{Fun In The Sun} Viva La Verve Wk 2

Hi guys - did you have a great Mother's Day? I know I did even though I wasn't with my mom. (My parents live in Florida.) We have a very special tradition at my church: on Mother's day all the Mom's get to take the day off meaning the men and the kids are singing in the choir, the men prepare lunch, wash our cars and even prepare a little craft table for us. Isn't that a neat tradition?

In turn we always come up with something fun for the men on Father's Day as well. Last year we organized a big Whiffle Ball Game a la Dodger Style with Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Ice Cream and Sodas. It was a ton of fun! I think this year we're playing with the idea of doing a father's day carnival with a massage booth, a hugging booth, perhaps even a name that beer booth,. :) But we'll see...

Anyway enough about that...it's Monday and I just now got around to making my Viva La Verve card. Every Friday Amber presents us with a sketch challenge and three inspirational photos we can pick from.

I love these colors in that craft room, aren't they just fun and spring-like?

I also loove the new release stamps from Verve so I jumped at the chance of using them to create this cute scene.

All the stamps I used for this card are from the Verve set Relax. I added some Stickles Glitter to the palm trees. To get this Sand look I took a piece of cream CS, tore it, sponged it with Antique Linen and Soft Suede ink and applied Distress Stickles on top of it all. Voila - I present to you the beach! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day!!

~ Sony

Tips'n'Tricks: have multiple layers propped up? Stack your pop-up dots to achieve different heights.

Stamps: Relax (Verve)

Paper: Kraft, Certainly Celery (SU), Appealing Apricot (SU), Soft Suede (SU), Cream, Old Olive (SU)

Ink: Basic Black (SU), Taken With Teal (SU), Always Artichoke (SU), Soft Suede (SU), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress Ink)

Accessories: Stickles Glitter, Distress Stickles, Copic Markers, Post It Notes (for masking), Nesties, Jute Twine, Wavy Border Punch, Pop-Up Dots, Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder