Coneflower Birthday Wishes

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

 

Hope this day finds you well and getting to enjoy the summer weather. We just returned home from a family vacation at the beach. We went to Sandbridge, VA for a wonderful week with our son and his family. We rented a condo with an oceanfront view.

 

This year was a bit different for us. We usually go out to eat each night but this year we cooked in 4 nights and ordered take-out for 2 and then Friday night was a leftovers night. 

 

On the beach, people did social distancing. The beach umbrellas, tents and chairs were all 6 feet from the next group. So we were very comfortable the entire week. The only thing that happened was on Tuesday morning at 5:30 am the fire alarm went off in our building and we had to evacuate. Fortunately, the condo building was only 4 stories high. We were on the 4th floor but it was a quick walk down the steps.

 

It jolted us all out of a sound sleep. At first we thought it was the smoke alarms in our unit but quickly realized it was the building alarm. The fire department showed up and after about 45 minutes we were allowed to re-enter. I did get a picture of the sunrise so that was a bonus.

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for the color challenge #797 on Splitcoaststampers. Barbara was our hostess and she chose terracotta tile, tranquil tide, berry burst and so saffron for her color combo. Optional was to use a stencil.

 

terracotta tile, so saffron, tranquil tide, berry burst

For my card I used a retired stamp & die combo from CottageCutz- Oriole w/Blossoms. I colored with a combo of Copics and Prismacolor Pencils matching the challenge colors.

On the image panel I used a leaf stencil and Clarity Stencil brushes with a light touch on the berry burst ink.

The background paper is from the Stampin'-Up "fresh florals" collection. To finish off my card I added some tranquil tide ribbon and a few berry burst enamel dots.

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time...…..God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: Oriole w/Blossoms (CottageCutz), be blessed (Verve)

Paper: whisper white, berry burst, fresh florals dsp (Stampin'-Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: tranquil tide (Stampin'-Up)

Accessories: tranquil tide ribbon, glitter glue dots (Stampin'-Up), Copic markers BG70, BG75, BG78, E19, Y35, Prismacolor Pencils PC930 (magenta), PC1082 Chocolate, PC947 Dark Umber, PC946 Sand, PC942 Yellow Ochre. interlocking leaves stencil (A Colorful Life), Clarit

I am also entering

1.  Get Creative has a birthday challenge.

2.  Gem of a Challenge is anything goes.

3.  Crafter's Castle has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Crafty Friends has a birthday challenge.