CCEE ~ Vacation Destination!

Hi friends!

Summer is winding down and in a few more days,

school starts up!

My son is very excited to start high school (gulp!)

and while I'm normally not excited that summer is over,

 I'm loving, and living, the excitement through his eyes!

So how fun that the new theme at the CCEE Stampers this week is ...

vacation destination!
Anne is our hostess this month and asked to also add a 3D element.

  I'm heading to Paris ....

want to come along?!

My card is using the My Favorite Things stamp In Paris (ret'd)

and Oh La La, I'd love to be here again!

I've been blessed to see France (and Paris) twice

and loved seeing the Eiffel Tower at night so that's what I went with!

You may have noticed I have a slight obsession going on 

with my distress oxides and making backgrounds!

From making galaxies to underwater, I just can't. stop. using. them!

The frame was creating using the MFT gift box die for the 'window'

and the girl is from another set "Adventure is Calling."

I colored her with a combo of copic markers and prismacolor markers.

 For the last piece, I heat embossed Bonjour with versamark and WOW white embossing powder and a heat gun. 
 The 3D element is the popped up traveler!

 You can see where the rest of the DT has headed off to vacation!

The blog shows all their wonderful cards

as well as a link up (very bottom of the post) for you to link your cards.

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

I'll enter this to: Rainbow Card Challenge ~ Purple!

Bonjour!

 Good morning, friends!

One of the most wonderful cities I've been blessed to visit

in our travels is Paris!

It was on my long Bucket List 

and it has resonated with my soul each trip we've made.

 I fall in love all over again with this enchanting city each time!
 J'aime la France ♥

 

From the architecture to the history,

the art and culture and quaint cafes and restaurants,

there is so much to love.

On our most recent trip, our hotel was off the cobblestone beaten path,

tucked neatly behind the bustling Champs-Élysées busy-ness.

To see all of Paris in a week, we chose the best mode of transportation

 in order not to miss a thing:  our feet!

Only the day trips to Colmar, Palace of Versailles (etc) were by rental car

and, holy bananas, driving through the Arc de Triomphe?!!

life. changing. 

 It was devastating to city the news of the Notre Dame Cathedral

and my heart was on Paris when I created this card.

Rather than see the city as it is,

I wanted to create a softer card remembering how it was ♥

To create my little Paris scene, I used the stamp set 'In Paris'

 from My Favorite Things

and colored them with my Zig Clean color brush markers.

The background was sponged with Ranger Ink Spun Sugar

distress oxide inks 

and the sentiment, also from the In Paris set, was added with Momento

Tuxedo Black ink. 

Oh how this scene evokes wonderful memories :) 

Wishing you a happy day of blessings and 

focusing only on the beautiful things!

  Vivre la vie pleinement ♥

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly