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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Love is in the Air
Love is in the air / Everywhere I look around / Love is in the air / Every sight and every sound
Hee, hee, I picture robots with this song. Why? It is featured in Wall-E, the Pixar movie from Disney, a movie my boys love to watch. Now, the robots never wore itsy bitsy bikinis or swim trunks, but the idea is the same, right?
Jenny at Wee Memories is having a Summer Fun Challenge, the starting basis for this card. I don't often send out summer cards (clarification: I don't often send out cards period), so I wanted to create one with dual meaning, perhaps an engagement, wedding shower or wedding? I paper-pieced some Lawn Fawn goodies and adhered them to a floss clothesline (the clothespins for the swimming trunks are the exclamation point from one sentiment if you are curious). The floss was really putzy and messy to glue down-the whole time I was thinking that I really need to purchase Barefoot Summer from Practicing Creativity Designs, where the clotheline and clothespins are stamps! There are a few things I would change if I made this card again, but overall, I think the idea is rather fun (its like one pattern from Cosmo Cricket's The Boyfriend Collection). I think I'll take another gander at the Moxie Fab World's Fun and Cute Challenge as well.
Supplies Used: Cardstock: (Blue) Recollections (White) Georgia Pacific Patterned Paper: (Pixie Pink DSP) Stampin' Up! (Green Polka Dots from Just Chillin' Girls Collection) Making Memories Stamps: (Swimsuit Season) Lawn Fawn (You're Dandy) Practicing Creativity Designs (Communique) PTI Ink: (Barely Banana) Stampin' Up! (Onyx Black) Versafine Other: (Sticker Sentiment) SRM Stickers (Black Brads) Oriental Trading Company (Black Floss) DMC Tools: Corner Round Punch (Fiskars)
I love it when you create something cute and fun like this one! It just made me smile!
ReplyDeleteTotally fun & summery! Trust you to come up with a card that has dual meaning! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat minds do think alike, I've got a paper pierced swim suit from the set that I was thinking of hanging on a clothesline... might go back to the drawing board now! Can't copy you (ha ha). I like your thinking about the Practicing Creativity set, sounds my logic sometimes.
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ReplyDeleteHeehee! SO cute!
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to lay out in the sun and get a tan! Cute summer card!!! If you don't send your cards out, what do you do with them?
ReplyDeleteWhat a CUTE Card! Perfect for the summer fun challenge! Love your color combo and design!!
ReplyDeleteTotally cute Karen! I love your take on a summer card ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute & fun, Karen! Really love the sun rays in the background. And your thought of using it for an engagement or wedding card is perfect.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen!
ReplyDeleteTOTALLY fun!! LOVE the image - my mind might be in the gutter, but whatever! Very cute! I wouldn't change a thing . . .
Karen, I love this card! Great lay out and I love the paper piecing!
ReplyDeleteVery cute card Karen! I love how you placed the sun beams behind the clothing!
ReplyDeleteCuteness! Sunshine and swimsuits-sounds like summer to me!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable, Karen! It looks like a sunny summer day to me! Love how you created the 'clothespin' ... you crafty stamper, you!
ReplyDeleteSending hugs!!
Sue-pah cute Karen!!!
ReplyDeletehow fun.... and cheeky!!
ReplyDeleteI love it. Especially the sun-rays. But you may have noticed my own sunray obsession lately (or maybe I haven't posted enough of my sunray projects yet - I've certainly created a few!!)
xx
This is ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteJust the perfect card for summer!
Absolutely adorable! I just love it!
ReplyDeleteSooo adorable I LOVE IT!!! I never send out card either, bad me. LOL I hoard them. Wonderful card though. Love it. :) :) :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I love everything about this card, the graphics and double meaning ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo fun! A great spin on a newlywed card :)
ReplyDeleteso clever, karen! and i love your "clothes pin", too! this is perfect for moxie's fun and cute challenge:)
ReplyDeleteso cute Karen!!!!
ReplyDeleteHee hee! This is too cute Karen!
ReplyDeletereally adorable.. I hv these same stamps.. i never wuda thought of that!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteVery cute card and a great idea, Karen!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. Love it!
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable and versatile card! I love it! x
ReplyDeleteOMG super cute card. I am sure I have mentioned this but You're Dandy stamp set is my favorite. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAdorble!
ReplyDeleteNo kidding! We've just ( finally!) bought that movie!!! Love your cute card, those bikinis are so fun!
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ReplyDeleteso cute. it is so fun and I love the sentiment
ReplyDeleteSuper cute Karen! I love the rays in the background. Those two sets work really well together!
ReplyDeleteThis is totally cute! The suits are adorable and the sunshine background makes the card!
ReplyDeletethis is so fun!! love the sun rays in the background!
ReplyDeleteThis is so original and sweet! Love the energy!
ReplyDeleteI love this card!
ReplyDeleteSo fun and adorable.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun card!!!! New to your blog.....and loving it! You are very talented!
ReplyDeleteHey Karen! Thanks again for entering the Let's Do Fun & Cute Card Style Week challenge in the Moxie Fab World! :)
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