Lemonade O Clock

Today I'm playing at First Cup Challenge! This is a new challenge site for me, but it sounds like fun. This time of year - on a hot August day, it's lemonade o clock, but I know I'll be back and playing all year because who doesn't like to treat themselves?

I love the Summer Sips from Pretty Pink Posh! I had lots of fun coloring the drink contents with lots of colors! The garnishes make everything fun and tropical! Like a sweet escape on paper!

I wanted the background to be just as fabulous as those drinks so I inked a Sunburst Pierced Plate with rainbow shades of Distress Oxide. They are muted enough that they don't compete with the bright drink colors.

The sentiments are from the Happy Summer stamp set. It includes a large script "Summer" and several smaller strip sentiments.

I love all the seasons. I will miss break time when I make a lemonade for me and Mr. J. But maybe hot chocolate o clock is just around the corner!

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pretty Pink Posh Summer Sips, Happy Summer
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Sunburst Pierced Plate

PPP = Pretty Pink Posh
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com

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Summer Sips PPP | SSS | SCB	Summer Sips PPP | SSS | SCB	Happy Summer PPP | SSS | SCB	Happy Summer PPP | SSS | SCB	Sunburst Pierced Plate PPP | SSS | SCB

Sweet Scarecrow Autumn Greetings

Today I'm playing at the Four Seasons Challenge where it's all about FALL! I'm a gardener and this is the time of year that I have to remind myself to stop watering. No matter how much I water, the garden has reached it's end. The only thing doing well right now are the sunflowers and squash. Leaves are falling in thick blankets from our Cottonwood (Poplar) trees and the bees are getting aggressive, looking for anything sweet they can find!

My card features the Pink & Main Sweet Scarecrow stamp set! I love all the details included in this set. It's got everything you need to make a fabulous scene. The sunflowers, pumpkins, grass and even those little crows are included!

Everything is layered on a simple Distress Oxide Background. I love how seamless it blends with no brushmarks. The sentiment (also included in the stamp set) is inked with Versafine Ink.

The finishing touch was adding a sun made with stacked Stitched Circles and a few glitter enamel shapes.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs to you!

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pink & Main Sweet Scarecrow
Dies | Pink & Main Sweet Scarecrow, Stitched Circle
Enamel Shapes | Pink & Main Autumn Is Calling Enamel Shapes

PINK = Pink & Main
SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Sweet Scarecrow PINK | SCB | SSS	Sweet Scarecrow PINK | SCB | SSS	Stitched Circle PINK | SCB | SSS	Autumn Is Calling PINK | SCB

I Miss Seeing You

Thanks for stopping by! I sure hope you are having a great day! I'm sharing a card that I made for this month's challenge - Anything Goes! The challenge is a great way to see what others are making with your favorite Poppystamps dies, and when you link your own design to an on line gallery like Instagram you're automatically entered to win the monthly prize - a $20 gift card to the shop! You can always find the latest challenge by clicking the New Challenge tab at the top of the Poppystamps blog page.

My cards always start the same way. I arrange images on a piece of clear plastic the same size as my card base. I rearrange and add items until I'm happy with the layout and then I experiment by adding different backgrounds under the clear plastic. This gives me a preview of the finished card. On this card it helped me figure out how high to ink the green grassy area before beginning the blue purple sky.

The Nordic Waving Fox was easy to assemble. The hardest part was deciding on what color her outfit should be. I added rosy cheeks with an alcohol marker. Pretty flowers from the Lovely Flower Bundle are cut in shades of pink and yellow.

I stamped the sentiment directly on the Distress Oxide Panel with Versafine Ink. I think the stamp vs. a die cut sentiment gives this one a cleaner look. The finishing touch is a sprinkle of Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.

I sure hope you find some time to play along! We love seeing your beautiful designs!

I'm linking up to Critter Crazy Challenges and Crafty Animals!



Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Poppystamps 2786 Nordic Waving Fox, 2774 Lovely Floral Bundle

POPPY = Poppystamps
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Nordic Waving Fox POPPY | SSS

Lovely Floral Bundle POPPY | SSS

Autumn Fairy Crystals POPPY | SSS