Island Vacation

Challenge #268 has just gone live at Time Out Challenges and this fortnight we challenge you to be

on Vacation

This challenge is generously being sponsored by Varada Sharma and they are offering our Top Pick as chosen by the design teams a $25 credit to the store!  The Top Pick will also be invited to join Time Out as a guest designer in a future challenge!

Speaking of guest designers, we are joined this challenge by the incredibly talented Claire Apostoloff of Life on the Scrap Heap.  Wait until you see what she has created for our challenge this fortnight - do drop by and leave her some comment love!!

What does being On Vacation mean to you?  Claire and my talented team mates have plenty of inspiration for you over on the Challenge Blog!

For me, being on Vacation means creating memories with my family.  I would love to go somewhere exotic but it doesn't really matter as long as I have a camera and am able to snap some pics which will capture some of the memories we make together!

To make my vacation snap, I pulled out a very old stamp set I haven't used in over ten years (My Island from Waltzing Mouse Stamps).  I created quite a few "vacation snaps" but ended up using this one because of the colours I'd used (Tumbled Glass and Picked Raspberry).  I found a piece of co-ordinating DP and created a polaroid frame with the use of a rounded square dies and a rectangle die - which left plenty of room to stamp this gorgeous vacation text (also from the set).   

I used a wooden camera charm I had in my "finds" box and coated it with versamark then embossed it with WOW! Fluorescent Tickled Pink EP and trimmed a piece of silver mirror card to back it (so it looked more realistic).  I also added some glossy accent to the lens.

I'd like to send my card packing ...  to the following fabulous challenges

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge for June/July - Anything Goes;

We Love Stamping July Challenge - Sun, Sea, Sand;

Word Power Challenge #7 - Focus on the Sentiment;

Four Seasons July Challenge - Anything Goes Summer;

{Pin}spirational Challenge #315 - Recycle (the camera);

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!  Your comments are always appreciated and always bring me joy and if you do leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!

Kate