Sunshine & Smiles!
Hi bloggers! Happy Friday! I thought it would be a nice treat to the end of the week to have special guest Jess Larsen share with us yet another beautiful card! Below, Jess explains her inspiration behind the card.
Enjoy!
Our nice sunny days are numbered, so I decided to create one last summery card, before it is decidedly fall outside! One of my favorite things to do is look at a stamp set and see how the images could be used in an unconventional way. As soon as I saw the flowers in the Simon set Petal Pieces, a sun and cloud jumped into my mind! I used the spikey flower from the set for the outline of the sun. To fill in the middle I used one of the mid-sized circles from the Hero Arts Circle set. This set is so handy and very versatile. It’s one of my all time favorites! The clouds were created with another puffy flower from the Petal Pieces set.
I also switched things up by using my Simon Flat Bottom Cloud dies as a little green hill for my wooden bicycle. My favorite thing about this card is the stitched trail leading to the bicycle. Stitching on a card takes almost no extra time and packs such a punch! It was just the finishing touch this card needed. The sentiment comes from an older Hero Arts set Sending Smiles. Happy end of summer! :-)
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Such a cute card and what a fabulous idea using a cloud die for hills!! Genius!!
Such a cheerful card! Thank you to Jess for fun inspiration…I love stiching on cards, too.
Love that card. very clever!
I love this card! I am so inspired by your creative use of the flower stamps! The stitching is not something I have tried yet, but will be doing it today! Lice it!
I love this card! I am so inspired by your creative use of the flower stamps! The stitching is not something I have tried yet, but will be doing it today! Love it!
My favorite part is the cloud hill and the stitching on it. The entire card is full of great dimension bits. Love the colors, too.
Cute card! I need to think outside the box and look at my stamps & dies in a different light! Thanks for sharing!
Awww what a cute card! loved the little bike ♥
What a fun summery card! Thanks for sharing.
Great ideas! The card looks great!
I love the little bike and this is a cute card
Cute card, I like the stitching even though you almost can’t see it.
Love the choice to stitch that added detail.
What a sweet card, and I love the stitching! :)
Love this card!
Such a sweet design! And reminds me I need some bicycle wood veneers… ;)
Cute card! I love the touch of stitching. :D
What a fun card! Love the bicycle!
Happy end of summer to you, too, Jess! What a fabulously fun card! You had me at stitching, but I couldn’t leave before I appreciated the wood veneer and the clouds! Thanks so much for sharing!
Over the top clever using the flowers that way!
Wonderful sunny card! Love how you did the stitching, and the clouds too! Great job. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
cute card, thanks for sharing.xxxSara
Bicycle … Bicycle…. I want to ride my bicycle !!!!
Nice card ^^
Hugs from France
Lunea
Adorable card-love the colors & patterns!
Thanks for sharing :)
Summer is the best and this is such a cute card. Great use of the cloud die. I love the layers and the extra stitching for the trail of the bicycle.
Wonderful card! All those layers are really great with the coloring!
very darling card!
Beautiful!!
I just love that little bicycle shape on anything!
This is an adorable card!