Get outside and play this summer!

This is a fun challenge to re-cap the best moments of summer.

We are focusing on all of the activities that are getting you outside this summer. Show us what you have scrapbooked, carded up, or artified around sports, fishing, camping, kite flying, hiking, boating, sandcastles, and fireworks!

Leading the group is Claudia, while she reminisces about time at the beach.

Claudia

Okay, okay...I may have stretched this...but collecting shells is a kind of sport too, right? Especially when it is too hot to play tennis. So here is my "& more" tag with faux shells I have made using the gorgeous "Shocked" stamp from Emerald Creek!

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Heather

I love this challenge because outdoor activities are probably my favourite part of summer! I could have chosen from any number of subjects, but because I have some new and fun camping photos, I just had to scrap one of those. It was fun to also challenge myself to use the Emerald Creek products on a 12x12 scrapbook layout. I hope you can check out my process video!

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Cathy

I am not normally an outdoorsy person...but anything to do with the beach will get me outdoors and when my kids were younger we did a lot of camping!! Definitely some great memories from the only outdoorsy stuff I do. LOL!

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Cassandra

Summertime outdoor activities, especially in Canada with its' coastlines and waterways, more often than not have some component of water to them. Whether it be swimming, boating/canoeing/kayaking, or fishing... surf and sand likely play a part, thus I created a card reflective of that. I personally love that calming feeling water brings and the feel of sand between my toes. If you look carefully along the exposed distress crinkled kraft paper, you will see what looks like sand but is in fact Antique Gold embossing powder that has been adhered and slightly heat activated but not set. It has an awesome faux sand look and texture. Adding a compass for adventure and a few aqua friends round out my scene.

Emerald Creek Supplies Used:

STAMPS
Starfish Stamp, Out the Back Door Stamp
Fishing Boat Stamp, Life's Fire Stamp 
"Shocked" rubber stamp, Eldergrove Cling Mount Stamp
Water Logged Stamp, Carmen Stamp, Just For You Stamp

EMBOSSING POWDER
EC Mercury Rising, EC Ultra Puff White
Weathered Wood, Thanksgiving

Burnt Copper Leaves, Iridescent Shimmer, Candy Brown

Antique Gold

EMBELLISHMENTS
Vintage Feather Charm, Metal key Charm
Dragonfly Brad, Angelfish Brad
Metal Silver Turtle Brads

ACCESSORIES
Rainy Days Stencil

Other supplies used, available at Emerald Creek:
Distress paints
Distress stains
Distress spray stains
Southern Ridge Trading Company Scroll Borders
Distress Ink in Mermaid Lagoon and Lucky Clover
Distress Crayons
Tim Holtz Tissue Paper
Archival Ink in Black
Dylusions Paint in Dirty Martini and Calypso Teal
Dylusions Mica Spray in Vibrant Turquoise
Broken China Distress Ink
Distress Mini Inks: Fired Brick, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, 
Salty Ocean, Cracked Pistachio, Antique Linen, Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs, 
Walnut Stain, Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo

Congratulations to Autumn of Sew Paper Paint,  winner of the 

Nations Celebrated Dare with her  Free and Brave Mixed Media Layout .

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Autumn please email Kim at info@emeraldcreek.ca for your prize code.

Special Mention Goes To:

2. Sara - Sara's Closet - United We Stand

Please email Kim, admin@emeraldcreek.ca and tag Top 3 for your Badge to post on your Blog.

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