WLS July#1 - Summertime

Good Morning everyone

Its the first sunday of the month so time for a new challenge over at We Love Stamping and the theme this month is very apt for June

SUMMERTIME

So anything that makes you think of summer.  For my first card this month Ive gone with some lovely juicy oranges and paired this studio light stamp with full on fruity paper from carta bella

White Card size 5.5x6.5"

I first stamped the orange branch onto white card and again onto an orange and lilac paper from the pad.  On the white version I coloured the leaves and branch with alcohol markers and then cut out the oranges and flowers from the paper and paper pieced onto the main image.  I die cut this into shape and matted onto a larger die cut from dark green pearlescent card, in between the white and green layer i added a little tab of the lilac paper die cut using the smallest die in the nesting set, cut it in half and adhered behind the white layer, just to add some interest, to this i added 3 orange glitter gems.

I matted the background paper onto the green pearl card and added to the card front - as the card is 6.5" wide and the paper is 6" it was slightly too narrow so i cut it down the middle and covered the gap with a strip of the orange paper which matches the oranges.

Just a close up of the oranges, i added a little white pen highlight to the oranges and flowers.  I know that orange blossom is usually white but the palest paper in the pad was this lilac one.  It is funny, as most of you know I hate colouring in especially when its really small and fiddly like this as i just can't stay in the lines yet i can cut out using scissors no problem and find that relaxing. 

Items Used:

Studio Light stamp set #427 'lemon squeezy' 

Clearly besotted 'seasonal sentiments' stamp set

Carta Bella Paper pad 'fruit stand'

Alcohol markers

Sizzix framelits die set 658204

CraftUk Ltd smooth white card

Green pearl card

Papermania Orange glitter dots

 

We have a lovely prize from Lavinia for the lucky winner so hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/06/ellibelles-garden-party-no-16-anything.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/summer-season-july-2026.html

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https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/06/sos577-youre-so-sweet.html

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https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/crafty-catz-challenge-717-anything-goes.html

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https://creativefriday.blogspot.com/2026/07/creative-friday-415-neu.html - new - my paper pad is new and first time using

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https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2026/07/atg-love-those-pretty-papers-july-2026.html

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Retro baubles

Morning All

One of the old 6x6 paper pads in my stash was this lovely retro style by carta bella called 'Merry Christmas by Steven Duncan'  Which i decided it was about time i used, ive teamed it up with a very old spellbinders bauble die set

Card Sixe 6.5x6.5" I rounded the corners to pick up on the curves of the bauble. 

I first die cut the largest bauble from the middle of a 6x6 pieces of paper, from this bauble i then die cut the star aperture wreath in the middle of it.  I did this from 2 different papers.

I matted one paper onto green holographic cardstock and then the card front.  The bauble from the different paper i then mounted into the middle aperture with glue gel having curved it slightly first.  The holographic dances through the stars in the bauble when the light hits it.  Sentiment die cut from white and matted onto larger circles die cut from plain papers from the pad and added to the centre of the star circle.  Die cut bow added to finish with a dot of gold glitter glue.

Trying to show the holographic and stars better - so hard to take decent photos of it.  I had inked all the paper edges with faded jeans distress ink, this helps the bauble stand out a bit more.

Version 2, this time i matted onto red mirror card which shimmers and shines through the die cut stars

This shows the inside, I used strips of the same papers used on the fronts and die cut a large bauble from plain paper and stamped the sentiment

Version 3 - this one also has red mirror card which sadly the photos don't show very well

Versions 4 & 5 - these are both matted onto silver holographic card which really dances in the light

and finally versions 6 & 7, these are matted onto a silver glitter card which also has touches of red, green & gold in it.  

I was very pleased to use quite alot of this paper pad on this one batch.  My mum has lots of retro baubles and decorations, even some that were her mums which come out each year.  Now mum buys one new bauble each year for the tree.

Items Used:

carta bella 6x6 paper pad 'Merry Christmas by Steven Duncan' #CBMC107023

Spellbinders bauble die set

Sue Wilson die 'merry christmas'

Star circle & bow dies brand unknown

Spellbinders circle dies

Green & Silver holographic card

Silver glitter card

red mirror card

Distress ink - faded jeans

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I hope you have a great weekend.  Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-challenge-bows-gifts-or.html

https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas.html

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/12/in-december-anything-goes.html

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2024/11/traditional-christmas.html

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas-ornaments-challenge.html

https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenge-93-if-its-christmassy-link-it.html