WOW! I can't believe it's been over a week since I posted! Still visiting my parents, and as I'm sure you all know, when you're surrounded by family, time is definitely not your own! (And I wouldn't have it any other way!)
I have managed, in the last few days, to steal away a bit of time and make a few red, white & blue-themed cards which I have to share with you today...
First, for this week's Crafty Secrets' challenge over at Splitcoast....to use red, white and blue, but NOT make it Fourth of July-ish....tricky, right?! Here's my take on it...
I love this beautiful image from Crafty Secrets' new and improved (printed on BOTH sides!) "Garden" Creative Scraps...beautiful strawberries...perfect!
Lots of pretty creamy lace, grosgrain & slim satiny ribbon, my favorite vintage mother-of-pearl buttons (I had to bring a bagful with me from home!)...
Next, just a fun summertime card...
One of my favorite images from Crafty Secrets' "Summertime" Images & Journal Notes booklet...If I could have a bathing suit like this, I'd be out in the water MUCH more often!
Some pretty crocheted lace, nice fat rick-rack trim, and some fabulous sea shells...
...more Dazzling Diamonds to sparkle up the water and a bit on her umbrella, and surrounded by platinum Stickles. I just printed up the "Bathing Beauty" on the computer...
And lastly, a little something for the Fourth of July...
This fun bunch of images comes from Crafty Secret's "Seasonal" Images & Journal Notes booklet...the three vintage images are quite small, and just seemed perfect to fit inside that wonderful journalling space...
Lace, some beautiful red Martha Stewart seam binding, my vintage buttons again...
...I cut out some cardstock to mimic the shape of the journalling image, and covered it with Glossy Accents and some fabulous bright blue vintage German glitter glass I just found at a wonderful antique shop here near my parent's house....found some real treasures I'll share with you later! Also, some silver German glass glitter from the same shop--nice and chunky!
Surrounded it all with some silver Stickles, just to clean up the edges...some Dazzling Diamonds on the sparkly parts of the little images...and that's about it!
I'll have some family time to share with you all when I get home in a couple of weeks, when I can edit things properly (it's hard on someone else's computer!)
We're having a marvellous time with my family...lots of cousins for the kids to play with, warm & beautiful weather in the Rocky Mountains....just perfect!
Hope you're all having a most wonderful summer day, and I'll see you soon with something new!
