I have used My Island and Offbeat Backgrounds to create a slightly grungy feel card. I was going to do some tartan plaid, but fell upon the idea of some stitchy plaid instead! So I used the polka dots stamped in Butterscotch Adirondack ink, and the stitch stamp also from Offbeat Backgrounds in Brilliance Chocolate Brown. It has a lovely sheen when you turn it in the light - if you have light of course!
I added a Spellbinders layered Butterfly using Core'dinarions card, and a bit of bling.
The island is stamped in Memento Rhubarb Stalk, and the sun rise in Cantaloupe and Butterscotch inks.
That's all from me, and for my U.S visitors, I will leave you with the scene from my front window, which has pretty much been the same for about the last 7 weeks - grey, dull, and rainy. It had just started raining as I took this pic, and we have all just had enough of it!!
I know Stateside you have had a terrible heatwave, so here's a bit of rainy old England to cheer you up!
Happy partying and thanks for stopping by!
Pauline
30 comments:
OMG!! This is a great card!! Love that stamp set ;)
Oh how I wish we could have some rainy days here. While I love summer, I'm pretty much DONE with the over 100 degree heat here.
Love the great colors in your card...and the stamped stitching is such a wonderful background. Fantastic job.
I love your distessed card Pauline~the color combo is wonderful. Awesome job with the sketch. Oh, those trees are so GREEN! It looks refreshing!
Hi Pauline! I love the tropical paradise you created! Great color combo - the pink and yellow and oh my gosh... your stitching is amazing! Sorry about your "November" skies - so glad you can escape and have a mini vacation blog hopping today! :)
Gorgeous card Pauline. Lovely colours - nice and summery to cheer us out of this gloomy weather we've been having!
Sarah x
Loove the colour combo, Pauline. Your card looks like the perfect summer holiday. Quite an achievement considering the scene from your front window!
What a fun way to use the My Island set. Love those bright cheery colors. Hopefully, it will bring a little sunshine your way. Sorry about all your gloom. At least it's nice and green!
Gorgeous card Pauline and just love those colours...great stamp set
Anne
WOW great card Pauline.Lovely colors! Next week we have sunshine and the summer is coming!!!!! Love from Holland.
So they say Carla, I will believe it when I see it!
Wow this is stunning I love it and its so different, well done you its gorgeous xxxxxxxxxx
Love the card and colors!! The image is one of my favs!! Hoping for sun for you and a decrease in temps and some rain for us!!
Isn' that set just great - I can see, that you had just the same fun playing with it, than I did. Your outcome is perfect - love how you made the bg with the sewing - great idea and love the palm trees image!
Great combination of challenges on this Pauline! love the colors and your angle cut ribbon across the middle - the faux stitching blocks look great too! you are a busy mother with the birthdays this week! It looks so lovely and cool there too bad we can't share the heat and sun with you! My co-worker was in Ireland two weeks ago for a week - and it downpoured the whole time! and I hear they are concerned for the Olympics with all the rain over there.. there's just no controlling the weather in this world!
The pink and yellow is a lovely colour combination...perfect for a summer invite!
Your bit of England looks as grey as mine...Essex is very wet!
Beautiful tropical colours, Pauline. Love those stamps. BBQ at the beach...please invite me! Longing for some sunshine! Such a pretty layered butterfly, too...gorgeous! x
great card, love how you used the offbeat background stitch to create a check background, I need to try that!
Oh this is Fabulous Pauline!! Love your Fun layout and Wonderful stamped BG, Was going to ask what dp's you used, lol They are so Fun and cheery! lol 8-) Really loving the WM stamps, I need to add more to my small collection! 8-) Love your Beautiful color combo too! ;-)
Hugs
Shannon
Your card is so soft and beautiful Pauline! love the pink and yellow. Beautiful, job on the layout. For some reason on the West coast we have not been too bad only a few warm days, other than that we have been cooler than normal.
What a fabulous take on the outdoor theme...
LOVE the colors!!
And that background is amazing!!
And thank you for the bit of rain! :)
We've had some over the last couple of weeks and cooled off into the 90's...
a storm tonight...
so we're starting to green up...
but just a little among many here!
Maybe Mother Nature is saving all of the sunny days for the upcoming Olympics?! Ugh, we need to trade weather for 2 days...our grass is looking very crispy :O! NOW, to the card! All of your sunny yellows must have improved your mood :)! So sweet with the dots and the beautiful butterfly...I am loving those palm trees in pink! I love how you combined all of the challenges, Pauline!
These are great colours together Pauline! I really like the background and the butterfly is a lovely touch. Hope the partying has gone well! Vicky x
Love your very pretty card - the dotty background with faux stitching is just fab! Love the butterfly accent too. I hope the birthday celebration went well!
Pauline, thank you for showing me how great these images look in non-traditional colors. I *love* the palm trees in pink! Super card! Glad you could join us for this month's WMS Blog party!!
I love the colour combo you chose for this card.
It's good to escape this awful weather if only for a little while - thanks ! Love the "stitching", Off-Beat Backgrounds is now going onto my "I need" list now.
Absolutely beautifuland sunny card!! thanks for joining us at WMSC.
We had a lot of ran here too , but they promised sme nice summer weather now..we'll see
Great card with fab Summery colours to brighten a rainy day :)
Pauline, this is fab. Terrific colours, great design!! LOVE the stitching pattern and the sentiment on the wee ticket!! Fabby!!! and thank you for playing along with us at WMS
Pauline I absolutely love this - you've used the most gorgeous colour combo and those WMS new images look amazing!! Really clever use of all the faux stitching too. Just brilliant x
Oh this is an amazing card. i love the yellow & pink card and the beautiful distressed look...
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