Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop

I’m excited to be participating in today's Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past blog hop! It's been so hot here lately that I knew I wanted to make a summery card. I picked the Chillax set for my card and took my inspiration from the colors from the inspiration photo.

I used the set's lemonade glass as the focal image for my card. I stamped the image twice, once on the white panel and a second time on a scrap of white so I could cut out one image and attach it to the panel with foam tape for some dimension. It’s colored with Copic markers and the ice cubes are sparkly, courtesy of a Spica glitter pen.

I used scraps from an October Afternoon Farm Fresh pad for the pieces of my card. They give the card kind of a country feel. I ran a grosgrain ribbon strip down the front of the card, along the edge of the image panel, and dressed it up with a button. The sentiment is stamped directly on the gingham paper. It’s a little lost in the pattern—I probably should have stamped it on another solid panel . . .

You'll find a complete list of all the participating blog hoppers below. Be sure to check them out!



Materials Used:
Chillax stamp set, white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers, Clear Spica pen (Copic); Lemon Tart cardstock, Lemon Tart grosgrain ribbon, Spring Moss button, twine (Papertrey Ink); Baja Breeze cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Farm Fresh designer paper (October Afternoon); silver brads (Making Memories); foam tape