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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The Theme is Summer Picnic...

Hey, friends! I am playing with a new swap group on Yahoo called JustCards. I love it! The theme for one of the swaps last month was Summer Picnic. I do not know why, but this theme freaked me out. I stressed  about it for days. I don't have many summery sets, and certainly nothing that screams 'picnic'. After wrestling with the idea of weaving red and white ribbon to create a blanket and punching out a sun and ants...Ding...lightbulb! I remembered this old SU set called Ladybug Picnic. I hadn't used it in years, it is a set my kids use in their crafts. Well, I pulled it right out and this card was made in minutes! It's clean and simple, but it works. The grass is Old Olive DSP cut along the top and roughed up a bit. The sky is done on a small layer instead of the background and I love the simpicity that lends to this design. I went down the side with a few matching buttons. The ants are stamped in Jet Black Staz-On and colored with SU Markers. It was fun...I don't know why I was so stressed! Hope ya'll like it!
Sorry about the low quality pic...it was shot at midnight as soon as the glue dried:)
All supplies are SU!

5 comments:

The Mama Monkey said...

I love that you used an old set! Could not be more perfect!

Jennifer Schmidt said...

Hi Naomi! Sorry I haven't stopped by in so long. This is adorable, such a fun card! Hope you're doing well :)

CathyRose said...

That card is just adorable! Perfect for your theme!

gale said...

What a cute card. Love how you did the grass. I don't remember that set...

Anonymous said...

this so cute. Love the hotdog and the ants. It is very summer picnicy.