Summer Hops
May 25, 2009
It is that time again – the monthly PTI Blog Hop! This month’s challenge was to use the color yellow. I love PTI’s Lemon Tart color – it is so bright and cheery; I always smile with that color.
I played with my swatches and came up with a bright summery color combo – Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, and Spring Rain. The layout is from the DD sketch challenge for May over on SCS. The clouds were cut out after using a template to draw them. I had tried to use Bitty Dot paper for the clouds, but once I did the faux stitching it was way too many dots! The yellow panel has the ornamental image from the Bird Watching set repetitively stamped in Lemon ink, but it is hard to see.
Here is a picture of the inside. I really liked the bitty dot clouds, so I had to use one! I think the dot pattern paper complements the faux stitching on the front. And since there is no sentiment on the front, I added one here.
Don’t forget to check out the other blogs too! List of Participants
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, Spring Rain, Noir (Palette), Caramel (SU);
Paper: Hibiscus Burst, Smokey Shadow, Lemon Tart, Spring Rain, White;
Other: Hibiscus button, twine, white gel pen, dimensionals;
Tags: pti
May 25, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Waaaaay cute!!! I love it!!!
May 25, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I love this and the colour combo it perfect.
May 25, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Such a sweet sweet card! I absolutely Adore that you designed the inside with as much creativity as the outside! :>
May 25, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Very cute, karen! I love the bitty dots cloud, lol, and your inside is so pretty!
May 25, 2009 at 2:14 pm
What a sweet card! I love that shade of yellow.
May 25, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Oh this is just adorable!! I just love everything about it!
May 25, 2009 at 2:34 pm
This is adorable! I love the clouds and the little flowers! Great colors as well!
May 25, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Very cute card!! tfs!!
May 25, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Looks nice with the Spring Rain combo, and the sentiment on the inside is too cute. Lemon Tart always makes me smile too.
May 25, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Oh, I recognized this sketch right away!! Perfect!! Thanks for using that sketch AND I love the gorgeous colours in your card! They all work together beautifully!!
May 25, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Super cute card – I love the bitty dot cloud on the inside – that was a great compromise to use it there.
May 25, 2009 at 2:49 pm
So cute!! Great colors and I love your details.
May 25, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Those birdhouses are so cute! What a great color combo!
May 25, 2009 at 2:54 pm
What a cute and happy card! Love it!
May 25, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Super cute card! I especially like the color combo and how you incorporated the clouds too. Makes me want to get out my set now. Thanks for the inspiration.
May 25, 2009 at 3:02 pm
What a great card! Love the inside!
May 25, 2009 at 3:09 pm
So happy !
May 25, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Great card!! I love how you added the clouds.
May 25, 2009 at 3:15 pm
What an adorable, happy card! Your color combo is fantastic!
May 25, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I love how you used the clouds to “mat” your main image!! This is such a great card – love all the details about it (like the border of pink flowers below the birdhouses). I really like your other cards too… the umbrella cards (I think it’s the next post) came out great too. You have a great stamping style – So creative!!
May 25, 2009 at 3:46 pm
This is adorable! I love the inside too, especially the polka dot cloud.
May 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm
So totally cute!
May 25, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Absolutely beautiful! Your card “size” really suits the image and theme you have goin’ on.
May 25, 2009 at 4:06 pm
ohhhh, totally gorgeous!
May 25, 2009 at 4:07 pm
SUper cute!
May 25, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Terrific!!! Loving the colors!!!
May 25, 2009 at 4:25 pm
These are just absolutely adorable!! Love them both!
May 25, 2009 at 4:27 pm
OH MY CUTENESS!!! Cutest clouds I have ever seen!
May 25, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Such a CUTE card!!!!! Great job!
Have a GREAT night!
May 25, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Great color combination! Cute, cute card!!
May 25, 2009 at 5:12 pm
So adorable! I just love these fun colours you’ve used!!
May 25, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Gorgeous card… inside and out! Great job!
May 25, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Oh how cute. Definitely need that bird set. Great card Karen.
May 25, 2009 at 5:56 pm
This is FANTABULOUS! The stitching, the flowers under the birdhouses, the bird….love it all! Oh, and the colors, too!!
May 25, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Love your fun bird and button detail. I also thought the could on the inside was great as well. Thanks again for positng my link. I was just not able to be there in time. These darn friends we are visiting actually wanted to eat LOL!
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
May 25, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Oh! The inside is as yummy and gorgeous as the outside. I love your little cloud! Great card!
May 25, 2009 at 8:58 pm
This colour combo is too cute and i adore the little birdhouses! Thank you for posting my link too
May 25, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Love the cheery spring colors! Love the stitching detail. And the inside of the card inspires me, too. Beautiful work. I can’t wait to ink up my Bird Watching set.
May 25, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Wow, this card was really really cute! Love the stitching!!
May 26, 2009 at 1:39 am
seriously, this card makes me smile! love the color combo and those clouds are the perfect touch!
May 26, 2009 at 5:32 am
This card is soooo cool!!!! All your added touches makes it perfect