Saturday, June 18, 2011

Sentimental Sundays Celebrate Summer Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sentimental Sundays “Celebrate Summer” blog hop. Tuesday, June 21st, is the official first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and we are ready for all the summer fun to begin. For our friends down under who are moving into their winter months and may not feel like creating a summery project, they may be making “Sparkly or Shimmery” projects.

You should have arrived here from Ann E.’s blog. If not, you might want to start the hop at the beginning, the Sentimental Sundays blog, so that you don’t miss anything.

For my project, I used Mo Manning’s digital image, Janie in July. I love this image. Janie reminds me of how my daughter looked a few years ago. I think she had a pink swim suit almost identical to this.

I’m not really comfortable coloring people. If you follow my blog, you might have noticed that I don’t ever do cards with people on them. Okay, I take that back. I have done 2 other cards where I have colored people. Trust me, you don’t want to look for them. Anyhow, I made a goal to try to practice my coloring and use some images with people over the summer. This card is the first step (after studying LOTS of coloring tutorials.)

The Sentimental Sundays team is still having our usual challenge this week. We hope you will join in our “Summery or Sparkly” (plus a sentiment) challenge. Our sponsor is the talented Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. The challenge prize will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection.

As you hop along with us, don't forget to leave comments along the way. There are 3 mystery DT members who will each choose a winner from the comments left on their blog hop posts. The 3 winners will each win a $10 gift certificate to Whimsy Stamps! The hop ends on Friday, June 24th at midnight EST. The winners will be announced on the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog on Sunday, June 26th.

Your next stop on the hop is Lou Mac. I know she has something wonderful for you. If you should happen to get lost along the way, you can find the complete blog hop list on the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog.


Thank you so much for hopping by.

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Janie In July by Mo’s Digital Pencil
  • Inks: None
  • Papers & CS: Neenah Solar Crest CS, misc pink cs, Pink Paislee Hometown Summer DP pad
  • Tools: Copic markers, Sewing machine, Big Shot, Papertrey banner dies
  • Embellishments: Misc. pink trim, misc. alpha stickers (from Target $1 spot)

Challenges:

78 comments:

Jacilynn said...

super cute! love the banner!
x

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

Awesome card Cherl! You did a fab job coloring. I almost did a Mo's image too, and I am working on my coloring too! I didn't quite finish it though. I love the colors, the pom pom ribbon, the banner!

Michelle - You Are Glowing said...

Pom poms?! Too fun.

mariella said...

happy summer from Mariella!!!!
http://loscrapdelladomenica.blogspot.com/

Shirl said...

Janie in July is coloured to perfection Cheryl she looks stunning.
Hugs Shirley x x

gerdavriens said...

What a super card! How can you keep up with all the challengesa? There are coming more and more....

Jac’s Playground said...

Fantastic card, love the vibrancy of the colours and the image is perfectly coloured, love the banner too

Kimberly S said...

Perfect summer card Cheryl! The little girl looks so sweet, and those colors are fantastic. Beautiful job. :)

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Not sure why you are uncomfortable coloring people b/c this little cutie is perfect!!!

Love these summery papers! She looks like she's got the glow of a slight summer tan too!!!

Wonderful Cheryl :)
Maria

Karen B. said...

I think she is colored perfectly! If I had a daughter I'd want to get her a suit just like this one. Too cute of a card!

Unknown said...

Stunning card! Thanks for fitting me in the hop. I'm so glad to be on the team with you!

Stef H said...

oh i love it! this is gorgeous! love everything about it. definitely says summer! and you are STILL QUEEN OF THE CHALLENGES!

hugs, stef (Glitterbabe)

do check me out, my store

Mary M. said...

Beautiful coloring. Such an awesome card.

Tracey said...

Wonderful card Chery & my fav colour combo :) That images is so sweet & I love the pompoms!
Hugs
Tracey
xx

Marie-Anne said...

What a cute card!

Marie-Anne

Kathy and Lucky said...

What an adorable card!!! This is too sweet and what wonderful colors. Hope you have a great Sunday.

