I absolutely LOVE GCD Studios June theme! Blue skies, puffy clouds, fresh summer air...I love it! If you know me you know this is right up my alley!This first card was mostly inspired by that fun gradient piece in the upper left. Of course, I had to add some clouds too!
Every single piece of paper you see is from GCD Studios, including the clouds which are actually a pale, pale shade of ice blue. To find all the different shades of blue I mixed papers from the Artsy Urban, Lydia and Smoothie Shoppe Collections.
Supplies:DP: (Quilted Foil [back], Sky Brocade [front & back]) Lydia Collection by Melody Ross, (Ice Cubes [front &back], Shoppe Flowers [back]) Smoothie Shoppe Collection, (paper from Artsy Urban 8x8 pad) All GCD Studios, Embossing folder: Provocraft, Letter Stickers: American Crafts, Letter rub-ons: Doodlebug Designs
Size: 5x7"
I freehand cut the clouds and added a bit of texture by embossing them. I thought the sentiment would make it a perfect card for graduation.
I loved the pic of the balloons too, they just feel like summer! Instead of balloons though I decided to take the idea of something colorful and summery and create some pinwheels.
I broke out Some absolutely beautiful papers from the Melody Ross Lydia Collection for this one, the colors just scream summer! I also altered some brads from the Homespun Chic Collection to create the center of the pinwheels. I removed the small bit of fabric from their center, punched a flower from some Lydia paper and adhered it to the brads to make them coordinate perfectly with the papers I was using.
Supplies:DP: (Petit Floral Glitter, Linnen, Sky Brocade, Quilted Foil) Melody Ross Lydia Collection, Brads: (Homespun Brads) Melody Ross Homespun Chic Collection GCD Studios, Letter Stickers: K&Co., Ribbon: Offray, Decorative edge scissors: Fiskars, Other: kabob sticks
Size:5x7"
I love the way that faded blue damask looks like sky and the green plaid looks like grass!
What about summer inspires you to create?
Thanks for dropping by!
Heidi
25 comments:
OMGoodness Heidi...I'm lovin' both of your sweet summery cards!!
What fun adorable cards Heidi also love your new look on your blog.
so very lovely the cards.. I love them both. I love the way you create the elements so subtly by using patterned paper.. :D
OMGoodness - adorable cards! I love the clouds and the pinwheels! Too cute!
Eeee! LOVE those pinwheels, Miss Heidi! :D
Great cards, I like the both :)
OMG, how sweet and summery! Wish I'd seen that cloud one to lift a little earlier but I think I do have one more grad card to do! LOVE IT and the pinwheels too! xxD Sorry I've been absent. Gonna catch up now. xxD
Heidi, this looks so good. I love the first card and the pinwheels on the second are great.
We have had a lovely sunny week so far. A bit windy but warm. Hope it stays that way.
Eveline.
Echt gaaf!!!!
Warme groetjes,
Anita
wow, love them both! Those pinwheels and clouds look great, Heidi!!
Peet x
These cards are absolutely FABULOUS! LOVE the clouds and pinwheels! :)
CUTE stuff and those photos are beyond amazing!
sooo cute! LOVE the gradient card... and i can't believe you HAND CUT the clouds! :D
and those pinwheels are perfect... great job w/ the GCD papers--you rock.
Oh this is just beautiful work. I'm absolutely in love with that first one!!!
Beautiful Heidi! Can't wait to get my hands on some of the new GCD papers!!
Hugs
Amber
All around good with stuff!
Teri
Such cute cute cards :-)
You`Rocked` these cards Heidi..as always so very `beautiufl`TFS
Have a fab Sunday:)x
beautiful and delightful cards!! love the clouds and the pinwheel!! super cute!
*Gasp* Can you say, fabulous and unbelievable!!?? Wow, these cards are marvelous! The gradient style of your cloud card is gorgeous and the clouds look so realistic!! Also, I love the whimsical, fun look of your pinwheels and the plaid "grass". DARLING!!!!! ♥♥ Kay
wow....I am loooovin the clouds...
Love love love your first card!! Great design Heidi!
Wow,love them both, especially the clouds!
if you heard a loud "THUMP" just now that was my chin hitting my desk as my jaw dropped open looking at these flippin' AM♥AYYYYY♥ZING cards! wow!!! (WOW!!!!!!!!!!!) as ~amy~ would say, "SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL!!!" ok, i could say more but really i just want to stare at those babies some more and maybe pop them into my "inspo" file so i can copy AHEM! "pay tribute to" them ASAP!!! :) :) :) :) :)
These are both amazing Heidi!
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