We are getting slightly cooler temps around here and that has us all thinking football! We've recently started tackle football, they grow up too fast! Brett really enjoys getting out there and is having fun playing with his friends.
With my layout I stuck primarily to the school colors of blue and gold. I added in a touch of field green to finish it off.
For my layout I turned the sketch on its side to accommodate my photo better. Every year Brileigh goes flower shopping for her fairy garden. She put together a beautiful one this year. Now she just needs to remember to water it twice a day in this July heat!
The kids all signed up to do the long jump at their elementary track meet in May. Like everything else in their life they do it differently. It was fun to get an image of each one jumping into the sand pit.
We recently finished off the school year and had the annual elementary track meet. My son signed up for the long run, 800 meters. That being "my race" (way back when) I gave him some advise. Run hard but save a little for the last 200m. To my surprise he actually listened and took the lead the last bit of the race. He was so excited to bring home the first place ribbon.
I was able to squeeze everything in, including all 3 kids. There was some grumbling about what they had to hold on their laps and being so tightly together, but we made it! For the next show all I have to do is figure out where the suitcases are going to go!
Here is a shot of my booth mostly set up. It was as tight a squeeze as in the car to fit it all in! My show this weekend is in York, Nebraska, so if you are from around the area, stop by the Crossroads Junk & Vintage Market to say hi!
The bulk of my card was made with papers from American Crafts, the line Campy Trails. That set has some great papers that layer so well together. The feathers are a stamp and die set from ART C and the sentiment is from Recollections.
For my card I decided to make it a shaker. Given the sketch, I used heart shapes to make the focal point and each one is an individual shaker. That way even if the card is stood up there is still sequins in each cutout.
For the background, I made a rainbow effect using my blending brush and a mix of oxide stamp pads by Ranger.
I repeated the rainbow effect on the bottom piece to help the sentiment stand out. The hello itself is cut out of multiple layers of black paper that is stacked to pop it up and finished off with Wink Of Stella and Glossy Accents.
This card came together pretty quick for me. I had a bunch of scraps laying out from other projects that I used for the base of the card. I then dug in to my stash drawer for the flowers. I made them a while back when I was working on something else. I always make extras for the future.
