Summer Sunshine – Sunny Vibes
Happy Lazy Sunday!
Hey Crafty friends! It’s Chala and I am here today to share some cardmaking inspiration with you! If you are playing along with us on the Scrap’N Stamp Facebook Challenge page then you know that our word for the day is SUMMER! I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word summer I automatically think of sunshine! This is something I don’t feel like we have had a lot of here in Calgary….but here is hoping today’s card warm you up just the same!
I am loving MFT’s new Sunny Vibes stamp set and it is perfect to create a summer scene card. I first played around by creating a custom one layer background piece. I chose a few images and stamped them with Memento Black Tuxedo ink and did some simple Copic colouring. I just love the little critter lounging with its book! I added a grey shadow to each of the images to give the background piece a bit of depth. I then used the larger MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die and mounted that onto some orange cardstock and then adhered that to an A2 side folding card. For the sentiment I chose to keep it simple with white heat embossing on black cardstock and then cut that into a banner and adhered it with foam adhesive to add dimension.
For my second card I pulled out the Summer Sunshine 6″ x 6″ paper pad from Taylored Expressions. This paper pad has some fun bright colours and patterns that will add the perfect pop of colour to any card.
My Mom has been doing some quilting and created a beautiful summer patch quilt picnic blanket for my kids. This inspired my next card. I used a small square stitched die and die cut 6 patterned pieces and 6 white squares. Using my Stamp Perfect Tool I was able to quickly then stamped the sunshine onto the white squares and Copic coloured them. I then arranged them onto some green cardstock similar to that of what you may find on a quilt. For the sentiment, I die cut a “You are my Sunshine” sentiment several times and stacked them together using Gina K Connect Adhesive. To make the sentiment pop I added some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen. I LOVE the sparkle that this pen gives!
For my final card I wanted to create a beach scene. I used the MFT Cloud stencil and blended Distress Oxide inks in the colours Broken China and Salty Ocean with one of my smaller Picket Fence Blending Brushes. I like to do my ink blending on the Wendy Vechhi Make Art Stay-tion as I can use the magnets to hold my project in place while blending. I die cut some brown cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Hillside Stitched Borders. I stamped, Copic coloured and fussy cut out the sunshine, bucket, shell, sandcastle and the puppy holding the sun umbrella with my cutter bee scissors and then adhered them with some of the Gina K liquid adhesive. This gave me time to wiggle the images into the perfect place. I again used a simple black cardstock and white heat embossed sentiment cut into a banner. I wanted to add some more interest to the scene and decided to use my wavy die cut rectangle to give the edge a fun look. I then adhered this to an A2 size side folding card…and…you guessed it…I added some more sparkle to the shell and the sunshine with the Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen.
I really enjoyed how all three cards turned out and how different each one was. I have a few more ideas for this set but ran out of time!
If you want to see these cards come together you can check out the YouTube video here:
Remember to share your Summer inspired cards over at the Scrap’N Stamp Facebook Challenge Page!
Enjoy the rest of your day!
~Chala
Summer Sunshine – Sunny Vibes Read More »
