Sentimental Sundays #157 - Summer Color Inspiration sponsored by Saturated Canary

Welcome to Sentimental Sundays' newest challenge...on Monday. Yep.

(The challenge was up on time; it's just me & my card that's late!)

I am loving the warmer weather and the sunshine and wouldn't you know it - this challenge is sponsored by:

Saturated Canary

and the theme is SUMMER COLOR INSPIRATION.

Love the muted colors. The sun has a lovely way of washing out color, doesn't it? And wouldn't you love to be sitting in this picture with a cool drink? Ahhh...

Here's my card, using Circus Trixie. Love her. I'm already working on some ideas on how to use her on another project...on the 'after move' list, of course! My colors aren't exactly the same tone, but I had to make do with what I had on hand...I'd say I did okay: bluegreens, orange, cream/yellow.

Copics used:

Hair: BG000, BG10, BG72, BV34

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Eyes: YG63

Dress: YR31, Y17, R81, R85, RV55

Hoop: V17, V22, V25

Missing my embellishment stash, and would have used a few star brads, buttons, twine...something. I did use fun trim and glitter. This is definitely CAS for me, but I like this card.

This is part of a couple of sentiment stamps (stars and words are from different stamps.) I used a marker to ink up the words I wanted to use.

Love this mini pompom trim - too cute!

 Okay...felt so nice to do a bit of coloring! I didn't want to stop...packing up the rest of the house this week. That means 2 weeks of no crafting! No inks, no papers, nada, zero, zip, zilch...you get the idea?

Think of me while you make stuff...can't wait to see what you create!

Inky hugs,
Angi

Playing along with these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Saturated Canary - Different Hair
7 Kids Challenge #74 - Embellishments
Glitter 'n Sparkle #35 - Anything with 'B' (Ballet shoes, Bows, Blue hair, Blooms)
Lacy Sunshine #9 - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Designed to Color - Photo Inspiration (inspired by the busy background, flowers, the fuzzy slippers, blues)
Oozak #15 - Blue, Star, Stripes

Sentimental #142 - Lace & Pearls

Happy Sunday!

It's time for another Sentimental Sunday Challenge - Pretty Laces & Pearls (plus a sentiment)

And we are sponsored by the lovely Krista of Saturated Canary!

Krista's images are darling and perfect for coloring therapy...and if you're in need of a little happy, be sure to grab a cup of something yummy and take time to visit her blog and say hello!

Speaking of color therapy, have you been by Designed to Color (DTC)? Need some color inspiration? How about a sketch? Using the current DTC sketch challenge and the Tuesday Trigger (Moxie Fab World) ...

I designed this card:

Sometimes we need a card that isn't celebratory. LET IT RAIN is a lovely digi that reminded me of 'the winds of change' and that Life can be less than...well, whatever we wanted it to be.

I'm not really a Led Zeppelin fan, but "The Rain Song" has lyrics that are thoughtful:

These are the seasons of emotion and like the winds they rise and fall,

This is the wonder of devotion - I see the torch we all most hold.

This is the mystery of the quotient - Upon us all a little rain must fall.

Lots of 'rain' going on...do you remember my dirty tags? Here's the one I used on this card, used as is, before I added a few more card layers, made with Distress Inks and Glimmer Mists:

On the inside...Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist drippage and a bit of splatter. 

Glossy Accents used to make 'rain drops' and more Tattered Angels mist used for the cloudy background. Click the picture to see more detail.

I adore the melancholy, thoughtful feel of this digi. I'm humming Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine as I'm typing...here's hoping to a week of sunshine and happy.

Can't wait to see what you make!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Challenges:
Outlawz Challenges Copics/Promarkers - Sympathy
Designed to Color #9 - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - An Eye for Detail (raindrops & scattered bling)
Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - I've a Notion
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Something Messy (my favorite kind of art!)