Friday, August 09, 2013

Watermelon Wonder


It's Friday! And that means that today, I'm sharing a project that I've designed for Fresh Squeezed Stamps.

I made another card for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Watermelon Wonder, which Fresh Squeezed Stamps is sponsoring.


I love watermelon! For me, watermelon equals summer. So I used the Subway Series: Summer stamp set to make my card.


I stamped my sentiment onto some woodgrain patterned paper using three shades of ink, attempting to mimic the colours of a watermelon. Then I punched some semi-circles from the sides, tied some twine and added some buttons. Then I adhered my panel to the card with some dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

19 comments:

Elena said...

i love the watermelon-inspired colors! your trio of buttons is my favorite touch :)

Miriam Prantner said...

I love the colors - perfect watermelon colors and I agree with Elena, those buttons are wonderful, especially the dark pink!

Winnie said...

Thanks for the kind visit today! Love your style, and glad I found you from the 10 min dash! I am off to check out that line of stamps, as it looks lovely! Awesome card (love the layout too!)

Lindsay said...

Super fun Leigh! LOVE how those fab stamps take center stage!

cm said...

Sweet card! Love the subway look, and your colours are perfect for the challenge! Pretty+++!
c

Lindsey said...

Hi, Leigh! What a perfect summery card. I just ordered some FS stamps...largely influenced by you... and a subway series set should be coming to me shortly. :) I just love all the cards you've made using these stamps. (P.S. Thanks for your sweet comment.)

Jennifer K said...

You're on a roll with the watermelon inspiration. I love the subway sentiment and how you used two colors of ink. Perfect!

victoria h said...

Love the matching buttons with the ink colours- pretty card

Happy Dance said...

Simply brilliant. Love the way you've used the stack of words to mimic how a slice of watermelon looks! Clever. And those three little buttons are perfect. Great card. Bev

TLady said...

VERY NICE LEIGH!!! I LIKE the little half circles on the sides too! :)

Unknown said...

Love everything about this card! You very successfully, I might add, 'mimicked the wtermelon layers'! The buttons are perfect, and I really like the semi-circle puched sides! Great idea!

Cat Craig said...

Such a clever use of colors on the word stamp. Gorgeous!

Steph Ackerman said...

Very sweet card.

Lyndal said...

Perfect Leigh!! Love the colours, LOVE the buttons!

Lyndal said...

Leigh, this would be PERFECT to link up to CASual Fridays Button Challenge & An Inky Situation - Button Linky too.
http://aninkysituation.blogspot.ca/2013/08/linky-party-3-buttons.html

Stacey Schafer said...

this is precious, Leigh! love the dual colored subway art effect as your focal point! thanks so much for playing along at the Curtain Call and flashing some FSS!

Joyce said...

What a fun card. I love how you inked your sentiment in different colors. I can't believe how many posts I have missed in the time I was gone. You have been up to some very crafty fun.

tonyamaries said...

Love this card and that button!

Elizabeth said...

This is gorgeous and yummy!!
e.