Hello, everyone!! Hope this finds you enjoying summer, or something close to it! Our summer vacation is already in the history books, but it was so memorable and so beautiful, I thought I would use it as inspiration for my card for The Craft's Meow June Sketch Challenge...
I used a little clay/coral mix of color from this, my favorite pathway to our room from the pool/restaurant area...
...and from flowers in a similar shade...ALL OVER the grounds...
...this one was like a flower in a flower...
...and, of course, the beautiful aqua color of the water...
...I put it all together in a fun, easy-going theme...
I brought home a sweet hand-woven basket/bag, so I had to weave a little paper to add as an accent. The flower, leaves, and bee are from TCM's Happiness Is..., and the aqua background is from the new set I won from TCM, Retro Foundations. (The tag die, sentiment, card stock, ribbon and buttons came from Papertrey.) So glad you could pop in, and thanks for letting me share a little of our trip with you. I hope to get one more Jamaica inspired card done soon, and pay tribute the wonderful people we met there! They were the best part of the trip, so I hope you'll stay tuned!! Thanks TCM for the fun challenge!!
~Geri~
This is so pretty! I love that little basket and the gorgeous colors!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful card!!
ReplyDeletewow your card is so beautiful...I love your take on the sketch...and what a great color combo...love it..
ReplyDeleteThe inspiration pics are amazing, your car dis a jaw dropper. I love that flower; made me think of peonies. Love it!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this is delish! The pics are amazing. Thanks so much for sharing a little bit of your vaca with us. i just love how you've incorporated it into this card. I want to stick that flower in a vase on my table! LOL Totally cool stamp and the weaving is so interesting. Beyond beautiful Geri girl! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Geri! So glad to finally see some glorious pics of your wonderful vacation! So glad you enjoyed yourself! That bloom is one of my favorite stamps!
ReplyDeleteOh, Geri... you make me long for Jamaica... it's just SO beautiful there - your picture of the water is so lovely. I loved the flowers - they remind me of walking through the grounds of our resort every night, which was just so lovely. And you put it all together in your card SO perfectly!!! I love the way you brought all those inspiration colours together - they look incredible together.
ReplyDeleteBy the way - Shirley is also SO in love with the beautiful journal you sent me... might need to hide it! ;)
Oh the beauty you have displayed here!!! So pretty and you sure made a great card from all the inspiration. Thanks for sharing, so glad you had some special moments.
ReplyDeleteHi Geri, and thanks for stopping by my blog to say hello. Your blog is GORGEOUS. I really think Viola is the best! I'm very happy with my new blog look, and your is just darling! I appreciate seeing your beautiful art, and hope you will come back for my give-away to celebrate my new blog look. Thanks for being a sweet source of encouragement, and for sharing your beautiful art.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen L
www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com
Wow! I love your card! Awesome colors! Thanks so much for playing with us at The Craft's Meow:)
ReplyDeleteWow, are your photos ever beautiful! What a lovely card too, I sure see your inspiration! Thanks so much for joining us at TCM!
ReplyDeleteThose pictures were from a year ago - her baby face is long gone. She is such a big girl/little person now! I was washing her hair this morning, and I piled it all up and told her to look at me - she looked like her baby self for a minute! I am suffering major baby fever now that they're both so far out of that tiny stage... not good! ;)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the pictures!! So pretty!! I always wonder how the water is so so clear and different shades of blue/green! And the flowers look like there on steroids lol! LOVE them!! Your card is such a pretty take on Jamaica you are so talented my friend! Im getting ready to go on vacation July 3-11, can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteStunning card and beautiful photos! The photos are so clear and vibrant it's almost like being there!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors, Geri! You captured everything about those gorgeous photos. Beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteHi Geri,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting to my blog! I was having problems last night with blogger and google and couldn't post comments or do anything either! It is strange how that happens sometimes! :)
Jill
Thank you so much for your lovely comment on my blog. Hope all is well with you. Miss you in blogland!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those photos are absolutely amazing! What a gorgeous place you visited on vacation! Love that you took the memories as inspiration for your card. The colors are stunning. I so love that coral! And your design is beautiful, too! Fabulous stamping and coloring. Love the flower and your bow, and LOVE that bit of woven paper!
ReplyDeleteGeri this is gorgeous! LOVE what you did with the TCM stamps! :)
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