Hot Fun in the Summertime!
Hello and welcome to a new week here on the blog!
This week the Monday challenge group has a fun and unique challenge for us! They want us to create something inspired by the hot temperatures, the starry nights and the long days spent by the water. You can create whatever the summer means to you, so head to your craft room/space (hopefully it has air conditioning!!) and let’s see what inspires you!
Below are three projects created by the design team. The rest can be found on the Monday Challenge team blog here and if you click on each designers name, you’ll be taken directly to their blog where you’ll get more details about their project!
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Designed by Anna-Karin:
Anna-Karin had this to say:
I took this photo quite a few years ago and came across it when thinking of what to do for this challenge. I decided to extend the scenery in the photo with watercolours, not aiming to copy it completely. The layout was embellished with a stamped sentiment, two small seahorses, mini blueprint stamps and Linen Ribbon.
Designed by Andrea:
Andrea had this to say:
Is this my dream challenge week or what? I’m a complete literary nerd and I was thrilled to see a challenge come up that I could tie into the Great Bard himself. I decided to make a banner with the words of his epic Sonnet 29. I used everything but the kitchen sink on this banner, including the Mini Paint Lids stencil, and Paper Artsy stamps.
Designed by Emma:
Emma had this to say:
For me, there is nothing better than the beauty of a summer garden bursting to life with the wonderful colours of summer and for my project, I wanted to combine this, with the magic of Shakespeare’s play. I filled my wallhanging with bursts of colour using Tattered Florals die cuts, inked with Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks and added a Prima Resin Angel to a die cut Ornate frame, which I surrounded with Garden Greens die cut foliage.
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Wonderful projects for this challenge.
Wow! What lovely summer ideas… Hmmm, what will I make?
terrific samples for summertime fun challenge!
stamping sue
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Beautiful projects! Great summer ideas.
They’re all pretty. Love Emma’s layout. The corrugated background is great.
Amazing! All of these are gorgeous. I really love Andrea’s project, so much detail and texture. I love it!
What a fun challenge and great samples!
Beautiful inspiration pieces!
Wow such gorgeous work by the DT, especially love Emma’s project, stunning layers and texture!!!
Very pretty projects. The design team’s work is inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
oh my, what a wonderful projects!
Wow, beautiful projects! Great job Anna-Karin, I absolutely love the watercolor background – so pretty!
Wow that last card with the corrugated cardboard and lovely flowers is so lovely!
Anna-karin your creation is awesome love it love the water color sea scene
Awesome projects – I especially love the layout where the watercoloring blends with the photo of the beach!! Absolutely breathtaking!!
Great ideas and a fun looking challenge.
Boy, those are such fantastic creations! Don’t know which I love most!
All the cards are beautiful but Andrea’s with the lace…amazing!
Beautiful projects–I will have to think about this–our temps are predicted to hit 115 by Wednesday–the best one can do is stay indoors as much as possible–or stay in the pool! But the pool is 92 degrees!
Wonderful Inspiration projects.
There are some fabulous projects here today! I especially like the sea themed watercolour layout!
TFS
Looking forward to another great week on the blog!
Oh my, Emma’s project is gorgeous!!
LOVE your projects everyone! Thanks so much for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
D~
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
Wonderful projects today. Very inspirational. I especially like the banners and the scrapbook page. The plaque was lovely as well. Great flower clusters. Well done, designers.
Fab projects – thanks for the inspiration :)
how to join the challenge?
wow these are all amazing..
love the challenge, and the items, thanks for the inspiration
great ‘dream’ y inspirations. love every project!
Oh wow, what fabulous projects. I really love the water color background that Anna-Karin made for her layout.
Lovely projects with this beautiful theme!!! Makes the imagination run wild!!!
<3 J
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HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Great challenge! Lovely projects!!!
Gorgeous projects everyone great job
so many details & texture~
Such pretty projects.
Wow! Fun projects! ;-)
Emma’s project is beautiful – love feminine and vintage anything!
Great summer projects!
Oh I love the lacy look
Wowza! Just BEAUTIFUL creations! I love all the textures each offers and am seriously in love with Andrea’s banner!! Thank you for sharing!
awesome projects! love that banner!
Fabulous projects!! I can’t wait to play along with the challenge as I have some ideas percolating…
Beautiful projects!
These are terrific summer-inspired projects!
Love all of these summer themed projects! The colours and images are so inspirational. I must get some distress inks to try my hand.
Beautiful projects!
WOWOWOWOWOWOW!! LOVING the AMAZING Projects!! Such a FUN New Challenge!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
I just love the bard banner. It is just breathtaking.
This should be a fun challenge! Nice projects!