Jessica Buffa said...

I think you knocked the coloring out of the park. Practice makes perfect!!!
:O)
Adorable card.
Happy to have hopped into your blog!
:O)
Jessica
~new follower~

Pop's Cards said...

Hi sweetie, this is a really sweet image, I love the pink and greens and your colouring is fab, thanks for joining us at Sunday's with Crissy this time big hugs love Pops x x x

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Super cute card, Cheryl! The banner looks great and the papers are lovely! ;))

Debs M said...

what a gorgeous card, i think the little girl is coloured beautifully and i love the colour combo! Thanks for joining the ‘Stitching’ Challenge’ at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges
Debbie Dt x
(Visit my blog, I have candy! http://ribbondreams.blogspot.com/)

Gill McCall said...

this is cracking ! thanks for joining us at DDS this week

Janne said...

Love your "summerglow" card. The image is so cute!
Hugs from janne

Riet said...

So beautiful card Cheryl,I love the image and the colours.
So gorgeous papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

pinky said...

Totally gorgeous, love the little pompoms too. Thanks for joining us at C4E this week.
Pinky

Karin said...

Wow, your coloring of her is awesome! She's so cute and I love how the pompoms match her bikini bottom :) Adorable card!

Unknown said...

hello heryl
beautiful card love the colours! and the details. Thank you for sharing at Delightful Challenges, Good luck in the draw!
Zahreen
XOXOX

Unknown said...

hello heryl
beautiful card love the colours! and the details. Thank you for sharing at Delightful Challenges, Good luck in the draw!
Zahreen
XOXOX

Just Me said...

Cute card. You did great on your coloring. I think your card is so cute and so is that little girl. Thanks for joining the GAB challenge this week.

Lisa Jane said...

whata cute card - love that image and the fab hot colours
Thanks for joining us at MAWTT this week for our song title challenge Lisa x

BLJ Graves Studio said...

This is so cute. I love the colors and patterns.

DesignerDiva said...

Oh I love your image and super super colours Cheryl. I have a friend who lives in Wisconsin called Cheryl! she lives in Luxemborg
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

Anita said...

Cheryl, this is a beautiful card and I love your colors. That image is so sweet and you did a fabulous job coloring her! Love the little banner across the top too.

Audrey said...

What a super fun project. I love the pom poms. Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments.

Ann English said...

Cheryl, this is so precious. Your coloring is fabulous and who doesn't love Mo's images?! Thank you so very much for making sure I got in at the last minute. You're the BEST!

Jen Adcock said...

Too cute! Stellar coloring job too, I might add. This little darling girl is just adorable. I love your card's composition too. What a list of challenges you've entered this card into (more than I knew existed). Surely you will top quite a few with this pretty card. Good luck!

Anonymous said...

Love the pennant banner and the pom pom trim! I think your coloring is spot on...looks like a little girl to me?

ahlers5 said...

Lovely card! Love your choice of colors, too. thanks for joining us at DDSC.
Diane

Rita said...

beautiful!!!!
I like pink and green

Dawn said...

What an adorable card! Thank you for joining us at CFAS!

KraftyKoolKat said...

What a fantastic card. Your colouring is awesome. Thank you for sharing with us at DDSC this week.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

Sue said...

such a fabulous card, adorable image and gorgeous papers

thank you for joining us at MMCS

JJ
xx

ladyjanet_56 said...

This card is beautiful you have done a great job on the flesh tones love the little one she's so summery & all that stiching too. Thank you for sharinf with us at OSCC, Janet

Sara I. said...

I think the coloring came out fabulous! LOVE this card Cheryl - super duper cute with the fun banner and pom-pom fringe!! Yummy papers and love the color combo!!
ps - I posted a little surprise on my blog for you.
http://ladylipz1.blogspot.com

xiumaiyuki said...

eeeeeek!! Cheryl... this card is CUTEEEEEEE........ I LOVE everything about it. The fun colors... hmmm... green looks so good here! And that fun, fun, fun banner and the adorable pom poms... I could go on and on.... :o)

Tenny Kusuma said...

