Tuesday, November 3, 2015

SOS226: light my fire

here in the us, we put the clocks back last saturday night, when daylight savings time ended for 2015; which kind of reminds us that in the northern hemisphere it gets dark quite a bit earlier at this time of year. so we're celebrating ♥LIGHT♥ this week at shopping our stash, which means we want to see some source of light on your project. whether that's the sun, a light bulb, the spotlight, a street lamp, fire place, candles, christmas lights, a menorah; well, you've probably got the picture; or should i say, "you've seen the light"?! ok, no... i definitely shouldn't say that... in fact, i'm sorry it even came up. soooooooo... wanna see my card???

scraps of yellow patterned paper: k and co, pink paislee, doodlebug, crate, glitz, american crafts, studio calico and... nope, i think that's it; watercolor sky made with artist loft paints on strathmore paper; glossy white cardstock: paper accents; chipboard and pleather thickers: american crafts (via miss leslie, ta v much!); deco scissors: michaels; adhesives: elmers brand gluetape, 3m foam tape, sewing machine

yep, i went with the sun. as a light source --and a metaphor, actually-- it's hard to beat. plus, there are so many fun ways to visualize the sun in a cardmaking context. i've used the patterned paper circle + rays more than once, and i'm sure i'll continue to do so, because i always have little scraps laying around and i always love using them up. in this case i've put them atop a watercolored sky and added my sentiment in a few different types of thickers. not exactly reinventing the wheel, but i like how it came out.

something else i like is seeing what all my lovely SOS teamies will do with any given challenge, and i think you'll enjoy that too, so off you go, darlings! ♥♥♥

9 comments:

  1. Well, this is just plain perfect!

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  2. Fabulous card, great take on the challenge and another song pops into my brain. tyvm. bad enough it was light my fire now it's here comes the sun. darn I had a stamp that would have worked for candle in the wind.

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  3. "here comes the sun ... do da do da do ..." I love your suns and how you use up your patterned paper. And yes, I've SEEN THE LIGHT! Ha.

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  4. I literally love everything you do.
    That is all.

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  5. Oh, I love the watercolor background with that huge, gorgeous, wonderful sun! Wow! Stunning card all the way around. You just lit up my life with beauty.
    Lynn

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  6. The sun has been keeping us warm with some unseasonably delightful temperatures lately, so I love the warmth your card spreads into blogland! 77 tomorrow, can you believe it? I love all the patterns and designs in the sun's rays, and that blue sky is heavenly!

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  7. gorgeous gorgeous love love love this happy piece.

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  8. Beautiful! Love the bright yellows in the design papers!

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