Just Us Girls challenge #827 - Word Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am here again to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and it's Word Week and Vicki has chosen 'summer'. I'm sure this is going to be a really popular week and I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations. 

The stamp set I used seems to be my go-to when I need summer themed cards. The images are so much fun and work really well with the postage frame die.  I went with bright and happy colours and I think this cards sums up most peoples summer: sunshine, cocktails, playing in the pool, flip flops and more cocktails lol!  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping all the images onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out (I also cut 2 more of everything from white card so that I could layer them).  I also added some highlights with a white gelly roll pen.  I die cut the postage frame and used the matching stencil to add some orange to soften the background (using the left over ink on my blending brush).  I die cut the stitched rectangle layer from a light orange card and adhered them together with double sided tape.  The images were added to the postage frame with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink onto white card and used the coordinating die to cut it out, along with two more from white card to stack.  Again this was adhered with liquid glue.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel for some extra dimension and adhered this to the card base with double sided tape.  I finished off with some orange pearls.  For the inside I cut a white stitched panel and again added the orange stitched layer with double sided tape.  I lightly ink blended along the bottom with the orange blending brush and added another ring and flip flops using liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink before adhering the panel with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Aud Sentiments challenge - monochrome and/or birthdays + sentiment

Classic Design challenge - ATH optional twist anniversary or birthday

Craft Rocket challenge - birthday

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - food and/or drink

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge - BEWAS (birthday)

Little Red Wagon challenge - O for outdoor

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - add a sentiment

The Four Seasons challenge - ATG summer optional mood board

I'm sure our gallery will be full of summer fun this week and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for the rest of the design team.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

*Gina K Designs - the good life stamp & die bundle

Gina K Designs - master layouts 14 (for postage frame and matching postage grid stencil)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 (for stitched panel on the inside of my card)

Gina K Designs - rainbow pearl mix

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - maize 160gsm card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

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