Hello everyone!
Welcome back to all of you who have played our challenges before and a big welcome to those who are stopping by for the first time!
I hope you have great fun playing along!
The challenge for May is..
HOW TO PLAY
Make a card or tag using the theme given. Take a photo of your card or tag along with the masking process.
If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge, including photos of your card or tag and your process.
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Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.
Now for some inspiration...
What do you think of when you think of Summer??
To me summer is mangoes, ice creams, bright flowers and sunny hot days!
To make this card, I created my own patterned paper (on Photoshop) with a mango motif.
I then added the pretty yellow floral paper from Doodlebug designs along with the polaroid die cut (Lawn Fawn), the sun die cut (Sizzix) and the goggles die cut (Impression Obsession).
I finished the card with a heat embossed sentiment on Vellum from Paper Smooches.
For this tag, I die cut two popsicles (Scrapping cottage) and watercoloured them in mango and raspberry flavours!
I stamped ice cubes (PTI) on the tag and adhered the popsicles with foam tape.
I finished the tag with pink and orange bakers twine.
Doesn't really need a sentiment no?
MAY GUEST DESIGNER
To inspire you some more, this month the fabulous Ujjwal Gupta is in the house as guest designer for our challenge!
Those of you who follow her may know her fabulous work!
It is truly an honour to have here to inspire us this month!
About Me
I am Ujjwal, a stay at home mum and artist and have been in the blog world, creating and sharing and hopefully inspiring for more than 6 years now.
I love clean and simple designs that pack a punch.
I am excited today to be guest designing here, it is such an honour!
Card
It's no secret that I adore Lawn Fawn stamps and I thought 'Cruising through life" stamp set was perfect to create a lovely sunny day in the park.
The sun and the clouds are from Jane's Doodles Seamus Stamp Set and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. I white heat embossed all the elements on
Canson Watercolour Paper and then coloured with distress inks and a
waterbrush.
Tag
Now what's summer without some lemonade..right?
For the tag, I used another Lawn Fawn mini stamp set called "Make Lemonade". I stamped the imae on Canson Watercolour paper and coloured them using Faber Castell Markers. I fussy cut the lemon and popped it up using some foam tape.
For the sentiment, I combined two different stamps-Lawn Fawn Best Pun ever and Hero Arts Magical Castle. I also lightly inked the edges using some crushed olive distress ink and a sponge dauber and tied some jute string.
I hope you like the projects I have created and feel inspired to play along!
THE PRIZES
As always, we have some fabulous sponsors lined up for this month.
I hope that we have inspired you to bring out your cool summery designs!
This challenge will run from the 1st of May till the 25th of May
I will announce the winner on the 28th of May.
You can link up your creations below.
To be eligible to win a prize, please follow all the instructions carefully...
you will find them above and in under 'how to play' in the right sidebar.
Thanks so much for stopping by...
Have a great day!
Paru Mahtani
