It's been over a year since we've been able to share a weekend, so it's extra fun to have a little bloggy crafty time with Lisa today!
Okay - are you ready for our assignment? If you didn't know it already, today is August 20th which is National Lemonade Day - yeah, there is a day for that!! So with that in mind:
· Must
use Lemons, or Lemon Yellow
· A
die-cut sentiment, or tag with sentiment
· Copic, or water coloring
Easy peasy, LEMON squeezy! Here is how my card came to be - with a wonderful background stamp [I borrowed from another sweet friend!] from Pinkfresh Studios, and stamped with a CP Melon Ice ink to do a little no-line coloring with a gazillion Copics! Here is a closeup so you can read that teensy sentiment strip!
My fun die-cut sentiment is from SSS, cut from a snippet of aqua card stock, and layered onto a shadow layer of vellum.
Yes, Lisa, I really do - love and miss you guys tons, but so happy that we got to Play Cards this Summer after all!
Now, I cannot wait another single second... let's go see Lisa's card!
=] Michele
23 comments:
Michele... both you and Lisa's card are amazing! Your coloring is just phenomenal... all those dots for the lemon peels...wow! You know that background stamp will be on the wish list in moments! Thanks so much!
YAY, National Lemonade Day has finally arrived and I'm tickled pink to be playing cards with you today! What a GORGEOUS card you've made ~ SWOON! I couldn't love the colors more and your coloring is incredible. The dots on the lemons are perfect. I really love you and miss you guys too! I think it's been almost two years now... in November before the pandemic, right? TOO LONG!!
I can actually smell the freshness of this terrific card! I needed this......so refreshing and still celebrating summer. So many blogs are fully into fall and winter samples already.....I need more freshness!!! Your coloring is stunning. Lovely shading. I have yet to try the "no line" technique. As always, thanks for this inspiration. And let's celebrate the ramping weeks of summer!!!
Just back from Lisa's blog. Of course, this month's Playing with Cards caught my attention right away because...well, you know my color preference. In addition, you used one of my favorite fruits is such a gorgeous way. So much texture and beauty you achieved with you Copics. Very impressive card showing off your impressive talent.
WOW...you made that background stamp SHINE Michele! Your coloring is just FABULOUS...love, love, LOVE this card!! Hugs. :0)
This is FABULOUS!! I LOVE your copic coloring with the little dots!! Your addition of the sentiment strip to the die cut is amazing. STUNNING design!!
What a wonderful play date, and alone time too! Love your cards of recent, but I'm so sorry to say that I'm so ghastly behind that this'll be my only comment at this time. Your cards are fun, beautiful, and unexpected as always!
Such a wonderfully happy card, Michele. Love the lemon theme. How fun that there is a National Lemonade Day. It sounds like such a friendly day and your card is such a friendly card. Your coloring looks fantastic. Bright and cheerful is mainly what I think of. The sentiment is lovely and the layering on vellum looks amazing. Thanks for sharing. Took a peek at Lisa's cards, too and hers are terrific, too. So happy you got to play "together." :)
Michele, this is gorgeous! The coloring is so beautiful, Aqua is gorgeous with the yellow lemons, and I love lemonade, lemon sherbet, etc.. Thanks for sharing your card-playing time with Lisa…..also one of my faves!
Such lovely colours today Michele. I also really like how you have coloured the image, it has given it extra texture and interest. Great job xx
Spectacular job of coloring that stamp, Michele. I love the dots on the lemons and that soft blue background.
What a happy and sunny card. Fabulous colouring and tons of interest and extra loving that aqua sentiment with the vellum x. I really like you too Michele x.
What a beautiful card, Michele! Just goes to show what a great stamp and a gazillion Copics can do in the hands of a master! Love the aqua and yellow that is cool and brilliant at the same time!
WOW! This is amazing Michele, Love love it!
Well his card is no lemon I will tell you! It is truly a masterpiece! Gorgeous coloring with those copics on that fabulous background stamp and oh that sweet blue sentiement is perfect!
What a summery and refreshing card, Michele! A wonderful choice for the theme (National Lemonade Day). Your Copics coloring is so beautiful, and I enjoy looking at colors you used for the lemons, flowers, leaves, berries, etc.
Hideko xx
Love the subtle blue background echoed in your sentiment die cut! A beautiful job of coloring your background makes this a summer beauty!
I'm so happy that you got to play cards with Lisa...your citrus fruits in all those lovely shades of yellow are just perfect, Michele! Love your aqua die-cut sentiment, too ~ xx
That is some colouring... Absolutely fabulous!
So happy you got to play cards with Lisa! I love your challenge rules, so fun is the color lemon yellow and lemons as well. Can't go wrong with either. Your card is amazing Michele! I love the background stamp you used, how fun is that background?! You have colored it up perfectly too, I so love this card. It is so happy and cheery. The sentiment is so perfect too. You knocked this one out the park my friend! Hugs, Brenda
This is so soft and beautiful!
Drop dead gorgeous card. Awesome coloring. Absolutely stunning... I love it.
love this!! So sunny, happy and bright.
xx Karen
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