Signs of Summer

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at Double D Challenges. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the theme “Signs of Summer”.  There are lots of wonderful “signs” in the inspiration photo to inspire your card for the new challenge. The
team also created beautiful cards to showcase summer – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile.

I was inspired by the balloons and clear sky in the bottom right photo. I used an adorable teddy bear image hanging onto balloons for my focal point. I stamped the image and colour it with my watercolour pencils. The image was then layered on gingham designer paper. I die-cut several puffy clouds and adhere the clouds and some of the balloons with mirror tape for dimension. I then add some glitter to the balloons for  a shiny effect. I finish off with a stamped sentiment and three glitter hearts. There is not much detail on the card as I wanted to create a feeling of drifting away in the open sky on a summer day.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• My Time to Craft Challenge #459 (ends 06/24)  – Things In The Sky
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  #PBSC June (ends 07/02) – Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge Week 23 (ends 06/18) – Anything Colouring Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore #88 (June) (ends 06/30) – Always Anything Goes
• The Cutie Pie Challenge #160 (ends 06/30) – The Bear Essentials
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #51 (June)(ends 06/30) – Anything Goes with a Critter
• Crafty Animals Challenge #51 (ends 06/27) – Anything Goes with an Animal
• The Paper Funday Challenge #30 (ends 07/07) – Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Sparkle and/or Shine

A close-up of the adorable teddy bear

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White cardstock — Mintay designer paper “Happy Place” — Penny Black clear stamp “Balloon Ride” (30-545) — Avery Elle clear stamp set “Elephantastic” (ST-21-68) — Memory Box die “Puffy Clouds” (Style no. 98172) — Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils — Glitter hearts

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments below. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia