Designer Challenge with Kelly Goree!

Good morning, everyone, and HAPPY MONDAY to you! While normally I’m not a huge fan of Mondays, today’s truly a happy one because not only are the boys are back home from a week at Cub Scout Camp but tomorrow we’re off on a family adventure to a nearby water park! Oh, how I enjoy the summer!

And since I mentioned the word “summer”, let me get right to the point of my blog post for today. I’m so excited for this! I am challenging each one of you to create something with that summery feel – a sunshine-y card, a layout with bright colors, a glass of homemade lemonade (kidding!), just anything that screams the fun and excitement of summer! I had the chance to do this when working with Kimber on her color article for the current summer issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today (click here to download all 68 pages!). The new line of Rusted Sun from Fancy Pants was just perfect for a layout of a day at the pool for my son and his water gun! And after mimicking a few suns and rays, I had a page that left no doubt as to the warmth and fun of summertime:

Supplies: Fancy Pants patterned paper, buttons, brads, alpha stickers (brown), stickers, trim; Zig pen; WorldWin Cardstock; BasicGrey alpha stickers (blue); Fiskars border punch; Colorbox (Clearsnap) chalk ink.

The journaling reads:
No one is given any mercy in your ferocious water gum battles. You attack randomly and without warning, even holding my camera hostage a time or two! I might not like getting wet but for now I’ll be sure to “Soak It Up”.

I can’t wait to see what that summer-feel means to you! Be sure to come back here and link up your projects so that I can see them. And as an added incentive, I just might have a special prize for one of you that do just that by next Monday, July 5th (gosh, is it coming up on July already?!)!

See you Wednesday!

~ Kelly

Comments

[Sandy]

Adorable!!!

[Andi Sexton]

Cute cute cute!!! This layout is awesome! I just love how you have your journaling right there behind some of the goodies.. and the great title, and the sun! Such a good mommy to 'soak it up'!

My little guy just got back from his cub scout camp, too! Summer is a blast...

[Denise]

Our summer fun is all about hanging out together in the backyard. Here's a layout of the kids messing around in the kiddie pool.

http://lalasworldblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/loose-glitter-and-flocking.html

[{vicki}]

I spend the afternoon yesterday in the pool with my son---That's about as summer as it gets!

[Wendy]

What a gorgeous, bright and fun page!! I love it! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Amy]

A trip to the waterpark...FUN!! What a great, vibrant summertime layout - TFS!

[Donna Rawbone]

Fantastic.
Once again your color combinations are great.
Love it!

[Norma J]

Hi Kelly... Thanks for the neverending inspiration...love your layout...so cute

Here is my take on summery fun....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/njack19/3959450155/

[Barb]

Fabulous colours, Kelly... and such cute photos too! I hope to have a chance to create something for your challenge before Monday! :)

[Katrina]

http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/2010/06/crop-results.html

I thought I posted this and I don't see it so I am trying again!

I love watching the dogs walk along the trail at the park. It makes me happy!

[Eveline van Heijst]

I love waterfights! I got a soaking last Sunday when my DH was trying out all the water guns.
Here is a layout I made this week.

http://vanheijstditjesendatjes.blogspot.com/2010/06/niet-achterover-vallen.html

Eveline.

[Rose Williams]

I love how the purple background just makes it pop!

[Mags]

I've done my pages digitally - here's my July sketch finished.

http://griftfamily.spaces.live.com/default.aspx