Break out the yellow ....

.... because the sun is shining!!

It's been a very dank and grey spring here in Dublin, bar one sunny week way back in March (not that I'm complaining, as such - as I've said before, I like our weather). But today, the sun made a surprise appearance and it's to be fine for the whole week. My, what a good mood everyone is in!! And we've got Sports Day in school on Friday - it is so strange to hear people talking optimistically about the weather a whole 5 days in advance! Normally, we'd be hedging our bets and waiting until Thursday before deciding whether or not it can go ahead!

So when doing a commissioned card for a confirmation, I included a colour that I almost never use - YELLOW!! Here's what I made:

I used the sketch from this week's Sunday Sketch + Stamp and I'm also entering this into the following challenges: Paper Sundaes ("Pretty in Pink"), Basic Grey Challenges ("Anything Goes" - my third entry!), Sugar Bowl ("Free for All" using Sugar Nellie stamp), The Ribbon Girl ("Pinks and Creams") and Simon Says Stamp + Show ("Summer Holiday").

I used this cute Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl image - but masked out the heart and envelope seams and added a cross so it looks like a prayer book.  I was told that Róisín, the girl who the card is for, has reddish-blonde hair - so I had a go with the distress inks - quite pleased with the result.  Here's a close-up and then a pic of the distressed, inked and rolled flowers.

Recipe:

Papers: Basic Grey "Ambrosia", "Kissing Booth", "Nook + Pantry" and "Capella"

Stamp: Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl "Sent with Love"

Colouring Medium: Distress Inks

Punch: MS "Branch"

Other: Ribbon from stash, needle + thread

Thanks for looking!

More Gorjuss ....

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It was my teenage daughter's confirmation last weekend. We had a super day (bar the weather, which was dreadful!), church service was lovely, tea/coffee and homemade bakes in the parish centre afterwards, then home for lunch and chat with family and friends.

DD adores the Gorjuss Girl stamps I had bought from Funky Kits, but she didn't know that the artist who designed them, Suzanne Woolcott, does a whole lot more than stamps. We ordered a print from her shop and got it framed for DD as her confirmation present. I can't get a good picture of the print in the frame, so HERE is a link to it on her site.

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The picture below shows the framed print on DD's bedroom wall - it's a lovely pewter colour distressed frame with a very soft powder blue mount and it shows the print off really well (even though you can't tell in this pic with the nasty flash!):

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To complete the theme, I made this card for her (her name is the blurry bit!)

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Thanks for looking!