This scrap paper card began with a challenge to "shop my stash" and quickly turned into a colourful handmade summer card inspired by sunshine, holidays and happy memories.
Summer Vacation Themed Card
The starting point for this project was the Shopping Our Stash "Summertime" challenge. I wanted to create something bright and cheerful while also making a dent in my ever-growing pile of leftovers. That's when the idea for a sunburst card background came to mind.Scrap Patterned Paper Sunburst
The colour palette was inspired by the current challenge at All About papercraft challenges. I pulled together scraps in a range of oranges, yellow and blue tones and arranged them around the centre of the card. The combination immediately felt bright, playful and perfect for a summer card.
As with many creative projects, the card evolved as I worked. Once the sunburst was assembled, I added a small rectangular panel over the centre point. This not only covered the joins where all the paper scraps met, but also created the perfect place to build my focal cluster.
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The finishing details were inspired by the Time Out vacation theme challenge. As soon as I started thinking about vacations and summertime adventures, I knew I wanted elements that reflected travel and memory-making. So I added a film frame die cut, a small sun embellishment and a camera image. Together, these elements reminded me of summer holidays, sightseeing adventures, taking photographs and capturing special moments with family and friends.
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Wow, dear Jennifer, what a beautiful summer card !!! I love how you used the colors like sunbeams. The photo elements remind me of a relaxing summer vacation. Thank you so much for participating in our color challenge. Sandra from the All About Design Team
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandra. The challenge colours really lent themselves to that sunny summer feel. I had fun turning them into a little vacation scene. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
DeleteJennifer, I love the rainbow of paper and the sprinkle of polka dots. I also love the paper you used in the background. Your little scene has all the wonderful elements of a summer vacation - sun and a camera! So glad you shared this with us at Time Out this week
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Thanks so much, Jaydee. I loved building on that scripted background paper with my colourful scraps. When you look closely, the text is full of lovely sentiments that really suit the summer vacation theme, so it felt like the perfect fit.
DeleteFabulous card, Jenn! An innovative way to use the challenge colours while purposing scraps from your stash, and you managed to create a truly evocative image. Love it. Thanks for joining us at All About Papercraft challenges.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kerry. I really enjoyed putting this one together, especially playing with the challenge colours to build the scene. I appreciate your kind feedback!
DeleteLove the cool design of your card Jennifer and it has such a great summery feel! Thank you so much for joining us this month at All about Papercraft x
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. It’s freezing in my part of the world at the moment, so it was kind of lovely to embrace summery vibes with this project.
DeleteWhat a fun summer themed card, Jennifer! Love your use of scraps in the challenge colour palette and how you used the layered elements on top to create visual triangles with the ray colours. Thanks for playing along with the All About Papercraft - All About Colours Challenge!💛🧡🩵
ReplyDeleteThanks Cassandra. Your colour challenge was such great inspiration and really helped me pull together my scrap choices for this fun project.
DeleteSunshine & photos..summertime fun…YES!! Way to go “shopping your stash” for our SUMMERTIME theme!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with our challenge over at Shopping Our Stash.Deb Horst, DT #SOS576
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb. I’m really enjoying the Shopping Your Stash challenge, it’s such a great fit for where I’m at right now, focusing on using what I already have.
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