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Friday 22 June 2012

Summer Sun DT card Emergency Crafters - 22 June

Hello again blog friends....I said I'd be back again today!


This is my design team card for the latest Emergency Crafters  challenge with the theme 'Summer Sun'. I seem to have made more summer themed cards and summer celebration/event cards than I can remember this year, considering the weather is so appalling! As I sit here writing this, I have Create and Craft on in the background - they are having their Christmas event and with the weather outside today, it seems really fitting!


But I think we have all been feeling quite hyped up with the Jubilee and the forthcoming Olympics, a great year to be a Brit, so let's celebrate and hope the sun makes an appearance some where along the way!


So this is my DT card:


For this card I covered a card blank with some pale yellow gingham paper from stash and then cut an aperture using Spellbinders Labels 24. I covered in inside of the card with Emma Ball  deep yellow beachy paper that was free in Simply Home Made magazine. Normally I would use the die cut from the aperture for the inside, but I saved that an cut another from card printed with a beach background from the House Mouse and Friends CD. I inked the edges of the aperture with mustard seed ink.


The deck chairs and seagull are also Emma Ball stamps and the bunting is a digital stamp - all are coloured with FlexMarkers and Promarkers. Finishing touches were a few little buttons and bakers twine and I made the sun myself...I was just aiming for a fun sea-side look...do you think the occupants of the deck chairs have gone for a dip!?


Thanks for stopping by and have a go at the challenge...you can enter at


6 comments:

  1. A fabulous summery card Carole! I wish the weather was like that here today! It's more like February that June!

    Sarah x

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  2. Morning Carole! Love it and I wish I was there! Especially today with this rain. Have looked at your post from the workshop and looks like it went very well. Hope you had a good time(looks like everyone did).x

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  3. Just got those stamps myself wow what a fab card you have made well done Hugs Elaine

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  4. love the aperture and the sunshine peeking, it has been doing that a lot lately wish it would come out more but love your card it really cheers you up
    Hugs Kate xx

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  5. Hi Carole,
    sorry so late stopping by again, but still under the weather and not able to stick to anything for long.
    Anyway love the cards for today. I love the ideas you used for these cards and the ladies at your class seemed to enjoy makin them too.
    Hope your looking forward to a good weekend.
    Linda x

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  6. Love the bunting and the buttons especially. Well done! xx Denise

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