Lilypad Lake

Ah, summer. Doesn’t this card just shout “SUMMER!”? Here in Colorado summer is almost over. In many school districts around school begins this week or next week! Yikes! But for many of us who don’t have school age kids summer continues until Labor Day unless you’re following the calendar and then it actually goes until September 22nd.

What are you doing your last days of summer? It’s been SO hot here tis summer, it’s crazy. If I lived on a lake and had a sailboat this is definitely what I’d want to be doing. Out on the cool water with a nice breeze. Ah, I can just imagine it now.

I joined this Facebook group where I design a card and upload the card and a set of instructions for it to group. Then anyone in the group can use the card/directions for their classes, send out to customers or whatever they’d like. There is a theme every month and this month the theme was Seasons so I chose summer and came up with this design.

I used the Lilypad Lake stamp set . I think it was new in last year’s Annual Catalog. I love the images and the sentiments are beautiful. Of course the coordinating dies make it even better! 😀

I started the design with the wavy/watery image and decided to use it as a background. I chose the new Seaside Spray for the color….it’s one of my new favorites!

Once I had the background done I stamped, colored and die cut my sailboats. After that I just played around until I got the look I liked and ta da!…..my card was done!

I hope this card makes you think of summer. Have a great day and enjoy the rest of your summer! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Peaceful and relaxed.  That’s how I feel when I see this card.  The only thing that your eye is drawn to in this card is the focal point image.  The blues of the ocean.  The rising/setting sun and the boats slipping along in the breeze.  Peaceful.

Sometimes clean and simple is the way to go with a card.  I’m finding my card making style heading more and more in that direction.  Don’t get me wrong.  I still like my layers and my ribbons and my die-cuts but you certainly can’t go wrong with clean and simple.

You could use this card for many occasions and it does have a masculine touch with the sailboats.  With the feelings of peace and relaxation I think it would make a nice sympathy or get well card.  What occasion would you use this card for?

I love the Lilypad Lake stamp set and the coordinating Lakeside framelits.  This bundle can be used for any type of card but I always feel calm and relaxed when I see it.  The sentiments in the stamp set evoke those feelings perfectly.  You can check out the bundle on page 133 of Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog.

I hope you have a calm and relaxing day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!