Summer Beauty

Today is the First of July...already! Summer is speeding along, as usual! I hope you are all enjoying summertime wherever you are...the warm, balmy evenings, the cool mornings with hundreds of happy chirping birds, and the sun-filled days ready for boating, swimming, gardening, camping...all those things we wait all winter for! 

Here is a card I made for my daughter, Chris, whose summer birthday is the end of July.

Ingredients List

Spellbinders dies: "Fleur de Lis Accents", "Elegant Ovals"

Twine: Karen Foster "Bone"

DP: The Paper Studio "Textured Damask"

Card stock: Georgia Pacific Basic, white

Ink: FSJ "Green Olive"

JustRite Stamps: "Birthday Sentiments" & circle border

Embellishments: Pizzazz Aplenty Flatback Pearls, white; seam binding from my stash; "Color Me flowers" from StampingScrapping, metal leaves...from a gaudy pair of earrings!  

Challenges

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #288-289 AG

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.ca - #166 Summer

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - Linky Party #29

http://makingmemoriescrafting.blogspot.com - #6 AG "Bingo Board: die-cut, pearls, sentiment"

http://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.com - #37 AG/"Summer colors"

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - AG (June 28)

http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com - Sketch

Thanks for stopping by today! I won't be back until after the 4th...off to celebrate the birthday of our nation with family and friends! Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!!