Super ADORABLE card Cheryl. I love the color combo you chose. TFS. Hugs--Tenny

Marlene said...

I've never noticed that you don't normally do cards with people!! You do such a great job - I think you should continue. Love it! I'm not even blowing smoke!

Pat (mspfd) said...

Wow! Perfect card to celebrate the first day of summer. Awesome coloring, Cheryl -- you nailed it. Terrific everything!

Jackie Randolph said...

Absolutely gorgeous Cheryl!! Beautiful colors and layout.Thanks for sharing and playing along with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

Laura (sandytoz) said...

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

Laura
JSLDT

Jennipher said...

Love all the fun colors in this Cheryl. Cute pom-pom trim and darling banner that spells fun. Definitely captured the essence of this image.

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Cheryl
A gorgeous card love the image of Mo's and colour's are beautiful thankyou for joining us at Delightful Challenges this week,
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Marie said...

Lovely!!!

Thank for participating in the Alota Challenge!

Kathleen said...

lovely card - and i love your colour combo. very fresh!
Kathleen Mc xx

stampencamper said...

what a darling card, so full of character and color

Terri said...

You did a great job coloring skin. I had no idea you weren't a pro. The card is adorable. Just adorable. Thank you for sharing.

Lisa R. said...

Wow, terrific summery project. Love the color/paper combo. The banner and the puffy ball trim is adorable! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

LaJanette said...

Oh what a fun fun card! Love it!

Janette

MiamiKel said...

Oh Cheryl, this is so much fun! Love the color combo and your coloring is just spot on - wonderful design, all the perfect papers and embellies - love this!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Cheryl, your pennants say it perfectly! This is F-U-N! Great image, happy colors and perfect details. Love it! :)

Lindsay Weirich said...

so cute cheryl, looks great!

michele said...

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

Carrie Sampsel said...

This is tooo cute. I just love the little girl. What a fun card. TFS

Paddington fan said...

Gorgeous image, great colour scheme and love the bunting too!! Thanks for joining us at CRAFT this week for our stitching challenge, love Jacky x

Julie M said...

Aw, gorgeous card, Cheryl - I just love Mo's images, and you've really done this one justice. Lovely colouring and papers - a real summer card.

Thanks for joining us on PaperPlay this week.

Julie :o)

Monika/Buzsy said...

What a sweet card Cheryl. Love the ute image, the summer colors... just perfect.

Audrey Pettit said...

My gosh, this is SO stinkin' cute, Cheryl! You've got most of my absolute favorite things on here...polka dots and gingham and that sweet banner. LOVE that image, and your coloring job is fabulous. I think you've rocked the skin tones. I can't color at all......;)

Lori said...

Cute, cute, CUTE! Love the pink and green and that darling image!

Tammy Miller said...

What a Cute cute card thanks so much for playing along with the Aud Cards Challenge Blog!

Just Some Lines Digital Stamps said...

Oh this is absolutely adorable!!!
Thanks for joining us in the Just Some Lines Saturday Challenge :)

Biggan said...

This is a real SUMMER card! So cute! Thank you so much for joining us at Alota Rubberstamps Challenges!

Birgit

Michele Spera said...

Really cute card! Love those epoxy round letters! Thank you for joining us at C4E
Michele S

Suvenkorento said...

What a pretty card! I love the summery colors, the girl is sure having fun. Thanks for the hop.

Tameko said...

Cheryl, this card is lovely. And you did a fabulous job coloring!

Sharron aka Sharrahug said...

What a super cute & FUN summery card. I love Mo's cutie. Just darling!
Huggies ~
Sharron♥
Sharrahug’s Sweet Blessings

Wedding stamps said...

What a cute card!!

Kim P said...

this is adorable! Fantastic coloring of this cutey!!

Ashley Nicole said...

This is a beautiful card. Love all the details and the image. Thanks for joining us at GAB Challenge Blog.
Nikki

Chelsea said...

Love the colors that you choose ... thanks for playing along at the JSL challenge!