my craft room today. My mom is having major surgery tomorrow and I'm stressing about it a bit, so all prayers and good vibes appreciated. Now I'm going to finish my cuppa gingerbread tea and manifest calm. Wish me luck. Cheers!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Sunny Splash
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Garden Green, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Thick Basic White, Floral Delight DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, Strawberry Slush Gems
5 comments:
great set of cards, yes a weed and good luck for your Mother. Thank you for playing at the AAA Card Challenges
I like the swim suits!
My dad says anything growing where you don't want it is a weed, so if you like it, it isn't. :)
LOVE this!!! What a great idea to use the swimsuits!! Thanks for playing at AHS!!
Bravo for choosing a fabulous non-floral option with those colours Christy - those swimsuits against the yellow gingham scream summer for sure! A fab summery CAS card - so glad you played along at CAS Colours & Sketches this week! Sending love and best wishes and hoping your Mum's surgery is a success too.
Love the retro swimsuits, Christy, with the sunny colour background, it's definitely a fun summer card! Thanks for sharing with us at CC&S, sending positive vibes for your Mum's surgery.
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