A Day at the Beach

I really love this set. I've totally been into it lately. Summer by the Sea. I know it's retired but I seem to go back to my retired sets a lot lately. Nostalgia? Who knows?

I must be feeling nostalgic because I'm missing some of the retired colors too! The blues, the purples and the caramel colors. I LOVE the new colors but still can't part with my old stuff.

Hope all is well with you.
Much love and joy,

Summer by the Sea

Good morning all!

I apologize for my sadly neglected blog! I just wanted to immerse myself in Christmas and I did! Plus the kitchen was repainted and I've been dealing with book issues sooooooo .... all that to say, I've been so busy I haven't stamped at all! Egads!

No stamping = nothing to post! That's not good. So I'm posting an older cards that I love, made with a set I adore. Wish SU would come out with more of these. By changing skin tone and hair you can make it unique to any person of any culture or race because there are no facial features. I LOVE that. In my family it's important.

I hope to post weekly now so stay tuned!
Much love and joy,
Karen

At the Beach June Calendar Page

Good morning,

I hope the day finds you healthy and happy.

I decided to put the June page of the birthday calendar up today. I miss these sets. This stamp is from Summer by the Sea. I used Creamy Caramel, Lovely Lilac and Sage Shadow along with Very Vanilla for the stamped image.

I used Stampin' Write markers to color the image and then bled them with aquapainters. The ribbon is Lovely Lilac 1/4 inch grosgrain and creamy caramel gingham, both retired.

I'll keep posting calendar pages. A few of you are working on calendars and wanted to see the ideas right away for each month. Thanks for letting me know.

Take care.

Much love and joy,