Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week’s theme is “Summer Lovin”.  What does summer mean to you?  I think of warm days and nights and the fireflies that shine in the woods behind our house!  I pulled out my Lighting the Way set to represent what I was thinking!  I LOVE summer!

LIGHTING THE WAY

 

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
• Two 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strips of Earthen Elegance DSP were added to each side on the front.
• The 3 x 5-1/4 piece of Basic White was stamped across the top with the tree branches several times in Garden Green and Lemon Lime Twist Inks.
• The top of the background was sponged with Pool Party Ink around the leaves.
• Another branch was stamped with Garden Green Ink on Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and cut with the Lighting the Way Dies.  It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• The lantern was cut from Copper Clay cardstock and trimmed along the bottom and top to make it shorter.  It was put in place temporarily, then the light dot stamped with Daffodil Delight Ink and sponged around with Lemon Lolly Ink for the glow.  The lantern was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Some Linen Thread was tied thru the handle of the lantern and around the branch, then tied in a bow.
• The small flower from Petal Park Builder Punch was punched from Lemon Lolly cardstock and colored in the center with Daffodil Delight Blends.  It was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  A yellow In Color Glossy Dot was added to the center.
• The firefly was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Daffodil Delight Blends.
• The greeting was stamped along the bottom with Garden Green Ink.  Then the Basic White panel added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Yes!  It came out like I pictured in my head!  OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets:  Lighting the Way
Inks:  Pool Party, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight
Blends:  Daffodil Delight
C/S:  Basic White, Pool Party, Copper Clay, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Earthen Elegance DSP
Accessories:  Lighting the Way Dies, Petal Park Builder Punch, In Color Glossy Dots, Linen Thread, Adhesives

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