British Summer Vibes

Nothing says British summer like the sound of an ice-cream van.
What are you having -   a Screwball, a Fab or a Rocket?

 

I'm not too happy with the colours for this card.
I wanted it to be nice and bright, so I used my Ecoline brush pens and they didn't work well on that cardstock. Going over areas made the colour darker than I wanted and the paper started to pill.
Next time I'll try heavier cardstock or watercolour paper.

Challenge

AAA Cards

Whilst the sentiment isn't the focus, I definitely think it
brings a lot to the card.

• time for tea designs - cool critters
• ecoline real brush pens
• copic markers
• white gel pen

Poolside Fun

The UK is in the middle of a heatwave - everyone is either sat on a small patch of grass in the sun, or melting quietly in the shade, with a cup of tea  :o)
Which one are you?

I used the smaller dies, of this poolside set, to make-up these people lounging in the sun, topping up their tan.

I could just take a dip in that water myself. It might be time to get out the paddling pool :o)

Challenge

Addicted to Stamp & More

• concord and 9th - poolside dies and stamps
• the stamp market - criss cross stamp
• altenew ink - fresh lemon/tide blue
• rnger distress ink - tumbled glass/spiced marmalade
• verscolor ink - turquoise
• my favorite things - in and out stitched rectangles

Running On Sunshine And Summer Vibes

Here's a perfect splash of summer vibes and relaxation.
Hands up, who would like to be floating in the pool, waiting for their dirty margarita to arrive. 🙋

As soon as I saw the sketch at Freshly Made, and with these dies already out on my desk, this card was a no brainer, and came together quickly.
I'm even getting the hang of glueing those pieces, so that the glue doesn't end up everywhere!

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches

• concord and 9th - poolside dies and stamps
• waffle flower - rainbows paper

Kick Back And Relax

Hello.
I'm sharing a fun, interactive card with you today.

This girl is living her best life, doing absolutely nothing.

As interactive cards go, this one was easy to put together. I still managed to make one significant error though. I should have used a card panel the same size as my card base. Then my pool girl would have fitted on better and been more central. Next time!!

The background was distress inked and splattered with water and white acrylic paint, for a 'pool' effect.
Then all the other pieces were die cut and glued together.
I think the trick for this set, is to allow the glue time to dry when assembling the pieces.

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Inkspirational 

I've opted for using the same colour palette as the mood board,
with the yellow, orange and greens.
I also stamped a little foliage on her bathing suit to represent the flower pattern.

• concord and 9th - poolside dies and stamp set
• distress ink - peacock feathers

Birthday Surprises, Wrapped With Love

Hello.
I'm struggling to make time to craft right now.
This card has been living rent free, in my head, for almost a week!

I finally got time to put it together.

I'm playing along with the AAA Birthday Challenge, so this card was made entirely with die cuts - no stamping at all! Whilst the card came together pretty easily, I had to rack my brains for a 'no stamp' sentiment.
I finally decided on those die cut alphas and number. I used the same cardstock as the background for them, but just to make them pop a little bit more they are 3 layers deep.

Challenge

AAA Birthday

• concord & 9th - handmade holiday dies
• memory box - parker lower case alpha
• pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle
• nestie circle die
• white gel pen - copic markers