Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

It really is officially summer now! So I'm not going to let a cloudy day (make that two or three in a row, but whatever...) stop me from making a bright sunny summer card:


This card had already started to develop in my head when two challenges came out that gelled my ideas: Just Us Girls with a colour challenge to use orange, yellow and a neutral; and Addicted to CAS with a "sun" challenge. Even though that patterned paper actually has tiny flowers on it, I love that it almost hints at sand... okay, at least to me. A big yellow sun, bright orange flip flops and fun alphabet stamps made this a quick and easy card to put together. I don't know why the yellow "M" photographed so strangely... the shine of the clear embossing must have caught the light just the wrong way. 
It's also Anything Goes week at Simon Says Stamp, so of course I'm linking my card there, too. 
And while we're on the topic of challenges... there are still a few days left to break out the glitter and join our current Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge! 


Supplies: white, yellow & orange cardstock; My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing Bluebell & Echo Park Dots & Stripes patterned paper, unknown alphabet stamps, Colorbox marigold & mango tango inks, Zing clear embossing powder, Lil Inkers flip flop, large sunshine & stitched rectangle mat dies, dimensionals
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12 comments:

Nancy said...

Love the vertical sentiment in different tones of orange and those great flip flops! Thanks for playing along with us at Just Us Girls Lindsey!

Kylie said...

I love these Lil' Inkers Dies. Your beach scene is perfect. Thanks so much for playing along at ATCAS XX

Anonymous said...

A beautiful yellow sun and bright orange flip flops!! Super and they do scream SUMMER!! Love your card! thanks for joining us this week at Just Us Girls!

Isha Gupta said...

Love your card Linds. Great colors too.

Maria said...

Nice job! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls this week!

sue t. said...

Oh happy day! What a fun card! Thanks for joining us at Just us Girls!

Loll said...

Hi Lindsey. Fun summer card with the bright colors! :) Great design! Thanks for joining us at ATCAS.

cheiron said...

Perfect summer card! Great colors. Thanks so much for playing along with the Anything Goes Challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog this week :)

Jessi Fogan said...

It totally feels like sand! Pretty sand :) Those flip-flops are pure adorableness, love the little bows :)

Jaydee said...

I love the flip flops with the popped sun. The card really does create a sunny and summer feel. Fabulous. So glad you joined us at ATCAS this week
jaydee

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous !@ Love those flip flops and your great use of the sentiment.Thanks for joining us at ATCAS and good luck.

Anonymous said...

All the matching of colours, patterns and shapes is wonderful. And like everyone else I love those flip flops.
Heather T