Summertime Picnics!!

Hiya & Happy Tuesday! It's another hot & humid day here in VA--oh boy!! I really enjoy summer but the humidity I can do WITHOUT, lol! I'm going to take the kids to the library today & to lunch & that's about it---we'll go spend the day at the pool tomorrow. I can't believe school will be starting school--summer is always way to short! Ahh...what would an endless summer be like? Do ya think we'd get tired of it? NAH--not me, hee hee! Anyway talking about favorite summer activities let's move on....
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Today is "Try It Out Tuesday" for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design and I challenged the DT with a fun sketch this time. Make sure and stop by the store blog HERE to see the sketch & all the DT's fabulous projects! I decided to flip my sketch for my card & make a fun picnic basket to go along with this fabulous Elisabeth Bell for SCACD image "Dolly"! All the dp is by Graphic 45 & available HERE.

Isn't Dolly the cutest!!? My card is colored w/ Copics of course & then I added some diamond glaze to her bonnet and the tea set. I remember having fun lil' picnics like this with my dolls when I was younger--so much fun pretending the summer days away. I added a few glitterdots to my card and some white flowers that I colored with Shimmerz in Ultra Marine. I left a space open in the top left of the image so I can stamp a sentiment depending on what the card is being sent for.

This fun lil' picnic basket is from Timeless Templates available at PTI. I thought it went perfectly with this image of "Dolly". When you buy this template you get two for the price of one--a small picnic & large picnic basket--I used the smaller version. I altered the lid a bit by scoring the center so that it can open up on either side like a real basket! I think this would be perfect for a small gift like tea, candy or a gift card, so many possibilities! This set is for sale in my Etsy shop if anyone is interested :o)

Now make sure & hop over to the "Follow Your Heart" blog to see the rest of the DT's fab projects for today!

hugz,
Suzanne