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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Summer Breeze

Summer - starts next week on the 21st, but it sure feels like Summer here.  School is out - watch out for the kiddos playing outside.  Hope you all are enjoying this lazy time of the year.  Summer brings up all sorts of fond memories – no school, endless play days, sunshine, the Boardwalk, and the beach to name a few.  I remember walking along the beach and feeling the cool summer breeze blowing off the Atlantic.  That brought to mind the song by The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze.  You might not think you would have cause to make a summer theme card, but how about this one.

When I saw this image, I thought it was perfect for this challenge - making a card for the Summer theme for Bowdabra.


Materials Used:
  • Make it Crafty Digital Image – Summer Dream
  • Cardstock – Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up – Barely Banana and Pear Pizzazz
  • Designer Paper – Memory Keepers – Down the Boardwalk
  • Sentiment – Computer generated.
  • Flowers – Wild Orchid Crafts and Recollections
  • Lace trim – from my stash
  • Ribbon – peach polka dot from my stash; embroidery floss
  • Martha Stewart – leaf branch punch
  • Copic Markers
  • Mini Bowdabra
  • Hair Bow Tool & Ruler
Copic Markers:  Skin - E50, E51, E53; Dress/Hat - Blend of BG0 and BG11 and YG11; Ribbon - Blend of  R12 and YR02; Hair - Y02, Y15, Y18; Eyes - B000; Grass - G000, G12; Out line - BG0000

I'm submitting this for the following challenges:

Oozak No. 3 challenge -  2 papers plus embellishments.
Divas By Design - Summer Theme
Fresh Brewed Designs - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Summer Inspiration
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Flowers


That's if for today.  Don't forget to stop by the Bowdabra Blog and see what the rest of the Design Team is up to for the Summer Theme.  Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments.  Hope you have a wonderful day!

32 comments:

  1. Love the way you added the bow, Maggie. Such a sweet image and a great summer card. :)

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  2. Such a pretty card. Love the image..Her hair blowing is so lovely..Love the layout and the lace and flowers..

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  3. I just love this image and this card. She's a beaut!
    Nicole (SCS)

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  4. I can feel the breeze! This is georgeous!

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  5. What a gorgeous card, love the image, great colouring.xxx

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  6. Oh I have fond memories of swimming and being with friends all day. What I would not give to go back in time

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  7. Lovely!!!!! What a gorgeous summer card!

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  8. I love the way you layered the papers and the lace.

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  9. beautiful 'soft' image Maggie and I really love your layering and that pop of orange!! ♥

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  10. Hello Maggie! What a great card! As always I just love the colors you pick! Just so pretty!

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  11. Hey Margaret. How are you? This is a very nice card.

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  12. Pretty card. Love the summery colors.

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  13. I love this card Maggie... it really does make you think of summer and soft breezes blowing on your face. Great layout, fab image and wonderful colouring!

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  14. Love the soft, beachy colours on this card. Gorgeous summery card.

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  15. Oh how beautiful! LOVE that soft buttery yellow and all of those gorgeous flowers.

    Thank you for playing along in FBD's 100th challenge celebration! Winners will be announced the following Wednesday. *DON'T FORGET* we have a fun blog hop planned for this weekend too :)
    Hope to see you there.

    Big smiles,
    Heather D.
    www.freshbreweddesigns.com

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  16. Very pretty card, love the soft summery colors!

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  17. What a sweet looking card. I can just feel and smell the fresh air. You did a wonderful job! Thanks for sharing!

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  18. Beautiful card- love the pretty coloring- and love the card layout. Oh, the memories of summer and the Summer Breezes!

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  19. Wow! So stunning, I love the colours, the image is beautiful and the flowers and layout are gorgeous
    Lindsay xx

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  20. Beautiful..I love the colors and flowers always make me happy. Thanks for visiting and following my blog. Found you via Outlawz :-)

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  21. What a FUN image, you did such a super job with it. The layout emphasizes that summer breeze! Thanks for inspiring us over at Oozak!

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  22. Love this girl! Great job. Thanks for entering the Oozak challenge at www.blog.oozak.com Hope you win!

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  23. This is certainly a summer card.Lovely work.Thanks for playing with us at Divas this week x

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  24. Gosh, I just love the sherbet combination of yellow and orange. It's one more thing about this card that brings summer to mind. What a pretty image and card!

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  25. Pretty coloring and designing Maggie! That's how it is here! windy!

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  26. Beautiful summery card...Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design this week.
    Wendy xx

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  27. Oh wow, this is so gorgeous!! I love the pretty colors and the image is so sweet!! You colored her beautifully!! The flower are amazing!! Love it :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  28. Adorable card! Love the colors and the image is very cute! :) Marcy

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  29. Beautiful card!! Love everything about it! Great colors, adorable image, pretty flowers!! Nice job! :)

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  30. Adorable card with a fabulous color palette!!! Thanks for playing with us at The Paper Shelter.

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  31. What a great card! Love the orange bow & accents. Really pops!

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  32. I can almost feel the breezes blowing! Love your colors. Thanks for participating in the Oozak challenge. Hope you win!!

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