Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Hand Stamped Sentiments #75-Theme Challenge


Hi there! Happy Tuesday to you! I'm still having struggles with Blogger, so if I haven't stopped by to say hello to you on your blog, I will REALLY soon....I hope! Well, summer is in full swing out there and this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments, we are having a theme challenge, with a very "sunny disposition". 

For my card, I broke out  one of my favorite, retired stamp sets: Life's a Breeze. I just love the fun images in this set...and really, how can you go wrong with a flip-flop stamp? Cuteness! I am so loving the new Just Add Cake DSP. It really is perfect for ANY occasion. 


I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to all of the images along with layering them on Scalloped Circle punches. That punch looks pretty "sunny" to me, so I thought it went with the theme. I dressed up the scallops with the Signo Uni-Ball White Gel Pen. This pen is an absolute "must-have". It's a quick way to add some detail to your projects. I highly recommend it! 


Then there is that bit o' bling that I added. *sigh* I love my bling! Although that row of sparkle MAY have been a bit much. Haha! Oh well, it's stuck down and I like it...so it's staying.
Finally, here is the inside of the card! After adding all of that sunny sparkle, the shades were a necessity. I thought this card would be fun for a "Bon Voyage" card for some lucky-duck who is going on a tropical vacation. Hmmm! ;)
I hope you will join us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments and share your sunny-style! Please stop by and visit to see what the rest of the lovely ladies on the Design Team have whipped up, too. Thanks for visiting today! Stay cool out there! :) 


Stampin' Up! Supply List-
Stamps: Life's a Breeze
Paper: Just Add Cake DSP, Wild Wasabi, Peach Parfait, So Saffron and Whisper White card stock
Ink: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Peach Parfait and Basic Black Classic ink
Accessories:  1- 1/4" Circle Punch, 1- 3/8" Circle punch, 1" Circle punch (inside), Scallop Edge Border punch, Scallop oval punch, Large Oval punch, Peach parfait 1/2" Stitched-Poly ribbon, So Saffron ribbon (ret.) Signo Uni-Ball White Gel Pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Basic Rhinestones and Stampin' Dimensionals

20 comments:

  1. Fabulous! As usual AM! Love the mini-sunglasses on the inside, so cute! This is such a fun and sunny card!!!
    Hugs,
    Lesley

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  2. Ooh, this is gorgeous Anne-Marie ... love the bright, breezy feel to this card...!!!

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  3. What a fun, summertime card! So very pretty.
    LYnn

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  4. What a fun card. Never too much bling. Plus, just think of the sparkle you'll get from the sun.

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  5. Such a bright and happy card AM! Love all the DD on the images and the sunglasses inside are perfect! GREAT card!

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  6. Such a sweet and sunny card!!! Love the images and yes I too love the bling :) Hope you are staying cool your way, we are nothing but dust up here, cough, cough :)

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  7. This is so fun! Love the glitter!

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  8. ahhhh, I can just picture myself at the beach with this card!! Love the flip flops w/ the jewels!!
    Maria

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  9. Adorable! What a great card for a hot summer day!

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  10. I know, I know.. I have the same.. Blogger is playing tricks with me as well.. I hope this message will get through, because I just want to let you know that.. oh well.. there we go again.. :) YOU DID IT AGAIN!!! It is so beautiful. You got me inspired to play along.. We have a lot of rain here in Calgary, so what does a girl do, rigt :) Yip clean the house, be a mom and make cards.
    Big hug, Pauline

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  11. Beautiful card, Anne Marie!! Hope your Blogger struggles are over soon! It's been so annoying lately but I think my Blogger woes are ironed out (fingers crossed). I love the colors you used and the card is so evocative of summer. Love the bling and the cool shades on the inside!

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  12. What a fun and fabulous card!!! I absolutely love your details and esp the bling. The colors are are my fav!!! Love the sunglasses on the inside. Your card made me smile!!! Hugs,

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  13. Very beautiful summer card, Anne Marie ! I like the little images and the colors and DP !

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  14. Fabulous as always! Any one would getting such a summery, fun card in their mail box. I love the papers and colors you used. (Hmmmm.... think I might have to add that DP to my wish list.) I love all the details you included that always make your cards so special.

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  15. Very cute...again! Love the shades inside the card!!

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  16. What a super card Anne Marie. I love those popped up circles!

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  17. Anne Marie,
    Super cute card! I love the images in the punched suns. So creative! You always think up of great color combos.

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  18. This is too cute as well. The glitter adds a great finishing touch and the colors remind me so much of summer.

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  19. Just thinking about your blogger woes....

    When you sign in, try unchecking the box that says something like "Stay signed in". That took care of most of the problems for me. I did move to Google Chrome as a browser in the end because it is created by google (so is blogger) so I thought they would make sure they were compatible.


    I hope you are staying cool!

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  20. Love the softer colors for summer. Nice to see them compared to the bright ones. Love the design of your card!

    Robbie

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!
Have a great day! :)
Anne Marie