Hello and happy Monday to you! Now that we're six days into September are you feeling a change in the weather yet? It might be all in my head, but to me it seems different already. The air feels more crisp, the wind has died down. That's what I love about fall here on the Oregon coast -- no wind!
However, today's card is not meant to convey any of those fall feels. It's all about summer and sunshine and beachy days when you just might spot one of the magical creatures pictured below:
I've combined Mintay papers and Impression Obsession stamps. Both have been with me for a while, but it's a first time use for the
Mermaid Tail and
Make Some Waves sentiment. I can't stress enough how I love to play with paper, and it worked out pretty well on this mini-slimline (3 1/2 x 6 3/4). I've been loving this size card for a lot of years. Very handy sometimes!
I colored with Copics and sparkled with Wink of Stella and Stickles Diamond glitter glue. The sequins are called Soft Mint -- just a touch of color. I hand cut the sentiment flag and added mint-colored ric rac trim which reminds me of an ocean ripple.
Right from the get go it was my plan to play here:
And, since the stamps are being used for the first time (finally) I'm linking to Darnell's challenge here:
Just having fun. Wishing you a good week and a chance to have a little fun yourself. Thank you for your time today!
Stamps: Impression Obsession Mermaid Tail and Make Some Waves senti Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80 & 110 lb, Mintay Paradise designer paper Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Coloring: Copics Other: Wink of Stella, soft mint sequins, ric rac, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers
28 comments:
Love this pretty pretty card, the colors are so summery beautiful!! Yes the air certainly has changed here at the lake, much cooler and the I like the wind as it stirs up the lake! Enabler alert: New Mintay paper pads are out, I purchased mine as a pre-order at A Cherry On Top as they give 20% off all pre-orders and each pad was also a dollar less to begin with then I get from our usual place plus they have 'normal' shipping charges, just sayin!!! Oh and thank you for joining our challenge at Double D, with all my 'babbling' I almost forgot to add that lol!
Diane DD DT {Nellies Nest}
So, so pretty, Leslie! What a great combination of papers. Love the awesome coloring of the mermaid's tale, too. Yes, the weather has definitely changed around my neck of the woods. It cools off so much at night, and it's getting dark so early. I love it. :-) I've made some of these size cards for a long time, too.
Well is has been like Autumn here for the last month cold,grey,windy and showery even had the heating on -then the last two days we have had sun today 71F.
Absoutely gorgeous Summery card,love the image,great design and pretty papers they actually look like material
Carol x
OH my friend this is just beautiful! Your coloring is of course exceptional and love your overall design! YEP ... really starting to feel/smell like Fall here in Ohio too. It was like over night! I love when the seasons change ... so invigorating to me!! Stay well & healthy dear friend!
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This is so fun and joyful and definitely speaks of summer and sunshine, Leslie! It's that time of year when we can lean into fall and then jump back into summer when the temps shoot right back up again. I call it pogo stick weather and remember how hard it was to get dressed for the office when the days started off chilly when you left the house and were blazing hot by the time you came back home. It's so nice to be retired, lol! Thank you for sharing with everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
Ohh!! Leslie, what a gorgeous and delightful card, the colors are sweet and absolutely perfect to accompany this adorable little Mermaid tail, love that sentiment so darn much!!
Thank you for sharing with us over at SHOPPING OUR STASH.
Stay healthy and safe, my friend.
XO
Maria/DT.
Lovely. Yup I can feel the change... Have a great day
What an adorable card. I love the mermaid in all her glory! All your DSP goes so well together and you know I love the ric rac trim! I haven't made any slimline cards yet but I think this size is great! It is still nice and warm here which I'm enjoying as well as and peppers from the garden our tomatoes. I hope all is well with Lulu and Wally!
adorable fun image, I love the colours of the tail and beautiful designer paper ♥
A most adorable creation. xx
Sorry to be so late to comment! I love your card! Such a cute stamp and I love the colors you chose to work with! Well done!
What a sweet, joyfully charming mermaid themed greeting. I love the soft, confectionary worthy colour palette that you utilized here.
Autumn Zenith 🎃 Witchcrafted Life
Lots of sparkle in your fun creation, Leslie! And yes, those papers are incredible together! You have such a way in your cardmaking. From the first time I visited your blog, years ago, til this day, I always admire the ingenuity and unexpected aspects in your pretties. This almost reminds me of a quilt! The delicate bit of pink peeking from behind the "hombre waves", the magical floral paper that appears to be swaying with the waves, the cute sentiment - it's a beautiful card in every way! LOVE LOVE LOVE - and no, it does NOT even HINT of being close to autumnal leanings here in Brooksville. LOL No crispness here. But I do feel a deep gratitude that we have not endured any threatening storms (yet) this year, and feel badly for the folks who were slammed by Ida. Let's hope that is the last severe storm that hits land this year! Wishing you lots of peace during the renos! hugs, de
Gorgeous. Beautifully colored and I love all the different papers and elements you used to create this beauty. It's still summer here no matter what the calendar says.
Oh my goodness is that ever too cute, I love the bright fun colors you used to color that stamp and oh my those papers are just wonderful with it, the ric rac used between is a great touch with the look of a wave. Your stickles and wink of stella finish it off nicely, LOVE it!
what a lovely late summer card. Makes me want to escape to the beach!
WOW. Brilliant project Leslie, love the slimline and gorgeous mermaid tail and colours for our current challenge, ANYTHING WITH A TAIL… Thanks for joining in at [aNNie Designer for Double D challenges
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Fabulous design! I love all of your background layers and Designer Paper prints. Great coloring on that fantastic mermaid tail too! Love it! I think we are the furthest we can be apart in the country, you on the west coast me on the east coast on Cape Cod....but we both believe in mermaids lol Cooler temps here too and a lot less people...yay! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D, Anything With A Tail Challenge. Donna, DT Member.
What wonderful paper and you always use it so well, Leslie! The mermaid is enchanting and the sentiment takes this to another level of fun! We have a few hints of Fall here. They are short and infrequent, but will become more frequent soon, I hope. I love Fall!
This is such a lovely mix of stamping and patterned paper and so very well done. I do struggle to use pp so think perhaps I could take some lessons from you. I love that you have used ric rac too, it is such a great card xx
I am loving those papers with your beautiful image... This really makes me happy and I bet the shimmer IRL is stunning!
This is gorgeous Leslie! I love that image, your use of the different papers and all the sparkle! Vicky x
This is adorable and oh so pretty. Love all the different paper patterns and the sparkle.
Beautiful card, the use of the papers and embellishments is great, love that mermaid tail and sentiment. Perfect use of the sequins. Thanks for playing along with us at Shopping Our Stash for the Summer Lovin' challenge.
I love all those paper patterns together and cute mermaid!
What a happy card, between the bright mix of papers, cute stamps, and sparkles on the water and the tail. You mentioned shopping your stash...I've been pulled to really do that more and more lately. Getting rid of a few things on an online yard sale site, and I bought several old PSX rubber stamps. How did I ever miss those when they were actually sold in stores?? So now that I've made my new purchases, I need to 'shop my stash' and stop hunting for new-to-me things. Use what I have. I look at my collection and realize how blessed I am!
Wow, this is such a beautiful slim line card. Gorgeous colours and papers, and your little mermaid tail is so sweet! This card makes me smile. Totally amazing Leslie. Love it!
Wow, this is such a beautiful slim line card. Gorgeous colours and papers, and your little mermaid tail is so sweet! This card makes me smile. Totally amazing Leslie. Love it!
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