tutti frutti summer loooooooooooooooooove!*

this week, at shopping our stash the challenge is "fruity fun" for which we are using fruit themed stamps, images, paper, embellies, etc! apples, pears, bananas oh my! i had my card more than halfway completed when i hit a creative quandary: i LOVED the pears, the sentiment, the big purple heart, and some of the collagey cluster but somehow the whole thing just didn't "gel" until i stole (AHEM!) payed tribute to (that's better!) m'colleague deena's awesome card from last week's easter-related challenge by placing my focal point in a polaroid frame! (thanks, d!!!) deena's card utilizes a verrrrrry cool stamp set which i don't happen to have, so i just winged it and trimmed some white cardstock to the right shape! ;) and here it is now!

(pears are cut from TOTALLY ANCIENT sei "fruit stand" paper which, for the record, i still totally adore! other patterned paper: glitz design, mme, scenic route, basic grey, pink paislee (dyed w/purple chalkboard glimmer mist), amy tangerine; border stickers: crate paper + fancy pants: other stickers: echo park, amy tangerine; journal cards/tags: american crafts, basic grey, jenni bowlin; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape) 

i hope you'll go and check out ALL the cards at SOS and then link up your own fruity masterpiece!!! ♥

*this is a very silly video, which does also happen to have a teeny tiny bit of (brief yet hilarious) nudity in it, so best not to click over if kids, bosses, or ppl who don't like silly things are nearby! just sayin'...