Very timely subject for today's challenge! We've had rain all week long and our nice spring temperatures have fallen to the mid 50's for highs.
So I wanted to use bright, cheerful colors for my card & I had in my head that polka dots are cheerful. I die cut the white front, then die cut the clouds out of it to use as a negative. The positive clouds were die cut out of the blue dotty paper & added behind. The greeting was stamped first using the 3 colors of neon ink then overstamped with the black.
The umbrella was cut once out of pink, once in white & the inserts were also cut out of pink. I attached the inserts on top of the white version then rounded it & attached it to the pink version. The grass was cut from the lime green and I added a few tiny punched flowers. After die cutting the gate out of white, I trimmed the top off to make it even and attached it over the grass. The umbrella & a few raindrops were added on top.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups & the inside are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015 GMT Views: 1250
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 36958
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 @ 4:07 PM
Oh, look at this adorable polka dot die cut scene! I LOVE this! The bright springy colors are wonderful, and did I mention I like those polka dots? : )
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Registered: March 24, 2012 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1241
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 @ 6:38 PM
Wow, this is a treat for the eye. I love all the dots, and the bright and cheery color combo. Love how you got the curve on the umbrella. A very pretty scene created with all the pretty die cuts. I love everything about this card, the more I look at it the more I see to love. tfs.
Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 23971
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 @ 8:10 PM
Such a Springy card! I love the polka dots and the little spring garden behind the fence. I especially like that umbrella! Who makes it? Great design and execution!
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28833
Sat, Apr 18, 2015 @ 7:25 AM
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! This is truly amazing -- absolutely stunning!!! I love every inch!!
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