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Post by lilacgal on Feb 18, 2018 14:24:11 GMT
Happy Sunday, everyone! We had a taste of summer on Friday - 83 degrees in North Carolina! With a record high temp, summer is on my mind. (Especially when it was rainy and 43 the next day!) For today’s color challenge, I went looking for an inspiration picture that reminded me of the hot summer days that I know we will be seeing before long. Welcome to Sensational Summer! Bright colors and sweet treats make me want summer - and summer vacation - to arrive soon.  For my take on the challenge, I chose a photo that I’d recently developed from 2007. It’s a trip I took in the spring with my parents to Mexico. It sure felt like summer though!  I left the yellow side open for journaling later. The inspiration picture called for me to use some of my October Afternoon papers. I can’t wait to see what you create for your Sensational Summer challenge! |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 18, 2018 14:46:10 GMT
Great colour inspiration! Makes me think of creamsicles. Love your sample page, too, lilacgal. Might have to lift it! I have tons of summer scrapping supplies that have been confined to a dark drawer for too long... |
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Post by stinkerbelle on Feb 18, 2018 17:03:41 GMT
oh what a gorgeous color scheme! here in AZ we've just suffered through 3 straight days of rain and the temp has "plummeted" from the 70s to the 50s  i'm ready for summer! this will be a fun challenge, thanks! |
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Post by kiwigirl on Feb 18, 2018 17:06:58 GMT
Great colours lilacgal and I love your LO, great design, very balanced. Here's mine, the colours reminded me of old Basic Grey so I went digging and found some. It's a few different collections here, Urban Prairie, Phoebe and Lime Rickey. Man I miss BG!  |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 18, 2018 18:16:19 GMT
Love your sunshiney photo, kiwigirl, and how you packed all the colour and elements into that broad horizontal line that supports it. Love that the word "sunshine" is that colour! As I was wondering what to do, my eyes strayed to a box of Recollections washi tape that had most of the colours, so I decided to make a card using them as my base.  happy nth by Gramma Dee, on Flickr Could probably make a gazillion cards with this design and still never run out of washi , but this is a start! |
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 18, 2018 19:29:47 GMT
Great colours lilacgal and I love your LO, great design, very balanced. Here's mine, the colours reminded me of old Basic Grey so I went digging and found some. It's a few different collections here, Urban Prairie, Phoebe and Lime Rickey. Man I miss BG! Love your layout! I miss Basic Grey too. They were my favorite company hands down. You did a gorgeous page. |
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 18, 2018 19:32:11 GMT
Love your sunshiney photo, kiwigirl , and how you packed all the colour and elements into that broad horizontal line that supports it. Love that the word "sunshine" is that colour! As I was wondering what to do, my eyes strayed to a box of Recollections washi tape that had most of the colours, so I decided to make a card using them as my base. happy nth by Gramma Dee, on Flickr Could probably make a gazillion cards with this design and still never run out of washi , but this is a start! Great card! What a wonderful idea to use all that washi tape. I’ve avoided buying washi for years but I really like the purple chevron tape you used. Must resist the urge to buy! Lovely work. Whomever receives this card will love it. |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 18, 2018 19:57:21 GMT
Ha ha, lilacgal, I gravitated to that purple tape when I looked at the collection of them in the Recollections box. It wasn't until now I realized it was one colour that was NOT included in this challenge! But that strip seems right at home there, so it will stay |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 18, 2018 20:47:29 GMT
Here's my pup snuggled in her blanket. This blanket was crocheted with a bunch of leftovers and came out all rainbow colored.  |
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Post by msliz on Feb 18, 2018 20:53:35 GMT
Here's the right side a Disney 2 pager (I'm still working on the left side with pics of the castle). I used papers from a 6x6 AC pad called #summer, and I even used some Heidi Swapp photo corners. Remember those?  lilacgal, I love the colors you chose, and are those hearts cut from fabric? It's hard to tell, but I really like them. kiwigirl, oh I miss the Basic Grey too. You're so lucky you planned ahead by buying it up when you did! grammadee, I love the foiling! jeremysgirl, what a sweet photo - and a pretty blanket too. Your page is beautiful. I love the butterflies for your sleeping puppy. Thanks for the summery color inspiration, lilacgal. I'm off to shovel some snow now.  |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 18, 2018 21:25:12 GMT
jeremysgirl, that is a beautiful blanket. And it looks very soft and comfy. No wonder the pup loves it! I love the butterflies on your page. msliz I love your layering. The ice cream cone and the happy sun are the perfect summery embellishments.
