Shabby Tea Room Challenge, Week #14 - Summer Fun!

Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum Summertime!!! Woo hoo! Normally I'm not really a hot weather person, but this year, after all the rain, I am ready for it to be nice outside. I do love certain things about Summer: Sandals, warm evenings, fresh fruit and veggies, and being outside.

Today's card is my entry for the Shabby Tea Room Blog Week #14 Challenge - Summer Fun! I love the Shabby Tea Room challenges! I had fun with this one and I really am happy with my card this week. I hope you like it too! It's a long card - finished size is 8" x 4". I needed all that room for the letters...

 

I had these fun chipboard letters in the cabinet - have had them for a long time. I found some matching paper and some shells and ribbon all in this sort of retro Summer color pallette. Not your typical super bright colors. I sanded the paper to make it look like an old beach towel - all worn in. I stamped the palm trees in the same color ink as the paper. I tried Versamark ink but that wasn't dark enough.

 

 

 

Some of the supplies I used. I created my own fun little embellishment with the chipboard, some ribbon and a pretty shell. I've also had those shells forever! Glad to finally use them.

Comments

[Audrey Pettit]

Oh, I remember that chipboard! What a fun trip down memory lane this is. LOVE those colors and the fun patterns, and how cute is that shell on here. Perfect summertime fun card. Thanks for sharing with us in the tea Room.

[Nicole]

Perfect summer card! The letters, colors, shells - love it all! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

[Holly Saveur]

Lovely card Wanda!
Summer can't wait for it to arrive love warm
weather.

[TeaDub!]

HELLO Summer...here comes WANDA! I spy an A Muse stamp! ;o)

[Debbie Marcinkiewicz]

Love it, love it ... {heart} it a LOT! It's so summery and wonderful. The colors are pretty -- so bright and cheery, and I adore those chipboard letters - yum! Thanks for sharing your lovely design with us this week in the Tea Room -- we're so lucky to have you as a weekly participant!!