I lived in Ontario from age 10 to 14, and we used to go to a summer cottage for a couple of weeks each year. I have such a strong memory of hot days (so hot the sky seemed to go very pale from the heat), some large fir trees near a patch of lawn with Muskoka chairs (what Canadians in Ontario call Adirondack chairs) on it, and me curled up in one of those chairs reading my book in the shade of a tree. That memory was the inspiration for this card.
I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and chair, then watercoloured it and the grass and sky areas with my Gansai Tambi paints . I die cut the tree out of a leftover piece of green smooshed watercolour paper, and went over it with a bit more green and also some brown for the trunk.
The panel is popped up on fun foam with the tree added on top but slightly extending off the panel.
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 GMT Views: 245
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37151
Tue, Jun 27, 2017 @ 4:35 PM
I love the serene feel of this scene. Thank you for sharing your memories. We used to go to a cabin in upper Michigan when I was young which sounds very much like your description.
------------------------------ Claudia Splitcoast Fan Club Member
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92694
Tue, Jun 27, 2017 @ 6:47 PM
Now this is MY idea of a great summertime....where the days are warm and the evenings cool, Susan. If it is by water.....all the better. Love your card and the feeling it imbues. I'm glad to learn what Canadians call Adirondack Chairs.