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 19, 2018 0:33:46 GMT
Here's my pup snuggled in her blanket. This blanket was crocheted with a bunch of leftovers and came out all rainbow colored. What a sweet picture! Your layout is lovely and shows off your pup well. |
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 19, 2018 0:37:18 GMT
Here's the right side a Disney 2 pager (I'm still working on the left side with pics of the castle). I used papers from a 6x6 AC pad called #summer, and I even used some Heidi Swapp photo corners. Remember those? lilacgal , I love the colors you chose, and are those hearts cut from fabric? It's hard to tell, but I really like them. kiwigirl , oh I miss the Basic Grey too. You're so lucky you planned ahead by buying it up when you did! grammadee , I love the foiling! jeremysgirl , what a sweet photo - and a pretty blanket too. Your page is beautiful. I love the butterflies for your sleeping puppy. Thanks for the summery color inspiration, lilacgal . I'm off to shovel some snow now. I loved that paper line! I wish I had purchased more of it. I’m suddenly wondering if I have the 6x6 pad. You’ve got me thinking! Your layout is gorgeous. I need to work on my Disney album. The bright colors are perfect with the sunny day in your photo. Yes, the hearts are felt. They came in a kit this month. They’re not something I would usually use but were sitting on my table while I was creating the layout. I felt they worked even if they weren’t a perfect color match to the papers. I’m so sorry you had to shovel snow after doing this beautiful layout. So, so sorry. |
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Post by stinkerbelle on Feb 19, 2018 2:50:06 GMT
here’s mine. not necessarily what i envisioned but c’est la vie. i had fun doing it, regardless   |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 19, 2018 2:55:02 GMT
What a cute slice of life, stinkerbelle! I love how your stitched hearts both use all lilacgal's colours AND mimic those cute tummy tattoos. |
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Post by msliz on Feb 19, 2018 3:53:25 GMT
Thanks for the summery color inspiration, lilacgal . I'm off to shovel some snow now. I’m so sorry you had to shovel snow after doing this beautiful layout. So, so sorry. LOL, I only had to do the walkway, so it wasn't so bad. It was just kind of funny after having re-lived the summer temperatures in memory all morning. stinkerbelle , I love the heart background - I had to jump up out of my seat, look through my scraps, and punch out 20 pink hearts, all in different patterns, for a Hello Kitty layout. Gotta seize the inspiration when it strikes - Thanks! ETA: I just finished the other page of the layout. Here ya go.  |
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Post by patin on Feb 20, 2018 2:40:25 GMT
I love, love, love this Sensational Summer color palette. A breath of summer on a very cold & snowy day here in Colorado. However, I tend to scrap chronologically & most of my summer pics have already been scrapped for the last couple of years. Then I found this set of photos I hadn't done yet from 2010. This is a digital layout.  28-4-28 by Pati Nuce, on Flickr |
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Post by justjac on Feb 20, 2018 3:42:01 GMT
This layout is mostly photos, but my title and journal block has summery colours. I had it in my scrap pile from when I was experimenting with alcohol inks (I think) on photo paper.  LOAD17 by Jacqueline Bruce, on Flickr |
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Post by maribeth on Feb 20, 2018 20:03:44 GMT
Here is my submission for this challenge. Away at a retreat with no access to print photos, so the photo that will go on this page is shown as well.   |
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Post by stinkerbelle on Feb 21, 2018 8:49:29 GMT
kiwigirl I love the bright colors on the white background! Ahh, urban prairie, one of my faves! grammadee perfect use of the washi! I really love the sentiment on your card! jeremysgirl aww, what a sweet girl I love how she claimed the blanket as hers before it was even finished! The colorful photo is perfect for this challenge and I really like your design! msliz aww you’re welcome for the heart inspiration  I hope you’ll share your hello kitty page! I love the spread you did for this challenge…perfectly bright for Disney and I love the huge photo on the right! patin glad you found photos so you could join in on this challenge I love how the color scheme is so perfect with her dress and the floral arrangements! justjac your title block is gorgeous! Looks like you had an amazing time at the acrylics class maribeth I’m so glad you’re playing along while you’re out of town and don’t have access to all of your supplies and photos! Your page is fun and bright, just like the photo
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Post by nylene on Feb 21, 2018 23:35:20 GMT
This took me a while. I had a hard time finding summer photos that hadn't been scrapped. This is actually Spring Break but it looked and felt like summer.  Sunny Day by Nylene Budge, on Flickr |
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Post by Linda on Feb 23, 2018 3:43:34 GMT
another photo-less layout for me tonight but it's the very last layout needed for my 2017 album
I was inspired by the colour palette and choose to use the pink/green/turquoise. I choose a pink butterfly pp from Paper Studio's Pixy Stix stack for my background. Matted a printed poem by DD17 on a green PP from the stack in lieu of a 8x6 photo. added computer journalling at the bottom (also matted in teh green PP) and used a 2" punch to punch circles from both the green and the butterfly (centering on a blue butterfly) and pop-dotted them together to accent the top left corner of the layout overlapping the poem.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Feb 26, 2018 5:59:22 GMT
Loved this color challenge and I had the perfect photos to match. Thanks for the challenge!  |
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Post by woodysbetty on Feb 26, 2018 14:06:17 GMT
lilacgal...great idea!! No picture but lots of color...thought it would be fun to do a layout of my reading goals for a book club. 
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Post by thracian on Feb 26, 2018 18:05:20 GMT
Loved these colors! Here's my layout.  |
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Post by stinkerbelle on Feb 27, 2018 23:58:06 GMT
nylene I think your photos are perfect for the summery color scheme! I really like the large flowers and brads in the centers! Linda hooray for finishing your album! ExpatBackHome omigosh, how cute! I agree, perfect photos to go with the color challenge and I love how you’ve layered them up! woodysbetty I love your title and stamping and pocket idea!
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Post by gramma on Feb 28, 2018 16:25:50 GMT
Loved this color challenge and I had the perfect photos to match. Thanks for the challenge! This is just plain cute!!
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Post by gramma on Feb 28, 2018 16:26:45 GMT
Here's mine - and it really was a summer day.
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Post by stinkerbelle on Mar 1, 2018 1:01:33 GMT
gramma what a fun, bright page! those colorful cars almost did the work for you
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Post by gramma on Mar 1, 2018 1:37:54 GMT
Shoot - I just realized I broke one of my basic rules. Don't face things off the page, they should go toward the middle of the page. Funny that I didn't catch that until now. Rakenfratz, I have to redo it.
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i'm ready for summer! this will be a fun challenge, thanks!
I hope you’ll share your hello kitty page! I love the spread you did for this challenge…perfectly bright for Disney and I love the huge photo on the right!
