A hint of Summer…

Hi everybody! Now I'm not a Summer person…I love all things Fall. However, right at this moment, as my eyes are watering and I have a constant urge to sneeze my brains out, I am ready for Summer to arrive with the Xtreme heat to kill off all that icky pollen. Sorry, just had to get that off my chest. However, today I have a card with a hint of Summer. I do love all the bright popsicle colors of Summer time.

Remember this post about Friends Rain or Shine – with the umbrella image? Click here to see. My friend Reba (gurl!) saw that card and came up with a fun idea – why not color the umbrellas to look like beach umbrellas!? I never would have thought of that!! GREAT idea. So…you know I had to do it and then I had to give her the card!

The Inside of the card. Don't you love that Fiskars wave punch??

The beach chair is from Annette Watkins (Printworks). I cut it out with an exacto knife and then mounted it to the card with some foam tape. The saying is also from Printworks.

Close up of the coloring/shading. Notice I put grey and blue in the "white" area to give it some definition. Start with your dark color first then go to the lighter colors.

Tonight at my stamp club meeting (shout out to the girls!!) I am doing a demo/discussion about Copic Markers! Yay! My fourth favorite thing in the world…after DH, Kitty, Iphone…then comes Copics!

This is my stamp room… My "Calgon take me away" happy place. On the side (behind me) where I'm taking the photo from is my computer/printer work station. To the left is my stamping table and tv.

I think he looks guilty….what do you think??