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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Sunny Summer Smiles

Good morning everyone;
I hope you are all having a great week so far. We are having some nice warm weather this week. So nice to shed those big winter coats.

I made this card for tonights class. You know me, I can't resist fun cards and fancy folds. These stair step cards are the greatest. You can use soooo many different stamp sets, from fun to elegant.

 
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I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. The stamp set is from Impression Obsession. I used pieces of sandpaper for the sand and cut a piece for behind the sentiment. I cut out all the pieces (which was a bit tricky as the are quite small) and I colored the edges with a black marker so no white would be visable from where I cut them out. I then used bits of painters tape to position them. When I had them in the right places I glued them down. I am pretty sure this card is Stickleless.....lol. Is that even a word?
Anyway I hope you like it...I have great fun making it!

Have a great day and Thanks for popping in.....

KAREN x

19 comments:

Nancy said...

Wheeeee! What a fun card! This is awesome...love it, love it! Bring on summertime.

Shirley said...

It's wonderful! I love every image and how you used it. So cute and pretty too1

Joey said...

Hi Karen, oh this is just fabulous, love it!. joey.xxx

CraftyC said...

Terrefic card, a great scene!
Clairex

Tasha said...

Karen this is awesome i love it and those three ladies unning themselves its fab
love tasha xx

Theresa Momber said...

Fantastic card! I love that you used sandpaper for the sand. Great job!

Cindy Haffner said...

Oh my goodness, so so darling.

Lauri said...

Yay!!! What a bright and cheery and summery card! I love it!

Rach said...

such a clever card Karen your beach theme is so fun.x

Anonymous said...

Wow Karen, what an amazing card...fabulous scene!
The sandpaper is a great idea!
Hugs
Carole x

cats whiskers said...

Oh wow I have just fallen off my chair, this is fantastic hun, just love it all
Hugs Jacqui x

Janine said...

Great card Karen... and I am now dreaming of being on a beach somewhere!!

Nikki Fairbairn said...

Gorgeous card Karen, such a great idea using sandpaper as the sand. Your colouring is beautiful as always. Hugs Nikki x

The Rubber Maid said...

So cute and love the folding technique. Awesome...is summer coming yet? It's snowing here once again. Happy Heart Day tomorrow. Pat

Crissy Armstrong said...

Your card made me smile! Its quite the creation, wow! Awesome use of those stamps, great coloring, but what a superbly engineered construction for a card! I love it!

Ila said...

Wow!! this is so colorful and Wonderful!! I love it...the image is Fabulous and your layout and details are Amazing!!..Hugs, Ila

angeljakki said...

Such a lovely card and so much fun x

Curt in Indy said...

No one does a stair step card like you! And using the sandpaper was simply pure genius! Fabulous card, Karen! Best, Curt

daisy said...

just love the sunny card!

hugs
daisy