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)

42 comments:

  1. I love it when you create something cute and fun like this one! It just made me smile!

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  2. Totally fun & summery! Trust you to come up with a card that has dual meaning! :)

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  3. Great 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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  5. Makes 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?

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  6. What a CUTE Card! Perfect for the summer fun challenge! Love your color combo and design!!

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  7. Totally cute Karen! I love your take on a summer card ;)

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  8. This 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.

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  9. Hi Karen!
    TOTALLY fun!! LOVE the image - my mind might be in the gutter, but whatever! Very cute! I wouldn't change a thing . . .

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  10. Karen, I love this card! Great lay out and I love the paper piecing!

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  11. Very cute card Karen! I love how you placed the sun beams behind the clothing!

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  12. Cuteness! Sunshine and swimsuits-sounds like summer to me!!

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  13. Absolutely adorable, Karen! It looks like a sunny summer day to me! Love how you created the 'clothespin' ... you crafty stamper, you!

    Sending hugs!!

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  14. how fun.... and cheeky!!
    I 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

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  15. This is ADORABLE!
    Just the perfect card for summer!

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  16. Absolutely adorable! I just love it!

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  17. Sooo adorable I LOVE IT!!! I never send out card either, bad me. LOL I hoard them. Wonderful card though. Love it. :) :) :) :) :)

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  18. Adorable! I love everything about this card, the graphics and double meaning ;-)

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  19. So fun! A great spin on a newlywed card :)

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  20. so clever, karen! and i love your "clothes pin", too! this is perfect for moxie's fun and cute challenge:)

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  21. Hee hee! This is too cute Karen!

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  22. really adorable.. I hv these same stamps.. i never wuda thought of that!

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  23. Very cute card and a great idea, Karen!

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  24. Such an adorable and versatile card! I love it! x

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  25. OMG super cute card. I am sure I have mentioned this but You're Dandy stamp set is my favorite. Love it!

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  26. No kidding! We've just ( finally!) bought that movie!!! Love your cute card, those bikinis are so fun!

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  28. so cute. it is so fun and I love the sentiment

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  29. Super cute Karen! I love the rays in the background. Those two sets work really well together!

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  30. This is totally cute! The suits are adorable and the sunshine background makes the card!

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  31. this is so fun!! love the sun rays in the background!

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  32. This is so original and sweet! Love the energy!

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  33. Such a fun card!!!! New to your blog.....and loving it! You are very talented!

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  34. Hey Karen! Thanks again for entering the Let's Do Fun & Cute Card Style Week challenge in the Moxie Fab World! :)

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