Thursday, August 25, 2011

summer in a jar.


It's PTI blog hop time!  The inspiration photo was summer-in-a-jar for me... her cute gingham dress, the jar of preserves, the garden flowers, and the books!  What a lazy, perfect day she will have... all by herself (I'm pretty sure that's the appeal right now, with my 3 little ones screaming at me even more than usual lately... I could use some of that quiet - hee!)

Here's my take:



A gingham-dress-turned-sky, and a jar full of garden-freshness.



I loved the ribbon that was tied around the neck of her jar, so I stamped onto my seam-binding to mimic the look.



Thanks for looking!

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26 comments:

  1. KaraAugust 25, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    love your card!! it really captures the feeling of summer!! love that you drew inspiration from her clothing as well!!

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  2. GayatriAugust 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Love the gingham with cloud diecut background. Its so clever and very beautiful. Awesome card, Elena!

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  3. AimesAugust 25, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    A fabby take on the inspiration pic! Love your use of gingham for the sky and negative clouds - so effective!
    Hugs,
    Aimes
    x

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  4. Andrea MAugust 25, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Stunning Elena!!! Love those negative die cuts!!!

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  5. Karen C.August 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    I love the little flowers on your ribbon - so sweet. The blue gingham background is so fun, too!!

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  6. Leigh PennerAugust 25, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    I love that you interpreted her day as being all by herself-- ah the bliss us moms dream of!
    Great card, Elena! I love your take on the photo!

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  7. CecilieAugust 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Could this be any more adorable. Lovely!

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  8. AllyAugust 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Oh, this is just adorable. Love your take on the inspiration photo! It has such a nice vintage feel to it. Nice work. ;-)

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  9. Laura IshamAugust 25, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Love how you cut the clouds out of the panel! Genius!

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  10. Lisa EltonAugust 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    ADORABEL! Love the gingham sky and the polka dots in the jar! Ahppy Hopping :)

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  11. MargeAugust 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    LOVE that gingham sky & those fabby cloud cut-outs! What an excellent interpretation with so many elements put together perfectly!!!

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  12. UnknownAugust 25, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    cuteness, I love that fabric tie, looks just like the photo, so fun!!

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  13. RhondaAugust 25, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    So cute!! The gingham and clouds are perfect backgrounds.

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  14. TeresaAugust 25, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    You totally captured the peace and the image with your card. Too many things I like about it too list. Beautiful.

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  15. JoyceAugust 25, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    How sweet and clever. Love the gingham sky with the die cut clouds. And, of course, the kids are off in the distance, playing together nicely, right?

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  16. Jen CarterAugust 25, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    So cute!! Love the way you die cut the clouds and the jar sitting in front!

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  17. Kay DAugust 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    So sweet, and I just LOVE your sky!

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  18. Karin ÅkesdotterAugust 25, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    So sweet! Love your die cut clouds!

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  19. TerriAugust 25, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Great take on the challenge, Love all the different elements but especially the gingham background and the ribbon.

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  20. KristaAugust 25, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    adorable!! love the gingham "sky". the cloud negatives are awesome. and the ribbon is perfect.

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  21. SuzanneAugust 25, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    I love the die cut cloud effect and that fabric tie!

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  22. DeniseAugust 25, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    "A gingham dress turned sky"... {love}. Such simple cute details, Elena - so chic!

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  23. tonyamariesAugust 26, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Great card! Love the clouds!

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  24. Lynn PutAugust 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Oh WOW is this ever cute! I love your gingham sky with clouds (so clever) and the jar, fabric tie and grass all look so wonderful!

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  25. CristinaAugust 28, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    So gorgeous! The texture on this is amazing.

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  26. The Paper ParadeAugust 28, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    A gingham sky background?! What a fabulous idea!! And I love how you cut the clouds from it so you could see the white from underneath rather than putting them on top... how clever!

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