Sunday 19 June 2011

Sentimental Sundays "Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop!


Hello, I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend & welcome the the Sentimental Sundays "Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop.  Tuesday 21st June is the official 1st day of summer in the northern hemisphere and we are ready for all the summer fun to begin :o).  For our friends down under who are moving into winter & may not feel like creating a summery project they are welcome to create something sparkly or shimmery. You don't have to enter the challenge to do the Blog Hop though it would be nice if you did ;o)

You should have arrived here from CEAL's fabby blog.  If you didn't & would like to join in the Hop please start from Sentimental Sundays challenge blog.

My card is made using an image from StampFairy called "Patsy Beachtime" which I coloured with ProMarkers (& a bit of Prismcolor pencils).  I did some machine stitching round the edge of the papers, added lots of flowers, 2 ribbons, a punched border & 2 tickets (there was a cute wooden butterfly on the fence which balanced the card nicely but I didn't notice it had fallen off when I took the photo lol).

We hope you will join us in our "Summery or Sparkly" (+ a sentiment) challenge this week.  Our sponsor is the fabulous Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs & the prize is 4 individual sentiment sets. Your next stop on the Hop is Tameko (you will find lots of inspiration on her blog).  If you happen to get lost on the way you can find the Blog Hop list over at Sentimental Sundays challenge blog.  Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog cos there are 3 mystery DT members who will each choose a winner from the comments left on their Blog Hop posts: the winners will each get a $10 gift certificate for Whimsy Stamps!  The Hop ends Friday 24th June at midnight EST & the winners will be announced on Sentimental Sundays challenge blog on Sunday 26th June.  So Hop on over to the next stop & Good Luck!


I'm entering my card for these challenges:
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Die Cuts & Punches
PaperPlay - At The Beach
My Mum's Craft Shop - Seeing Spots 
Moving Along With The Times - Inspired by a Song (In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishments beginning with the letter R (ribbon, roses)
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
AiFactory - Summer Fun
Aud Sentiments - Summertime
Cupcake Craftroom - Flowers & Leaves
Just Some Lines - Spotty Dotty
Challenge Up Your Life - Circles
Lollipop - Inspired by a Song (as above)
Stamp & Create - Summer

47 comments:

Jolanda said...

Hi Tracey,this is a lovely card...I love to see kiddo's play in the sand,that's what this card make me think of!!
Have a very nice sunday!
x

Shirl said...

Oooo Tracey couldn't wait to see your card and not disappointed one bit - it is Summery to perfection you have used the perfect image.
Hugs Shirley x x

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Great card, love the colours & the image is fab!

Thank you for sharing with us at MAWTT this week, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx

Jane said...

Perhaps that butterfly flew away!! Another beautiful card jammed-packed with loveliness!! xxx

cheryl said...

oh wow hun this is simply stunning the detail is amazing and just love love those papers hugs cherylxxxx

mariella said...

happy summer!!!!
bye bye from Italy!!!!
http://loscrapdelladomenica.blogspot.com

Kimberly S said...

It doesn't get much more summery than this...too cute Tracey, love it! :)

Anne Temple said...

Such a fun card and image. Love the details and the way you shaded his hair. Glad you joined us for the Summer Fun challenge at AiFactory this week.

gina g said...

Fabulous card and i love the image. Thanks for joining us at Bearly Mine this time. luv gina xx

Cheryl said...

Super cute! I love the details like the fence and a pretty flowers.

pinky said...

What a perfect summer creation Tracey, love those gorgeous bright colours. Thanks for joining us at C4E this week.
Pinky

Mary M. said...

Beautiful coloring. Love the layout and embellishments.

Vicky said...

Just the cutest Tracey...!

thanks for joining us at Poodles Palour...and good luck..!

hugs Vicky xx

Janne said...

Cute card!
Hugs from janne

DesignerDiva said...

I love your card Tracey, everything goes perfectly together and super warm colours
Thank you for sharing your lovely card with us at MAWTT this week for our sing song and good luck with the challenge
Hugs Laurie x

Audrey said...

What an adorable card. I love the way you colored that image. Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments.

Anita said...

Wow, this is just so cute! Love the image and your papers are so pretty.

Ann English said...

WOW! Love your coloring and love the embellishments-terrific!

Gwen's Busy Little Hands said...

What an adorable card. Perfect little cutie for summer. I really like the colors that you used on this one.

Smiles!
Gwen

Bella´s Bastelecke said...

Gorgeous card, sweetie and I love the image you have used….. Thanks for joing at BMC.....

Hugs
Judith

Sharon Caudle said...

Oh my gosh, this card is amazing! I love it!!! Thanks so much for joining us at Paperplay Challenges this week, and hope you join us again soon! hugs, Sharon

Rita said...

beautiful!!!!

Julie said...

Such a darling card. Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments
Hugs,
Julie

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

So cute and fun Tracey! Love the fence and all the pretty embellies! Adorable image too!

Jacq said...

Hi Tracey,
Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Love the adorable image you've used, the dp's, the colour scheme is fabulous. Love the layout and the embellishments look fab too. Coloured so very beautifully. Thanks for joining us at The Poodles Parlour and Good Luck. Hope to see you joining us again.
Hugs Jacqui xxxxx

Laura (sandytoz) said...

Nice card!
Thanks for playing along with Just Some Lines "Spotty Dotty" Challenge.
Looking forward to seeing more of your cards & projects!

Laura
JSLDT

Debs said...

Fab card - so bright & cheery.
Thanks for sharing it with us at MAWTT this week.
Good luck.
{{Debs}}xx

nancie said...

Hi Tracey

The is stunning, love it so much. Looking forward to see more creation from you. Thanks for joining The Poodles Parlour. Hugs
Nancie

Kathleen said...

what a great summery card. lovely and colourful.
kathleen mc x

stampencamper said...

what a fun image and card, great coloring

Terri said...

Great card and wonderful job of coloring.

Lisa R. said...

Fun summery scene! Love the embellishing, great job with the image. TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Crystal said...

this is fabulous! i just love everything about it! thanks for joining us at AiFactory & hope to see you again soon! hugs!

Dragonlady said...

Great colourful card. Thanks for playing at Aud Sentiments.

Hugs Ali x

Unknown said...

Super cute card! I love the colors you used :)

Just Some Lines Digital Stamps said...

Oh this is so cute :) and I love the shine on the hair!
Thanks for joining us in the Just Some Lines Saturday Challenge :)

Jules said...

Hi Tracey

A gorgeous summer card!!

Love your beautifully coloured image and those little ticket sentiments.

Great layout.

Love Jules xx

michele said...

Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at C4E this week hugs x

Suvenkorento said...

Fabulous card! Thanks for the hop.

Anne said...

Cute as a button and coloured beautifully too.
Thanks for joining the fun on Totally Papercrafts and Poodles Parlour challenges
Anne x

Sharron aka Sharrahug said...

Such a cute, cute & super FUN card! Love it & love your coloring.
Huggies ~
Sharron♥
Sharrahug’s Sweet Blessings

Jac’s Playground said...

Love this it is so cute and your flowers look amazing

Natalie Z said...

Absolutely Stunning Card!!!! Thanks for playing with us at The Emerald Faeries Garden Challenge.

Hugs Natalie xx

vicmbee said...

Beautiful card and sweet image.. Thanks for joining in with the Emerald Faerie challenge.. Vicki xxx

Deb Mitchell said...

Ohhh this is stunning- a beautifl card Hun. Thank you for joining us atthe EFG Challenge this time & best wishes

hugz, Deb/ Owner

Manuela said...

Such a nice and bright card :) Great job :)
Thanks for playing with us at Challenge up your life

Cheryl said...

Hi Tracey, I just saw you were one of the winners at Just some lines. Congrats!