Can you believe it's the middle of May already? I
(Lauren) find it hard to imagine we're only a couple of weeks away from Memorial Day! I was feeling Nautical-but-Nice
(lol!) and decided to make a card which celebrates that fact. There are some awesome
patriotic products in
the Eyelet Outlet store and here are a few of my favorites:
It's no secret that I'm a bit of a
Washi Tape enthusiast
(I don't think it counts as "hoarding" if you USE them, right?!) and one of my favorite tricks for making a bold sentiment is to combine a few coordinating tapes, the diecut or hand cut my title from the resulting decorative border. In this case I'm rockin' the
Red, White and Blue Stripe with
Nautical Tape and
Skinny Stars tape, though I confess I had difficulty choosing when I also had
Blue Stars,
Cruise Tape and
Hearts; I've traced some oversized chipboard letters to form the word "
Ahoy" and then mounted them on foam tape on my card so they'd stand out even more.
A bold red panel on a field of white makes everything pop, don't you think? And how adorable are those
Red White and Blue Anchor Brads?! I'm definitely ready to sail off into summer now, and I hope you are, too!
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you'll scroll down to the post below and see what my lovely and amazing Wednesday partner,
Miss Carri, has to inspire you even more!
loooooooooooooves summer time almost as much as she loves Washi Tape!
(Which is a really, really, lot!!!)
♥♥♥
