Carousel

Hello! Summer is just days away.....the daily ice cream truck's tune can be heard around the neighborhood, the pools will be opening, and of course, carnivals will be drawing crowds of people for rides, games and food.

I received this beautiful Tattered Lace carousel die cut image with an order I placed at Joan's Gardens. It reminds me of summer and all the excitement that a carnival brings, especially to the young. So I decided to use it in my project and make it into a child's summer birthday card. (This would also make a lovely baby card).

I began with a white base card and created a scalloped border on the bottom edges using a Fiskar's border punch. Next, I layered my base with denim blue card stock and some patterned paper that I pulled from my stash. 

For the focal panel, I used blue denim card stock and cut it with Spellbinders Labels Thirty Six and embossed it using a Darice Stripes folder. Next, I popped on the carousel die cut image with dimensionals, rounding it onto the focal panel and placing the dimensionals, one at either end of the image, to adhere it. Finally, I die cut my greeting using a Cheery Lynn die and adhered it at the bottom. And that completed my project.

Thanks for visiting and make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

Crafting from the Heart  -  Challenge #22 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #136 - Anything Goes

Sister Act  - Challenge #61 - Anything Goes
DRS Designs  -  Challenge #126 - On the Border
Brown Sugar  -  Challenge #98  - Summer
Crafty Girls  -  Challenge #20 - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody  -  Challenge #42
The Paper Shelter  -   Challenge #162 - Summer

Love to Create  -  Challenge #119 - For the Kids