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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pair of Summer Cards

The East Coast has been hit with an early heat wave and it feels like summer. It's been sunny and in the 80s for the past week. It's beautiful, perfect weather. When I wasn't outside enjoying the sunshine, I was inside dreaming of it. In that spirit, I made a couple of summer cards.

I used Simple Stories' 100 Days of Summer, which was one of my favorite finds last year. It's a terrific summer line and the sheet of journaling cards was my favorite piece in the collection.  The journaling spots are just the right accent for cards.


To make the cards, I layered the journaling spots on 4x6 cards, then added stickers and stitching to complete the look. 

I had two sheets of the journaling cards, so to build the clothes line on the "Let's Hang Out" card, I cut the bathing suits from one card and pop dotted them over the same image on the extra sheet to give some dimension. I added a line of twine between the pop dotted suits to form a colorful clothesline.


On "Ahhh Summer" I added handstitching to the umbrella and sun chair for a little added dimension and a pop of color. I love this little scene. It looks so inviting and has me ready for the glory days of summer. 

Supply List:
CS: Bazzill Basics
PP: Simple Stories, Echo Park Paper
Stickers: Simple Stories, October Afternoon
Die Cuts: October Afteroon
Chipboard: October Afternoon
Gems: Close To My Heart
Floss: DMC
Thread: Coats & Clark
Sewing Machine: Bernina

29 comments:

  1. oh these are sooo fun! love the mixture of lines!

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  2. sooooo fun...love the colors and the stitching!

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  3. Having that same awesome heat wave here (but it hasn't inspired me to make cards, LOL!) These are definitely fun and full of sunshine, Izzy! I love all of the details and your amazing stitching really finishes the scene off! Love these!

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  4. Wow! Such detail on those cards!! They are cute and sweet and now I need a beach and a chair with lots of sun:)

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  5. so sunny and light! Beautiful...

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  6. these are fantastic!!!! so many beautiful details!

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  7. Wow! These are so fun. I am envious of your card making talent. I especially love the one with the little sun!

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  8. I love these!!! Just wonderful!!! :)

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  9. Great cards. I especially love the hand stitching-so cute.

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  10. Very cute cards!! The stitching looks great :)

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  11. Your cards are both adorable!!! Please check out my blog..there is something there for you. :)

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  12. I absolutely adore this line and your cards are so cute!

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  13. What great card Izzy! So fun! Love your stitchwork!

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  14. Beautiful! I love the stitching and the little clothesline is adorable!

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  15. Oh, love those cards. I especially love the stitching details.

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  16. Totally sweet, and so nice to get a head start on the summer projects!

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  17. Super cute cards! I really like the clothes line you made.

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  18. these are fantastic~love the stitching

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  19. Wow, when I scrolled down and saw the picture, it was like a burst of colour! Those cards look soooo summerish, I love them! Very nice job :)

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  20. Izzy, these are gorgeous. The colors are nice and bright and happy! Love the stitching and that clothesline is too cute.

    Lesley

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  21. Love these cards, so bright and cheery!

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  22. These are so fun! I love summer and everything it entails.

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  23. So very cute Izzy! I love the clothes line

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  24. Super cute cards girl!! I love the little clothes line!

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  25. That was my favorite paper from them...just love it...these are amazing...the stitching and the details...gorgeous, Izzy!

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  26. The stitching adds such a sweet homespun element to the cards! Beautiful summery elements ...I ADORE that twine clothesline! sigh. We had a snowstorm here last night, so this blog post has definitely brightened my day :)

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  27. Oooh man...these are adorable! Definitely think I must get my hands on this collection..

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