MONDAY!!! OMG how did that happen? I'll tell you how...I've been sick and coughing up a lung for the last two weeks of my life and the days are all running together. Seriously....tired of being sick. Feel like I have the plague. And, when it's 105 degrees outside I might just be a bit cranky too.
Oh well...on with life, and another week begins. I hope you guys all had a wonderful 4th of July! In between napping and generally laying on the couch all weekend (and about 75 hours on Pinterest) I managed to get crafty. I finally inked up some of my new Mama Elephant stamps and used some of my new dies too. I'm trying really hard to use my new supplies!! I'm entering this card into the current Mama Elephant & Me challenge. I used the colors from the inspiration photo!! You have lots of time to join in too! CLICK HERE to go to the challenge blog!
These stamps are so completely adorable....
I used three or four different stamp sets to make this one. That panda is soooo sweet! And, I love the sentiment so much too. Just feels happy and cheery!
Just a few Copics for the balloons, nothing super fancy here. I thought about adding glitter to them, but decided against it.
Here is the inspiration photo from the Challenge! SO pretty!
The panda and the balloons, and the sentiment flag are all layered with foam tape. The yellow sun rays are a stamp - and I used some pretty Mama Elephant ink to make my bottom background layer. The clouds are made of vellum.
I'm trying something new with my card photos... Instead of shooting them under my bright lights in the craft room, I moved out into the living room next to a window for some natural light. We live back in a green belt/canyon with tons of trees so we don't have tons of light flooding in our house. I do like the shadows, because it shows the dimension of the cards. Also, I think the colors are much more true. I am always striving for those "POW" card photos and love to try out different things!
Wherever you go this week, go with all your heart! Mwah! XO
Congratulations on winning the challenge, Wanda! There's so much joy in this card. My absolute favorite thing about it is the heart on the panda's belly. Lovely touch.
Posted by: Lorraine M. | 08/01/2014 at 05:23 AM
Hi Wanda, I LOVE your card - love everything about it - so bright and happy and love how you used the vellum.
Congratulations on winning Mama Elephant's July Challenge - how awesome and so well-deserved. Woo hoo!
Hope you are feeling ALOT better. Nothing worse than being sick when it's hot.
Jocelyn
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Posted by: Jocelyn K | 07/31/2014 at 05:20 AM
LOVE this card!! The colors just made me happy, just perfect!! Thank you so much for playing along at Mama Elephant and Me Challenge!
Posted by: melania deasy | 07/23/2014 at 01:21 AM
So cute card!
Posted by: Petti | 07/22/2014 at 04:17 AM
I like the natural lighting look. I find getting true colors photographed is impossible. I have those silly screw shaped bulbs in the ceiling fan but I think they tint things orange-ish. Anyway, sorry to here you have the plague. 'Tis no fun. Love the fun and breezy card though.
Posted by: Princess Judy | 07/09/2014 at 02:56 PM
Oh my SWEETNESS! This is the cutest EVER! LOVE the scene you created, and your details are flawless as always!!
MISS you girl...sorry to hear you aren't feeling good!
Posted by: Jodi Collins | 07/09/2014 at 09:17 AM
Love the card as usual. Colors are so bright & cherry. Great sentiment .
Sorry to hear you are sick sending you get well hugs & wishes.
Posted by: Geneva Null | 07/09/2014 at 06:52 AM
Wanda I love that sentiment and excellent colouring as always!
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | 07/08/2014 at 08:50 PM
Oh, darn it...I'm SO sorry to hear you've spent the last two weeks sick, my friend! What a bummer....
Your card is soooo adorable! Such a fun and happy scene you created, and such a clever one. I LOVE the sunrays coming from behind the sweet gingham hills...and the vellum clouds are amazing. And the panda...how could that not make you burst into smile? LOVE!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 07/08/2014 at 05:17 AM
What a beautiful card, I love you choice of pattern and colour it makes for such a cheery design! So glad you could join us at Mama Elephant & Me!
Posted by: Therese | 07/07/2014 at 12:43 PM
Super cute card!
Hope you feel better quickly. Sounds like I have the same crud you do. Just told my husband last night that I feel like I've lost a week of my life that I don't really remember. All runs together when I'm coughing and feeling bad!
Posted by: Karinn | 07/07/2014 at 08:33 AM
Hope you're feeling better soon. This heat is so miserable. Did you break out the sewing machine on this card? Very cute.
Posted by: julie | 07/07/2014 at 07:52 AM
Love the photo's and the card..so sweet..
so hope you start to feel better!
Pinterest is so good to look around when you don't feel well..all those gorgeous cards and inspiration....
Ton has also been sick ..coughing a lot too....
hugs Holly.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 07/07/2014 at 07:09 AM