DCM - Midsummer's Day

This week it's my turn to set the challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog. I've challenged everyone to create a card in celebration of midsummer's day, with extra gold stars if you make something inspired by Shaespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. ;)

For my card I took inspiration from the lovely sunsets we usually see around this time of year, when the hot afternoon sun creates a blazing evening sky of yellows, pinks and reds...

Well it would if the sun was out more often this month!

Stamps: MFT - Happy Birthday Blend
Dies: MFT - Happy Birthday Blend, Lawn Fawn - Mini Pop-up Butterflies, Sizzix - Swirling Stars, Sugar Pea Designs - Stardust
Other: Distress Oxides

It's hard to make out in the photos, but over the top of the Distress Oxide blending I also splattered watered down ink of the same colours, plus gold and opera pink Gansai Tambi paint, a few spritzes of Mr Huey's opaque white and shimmer spray and some more water for good measure.

The background really shimmers when it catches the light.

As for the sentiment, I do wish that I'd gone with a more peachy ink, like Lawn Fawn Apricot or Peach Fuzz, to go with the Peachy Keen ink rather than the Mango Smoothie Altenew ink but I know for next time now!

I masked off the area I'd cut out for the sentiment on my background panel before blending with Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, and Worn Lipstick to create the yellow through orange tone you see. I also splattered that background with paint for added specks of colour.

Finally clear and gold sequins and clear Nuvo Drops brought everything nicely together.

Make sure you check out the beautiful summer creations from the rest of the design team and play along if you can!

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MFT - Happy Birthday Blend stamps Shop at: SHC	MFT - Happy Birthday Blend dies Shop at: SHC	Lawn Fawn - Mini Pop-Up Butterflies dies Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Mats: Rectangles dies Shop at: MISC | SHC
Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Swirling Stars dies Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	SugarPea Designs - Star Dust die Shop at: SHC	Altenew - Mango Smoothie dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Festive Berries Shop at: EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Scattered Straw Shop at: EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Worn Lipstick Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Peachy Keen ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC | SSS
Altenew - Four Scoops ink cube set Shop at: EH | MISC | SHC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS	Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix sequins Shop at: EH | SSS	Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Studio Calico - Mister Huey's color mist - Opaque White (r) Shop at: SBC	Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops - Morning Dew (clear) Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC	Simon Says Stamp - Masking Paper Shop at: SSS	Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	Marvy Jewel Picker Shop at: AZ	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Ranger - Mini round ink blending tools Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ | SBC | SHC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Angelnorth]

Lovely summery feel Nat and the swirl of stars is a perfect touch with the other elements!

[Svenja]

The background is just gorgeous!