Sunday, June 9, 2013

I dig you


     It's summer time so I'm sure you have a pair of sunglasses laying around if you need them to view this card.  LOL  Trendsetter Danielle Lounds has challenged us to use the following inspirational photo for the new challenge at There She Goes.


     Lots of bright neon colors which scared me a bit at first, but when I finally picked the "right" stamp to use for my project it all clicked into place.  This little cutie is from the latest releases at TSG, the Aquaholic set in particular.  I built her some sand dunes complete with sea grass to play in with her bucket and shovel.  Neons aren't my strongest suit, but I'm happy with the card and I hope you'll find a little crafty time to make a card to play along with us.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan--lazy days of summer
The Squirrel and the Fox--summer or winter
Delightful Challenges--here comes the sun
Dutch Dare--summers coming
Crafting by Designs--summer fun
Love to Scrap--rockin' rubbah
Make It Monday--anything goes
The Paper Girls--the beach

     Happy Monday!

Supplies:
Paper--American Crafts, MFT, Georgia Pacific, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--There She Goes Clear Stamps "Aquaholic", Annabelle Stamps "All Things Grow:
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Frayed Burlap Distress ink, Copics (skin E000, E00, E11, E13, R20) (hair E31, E35, YR21, Y32) (shovel BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07) (pail Y11, Y32, YR21, YR23, YR61, YR65, YR68) (clothes RV21, RV23, RV25)
Tools--Nestabilities Standard Circles, MFT Die-namics Scalloped Border, Lil' Inker Designs Small Sunshine
Miscellaneous--Kraft Outlet Baker's Twine, Yellow Stickles, buttons from my stash

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the colors!! This is really sweet!!! Not too bright, not too neon either! It's just right! I love the photo inspiration this week & hope to play along!! :)) :))

Cynthia said...

Such a sweet summer card, Tracy! Great colors and design.

Sue said...

She's gorgeous Tracy and the colours are perfect. I love that way you have created the background and your stitching looks fabulous
hugs Sue xx

Mary J said...

Such a great take on the photo, Tracy! I love how you did the sand and used the colours!

Rita said...

Gorgeous card Tracy. I love the vibrant colours. Hugs from Scotland Rita xxx

Ros Crawford said...

How adorable!! Gosh I love how you made the sand dunes ... absolutely superbly done!

Ivonne said...

Loooove it! This is so beautiful and she is so cute! Love the DP and the happy colors. She looks so pretty, ready to play in that gorgeous sand. Love it! Hugs, Ivonne

Stampin' Granny said...

Love the bright happy colors, Tracy! Love how you used the different DP in the background. What a great summer card!

Unknown said...

I really do adore her.. What a cute card. And your coloring is WOW!! But I do believe I have told you that a time or two..

Hugs~

KimCreate said...

Super adorable card! Love the colors.

Dawn @ LilyPinkScraps said...

Summerlicious!! The background colours look great with that little cutie and I love the sand dunes - too cute :)

Carla S. said...

This is adorable, Tracy! She's so cute! A perfect card for summer!

Bonnie Irvine said...

I think you have rocked this colour palette. It's bright which I love but not harsh which neons can be. You've also paired the brights with those awesome sand dunes (great building) which give the eye a place to reast from the brights. Sweet sweet card. She is adorable. Love the paper patterns in the background. That sun die is calling to me...lol.

Maria said...

That little girl image is too CUTE! Love the sentiment and lovely summery scene...great job!

Unknown said...

It's a perfect summer card with the perfect matching papers! love your sand dunes Tracy, they look so real!! You have created a really neat scene here my friend!! Hugs, Ira xox
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Casandra Bennett said...

Adorable.

Heidi said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!
Such a beautiful scene, the sand look so real:)
Pretty colours and design.
Hugs, Heidi:)

heidy said...

This is gorgeous Tracy,great use of the picture!!
XXX Heidy

Sassy Raggedy said...

How adorable...I love those sand hills...Hugz, joann

Nancy said...

Oh, Tracy! I love it! What a bright and happy card! The sentiment is just right! Fabulous coloring...as always!
Thank you so much for all your sweet words! I sure do appreciate you! :o)

Lynne Armstrong said...

Love, love, love this Tracy! Great job with the colour palette. The (very clever) sand dunes are the perfect backdrop to this little sweetie :)
Hugs xx

Linda Breedlove said...

Woweee... I'm not a big neon fan, but this is fantastic. Great colors and a darling little lady!

Lawren said...

Cute, cute card. Love your card and the background. Thank you for playing with us at Dutch Dare Card Challenges and Delightful Challenges.

Take care.

Unknown said...

I love the way your creative mind thinks. :) This is an awesome summer card and the dunes are brilliant. Hugs

Jinny Newlin said...

Ever so cute! What a darling scene and a fantastic take on the inspiration pic!

Mau xx said...

Love the neon colours Tracy, you do them well..as everything else you do :))
Love the little scene you created.
Huge Hugs Mau xx

Katie Sims said...

Girl, this is about as cute as cute gets! LOVE those bright colors...perfect for a sunny day and your image is darling! :) Love!

Dilyana said...

Such a little cutie and you've used the inspiration photo perfectly :-)

Chrissy said...

Beautiful summer card Tracy.love the dunes done in kraft and the stamping of the plants, gorgeous little girl too, so very pretty.

Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’
Luv CHRISSYxx

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

So adorable!! Love the vibrant summer colors you used, beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog-Tina

Jackie W said...

Absolutely love it, Tracy! The image is colored perfectly and the papers are fabulous! Thanks for sharing with us at Delightful Challenges!
Jackie :)

Joey said...

Tracy this is fantastic, I love the bold colours. Popped over from mim. Joey xx

Heather said...

Fabulous card!! I love the "scene" you created!! Thanks for joining us at the Paper Girls!

loz said...

Gorgeous card and beautiful colors Tracy.. I saw this on MIM..Loz

Wendy said...

A very happy, bright card, love it! I popped by via MIM today. xx

Unknown said...

Adorable. The sand dunes are perfect and the sentiment is so fitting! Thanks for playing at The Squirrel and The Fox.

Jennifer said...

This is just fabulous Tracy! I love the wonderful dunes you've created for this wonderful little girl!

Charity said...

nice stitching! Thanks for linking up with the Paper Girls.

Lisa Minckler said...

I can't get enough of all your stitching. The last card and this one are incredibly fun. By the looks of your last few posts, I'm gonna go on the end of the ledge here and guess that your muse is having a hay day. Your cards are fabulous Hick!!
hugs to you,
T